8 more weeks to go!

Today marks 32 weeks of our pregnancy! Only 8 more weeks to go, yay! Now, our baby weighs approx. 3.75 pounds, like a large jicama, and is about 16.7 inches long. She is moving less vigorously these days which I assume is because there is not much room in there for her... Poor thing.

This weekend is Valentines day weekend. My sweet husband sent me and our moms beautiful roses yesterday. He's such a sweetheart! We will be going to my brother's house this weekend to pick up the baby furniture and other baby necessities. I should have some pictures of our baby "room," more like corner, next week! I'm so excited to set up her space!

Below is our 32 week belly picture...

Work baby shower - Surprise!

I got a call yesterday at work saying that there was a package delivery for me at reception.... I walked down to reception and San told me that the package was in the conference room....? Strage, I thought... Then SURPRISE! There they were, my coworkers! They threw me a baby shower with cupcakes and gifts! So sweet... Our baby got a basket of baby goodies (so adorable) and a gift card (just what we need). Thank you to everyone who came and contributed! It was so thoughtful!

Cankles!!!!

Yesterday was the first day I noticed that my feet and ankles are so swollen. Paul says my feet look like sausages! haha.. I have cankles- ankles the size of my calves. It's shocking and scary to me but it's funny at the same time. I normally have the skinniest ankles and smallest feet! Before pregnancy, my shoe size was 6 and now it's 7.5. That's just crazzzzy! Below is a picture of my feet from last night. Please excuse my toenails.. I haven't gotten a pedicure since I got pregnant with the fear that the nail polish might hurt the baby.... One good thing was that I got a nice foot massage from my husband last night!

31 week check-up

Today was our 31 week check-up with Dr. Bohn. In short, everything checked out perfectly! I have gained 3 pounds in the last 3 weeks, which is right on target (1 pound per week is our target) which makes the total weight gain of this pregnancy to 19 pounds. We checked baby's heartbeat and it was 140 beats/minute which is perfect. We also measured my belly and did the normal urine test for protein, checking for preeclampsia. It seems like a successful doctor's visit! I'll go to the doctor every 2 weeks for next 3 visits and then every week after that. Lots of doctor's visits but we wanna make sure everything's in tip-top shape!

30+ weeks and counting!

Today marks 30 weeks and 4 days of our pregnancy journey. I must say, the last couple of weeks have flown by at a blink of an eye. Luckily, I've been feeling great, eating a lot and sleeping well. I hear that the last month of the pregnancy is the hardest. I can imagine why... My ever growing belly is becoming heavier and I can feel the pressure of it on my legs and hips. Trying to sleep on my side has been challenging as well. Paul constantly finds me on my back and tells me to turn... I even have a ginormous body pillow, why can't I sleep on my side?

Strangely, I have not had any cravings throughout this pregnancy. I wanted to eat potato chips for couple days but that was about it. It is funny how once I see something on television, like a burger commercial, all I want to eat is a burger and I cannot think about anything else until I have it. It's amazing how our body is designed... I also keep forgetting that my belly is protruding quite a bit now and I keep bumping it into things. I guess I think I'm skinnier than I really am... Now that I'm close to the finish-line, I have forgotten the miseries of first trimester morning sickness or any other discomforts I've had and looking ahead to motherhood! Oh, I'm going to cry.... I cannot wait to meet our little girl! Seeing Paul being so loving with my niece and our friends' babies, I can't wait to see Paul with our little girl as well. He will be such a wonderful daddy!

Below is a picture we took at week 30. WOW....

Welcome Baby Sho and Baby Charlotte!!!!

Yesterday (January 22) was a very exciting day! Two of my closest friends, Ray and Tiffany, both had their babies! Ray's baby boy named Sho was born yesterday morning around 9am at 6 pounds 10 ounces, 19.5 inches. Tiffany's baby girl named Charlotte was born around 3am at 6 pounds.

I do not have a picture of baby Charlotte yet but I did stop by the hospital and see Ray's boy last night. Isn't he sooo cute? His face was so soft and he smelled so good! He slept so quietly the entire time we were there and I heard he slept through the night so mommy and daddy can sleep. What a good boy!

Ok, I just got a picture of Baby Charlotte! What a beauty!!!

Bigger and Bigger...

It's been 2 weeks since I last took my belly photo. It's amazing how much my belly grows in 2 weeks! I feel like I'm ready to pop and I still have 11.5 more weeks to go... My belly button is still somewhat present so I assume I still have long ways to go. I know I walk like a penguin and Paul says "wow" everytime he sees my bare belly. I think my belly looks a lot bigger because the dr. says I have lots of amniotic fluid. This is me at 28 weeks...