31 weeks, 5 days (aka 8 weeks 2 days to go)

A friend sent me a text today wondering if I was ok because I hadn't posted a blog or tweeted recently. Yes, I am. I've just been busy and lazy all at the same time. And exhausted! Saturday night, being the party animal that I am, I fell asleep on the couch at 8:30, rolled in to bed per Jesse's request at 10:30 and woke up at 7:30 the next morning. By 3:30 Sunday afternoon I was ready to go back to bed!

In the past few weeks I have been reminded how precious this whole experience is. I have the pleasure of being pregnant at the same time as some friends. Their experiences are showing me how each pregnancy is different and helping me to be grateful for each healthy day and each kick and roll that I feel. We are all going to have happy healthy babies, but some of us are experiencing more stress than others and they are all in my thoughts each day.

Adin has been stretching a lot. Don't get me wrong, he still punches and kicks, but I feel his body creeping inside my uterus as he stretches out. Usually right into my rib, lung, or diaphragm. He will stay there for a few minutes and then slowly retreat back into his original spot. He stretches up my right side, near the middle, and then on my far left side. Jesse and I can now see his stretches from the outside and how lopsided my belly looks.

Baby gifts have started to trickle in and it's so exciting to open a box and find a spot in the nursery for the items. I also find myself sitting in the nursery for 10, 15, 20 minutes at a time just rocking in the glider and looking around. I took the jogger stroller for a stroll around our house today and played with all the zippers and clips, etc. I found an iPod hookup in one of the zippers and there's a little speaker on the inside of the shade thing so we can play music for Adin. That's pretty great!

I am going to post a tweet now with a recording of Adin's heartbeat. My phone has an app (for that) where it works like a stethoscope or a doppler and you hold it against your belly where the baby's heart is and you can listen to the heartbeat. Then, you can record it and email it or post it to facebook or twitter. I tried to find the heartbeat at 16 weeks, 20 weeks, and 25 weeks. The app says in it's description that it's for use at 30 weeks or later, so I waited. Yesterday I decided to give it another try and within seconds I located Adin. His heart was on the left side of my pelvis.