Week 32

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Less than 8 weeks to go until D day!! I swear time is speeding up rather than slowing down. I've handed in the letter from my OB to HR stating that I'm due on June 18th.. I'm not sure how long I'll work, I have sick days available so I'll wait and see how I feel closer to the big day.

I saw Dr. Potts (my OB) today and he's pleased with everything. I'm measuring 'exactly where I should be', I gained another 1.5 lbs since I saw him two weeks ago which was good news considering I've been having some tummy troubles (apparently coffee and dairy products are no longer my friends - thankfully he thinks it's just a temporary thing). The only thing that made him go hmmmm was the baby's position.

There was a resident doctor in to see me before Dr. Potts and I asked him if he could tell me how the wee man is lying. He poked and prodded and looked confused before telling me that it seemed like he was lying sideways but that he wasn't entirely sure because that doesn't usually happen with first pregnancies. After we finished he went out to debrief Dr. Potts and I heard Dr. P tell him that it was unlikely that the baby would be laying sideways considering this is my first pregnancy and it would be VERY UNUSUAL if he was. He then came in to check on me and asked me to lay down again so he could try to determine where the baby is. Sure enough, the little bum is spread out across my belly instead of pointing down (or up for that matter).

No worries though, he has lots of time to flip still and Dr. P is fairly confident he will. If he doesn't by 37 weeks he'll send me for an ultrasound to determine whether a C-section needs to be scheduled. I'm crossing my fingers for summersaults, there are certainly worse things than C-sections but I'd rather avoid the whole surgery thang if at all possible.

What else is new? I'm drinking lots of fluids, trying to get out for regular walks (not trying hard enough though) and haven't started swimming yet. I really DO want to, I just haven't gotten around to it. I think I need to pick a day and time and schedule in my swim, otherwise it's just not going to happen.

I've been sewing baby bits which is fun! Finally made a few giant receiving blankets that I'm sure will come in handy this summer: a double sided one and a single sided one. I had hoped the single sided might work well for swaddling but I think it might be too big.

This past weekend we had a few big events to attend (an 80th birthday party for my Grandma and a baby shower for my cousin's little girl) and the Ninja pulled his shy guy routine at both events. It's funny, he flips, kicks and 'surfaces' (pushes up against my skin) for Mike and I all the time but when I'm in a loud place and lots of people touch my belly he tends to get shy and hide. I don't mind though, I like that he saves his shows for his Mom and Dad.

30 weeks!!

The countdown is on now!! 10 weeks until the estimate date of arrival: YIPPEEEE!!!

It's official: I can't see my feet. Or maybe it has been official for awhile but I've just finally noticed.

I've had this belly ramp effect happening since the beginning and thought it would round out as time went on... apparently I thought wrong. It's kind of like I have an extra bump. I also thought I would gain a booty during pregnancy and that has yet to happen. I'm not complaining, just commenting!


We started our prenatal class this week and watched our first birth video - thankfully it wasn't as horrible as I imagined it would be and Mike said the same thing. Some people seem really surprised when I say I haven't seen a birthing video and I say WHY THE HELL WOULD I WANT TO WATCH A BIRTHING VIDEO JUST FOR KICKS?! Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

There are just two other couples in our class; both are total hippies and seem very sweet. Awkward moment: my lack of ability to hide my true feelings shone through when one of the girls decided to share with us how her friend who lives in the States BBQed part of her placenta "like a steak", made a smoothie out of a chunk of it and then buried the rest under a tree. What the hell?! Needless to say my mouth dropped open, I said something along the lines of "OH MY GOD" (I think it was out loud but it might have been a scream in my head) and then stared at her in utter horror. The second couple kept glancing at each other and smiling and I'm not sure whether they were trying not to laugh at my look of disgust or the story. The girl telling the story then assured us that she was NOT planning on BBQing her placenta. I managed to shut my mouth and stared at the instructor until I regained my composure - I was afraid to look at Mike for fear of bursting into uncontrollable giggles which would have been a) RUDE and b) very immature which of course I am not. hehe. When the baby arrives one of my rules is no dropping in without calling first so if you break the rule and show up without calling I'm liable to insist you stay for lunch... and guess what, I'll be BBQing something special.

I've been spending loads of time researching cloth diapers and I'm excited to have made a decision on how we're going to start this crazy adventure. There are SO many cloth diaper options available and it's all a little overwhelming; we really want to give this a go and I know things are going to be INSANE for the first couple months so we're going to use disposable for the first week or two and then we'll go with Bear Bottoms (a cloth diaper service in our area) for a month (thanks to a gift from my Mom & Dad - THANKS MOM AND DAD). While we're using the diaper service (they use fitted cloth diapers) we'll try out a few other styles/brands and figure out what is going to work best for us.

My hope is that Indian Prefolds from Green Mountain Diapers will work for us but of course we won't know until we try. Indian Prefolds are similar to the old skool cloth diapers but they are quilted to absorb more liquid and come in different sizes so you don't end up with a lot bulk. I've read loads of good reviews about these prefolds so fingers crossed!! I'll place an order for these in a couple weeks.

I spent hours this weekend researching diaper covers and have placed an order for three through Homestead Children's etsy shop; we'll need covers while using the diaper service so even if the prefolds don't work out for us and if we decide to go with All In Ones these covers will be put to good use and then we can sell them. I also found an AWESOME tutorial for cloth diaper covers with gussets that I'm going to try to work with in the not so distant future. If I can make my own covers that would be fabulous!

This post might have some of you yawning: sorry!! I could go on and on and on about cloth diapers because I've been reading about them FOREVER but I'll stop now because I have a baby ramming me in the ribs making it VERY difficult to type and it's time for bed anyways. Good night, everyone!

The nesting instinct is creeping in and when I'm not curled up in a ball on the couch I'm trying to get some things in order for our little guy. This weekend I finally made use of one of the bib patterns I've had bookmarked FOREVER. Chickpea Studio's pattern is perfect for tiny people and it's free so if you're looking for a pattern check it out.

Here are the bibs I whipped up for our guy, they were a SUPER easy and SUPER quick project.
The girlie bib is part of a shower gift.

The other little bit I made for Smidge is this change pad thanks to Homemade by Jill's easy to follow tutorial. I made some changes which I explain in more detail over at Gingham Skies if you're interested.

I'm looking forward to creating a few other things this weekend. Sewing for baby is the best kind of sewing.