37 weeks and things are swell!

37 weeks.......20 days until my due date.....

I think it is time for this baby to make an appearance!!

I am definitely getting large and in charge.  My arms and legs are pretty swollen by the end of each day.  In this picture you can see that even my calves are swollen.....I had been sitting on a bar stool in the kitchen and my leg must have been pressed up against it.  I feel like my face is swollen too, hence the tummy only picture above.  I keep reminding myself that it's only a couple more weeks and it will be so worth it!  I've been trying to swim more at the gym instead of walk to help alleviate the swelling. 

Brian and I at a Halloween party this past weekend....it was a lot of fun and my costume was super easy to make!!

36 weeks

Friday night the girls at work threw me my first baby shower.  It was so fun!! 

Everyone had to write down their hopes for Baby R and they gave me a binder to collect them in.  So cute!!  I also had to match everyone up with their baby picture.  I did horrible!!

 

I got showered with some pretty sweet gifts.  Lots of blankets, cute clothes, a nap nanny, a baby monitor, diaper genie.....and lots more!!

Mom helped me load everything up and bring it home to unpack.   Then another surprise!  Dad dropped off a dresser they bought Baby R for Christmas!  

I started loading it up right away!  The nursery is getting pretty full and I loved unpacking all the goodies!  I love looking at all the tiny little clothes....I hope the baby isn't too big when it arrives and can fit into the tiny little onesies that are sooo cute! 

28 days left until my due date....the countdown is on!!!

35 weeks

35 weeks.....crazy!!  Here are some belly pictures. 

I can tell I am getting bigger because most of my t-shirts now officially don't cover my belly.  I've been weighing myself every morning and this week I have to lean forward to be able to read the number that flashes up on the scale.  (even though most days I regret looking!)  Only a few more weeks of gaining weight and then I can start the downhill slide.  I'm very excited for that.  This morning in church was one of my most uncomfortable pregnant moments ever....I just couldn't get comfortable sitting there and I couldn't catch my breath.  I think I am running out of space in my body cavity for things to squish around!

Projects around the house are slowing down.  Brian finished the shelf in the garage, and we passed our final inspection! 

I bought a changing pad and cover for the top of my old wicker basket dresser and it fits perfectly on top!  Brian screwed the pad into the dresser because "His baby isn't falling off a changing table" 

We also went furniture shopping.  We bought furniture for the upstairs!!  It will be here in 4-6 weeks so hopefully closer to the 4 week mark!  For the upstairs living room we bought an overstuffed chair with an ottoman and a loveseat.  Here is a link to the loveseat, we changed the color to a chocolate brown.  the chair itself is 60 inches wide and Brian and I can sit comfortably side by side in it.  The loveseat is actually more the size of a couch, but they still call it a loveseat.
http://www.slumberland.com/furniture/products/wynn-collection---fawn-loveseat__5645700

We also bought an ottoman for Brian for the basement. He loves it! 

Weeks 33 and 34

Week 33 of Baby R's life

And here is week 34

Good thing for shirts made of stretchy material!!  I am starting to run out of clothes that I can wear to work and am getting sick of the ones I can wear.  Hopefully I only have 25 work days left (or less!) so hopefully I can make my wardrobe last that long!

This is one of my favorite pictures ever.  Brian reading "What Makes A Rainbow" getting some practice in for when the baby arrives!  He is sitting in the glider that Grandma Elaine bought for us and it is wonderful!!  The nursery is coming together very nicely, I can't wait to do some pinterest projects that are gender specific when I am on maternity leave! 

THE BASEMENT IS OFFICIALLY DONE!! (pending inspection)  :)

Here are some pictures of the finished bathroom.  Brian plumbed in the sink all by himself and did an awesome job! 

32 Weeks

32 weeks!!!  approximately 55 days until my due date.  It is sneaking up on me but ever so slowly (if that is possible!)  This past week Brian and I got to take a tour of the hospital and see where all the fun stuff is going to go down.  I loved it!  We saw where we go to check in when I go into labor, where I will pace the hallways, and where I will actually deliver.  We got to ask some questions and just take in the atmosphere....makes us both excited and maybe a little antsy.  It won't be long until we are back in that place!!

I had a dr appt today and am measuring at exactly 32 weeks...right on schedule!  The dr confirmed that the baby's head is down so that is good news...hopefully it stays put now!  Heart beat was between 151-155.  

Here is my 32 week picture.  I feel that I have pretty much exploded this past week.  My comfy t-shirts are starting to not cover the whole belly anymore, I never really saw that coming for some reason.  It is getting harder and harder to find gym clothes that fit and most people ask if I am going to have the baby any day now. 

 I am starting to get the black line on my stomach, leading all the way up above the belly button.  Kind of hard to see in this pic. 

Just in case you thought this wasn't very big, here is a reminder of what I used to look like: 















This weekend we went to Minneapolis to watch the Vikings beat the 49ers with our usual group. 

It was the baby's first Vikings game!!  It was definitely loud in the metrodome and the baby was feeling it! 

31 weeks

9 weeks left people!!  we are down to less than 2 hands....love it! 

Here is our excitement from the past week:

The crib bedding arrived!!  I have never been so excited to do laundry in my life :)  I got the bedding washed and put together right away Saturday morning. 

Car seat arrived!!  Not installed but ready and waiting in the nursery.  I bought a canopy cover for the carseat a while back and it matches perfectly!  Baby R is going to look so cute in his/her car seat!! 

Brian has been busy too.  He is working on building a huge shelving unit in the garage for us to put totes etc on.  He has also been busy staining the doors and drawers that go on our bathroom vanity.  All we have left is to plumb in the sink and buy a mirror.  Once the mirror is in our electrician will come back and install the final lights above the vanity.  so close!! 

30 Weeks!

10 weeks to go!  Definitely getting more and more excited to see the face of this squirrely baby!  The kicks are getting more powerful and the limbs are beginning to poke out of my stomach!!  Most of the time I enjoy feeling and watching the babys kicks, but sometimes (when I'm trying to sleep) I try to tell it to settle down ;)  

We are trying to get more ready for the baby's arrival.  The car seat and the crib bedding should be arriving in the mail soon, and then we can breathe easy.  We will be able to bring the baby home and it will have a place to sleep.  Those are the important things that I needed to get off my chest.  I can't wait to get the bedding put in the crib!!  I told Brian we are going to swaddle a doll and lay it in the crib until Baby R arrives!  

The basement is still trucking along.  We have the bathroom vanity and linen closet, just need to get it all installed.  Can't wait for this to be done either.  Hopefully my next blog will contain pictures of a finished bathroom and a finished crib.