37ish week update...

How far along: 37 weeks, 5 days

Total weight gain: 38 pounds now...

How much does baby weigh: According to the Bump, I'm now carrying a small watermelon.., hovering around the 6.5ish lb mark.

Maternity clothes: Only a few fit...just wearing the comfiest stuff while around the house since I'm on maternity leave now.

Stretch marks: Small stretchies on my hips. Still none whatsover on my belly, so far *fingers crossed*

Sleep: I do what I can, in between all the frequent bathroom trips.

Best moment this week: Cole goin crazy in my belly while the boys played Rock Band.

Movement: He sleeps alot more now. And he's running out of room in my cramped uterus. But when he's awake and active you can definitely see every roll or twist he makes. I'm often lopsided from how he's moving.

Food cravings: None. Just enjoying treats here and there..

Belly button in or out: Just when i think it can't pop any further, there it goes even more... Turkey is almost done ;-)

What I miss: Having work to do to keep my preoccupied...the hours really drag by..

What I'm looking forward to: Thanksgiving and then Cole's arrival, in that order ;-)

Milestone: At term now...nursery all ready.. just need Cole..

Nursery progress..

We still have several things left to do but here's a peek at the nursery progress... The sun has been very stubborn lately so sorry for the poor lighting in most of these pics. You can click on any picture to enlarge it. enjoy!

34 week update...

How far along: 34 weeks

Total weight gain: 34 pounds now.. ob said it's baby fattening up..hmmm

How much does baby weigh: According to the Bump, I'm now carrying a honeydew melon..soon to be a small watermelon, hovering around the 4ish lb mark.

Maternity clothes: Done buying new ones, just rotating a few pairs for work. and wearing lounge pants when I'm home. comfort is key right now..

Stretch marks: Small stretchies on my hips. Still none whatsover on my belly, so far *fingers crossed*

Sleep: Actually getting decent amount of Zzz's since we have the window open and the fall breeze keeps my body temp down. I also shove pillows up against my back in addition to my huge maternity pillow, so that helps.

Best moment this week: Hearing Cole's heartbeat/kicks on the fetal monitor after noticing decreased activity lately..

Movement: He sleeps alot more now. And he's running out of room in my cramped uterus. But when he's awake and active you can definitely see every roll or twist he makes. I'm often lopsided from how he's moving.

Food cravings: None. Just enjoying treats here and there..

Belly button in or out: Definitely popped and keeps popping more each week. Turkey is almost done ;-)

What I miss: Getting in and out of the car with ease, climbing stairs w/o nearly passing out, and lately sushi (mmmmm)

What I'm looking forward to: Maternity leave! One more week to go....

Milestone: Hitting full term of 37 weeks !!

No piggy flu for me, thanks....

So last week I held out my arm and received a swine flu shot. Oh excuse me, I guess the PC way of saying it is novel H1N1 vaccine. According to sources this virus was originally referred to as “swine flu” because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs (swine) in North America. But further study has shown that this new virus is very different from what normally circulates in North American pigs. It has two genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia and bird (avian) genes and human genes. Scientists call this a "quadruple reassortant" virus.

All that jibberish aside, whether you think a pandemic of the swine flu is headed our way or not, your chance to get inocculated is just around the corner. Luckily I fell into Tier 1 of high-risk groups for getting the virus, being nearly eight months pregnant. I attended a closed-door session for preggos only at the Burlington County Health Department. Never have I seen so many bumps of all sizes. They came from all over NJ to get the shot. It takes about 8-10 days for the virus to start innoculating both me and baby Cole but now I won't have to worry about Cole being born in prime flu season or me catching it either. Oh and I got the seasonal flu shot a few weeks before that. And I'm happy to say that mama-to-be and baby are doing just fine, no funny side effects from either shot. yay!

For more info on the swine flu, visit http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu/qa.htm

Well one of us passed anyway.... ;-)

Mr. Laz and I went to an infant CPR & lifesaving techniques class this week at the hospital.

It started out innocently enough with a few other couples sitting in front of their "babies". I use this term loosely b/c gone are the cutesie flesh colored babies of classes past... they are now futuristic silver versions. They seriously could pass for mini terminator offspring. I guess it's easier to be non-denominational this way. But they are pretty creepy looking and seem to have their mouth frozen in a permanent shocked "O".

...And apparently their heads come off. haha. Take a look at the below pic...yes that's a CPR robot baby without it's head. The bad news is that's what happened to Jay's baby while delivering back whacks during the choking portion... the good news is that the lodged item in baby's airway wasn't an issue anymore ;-)



In all seriousness the class was super informative and Jay and I feel as prepared as we can be. I'm sure we'll still panic when it happens but at least we know what we're supposed to do. And the teacher assured us, the head won't come off of our baby no matter what ;-)