I need to stop.eating.
Seriously, when did birthday's become an excuse to eat and eat until you are miserable? Why is food associated with celebrations and holidays? Well regardless, I have been eating non stop since Thursday. I think I've put poor Leah in a sugar coma a couple of times. Saturday, I had green beans for lunch to counteract all of the cake, brownies, and doughnuts I had had in the previous days. And I've got to say, it felt really, really nice. Today though, we are back on track. I think I gained my "pound a week" all in 4 days, so I've really got to watch it from now on.
That's not me complaining though, I had a great weekend. I'm a lucky girl. Friday, I picked up my cake after work and then we went vacuum shopping! I have vacuumed twice since then. I think I could get addicted. Kyle grilled our favorite meal, since it was the last night of his 12 week diet. It was delicious. Saturday was the Cardinals game and dinner (again, with the eating). Leah was very active through most of the game, I believe she will be a Cardinals fan just like her parents. And I saw so many babies... I can't wait to take her! My favorite moment at the game happened when Albert hit his homerun. The fireworks went off, and the crowd went crazy, and I got kicked twice, very hard. She was either scared, or excited, but either way it made me laugh. She also got cotton candy at the game - she was a big fan.
As I get closer and closer to the end, I find myself thinking more and more about labor... yikes. I had ideas of how I want things to go that day and in the days following, but now that we are getting closer I find them changing. I guess that's because I know that my ideas will eventually become my reality so I really want to take my time thinking about what I want (and Kyle of course, but he says he wants what I want). I'm not really forming a birth plan, because I find myself far less qualified than my doctor to know whats best for Leah and I. I trust her completely to take care of us. However, she gave us a "wish list" to fill out of how we want the day to go so I've been working on that. Some of the things I had never even considered, which is a bit overwhelming. I will post it all in a blog when I make I finally have all of my thoughts together, don't worry. Some of it will even apply to visitors so you'll want to tune in to read our rules :). Whatever we decide though, one thing is for certain, Leah's arrival will be about her, her mom, and her dad... everyone else will be an after thought.
Leah has been around for an incredible 27 weeks now! I get more amazed every week. It really shouldn't still be shocking, but it is. Leah is close to 15 inches long now, and weighs 2lbs 3oz. My uterus is resting nicely on my rib cage, which is making breathing, bending, and sitting a real joy. She is working mainly on her lung and brain development. Both of which are in working order, they just need a little fine tuning before she comes to see us. She gets the hiccups a lot now, poor thing. Must be all that growing she's doing! She has been practicing opening and closing her eyes a lot. I wonder what the view looks like in there? I've been trying and trying to video her moving across my belly, but no matter how active she is, the second I pull up my shirt and turn on the camera she plays dead. Stubborn child.
Her mother is getting a lot of fun new symptoms. Ps - are they still symptoms since it's already been confirmed I'm pregnant? I got my first spell of leg cramps, and it was a doosy. Both legs at the same time. I shot up from a dead sleep to contorted feet and my calves in balls. A fun time was had by all. Even though I screamed, Kyle barely woke up. He patted my back for a second...thanks. The funny thing is though, the very next night HE got them!! Haha, we're starting to think he's pregnant as well. The rib pain is fun. I can't remember anything. I clean and/or organize something every day. I'm back to being extremely tired by 7:30. Every once in a while Leah will put enough pressure on that I feel like she's going to fall out. That one takes some getting used to. I keep remembering the fact that we still have so much growing to do - scary! I've got some things going my way though. 27 weeks and not a stretch mark. My belly button is still hanging on to its original shape by a thread. I keep imagining the fact that I see the dark line, but I feel like if I have to stare that hard... it's probably not there. My nails and hair are growing at the speed of light. The cleaning and organizing, while tiring, is very much working in my favor. I can still wear all of my original pants... with the belly band of course. I bought an extra small maternity dress this weekend. My ring still fits. And I'm not puking.
Leah has a party to get ready for next weekend! That's right, it's her baby shower!! Her mom is SO excited. A lot of people are working very hard to make it great - so I can't wait to see it all! And get presents, of course.
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