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They say that the third trimester goes the slowest. Well, whoever “they” are, they’re wrong. The last month has flown by like nothing else, and I can’t believe there are only 5 weeks & 5 days left until my due date. I feel like I’m on a speeding locomotive that’s gaining speed and the breaks are busted! Yikes!
Perhaps it’s because of how much I still feel like I have to do to get ready for this baby. Or more than likely it’s the insane amount of work I have to do in my job before my last day comes around (August 29). I have an insanely huge project to complete (been in process since January), 2 orientations (3 days long each) for Short-Termers departing for Africa this month, all of my regular tasks and duties (which by themselves are normally enough for 2 people), AND 3 weeks of training Megan, my replacement. All while Bonnie (my boss) is away for the month of August, and all to fit into 4 weeks. Ha! I’m trying SO hard not to be stressed out (I know, I know, it’s not good for baby, etc. etc.). Seriously though, I could use a few extra weeks!!!
To top that all off, I am starting to get worried that this baby is going to come early. Probably just because I so don’t want it to. AND… I’m finding it so hard to concentrate… my mind is all over the place.
*I can do it* *I can do it* *yikes!* *I WILL BE FINE*
So, I was just updating my facebook status, and thought I’d record it here too for posterity. I miss wearing a belt and having a waist. I just do. I can’t explain it. I even found a pretty picture (no, I don’t wear this style of belt, but for illustrative purposes and a lack of google searching skills, this is all I got).
Yup. I am SO determined to lose all my baby weight in a timely & healthy manner, I’m already psyching myself up for it. I know it will be hard, but I seem to have the stubborn persevering gene down pat.
The day I get to wear a belt again will be a party in the Ricci household, I tell ya. PAR-TAY! You all are invited. BYOB (bring your own belt).
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I am 33 weeks pregnant… and I am seriously amazed at how quickly time is flying. Honestly I thought it was still like the beginning of July, and today I go to work and discover that the date is July 21, 2008. YIKES!
I went to the doctor today (I’ve been going every two weeks since late June). After my next appointment on August 8, I start going every week… and then only a few weeks later… blast-off! (Chris has taken to calling it blast-off… not sure how I feel about that, haha!). Anyway, the baby is great – she/he has rolled over and the back is now on my left side, so that explains why I get kicked all the time in my right rib 
It’s been getting more and more interesting to walk… it’s kind of uncomfortable – there’s more pressure in my groin area, and my hips feel like they are getting disjointed (which is apparently normal, in preparation for labour & delivery!). I’ve also been so tired (although not like the first trimester which was brutal), and I’ve been HOTTER than I’ve ever been. Um, yeah, I was referring to body temperature, although Chris tells me I’m hot in that other way too. He’s a wonderful husband (must be the married-to-a-crazy-hormonal-preggo-lady instinct that God blessed him with).
Ummm, let’s see what else… the baby room is getting readier and readier (is that a word?!)… which one would think would cause the parents-to-be to also feel readier and readier. However… I am torn between feeling SOOOOO excited to meet my baby!!!! and totally terrified about being a mom!!!! Is everything going to go ok with delivery? Can I really survive labour? What’s it feel like? Will my baby be healthy & ok? Will the baby love me as much as I hope to love him/her? Is it a boy or girl?? So many questions running around in my mind! I could go on for awhile…
I had a photo shoot done with honey bunch, me and the belly (first family photos!). My sister took the photos, and I love the way they turned out. Here are a couple of my favorites:
can't wait to meet you baby!
Yep, I did! We went to Balsam Lake Provincial Park with our best friends, Mat & Naomi, and Jason & Katrina. We were there for 4 nights, and we tented! I slept on an air mattress, and it was ok, especially since hubby willingly brought along the 4 pillows I now require for sleeping at night. We sat around the campfire, cooked yummy food on the fire and the campstove, got freaked out by raccoons at night, and basically relaxed (I started to re-read the Harry Potter series – now on book 2).
Chris and I also went canoeing for an hour, and I found a life jacket that fit around my belly. Yay! It was really nice to paddle around on a beautiful day under the great big sky in a gigantic lake, talking about what life is gonna be like in 10 weeks, and what we are planning for the future. We have lots of big dreams, and are excitedly waiting on God to work it all out. The thought of becoming parents together is terrifying, exhilarating, and awe-inspiring, all at the same time.
Then on the way home, we stopped to go strawberry picking (Chris did most of the bending while I sat on a bucket to pick a few, took pics, and more or less looked cute).
We also got rained on the first night and morning. Alot. The boys put the tarps up in the rain so we could cook breakfast, and I attacked a loaf of bread and a banana in the meantime to keep from starving poor baby.
I am very proud of myself for going camping at 29-30 weeks pregnant, and surviving. I was a bit of a wimp here and there, like sitting on my butt while everyone tore down the tents and stuff, but overall I think I did awesome, and I wouldn’t hesitate to do it again!
Yay me!
:):)
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Well, I was officially 30 weeks pregnant on Canada Day. Yay! Less than 10 weeks left now until my due date… and since I am actually considered full-term at 38 weeks (the due date is at 40 weeks), there are only 8 weeks until I am full-term! Yikes!
I’ve been feeling more and more tired as the third trimester goes on. Swollen ankles, sore back, the usual pregnancy complaints. But overall I’m just really excited to meet my baby soon!
The baby has been moving and kicking SO much lately. Especially during the day when I am sitting still at my desk at work – I look down and see my stomach jumping and moving… it’s so great! I love it
Hmmm… what else to say. This is a boring post. But I felt obligated to write a 30 week update, since it’s kinda a milestone.
Oh yeah, I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning. I go every 2 weeks now.
OH! And I went camping! I’m gonna write a separate post about it…
