30 weeks - and a silly video!

While watching TV last night, (Biggest Loser anyone?) Henry made it very clear he wanted to say hi to you guys. So he helped me make you a little video. He's very excited to meet all of you!

How far along? 30 weeks! Can you believe it? Henry is nearly 3 pounds now, and we are both doing great. In two more weeks, he would be able to breathe on his own without a ventilator, and a month after that he wouldn't be considered premature anymore. He's going to be here before we know it!

Total weight gain/loss: +23 lbs Right on track! My OB told me today 1 pound per week from here on out and we will be right within our goal.

Maternity clothes? I now consider real pants to be for special occasions. At home and while I'm nannying I pretty much live in yoga pants. Hooray for cheap Walmart work out clothes!

Stretch marks? I hope the ones on my legs go away quickly after I give birth. Or I may consider wearing wet suits instead of swim suits...

Sleep:  I haven't decided which is worse for my sleep - having to pee every three hours or having to wake up to do a tri-point turn over in bed. :)

Best moment this week: On Saturday, a friend came into town and took maternity pictures with us! I haven't seen many of them yet, but we came up with some adorable ideas. I hope they turn out as cute as they were in my head!

Movement: He is moving so much more than he was before. Maybe he knows it's going to get cramped in his little home soon?

Food cravings:  The other night I made a peanut butter/banana/m'n'm sandwich - no bread involved. Ben looked at me like I was crazy. But to be fair, I would probably do that regardless of pregnancy...

Nursery: It's coming together! This week I put a hamper in there. I'm looking forward to getting the bed out so it looks less like a guest room. :)

Labor Signs: I've been having some contractions - not real labor of course. I imagine the real deal will be significantly worse!

Belly Button in or out?  I don't think my belly button has ever been so clean!

What do we want to teach Henry about?  Music! Ben and I both love music. The music I like is obviously better, but Ben gets it right sometimes too. (love you!)

What I miss: This week I have really been enjoying pregnancy actually. Today at the grocery store I kept running into the same family in the aisles. Every time the little boy could not stop staring at my belly. It was so adorable.

What I am looking forward to: Teasing my dad all weekend about turning the big 5 - 0! :)

Weekly Wisdom: Sit down, elevate feet, get up, walk around. Repeat all day.

Milestones: Only 10 weeks left! Tomorrow will be 9 weeks, 6 days until our due date. Single digits already!

Daddy is on call tonight, but I imagine his thoughts go something like this:

"Man, I wish these people would have their babies tomorrow. It sure would be nice if I had a soda. I miss Nicki. I wonder if it will be warm tomorrow. I miss Nicki." 

And on like that.