Sunday-School Song: Pregnancy Remix

Today is the first day of my third trimester. It’s weird. I suddenly FEEL uncomfortable. Maybe it’s mental, but I don’t think so. I am suddenly grimacing while putting on my socks, HOT (even in these -40 temps), and feeling crampy and miserable at night. What happened? Scott bit the bullet and agreed to buy me one of those over-stuffed “pregnancy pillows.” It takes up more than half the bed, but it really does make a difference. In lieu of my newfound discomfort, I’ve rewritten the words to an ol’ Sunday school classic:

I’ve got pee like a river
I’ve got aches like an ocean
I’ve got heartburn like a fountain in my soul

For those of you that have blazed the trail before me, I am sure the discomfort of the sixth month is nothing compared to the discomfort of the ninth month. And for that phase, I am reserving my revised version of “Baby Beluga.”

Nursery Pics and Progress

Purchases for Baby and Other Misc . . .

I pulled out the old calculator today and added up the days until my due date and lo and behold, I am exactly 100 days out. At choir last night, we started rehearsing our Easter selections. As Easter comes late this year, it actually falls one day after my due date (April 24th). It was strange to think that perhaps I will not be able to participate in the festivities because I will be laboring through CHILDBIRTH!! One thing is for sure, there will be no cute, summery Easter dress for me this year! I will literally be wearing the TENT of the covenant this year. Ahh, oh well.

I’ve been making much haste with Craigslist these past few weeks. We were able to buy a virtually new Chicco car seat (same pattern that was on my registry), for half the cost. It still has all its tags and stickers. We also found a pretty cream glider & ottoman combo for the nursery for a fraction of the price, as well as a bouncy seat and video baby monitor. The monitor is a monster, so it is likely just something we’ll keep on our nightstand for bedtime. We’ll use a regular audio monitor around the house. I also purchased a crib mattress from overstock.com, which arrived a couple of days ago. It is very, very firm. I know they say this is necessary for infants, but I sure wouldn’t want to sleep on it. If baby takes after me, she’ll be wanting a feather bed topper before the age of one.

I just wanted to share the little blankie I just bought. It is from Jellycat, a company that is local here to MN, and shares showroom space with us. It’s a little giraffe/blanket combo. I would have loved this as a little girl. Hopefully baby girl will like it too!

Third Trimester Here I Come

I am approximately 11 days from entering my third trimester. Where these past 25 weeks have gone, I am not sure? Prior to being pregnant, I remember thinking, “Why can’t humans be more like cats? Nine weeks of pregnancy sounds about right.” Now this thought is incomprehensible to me. I NEED these nine months. I’ve decided you spend the first half of pregnancy trying to get your head around the fact this is real and happening, and the second half of pregnancy workin’ your tail off because you finally get the fact that this is “real and happening.”

Scott and I are in a mad dash to the finish line, with baby girl’s nursery being top priority. We’ve made really great head-way these past few weeks; the new window is installed, the walls have been dry walled, mudded, and sanded, the ceiling has been ridded of popcorn, and the walls have been painted a snowy cream color called Shearling. As of Sunday, Scott began installing the hardwood. He’s about 1/3 of the way finished. Hopefully we can wrap of flooring by week’s end. We’ll then have a light fixture to hardwire and install, trim to paint, and a closet organization system to figure out. And believe me; we need this closet organization system! Baby girl already has quite the budding wardrobe. Between hand-me-downs at work, generous friends and family, and a soon-to-be momma that can’t keep her wallet closed when it comes to cute little girl clothes, this little baby is on her way to being well dressed.

In other related news, Scott’s been able to feel baby girl for about the last week. Whereas I have been feeling fluttering and jabs since about 18 weeks, her movements have just now become magnified enough to be felt topically. Just last night Scott had his head on my belly and received a forceful punch to the ear. This was really fun for both of us, and I like knowing that Scott can feel more a part of the process at this point.