on pregnancy: 36/37 weeks
January 24th, 2012 | Filed under baby k, pregnancy | 7 Comments
Here I am on January 16th, at 36 weeks pregnant…
But now I am 37 weeks pregnant and I am feeling relatively well! I have developed some carpal tunnel in my hands, which I do not appreciate. It makes gripping things rather uncomfortable. And then, of course, the normal tiredness of late pregnancy. Oh, and spacey, very uncharacteristically head-in-the-clouds spacey.
I’m still loving and craving kale any way I can get it: salad, sauteed, crispy…yum. And I’m back to having a hankering for chocolate chip cookies. And milk.
I only have 3 work-days left before my maternity leave (though I’ve already been asked to “come in, just for, like, an hour next week to help with…” – yes, seriously). I still have several tasks to complete before Friday, but things are wrapping up well so I can leave without worry or stress. Hip hip hooray.
Baby JLK is still squirming and we got to see him again in our final ultrasound last Friday. We’ll learn more about his weight estimates at my appointment this week. The best thing was during our ultrasound when I asked a question that prompted the ultrasound tech to show us lil bub’s face from the front. Suddenly, this adorable, squished, little face appeared on the screen. My lord, we saw his tiny, perfect lips, sweet nose and the roundest cheeks – it was amazing!
Our baby preparedness is as follows:
~ I washed some important items and chose Baby K’s “coming home” outfit.
~ The cradle is ready to go with a clean sheet and baby monitor nearby.
~ We installed the car seat and will be getting it inspected this week.
~ We have yet to pack a hospital bag. (I don’t think this little bub is in a rush to exit)
~ We took two baby-prep classes last week: Intro to Breastfeeding & Childbirth Prep
Both classes were great, but the childbirth class was so valuable. R is going to make an amazing and supportive labor partner. He really is the best and I’m so grateful to have him. We left the class excited for the unpredictable nature of what’s to come and ready for the adventure!
In honor of my excitement about baby boy’s arrival, I had my toes painted blue.
This is my 37 week photo…
Under 20 days to due-date, February 12th! What is your arrival date prediction?
~R thinks February 14th
~I think February 16th
~My Mom (Gma B) thinks February 1st
~My Dad (Gpa B) thinks February 14th
~LBM thinks February 18th
~Aunt Pam thinks February 7th
~KO-W thinks February 13th
~Erica thinks February 7th
~Aunt Susan thinks March 6th
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skillful…heck yeah!
January 16th, 2012 | Filed under life in LA, love | 1 Comment
My hub-guy recently dusted off his theatre director’s hat and took on a very difficult project, a beautifully poetic play called God’s Ear. He’s been working tirelessly since before the holidays to bring the play to life and it opened this past Friday here in Hollywood.
Of course, I loved it (it also starts one of my best friends, the very talented Amanda Saunders) and I was moved to laughter and tears throughout the performance. Check out the marquee of the theatre with his name displayed prominently…
And then today, this review of the show.
Yep, that’s my husband. He’s skillful. I agree and I had to brag, because he never would.
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pregnancy: 35 weeks
January 13th, 2012 | Filed under pregnancy | 4 Comments
At 35 weeks I reached a point where when I come home from work I put on my “barefoot and pregnant” outfit…
Baby Jack continues to grow and move around in utero like a champ. What I believe to be his foot pops out on the right side quite often or he likes to “tickle” me under the right ribs with his toes from time to time.
Depending on the day and time I’ve gained between 27-30 pounds and I’ve begun to want sweets more often. I’m usually a salt craver, but now it’s sugar. Or kale. Don’t ask me how those two things go together.
I had a SoCal baby shower, which was fun! I didn’t take enough photos, but was so grateful to everyone who came and those who were clearly there in spirit. What was cool is I had friends from every stage of my life (high school, college, grad school, s factor and la life). Thank you!
Here are a few photos.
Out of focus, but this is a most of the group, missing R’s mom and aunts who managed to avoid being photographed. At least my Mom is in there…
And here is the cute and very yummy ice cream cake…
And thank you to my WU gals for your very generous gift…
One of the coolest things was getting to see Emily, who brought her new baby-boy, who is also named Jack!! Hooray for two Jacks who can have playdates. He is so cute and sweet…
Later in the weekend, R helped unpack baby gear boxes and assembled several important items, like our stroller frame…
After all the unpacking, our house has been “babied”…
From the looks of it, I think we might be having a baby pretty soon. What do you think?
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nye 2011-2012
January 11th, 2012 | Filed under snapshots | Leave a Comment
On New Year’s Eve we went to dinner with our friends Chelsi and Rich. They are very cute…
Rich “ballooned” Chelsi and she loved it…
(I hope that doesn’t mean something dirty and I don’t know it?)
After dinner we went to a midnight meditation (at which I fell asleep – oops). Here we are, minutes into 2012!
And then my pregnant self had to go home and go to sleep.
Happy New Year! I think this is going to be a beautiful year…
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totally passed out.
January 4th, 2012 | Filed under snapshots | 1 Comment
Marceau doesn’t get much blog love, so I thought I’d share this moment I caught on camera.
I walked into the bedroom and found him like this:
I guess he feels as tired as I do these days…
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