9 weeks, 5 days LEFT!

I went to the OB's office yesterday for a regular check up. Everything is continuing to look really good. This was just an appointment where they measure the size of my uterus and listen to the heartbeat. The doctor commented on how fast my pregnancy is going by! I made sure to ask if I would be having another ultrasound before delivery to see the position of the baby since many of my ultrasounds have been labeled "breech". She looked through my file and agreed that we should do another one at 34 weeks. Hopefully Adin flips around by then! Otherwise I'm really going to start mentally preparing myself for a C-Section. At this point I just want to hold him regardless of how he comes in to the world. 

Looking out the window today we finally have snow on the ground. There was a dusting last night that is sticking so far - but that will not last throughout the day I'm sure. 

Many have asked me how Jake is doing with me being pregnant. I finally got some good pictures of Jake - he likes to lay with his head on my belly. He doesn't move or react when Adin kicks or pushes so I'm thinking he'll do fine once he gets over the shock of a crying baby. 

I also included a shot from Monday afternoon after I took a nice long bath. Pretty sure that the belly has grown even since then! 

30 weeks done! only 9 MORE to go!

Sexiest "pregnancy" symptom yet...CHAFFING! My butt is all chaffed. I think it is raw because my maternity pants keep sliding down all day and I pull them up thus causing rubbing. Or it is a reaction to the granny panties that I purchased this weekend so I could end my battle with falling underwear.

I heard from a high school friend today where she asked permission to make Adin something special. OF COURSE I said yes and now I'm going to anxiously await updates (that she will post on her blog) on the progress of her thoughtful gift :)

I am also attending my first yoga class since finding out I am pregnant. I wanted to start going my last trimester to open myself up and also start the process of getting back in shape (since I have let myself go horribly during the infertility battle, etc.) The town that I live in has a great community program where classes are SUPER CHEAP. So, we will see how that goes! The class is 6:15-7:30 tonight. Perfect time to come home and crash on the couch to snuggle with Jesse for the rest of the evening.

Perfect Kindergarten conversation:
Kid: You're having a baby.
Me: Yes I am.
Kid: I can't wait to meet the baby.
Me: I can't wait either!
Kid: Will you bring the baby in to meet us?
Me: Absolutely!
Kid: When?
Me: Probably April.
Kid: I'm going to Disney in April.

29 Weeks, 6 days (aka 10 weeks 1 day left!)

We want to send a huge thanks out to our friends Stacey and Jim for their thoughtfulness with having this custom onesie made for Adin. This will be something that he, unfortunately, only gets to wear for a short amount of time, however we will frame and put up on the wall afterwards. It's amazing to have such thought and care be put in to a gift...we got a few other gifts that were equally amazing this year that I will post about as I get the chance. It's been nice, lately, to have enough things to talk about that I have a list of things to post. It'll make those moments with writer's block easier!

In other news - I had the weirdest yet best thing happen last night! When I was 14 and 15 years old, I was a nanny for my uncle in California and his 2 amazing kids, Matthew and Shannon. Of course, they were young and realistically I was young so we lost touch. Graduation, college, graduation, new job, college, graduation, new job, new job, college, infertility, and pregnancy all happened and 12 years flew by. Now, I find out that the youngest, Shannon, is not only in COLLEGE (man I'm old) but attending Berkeley (holy talented lady!) in Boston. I am so thrilled to get back in touch with her and have her be part of my life at this point as well as provide her with a sense of family all the way across the United States. I told Jesse that I would be taking her out to lunch - my treat! - as the older cousin.

I have found in the past few years that family is creeping in on me in ways I never could have predicted and the love and support I have felt has been overwhelming :) Adin will be a lucky guy to have so many amazing people in his life. 

Can I also throw in there that I love that I have gotten comments and emails with people referring to this little guy as Adin as naturally as if he was already here!?! I love this baby!

Belly moving video

This is a video that I shot yesterday as I was lounging around. The background noise is Jesse playing a video game. He clearly had no clue what I was doing.

The movement is mostly in the lower left quadrant and some smack dab in the middle.

The past two days I've been able to put my hand on my belly and feel what is either a head or a butt pushing back and moving around. This is such a cool and amazing experience and I'm starting to dread the days when I don't have this special experience. Now I truly understand those ladies who say how much they love being pregnant...I just wish the dad's could have some time with their children like we do where it's something just they can experience.

Nursery - near completion

Jesse and I are at the end of our last winter vacation where it is just us. This week we did A LOT of things that we've had on our to-do list including... the NURSERY! However, I will say outside of helping to protect the crib, putting up painters tape, and helping to put together furniture Jesse did the rest. He painted the ceiling,  primed, painted, and moved things around. Now we are fairly ready to welcome our new addition... I will say that my anxiety is still high that we don't have some of the necessities needed for bringing Adin home, but I am not going to freak out about that yet! Now it's the countdown to the shower and then the home stretch leading towards delivery! After Wednesday we will be in single digit weeks until Adin's arrival. As much as I want him to come RIGHT NOW I'm OK with waiting so he can cook some more. Just as long as he's not too big - I'm petite and lets just leave it at that!

The crib all covered up!