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First of all I have posted anew belly shot! Yikes!
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I feel awful. First of all the heat here is crazy! Today it is 39 degrees Celsius with the humidity. We are in the middle of an awful heat wave. I am so glad I have air conditioning in my bedroom at home and at work. I am so uncomfortable today and not because of the heat. The baby is up really high and is resting her body and legs up under my ribs! Ouch! Also, my legs have been aching all day and I have a bruised feeling all across the top of my baby bump! I called my OB and was told that my wee brute must have kicked me really good or repeatedly in the same spot to either bruise me or pull a muscle while I was sleeping! Wait until I tell Trevor! He will be so proud of his wee kick boxer! I was so shocked when my OB said it was my wee girl who did this! It feels as though she is trying to escape! To top it all off I have been having lower abdominal cramps, back pains and heartburn! Yikes! I am so tired! By the time I am off work (16 days left!) I will be stuck to the couch!
On Saturday we went to my cousins outdoor wedding. It was beutiful! I fit into the dress that my cousin lent me! Hopefully it will still fit for the wedding on the 18th!!
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All Dressed up for my Cousins wedding.
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This morning I discovered that I can no longer bend down far enough to get my head under the tap in the tub to wash my hair! Due to the fact that my hair is so curly I must at least wet it to comb it in the morning. Usually I have my baths in the evening. We do not have a shower. So today I used a cup to dump water on my head. This did not work well, so I just wet my hair instead of washing it!
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I had a great holiday. It went way to fast though! I got through all of the clothing from my shower. I took some photos (see below), I will take some more when the heat goes away and I feel like sorting through it all. I still have not put all the clothes away. I think I will hang the ones with hangers in the closet by size for now to clear up some room in the dressers. We have one of Trevor's old dressers from when he was a kid and Trevor has decided to sand it (it is blue with baby ducks on it, but the pain is warn) and paint it pink and my sister is going to paint baby bugs on it! This will be a project for the weekend of the 12th. We are going to my in-laws this weekend because Monday is a holiday and we want to go a few more times before I get to uncomfy to travel and / or I pop!
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My baby shower cake, made by my sister Julie!
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Baby Shower Items:
I will add more later, once I get through it all! 
 
I gained half a pound this week. I am glad though after the huge gain last week. I am still about 2-3 pounds over the "normal", but everyone keeps telling me how good I look, so I think I'll hang on to that! I am pretty much eating what ever I like at this point in time. I am trying to eat more food with sustenance, like meat and pasts. I just feel so hungry! I guess it must be all the baby growing I am doing! Plus I only have 5 weeks left to my due date, so I am not stressing about food. I have enough on my mind as it is and food tends to make me feel better! Plus once the bub comes and we get settled I am really hoping to get back to Weight Watchers in October!
Only 16 days of work left and 35 days left to my due date! Gosh were has the time gone! My next OB appointment is on the 10th and then I go weekly! I think the appointments will now start to get longer and more involved to keep an eye on when I will pop! I'll keep ya'll posted!
Take care,
Wendy
I am almost on holidays!!! I am off tomorrow until the 1st of August! Gosh I need a break. I find that I am lying awake in bed staring at the ceiling a lot! I think the baby is getting me ready for those night feedings!
I saw the OB yesterday, everything looks good. The babies head is down and her but is sticking out. This apparently is the reason for none of my maternity clothes fitting all of a sudden! Luckily though my mom bought me a top at the second hand store and it is the only thing that fits me now. Also, Saturday I went out and bought some pants in the plus size clothes and they fit great! I will take a belly shot this weekend. The OB said my ultrasound looked good, my blood pressure was fine and all is well. I told him the only things bothering me at the moment are the pains in my back and lower abdomen and Charlie horses. I actually tried a rice sock, which is a long tube of fabric, sometimes a sock, filled with rice. You microwave it and it holds the heat. It is perfect for my back because is forms to is.
A few new wonderful side effects of pregnancy that I have discovered are bladder incontinence (WTF is with that?) and the impossibility of trying to shave ones legs! So not only do I feel and look like a whale, but I pee my pants and have patchy fury legs! How attractive is that!
Saturday I had a baby shower! It was awesome. There were about 18 people there! Our wee girl already has many people who care so much about her! I will take some photos of the stuff we got while I organize it all on my holidays. I'll post them when I return. My sister Julie made an awesome baby cake too. I'll post pictures of that too later on. Some of the things we got are diapers, tons of clothes, blankets, bath sets, a tub, a high chair, books, toys, towels, receiving blankets, wipes and tons of other stuff! Holy cow! She is going to better dressed than me with a GAP outfit and a Roots sweater!
I am really starting to get excited to meet our little one. For a while there I was very nervous and a little scared of what is to come. Which I hear is expected. But I find the fear and anxiety is slowly lifting and I am getting excited about what our lives are about to become. I am excited to be a stay at home mom for a year. I will miss my job, but I am excited at the same time. Plus I will probably return to work for 3 to 4 hours a week in late December to top up my employment insurance and to get me out of the house a little. Also, after the shower I feel so much more prepared. A lot less things to worry about. Gosh a wee one requires a lot of stuff!
So, I gained 4.5 frigging pounds this week!!! I think I am making up for last week. This makes me wonder if I really lost 1.5 pound last week or if it was a "false" weigh in as I was sick for 4 or 5 days? I think that is what I will go with. Plus, not being able to walk has not helped! I am going to try and get some walks waddles in while I am off because at least then I can go while I am well rested and not after working for 8 hours.
OOOOHHH only 24 days left of work!
Alright, I will post again next week when I return.
Have a good one!
Take care,
Wendy
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