Quick Photo Update

I'm pretty convinced that at this rate we will be having a 12lb baby...should be interesting! aAs you can see, I am gigantic! Fawn is still measuring right on target, and her little butt is still poking out on my right side. I'm wondering if the old wives-tales are true and she will have lots of hair...man-o-man the heartburn!

(wearing my new shirt from Krista - thanks cuz!)

(my bare Fawn belly - see her pokey butt, and my giant face)

(Matt holding Fawn)

xo JBM

p.s. fun Fawn fact...she had the hiccups twice today!

99 DAYS!!!

We are out of the triple digit countdown - only 99 days until due day!!! VERY exciting!

I don't have much to report, I just wanted to make that known! That's basically 3 months! Which also means I will be done work in less than 3 months - 12 weeks to be exact!!! When I think of how fast the first 12 weeks of this pregnancy went by, that will be gone in no time! Especially because we have fun things coming up to help pass the time - tomorrow we are going to the Harbour Stree Brasserie to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary, this weekend is Matt's ball tournament in town, then we have his year end ball party on the 5th of September, then we have the 3D ultrasound on the 19th and then the last weekend of September is the ball tournament in OwenSound that we might camp during, then we have our 4 week series (every Wednesday night) prenatal classes in October and I have a trip to Toronto for work during the last week of October....and then it will be November and we will have one month left!!! 2 weeks of work!!! Woooohooo!

Fawn has been moving lots lately, I'm excited to find out which way she is laying when I go to my midwife appointment on Wednesday. I always feel her movement in either the lower left part of my belly, or my upper right part - arms and legs? kicking and punching? I'll also be scheduling my gestational diabetes test while I'm there, and booking a tour of the birth centre. :)
In addition to movement, I've also been feeling some braxton hicks contractions - I wish this is what labour would feel like - just some pressure and hardening of my belly. It's exciting that things are coming along so quickly!

xo JBM

Waddle vs. Wobble

I would like to make a sign to wear that says "I'm not waddling, I'm wobbling". Any time that I've been sitting too long (which is any time that I'm at work) my hips get a little creeky when I get up and it takes me a bit of wobbling to get going...it's almost a limp, but it is NOT a waddle!

Fawn is finally getting strong enough for us to feel her on the outside! I've felt (and seen) her quite a few times, but Matt finally got to feel two really strong kicks this past Saturday - very exciting! I also got my weekly update that says that she can now respond to light and to try putting a flashlight on my belly and see if she responds. Well, let me tell you - she does! We tried it tonight for the first time and it really got her going! I think she was rudely awoken and did NOT like it! I hope I didn't blind her, but it was just too neat I had to do it a couple more times and Matt was able to feel her kick again!

Not much more is new, except my new girth! I seem to be getting bigger and bigger by the day! My next midwife appointment is on the 26th, so I'll have more to update then. :)

xo JBM

Perspective

I finally remembered to take the camera on our trip to the beach tonight!

So...a little perspective...

Matt was sitting on the beach, this is what he sees...


and...this is what I see...

(yes, my bellybutton is not-so-slowly disappearing, and yes, Fawn seems to be sitting more on the right)

Also, I caved and booked a 3D ultrasound! Mummy is treating us to making sure Fawn is indeed a Fawn, and not a Colt. We are going down to London on September 19th so I'll be posting pictures right after that for sure! I was a little iffy at first about the idea...if we already know we are having a little girl, and have her name choosen, do we really want to know what she is going to look like too? But I just can't resist, I REALLY want to know for sure if we are having a little girl or boy!

xo JBM

p.s. Is it just me or does it look like my butt is getting droopy!? Maybe it's time to invest in some Mum jeans!

Fawn the Furnace

Things are heating up, but I think it's just me! We are finally experiencing some summer weather, but with that comes the humidity which does not agree with Fawn or I! On Sunday I felt like I was dying of heat exhaustion! I think I just about drank my weight in water and ended up going to the beach two seperate times just to get cooled off, all the while Matt kept telling me "it's not that warm". It will be nice come cooler weather to have a built in furnace, but for now it would be nice if she would change over to some A/C!

In addition to stealing my memory, Fawn now seems to be working on stealing my eye-sight! I thought I was just a little blurry eyed yesterday morning due to having to go back to work after vacation, but it continued off and on throughout the day and on to today as well. I've already had to get glasses for reading and computer work, next she'll have me in coke-bottle glasses! On the bright side, from what I've read, this should go away after she makes her appearance on the outside!

In other news, we're still debating going for the 3D ultrasound to find out forsure that Fawn is a little girl, and I'm now leaning towards doing it because I had a dream that she came out a he last night! The only issue is that we have to make plans to go out of town for it and try to book a weekend appointment so Matt doesn't have to take time off to come too.

xo JBM

A Basketball!?!

I was just reading my 'What to Expect' bible and noticed that it said my uterus will be the size of a basketball in the next couple of weeks!!! No wonder nothing fits!

I had planned on taking pictures of my growing belly, and started at week 12...and then continued to week 14. I swear, I have no memory left!

I'm going to write up a post about our camping trip (a first for both Toby & Fawn!), but in the meantime, here is a pic of my progressing belly (I should note, it gets bigger throughout the day, and this was first thing before breakfast)!


What a difference 10 weeks can make! I think the only reason this picture got taken was because we were talking about making this camping trip a yearly occasion and I thought it would be neat to take a pic with Fawn in front of the tent each year, so this is her first one!

xo JBM

Note to self:

Do NOT sit in a car for hours on end without even stopping for the odd stretch!

Just a quick note to remind myself not to agree to ridiculous things! Thursday I was asked to go to Windsor for a meeting at the University the following day, of course, being unable to say no to things, I said SURE! So, Thursday after work I waited until Matt got home from work so I could say bye, and then I packed up my rental car and headed to Chatham (3hr drive). I arrived at a disgusting hotel and had to prepare a powerpoint presentation and then tried to sleep without thinking about the bugs in my room! Friday morning I got up and met with another Coordinator and we drove to Tecumseh (1hr drive) to pick up someone else and then we were on our way to Windsor (another 45min). We did the presentation/meeting and were back on the road by 11:30...and then I got home at 5! So I was in the car for a total of 7 hours and 15 minutes during the day Friday for those of you keeping track! Thinking that wasn't enough, Matt and I decided to go to Owen Sound to pick up a rocker/glider for Fawns room, so that was another 2 hours total.

Okay, so the point of this story...when we got home I noticed that I was lacking ankles! I was SO puffed up it was ridiculous!!! I actually noticed when we were at the mall and being the great hubby that Matt is he let me sit and when and got the car for me. So I spent Friday night with my feet in the air and icepacks on my legs! I think it was mainly the lack of movement and sitting for soooo long in one place, but it could also have had something to do with the lack of water I drank that day! I had a bit, but I was afraid that I would have to stop for a million pee breaks all the way home!

So ya, a note to self...don't do that again!

(I am pleased to report, my ankles are back now though!)

xo JBM