(EXCUSE the bed head in this photo - if we didn't take the photo first thing in the morning, it just wasn't going to happen at all!)My belly feels huge and has felt that way for weeks. I'm at that *really uncomfortable* & *really looking forward to the birth day* stage of the pregnancy. Bending over to do anything at this point - whether it's picking stuff up, putting shoes on, whatever - is next to impossible! Also next to impossible is getting a good night's sleep, holding a child in my lap, driving a car without pushing the backrest WAY back, walking for long periods of time without the baby pushing on my bladder and kicking so hard I think he's going to fall out, and doing anything sink-related (the belly is completely in the way and bumps up against the counter... so I have to extend my arms and always end up making a nice big mess.
For the most part, this pregnancy has been pretty uneventful. Aside from feeling very tired and dealing with some nausea and faint-like spells at the beginning of the pregnancy, the middle was smooth-sailing. Just extra sleepy. At 32 weeks, I slipped in the garage and fell flat on my back. Literally... FLAT on my back in less than a half-second. I was trying to carry too much stuff in the house, trying to hurry and had on some slippers. Well... the slippers lived up to their name! Dan was traveling. But, Gabby and Rocco were with me when it happened. Gabby actually got really worried and Rocco really react. Aside from bruised/sore elbows, and a sore spot on my lower back & head - I was fine. And lately, I feel like the little guy is literally scratching to get out... painfully so! He'll stop me in my tracks at times when I'm walking because it feels like his fist is going to pop out between my legs. Must be getting tight in there!
Also, up until 34 weeks, I was still walking 4-5 days a week for an hour (approx 3 miles). Now, it's way too uncomfortable. He literally stops me in my tracks because of certain movements... so I move a lot slower than I did even 2 weeks ago, and it's also so much harder on my back. This baby is growing!
The kids are SUPER excited to meet their new baby brother. I think Rocco has had the funniest questions/comments, so I had to jot down these notes on how the kids are feeling so we don't forget:
Rocco is VERY excited to have another brother. He will tell us about the things he'll do w/his baby brother and the toys that he wants to share with him. A few weeks ago, Rocco started asking a lot of questions about how the baby comes out. "Does it come through your belly button?", "Does it explode out?", "Does it pop out?". And, this of course led to a number of other funny questions... "If the baby is in your belly right now, is he in blood?", "When he comes out will he have blood on him?". Then, when I told him that yes, the baby comes out with blood on him, but he gets wiped off right away and all cleaned up. Rocco then asked "Do we bring him home?". I told him yes. And, he looked disgusted. So, I said, "Well, aren't you excited to hold your new baby brother and bring him home?". He said "I don't want to hold him if he has blood on him." And, "Gross... we can't bring him home with blood on him!" So, I had to spend a LOT of time reiterating that the baby will be cleaned up right away and he will never see the baby with blood on him because the baby gets cleaned up so fast. (Too funny!) And, Rocco has also told us he's glad to have another brother since Matteo went to Heaven because he misses Matteo.
Giuliana will pat my belly and say "baby!" and "baby butt!" (because I'll often put her hand where the baby's butt is and tell her that's the baby's butt she feels). But... I'm pretty sure she truly doesn't really understand there is a baby in my belly that is going to come out in less than 4 weeks (hopefully!) and live with us, and require lots of mommy's love and attention. However, she is VERY interested in babies right now... she loves holding them, pretending to feed them and change their diapers, and put them in bed and sing them to sleep. So, I imagine that a part of her will also be very entertained by having a new little baby in our house. And, I also imagine that she will be very ready to play mommy to a REAL, LIVE baby. She's also very focused lately on calling things "baby bagels" (for mini-bagels, etc.)
Gabby is VERY excited. EXTREMELY excited! She is constantly suggesting names, and asking what types of things she gets to help with. She wants to help change diapers and hold the baby. She also wants to help with diapering and feeding. I think she will be a GREAT helper... probably best at entertaining/distracting if the the baby starts crying when mommy can't get to him right away, as well as simply holding/cuddling him. Gabby is such a great snuggeler! She wonders what he's going to look like, and often tells us she wishes he looks just like Matteo. She's also asked if we can name the baby Matteo. And, her other name suggestions are usually the names of little boys in her class that she thinks are nice. We find this pretty funny! Non-classmate names she seems to like best include Rex and Dante.
blg.jpg)
1 comment:
Hang in there mama!!
Post a Comment