In case you
haven’t noticed…I’ve been an epic blogger failure over the past 12 weeks. On one hand, it seems as if not much has
changed but on the other hand I can think of all sorts of new things. First things first…still no legitimate belly
pictures. I’m ridiculous…I know…I
promise to have a picture in my next post.
So, what’s
new?!
TeamPug is
officially 32 weeks along! Puglet has
furniture…a bed, dresser, and changing table.
Oh, and a sweet $25 glider that my aunt and cousin scored from a garage
sale. I’ll have to devote a separate
post to furniture bargains because I’m pretty proud of TeamPug in this
department.
After
finding out Puglet’s gender, one of my best friends from high school, Sarah,
put together an awesome Mizzou Black & Gold gift set consisting of a hand
crafted headband & bow, newborn hat, 12 mo. hat and car seat blanket. I’ll have to devote another post to her
creations because they’re just plain awesome.
In the mean time, you can check out her work/purchase items via Facebook
> B.I.B.S. (Baby Items By Sarah) or the B.I.B.S. blog.
JPug and I
decided on a theme for Puglet’s room.
Instead of going for a character theme, we went for colors. The main colors are bright pink, brown, and a
muted lime green…with a little rust and a bit of cream mixed in. Sounds potentially horrendous, huh? The palate was inspired by Zoe Pearn’s Indian
Summer fabric line…I found some swatches at a local quilt shop and fell in
love. Right now Puglet’s room is a lot
of ideas and not much execution so we have quite the task ahead of us.
We registered. The registry process is fun but ultimately
more difficult than I would have ever imagined!
Talking to friends, reading reviews and making decisions on products
your child may or may not like was exhausting.
For every good review/highly recommended product, there was a doomsday
review that made us think twice. We’re
not picking a blender here folks…you don’t want the baby swing that will
catapult your little one across the living room! Ultimately we did the best we could…I’m sure we’ll
swear by some products and others won’t work for us…eh…that’s life.
We found
some serious end-of-summer clothing bargains.
Besides room décor, JPug and I haven’t purchased much of anything for
Puglet. We’re pretty frugal and are
waiting until after our showers to make purchases. This rule of thumb went right out the window
when both Kohl’s and JCPenny had their summer baby clothing 70% off…AND it was
tax-free weekend. I mean, who can pass
up outfits at 70% off sans taxes?!?! We
ended up purchasing about 20 outfits in a combination of 6mo. and 9mo. sizes
that should get our little Pug through next summer.
We had our
3D ultrasound! Our specific experience
was a bit underwhelming (awesome experience, didn’t get great pictures) because
Puglet decided to keep her knees on her chest and feet and hands over her face
almost the entire time. She literally
looked like a contortionist movie star trying to block the paparazzi’s view…haha…go
figure! We caught glimpses of her little
face here and there and were able to see her open her eyes, yawn and even saw a
bit of hair growing on the back of her head.
I’m really interested to see how much she’ll look (and act) like her ultrasound
pictures/video once she arrives.
On a more
serious note, August marked our infertility processes’ 2 year mark. It’s really incredible to think back 2 years
and see how far we’ve come. August also
marked the due date of the baby we lost in December. When we originally lost the baby and feelings
were still raw, I was sure the approaching due date would be hard for me. Luckily, I was busy at work and immersed in
happy Puglet thoughts so I didn’t even realize the due date until it had
already passed. I’m not sad to have
experienced our loss and I believe I’m a stronger and more compassionate person
because of it but I’m beyond happy and thankful that we’ve moved forward and
are expecting.
Quick Update
How far
along: 32 weeks
Size of
baby: The size of a large jicama (about
3.75 pounds) and about 16.7 inches long.
Total weight
gain: 14 pounds
Maternity clothes:
Empire waist dresses, maternity pants and a combination of maternity tops and
pre-pregnancy tops.
Sex: It’s a
girl!
Movement: I definitely
feel her moving every day but the type of movement is hard to describe. Maybe once every 10 days she’s really active…kicking,
punching and changing positions. Most of
the movement I feel is strong flutters here and there and what my friend
Courtney described as “rolling”…more changing positions than discernable kicks
or punches.
Sleep: No complaints. There was a week or so where I was pretty
uncomfortable sleeping but a combination of suggestions from the chiropractor
and OB have me sleeping pretty comfortably these days. Rather than have a mountain of pillows around
me (which JPug dubbed Mt. Pillowmanjaro), I sleep with a single king size
pillow under my head/neck and another king size pillow between my legs. I’m not sure how effective the set-up is…it’s
not uncommon for me to wake up and find myself sleeping square on my back (a
no-no for pregnant women) but I’m still sleeping pretty darn well so why fix
what’s not broken?!
What I miss:
Until Labor Day weekend…SKINNY JEANS. I
found some skinny jeans with my cousins and good friend from high school over
Labor Day weekend so I’m a happy, skinny jean wearing pregnant gal!
Cravings:
Still none. I may truly be one of the
most boring pregnant ladies ever!
Symptoms:
About 6 weeks ago I started having trouble with my sciatic nerve on my right
side. Almost immediately, I started
seeing a chiropractor as a preventative measure. I’m happy to report that my weekly adjustments
as well as exercises he gave me to do at home have kept my back…my entire body
actually…feeling pretty good. I also
started getting pretty severe calf cramps just over a month ago. The OB attributed the cramping to a water,
potassium or calcium deficiency…I’m sure it wasn’t water (I drink more than 120oz./day)
so I increased my potassium and calcium intake to rectify the problem. The potassium and calcium helped a bit but
the cramps and pain reared their ugly heads at times so the OB recommended
switching to tennis shoes exclusively at my last appointment. Yep…rocking tennis shoes everywhere (with no
calf pain) J Last but not least, my belly button is nearly
gone. I still have the slightest innie
but I’ll be honest, it’s not long for this world.
What I’m
looking forward to: Seeing Puglet’s room come together, spending time with
friends and family at our upcoming showers, and meeting our little lady
