Baby Showers and Baby Gear!

We have now surpassed the 36 week mark which means I will be allowed to deliver whenever PIME decides to make his or her appearance. Wow! Luckily I am feeling more ready and we have pretty much all the basics now.

I had my second baby shower thrown by Rachel and Kyla Saturday. I was so excited and am so glad that I still feel pretty good so I could enjoy the party. I actually remembered to take a couple pictures at this one (I am bummed I forgot at the other shower). This was a rubber duck themed Tea Party which turned out really cute.

After the shower I spent a few hours putting things away and organizing the room a little more and Jesse has fun playing with all the new stuff. We still haven't really decorated so I am really excited for my mom to put the finishing touches on the farm animal quilt so I can hang it up on the wall.

Jesse and I have been very good and productive lately getting ready for PIME. We got the pack and play assembled last week and Jesse installed the car seat yesterday. I still haven't packed by bag but I did get a birth plan written up to take to my next appointment.

As I mentioned I had my other shower a few weeks ago which was also such a great time. It was Bee themed which was another super cute idea. I am so impressed with my friends for coming up with such great neutral themes (as I am sure it would be much easier to plan a baby boy or baby girl party). My favorite part was all the old wives tales to guess the sex of the baby. Old wives tale wise this baby is overwhelmingly a boy - pretty much all the "tests" predicted boy with the exception of the Chinese calender.

We also kept up our tradition of attending the Alpha Phi Paint Denver Red Event that night. Both of our parents joined us again this year. It has become a very fun tradition.

As for me I am still doing pretty good. The pregnancy is starting to wear on me a bit now but compared to what a lot of women have to deal with I still feel very fortunate :). The swelling is really the worst I am dealing with besides the normal exhaustion. However, the swelling has gotten quite annoying. My poor ankles and legs in general are huge and the little swelling in my hands/wrists has caused pregnancy induced carpal tunnel syndrome (it's about as fun as it sounds). Needless to say, I am definitely looking forward to losing the pregnancy symptoms although I still think part of me will miss having PIME with me all the time.

PIME still moves a lot but definitely does more squirming now and very little kicking. Poor baby is out of room . . .

Week 34

Week 35