30 Weeks Down, 10 To Go ...

... til my due date at least. Thats only 70 DAYS!!!! aghhhhh!

I had my 30 week appt today and will now begin seeing my Dr every 2 weeks. Blood Pressure was good, Heartbeat was strong, weight gain was normal, yada yada ... and basically, all's well.

At the end of the appointment Kalina asked if the Dr was going to do an ultrasound - Our OB replied by saying "Sure, as long as your mom & dad are ok with it". Yayyy! We weren't supposed to have another ultrasound again unless they suspected any problems.

She confirmed that the baby was in a head down position and the placenta had moved up top

(it was previously on the front wall of the uterus.) We saw her head, her heart beating nice & strong and her beautiful spine. Chances are good that this is the position she will stay in until delivery ... making for another speedy labor (CROSSING MY FINGERS!).

I also found out today that my Dr. doesn't like to let women go more than 1 week past their due date. At this point they will induce - which scares the crap out of me! Kalina was 9 days overdue ... so if Baby Brooklyn follows in her sisters footsteps I will be begging for just a few more days before being induced. While I trust my Dr. - Id much rather have my body do it on its own.

Baby Brooklyn is the size of a cabbage this week ...

Thank you Auntie Lea!!!

Im so excited to hang my new wall letters ... which were an unexpected gift I found on my porch on friday from my good friend Lea. :D Thank you Lea!!!!

A Few of the Letters Up-Close:

Happy 29!

Im 29 weeks pregnant today!

I cant believe Im this far along already - I feel like we just found out about this new addition!!!

Im feeling good still - although I went from feeling not that pregnant to feeling VERY pregnant practically overnight. And I still have 11 weeks til my due date ... thats still a loooot of time to grow :-/

The baby is moving a LOT and gets hiccups all the time. She consistently hangs out on the right ride and has started stretching those little legs up to my RIBS! hehe. Babycenter.com says that shes prob about 2 1/2 pounds and a tad over 15 inches long. Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain.

Im getting sick of the headless shots - so im moving on to faceless ones ;0)

Ways to Make a Pregnant Girls Day

Today I hit the Jackpot! My cousin Helena who is having a baby girl TODAY - passed on a TON of maternity clothes to me. Im wearing an entirely new (to-me) outfit today. So it started me thinking about all the things that really just MAKE YOUR DAY when your pregnant & you feel like a beluga whale.

• Cute Hand Me Downs that FIT!

• Comments like "you dont even look pregnant from behind" - even if i dont believe 'em. ;)

• My Husband & Daughters hugs - theyre even better now that I have a round belly.

• Baby gifts on the porch when you get home from a super thoughtful, sweet friend. ;) 

• Homemade Food - thank GOD for my husband.

• Food in general. ;)

• Calls/emails from my sisters & sister-in-laws to just say "hi" and see how im doing.

• My moms aka Gramma's excitement about Baby Brooklyn and the shower!

Those are a few of the things that made my week this week ;)

I feel so loved :D

A gift for him ... or for me?!

So although I know he probably wanted something car related - I went against my better judgement I got him something sentimental. ;)

The traditional 1 year anniversary gift is paper -  so I had our vows written in calligraphy for each side of the bed. This way we can never go to sleep mad - haha. yeah right!

   

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yup theres something growing in there...

Pregnancy amazes me ... this is what happened between weeks 12 (on left) and week 28 (right).

Ive been very irritable this week with everything - I just feel grumpy in general. But when I think about how cool all of this is it helps mellow me out.

So - yes; physically this is a very amazing and awe-inspiring experience for me (even the 2nd time around) but in all honestly Im kinda freaked out - Im nervous about everything this week. These same things didnt phase me last week - but here are a few of the things that completely freak me out at the moment;

• how Kalina adjust to having a sibling.

• how our family will adjust to having a newborn

• if im grumpy now ... *sigh* 'nuff said.

• how will a new baby affect our marriage?

• will my baby be healthy?

• can i possibly push another baby out successfully?

• will i end up having a c-section???

• how bad is it going to suck leaving a baby again when i go back to work -

i hate separation anxiety (mine, not the babys)

• will this all work out financially like we've planned?

• will I have discipline enough to get back into shape?

• will david be sensitive to what im going thru?

• will I be sensitive to the changes hes going to be experiencing?

• who will cook dinner and sweep the floors??? haha.

and those are just the immediate concerns. Dont get me started about the responsibility of raising a self-sufficient adult ...

ok ok ... i know. it'll ALL BE FINE. This stuff has a way of working out - right???

one things for sure; she'll be here before we know it.

Feeling a little Nemo-ish today

just a leeeeeeetle lop-sided. :P