I am 34 weeks pregnant. The baby is moving like crazy, and has decided that I should wake up at 4:30 in the morning with a kick to the rib! Not the best way to wake up, but I do love the quiet time the baby and I spend with each other in the morning. People say that they miss being pregnant. I think I might too. It is amazing sitting here talking to my belly and watching it distort.
The last few weeks have been difficult. I pulled a muscle in my back trying to get off the couch, and it made everything more of a challenge! Several times I whimpered in bed and I tried to roll over in the middle of the night. But I am finally feeling better, and hopefully will continue to feel good the rest of my pregnancy. I am also officially on Winter Break. I have over two weeks off to relax, and stock pile some energy before returning to work for the rest of the pregnancy.
Everyone at work has been so supportive, especially the kids. I finally got a cart on Thursday, so I don’t have to carry my books from my office to the classroom. But before that students would come up to me and offer to carry my stuff. The other day I went to the bathroom, and then stopped to talk to another teacher in the hallway, one of my students came out of my room. I told him I would be right there. He said that the other kids sent him out to check on me to make sure I was okay and had not fallen or gotten hurt. So sweet!
Last week we had two baby showers, one at each of our schools. Our coworkers are so generous. We went from having practically nothing to having a living room full of adorable baby stuff. Yesterday we set up the Pack N Play and decided what needs to be washed before the baby gets here. Now I just have to figure out how to put on the Moby Wrap. Chris suggested we try it out with Frida. We’ll see, if she is in a good mood today I might. (I tried it out. My belly is too big to tie it up correctly. Looks like Frida is safe, for now!)
I had to go to a specialist last week. My baby has some fluid on its kidney. They have assured me many many times that I do not need to get worried. After several ultrasounds they cannot find a cause of this fluid, and we are hoping it will resolve itself before birth. They tell me that is what usually happens. I have another ultra sound the 1st week of January to check. The doctor did get this amazing picture of my baby.
