Starting week 32!

So we have 9 weeks to go! Holy smokes I look like I am about to burst! I just am so amazed how nature can allow the body to do this.

Last weekend we went to our birthing class. At first we weren't that excited to go but I felt it was the right thing to do. By the second day, I was glad we went. We learned a lot, had questions answered, and started to freak out a bit. I mean it's really close! How is baby going to exit from my body? I just can't imagine!

Well this week my ribs are back to normal! Thank you GOD! I am sleeping much better now. Joao and I go for mile walks each day and towards the end my tail bone is starts to bother me! If it's not one thing it's another. But really, what do we expect? My body is totally transforming!

This weekend Joao is in Mexico at Alejandro and Jani's wedding. I am sad to say but I could not go with him. It was so hard to say no, but I just did not feel like I would be my fun self. I mean, I love you baby, but you make me tired and put a lot of pressure on my hernia! I guess this is preparing me for parenting, no?

Starting week 31...

Well this week the biggest news is my costillas! My ribs feel like they are about to explode from my body. It's so bad that I can't sit in a chair, lay on my left side, or relax on the couch.

Poor Joao tries to help me but there really is nothing he can do. I hope this pain goes away because I am not sure if I can do this for two more months!

Baby is moving a lot! There aren't as many kicks now as there are HUGE movements moving from my right side to the left! The shifting inside my body is so amazing. Then sometimes I feel something really low in my tummy...it feels like little fingers trying to tickle my stomach. It's a really cute feeling...I always end up laughing by myself when I feel it.

Well...as far as names go...still on the search! So annoying! :)

Starting week 30!

All I can really say today is I don't know if I can handle getting much bigger. My poor ribs are getting destroyed! I can't...
... and ... no she couldn't... yes this is Joao, Renee had to lay down (sideways) on the couch because baby is kicking the hell out of her ribs... so there she is now, moaning, grunting, huffing, and puffing... I wish I could record the sounds!!! hehehehe, that would be hilarious... with Glee playing on the background, of course, what else do people do on Tuesday nights in this auspicious 2011...
Well, it seems as if she will not be writing more tonight, hehehe. I gave her all of the show to get back into it, but she is too uncomfortable tonight, so she is off to bed, and I am off to study for my Competitive Intelligence final exam tomorrow... yuck!
Oh, by the way for those of you who noticed that her outfit is different than usual, she is modelling a beautiful bathing suit top because she had just come back home from her weekly preggar's swim class. Gotta stay fit!

Starting week 29!!

Ewww, look at that belly button! It kinda creeps me out...jajaja
Things are going really well. I feel great and baby is moving a lot! I did start developing heartburn which is a very horrible thing. I am so sorry for anyone that has to suffer with this on a normal basis! :(
Joao and I continue to search for the RIGHT name for this baby. It is killing Joao that we have to think of a boy and a girl name! Well we have 12 weeks until we have to decide on a name! Wish us luck!

Starting week 28!

So now only 12 weeks left!!! Holy cow... this baby keeps growing and growing... I don't know where 12 more weeks of baby will fit!!! My ribs are so bruised... ;(

Halfway through week 26!

I had to post this because I find this belly so amazing. Can you believe how big it is? My ribs are starting to hate me and baby b/c there is really no room left for them. :)

And to think this picture was at 25 weeks and a few days...meaning I have a lot of weeks to go! YIKES!

Starting the 25th Week!

So- yesterday I went to my first prenatal swim class. Before going, I asked my cousin Christine if she thought it would be odd for me to wear a bikini since that is really all I have (my one piece does not fit). She was like, "of course...it's beautiful". So feeling confident, I went straight in that pool proudly showing off my 14 lbs belly! And of course...I was the only one wearing a bikini! jajaja I found it quite comical so I had not choice but to stand tall and stick that belly out with a smile! What a great class. There was only one other girl so it really felt like I had my own private lesson. The lady worked us hard...it was nice to 'run' in the water without feeling hernia pressure. I think baby liked it too! :)

So there really has not been a lot of changes this week. However, I have announced that if someone else says, "wow, you are really big" I am going to scream! I mean seriously, is that what you think I want to hear? What kind of response do you think you will get from that comment? jaja I love being pregnant with my friend Claudia but damn people really do compare the two of us! So yes, to the public, my belly is much higher than Claudia's making it look bigger...but in reality...she has the bigger belly (just put the two of us on a scale)! Oh yeah, I am not calling her FAT...she is just 6 weeks further along than I am! :)

Anyhow, enough of my ranting.