31wks (7 months, 3 weeks)
Weight gain so far: 23lbs
Things NOT to say to a pregnant woman:
1) Are you sure you should be eating Greek salad?
2) Are you at least trying to eat healthy? (said as pregnant woman grabs a fried spring roll off the tray at the company team building party).
3) You're not drinking coffee, are you?
4) You're sure starting to show in your face - I really notice the plumpness.
Things you SHOULD say to a pregnant woman:
1) From behind, you don't even look pregnant!
2) Wow, you are ALL belly.
3) You have really blossomed! (instead of 'you're getting really big').
Nursery Update:
Ladies and gentlemen - we have an assembled CRIB. (No mattress yet, but that's just a minor detail, right?).
So my question to the parents out there - to bumper pad, or not to bumper pad? I don't really understand why, if they're considered unsafe, they are still sold in stores? Are they still considered unsafe? I don't think we'll get any, but I'm curious to know what y'all did.
Symptoms/Feelings/Etc:
Lately I've been feeling this very strong desire to be affectionate towards Warren. To hug him, kiss him, grab his butt cheek as he walks by, snuggle him in bed (this takes effort, since I'm often cocooned in a nest of pillows). These affectionate advances sometimes make Warren uncomfortable and he'll whisper "Not in front of the baby...". He also says that when I use a cuss word.
I also have fleeting moments of short anxiety attacks. These are very short lived and are a result of feeling selfish and afraid of 'giving up' my freedom. I quickly snap out of it and remind myself "Yaaaah....because sitting on the couch doing nothing is SOOOOOO rewarding...".
Lastly, and I'm not going to go into the details, but I do want to document here that I have had one dream/nightmare that we lost the baby. I'm going to assume that's fairly normal.
Warren story:#1:
When I told Warren that the resident doctor asked me about contractions, he went into a mini panic-mode.
Warren: Well, maybe we should have a 'code word' that you can email me when IT happens.
Amanda: What, like 'The Boy Has Landed' or something?
Warren: Umm, sure...or maybe something more straight forward like 'I'm in labor'.
I guess I misunderstood what he meant by 'code word'.
#2:
Out of nowhere, Warren came into the kitchen and asked me if I was afraid of the pain of labor.
Amanda: Ya, for sure. But I'm trying not to psyche myself out about it. Why do you ask?
Warren: Well, all this time I've been thinking about this great thing that is going to happen, and I just started realising that a very BAD thing has to happen first.
Indeed.
Now, some obligatory 31 week Amanda photos / belly pics:
5 comments:
First - are you secretly trying out for Canada's Next Top Super-Prego-Model or something?!? Seriously, you look great.
Second - no bumper pads for us. Why?? Unnecessary, especially if there's a risk of any danger in my mind.
Third - Warren stories. Awesome.
Fourth - you should print out the Should and Should Not sayings and hand them out. Everyone should know these rules. :)
FINALLY! Keri and i wait all day Wednesday for the WW you know.
(we even had a phone conversation about an hour ago wondering where it was.)
YOU ARE TOOOOOO CUTE.
Also, no bumper pads here. Not until they are a year old. We DO use the jolly jumper flo-through ones that are BUTT UGLY but they are mesh so they are safe in that they don't allow arms and legs through, but they do allow air.
We also had a crib wedge and the sleeper wedge thing. Gosh, i should google before I post here.
Umm, who are these crazy people who cannot see that you are a yummy mommy and insist on saying rude things to you. Tell 'em to shove it where babies come from!
We did bumper pads. However we made our own foam filled ones so as to completely avoid them falling and the possibility of smothering.
Most are fibre filled which, to me, felt like more of a risk as they are quite flimsy.
They were really pointless the first while since our wee one didn't seem to move much so my worry about his little legs and hands getting caught was all for nothing. Then once he was older he'd get his foot under them anyhow so really, they were clearly just for looks.
Wow, with these long posts I feel I have so much to comment on...
First, those comments. What is it with people (mostly mothers I found) who insist on commenting on what you eat while pregnant???? Like they never had a spring roll, (or mexi-fries, in my case) when they were expecting. Mind your own business people!
Second, your belly pics! If you look closely you can actually see Wellington in your tummy on the side shot. I swear. That is amazing. And you do look fantastic!!!
I must say it one more time, you look GREAT!!! And I think you should stop hanging around people who feel its necessary to comment on your eating habits, ever!?! Bumper pads, don't do it, in my opinion. They are a suffocating hazard, and really are only for looks. When they are older, they may get a leg stuck a couple of times, and then they stop putting their legs through.
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