32 weeks!

Here are my 32 week pics! I am going to start weekly pics at 35 weeks and am getting professional ( :) ) pics done by Jacki at around 38 weeks! Actually I had a dream the other night that I went into labor and it went too fast, so they couldn't stop it in time and I dilated to 10cm, but they didn't want me to deliver this early so I had to lay in the hospital bed, completely dilated for as long as I could. Lol, and I was so sad that Jacki hadn't taken any pregnancy pictures of me! :)



At 32 weeks...
*I'm at 136lbs (+16 lbs total gain- if I gain about a pound a week from now on, I should have about the same total gain that I did with Venily!)

*Haven is about 4 lbs and 17 inches!

*I LOVE how nice everyone is to me! :) I can't even tell you how many people I've had opening doors for me, letting me go in front of them in lines, offering to carry things for me, giving up their seats for me, etc. LOL, I usually decline things about 3 times before I finally give in though!

*Most days I feel really good, but other days I fell like my body is falling apart- especially my back!! One wrong move and I can hardly walk!

*Haven is still as feisty as ever! Sometimes I actually subconsciously yell out when she kicks super hard and I quick pull up my shirt and check on her, just to make sure she hasn't broken free or something! She's got some bony little feet and heels!

*Sleeping is difficult and requires TONS of pillows, lots of tossing and turning, and a couple bathroom breaks and snacks during the night!

*I can only eat a couple of bites of things before I start to feel sick. There just isn't any room left in there! :)

*Jason is talking about permanent/ semi-permanent birth control options for after Haven is born! He is ABSOLUTELY set on having just 2 and then adopting another down the line. I think I am too, but it still just breaks my heart to know that this is most likely my last pregnancy! (And I tried to convince him to let me be a surrogate (+I'd be making lots of money) but he said absolutely not! :(

*I started making a list of things to bring to the hospital! I'm getting excited, but kind of nervous... it will be my first night away from Venily! :(

August 29, 2007 (32 weeks, 6 days pregnant)

Only 50 days left until my due date!!!! And only 29 days until she's full-term!!!! I can't wait to see her!!!!!

August 27, 2007 (32 weeks, 4 days pregnant)

My doctor appointment today went great! I was in and out in only like 5 minutes and now my appointments are every 2 weeks! My next appointment is September 10th- she's going to be here before we know it!! Oh, and I gained 3 pounds this month- I'm really proud of myself! I've been eating as much as I can as often as I can and Jason has been making me drink a protein drink every night, lol- I guess our hard work is paying off, I'm up to 142 now. Her heartbeat was at 142bpm as well. Everything else looks good too. The doctor says that Venily is probably about 4-4 1/2 pounds right now! We got to meet our doctor's actual nurse today too and I really like her. It turns out the nurse we saw the last 2 times we went to him was just temporary because his nurse was on maternity leave for 12 weeks, but now she's back. I'm glad b/c I didn't really like the other nurse. We also got all the paperwork to pre-register for Labor and Delivery- soon enough we'll be able to have her in our arms!!!

August 25, 2007 (32 weeks, 2 days pregnant w/ Venily)

I just put up a bunch of pictures of Venily's room and things! Her room is still not quite done, but it's what I have done so far. I'm still working on her dresser- I'm putting a darker border around the outside of the door and a border around the top. I'm also STILL looking for pictures to put up on her walls and I've looked everywhere- I think I might just paint my own. Also, I just decided that I want a large dark brown shelf with hooks to hang things on, so I'll be looking for that now too, lol! So, take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think!!

August 23, 2007 (32 weeks pregnant)

Here is what our little princess looks like at 32 weeks!! I can't believe how big she is (though she feels much, much bigger!)! It's so crazy how a year ago today I would have done anything to have a baby and now she is almost here! I have a lot of online pregnancies that I follow through babyhomepages and myspace and now so many of them are having their babies- it's getting me so excited b/c I know my turn is coming soon!!!! From starting out wanting a baby for years and years, then finally getting pregnant, and then 9 whole months of being pregnant, to actually being able to bring a baby home with us soon is so absolutely sureal. It's almost like I'll believe it when it happens- right now I still feel like I'm dreaming! :)


Aww, those little feet love to kick my ribs and that little but loves to push my stomach out as absolutely far as it can and those little elbows and hands like to flail all over the place and make me laugh (like they are right now)! :)