Burn baby burn...disco inferno

Here I am, this was taken at 30.5 weeks so I need to take another one soon. I am rounding the corner to 32 weeks and that feels amazing. I am so happy to be in the "30's". To say I have 8 weeks left seems a lot shorter than saying 2 months, so I stick to thinking about the few weeks that are in the "30's"

I have raging heartburn! Its no fun! I have it everyday at some point. Today I woke up with it, so its been around for hours. Tums really help but I am going through them so fast :)

The heartburn makes me wonder about the myth that says heartburn= a hairy baby. I wouldn't mind a lot of hair on my baby as long as it was all on her head. I am scared of uni-brow babies...they are creepy. I think everyone must get some heartburn since our stomachs get squashed up to the lungs...not a big distance between stomach acid and esophagus.

I have started moving stuff out of the spare bedroom/office to make room for nursery! Its very exciting. I think I will drag David to get some paint soon. My friend gave me a bumper and skirt she barely used so I am going with those colors: yellow, brown, white and blue. I will play down the blue though ;) Yellow walls? Probably. I figure if I paint first as furniture and stuff comes in I can just add it to the room instead of waiting until I get it all and moving it out to paint.

I am not so hungry these days so I have to force myself to eat. I have not gained any weight since my last appointment, according to my scale. Strange since I look bigger... So I am going to go eat now.

xoxoxoxo

10 weeks left!

Today I am celebrating 30 weeks! I feel like its a milestone moment. So far I have just done laundry and vacuumed which is not so celebratory but I will do something fun later.

I had that darn shot this week. It was just as awful as I thought it would be. I did get David to come but we were late so he dropped me off to go park. So I was in the room alone....waiting....I told the midwife I needed my husband before I could do this....waiting....waiting...I sent her to look for him and he was in the front office, just sitting there! Such a typical man thing. He just figured since we were late I was just going right in and out. Apparently I did not make it clear enough that I was terrified! Anyway he gets in and the nurse comes in to shoot me up. I thought it would be a shot in the arm but she told me to roll over and pull down my pants!! It was a hip shot with a 5 inch needle. She said she has been doing this for 30 years and she is really good at it....LIAR. OMG it hurt so so bad I wanted to cry. I was woozy, David was woozy, we have a long way to go before we will be ready for labor. :)

The worse part about it is I am still paying for that shot. Apparently I am allergic to an additive or something in the medication and I have a rash on my legs and arms. Itchy itchy.

I am not taking the classes at the hospital. My feeling was right. I started asking around more and there were not a lot of great reviews. So I am starting with a private lady (who I am also interviewing to be my doula) she takes 6 couples and the next session starts Oct 9th. She has been doing this 35 years and is really an advocate for teaching about getting past the fear of labor as well as all the normal stuff. She did come recommended so we will see. David and I are meeting her on Wed of this week about her doula services so I should get a vibe about the classes too.

I am off to do yoga....xoxoxox

Two down, One to Go!

I am pumped to be in my third trimester. Everything seems to be going well still with baby, we tested free of gestational diabetes this week! When I was younger I was diagnosed hypo-glycemic so I was pretty nervous for this test. I do have to get a shot at my next doctors appointment, I am RH negative, which means my blood is incompatible with baby's blood. So, I get a shot of Rhogam to block my immune system from seeing the fetal cells. I hate shots, I would rather have my blood taken any day over a shot! I am totally making David go with me so I don't cry.

I started nesting, when I read about it early in my pregnancy I did not take it serious at all. I sort of thought it was not a real "symptom" of pregnancy. I was so wrong, it is SUPER powerful and intense! I want to get everything for the baby and organize and clean. Its really too bad that our "nesting" is not as inexpensive as other animal's nesting. I would love to just go collect some sticks outside and call it good! Instead I have to have all these urges and not be able to act on them (unless I got another credit card) ;) God should have made the human nesting hormones come gradually in consideration of our financial needs!

What a headache it is to pick things out too. Completely overwhelming...this I did know so I started my registry early on but now I find myself revisiting it everyday and questioning my decisions. Whats worse is when it comes to actually buying something, I freak out at the commitment of it all. LOL...I am a wreck.

I am sure you are all wondering about my child birth classes and how they are going...Well, they are not going at all. Only two couples signed up for the class so they cancelled it. The next session starts September 11. In the spirit of second guessing all of my decisions I am wondering if these are the right classes for me because they are put on by the hospital. I heard these classes are basically teaching you how to be a good patient and I do not want my birthing plans (no not planned yet) or personal needs compromised. I am thinking of talking to a Doula about my concerns and maybe she can help me.

David started a new business working with telecommunications. He reps for a third party company that sells Direct TV, Internet, home phone, digital phone service and wireless phones/contracts. If you need any services check out his site, you can sign up there, or call if you have any questions. http://davidr.acnrep.com

Don't forget to be checking out my site too ;) http://www.thedressingrooomonline.com I am very excited about it! New stuff is going up next week and tomorrow a huge sale starts.

Hope you are all doing well. That's it for now!

xoxoxoxo