It got even better today as it was about 3:45pm and I felt a bit of a stuffed up nose again while working at my desk - so I went to the restroom to blow my nose and be back to work. Yeah right, like a runny nose, I could feel the blood start streaming....all I could think of was not letting it drip on my white capri pants - that would mean more laundry. So, I grabbed one of my cute little peace-sign tissues that I carry in my purse and stuffed it up my nostril and held my head back at my desk - I looked like I just stepped out of a MFC - Mother's Fight Club. I'm so over these things!! Yeah, yeah, yeah, pregnancy is a beautiful thing, but I don't need all of it's glory rushing out of my nose twice a day to remind me. I understand that over the course of a pregnancy my body produces 40-50% more blood in volume to accomodate the needs of my baby, but do I really need to ooze a portion of it daily like an old-fashioned Renaissance-era blood-letting? Sigh, I digress...
On a brighter note, Camilla & I went to visit Dr. Duggar today for our 32wk appointment and all is well. She was a busy bee in there today, but had a great & healthy heartbeat. I'm still convinced she is breech, but Dr. Duggar thinks it's possible she's turned. I still feel like her little noggin is in the same spot it was a few wks ago during our 29wk 4D u/s. I still get these swift steps or kicks in the bladder which is a bizaare feeling - it makes you feel like you need to run to the restroom for 2 seconds, but then realize that she just happened to 'step' on your bladder...she probably laughs to herself inside. Funny girl. She's indeed an active little booger and I have fun with her when she is...I play poking games to get her to react and it's funny to watch the wave of movement across my stomach. As I type, she is busy moving and grooving in there....I suppose she liked the chocolate milk I had with dinner?
Here's the latest on how she's growing:
- Camilla should be approx 3.75lbs (roughly the weight of a jicama)
- She probably stretches out to be 16.7" long (or in that neighborhood)
- She should start paying rent for as much space as she's occupying in my uterus!
- Mommy will gain about a pound per week from here on out (8 more wks) b/c roughly half of it will go directly to Camilla...she'll gain 1/3 to 1/2 of her birth weight during the next 7wks as she fattens up for life outside Mommy!
Mommy is experiencing certain food aversions again (say no to boiling and shredding chicken - ICK!), some heartburn and sleepless nights...yay. So far, I've only gained 26lbs and am feeling pretty good otherwise. You can't tell I'm preggers from the back until I turn to the side or to the front...Camilla truly looks like a little basketball in my tummy, but I can assure you that I haven't seen my feet in a long while and shaving my legs is nearly impossible. However, I was able to put my Mother's Day gift from Rod & Sophia to use (I'd been saving it up for the bitter end!): an hour long prenatal massage!! I went last Friday and I was giddy as could be. You could've told me to just lay down on the carpet in the spa's lobby and listen to the nature music and I would've thought that was great - but I got to lay on my stomach for the first time in about 7mos - pure BLISS!! The spa had a special pregnancy pillow contraption that allowed your tummy to go into a little cut out area and the other portion surrounded your sides to offer support. It was heaven to the highest degree. The aromatherapy and music were perfection and I was so relaxed. I know I was tense in areas I didn't even know existed and was grateful to the masseuse for finding them. I felt rejuvenated when it was all over. I even joked on facebook that I was so relaxed, I needed someone to come pick me up as I was pretty sure I shouldn't/couldn't operate a vehicle! If you ever need to give a pregnant girl a gift, spend the $80 and send her to the spa for a prenatal massage...she thank you FOREVER!
Saturday brought us a day of relative relaxation and an impromptu invite from my parents to have Sophia over for a slumber party...Sophia usually only sees them on the wkds and was SO jazzed to spend the night with them. It left Rod and I puzzled as to what to do with this sudden spare time?! We sat on the couch befuddled and then decided to be productive and run a few errands and then having a date night out. Before dinner, poor Rod spent 2hrs on the phone with Dell to figure out some sort of printer/laptop issue. Meanwhile I was enthralled watching HGTV (how have I missed this gem?!) in peace. However, it started pushing 7pm and I was ravenously hungry! Finally, we were able to head to dinner and enjoyed a delicious meal over at the Wynlakes club....salad, filet mignon and a HUGE dessert later, I was a fat and happy girl!
We're slowing putting some finishing touches on Camilla's nursery - I finished painting a large 30x40 canvas that will go above her changing table (will post photos later) and picked up a cute white traditional monogram decal to adhere to the wall above her crib. We'll then look for a few frames to go on the wall above her tall dresser. I'm still in love with her room and am looking forward to late night feedings when it's just her and I together....those were actually my favorite when Sophia was a newborn too. I loved being able to just watch her - it was such a sweet and special time.
Now if only the next 7-8wks would speed up, I'd greatly appreciate it so that I can snuggle up to my second little daughter! I'm getting SO ANXIOUS!
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