On Saturday, we drove to Tarboro to visit the mothers over there and had a lovely lunch with Grandma Betty and Mama D (Jess' mom Donna). They were very sweet and got us a card. And who doesn't love Olive Garden!? We tootled around the mall for a little bit and inevitably ended up in the baby section.
Then we went to Jessica's sister's graduation party from nursing school. Yay! Another new nurse in the world! Now, I've heard a lot of chatter about a pig pickin'. But I've never actually been to one. I can't say that anymore! Jess' dad got a whole hog and cooked it up on the biggest BBQ I've every seen. For those of you who don't live in NC, by "big" I mean tow behind a truck big. It was really, really delish!
Sunday we went to my mom's house for traditional Mother's Day omelets. My mom was very pregnant with my sister during her first Mother's Day and (as the story goes) my dad didn't do anything for that special day. Well, like any good hormonal preggo, she wanted a little recognition as she was waddling around with this baby in her belly...so she cried. The next year, with a one year old, my dad got up early to make her breakfast in bed. He did it up right with an omelet and other yummy b-fast foods and surprised her. Well, she went out to the kitchen to do something and there was the GIANT mess of egg shells, extra chopped up veggies, and other random omelet fixin's. She thought it was the funniest thing ever so that's how the tradition begun. My brother was the cutest little chef on the block. He made a menu and some "order tickets" and then had 4 omelets going at once. So cute.
Jessica did get me a card and wrote some sappy stuff about our new adventures as moms and all sorts of mushy stuff. She's so stinkin' sweet I can't even stand it.
Oh! And we have a pediatrician! I'm not sure if I wrote about that before but it is pretty awesome to check that bad boy off the list. Because we're having the baby at a birth center, they aren't going to do the circumcision. The peds office will do that for us (we've found that a lot don't seem to) AND they have a lactation consultant team on staff. Yay again!! They take our insurance and they're right around the corner. And have a nurse triage line for us crazy first time mommers!
OH! And we've settled on some things for the bathroom. Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's an infant and doesn't give two toots about the bathroom - but I do. And Jess does. We spent some of our Target dollars from the baby shower on a shower curtain, some towels, a rug, and a toothbrush holder. Yeah, yeah, yeah, toothbrush holder - I know. But it was SO cute!! It was an octopus - I blame it on Jess. She couldn't resist. It's not done but he won't need it for a long while.
How far along: 32 weeks
Total weight gain: 19.8 lbs
Maternity clothes: All maternity clothes, all the time
Symptoms: Feeling pretty ok most of the time, heartburn, swelling, the usual...
Stretch marks: I found the first one. On my boob. And I'm NOT happy about it. Trying to remember they're going to nourish my little sprout and provide him with all sorts of nutrients and antibodies and yummy calories and we'll bond and snuggle and all of that...ok, I guess one stretch mark isn't the end of the world
Sleep: Up two times in the night for the bathroom, it's getting old
Best moment of this week: Getting home and settling down after our busy, busy weekend!
What's new this week: 16.7 inches and almost 4 pounds! They say he's getting bigger - yes, I did catch wind of that. Snug as a bug in a rug in there! Still practicing breathing, working on all five senses, and listening to our voices - better start reading him books!
Miss anything: My shoes. I miss being able to fit into shoes.
Movement: Loving me some baby rolls!!
Food cravings: Watermelon is baaaaaack!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Couldn't hide it if i tried
Gender: Still a little dude
Labor signs: Some Braxton Hicks here and there but nothing serious - I'm feeling a late June arrival for some reason. Wishful thinking??
Belly button in or out: Top half out, bottom half in. Whacked the top half on the laundry basket and that did not go so well!
Wedding rings on or off: Off
Happy or moody most of the time: Does heartburny count as an emotion?
Looking forward to: The BEACH next next weekend!
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