baby ole :: week 36

another busy and exhausting but great weekend! friday was my work shower at erica's house. it was wonderful! complete with good food, cute decor, decorating onsies and pin the mustache on the baby.

 it was a mustache & bowtie theme :)

then saturday morning al put together the crib and hung the curtain rod in baby ole's room. it's finally coming together; although we don't have the crib mattress yet. then we drove up to the cities, dropped tator off at mom's and went to babies r us. we bought the things we need on our registery since that is likely the last time we'll be up in the cities until after he comes. we had a few gift cards and coupons and paid very little for all that we got! then we had the softball shower; it was so much fun!! manda had a fantastic taco bar, fun games, and the team pitched in and got us the video monitor!! then we played cards against humanity; so very funny!!!

tator helped :)

 cards against humanity

sunday morning we drove back to bloomer, unpacked the car, had a quick lunch and headed into eau claire. we picked up a baby bjorn carrier i found on craigslist for $20! then we went over to the risen's house for some snacks, pizza, playoff football and playing with their adorable kiddos!! to say we were tired/exhausted once we got home sunday night is an understatement; i slept for nearly 13 hours.

tuesday i had a midwife appointment and will now start weekly appointments. nothing much new at the appointment again this week. had the group b strep test, will find out the results next week. watched the video for water birth and am still a bit undecided about it. i like the idea but don't want to commit to it in case it doesn't work. also, i have a fear that it'll be like a hot tub and be too hot for me. we'll see.

al and i had an early dinner date on monday and i need to

beware when requesting a booth; not much clearance these days :)

 as you may be able to tell by this week's (and last weeks) picture,

we're having issues with shirts being long enough :)

and another comparison shot since last week was another 5 or 0 week :)

quite a bit bigger!

How big is baby: size of a honeydew (via the bump) or a coconut (via my app) (flip flopped from last week :])

Weight gain/loss: 27-30 pounds; i'll likely go over my goal of 30 lbs but shouldn't be by much (i'm so ready to workout/lift again!)

Stretch marks: on my sides

Sleep: still flip flop a lot but sleeping well. i'm usually very uncomfortable upon first getting into bed: heartburn, hip aches, body hurts, can't get comfy. but i still sleep pretty well.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: loving grapefruit this week and granola bars. also sugar :(

Movement: just the normal sporadic movement, lots of butt pushing out :)

What I'm loving: getting things set up, cleaned and ready. also, that i'm actually having some ambition to do my hair :)

Symptoms:  heartburn, hip ache, some joint pain, having to pee all the time!

What I'm looking forward to: football/bloomer shower next weekend (last one until he comes) and not being pregnant anymore :)

Best moment of the week: showers were great!

How I'm feeling: i was very uncomfortable this weekend, just in general. i could feel my stomach muscles stretching and didn't want to move or do much. i spent a lot of time sitting. and was more tired than usual but hopefully once i catch up on sleep it'll be better. al worked 2 overnights this week (tues & wed) and i think that threw both our sleep schedules off.