Posted by akofner Day 233: Swelling
December 17, 2007Yesterday Anat’s friends threw her a baby shower. I’m not really sure where to begin to describe it all, because first of all, I think I’m having sugar withdrawal and my brain isn’t working so well today, and because I’m a little tongue-tied when I think about how much love everyone put into the shower. I could probably blog for a few pages about all the thoughtful touches at the party, the heartfelt and amazing gifts, the fantastic food (you can never forget the food), or the fact that some friends flew in from the East Coast or braved knee-crippling MCL tears to be there. Even the arts and crafts part of the afternoon, which I was a bit curious/skeptical about, turned out great (pictures to come). Yes…, we tie-dyed onesies for Baby K. Let the stereotypes/jokes start …. now.
Overall, it’s been an amazing baby-related weekend. It’ll be nice to have a few days off soon where can sit back, put it all in perspective, and began to think about the last 15% of this pregnancy. I bet in the next few weeks we probably will get a little more nervous, but if this weekend was any indication of the support and love this kid (and us) have in store, then I’m pretty sure everything’s going to be just fine.
On a related note, the other day, Baby K’s car seat arrived (Thanks Ma). Excitedly we opened the box, took it out and started playing with it. Quickly we realized what (or who I should say) would be sitting in that seat and had to put the seat back in the box. We certainly were a bit blindsided by the reality of this piece of baby swag. Funny how neither the kicking basketball under Anat’s shirt, nor the hours of birthing videos we’ve seen in class, have really spooked us as much as this car seat. Well at least we have a few weeks to slowly acclimate to having it in the house.
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Day 226: But who’s counting?
December 11, 2007The third trimester is a strange time!
I bet none of you can tell me what the inside of your bellybutton looks like. I can, and well, it’s not the prettiest. And walking…who knew walking could be so difficult? What were once some cute kicks and bangs inside my belly, are now long movements with limbs sticking out and organs being smooshed. Have you ever had someone step on your (insert internal organ)? I play games sometimes with my belly to see if the kid will notice that I’m poking around and poke back. It has only worked once. But the other day I was treated to a consistent movement in my belly that lasted a minute or so — hiccups. That’s right the baby had the hiccups and my belly hiccuped on cue for about a minute. It was hysterical.
The funny part is that I can’t imagine where any more kid can fit. Really. In the next eight weeks, the baby will gain ~4 more pounds. Where is that baby going to fit?? I can’t imagine my stomach expanding any more than it already has. I mean you should watch me get out of bed in the middle of the night to pee, I feel like it takes 10 minutes; I can’t wait to see what happens when I gain another 4 pounds in baby weight alone. I mean I used to consider myself a pretty small human, I can’t believe how much I can stretch. And people expect me to believe that this skin is just going to snap back into place in a few months. I doubt it, I mean I just don’t see how that is physically possible.
I have already gotten to the point where I think the baby is too big to come out of me. Go look at this week’s picture and then tell me what you think. This is all one awesome science project!
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