Starting week 34!

This week was interesting because we just found out baby is breech. At first I was really sad and Joao was so cute and supportive. But after having some time to think about it I realized that everything will work out for the best. Although the idea of having a c-section kills me...what am I going to do? All we really care about in the end is a healthy baby! So that means I need to do whatever it takes regardless of my 'birth plan'.

Anyway- we are trying some new and interesting approaches/exercises to help baby move down. The first one requires me to lay off the couch upside down at an angle. Then I put a cold bag of peas on the head and a hot towel where I want the head to be...and I do this for about 20 minutes! It gives me a killer headache! Then I lay around watching t.v. on all fours allowing gravity to do its' magic! So hopefully with these things and positive thinking baby will move into the downward position! I have to say, I am starting to get really excited to see baby Norona! I can't believe it's 7 weeks away! OMG! I try to imagine how the first few minutes will be and I just get chills thinking about it. I love the concept that Joao and I really have created something that is growing inside me...what an amazing process! Well that's it for this week!

Starting week 33!

Okay so I just finished week 32 and am moving onto week 33! OMG! This week has been much better than the last. I am afraid if I say it I will regret it but my ribs have finally chilled out and I really don't have any pain. My new thing this week is my weight putting pressure on my tail bone...but to be honest I can deal with that!

I saw a baby today that was just under 5 lbs and I was thinking, 'this could totally be our baby living inside my belly right now". It was so tiny! I cannot wait to see our baby. I want to look into his/her eyes and see Joao or me.

My friend Claudia, who is 5 weeks ahead of us, is dilated 3 cms already! OMG! I am so happy for her...and luckily she has to do it first so she can give me heads up! Joao and I are really trying to embrace these last few weeks before baby comes. We talk walks together everyday with Fina, make dinners, and have a lot of laughs! Oh by the way...every time I laugh really hard...a little pee trinkles out of my body....but NO ONE ever talks about that! That would have been good information to know! hahaha

I think we have finally settled on a name...but I think I will keep it a secret until Baby Norona is here...just in case we change our minds! :)

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... ;(