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April 13th, 2011

today.. I am 34 weeks! there is something about this number that freaks my freak.. when I was 30.. 10 weeks felt like forever away.. and now 34 weeks is only 6 weeks away.. and if I have to have a C section.. its only 5 weeks away.. and if these contractions turn into anything crazy.. it could be even sooner :0

I think my morning belly lube stirred up the baby belly. because I don’t know what is going on with this belly shot! 

I have dropped another shift at work.. and am officially at 1 day a week.. and it has been really hard to cope with this decision.. but my hips are done.. the head is low and sits in my pelvis while I run around and by the end of the night I can barely make it upstairs.. so.. I quit.. I am still trying to push through yoga every couple days.. and we are getting out and walking in this nice weather.. but it is time to take care of thesebag of bones before the newest little one is here.. 

I have one week left until my own personal “have everything done by 35 weeks” list is complete.. 

• install car seat and base
• order stroller
• gift for Olive to give to baby.. and vice versa
• going home outfit

I don’t know why I still don’t have her going home outfit planned.. I spent months wondering what I would bring Olive home in .. and if you recall from past blog posts.. it of course didn’t fit.. so she came home in newborn pants that were swimming on her.. the hospital t shirt and scratch mittens on her feet.. I found my old “birth plan” sheets that I had print out and wrote.. and I was dying!! it was elaborate and intense.. and almost nothing on it happened.. ironic much.. so this time we are riding the wave with a bit more casualty and seeing what happens.. my dr changed my appointment date to 35 weeks (instead of 37) for my size/position appointment. just to be safe.. and because that was the day that I went to my “quick" drs appt.. then I was going on mat leave and getting groceries and chilling for 3 weeks.. (small change in plans) it freaks me out.. and I will be bringing my hospital bag to this one! 

time to take advantage of these mini bursts of energy that surge through my body.. time to lean.. time to clean ;)

I think the belly is finally catching up!

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