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Baby Journal: Week 30


Hi Lorelai,

Goodness I remember thinking back a few short months ago and thinking "30 weeks of pregnancy will NEVER come...just come sooner!" and now I wish everything would slow down a little. It's not that we aren't ready....well...we aren't but that isn't the problem. No you do not have a crib mattress, diapers, creams, swaddles, I have not washed your new clothes or packed a hospital bag....but that isn't the problem. The problem is, this truly is a phase of my life that is ending, a time I will never get back...and I want to take full advantage of that so I never have any regrets.  It's like when you are about to graduate from college, or high school (I'd say when I got married but I really didn't experience this with marriage since we didn't have a big wedding to-do to plan for), you're crazy excited about the future...but still realize that you'll never get this time back again. Don't worry when it came to high school and college graduation, I can honestly say I never once thought "Man..I wish I could go back and do that because that was the best." When it came down to it, I embraced the change, waived goodbye and didn't look back. It was a great time, but the present is much more exciting. I'm hoping that's how it will be with you. We are both really really excited for you to get here!

There is absolutely no question that I'm pregnant. You're the size of a cantaloupe this week...so there is absolutely no hiding you! I'm an absolutely terrible guesser on how far along other pregnant people are, so I stick to my cardinal rule...never guess because you don't want to be waaaay off.


This week we photographed another wedding together, and we have 4 more left to go before we're calling it quits til 2017. 

We've been moving full speed ahead on your nursery. We got shelves put up this week, hung a mirror, and I sewed you a baby blanket! Your dad also made the best mobile for your room! I also made a bunting banner for you that your dad hung up. 


Symptoms: Oh my goodness, this heartburn is outrageous. It's more learning things like "No, you can't eat 1/4 of a tub of ice cream immediately before bed and not expect to be up the entire night with the worst heartburn you've ever imagined...no matter how many Tums you have". I think I've gotten a little more moody lately. Not a full on throw a tantrum in a super market moody...but I know I'm overreacting about some things, and its driving me nuts that I can't just be reasonable. This week I also decided to squeeze my swollen feet into boots for work on a chilly day (because the sanuks I've been wearing aren't going to cut it), but I had to take 4 breaks in the middle of just trying to get my shoes on! Between the bending over and being out of breath, and the exertion it takes to pull my swollen feet into boots...it was a mess. That being said, through all of it I'm not miserable...there are just things changing right now that I'm learning to accommodate for. 

Promise: I won't promise that you'll have a sibling someday, because I have a feeling you're going to be pretty awesome and all we really ever need...but I will promise that we will make sure you have bunch of friends to play with! I'd love for you to grow up as a little social butterfly (something your dad and I never quite managed). 
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