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It has occurred to me that I am going to have a baby in 13 weeks! Oh my God time flies! I am officially in my third trimester according to most sources. I have an OB appointment next week and then I go every two weeks.
After some serious thought and research I have decided to take a few weeks off before the baby is due. My original plan was to work right up until I have the baby or somewhere near the 1st of September. But after discussing the matter with Trevor, and friends who have been there done that, I have decided that my last day of work will be the 18th of August. I have added a counter up top to show how much time I have left, so I do not loose track! While making this decision I took many things into account but the main thing is me and the health of our baby. I am already starting to get uncomfy and so I can not even imagine what I will be like 10 weeks from now! Also when will be my next opportunity to take some time for myself? Some desperately needed rest time for me to get ready and collect my thoughts. Some people have warned me of the impending "cabin fever" but I think 3 weeks will fly by like nothing and I need the rest.
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I hope to spend the time off getting everything ready, spending some time with my family and vegging on the couch! Some me time! I am excited yet scared! I love my job and will miss everyone very much. It will be so hard to pass on my responsibilities to someone else. Although the person that I spent months searching for to take over my position is working out very well. We have become fast friends and I have complete confidence in her. Still it will be hard to leave. I hope to pop in at least once a month, just so that I am not forgotten :) On the other hand I am very excited to get this new part of my life started. I have been doing the same thing every day for so many years. The change will be nice. Oh ya, and I can't wait to meet this wee being inside of me that Trevor and I created!
On Saturday I got some major shopping done for the baby! We were headed into the city to pick up a few items that were on sale when we decided to drop by a community garage sale, even though it was raining, because it was on our way out of town. Damn rain! Will I ever get to do some major garage saling! It is supposed to rain again this weekend, but that hasn't seemed to stop me yet! Anyways at this community garage sale they had tons of baby stuff!! I got a Century Fold 'N Go (same as a Pack N' Play), which is a play pen with a built in change table and bassinet all folded up in a nice bag for only $40 (see photo to right, except ours is green and yellow). We also got a Lamaze Fold out Gym (see photo) for $25 and a few little outfits. What a bargain, considering we were headed into the city to buy the Fold 'N Go and the stores wanted $150 to $200 and we saw the Gym for $99.99 at Toys R' Us!! I was very pleased with my purchases. We then went into the city and got our wee one a Fisher Price Ocean Wonders swing / cradle (see photo). I saved $30 of this because it was on sale this week! One of my bestest friends Stacy said this is the swing to have so I bought it! I also got a few Avent bottles and pacifiers at Sears as they were having a 15% off sale. I also added a photo of what our babies crib looks like too. I never posted it before. I will have to take some photos of the nursery. I bought some frames at the dollar store and painted them yellow and enlarged some photos of all the bugs on the babies bedding and put them on the wall. I think it looks good :)
I think I am pretty much done with shopping for the baby, except for garage sales of course! I have all of the large items we wanted to get except for a high chair and exercauser, which can wait and a change table which we have decided to just put a change table pad on our registry and put it on top of a dresser to save a few dollars. Plus we would like to save some things for the baby shower, but we still have tons of little things that need!
I am still feeling pretty good considering I am 27 weeks pregnant! Sore back and hips seems to be the major complaint! Thank god for my body pillow! I am officially walking like a penguin and have gotten to the point where people are no longer afraid to ask me when I am due. So I no longer just look like I ate too much! Although I still feel huge but I did lose .5 pound this week. Not on purpose, I have been eating lots! I have been getting out for my walks and trying to eat well. I see a trend in my weight gain though. It comes in spurts. Just when I think if I have one more large gain I'll cry, things seem to even out! This puts me right back on track (except maybe for half a pound) according to my weight gain calculator! As long as I stay in the "normal" range I feel good! It is reassuring.
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Fold 'N Go: Garage Sale Find!! $40!
Baby Gym: Garage Sale Find!! $25!
Ocean Wonders Swing
Our Babies Crib: Storkcraft
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This week I went for glucose testing. I had to drink a bottle of fizzy sweet orange stuff. I thought it would be awful, but it tasted like orange pop! I then had to wait an hour and have my blood tested. Well this orange "stuff" made my heart race and made my face blush. It also made the baby do flips! The nurse said because I reacted like that I may have to have the 2 hour test done which involves 3 blood tests and lots more orange "stuff"! I guess I will find out when I see my OB next week. Hopefully he will have the results by then.
The baby has been very active. Trevor has yet to feel anything yet though! I guess it is just timing. By the time I tell him to put his hand on my stomach the baby is still! One kick a few days ago actually shook my whole stomach and I can now see the movements. So exciting!
Alright, that is it for me, I have to go find some Gaviscon ASAP! Heartburn….. Yuck!
Take care,
Wendy
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