Category: Pregnancy 2.0

35 down, 35 to go

Posted on by Sarah Marshall

Yesterday I reached the 35 week mark. This is my favorite milestone because at 35 weeks, you have 35 days to your due date. I like the matchy matchy.

So when most people look at me and hear my due date, I get some type of shocked reaction. One bold guy at work even said “You’re not gonna make it until then”. So yes, I’m anticipating another good sized baby. Brooke was 8lbs, 13oz and born a little over a week early. Although I’m skeptical of how accurate ultrasound estimates are, Baby Girl was thought to be around the 5.5lb mark at 32 weeks. They say that baby gains about half a pound per week at the end so its feasible that we’ll have another 8+ pounder.

It’s been another long stretch between updates but time and energy have been limited for me in recent weeks. Fortunately, like with Brooke, this pregnancy has been pretty uneventful. I have the normal pregnancy woes – heartburn, hard time getting comfy at bedtime, feeling like Baby Girl is trying to claw her way out through my belly, body temperature at least 10 degrees higher than anyone else nearby, lower backache, waddling when I walk….all that good stuff.

Big Sister putting finishing touches on Baby Sister's crib
Big Sister putting finishing touches on Baby Sister’s crib

Even though it feels like the to-do lists are never ending, we’ve gotten lots of stuff accomplished. The crib is ready for a baby, dresser and closet are now full of baby clothes, blankets and diapers. Diaper stash is good enough to get us started – I got a little bit of each type until we figure out what works best for us. Keith and I attended the “First Time Birth Center Childbirth” class and now we have a good idea of what to expect at go-time.

What’s left…well Brooke and I are planning to install the car seat this weekend. That’s really the only thing that HAS to be done before Baby Girl comes. Oh – and pick out a name but I guess technically that can wait until she’s here.  Other things are stuff that needs to be done but if something crazy happened, we’d survive without. Things like getting our bags ready to take to the birth center, stocking up the freezer and pantry, a gift for Brooke from Baby Sister, buying a few last minutes baby items, etc.

If you want to place your bets on when Baby Girl will be here and how big she’ll be, don’t forget about our ExpectNet game.

Playroom Re-Org

Posted on by Sarah Marshall

With the impending arrival of Baby Girl, we’ve had to rethink and readjust how we use the space in our house. Our 3rd bedroom is currently Brooke’s playroom and we don’t have room anywhere else for the toys and books in there so we’re making it a combo of playroom & nursery.

Dress Up Hook Over-the-door Art Organizer That means we’ve had to get creative in terms of storage. We hung hooks for dress up clothes and accessories. We got an over the door shoe organizer for art supplies. We made progress but there’s still so much to figure out and there are so many different shelving and organization systems out there, I want to make sure we’ll get the most use out of whatever we get. My poor ADHD brain has been on overload trying to think it all through.

With playroom organization on the brain 24/7, I was so intrigued when I saw these new labels from Mabel’s Labels!

Mabel’s Labels has created a great new label that combines technology with organization! Can’t remember where you put your summer clothes or those holiday decorations? With the new Scan & Store labels from Mabel’s Labels, you will never misplace your items again! Here’s how they work:

1. Apply the label to a bin, tote or other container.
2. Scan it with the Write Away! app.
3. Store the title, location, description and a photograph of the container.

From your phone you can store the names and photographs of an unlimited number of items and assign them to a container, search for containers and items and much more! Organizing has never been so easy. Be sure to try out these new amazing labels today. Happy Organizing!

My mind is racing with the possibilities. What would you use Scan & Store labels to organize?

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My Oh My, It’s the Third Tri

Posted on by Sarah Marshall

30 weeks

I’ve been slacking a little on my updates…I’m kinda in that stage that not a whole lot changes so haven’t really felt like I had enough blog-worthy to share. I’m not too terribly uncomfortable yet, still have energy, can sleep at night, all that good stuff. And looking back, I don’t remember a time at the end of my pregnancy with Brooke when I was just ready for it to be over. Hopefully that will be the case this time too.

Yesterday was the 30 week mark and I’ve been in my third trimester for 2 weeks now. I can’t believe we are 10 weeks or less from having this baby! Ack!! At the same time, a couple friends of ours have had their babies and I’m jealous that they’re snuggling their newborns. Guess ya can’t win for losin’!

I had a midwife appointment at 28 weeks and Baby Girl’s heartbeat sounded good and we measured exactly on target. Yes, I measured right on so everyone who keeps asking if I’m going to go any day now…NO! I have two months to go! My next appointment we’ll get one more ultrasound and I’m looking forward to seeing Baby Girl a little bigger! I’m curious how big they’ll estimate her to be.

FYI: Fruit Punch is better than Orange!!

I did have issues with the results of my 1 hour glucose test so had to go back a couple days later and do the 3-hour. Not that I was expecting it to be a spa day but it wasn’ t fun.  The first hour really hit me hard and I felt yucky, for lack of a better word.  I was sleepy, jittery, naseous…yuck!  I was worried about it until the lady drawing my blood told me that most people will have some kind of reaction which makes sense when you figure you ingest 100g of glucose in less that 10 minutes.  I haven’t heard anything from the birth center so I’m choosing to assume that meant everything was fine. No news is good news, right?

While Keith’s parents were in town they helped get Baby Girl’s dresser assembled. Now I just need to start putting some clothes and stuff in there. I also took some time over the weekend to inventory the cloth diapers we already have, what we have on our registry, and what we might still need to add.

I’ve started realizing that now is the time to really start thinking about getting my mind and body ready for labor. I’ve been drinking lots more water and raspberry leaf tea, getting out and walking during breaks at work, reading birth books (I’m working on this one right now). One of the midwives I saw recently suggested working on relaxation techniques so I’ve been taking nice warm baths whenever I have the chance since I plan to take advantage of the birthing tubs during labor. I also REALLY need to get on the ball and get a doula lined up. I think that will be my goal by the end of the month!

If you haven’t yet, you can still place a guess on what Baby Girl’s birth stats will be on the ExpectNet poll!

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