I'm a day late and dollar short but I didn't forget about this post. This one is special because it's my BARE belly. Yeah, BARE. Stretch marks, dirty mirror, and all.
How far along? 35 weeks, according to LMP.
Weight gain/loss? None. No weight gain at all entire pregnancy.
Symptoms: Getting cankles. Ew.
Mood: Calm before the storm? I was feeling very overwhelmed for a while but now I'm fine, just prepared now.
Sleep: Not much. Been
Author: Crystal
Hi, I'm Crystal! Mother of 1 human, 3 cats, and a glorified housewife to a fantastic man. Let's have fun and enjoy life together!
Normally I would have songs as blog posts titles but today is just too important. Tonight, as I've done for the last two years, I'll light a candle in honor of my angels, jellybean (4w6d loss) and Ethan (22w2d loss).
It saddens me how society is so accepting to talk about other forms of loss such as cancer, but no one wants to talk about pregnancy loss. Many women have
Today marks 35 weeks (according to LMP. According to Yoda bear's size, I'm pretty close to 37 weeks). Let's check in to see how he's holding up.
According to babygaga.com:
It's getting cramped in here!
Congratulations! You’re now carrying over 5 pounds of baby-goodness - not counting their amniotic fluid, the umbilical cord, or the placenta itself.
Developmentally, your wee womb-tenant has the fat-factory running at full tilt while their digestive system puts
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So we pretty much have everything we need for Yoda's arrival. Well, everything but the tub. Finding a good tub is hard. We want a tub that's good quality and can last for at least a couple of years, well into toddlerdom. Though, we did receive this gem at the baby shower:
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This tub is just too flippin'
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Today is my birthday. Two years ago, I was pregnant on my birthday and actually announced it the same day. It was easier to have people tell me Happy Birthday and wish me congratulations at the same time. Though I did announce to my Facebook friends and family a few weeks ago I was expecting and debuted a few of our maternity photos, I've been pretty quiet on Facebook.
How far along? 34 weeks, according to LMP.
Weight gain/loss? None. No weight gain at all entire pregnancy.
Symptoms: Getting cankles. Ew.
Mood: Feeling overwhelmed, as if I won't be able to handle motherhood.
Sleep: Not much. Been getting up to go pee a lot more now.
Best moment of the week? Hmm...finding a pediatrician. I hope.
Sex/Name of baby? Boy, leaning towards Bogdan.
Food cravings? Not many cravings but got a weird aversion to eggs recently.
Belly button status? Still an innie but
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As time gets closer to the delivery, so has the anxiety. Namely, transportation.
Some background information – M doesn’t have his license. M has never had his license, like ever. He has had his fair share of permits (which we’ll get to later). M has been in a few car accidents which I believe, has soured his want to drive. He was the passenger in all of them.
Ever since we’ve
I had a doctor's appointment on Friday and Yoda bear is still measuring ahead (he's 36 weeks) but my OB isn't too concerned. He's still predicting Yoda bear will be here the first week of November. I most certainly hope so. I do miss turning over without assistance.According to babygaga.com: Your amazing baby is on the move!Until now, your wee womb-squatter's been living fairly high up in your poor stretched-out
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I started packing the hospital bag. I know it might seem early but at this point, I'm just not sure when I'll go to a doctor's appointment and be given the news that I should go straight to L&D. Do I think that'll happen? No. If anything, I'm pretty confident I'll still be pregnant until the last week of this month and from there, it's a crapshoot on when
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This post is a continuation of some of the baby shower swag Yoda has received. It was quite a bit! Let's check it out:
After doing much research, I couldn't decide which breastfeeding pillow I wanted - the Boppy or MyBrestFriend. I decided to go with the Boppy because a lot of my Mommy friends had it and highly recommended it. Unfortunately, I ended up receiving two Boppy pillows (the