31 Weeks and Nesting

I am nearing the end of my 31st week of pregnancy, and I am nesting like crazy.  My husband can verify.  I have about 5 sewing projects I am currently "in the middle of", I'm on the princess' 7th month of life in her scrapbook and hoping to catch up to her current 26th month before Baby arrives, I have a page-long list on the fridge of projects to complete in the kitchen alone (which I planned to do in one day...last Monday...), and for whatever reason, I decided to renew my dormant love of crocheting!  Whaaa?!  Please note:  Until about 2 weeks ago, I had never actually completed a crochet project.  I am happy to announce that I have now done 2 hats and 3 headbands...and counting.  *One hat picture included in this post*

I am really enjoying this pregnancy right now.  Baby is crazy-active, and she likes to move her hands around a lot.  She doesn't do a lot of huge movements, but there are little tickles oh so often that remind me she's having a good old time in there.  :)  She especially likes to wait until I've been laying in bed for about 30 minutes and then get really active.  Typical baby.  She seems to have become good friends with my bladder and likes to hang out on top of it a lot.  That part's not so fun, but I am learning to deal with it.

So for the hat I made...  I'm pretty proud of this.  There is supposed to be a flower attached to it, but I haven't completed that yet.  I will soon!  The princess looks so cute in these pictures too...

 

The princess' new obsession is trains.  I'm not quite sure why.  It seems she watched the Disney show Chuggington on the computer one time this week and has been crazy about choo-choos ever since.  My husband pulled out his old toy train for her a few times, and it is a major hit.  I love how she sits in the middle of the track and they put different object on the car to watch them go around and around.  :)

She had gotten a tricycle for her birthday in January, and she rides it around in the house.  Everytime she gets on, she points to her head and says "uh-oh".  She knows Elmo wears a helmet, so she knew she should have one too.  Daddy's snow cap sufficed for awhile, but today we invested in a helmet of her very own.  She was very excited.

27 Weeks

Tomorrow marks week 27 of this pregnancy!  This means I am at the end of my second trimester/beginning of my third (depending on how you calculate it).  I am still feeling great, though I am noticing some changes.  I vaguely remember going through this with the princess, but I am tired all day long until about 8pm.  Then I get a second wind and find it difficult to wind down to sleep.  I was up until 1:00 last night.  Poor husband - I was talking his ear off for awhile there.  :)  I also have a perpetually stuffy nose, which requires double pillows under my head at night.  Heartburn is more intense this time around, and Tums are becoming my close friends.

We settled on a name at the beginning of February!  Yaaaay!  The name is intended to remain a secret until Baby arrives.  We do refer to her by name around the house though, and the princess is beginning to talk more.  However, even if she told you the baby's name, I don't think it would be understandable.  :)

We are looking forward to an ultrasound next Thursday!  Hopefully Baby will cooperate a little better this time and give us some good facial shots.



Here is a 27-week belly shot.  I have placed it next to my 24-week picture to give some perspective.



24 Weeks



27 Weeks