Whew-- is week 34 taking a long time?




Well, here we are week 34---still.  I am feeling very much 39 weeks pregnant rather than 34 (I have never actually been 39 weeks pregnant, as Rosa came at 38.5 weeks).  I am still sleeping fine (propped up due to heart burn), and I can get around fairly well as long as 1) I don't have to walk up hill or 2) get very far from the restroom.  However, I am having a lot of braxton hick (these started weeks ago) and this baby is a pusher.  He loves to just push on me.  It is tiresome and it does wear me out by the end of the day.

Lots of things to update the Blog about:
1) I have some pictures to post from a visit by some friends from Cave Creek--that now live in Portland
2) We went to Az and Grammy through us a great, great baby shower
3) We have a baby gender update

1) In March a childhood friend of mine, Aurelia came over (with dinner) for a visit.  We had a great time catching up, but of course we could have used about 7 more hours to really catch up.  Aurelia's mom Bea and Aurelia's youngest child Quentin were also able to come over.  Quentin is almost exactly Rosa's age and they had just a great time together.  Quentin has two older brother's so he dealt with Rosaleen's demands really well.  The kids did have a great time, but Rosaleen was really trying to call all the shots-- more than I have really ever seen her do. 

The world according to Rosa
Like usual, Ben was great and really took over all kid duty after dinner so Aurelia, Bea and I could try to catch up as much as possible when trying to cover ten years in two hours. It really was a super fun visit.  And thank you very much Bea for the pictures to post!



dancing is a requirement at this house


  2)This past weekend we went to Arizona.  It happened to be my birthday, and also Grammy threw us a super fabulous baby shower!  We had a a very fun time.  It was a quick, quick trip as always, but it was very fun.  For my birthday mom got me one of my very favorite cakes AND I got to eat it for breakfast.  It was great. That along with some goodies and some pampering made the day a lot of fun.

The baby shower was filled with the usual suspects, and we really did have such a fun time.  Plus Ben, Rosaleen and I were blessed with many gift to help us be prepared for our new little baby. How sweet it is to have friends and family (The shower pics that I have got posted to the top of the this post, and it is too challenging to move them.)  Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for such a great party.

3) While we were in Arizona, Ben and I peeked at the envelope that indicated  the baby's sex.  So now we know and we are REALLY excited!!!!!  I will devote a new post to the baby's sex in a couple of days, but needless to say, we are thrilled. We are so looking forward to our new baby.

Comments

  1. The McLERNONSApril 19, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    Yikes, I just went back to look at pictures of me when I was 37 and 36 weeks pregnant with Rosaleen-- and according to those pictures, I have a lot more growing to do. Wow. Hmmm, I wonder which baby will be bigger.

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  2. GandJApril 20, 2013 at 9:40 PM

    Grammy is a bit......surprised, It has been over 3 yrs but if I am remembering correctly...your not as big...... So the next thing to judge things by would be your weight...which NO female should EVER post...but is the weight gain the same , more or less?? May be its just the configuration that is different? Thats why I am anxious for your Dr appt. Compare weight gain..does not look like baby has dropped .
    Great posting! xoxox

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  3. TammyApril 22, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    Wow - I am impressed - you are still going full-throttle so late into your pregnancy. You go girl! I cannot believe you made it that long without peeking. Cannot wait to find out more about the baby.

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  4. AnonymousMay 3, 2013 at 10:09 PM

    Just caught up with all the posts looks like its been a busy couple of months! So excited for you! And I can't believe you peeked!!! LOL but you mentioned a gender in your post so is that a clue? You look smaller this time around and great! I vote for week 38. :) xoxoxo Rosa

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