wrapping up week 32

it's going fast people.  so fast that i've nearly missed week 32.  i've planned to take photos, write a blog, and update our chalkboard all week, but with my 7pm bedtime, the days got away from me.  i'm so tired.  i know all you moms out there are mumbling "you don't know tired" and i believe you!  i am torn between my exhaustion just from trying to take a full breath and my sudden feeling of wehavesomuchtodo and iwanttotakeavacationandgetoutanddosomethingbeforeiamresponsiblefortakingcareofanotherhumanbeing.  Ya know?  it's almost february and during the shortest month of the year i have 4 baby showers to attend, including our own (yay!), 6 baby classes, and i guess get ready for Jade to arrive.  as exciting as all these events are, when will i sleep?  when will i nest?  when will we go on a babymoon?  why do we wait until the final months before we feel ready to face reality of the baby coming?  we have nine months, but yet we wait until the end when we are fat and tired.

since our schedule is filled with so many baby-things for the next month, i have recently started to feel...weird.  i can't exactly find the right word, but the first things that comes to mind are stuck or antsy.  i want to get out and do something.  i have no idea what that something is, but i want to do it.  i can see why a babymoon is encouraged.  the reality that in 7 short weeks i won't have as much freedom as i currently do is setting in and i need to run around and get some of this energy (that is only in my head) out.

enough about me, let's talk baby.  we got to see our little bean via 4d ultrasound last weekend.  she looks like...a baby.  family said she has my lips, but i'm most excited by all the hair on her head.  i think she gets that from her dad.  i believe at this point she is going to gain about a 1/2 a pound a week.  i'm up 27 pounds, so i am guessing we are about to have a growth spurt.  this will make putting on my shoes even more of an adventure every morning.

new this week- my engagement ring doesn't fit and my wedding band is rather snug.  yoga is helping to keep my body limber, while ace wishes i could walk faster when i take him out.  eating is becoming more of a challenge.  besides the heart burn, there is just no room for food.  i eat slow and fill up fast.  still not into meat, but love fruits like strawberries and oranges.

i gave my notice at work this week.  i am going to take off 3 weeks before our official due date.  this time will be for me. period.  just me.

 jaden maryjane howell @ 31 weeks with feet crossed in front of her face

 jaden maryjane howell @ 31 weeks

jaden maryjane howell @ 31 weeks

jaden maryjane howell @ 31 weeks

xoxo