Baby Things

Going through buybuy Baby's registry checklist and crossing things off the list I dont need. The list is ridiculous. What is the difference between receiving blankets and swaddle sets? Footie outfits and sleepwear? A nursing stool? Feeling very overwhelmed.....

Third Trimester

Third trimester? Really? Here we are at 28 weeks:


Nothing exciting to report. Still not sleeping well. This past weekend, I woke up at 4 am on Saturday and 5 am on Sunday. Extreme hunger has taken over. The little one is still having dance parties all day long even when I get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. I also had a really bad leg cramp last night so my left calf is really sore and I've been limping around this morning.

Adam finished his first triathlon this past weekend! I am so proud of him. Funny thing is, we didn't go rent a bike until Saturday afternoon. His first time to ride was actually during the triathlon!


Up next ( after the baby), we're thinking about training together for the half marathon. I have thought about training for a tri before, but the only problem is, I dont know how to swim. We both really want bikes, but they are so expensive! Even used ones!!!

Saturday afternoon, I met my friend who is due 5 days before me at the mall. When I was getting ready to leave, this is what I walked out to:


As soon as I saw this, all kinds of curse words started coming out of my mouth because what you dont see is that on the passenger side is another mini van! Who does that?!?!?! Who parks their mini van in compact car parking only?!?! I opened my door and there was no way I could squeeze my belly into the car seat. In fact, I barely made it to my door. I really thought about keying the car, leaving a mean nasty note and a dent, but that wouldnt have been very nice. Since I was already running late (we had to go get Adam a bike for the tri), I climbed in on the passenger side and crawled over to my seat while more curse words came flying out of my mouth. I seriously have to wonder of the type of person that does this because not only did they park their giant size mini van in a compact car only spot, but they didnt even park it in between the lines and then left!!!!

It's a Party!

Dear Baby P,

Are you having dance parties by yourself this week? I am loving it, but I hope you get these little dance parties out of your system before we meet.

Love,

Mom & Dad

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This post will be a hodge podge of randomness. Let me start by explaining the above note. The little one has had an increase of movement this week. It feels like he is constantly moving even though I know it cant be true. My mom and relatives have told me that when I was in her belly, I couldnt stay still either. They also later told me that growing up, I couldnt sit still for anything, not even cartoons. So I hope the little one gets it out of his system so he comes out a calm little baby.

Dont you love it when people want to give you unwanted advice? Being pregnant comes with some unwanted attention from strangers. For example, I've had strangers rub my belly! I get that friends want to rub the belly, but c'mon, how would you like it if I rubbed your belly back stranger. Out of my comfort zone. People also love to ask questions....when are you due, where are you having the baby, are you excited and are you doing this and that. I expect that normal people would love to talk about the baby, but for me, its a little out of my comfort zone. I run away from small talk like its the plague. 99% of the time, I come off as bitchy, but its just me being quiet because I dont like to make small talk and for some reason it scares me. Now with a close friend its completely different, I could probably talk your ear off. So there is this old couple that works in my building and I think they are the type to know whats going on with EVERYONE's business. When I got engaged, they would constantly ask me about the wedding. When I got married, they started to ask how married life was and when we're going to have kids. I get that its genuine kindness, but it freaks me out because usually I'd have nothing more to say other than married life is great and then they would just stare at me expecting more. So I tend to avoid this couple. If I see them at the elevator, I take the stairs. Do you know how hard stairs are when you are pregnant?!? If I see the wife go to bathroom, I go to one on another floor. It maybe a little extreme, but I just dont want to talk. The other day, I ran into the wife and she started blasting the questions away.

Wife: "OMG, You're just getting so big!"
Me: "I know, crazy huh?"
Wife: "Where are you having the baby?"
Me: "At blah blah blah...."
Wife: "Oh, thats such a great hospital. Thats where my daughter had her baby." Then she proceeds to go on and on about the hospital.
Me: "Oh great" ( I didnt really have a choice. My doctor delivers there and I am very comfortable with my doctor and I am not about to change)
Wife: "Are you taking lamaze classes?"
Me: (thinking in my head) They still call it that? " No, my doctor told me I didnt need to."
Wife: GASP & BLANK STARE! " Are you serious?!?! Well, I took it with my three kids and my daughter did it too!"
Me: "Ok. Well, I've asked around and I've gotten mixed reviews. Oh I should go back to work now"

Her reaction to me not taking the child birthing class totally blew me away. I wish you could have seen the look of crazy she gave me!

Finally, this is the dinner I made the other night:
Pork chops with sweet and russet potatoes and a salad. Recipe modified from here. By the way, I almost started a fire in our house making the pork chops. It calls for wine and when I poured a cup of wine into the the pan, a huge flame burst. I've seen it on tv, but its never happened to me before. Of course, I just stood there and stared in amazement. Luckily, water was the next thing that needed to go in and the fire went out. Whew! I'm not sure I want to cook with wine anymore.......

27 weeks

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday. Blood pressure is good and now we're just waiting on glucose test results. My doctor also told me not to worry about taking a child birthing class and that they would take care of me when its time. I dont really like to think about labor and recovery because thats what I obsessed about in the beginning, but I also dont like not knowing what to expect. I guess I will have more questions to ask at my next appointment. I also get to see Baby P again at the next appointment!!! So excited!

This was taken inside Nordstroms. I decided to treat myself to a little shopping and Chic-fil-a after the appointment because they drew blood this time. My belly looks pointy and I dont know why. Is his arm, leg, butt sticking out right there?

This is Baby P's collection of clothes so far. Adam gave me a stern look and said, "no more!". Surely, he cant be serious, right? However, I do think I need to buy a crib and car seat first before I buy more clothes! I made dinner Sunday night and it was a success! Spicy tofu, tomato and egg and stir fry napa cabbage with ginger. Adam approved! Of course, the spicy tofu sauce came from a jar so I really couldnt screw that one up.