34 Weeks and 5 days

Well there are only about 6 weeks left till our baby's due date and I am definitely feeling anxious. I still have a list of a million things to get done before baby arrives and the though of birth is no longer such a pleasant one. However I am determined to re focus on the positive aspects of birth and that it will be a beautiful experience, painful yes but beautiful and unforgetable.

As for pregnancy symptoms I have been feeling lower back pain pretty much 24/7 but it being the worst at night. However my prenatal yoga is helping with this pain a lot. Other than that I am finally noticing some swelling in my feet and ankles but nothing too severe. Oh and I can't forget the acid reflux!! 

In other news last week I had my baby shower which was absolutely amazing and I will be posting pictures as soon as I get some. Also I had pregnancy photos taken by Jenna and she and Sydney helped make me a belly cast. In till I get my own copies of the pictures you can view some of the shots at www.jennatye.com/cali

P.S. picture is not of me at 34 weeks...it was taken about 2 weeks ago in the baby's room.

32 Weeks

Today I am 32 weeks pregnant, meaning there are only 56 more days to go till our baby's due date! Every day I get more and more excited to meet the little kickboxer that's been living inside me for so long now. At the same time however I am starting to stress more about the birth itself and about all the things that need to get done before our little baby boy arrives. However yesterday was my last day of work so I will now have plenty of time to focus on getting things done around the house for baby's arrival.  

My childbirth classes are going well, I really love all the information I am receiving . I also started up prenatal yoga which has helped relieve a lot of my back pain and the first hour of the class is actually a support group so that part is just great! Sal and I also went to our first infant care class this past monday where we learned about diapering, swaddling and different techniques for soothing a newborn baby. Next Monday is the last class where we will learn mostly about breast feeding. 

Also next weekend is my baby shower and I am SO excited for it....I actually can't believe that it is really next weekend as I have been waiting for this for so long now that I just can't believe that it is finally here. It should be a lot of fun, and I will be sure to post pictures!

How Our Baby is Growing at 32 Weeks: By now our baby weighs about 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, so basically taking up a lot of room in my uterus!! I am going to be gaining about one pound per week now with about half of that going to the baby. In fact in the next 7 weeks he is going to gain a third to half his birth weight!