Baby Bump Wednesday: Week 31

I have nine weeks left, supposedly, am officially into the single digits here, people. You best believe it's hit us, and we're constantly working on all the preparations. Right now on our docket is to sell various furniture to make room for the baby's crib and armoire. Things like, oh, a desk and computer (anyone want a 5 year old EMac?), a TV, a TV stand, and filing cabinet. Though we need to get a NEW filing cabinet, one that isn't such an eyesore, and find somewhere to put it. I'm thinking of putting it in the front room and having it double as a side table to the couch. We're getting creative here, people. Small spaces will do that to you.

This week I started looking through the various websites I check to see what's goin' on with mah baby, and uh...it seems not much has changed by way of size. Somewhere between 3 and 4 lbs and around 17 inches, which is what I found last week. Of course, the food comparison has changed, my baby is now the size of a bag of Navel oranges. I think it's a fairly accurate description though, because the way he's moving closely resembles that, a big bag of oranges moving independently of each other, in all sorts of directions. It used to be that when I could feel him kick I'd have to move Caleb's hand to the spot so he could feel it, but now when he moves on one side of my belly you can also feel it on the other side. And see it. Most of the time they don't coordinate, so my stomach ends up looking like, well, a bag of oranges. He seems to favor my right side, because it seems to always be lopsided, poking out all funny-like. I also felt a hand or foot this week, from the outside, and it was crazy to  push on it, this tiny little spot, and feel him squirm away. He's continuing to fatten up, and will do so until he's born. 1/2 pound a week actually, which is crazy. I'm going to get bigger than I am now, and it seems impossible. It's crazy to think that your skin can stretch this much, and that it will stretch more. And it doesn't pop. The human body, c'est magnifique!

Another fun little symptom they mentioned was leakage. Of colostrum. Like, NOW. Until I became pregnant I had no idea that they could leak BEFORE the baby came, I definitely knew they did after. I guess it's slightly comforting to know that The Girls are working, I just hope they don't work too well before he gets here, there's a reason we invented tampons. Pads are uncomfortable, no matter where they're placed.

I've started noticing more Braxton Hicks, though thankfully they aren't as painful as they were so early in my pregnancy, just a good reminder that it's coming. As I mentioned a few days ago, my back is starting to feel the strain, I notice it a lot more after sitting or laying down for a long time. Like during one of the three trips I take to the bathroom each night, I end up walking very slow and stiff like, like some sort of night zombie. I'm still amazed that Caleb doesn't wake up each time I get up, what with our insanely creaky bed frame (another item on our fix-it list) and my 20 point turns. I'm starting to think he really might be able to sleep through the baby's cries, which I've been worried about since we plan to keep him in the bassinet in our room for a month or so, or at least until my crib arrives.

What? My crib? Oh yeah. That. I ordered it on Amazon like I said, but was contacted the next day and told that it was on backorder until late October. Like, October 30th. I was afraid of that, it's on backorder everywhere else, and when I found it on Amazon I had hoped it just happened to be a straggler. No such luck, and ya know, I'm not going to stress. We've got the bassinet, so he won't be sleeping in our bed or in a drawer or something, like a cat. You see? I'm not freaking out! In fact, I had to talk Caleb into not looking for another crib just so we'd have one when he's born. There is no way I'd want to start from scratch on THAT project again!

I've been...more emotional lately. Crying over things like this, (though, who wouldn't?) or missing my sister, serving her mission for my church, or, ya know, baby wipe commercials. I thought that was sort of an early pregnancy thing, the emotionalness, but apparently not. It's still here! Hi tears! I started crying AT WORK today, enough that I had to run to the bathroom to compose myself. That hasn't happened before. I stood there laughing at myself, like, dude, you know your sister isn't here, she won't be here for the baby, and it's okay! You knew this going in! She's where she needs to be! CHILL OUT, GIRL! I think it was the first time I've cried about it since we dropped her off in February. Dang pregnancy hormones.

This weekend I walked to our library and picked up two different baby name books, just to get a few ideas to add to our list (cough! one name!). I got nothing. I read through both of them, and came up with one that Caleb turned down immediately. Boy names are SO difficult for me, coming up with a name that isn't too common but isn't freaky, is masculine but not too butch, one that doesn't remind us of this person we didn't like, or that person that bugged us. Bridgette suggested another book she liked, so I think I'll pick it up and hope for some more inspiration. We'd like to have a list of a few names (but not too many...you know how I am with too many options...) to mull around and decide on once we see him. That's the plan. 

  

Comments

[Kelly Anne]

Wow. I don't know about you, but this pregnancy if flying by for me!
(ha!)
I can't believe you only have 9 weeks left!

[Abby]

I can't believe they were on the Today show! Crazyness. And sadness. And you are right, who WOULDN'T cry at that?

[Bethany]

Wow! You're almost to the finish line!
Just a tip, but my doctor suggested I sit on one of those excercise balls when my back really hurt. For some reason it works. I think it takes the weight off your back or something =)

[Liv]

Boy names are hard. I'm terrified that's all Kev and I will have and that I won't get to use the girl names I've already picked out.

I can't believe you're so far along! Don't worry, I cry at work too. And I'm not pregnant. Ha.

[Jess]

Single digits! I'm SO excited. As for names, Spence and I have several boy names that we like and ONE girl name. ONE. (No, I'm not announcing anything.) It seems to hard to pick a name someone will use for their entire life. I wish you luck!