36 Weeks

Friday marked 36 weeks! I had a doctor appointment on Thursday, and she agreed that baby has definitely dropped. Everything still looks great for baby and me, and baby is estimated to weigh a bit over 6 pounds. We also talked through the procedure for the c-section, as I have to have one because of the surgery I had last summer. It's a bit strange to know the day and approximate time baby will arrive, but kind of nice too! I won't say when it is, but it will be done sometime before 39 weeks!

During the week Paul installed the car seat in my car, and yesterday one of my friends came over and helped me stock the freezer with dinners. Check out the recipes and e-cookbook on mamaandbabylove.com. We now have 14 freezer bags of dinners ready to go straight into the slow cooker, and it took less than 3 hours to assemble it all!

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35 Weeks

I think baby has dropped this past week. My breathlessness and heartburn have eased a bit, and the need to go to the bathroom has increased! Baby also feels a bit lower, and I think I'm 'waddling' more now!




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Baby's Room

We're finally ready to reveal baby's room!  First, the before- this room was Paul's office.  He has put some of his stuff into storage and has relocated one desk with computer, printer, etc. to a corner of the dining room.  Here's what the room looked like back on May 30th.

After some more cleaning on June 6th.

Lots of progress in one day, here's June 7th!

Putting the crib together on June 30th.

And, today, the finished product.  Tah Dah!!!
View from the door looking into the room.  The swing will go down to the living room shortly before baby arrives.

Looking to the left from the door.  Everything in the crib is stuff to be packed for the hospital, and the Moses basket will go into our room before baby's arrival.

Taken with my back to the windows- the door is to the left.

Changing station on top of the chest of drawers.

I'm stealing my sister's idea with Freya and her giraffe and will be taking a monthly photo with baby and lion.

Shelves with closets to the right.

I really like the curtains- a great find at Ikea!

It has been so much fun getting baby's room ready, and we were lucky with finding a lot of great used stuff online- the chair, swing, Moses basket, high chair, bath, and Pack and Play.  I was also lucky to find the jungle items in a lot of different places- the pictures were from a website, the curtains from Ikea, the changing mat and lion from another shop.  Now all we need is baby!

Baby Shower

Jean and Marie planned a fabulous baby shower for me at Jean's house yesterday afternoon.  We had a tea party with homemade scones, chocolate biscuit cake, brownies, and all sorts of delicious goodies.

We played a game of guessing the flavor of the baby foods- yuck!  And, everyone decorated bibs and onesies for baby.

I received really thoughtful gifts- here's an apron for baby to help mom do some baking!

Amy and Alisha were very crafty!  Amy made the cake and Alisha made the bike.

It was so thoughtful of everyone to include the American tradition of a baby shower for me.  I also received a really nice message from my mom that Marie read during the shower, and we Skyped with Margo and Freya.  Baby is very lucky to have such wonderful family and friends on two continents!

34 Weeks

I hit 34 weeks yesterday! On Thursday I had a doctor appointment, and all continues to look great. Baby is estimated to weigh over 5 pounds and the length measurements continue to be ahead of schedule! If baby keeps gaining weight at the 1/2 to 3/4 pound per week that the books say he/she will, I think we're in for a pretty good sized baby! Definitely something to be thankful for.

We also had a hospital tour on Thursday. The midwife who gave the tour demonstrated some handling of a 2 day old baby, emphasising the fact that babies are not as fragile as some people think they are. I think it especially surprised Paul and reassured him the baby won't break!

Later today I have my baby shower! This is something that is not usually done here (no wedding showers either), but my friend Jean was very thoughtful to embrace my American traditions and throw a shower for me!

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33 Weeks!

Here's bump at 33 weeks! It seems smaller in the photo than it does in person! I actually finished up work last week- the sleeplessness due to back pain and overall back pain I was getting with work were just too much. So, I'm trying to get in some naps during the day and taking it easy- the tv series Downton Abbey has become a new favourite! Baby's room is nearly finished- just a shelf for Paul to put up- then I'll get some photos posted!

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