Bonding

Last night, while watching TV, I sat with my hands on my belly, just feeling baby Gizmo flip, twist and kick. It was at that moment that I realized that there is a real life human being growing inside me. I mean I know that it was has been happening over the past couple of months, but I feel like I'm really starting to connect with this little one. It is a scary and exciting time all wrapped in one. I'm going to be some one's mom. She is going to look to me for everything. The responsibility is overwhelming as well as amazing.

Micah and I can't wait to meet Baby Gizmo. We can't wait to hold her in our arms and love for the end of time. We can't wait to show her the world and watch her grow. We are simply counting down the days now.

Babysitter found

I forgot to mention this in my post last night, but we found a babysitter. She is a lovely woman, very grandmotherly. She is certified by the State to provide childcare. Baby Gizmo will be her only infant starting the March (that is when I come back from maternity leave). And the best part, she is within walking distance from our house.

I had interviewed several private in-home nannies and we actually were going to go with someone else, but then she disappeared, stopped returning phone calls and emails. So we started the search again. We found six childcare providers in the area and Micah and I spilt the list to make the phone calls. Micah's calls came up with goose eggs and I lucked out with Joan, who had a opening beginning in March. We met with her and felt like she was a good fit right away. She is even willing to prorate the fee if I decide to go back to work parttime or work a few days a week at home.

We signed the contract and put down our deposit. Keep your fingers crossed that it all works out and it isn't too good to be true!

Welcome to the third trimester

I'm very excited that I'm here. December 19th seems so far away, but I know that it will go quickly. I can't believe how quickly the first six months have gone. I'm in the final stretch now. It is funny to me how many people are now noticing my pregnancy. I feel like I've been showing for months, but I guess it is more noticeable in certain outfits.

As for the an update on the pain, it is still here and gets worse with each day. Last night I thought I was going to cry each time I got out of bed to go to the bathroom, which is at least two to three times a night these days. I ended up taking the day off from work today because I woke up in excruciating pain and didn't sleep that much last night. I went to the mall today to see if they sold a pelvic support belt that I've read about on the web, but didn't find much luck. I'm now going to search web to see if I can purchase something online that will keep my pelvic together, even it if is just while I sleep. Although, I've also ready some reviews online that it the belt is pretty much useless in relieving the pain.

So at this point I'm just taking each day at a time. I'm going to bring it up again to the doctor next week since it is now starting to impact my daily life. My worse fear is that the doctor will put me modified bed rest, and I don't want that to eat into my maternity leave. I'm luck that I can do a lot of my job from home, but still, I really wanted to work up until I go into labor. As Micah said tonight, our first priority is the health of the baby and the health of me and we don't want to do anything that will risk that. (Baby Gizmo is flipping all around as I write this, so she must agree.)

As I write this and I'm realizing that this is my third rant in a row. You know how some women say they love being pregnant. I'm going to say that I'm not one of them. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that I'm going to have a baby. I can't wait to hold this little girl in my arms and welcome her into our family. I'm just not all that keen on the whole pregnancy thing. And while I've had an easy pregnancy for the most part, no bleeding, no high bp (at the moment) and no gest. diabetes, I think it is the pelvic pain that is keeping this from being a funny pregnancy. And while I might be complaining a lot, this is my blog and I can write what I want to. :)

I promise to take a picture in the next couple of days to post so you can all see how much Baby Gizmo is growing.

26 weeks and 3 days

I'm almost in the third trimester. I've ready a couple of different things about when the third trimester begins, some say 26 weeks 3days others say 26 weeks 6days. So I'm going with the less of the two because it makes me feel like I'm making progress. :)

Not that I want to complain, but I'm getting a lot more tired these days. I think it has to do with the combination of lack of sleep and the fact that I'm carrying around and almost 2lb baby. (I think that she might even way more, but that is just my guess.) So for now I'm just counting down the days.

Also, when my aunt was visiting last month, she strong armed me into having my picture taken. Even though I complained, it was fairly painless and they came out really good. I was about 23 weeks in the pictures, so my bump is a little bigger now :)

99 days and counting

In less than 100 days (give or take), I will be able to hold my baby girl in my arms. I'm very excited. It feels like just a month ago I was writing that I had less than 200 days left in the pregnancy.

I'm hitting that point in the pregnancy were I'm looking forward to it being over. I feel huge, my feet are starting to swell (I just noticed this lovely symptom), my back is starting to hurt, that on top of the hip and pelvic pain is enough for me to go batty at night, and I'm just generally tired most of the time. I know that Baby Gizmo needs to bake a little more, but I'm getting excited to meet her.

For now I'm trying to keep myself busy, which isn't hard between work, the upcoming holidays and events Micah and I would like to attend, and start counting down the days. Only 14 more weeks....

Nursery Update

Baby Gizmo's room is on its way. We spent the weekend painting. The room had not been painted since we had moved in and it was the previous owners daughter's room. It was Pepto Bismo pink and candy corn yellow with a strip of white with painted flowers. While it was fitting for a girl, neither of us really liked the room.

We decided to paint the room a baby pink and sage green with a brown strip. I think it looks really good. We still have to paint the trim and doors. Micah is hoping to get to that next weekend. And then we will be ready to put the furniture in. Gram and Grampy Goldman bought us the crib, which arrived earlier this week and is sitting in our living room waiting to be put together. Mom and Dad Gelman are purchasing a rocking chair for the nursery that should arrive in early December, just in time for Baby Gizmo's appearance. Slowly the room is coming together.

Below are picture of what the room looked like before and what it looks like now. I'll post more pictures as we get more and more down.

Before

After

25 weeks and 2 days

Not a whole lot new to report from the baby front. I'm 25 weeks and 2 days, only two more weeks until I'm officially in the third trimester. Crazy, I know!! I have a feeling that the next three months are going to go very quickly.

This is a quick update on what is going on with the baby. From headto heels, Baby Gelman now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn.

Here is this week's picture taken on Friday.

24 weeks and 5 days

No picture last week. I forgot. I know bad, bad girl. However, just picture a house and that is what I look like!

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday. Everything went well. Baby G is growing just right on schedule. I got my registration packet for the hospital yesterday. We filled it out yesterday and sent it in today. As we were signing the paperwork, I said that we have to go through with this now. Micah said, "Do we really have a choice?" We both laughed. I think filling out the paper work just made it feel all more real.

I also have to go from my glucose testing this week. I'm think I'm going to go on Friday morning. I'm swamped at work until then and since I have to be out of the office for almost two hours, figured Friday is the best time.

Oh and let me tell you, this baby can move. She just loves to kick and flip. The past couple of days, she has also found my bladder, which is so much fun let me tell you. There is nothing like having to wait in line or in traffic, having to go to the bathroom and then have a baby jump on it. Makes for uncomfortable situation to say the least.

Micah hasn't been able to feel any of the baby's movements. Everything I feel a really strong kick I call him over, but as soon as he puts his hands on my belly, she doesn't move or her kicks are not that strong. I'm sure they will get stronger each week.

Okay, I'll try to remember to take a picture this week.