Week 36 & 37

A couple of photos from the maternity shoot

Week 37

Emily's Nursery

Week 36

The last two weeks haven't been too eventful. During week 36 Russell and I finished shopping for all the rest of the stuff the baby will need. Over the weekend I put up the wall decorations in Emily's room. I just need to get a curtain rod to hang her curtains. Then her room is done! On Sunday Sept. 26th I took some beautiful maternity pics with Russell and Sean courtesy of Sally Danforth. They turned out wonderfully. I also started going to the doctors weekly. There isn't much to report as far as that goes, except that I am not dilated yet. Hopefully it will be different at the next visit. I have been feeling pretty miserable lately. I am swollen and it is starting to get uncomfortable even when I am sitting. I feel like my ribs are being crushed. The baby is moving around as much as she can with the little space that she has left. This week I have finally made it to 9 months, and the baby is the size of a watermelon (well supposedly), that sounds so big!

Week 35

Beautiful Picture created for us by Jessica McDonough

My Mom and I at the Babyshower

Wow we only have 5 more weeks to go, but I am going to be busy in the next coming weeks preparing for her arrival. This past week was exciting. On Sunday Sept. 12th I had my babyshower. It was so much fun. We had a lot of delicious food, fun games, and socializing. It was a tea party theme. After the shower I began organizing everything. Every day I am working on a different task in the hopes that everything will be done when the baby comes. On Monday night Russell and I got to go on the Maternity tour at the hospital. It was very interesting, and I learned a few new things. I really think that my birth experience with Emily will be very different from Sean's. I think it will be a more positive one in a few different aspects. Other than keeping busy, the baby is growing as she should and I am starting to get more uncomfortable.

Week 34

This week our baby has grown to the size of a honeydew melon. I had a doctor appointment yesterday, and after reviewing last weeks ultrasound she said that the baby is in the 63rd % as far as her growth goes. So, that means she is in the middle range at this point. I just hope that it stays that way. After looking at her kidneys the Dr. said that they are in a normal range. So I think they are just going to monitor them at birth.

This week I have been starting to feel a little miserable, especially at night. It is getting harder to find a comfortable position to sleep in. I feel like her feet are crushing my ribs throughout the day. I know it is just going to get worse as the last weeks go by. I feel like the baby grew a lot this week, or I just look bigger!? Last night Russell finished putting together the baby dresser. So this weekend I am going to try to organize the nursery. Other than that I am so excited for my babyshower this weekend. I am looking forward to seeing friends and family, and having a fun time.

Week 33

This was an exciting week for us. On Sunday Aug. 29th, we had our first babyshower given to us by Grandma Pat. It was so nice to visit with friends and family. We got so many wonderful things to start working on the baby's room. My mom helped me put together the baby's bed this week... well all of the bedding. It is so cute, I can't wait til her whole room is finished being decorated. Today Sept. 2nd I also had my last ultrasound (hopefully), that makes number ten. I got to see her cute little ear, and the ultrasound tech. pointed out her hair on the back of her head. I am hoping she has more hair than Sean did, but we will see. They are now checking the baby's kidneys because they were within a "high" normal range of growth. (Whatever that means?) So now I have to wait until my doctor reviews the results with me. I am just praying that she is healthy and everything is "normal". This week I am starting to feel even more uncomfortable. As I sit I keep having to reposition myself because I keep getting kicked in the ribs. I saw in the ultrasound today her feet are literally underneath my ribcage. This week the baby has graduated from "squash" to "honeydew melon", and they say she can grow another inch this week. It is so amazing to me. I am just wondering how much more I am going to grow at this point.