Sign of the Week, “excuse me.”
On Saturday Eric and I attended our “Comfort Measures and Relaxation” class. In this class we learned a lot of breathing techniques, comfort positions, and relaxation methods to get through contractions. Eric was a great “labor support” (as they call dads in the class) rubbing my back and massaging my hands. My favorite technique was called the, “slow dance” position. (You know…anything DANCE is right up my alley!) Throughout the class I felt like I should be doing some of the methods on Eric since he is still having back and leg pains. (Eric says he’s carrying the load of pain now because he knows that I’ll be in pain soon.) In one of our methods we had to practice moving our hips to spell out the letters in our baby’s name. Since we don’t have a name yet we spelled out “Baby Thames.”
After class we went to Surf Rider to eat for Mr. Thames’ birthday. A lot of my family came up to celebrate with him and that was very nice. After dinner Eric and Aaron went off for a little while to celebrate a friend’s birthday. I decided to stay home and rest since my cold was still acting up. Eric took updated “Baby Bump” photos before he left.
On Sunday Aunt Loretta and I went to church. Then my Aunt Bobby, Linda, Kent, and Bonnie came over. They brought my Great-Granny’s rocking chair over that I had mentioned about in the Week 28 posting. I am so excited about the chair. It’s comfy (low to the ground-for my short legs), soft, and perfect for rocking a baby! The rocking chair was upholstered with rose colored fabric by my uncle many years ago because my Granny’s favorite color was pink. My Uncle Brad very graciously wanted to recover the chair for me this time. I certainly love the pink because it reminds me so much of Granny but a more neutral fabric would also be nice for the nursery. Linda also brought over a bear that she said occupied the chair while it was at her house! We had a nice visit together and Quila enjoyed sitting in Bonnie’s lap!
On Monday night Baba, Mrs. Thames, and Penny came over to visit. While they visited I made Mini Pecan Pie Muffins to take to our last Childbirth class on Tuesday. I figured since we had shared so much with this group of people and had spent nearly a month getting to know them the least I could do was give out goodies!
On Tuesday after school I went down to my Uncle Brad’s shop in Downtown Norfolk, Guy’s Upholstery, to take the rocking chair. My Aunt Caroline had already done a lot of work pulling up my registry and gathering swatches of various fabrics for me to look at. She did a fantastic job giving me options that both matched the nursery colors and ones that were more neutral. I enjoyed looking through all of the rich fabrics that they have to offer. We finally narrowed it down to an awesome textured fabric that has a tan background (close to the paint color) and raised ivory/light yellow dots. I have always been a polka-dot girl so I was very pleased with my choice! Aunt Caroline and I both agreed that this one was our favorite. Thank you Uncle Brad and Aunt Caroline for everything!
Later that night Eric and I went to our final Childbirth class. I passed out my goodies to the group and they like them. We had a couple come in as guests to tell us their Birth Story. When the girl walked in I recognized her right away. She had actually done her student teaching at my school and remembered me as well. I was happy to catch up with her again and find out how she was doing. Her daughter was really cute. At the end of class we took some pictures of the entire group including our awesome instructor. We also took a mommies photo! We are hoping that all the mommies can get together some time in the summer to have our babies meet each other. That will be nice. It was kind of sad that the class was over because we had really enjoyed it.
On Wednesday after school I went to a doctor’s appointment. I had gained 2 pounds since my last appointment. I did not see Dr. Morgan this time but rather a Nurse Practitioner who was very nice. She was took the time to talk with me for a while about birthing classes and breastfeeding. She listened to Baby Thames’ heartbeat and showed it to me on her machine. She said that the heartbeat sounded great and she even got to monitor the heart rate during some fetal movement as Baby Thames gave a good move. His/her heart rate went up and down as it was supposed to during the movement. She also measured my stomach and told me that I was 31 cm. Since I am in my 32nd week I should have measured 32 cm but she said that anything within +2 or -2 is normal. She gave me a suggestion of a book I should purchase and I was on my way. I’m always grateful for easy, normal check-ups! After the doctor I went to my hair appointment at Sallie’s.
Today was the first day I noticed my feet swelling. When I got home later that night and finally took off my shoes my feet were swollen some. I had already noticed that my ankles were a little bigger because I have seen “sock lines” with socks that normally don’t give me lines. I guess I will need to force myself to find more opportunities to sit during the day.
On Thursday after school I went shopping for an outfit for my shower. I found some great dresses on sale, (none of them maternity by the way). After that I went to Aunt Loretta’s for Family Night. My feet were swollen again this night as well.
On Friday after school I went and picked up Mrs. Thames. I had heard about a Baby Expo that they were having at the Virginia Beach Convention Center and I wanted to check it out. She went with me and we saw some beautiful clothes. We didn’t buy anything because not much of it was gender neutral. But, I decided I would definitely come back when they had it again to buy some of the cute outfits. Then we went to the mall so that I could fine some maternity hose to wear with my dress. Next we went to the craft store and I bought some cute Thank You cards that match the theme of the shower for Eric’s side that is coming up soon.
My feet were not swollen tonight however I still feel bad from my cold. I have had a cold for over a week and can’t shake it. I guess that’s what happens when you can’t take anything. I feel really bad in the morning and at night but not so much during the day. I have been coughing so much though that my stomach muscles are sore. I told Eric that our poor baby can’t even get any rest because I keep waking him/her up. Every time that I cough I feel fetal movement…I feel so bad that I keep disturbing baby’s slumber. I hope to get better soon.
On Saturday Eric and I attended our “Comfort Measures and Relaxation” class. In this class we learned a lot of breathing techniques, comfort positions, and relaxation methods to get through contractions. Eric was a great “labor support” (as they call dads in the class) rubbing my back and massaging my hands. My favorite technique was called the, “slow dance” position. (You know…anything DANCE is right up my alley!) Throughout the class I felt like I should be doing some of the methods on Eric since he is still having back and leg pains. (Eric says he’s carrying the load of pain now because he knows that I’ll be in pain soon.) In one of our methods we had to practice moving our hips to spell out the letters in our baby’s name. Since we don’t have a name yet we spelled out “Baby Thames.”
After class we went to Surf Rider to eat for Mr. Thames’ birthday. A lot of my family came up to celebrate with him and that was very nice. After dinner Eric and Aaron went off for a little while to celebrate a friend’s birthday. I decided to stay home and rest since my cold was still acting up. Eric took updated “Baby Bump” photos before he left.
On Sunday Aunt Loretta and I went to church. Then my Aunt Bobby, Linda, Kent, and Bonnie came over. They brought my Great-Granny’s rocking chair over that I had mentioned about in the Week 28 posting. I am so excited about the chair. It’s comfy (low to the ground-for my short legs), soft, and perfect for rocking a baby! The rocking chair was upholstered with rose colored fabric by my uncle many years ago because my Granny’s favorite color was pink. My Uncle Brad very graciously wanted to recover the chair for me this time. I certainly love the pink because it reminds me so much of Granny but a more neutral fabric would also be nice for the nursery. Linda also brought over a bear that she said occupied the chair while it was at her house! We had a nice visit together and Quila enjoyed sitting in Bonnie’s lap!
On Monday night Baba, Mrs. Thames, and Penny came over to visit. While they visited I made Mini Pecan Pie Muffins to take to our last Childbirth class on Tuesday. I figured since we had shared so much with this group of people and had spent nearly a month getting to know them the least I could do was give out goodies!
On Tuesday after school I went down to my Uncle Brad’s shop in Downtown Norfolk, Guy’s Upholstery, to take the rocking chair. My Aunt Caroline had already done a lot of work pulling up my registry and gathering swatches of various fabrics for me to look at. She did a fantastic job giving me options that both matched the nursery colors and ones that were more neutral. I enjoyed looking through all of the rich fabrics that they have to offer. We finally narrowed it down to an awesome textured fabric that has a tan background (close to the paint color) and raised ivory/light yellow dots. I have always been a polka-dot girl so I was very pleased with my choice! Aunt Caroline and I both agreed that this one was our favorite. Thank you Uncle Brad and Aunt Caroline for everything!
Later that night Eric and I went to our final Childbirth class. I passed out my goodies to the group and they like them. We had a couple come in as guests to tell us their Birth Story. When the girl walked in I recognized her right away. She had actually done her student teaching at my school and remembered me as well. I was happy to catch up with her again and find out how she was doing. Her daughter was really cute. At the end of class we took some pictures of the entire group including our awesome instructor. We also took a mommies photo! We are hoping that all the mommies can get together some time in the summer to have our babies meet each other. That will be nice. It was kind of sad that the class was over because we had really enjoyed it.
On Wednesday after school I went to a doctor’s appointment. I had gained 2 pounds since my last appointment. I did not see Dr. Morgan this time but rather a Nurse Practitioner who was very nice. She was took the time to talk with me for a while about birthing classes and breastfeeding. She listened to Baby Thames’ heartbeat and showed it to me on her machine. She said that the heartbeat sounded great and she even got to monitor the heart rate during some fetal movement as Baby Thames gave a good move. His/her heart rate went up and down as it was supposed to during the movement. She also measured my stomach and told me that I was 31 cm. Since I am in my 32nd week I should have measured 32 cm but she said that anything within +2 or -2 is normal. She gave me a suggestion of a book I should purchase and I was on my way. I’m always grateful for easy, normal check-ups! After the doctor I went to my hair appointment at Sallie’s.
Today was the first day I noticed my feet swelling. When I got home later that night and finally took off my shoes my feet were swollen some. I had already noticed that my ankles were a little bigger because I have seen “sock lines” with socks that normally don’t give me lines. I guess I will need to force myself to find more opportunities to sit during the day.
On Thursday after school I went shopping for an outfit for my shower. I found some great dresses on sale, (none of them maternity by the way). After that I went to Aunt Loretta’s for Family Night. My feet were swollen again this night as well.
On Friday after school I went and picked up Mrs. Thames. I had heard about a Baby Expo that they were having at the Virginia Beach Convention Center and I wanted to check it out. She went with me and we saw some beautiful clothes. We didn’t buy anything because not much of it was gender neutral. But, I decided I would definitely come back when they had it again to buy some of the cute outfits. Then we went to the mall so that I could fine some maternity hose to wear with my dress. Next we went to the craft store and I bought some cute Thank You cards that match the theme of the shower for Eric’s side that is coming up soon.
My feet were not swollen tonight however I still feel bad from my cold. I have had a cold for over a week and can’t shake it. I guess that’s what happens when you can’t take anything. I feel really bad in the morning and at night but not so much during the day. I have been coughing so much though that my stomach muscles are sore. I told Eric that our poor baby can’t even get any rest because I keep waking him/her up. Every time that I cough I feel fetal movement…I feel so bad that I keep disturbing baby’s slumber. I hope to get better soon.
Angelique!!!! You're so cute!!! I love that little growing baby belly on you!!! Hope your feeling great! I know you're getting more and more excited!!! Love you and miss you!
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