I now have my first Mother's day under my belt (I think it counts even if I'm still pregnant...right?) 30 weeks seems like a big moment to me for some reason. The remaining ten will go by super fast, I'm sure! I'm still not sure if it has hit James yet that we ARE going to have a baby. While I'm reading books/researching online almost constantly, James has yet to open a book or prepare for this at all. I think he will be in for a rude awakening when the baby comes!
James and I went on our "babymoon"...or so we've been calling it. We spent two nights in the Minneapolis area. We just did a little shopping at the MOA and IKEA, had two date nights at nice restaurants, including the Melting Pot...which we both LOVED. I did not work all of last week and I will go back to work tomorrow, which will be hard to do!
I have had some trouble recently renewing my DOT health card that allows me to drive a commercial vehicle for work. After working with human resources and employee health at work and with my doctor, I finally received a new DOT health card that allows me to continue with our mobile service to outreach hospital sites. I hope to continue driving as long as I continue to feel good.
I will also be leaving two weeks from today for Cleveland for my work-related training class. I'm still working on getting a "fit to fly" letter from my doctor to allow me to fly at 32 weeks.
New with baby/My last doc appt:
She remains crazy active...such a weird feeling! Some movements literally make me squeal as she tickles me under my ribs. Her heart rate is still 150. I had failed my first glucose test, but passed the three-hour diagnostic test for gestational diabetes...yay! And to everybody that warned me about the glucose drink for the three-hour exam, thanks for the warning...but really, it was not bad at all. Maybe I was just prepared for the absolute worst! Hiccups now occur about 3 to 4 times a day, which is normal (just her building up her lung and diaphragm strength). I can tell her position from where I feel the hiccups. Her head is down 90% of the time, so hopefully she chooses that position for delivery! Weight gain to date=18 pounds, not bad for everything I've been eating! However I can tell my stomach has less and less room and my meals have been getting smaller or else I'm left with a miserable "full" feeling!
After receiving our crib as a gift from James' mom, our nursery is all set up! All we really need is baby to complete it now (and lots of diapers, I guess)! Here are some pictures:
Sleep has gotten worse again for me...with the horrible dreams, my mind going wild with thoughts and worries, and lacking comfort in bed, I've been getting more sleepy and moody during the day! I still feel like I shouldn't complain because every other aspect of this pregnancy has treated me very well.
That's it for now I think!
30 weeks- you probably have at most 10 weeks left, that is so crazy! Love the baby room, we want ours done by August 1st to make sure we have plenty of time and in case anything were to happen like me on bedrest, heaven forbid! As I look at all your pictures, when I look at the 2 month picture it seems odd not to have a baby bump there :)
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