saturday morning was the warnke/brown shower at sara's house. it was a great shower with good food and lots of cute gifts! then right after that we packed up and headed to wausau for a smaller version of al's side christmas. baby ole got lots of gifts from auntie althea and auntie molly; al and i got great gifts too. although short, it was a great get together. we headed back home to bloomer saturday night due to the deep freeze that was coming; sunday we stayed inside all day and watched football, cleaned, organized, etc.
monday was work then new year's eve and new year's day. al had to work 3p-3a on both new years eve and new years day :( so for new year's eve i went to courtney's house with trina, tyler, court, derek, steph, tim, randy and smack; same people as last year cept without al and without alcohol for me. we had good food, played cards against humanity (again this year) and had lots of laughs. it was a good time and i headed home at 10pm. it was a pretty perfect preggo new years!
new year's day was cold yet again. spent a bit of time watching college football with al and tator, and did my cutest load of laundry ever! :) first load of baby ole's new clothes. i put away the christmas decor and presents, started packing the hospital bags, cleaned a bit, and relaxed.
How big is baby: size of a durian (via the bump) or a pineapple (via my app)
Weight gain/loss: 25-28 pounds (my weight gain is happy the holidays are finally over! :])
Stretch marks: on my sides
Sleep: still flip flop a lot but sleeping well (hopefully this little guy is learning to sleep well too :])
Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing really, my apple a day has turned into an orange a day, raw veggies taste amazing! as does egg salad/hard boiled eggs
Movement: daily movement, agressive, much like he's practicing karate :)
What I'm loving: getting off work at noon, al having weekends off in january
Symptoms: return of daily/nightly heartburn this week, a bit of tiredness, some days my belly is large and some days it seems not very big. if i'm vertical for a longer stretch of time he seems to push out more on the belly particularly on the right side and it's uncomfortable. i then tend to constantly push against him there which then worries others around me. but usually if i sit/recline or lie on my back, he recedes.
What I'm looking forward to: our 2.5 day weekend together with no plans, nothing to do!! also, our breastfeeding class (and midwife appt) on tuesday, and our childbirth class in 2 saturdays.
Best moment of the week: days off work, shower, wausau christmas, new year's eve
How I'm feeling: feeling a bit uninformed (fearful, of the unknown) about labor and delivery although i did finish reading that portion of 'what to expect when you're expecting.' i'll be happy to get to the childbirth class where i can ask questions, tour the hospital, etc. also really nervous about when i'll go into labor, when i'll need to get to the hospital and if someone will be able to take me (al could be working/on a call, mom is an hour 20 away). also been having random feelings/worryings that the baby is not in my stomach anymore or that he's not alive in there anymore, particularly upon waking. makes me very uneasy.
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Birthing is amazing. It is one of those things in life that it seems like your body just knows how to do. You are going to be great! And most people have time from the beginning of labor. I did say most and it is always good to have a back up plan. Or, what if you are here in the cities???
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