Week 28: May 25-31

First big news, for those of you have inquired or would just like the chance to join in the spoiling of the PeaBaby, we went and registered at Babies R Us this week! It's amazing how much 'stuff' that place has, and what an easy process registering was. If you are pregnant (or get pregnant at some point) and want to do a registry, I highly recommend them! Our info can be found here and a search for my first and last name and state brings us right up! I'm a little hesitant to post that info here since it does show our first and last names and city for all the internet to see, but if you're interested and can't find it just comment and I'll email you :). Oh, you can also search by my maiden name if that helps. We really appreciate it, and let's be honest, it's fun to by baby stuff! Giftcards, books, toys and all sorts of clothes are fantastic too, but I didn't register for them specifically because half the fun is picking out something you think is cute!

So! Oh my gosh, I'm 7 months pregnant. For some reason I can't quite articulate, this milestone has been marked "very pregnant" in my head since I found out I was pregnant. In my head it has been the point where I would really be huge and it would be June and HOT and I would probably start to be really miserable. Good news and bad news! I've had some really miserable points all along the way, by no means confined to any one stage, month, week or even day. And really, I'm not miserable at all right now! So hooray! On the bad-ish side it IS really hot, and getting hotter all the time. Lucky for me I have A/C and a pool so I'm doing alright, but I have been informed I need to be drinking twice as much as normally recommended because women go into the hospital for dehydration (which causes decreased fetal movement) all the time in these months. Also, it can cause premature birth! So even though I feel like I already drink quite a bit I'm trying to increase my intake even more, and I think we may need to get a TV in the bathroom. Thank goodness for DVR (like Tivo) that allows me to pause, or I'd never get through a single show! I also have to be a little careful about being outside too long, because I have noticed headaches and/or feeling a little dizzy when it's too much. This isn't just being pregnant, because Brian's experienced it too, and I remember it all too well from summers past. Still, it's just now hitting 100 degrees and usually things aren't too bad until 110 or so. Bleh.
On the positive side, I'm still really enjoying being pregnant. The Pea is really active which is tons of fun, I feel like we bond more and more every day, and while I can't wait to meet him I know I'm going to miss being pregnant when I'm done. I'm fortunate enough to be at home so if I have a bad day I just nap more. Speaking of napping more, this whole third trimester thing is in full swing and I am pretty exhausted all the time, even worse than my first trimester. Luckily, when I have energy I really do have energy, and naps seem to help, which is much better than feeling sluggish and icky all the time. I do have good days and bad of course, and the heartburn stuff is getting a little worse, but still handleable. All my joints are starting to get loose and I'm getting pretty big, so I'm having some back pain as things shift, but I got the name of a chiropractor who works with our insurance so I'm going to look into that and maybe it will help!
Our 5th anniversary is May 31st - five whole years! Sometimes it seems like we've been together forever, and sometimes it seems like just yesterday I was hoping for that sparkly ring. I think we make a pretty fantastic pair and I'm lucky to have such a great guy to be my partner in this next phase of our adventure. I think all in all the timing (although not something I can take credit for) worked out pretty well! As usual, Brian wasn't here for the actual day, but we celebrated the weekend before. We got a great deal from a group of nice restaurants here in town in honor of Memorial Day. That and gifts from both sets of parents, and we ended up with an amazing meal at one of the town's best restaurants including appetizers and desserts. Thanks mom and dad and Brian's mom!
I also had a pretty social week (for me) including a jewelry party at a friend's house. If you've never heard of Lia Sophia jewelry you should check them out. They're a direct selling company so you can't just purchase things online, but I am having a party of my own on June 20th so if you see something you just gotta have let me know and I bet we can work something out! They have some gorgeous pieces, and have been featured in "O" and some other press lately. PLUS Paris Hilton regularly wears items from their red carpet line! Fancy. :)
I had lunch with a woman who recently married a guy Brian went through RTU (training in his current airplane) with. They just moved back a few weeks ago, and it was fun to get to know her a little better. Look at me, out and about!
I'm still gaining slow but steady, and officially had a day where I was +21 pounds, though it's dropped back to +20 every other day this week.
On June 5th I have another OB appt, we'll see what they say. Ooh, and we had a tour of our hospital's labor and delivery area, though technically that is part of Week 29, so that's something for you to look forward to! Or something :).
Also, Brian promised he would take pictures tomorrow (6/6) so there will be a mid-week update in the next few days!