tour

Angie gave us a tour of the birth center today. Now I know where to show up! I think seeing the facility makes it all more real. The labor rooms are very large and nice. They are about twice as big as regular hospital rooms. The postpartum rooms are smaller. I am 36 weeks today. I'm outgrowing some of my maternity clothes. Shirts are too tight or not long enough, and the stretch panels of my pants are showing. Luckily I can dress casually for working in the lab. I just need these clothes to last me another few weeks!

lamp

I am thinking about making a lamp for the baby's dresser. Well, not making it from scratch, but getting a simple lamp and somehow attaching a toy truck to it. I just need to do that in a way that looks good and won't melt/ catch fire. I had registered for a lamp, but the more I look at it online, the less satisfied I am with it. The one I had registered for had tools on the shade, and a crane with a wrecking ball on the base. I took it off the registry. A lamp is not a necessity, as Doug pointed out yesterday, but that is what I'm currently fixated on. That may be because we have all of the basics ready. Crib, diapers, wipes. Little shirts. And much more.

baby socks

baby shower

I had a great time at my baby shower yesterday. Katie and Angie hosted, and they did a fantastic job. It was a small group- the hosts, the moms, and me, but I felt very special and we had a good time. Among the games we played- guess the melted candy bar in the poopy diaper, guess the girth of the mom-to-be (Katie won that, but Angie was a close second), race of plastic babies in melting ice cubes (mine melted first!), and baby present bingo. Baby racked up some great gear- thanks everyone! Here are some pictures:

ob visit

I had an OB visit today. It went well. No weight gain over the last two weeks, but that's ok, since I've gained plenty of weight during the pregnancy so far. Baby is still head down, but hasn't descended into my pelvis yet.

sleep

I finally had a good night's sleep. This is compared to a particularly bad night the night before last. Guess I needed it. This waking up in the middle of the night business and not being able to go back to sleep is new for me. Pre-pregnancy I had no problems sleeping. I could lie down anywhere, any time, and sleep for eight hours and feel rested. Now the belly and the GERD are uncomfortable, and I have a hard time getting back to sleep once I'm up. And that builds on itself, because I get anxious about not being able to get back to sleep, and then I'm up for hours thinking about stuff, and I'm tired the next day. I know that sleep will be scarce once we have the baby. However, I'm hoping this better sleep trend continues.

34 weeks

Wow, I'm huge!