Getting big...???

Some of you have asked me if I'm getting big. Well...I’ll let you be the judge. Here are the latest pics of me at 38 weeks.

Feeling Domestic

I made these, can you believe it! The 1st thing I made is a "tab blanket." I had never heard of them before, but I guess babies like to play with the ribbons, feel the textures, etc.

Then, later I made this nursing cover. I am really excited about this. It has a piece of boning at the top, so when I'm nursing the baby I can see her. It's also nice because it latches around my neck, that way the baby can't kick off the blanket.

Plus, the other day I was out shopping and I saw almost exactly the same thing for $40! I am so cool! I'm not going to lie, I definitely had some help with these projects (thanks Leslie :)

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Baby Shower

So much fun! The shower was beautiful and everything was perfect. Thanks to everyone who helped put it all together and thanks for the great gifts too. It's crazy how many things a baby needs. I'm so excited to be having a girl; the clothes are just soooooo cute.

The food was awesome too, I think I had 4 pieces of cake...but does that surprise anyone? Also, my cute cousin made cupcakes as gifts for everyone, they were totally gourmet. I wish I would have taken a picture. They tasted as good as they looked.

I had to try and stay seated for a lot of the shower, which was really hard. The night before the shower I was having cramps so I went to the hospital just to make sure everything was okay. They hooked me up to a monitor and apparently I was having contractions. I couldn't feel them, but since I was only about 34 weeks they gave me some shots to make them stop. Of course the one weekend I go out of town something weird has to happen.

Anyways, I'm fine now and have been taking it easy this past week. I went to see my midwife today and she said everything looks great! Don't worry Steph I totally plan on making it to the Britney Spears concert on April 14th.

Snowshoeing

Let me start off by saying this is a very safe activity, maybe even safer than walking since I was surrounded by deep, fluffy snow (so don’t worry mom.) I must say at first I wasn't thrilled about going, but Ben really wanted to go. It seems like everything we do these days begins with the rationalization..."I want to go before the baby comes.” It’s like we’re in a race to live as much as we can before the baby.

Anyways, it was tons of fun and great exercise. It’s like you’re on the stair master and you can’t get off even if you want to. The pictures were in taken in the Uinta National Forest, near Park City. It was so beautiful and I highly recommend it. Next I’m going to try cross country skiing, but don’t worry I’ll wait until after the baby :)

Pictures @ 30 Weeks

I thought it would be a good idea to take some pre-baby pictures, plus I wanted to document how big my belly is getting...and still 8 more weeks to grow! Here are a few of my favorites.

Then & Now

So I found this picture while playing around on my computer. I think it was taken when I was around 3 months pregnant. I thought I was starting to show. Haha! I had to take a current picture to compare. Keep in mind these aren't professional pictures. Ben took them and they are not very flattering...especially the most recent one. I am so huge!

Pregnancy Education Class – WOW!

So let me begin by saying I can’t believe no one told me all this. There is just so much! I can’t decide if I’m more scared now or if I feel better being informed and more prepared.

I’ll spare you all the graphic details, but for those of you who’ve had children you know what I’m talking about. Especially the part after you have the baby…who knew it took so long to recover. It’s like you’re not yourself for a long time...maybe even forever. And that’s if everything goes well! I’m cringing just thinking about it. At one point Ben leaned over to me and said, “I’ve always been happy I’m not a girl, but now I’m WAY FREAKING happy.” Thanks Ben :)

Labor looks pretty long and intense. I always thought I would just get an epidural, but since I’ve been seeing the midwives and they are known for helping patients through natural labors, now I’m not sure. I don’t know…I just don’t think I’m the natural labor kind of girl. I guess we’ll see how it goes.

We were also able to tour the hospital I’ll be delivering at, American Fork Hospital. It is so great! The rooms are huge. They have a large TV and a leather couch that can be converted into a bed. There is even a shower and jetted tub. I don’t know how this compares with other delivery rooms, but our teacher said they are the best!

My favorite part of the class was when we practiced soothing techniques to use during contractions. Basically Ben had to give me a back massage for 30 minutes. He never gives backrubs…it was so awesome! I think he felt pressured to do it because everyone else was. I really don’t care what prompted it, I was just soooooo happy.

Well, my due date is quickly approaching and despite all the details about labor and delivery we are looking forward to meeting our new baby girl. Only 9 weeks to go!