Somedays I can’t believe I’m 31 weeks already and other days I can’t wait to meet baby boy and it seems like time is going so slow! I think once we have the nursery done I’ll be full on ready to meet this baby. I’m so far along that I’m currently doing bi-weekly appointments.
My latest appointment was on Thursday. It was just a quick check and everything is looking good. My uterus is measuring right on for 31 weeks, baby boy’s heartrate was in between 135-140 which was perfect, and he is currently head down. This surprised me because when I feel him it’s usually on either side near my hips so I figured he was laying sideways. Apparently that is not the case.
A few weeks ago I had a ton of bloodwork done and had to do my 1 hour glucose test. My numbers apparently came back just fine on the glucose test which is great! I was a little worried about that. All of my other bloodwork came back good as well. The midwife said it looked good and it should make things easier for me when I’m in labor.
We also took our birthing classes this past week. It was supposed to be a 3 day class but ended up being 2 days because there were only 4 couples in our class. The first day wasn’t very informative as it was a lot of information about being pregnant which we already knew. The second day was a lot about labor, the actual hospital where we are delivering, breathing techniques, and relaxation techniques so it was pretty good.
As for progress on the nursery, we have everything moved out of the room and I’ve taped it off so it is ready to be painted. We also have the paint so I’m hoping that gets done this week. Then we just need to build the crib so I can put everything away and assess what we still need to buy.
Speaking of what we still need to buy, last week was my shower at home. I had 15 people come and thought it would be super fast but it actually ended up being about 2 and a half hours long and it was so nice to see my childhood friends and my family. My mom, cousin, and sister-in-law did a great job on the decor.
Our nursery theme is space and they went all out on the decor. There was a diaper cake with a baby bottle rocket, clothing hanging from the ceiling was all space themed, there were pictures that were space themed, etc. The cake was from a little bakery and it was delicious. I’m not big on store bought cakes but it was really good. Then there were adorable cookies as well.
We played a few games and basically just chatted. I opened up a ton of presents for only having 15 people there! We got our 3 in 1 carseat, the carseat base for our infant carrier, a Boppi, a Moby wrap, an Exer-Saucer, a Pack-N-Play, lots of diapers, lots of clothes, and lots of books. Pretty much we’ve gotten all of our big items which is a big relief!
I think now I just need to get our bedding, some smaller sized clothes, some pacifiers, bottles, and other small things. We also need the crib conversion kit so we can transition into a toddler bed. We received a bunch of gift cards as well so that should really help us out! Oh, the only big thing we need is our stroller which I found on Amazon for $50 cheaper then anywhere else and it qualifies for the 15% off completion discount so that should really help with the price. Otherwise, we are almost ready to go!
Waiting on My Rainbow 