31 Weeks/32 Weeks

31 Weeks

This week we took a trip the the Air Force Museum. The entire Beaumont cland, including Rob, went. Its so great spending time with him, things just seem more normal when he is here. I have not been to Wright Patt since I was little so it was very cool to see it all again now when I could actually appreciate it. I liked the modern planes the best, it is amazing how far things have come. It was a lot of walking but I didn't get too tired until the end of the day, I paid for it the next day though, believe me. I was pooped!

Maddox has been very active lately. I feel him move around and kick all day long now. It is such a wonderful reminder just sitting at my desk at work or driving, I just love it. Everyone keeps telling me "you are going to have a big baby" I am guessing that is their way of telling me that I am getting really big. I have noticed a big difference in the last week or so and Jay says I am starting to waddle. I went to the doctor this week, 31 pounds in 31 weeks. More than I wanted to gain by now but doc seems to think it is fine and says everything is measuring perfectly normal.

Mamma B got a bunch of Jay's baby pictures out, I wanted to see what he looked like when he was first born. Turns out that Jay and I both were pretty unattractive babies so it will be very interesting to see Maddox. Of course he will be beautiful to us no matter what. One thing I noticed that was pretty cool was that in Jay's newborn picture he had his right hand up by his face. So far every ultrasound that we have had, Maddox has had his right hand up by his face a lot also. It will be too neat if Maddox ends up doing it for his new born pic.

32 Weeks

Rob had to leave to go back to Iraq on Saturday. We got up at 4:30 in the morning so we could go and have breakfast with him and say goodbye. The good news is that he should be home for good in just a month or two. I just hope Maddox waits to grace us with his arrival until Bub is home. Its a shame he had to miss the Superbowl, he was traveling all day so he didn't get to see any of it. It was a good game, this is the first year in quite a few when I wasn't just rooting for a team to loose like Pittsburg or New England. I actually like and respect both teams. I guess I was leaning more towards the Saints just because they have never won before. Drew Brees brought tears to my eyes when he was holding his son after the game, plus all the pics that have come out since, it is just so adorable.

Jay and I finally went to the outlet mall so I could take back all the girl clothes I bought back in November. I let Jay pick out most of the new stuff, I think he had fun picking stuff out. He talked me into going into the Nike Outlet store where of course he found another pair of infant Jordans that he swears Maddox can't live without. Jay and his shoe obsession is going to kill me and our wallets.

I have been very very sore in the groin area lately. I can barely life my left leg more than 2 inches. Putting pants on and getting into the car is awful. It is the worst after I have been sitting for awhile or in the morning when I fist get up. It takes me a good couple of minutes before I can walk without a limp. Jay says I need to take it easy and stop doing so much so I am really making an effort to just sit on my butt when I get home from work but it is making me crazy. I can't really tell if I have pulled a muscle somehow or if it is a nerve thing, either way I really hope it lets up soon, I am getting cranky.

On another note...all the books you read say that there is no real way to avoid them, they are hereditary and if you are meant to get them you will. Well I decided to try anyway...I have been using the tummy cocoa butter stuff since week 2 and I really thought it was doing the trick. I was wrong because here they come. I started to see all those beautiful lines around my very stretched and sore belly button this week. Thats right...I am talking about stretch marks. I won't complain, stretch marks come with the territory and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Its not like I every plan to show my belly anyway.

We got a wonderful present this week. My Aunt, who lives in West Palm Beach Florida just sent us the car seat/stroller combo that we wanted. She is wonderful...I am so excited! It is our first piece of official baby gear and I can't wait to get the seat installed. I told Jay that I would like to go ahead and get it in the car pretty soon. Its the only thing we can't leave the hospital without so I would feel better if it was taken care of way in advance...just in case.