Belly Pics 32-34weeks

Here are some belly pics for your viewing pleasure.

32 Weeks

33 weeks

 34 weeks....feeling quite large (still...go figure ;))

34 Weeks

Maternity clothes:

Yes but I am wearing a "regular" shirt today!

Sleep:

Pretty good. The air mattress is still in the baby's room just in case though...

 Movement:

Oh yeah....

Food cravings: 

Sweets and grapes. I seriously cannot get enough grapes...

Food aversions:

Not much...

Gender: 

 Who knows anymore!

What I'm looking forward to:

Our "family" shower this coming Sunday

What I miss:

Wine. Sleeping on my back.

Milestones:

We had our first baby shower this past Saturday. It was a lot of fun, and so much fun to see all my girlfriends. I am not super fond of being the center of attention, but it was still fun. And we got a ton of goodies for the baby! I will try and put some pics up soon....

San Diego

Two weeks ago we went to San Diego for a last vacation before the baby. Yes, most people call these a "babymoon" but I was not allowed to call it this b/c Don hates that term. :)

While we were there we went to the zoo....Their zoo rocks. It was so cool. We got there right as they opened and since people from CA don't get up til noon or so there was no one there! It was awesome. No strollers, no people stopping right in front of us and not paying attention, and nobody obstructing our views to the animals. I read in a touristy book that the panda exhibit wasn't worth it b/c of the lines but since we got there early we went straight back there to see them and we got a great view, and didn't have to stand in line at all.

On our way back to see the pandas we saw this Sun bear out and about...

Then we saw the pandas. There were two on display. This guy who was the most recent cub, and the mama in a different pen. She was sleeping, but he was pretty active.

Don thought it would be funny to take a picture in what he called my "natural habitat." This is me going into the bathroom. I think I found and used every bathroom in San Diego. What can ya do? I'm pregnant!

Elephants (and a llama)!

We took the Skyfari tram from the back of the zoo to the front so we could walk back again on the other half of the zoo. The zoo isn't exactly organized well to walk around, but that is ok. We devised a plan and stuck with it :) We were outta there by 1pm which was good b/c it was getting VERY busy!

Oh, by the way, I was terrified on this thing. I don't like these types of things, and I worry about them falling. Don thought it was hilarious that I was scared...and at one point he thought he should point out that if we did fall we could end up in with the lions! Thanks....but if you survive the fall from those things, you can survive a couple of lions.

(This is the view from the Skytram thingy)

This is the Museum of Man in Balboa Park. It was a super cool building but it was closed for a private event so we didn't get to go inside. I think someone was getting married....

This was Friday night before we went out for dinner downtown. This is right outside of our room at the hotel in front of the marina. We stayed on Shelter Island right across from the Naval Base. We saw a lot of Navy ships coming and going which was pretty cool. I am really glad we decided not to stay downtown. We weren't there to go out and party (b/c I am pregnant and lame :)) and we didn't drink much so it wasn't important to us to stay near the party scene. We were in bed by 10 almost every night :)

Another shot of the marina by our hotel.

We went to Cabrillo National Monument (and park) and we were down by the tide pools that are there and we saw some dolphins out in the water. It was pretty cool! I am glad we had our new camera with the zoom lens! :)

Me on the cliffs...

Don exploring the tide pools..

Us (me looking huge to quite huge)

These pictures are out of order...but this was Baby V's first trip to the Pacific :)

A nice lady jogging on the beach (I am jealous of people that can do this on a regular basis...) stopped and offered to take our picture.

Don wanted his picture taken with the aircraft carrier in the background. If you squint you can see it!

On Saturday we drove up to La Jolla to have lunch with a friend and on the way back we stopped at Pacific Beach and this was as the sun was setting. So pretty!!!

 

We had such a great time! I would love to go back. The weather out there was perfect the whole time we were there and it seriously made me wonder why in the world we live in MN! 

I may have come back to work and looked to see if my company had any openings there...they didn't. Bummer :)

33 Weeks

Maternity clothes:

Yes

 

Sleep:

Depends on the night....I slept on the air mattress in the baby's room one night last week and it was the best night of sleep I had all week. I am tempted to move in there for a while :)

 Movement:

Always. I always have some body part shoved up near my ribs. Really comfortable....

Food cravings: 

Sweets

Food aversions:

Not much...

Gender: 

 Who knows anymore!

 

What I'm looking forward to:

Saturday is my "friend" shower. I am excited :)

What I miss:

Wine. Sleeping on my back.

Milestones:

I can't think of anything to spectacular. We will be done with our classes next Sunday ....

Ten on Tuesday

I'm a day late...But I decided to put something on here other than baby stuff :)

Found on Ashley's Antics...

1. Any vacations you are looking forward to this summer?

Does my maternity leave count? If I have this baby on or after my due date I will have off until after the 4th of July. Here's hoping Buzz is head down and I don't need a c-section! :)


2. What is your favorite article of summer clothing (shoes are included)?

Flip flops. I would wear them all year if I could.


3. What is your favorite summer drink (alcoholic or non)?

An ice cold diet coke on a hot day is the best. Or an ice cold glass of sangria....yummmm!


4. Do you tan or burn?

I burn but it turns to tan quickly. I got a sunburn in San Diego this past weekend, but it is already tan. Unfortunately it was only on my arms...


5. Any goals you are working toward this summer?

Have a baby. Get my body back (or at least a good start on it). And show my horse.


6. What is your favorite summertime food?

Strawberries, root beer floats, hot dogs on the grill, corn on the cob....


7. What song most says “summer” to you?

Tim McGraw's "Something like that" or Craig Morgan's "International Harvester" (strange, I know..but its a great song to crank up when your windows are down and you are driving through the country!)


8. Any home improvement goals planned for this summer?

Baby proof the house :)


9. What is one thing you hate to see at the beach?

Well one thing we saw on the beach in San Diego was a woman with a completely see through shirt...so I will go with that.


10. Did you ever go to a summer camp?

Nope. I showed horses during the summer! :)

32 Weeks

We just got back yesterday from what I am not allowed to call our "babymoon." It was utterly fantastic, and I did not want to come home. We ended up going to San Diego. The weather was about 75 degrees and sunny every day, and if I could have stayed out there I would have. I think we need to win the lottery and move out there...or at least spend the winters out there...I will try and post some pictures at sometime.
Onto week 32. I know I say this a lot, but holy crap. Where has the time gone? I am looking forward to our showers at the end of February and the beginning of March. I want to get everything ready for Buzz's* entrance into the world!

Maternity clothes:

Yes

Sleep:

I slept great in San Diego. The bed was a king, and oh, so comfortable. When we finally decide to move, our first purchase for our new home will be a king bed!

 Movement:

Yup. I always have some body part shoved up near my ribs. Really comfortable....

Food cravings: 

Sweets

Food aversions:

Not much...

Gender: 

 Who knows anymore!

What I'm looking forward to:

The showers...

What I miss:

Wine. I so wanted a glass when we went out to dinner on Friday night...Oh well. Only 8 more weeks :)

Oh, and the scale going down, not up.

Milestones:

Less than 60 days to go until the due date!

*Don and I started calling the baby Buzz this weekend. Don't think less of us...but we kept joking that being pregnant was a buzz kill b/c there are so many things you can't do. Well...now the baby's "name" is Buzz. At least for the next 8 weeks. Don't get me wrong, I actually love being pregnant (and this baby!)...just some of the stuff you can't do makes it a bit of a buzz kill :)

Picture Time!

Ok after looking at todays picture (31 weeks) I am feeling large! I do think my stomach is starting to get round instead of odd shaped. So I guess I have that going for me :)

29 Weeks

30 weeks

30 Weeks with a shirt on :) Don took these pictures, so to me they look funny b/c they are at a different angle....

Finally...31 weeks....I am feeling huge :)

Also, the baby feels like s/he is all up in my ribs. Kind of uncomfortable!

31 Weeks

Maternity clothes:

Yes

Sleep:

Ok. The weird dreams have started up again. Last night included a male nurse trying to help me breast feed but he was just reading the instructions from a book...

 Movement:

Oh yeah. There is what feels like a butt up in my chest today.

Food cravings: 

Sweets

Food aversions:

Not much...

Gender: 

 In my dream last night, the babe was a girl...

What I'm looking forward to:

Our trip!

What I miss:

Sleeping on my back and laying on my stomach to read a book. And wine...I need a glass! Oh, and the scale going down, not up.

Milestones:

Countdown is into the single digits (weeks wise anyway)...

Maybe I will remember to put up pictures this week....:)