That title is terrifying. Although I am still convinced this baby is coming in April. I think it would actually be pretty awesome if I went into labor on April Fool's Day...I mean, I could have a lot of fun with that. I want it on record that Richard thinks I will go into labor Saturday night on March 21st. He says there is no way I will go past my due date since I am a total busy body.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that our move date got changed because of my picky counter-top preferences. I wasn't exactly down for purple counter-tops (yes, purple!) so in order to get a unit with tan counter-tops, our move date was changed from February 27th to March 13th, which should be interesting to say the least. I've been crossing things off my Google doc to-do list like mad trying to prepare. Everyone has been advising me to relax and take things as they come but I am a total type A planner and it makes me feel infinitely better to get things done ahead of time. I am so grateful for the baby shower that was thrown for me by my Mom, sister and Cody. Obviously I am biased but it was the most beautiful shower I've ever been to! Baby boy was totally spoiled and it really made everything seem so real. I just cannot wait to get into our new apartment so I can wash all the clothes and open all the boxes to get everything set up.
Up until now I've been working full time which has been fine since my pregnancy has been super chill. However, the last couple of weeks have rendered me completely useless once I come home and I made the decision to cut back from 5 to 3 days a week starting in March. I really struggled with that decision because I guess I wanted to prove to myself that I could be superwoman and do it all without any issues, but that's just not true. After I came home from work I would eat dinner, MAYBE do a chore and then crash on the couch. Last night I fell asleep at 8:00pm. Richard is still working two jobs and going to school so I really feel like taking some time away from work will help me be more productive at home without totally killing myself. Sometimes I need to remember that even though I LOVE my job, I work to live, not live to work.
Besides having my energy zapped by the end of the day, my pregnancy has still been going super smooth. At my 31 week appointment I was measuring about a week and a half small but my Dr. said it wasn't a concern unless I was more than 2 weeks too small. The last appointment I forgot to ask to be measured so I used my Moms measuring tape and I'm still about 1.5 cms shy of where I "should" be but if my Dr isn't worried I wont be either! Maybe I won't have a 9 pound baby like I thought after all? We shall see.
In other news, I felt the baby hiccup for the first time on February 6th. It took me awhile to figure out what was going on at first but now the little guy gets them at least every other day which is super cute. I have also been super hot and thirsty all the time. I can't ever seem to get enough water. I am so grateful that I don't have to be pregnant through the summer months in Fresno, that would have been brutal. Even though I've been good about drinking water, I've noticed some swelling and carpal tunnel symptoms in my hands. I can still get my wedding ring on but it's a little too close for comfort and I don't want to risk it getting stuck so I've had some costume bands replacing it since about week 33. Also, speaking of swelling, my belly button is starting to look pretty funny! It is definitely still an innie but it is flattening out at lightening speed so I'm really curious to see if it will pop!
Baby boy has been squirming around like no ones business. I know I am going to miss all the kicks and squirms...even the ones up in my ribs. I am carrying him pretty high so I'm looking forward to him dropping in the upcoming weeks. However, one perk about carrying high is that I don't have to use the restroom anymore than normal.
From now on, I will be seeing my Dr once a week so I'm hoping with more appointments and more "free time" I will be able to be a bit better about updating this thing!
Little baby Rindlisbacher, Mom and Dad are so excited to meet you :)
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