week 35!

woo hoo! this weekend i was surprised with a beautiful shower thrown by the baby's aunt (my little sister) j. i was tricked, bamboozled and LIED TO by many friends in order to pull this off, and i couldn't have been more pleased. i am so excited that little baby z is already so loved by such an amazing group of folks.
in other news, her movement is now ridiculously visible, and i spend most of my commute watching my belly. on a conference call yesterday, i spent a good five minutes hanging on to er elbow, possibly her knee. it's all too exciting.

week 34!

well, it's sort of undeniable now, i am definitely pregnant. this week i really started to feel it, too; i can't catch my breath, i am tired all the time, and generally feeling huge. still not complaining, though - alex takes incredible care of me, and work is being very understanding and accommodating.

week 33!

exciting news this week - we're pretty sure we held the baby's hand! or maybe her foot! we still can't tell! we had a very happy halloween, handing out massive amounts of candy, watching the parade, and taking maternity photos in the park. i'm not going to share them here, as our own photo taking skillz are unparalleled, but once the photographer posts them, i'll post a link to where you can view them.
as you can see, the batman book has now been eclipsed! obliterated! the baby is now BIGGER THAN BATMAN.

week 32!

we started off this week with our last monthly ob/gyn visit - we're going bi-weekly now! we had a surprise sonogram! the doctor took three measurements - ear to ear, her femur, and...uh...something else, and those three measurements were plotted onto four graphs. these graphs showed what percentile of growth the baby's in, and let me tell you - she could not be more average. she is spot on. 50th percentile all the way. in all four graphs. it is almost comical.
i met with a pediatrician on tuesday, and think that that's who we're going with. it's nice to have that taken care of. in movement news, there have stopped being constant jabs, and we've moved on to a sort of scraping rolling. it's quite something.
work threw me a baby shower, which was lovely and i was so surprised!
and of course, i and the baby both have to wish alex the happiest of birthdays. he is totally loved.

week 31

the baby's movements have reduced in frequency, but upped in intensity. she now has a couple of "awake" periods a day, and they're relatively predictable. this doesn't mean there isn't the occasional kick or jab, though, just to keep me on my toes.

week 30!

this week, alex went to LA, which threw off my sense of timing for the week. i apologize for the late post - everything is completely fine, and the baby is more active than ever. the first night alex was away, i put my phone on speaker, so he could talk to her as usual, and when he asked ifshe wanted a souvenier, she kicked him right in the phone. she now has a tiny "hollywood princess" pink leopard clutch purse.
also, i can no longer trust her (that joke's for you, dad!).

week 29!

this week kicked off with a really lovely baby shower thrown by baby z's grandmothers. besides being a gorgeous day, with wonderful food and company, the baby made off like a bandit. she is going to be fashionable, comfortable, warm and well fed, and for that we thank everyone.
something happened this week where lots of people think i'm way more pregnant than i am. i was told that she looks like she's dropped - PEOPLE! i've got months to go! she is definitely not twins! you are not helping! i am totally average looking for 29 weeks! haveyou all forgotten? is this weird wishful thinking on your part? are my clothes contributing to some sort of illusion?
please comment and tell me i'm going to make it to at least 37 weeks. while i'm sure i'll be glad to not be pregnant soon enough, having baby z 11 weeks premature would NOT make me happy....