T-minus 7 weeks till sushi - Weeks 31, 32, and 33

Ford's recap of the past three weeks:  Ready...?


























Go!

We cheered for the Panthers!

We visited with friends!

Law school friends Angela, Kat and baby Coverly, Kira and baby Addie

High school friends' babes Jack, James, and Clark

We had tickle fights!

 We snuggled with our dogs!

 We had our first hibachi restaurant experience and it was cray-zee and we loved it!

We took a hospital tour!

We partied and watched a magic show!

 And we still had time to relax to the max!

Recap of Weeks 31 - 33:

• Lil Fil 2.0 is the size of:  she's around 4 pounds and 17 inches
• I have gained: about 18 pounds.  No additional water weight (which means no swelling), so I'm down 7 or 8 pounds from this time last pregnancy.  At this point with Ford I couldn't wear rings or even my regular sandals, so not having that extra water weight feels pretty great right now.
• I feel:  overall good.  Very upbeat that we have a pretty busy next few weeks to keep me preoccupied.

31 weeks

32 weeks

33 weeks

The Nursery

We've had the nursery done for quite awhile, but I'm just now getting around to posting it.  We did it on an extremely low budget; almost everything other than the crib (which was half the price of Ford's - the start of second kid syndrome) was reused, refinished, or made by us.  

More close ups:

And here is Ford modeling the quilt that I just finished up this morning:

  

Start of Third Trimester - Weeks 28, 29, & 30

I'm not sure why, but right when you hit the third trimester of pregnancy is when the comments start getting annoying, disheartening, and rude.  Just a couple of weeks ago, I would be asked, "When are you due?" and my answer would get a smile.  Now, when I don't look or feel much different, the response has become "Wow, that long?!"  This is an actual interaction I had the other day:

          Lady at Spa:  Congratulations!  When are you due?

          Me:  Thanks!  October.

          Lady at Spa:  Wait...when?

          Me:  Oc-to-ber.

          Lady at Spa:  Wow!  You look like you're about to pop now!

          Me:  Thanks.  Pregnant people love being told that.

          Lady at Spa:  [Pause]  I meant...you're just so tiny everywhere else.

          Me:  Yes, I'm sure that's what you meant.

Other than that, things are good.  Two weekends ago Ford and I went to Hilton Head and spent the weekend with Jenni (visiting from Hong Kong!), Becky, and 7-month-old Noah:

Adidas track suit from Jenni, a la Royal Tenenbaums

Target shopping.  Look how we've grown!

  

Last weekend we all headed to Chapel Hill, where I got to spend the day with college friends celebrating a bachelorette; I got to try a barre class for the first time, which I was better at than I thought I'd be at 7 mos. pregnant.  Meanwhile, Ford and Jamie went to UNC's field day and hung out with the Fillibens, including Aunt Taylor and the dance team.

Other than that, we've been avoiding the rain...

...and getting outside when we can.

Ford's new thing is calling me "mom" instead of "mommy," which really freaks me out.  Dad is usually still "dada," but will get a "dad" every once and awhile.  But Ford's other new thing is laying on me - which is difficult right now, but we manage - which reminds me he's still a (my) little boy.  (Yes, I'm reading American Psycho with my toddler on top of me, and yes, it creeps me out a little bit):

Recap of Weeks 28 - 30:

• Lil Fil 2.0 is the size of: almost 16 inches long and almost 3 pounds.
• I have gained: between 15 and 16 pounds.
• I feel:  good!  A little slow, but good; no big changes.

28 weeks

30 weeks