She is getting bigger and kicking and punching A LOT! Sometimes she punches so hard I think my water is going to break. The punching is super low so I am assuming she's still hanging out in my pelvis. And sometimes I think I can feel her foot pushing out against my side.
Sometimes the pelvic and hip pain is really terrible. If I have been sitting or lying down for a while and try to stand up and walk my bones don't want to move. I usually have to stand there for a few seconds until they remember what they are supposed to do and then I can hobble around. I feel like I'm 80! Hopefully after she is born things will get back to normal quickly.
All of a sudden I have this urge to do lots of projects. I finally finished up some clothes a friend of mine asked me to fix, shorten and now there are tons of other things I want to sew (my Philippines quilt, a nursing cover, arm rest covers for the will be nursing chair, a pillow for the nursing chair, a sewing machine cover.) Now if I could only find time to sew all of those things. It is especially hard now that Jonas isn't having naps! I guess I could try to get them done with him awake but the last time I tried to do a project that required cutting fabric with kids around I cut off part of my finger. Not something I want to do again!
Along with these projects I feel like I need to get our furniture situation under control. Basically we have way too much and I need it to go away so the nursery can function as a nursery. The only place to put anything is in our bedroom but there isn't any convenient place for it to go. It stresses me out! I know we have a few weeks left but I want it done NOW! But its not like I'm going to start moving furniture around myself. Then my water probably would break.
For some reason I am also stressing out about baby items we need. The most important in my mind right now (and probably will be until I buy or make some) are beanies. Maybe it is because this is my first winter baby and I want to make sure she is warm enough, but I think about it all the time. I'm thinking of just getting a few different fabrics and making some myself. Also on my mind is an outfit to bring her home in. I know I could probably find something in the baby clothes we had already or have been given but I really want to pick it out. Is that weird that I want to be the one to buy it? Maybe it is but I haven't bought her any clothes yet (shocking, isn't it!? Trust me, its taken a lot of self control!) and I think that would be the perfect purchase for me to make. Not like its going to be anything fussy. Probably just a nice, cozy sleeper...but I want to buy it myself! :) Funny the things that seem so important in my pregnancy brain right now.
I have another antenatal appointment in a few days and I am looking forward to asking my midwife lots of questions like what exactly the process of having a baby is like in Australia, pain medication options, what a birth plan is supposed to include. And of course I'll get to hear her heart beat again, which is always nice.
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You're so cute! That belly is definitely growing!
I had to share about take-home outfits. Yes, buy it yourself :)
But you may want to wait until you're close or have a backup outfit just in case. Morgan was born in February which is typically cold here. So we bought her bring-home outfit for cold weather. But the day we brought her home was very warm - like 60s. She still wore the outfit for the drive home (a few hours for us) but then we had to change her.
Good luck! And be sure to prepare how you're going to let all of us know once the sweet girl arrives! We'll all want to know immediately.
Aah, that's so crazy. I too hope that your body recovers quickly after you have her! Any names in the running yet? ;)
Uhh...don't go out of your way for too much...but I do need to get your address...? :/ Just sayin... (at least I don't know for sure if I have your current address)
There is nothing wrong in wanting to buy your little girl something :) I've been having to restrain myself from going out and buying stuff. Ha ha
Thanks for the tips Eden! We will be sure to get pics and info up as soon as we can. We've got lots of family who would not be very happy with us if we waited too long! :) I'm sure we'll get a pic and announcement up here on the blog right away and Nate should be able to update our facebook statuses too.
No names yet Carol! I think this is going to be another hospital decision.
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