bump day - 36 weeks 4 days

less than a week and the sea monkey will be considered full term.

how crazy is that!?!?!?

hard to believe that before i know it i'll be holding the sea monkey in my arms and having to call it something other than the sea monkey... though i suspect the poor kid will have to live with being nicknamed sea monkey for the rest of eternity.
could be worse.
i've definitely been called worse! HA!

i would like to say - i LOVE lycra.
thanks to the wonderful stretchy fabrics available i have managed to make it through this pregnancy without buying a single maternity shirt. i have some that were given to me but the majority of my tops are all regular shirts.

i am officially unable to wear my pre-pregnancy jeans. the baby has dropped too low to accomodate the waist band of them even with the handy dandy hair elastic through the buttonhole trick.
i'm hoping i'll be back in them shortly after the sea monkey arrives, though i'm pretty sure i'll live in leggings a lot so i'll only need "real pants" if i'm going somewhere.

belly button update:
for everyone who thought my belly button would pop... still an innie and so far i'm still wearing my regular belly button ring.

fernando will be picking up the crib today from his parents house so this weekend i'm hoping maybe to get it set up!!  i can't wait to see it!! and get the mattress!

i'll be at a craft sale all day and night saturday but hopefully by the end of sunday it will be set up.
if it doesn't get set up this weekend i'll have to get my dad to come and set it up for me because fernando's tour starts next week.

bump day - 33 weeks!

not the best dress for bump pictures but its going to be a hot one out there and i thought i should be prepared for the half hour i will spend driving home in the warm weather.

i wish i got to be outside more and actually enjoy the gorgeous weather.

maybe i will go for a walk at lunch... or just walk until i find someplace to sit that i don't have to share with a homeless person. my being pregnant makes them smell worse....

or maybe they just smell worse in the summer because its warm out.

either way, i'm not going to share a bench with any smelly person. homeless or not.

brind wanted in on the pictures too...
18 more days in the office then brind gets to go home.

i have to say i'm not a big fan of the new blogger... or maybe i just haven't quite figured it out yet.

not sure.

it seems difficult sometimes.

so i will apologize in advance for any wonky posts i put up.

 the bump is growing.

shaving my legs is getting harder.

so please don't look too closely if presented with the opportunity to check out my legs.

wait.

who am i kidding.

nobody looks at my legs any more.

they're just there to hold up my new boobs and belly.

sometimes i even find women staring at my boobs.

i do too sometimes.

i can't help myself.

i've never had boobs like this before!

bump day - 32 weeks

again... i can't believe i'm already 32 weeks!
it's super exciting! and a bit scary... i'm sure though that things will all come together. the baby won't really care about a lot of the things on my to-do list.
here are the things that i see as super important that NEED to be done pre-baby:

• someplace to sleep (bassinet is here, crib - on its way)
• diapers (have some disposable for the first little while and some cloth)
• clothes (don't have tons but i don't want to buy lots before the baby's here)
• food (yup. i have boobs. and i am not going to go down without a fight. i really want to breastfeed so i won't be buying formula unless i absolutely need to)
• blankets (thanks to my lovely friends - yup!)
• wash cloths, towels, burp cloths (again thank you to my lovely friends)
• car seat (not yet, but hopefully picking it up this week)
• stroller (thanks grandma llanes! )
• rocking chair (its getting refurbished as we speak)
• crib bedding (fabric is in a bin at home and i just need to get it to the lady sewing the sheets for me)

there are more things that i already have that i won't need for months... but nothing that i couldn't live without. i have a ton of stuff already and even though the baby's room is nowhere near being totally set up and perfect... i don't think the baby will care.
i know some people think that i am completely unprepared but i don't want to end up with a ton of stuff that i don't use. its wasteful and excessive i find.  i've already been given things that i can't imagine EVER using...

back to the real purpose of this post....

THE BUMP

it is growing... i think the sea monkey had a growth spurt since last week. people are finally realizing that i'm actually pregnant and not just fat!
some clothes make me look much more pregnant than i actually am...this one makes the belly bigger.... some make it look smaller.
hopefully once the baby is born i'll be able to rock this shirt looking more like the comparison picture at the bottom. FINGERS CROSSED!!

just for the record... i rarely straighten my hair... this will probably be the last time for a while.
so i felt inclined to immortalize my last attempt at styled hair.
its just too much effort. (aka i'm too lazy) 

should have held back the flap on the front of the dress... but i'm too lazy to retake a picture.
it adds a bit of volume to the front of my bump... but that's ok :)

yup... still there!

just for reference... this was 14 weeks in the same outfit. big difference!

bump day - week 31

each week its getting closer.
starting to get excited... and a bit nervous. we have a lot to do to get ready still!
i know that no matter how unprepared i think we are, we have everything that we absolutely need.

the extras can wait.

here's the bump picture for the week...

one picture is all you get this week...

i'm not feeling especially photogenic.

its supposed to be another gorgeous, hot day here so i'm hoping to get out of the office before it decides to thunder storm. seems that on the really nice days i spend the whole day cooped up in an arctic air conditioned office and then by the time i'm on my way home the clouds roll in and it starts storming.

i may be the only pregnant person that enjoys 28 degree weather... but i guess pregnant or not, some things never change.

i would take 35 degree weather over 20 degree weather ANY DAY.

unfortunately as the days get shorter, the nights get colder and soon our summer will be over.

already i'm finding that i have to bundle up to go to work in the morning. its freaking chilly out at 7am!

today i had to put on a sweater and a scarf. and since i wore a skirt, my legs froze!

i miss warm mornings.

but...

i'm ok with it. this year. normally i would be moping.

but the sooner summer ends, the sooner fall comes and the sooner we get to meet the sea monkey!

and then next summer i'll get to spend not working and being able to go outside and hang out with the sea monkey. i'm already planning outings for next summer and the summer after... i get to be a kid again.

i can't wait!

its gonna be fun.



bump day - 30 weeks!!

OMG 30 weeks! OMG 30 weeks! OMG 30 weeks!!!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKK!! its going to be baby day before i know it!

well this week has been hectic so far, but i've gotten a lot done so i will just continue to look forward to my daily naps! have i mentioned that i LIVE FOR NAPS...

on monday morning i had a super fun photoshoot for Love Your Bump Maternity shot by Blackbird Photography... can't wait to see the pictures!

for now, these will have to do.

toes are still visible.



bump day - week 29!

ta-daaaaaaaaaaa!

just because i'm pregnant doesn't mean i can't wear my favorite shoes!

you probably realize by now that i LOVE this belt.

they may be out of focus, but they're still there!

today was a glasses day... which is why i felt the need to compensate with the hot shoes.

bump day - week 28

big exciting news!!

FERNANDO FINALLY FELT THE BABY MOVE!!!

he's been watching it kick me for weeks now, but he actually felt the sea monkey kick him in the hand this morning. maybe it was a little sea monkey high five... who knows.

after that bump pictures don't seem that exciting, but here they are.

toes are still there :)

bump day - week 27

so this is what 6 months looks like.
too lazy to iron my crinkly shirt that i was clearly too lazy to fold.
i think i will go look for another fun belt today at lunch. i love belts!
they make every outfit look better.

i think the 3rd trimester tiredness is setting in.... either that or my super hectic weekend has caught up with me. if i'm not feeling less tired by the end of the long weekend then i'm blaming it on the sea monkey. if i feel less tired by next week then i'm blaming it on work.

this weekend i have lots of little jobs to get done around the house and some not so little jobs. i'm hoping to get a lot done.
fingers crossed!

bump day - week 26

well half way through week 26 it is starting to sink in that i have 14 weeks at most before i get to meet the little sea monkey growing inside of me.
3 months will go by so quickly!

side view...

front view...

i ordered a maternity belly button ring yesterday... not sure if i'll end up needing it or not... but i thought i'd best be prepared. its just plain, nothing fancy... so even if i don't need it, i can trim it to normal length and use it anyways.

i'm getting a LOT of comments from people about about how small i am still for being 6 months pregnant. i am going to take it as a compliment and leave it at that.
i sure don't feel like i'm that small!

lets recap:

this was small.
13 weeks



this is not.
26 weeks



 so much to do at the house still... after this weekend my super hectic weekends are over for the summer and i should be able to really buckle down and get a lot done.

i will be exhausted after this weekend. it is one of the busiest yet. because i'll be working a good part of it i will take off the extra time in lieu next week to recooperate. its not like i get overtime so i will take a long weekend instead!

and just so everyone knows...

i can still see my feet!!

i'll be honest... its harder to reach them than it used to be, but i can still paint my own toenails.

for now.

i also wanted to say thank you to everyone that has commented or messaged me about reading my blog...

i really appreciate it!

as i have become more and more of a homebody, i don't get out and see people as much as i used to and this is a way for me to stay connected and keep my friends and family updated on everything.

xoxox





 



bump day - week 25

there are a lot of major dance moves going on in my belly these days. it is quite entertaining to watch sometimes when the sea monkey really gets going. squirm while you can little monkey because soon you'll run out of room to bust a move. things are going to get a lot more crowed in there as you get bigger.

for now the sea monkey is around 1.5 lbs and about 13.5" long.

the reality is now setting in that as big as this baby already is, it is going to get bigger, and its going to have to come out somehow...

that is a bit scary.

it will be so exciting to meet this little monkey... i suspect that will completely make up for all the scary bits. 



still eating tons of veggies... and fruit now. i have never been much of a fruit person but the last little while i have been eating a lot more fruit.

i bought some ice cream a couple weeks ago as a treat... i didn't even open it until yesterday.

i had 2 scoops. i think i had my fill. fernando will probably end up eating the rest of it. it just didn't hit the spot. i would have rather had something else. i was just to lazy to go put it back once i'd gotten all settled in on the couch with the dogs.

sweets are not so much my thing lately. there is a short list of things i still want.

plain cheesecake

ice cream sandwiches (i know... makes no sense since vanilla icecream was not my favorite)

lemon meringue pie.

ummm... yup thats about it.

considering that i would sit down and DEMOLISH deserts pre-pregnancy this is a pretty big shock to me.

probably a really good thing though.

hope everyone is having a great day

xo



bump day - week 24

well here's my bump...

and.....
my lovely silhouette...
strange to me still to see what looks like a basketball stuffed under my shirt. i wonder if you ever really get used to that?

another exciting milestone happened today.
fernando still hasn't been able to feel the baby move. but this morning i took his hand off my stomach and said
"ok... watch this"
sea monkey was doing the usual wake up in the morning acrobatics and is strong enough now that you can see movement if you watch my stomach.
the look on fernando's face and the way he jumped back when my whole stomach twitched was priceless.
absolutely priceless.
pretty much the exact same reaction draco had.

i'm still not sure how he can't feel the movement since its now visible to just look at... i guess playing bass has made his hands like leather or something.
but now he can watch the sea monkey.

bump day - week 23

belly's growing...




before i got ready for work... 





because clothes really seem to make it look bigger!

not the greatest lighting today for some reason... but i'm not feeling like taking any more pictures to try and make it better.

feeling more and more movement... the sea monkey has been swimming up a storm the last little while!!

i'm starting to make some BIG to-do lists... look out fernando - yours will be ready soon!

i think i will easily be able to get most of the stuff done that i need to do in the next 2 months and wrap up the loose ends in september. my goal is to be ready (as ready as we'll ever be) by the beginning of october.

the first huge project will be moving all of my sewing and craft stuff out of the sewing room because it is becoming the baby's room.

i still haven't decided on a crib but i have the dresser and chest of drawers and hopefully the rocking chair so once the baby's room is empty of crafty things i am going to start buying some of the other things that we'll need like the stroller and car seat.

since my last doctor's appointment i haven't gained much weight - 1 lb according to the scale this morning. my belly (and boobs) have certainly grown since then... so i don't know where its coming from! my next doctor's appointment is July 8th so we'll see what i'm at by then. last visit she told me that i should be glad i'm not gaining lots of weight so i'm just going to go with it.

bump day - 22 weeks

22 weeks has really flown by.
the sea monkey is growing bigger every day :)

and just for the record... my chin is still single.

bump day - week 21 - you kicked my dog edition.

you might wonder what the hell i'm talking about with a title like that.... ok i admit.... its slightly strange.
well i guess i'd better let you in on the details here.

yesterday afternoon i was enjoying my afternoon nap (i LOVE my naps and LIVE FOR THEM!!) and shortly before it was time to get up i was being snuggle attacked by Draco.




for those of you who don't know... this is draco.
hard to say no to cuddle time with this smelly little bugger
he pretty much can convince anyone to love him. he's sneaky that way.
even those people that "aren't really dog people" fall for his sad face and end up goo goo for him.

well when he wants to cuddle he is pretty determined. he decided that since i was snuggling my body pillow that the best place for him to be was right inbetween me and the pillow. so first he burrowed his way under the blankey and then started out on top of the body pillow, then realized that it wasn't the best spot... so he wiggled his way between me and the pillow. he was right up against my stomach and the sea monkey decided it was time to wake up and start moving around.
draco's reaction was PRICELESS.
first he froze.
then he looked at me. really confused.
he couldn't figure out what was going on.
i'm not going to lie... he's pretty easy to confuse.
then he got another good kick... or maybe a punch.... or maybe some sort of acrobatic flying off the top rope wrestling move... i'm not really sure.
his tail went down (which he only does when he's passed out snoring or terrified)
and he bolts.
i haven't seen him move that fast unless its to get to something i've dropped on the floor that he's not supposed to eat.
then i laughed. and laughed a little more.
those two had better learn to get along!

well enough about my baby abusing my dog.
its bump day so here's the pictures!
LOTS OF PICTURES!!

    

and for good measure.... this is what i see looking straight down.

bump day - week 20 - the my chin isn't fat edition.

some of you may know that fernando made a MAJOR blunder on the weekend... he told me my chin had gotten fat.
i have deliberately not cropped my pictures this week so you all can see the chin in question. i totally accept that it could very possibly get fat... but it hasn't yet!!

and since today i took more pictures than usual trying to get a good one with my face/chin in it... here are a couple more.

front view

baby brain is not getting any better... today when i was in the shower i forgot to shave one of my armpits. so the right one is nice... left one, not so much.

at least its not visible like the day i wore my slippers to the gas station with a sun dress.

last night i NEEDED mashed potatoes. i woke up from my nap and i wanted mashed potatoes for dinner. mashed potatoes with corn mixed in and my mom's super delicious rhubarb relish. this may sound gross but it is not a new thing for me... i've been making what we called "mush" since i was a kid. it used to drive my mom nuts (probably still makes her shake her head) but if we had a roast and mashed potatoes for dinner the only way i wanted to eat it was everything all mixed up into a big ugly mess . i'm pretty sure my dad does it too. he is definitley not pregnant.... so it can't be that weird. right?

i haven't made mashed potatoes at my house since christmas of 2009. good grief they're a LOT of work! first washing the potatoes... then peeling the potatoes (i of course didn't have big potatoes so i had to peel for what seemed like forever)... then cutting up the potatoes.... then waiting for them to boil long enough that i could attack them with the potato masher... exhausting! i am going to go back to my old ways... stealing mashed potatoes from my parents house if i want them. my mom always makes a HUGE pot of them and it is just so much easier to scoop them into my ziploc dish (or bag... yes i will put mashed potatoes in a bag) and take them home to warm up the next day. maybe i sound like i'm being lazy about this... but to me i think its just smart!



bump day - week 19!

almost half way there!
i apologize for the bad wardrobe choice today... the dress i'm wearing was a bit tricky to get a good picture in. OOPS! i had all intentions of taking pictures in something else, but the extra 15 minutes of snuggle time with baxter ended up higher on the priority list this morning.
my belly is getting bigger... slowly but surely.
tomorrow is ultrasound day and i'm excited to finally SEE what's going on in there! i hope the sea monkey puts on a good show tomorrow, but keeps it's legs closed... i want it to be a surprise!


icognito...




and there it is!