Well, it's technically spring, even if it's snowing outside {grr} I can't complain - we have been having wonderful weather lately and I even went out [read: absentmindedly] to do errands without a jacket during this 30 degree snowy afternoon.
Some updates on my little man. He's 32.5 weeks old and the pregnancy app on my phone says he's roughly the size of a honeydew melon. Maybe if I eat an entire honeydew, I'll look like he's the right size. For being 7+ months pregnant, you can't really tell unless I take off a few layers of clothing. There are ladies 4 months along who have pretty massive bellies. I can't and won't complain! As long as he stays in there to at least 37 weeks, I don't mind if he's shrimpy looking on the outside :) He's been saying hello a lot more visibly now, too. I could spend all day just watching him squirm around inside of my belly. Most recently he has high-fived the roommates and some future relatives. I'm looking forward to seeing some feet and elbows poking out soon!
I have also felt my first couple Braxton Hicks contractions! Before I was pregnant, the thought of early contractions scared the bajeezums out of me. But now I know that this is just my body's way of going to the "gym" and getting ready for the big day. Every time I felt one, it was more of a realization that my stomach didn't feel like a squishy baby-making place - but more of a rock-hard ab machine. Just a one-pack but still, solid mass of belly. It almost felt like I was doing a sit up...which is a distant memory since I think I gave those up soon after I got married.
Here's a list of things I'm looking forward to in the next 8 weeks and beyond:
That's all for this moment. Hopefully I'll be less lazy and post again soon.
- Vacation, so I can get a tan and actually hang out with the hubs before there are any more pasty pregnant pictures taken of me.
- Playing shows. I have two coming up in May (one's our CD release and the other is 2 weeks before I'm due!!) I miss being on stage. I am also tired of practicing 2-3 times a week. This will be a most joyous reward for all the hard work we've all been doing.
- The baby shower. My wonderful sister-in-law has been planning with my girl friends a sweet get-together at my place. I can't wait to see everybody and actually get some baby things in the house. I just have to keep my hormones in gear so I don't buy anything until that date. My mommy urges make me twitch sometimes.
- Birth! "Grosssss" is all I can hear my siblings say in the back of my head hah! I'm actually really excited to pop this kid out of me. He and I have been bonding a lot recently and it's all I can do to not want him out right this second. The first thing I want to know if he's gonna be a bald blondie like his daddy or a hairy monkey child like momma. Either way, this blue-eyed guy is gonna be the love of my life and I am quite okay with enduring some pain to see him. Plus, when I birth him naturally, in my livingroom or wherever he decides to show up in my house, I can have some "badass brownie points" - redeemable anytime someone whines at me about anything.
- Summer!!! I cannot wait to do some gardening, get a decent tan, go to the market like all the other granola baby-slinging moms do, snuggle with my naked baby, go to the park with his aunts and cousins, take lots of fun pictures, visit friends and family, and even surprise daddy during his lunch breaks :)
- Getting into shape again. Not that I'm looking forward to being in a hot, smelly gym after almost a year of being membership-free, but I am excited to have a body that's ready to model again. Pregnancy has done wonders to my figure, actually, and has filled me out so that I no longer look like a deflated person. The goal is to lose the fat from breastfeeding and then tone, tone, TONE like a boss. Lucky for me, my sister-in-law is a champ and is already teeny tiny after having her 2nd little man in December, so I'm sure we'll work out some kind of system so that we can both get a workout in a few times a week without worrying about childcare.
- Skype. It's been tradition in my long-distance family to start Skyping each other once we pop out a baby or two. So I know I'm going to be expected to call up my mom, brothers, and sisters so that they can look at how squishy my little squishy man is and make lots of high-pitched weird noises at him. It comes with the territory, but I like it.
- Crafts! I have been focusing so much on work and other things that I have to do that I'm dedicating this summer to doing some things that I want do to. Imagine that! Meanwhile, my list of projects has been growing and I'm sure our house will be filled with tons of cute, [hopefully not] useless crap in no time. I can't wait!
That's all for this moment. Hopefully I'll be less lazy and post again soon.
32 weeks, 4 days!
