How Far Along? 36 weeks (Only one week away from being full-term, eeeek!)
How Big is Baby? At 36 weeks he weighs about 5 pounds and is 18 inches long, which is the size of a honeydew melon. Yep, I do believe I'm packing a honeydew in there, hehe.
Our next doctor's appointment is tomorrow. My doctor will be doing another ultrasound to check Neven's position (verifying he is head down) and his size. I will definitely do an update after the appointment, since we should get some good information out of it. After this appointment, I will be visiting my doctor every week from here on out.
A few days ago, I decided to take off my wedding rings until after Neven is born. It was a warm day, and I noticed slight swelling in my fingers. My rings were only a little harder to get off than normal, but I don't want to be stuck in a situation where I have to pry them off my fingers. I always feel naked when I'm not wearing my rings, since I've worn a ring on that finger since I was 16 years old (when Shaun gave me a promise ring).
How I'm Feeling: In the past 2 weeks I've actually been feeling fairly good. This is probably due to the fact that I've finally "accepted" being 8-9 months pregnant by telling myself that I don't need to be doing things at my normal non-pregnant pace. I've definitely slowed down in my day-to-day activities, but this has made my aches and pains much more manageable. I've been taking a nap every other day and I get 8 hours of sleep each night, which also seriously helps me feel better.
Shaun is also being very helpful by helping me when I need it... Especially by playing with Aria, since she needs time to literally run around with one of us to burn off energy. I will play with her all day by doing activities such as coloring, reading books, playing with Play-Doh, etc., but nothing beats having running races with Dad around the house :)
This week I finished my aerobic swim class. I am sad to be done, since it gave me some exercise and made me feel weightless, but I am also happy to be done, since we did the same exact routine every class. I need variety in my fitness routines, and I was getting very bored. I might go to the public pool for open swim a couple times in the next few weeks to get some exercise... we'll see.
Best Moment this Past Month: All the times Aria hugs and kisses Neven and tells him "I love you". She doesn't know what she is really in for!
Baby Purchases/Planning: I finally got Neven's space completely set up. I owe half the credit to Shaun, since I needed his assistance to move all the furniture in our room to make it happen. After the furniture rearrangement, we came to this set-up:
I love how his bed will be right next to ours. Also, if he has problems sleeping in the pack-n-play, we can simply move it out of the room and unfold the inclined rock-n-play sleeper stored right beside it. This weekend we started potty training Aria, cold-turkey style by saying good-bye to diapers, so I was able to transfer her changing pad and diaper pail to Neven's room. Now we are just waiting for the little guy to make an appearance :) By the way, did you notice his name on the wall? I made those letters from chipboard and scrapbook paper. I love how they turned out. Here is a close-up:
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Shaun is also being very helpful by helping me when I need it... Especially by playing with Aria, since she needs time to literally run around with one of us to burn off energy. I will play with her all day by doing activities such as coloring, reading books, playing with Play-Doh, etc., but nothing beats having running races with Dad around the house :)
This week I finished my aerobic swim class. I am sad to be done, since it gave me some exercise and made me feel weightless, but I am also happy to be done, since we did the same exact routine every class. I need variety in my fitness routines, and I was getting very bored. I might go to the public pool for open swim a couple times in the next few weeks to get some exercise... we'll see.
Best Moment this Past Month: All the times Aria hugs and kisses Neven and tells him "I love you". She doesn't know what she is really in for!
Baby Purchases/Planning: I finally got Neven's space completely set up. I owe half the credit to Shaun, since I needed his assistance to move all the furniture in our room to make it happen. After the furniture rearrangement, we came to this set-up:
I love how his bed will be right next to ours. Also, if he has problems sleeping in the pack-n-play, we can simply move it out of the room and unfold the inclined rock-n-play sleeper stored right beside it. This weekend we started potty training Aria, cold-turkey style by saying good-bye to diapers, so I was able to transfer her changing pad and diaper pail to Neven's room. Now we are just waiting for the little guy to make an appearance :) By the way, did you notice his name on the wall? I made those letters from chipboard and scrapbook paper. I love how they turned out. Here is a close-up:
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