I am officially in my third Trimester!!
Baby is about 14.5 inches long and roughly the size of a cauliflower. She is getting so big!
There is pretty much no where else for her to grow in my belly, its stretched to its max and yet we still have another 2 and a half more months of growing to do..
My clothes cant take any more.
And whats even more depressing is that I discovered my first stretch mark the other day :(
But at the same time I just cant believe what my body is capable of doing. It is making A PERSON.
A tiny little version of Maygan and Alex mixed. It blows my mind. It is legitimately a miracle what is happening inside me. And I am SO grateful! So the stretch marks and acne and exhaustion and lack of sleep are all just little souvenirs to mark the journey to a happy healthy baby. I'll gladly pay that price.
There is still so much preparing we have to do for her.
We need a crib, a car seat, winter clothes, bedding, bottles, bibs, blankets, diapers (still tossing up between disposable and cloth)
The list is ENDLESS! And I just dont know where to start.. or where to put it when we do get it. Our apartment is only 700sq ft and most of it is already taken up :(
We still have to go to a birthing class. Im actually putting that off coz Im terrified and Alex is no help because he thinks they are just a waste of money for information we can get from other people eg older siblings, parents, friends etc.
We also still need to do a tour of our hospital.. And I should probably make a birth plan but in all honesty I have no idea what the point of that is because once that baby's on its way out Im sure whatever I want will become negligable
Just typing this is making me more stressed so Im going to stop now..
We need a crib, a car seat, winter clothes, bedding, bottles, bibs, blankets, diapers (still tossing up between disposable and cloth)
The list is ENDLESS! And I just dont know where to start.. or where to put it when we do get it. Our apartment is only 700sq ft and most of it is already taken up :(
We still have to go to a birthing class. Im actually putting that off coz Im terrified and Alex is no help because he thinks they are just a waste of money for information we can get from other people eg older siblings, parents, friends etc.
We also still need to do a tour of our hospital.. And I should probably make a birth plan but in all honesty I have no idea what the point of that is because once that baby's on its way out Im sure whatever I want will become negligable
Just typing this is making me more stressed so Im going to stop now..
You want to know something else thats happened to me lately??
Pregnancy has given me ridiculous pet peeves.
Things that sound so stupid and would have NEVER bothered me before drive me completely bonkers now.
Things like...
When people cant walk the extra two steps to put a shopping cart back in the right spot, they just leave it sitting there in the middle of the lot right next to them. It just makes me so angry!! Lazy people!!
How one of my managers at work will jingle his keys EVERY time he is back on the line. And when he is out on the floor he will click a pen. I swear I am going to end up slapping him for it.
When people make jokes about my accent once they find out I'm from Australia.
If I have to hear "Put another shrimp on the barbie"
or "That's not a knife, THIS is a knife"
or even just the ol' "G'day Mate" in a terrible American-trying-to-sound-Australian accent one more time I might slap them too.
Seriously, what has gotten into me?
I know they are just trying to be humerous but It's getting harder and harder to fake that smile and laugh along..
I even annoy myself with my messy habits. Like how I get undressed and dont bother turning my clothes the right side out before thowing them in the laundry, only to have to do it once I take them out of the dryer and fold them. Why do I do that????
I havent been annoyed at Alex for anything (yetttt) which Im so thankful for because the thought of hurting his feelings over something as stupid as the above pet peeves just kills me inside. That poor man has enough of my food cravings and restless sleeping habits to deal with let alone anything else.
Oh, not to mention the crying.
Yeah it happened a couple weeks ago on a Sunday, I just woke up feeling sad. Got ready, went to church and as soon as we sat down in the pew I just started bawling for no reason. Poor guy didnt know what to do! And neither did I! I just couldnt stop it :( The looks people were giving me werent helping either. Yes, I'm pregnant, just leave me alone and I'll be fine..
Anyway, there is something else we wanted to announce.
Her name.
What's funny is that we chose our kid's names before we were even married so we've known her name for a loonnngg time now. But haven't told that many people.
Allira is an Australian name meaning 'gem'. I've loved the name for YEARS so I was pretty stoked when Alex said he liked it too :) (In all fairness he is the one that chose our boy's name that I turned out to like so it all worked out)
Melodi is my Mum's name. She is the best and I'd love for our baby girl to carry on her grandma's name.
And Cope for obvious reasons :)
Only 89 more days till your due date little Allira! We are kinda hoping you decide to come a week earlier during Thanksgiving break so then your daddy can have a week off just to be with us. But, you know, no rush or anything...
Oh and here is my 27 1/2 week baby bump. Forgive my goofy face, Ive never been photogenic haha
When people make jokes about my accent once they find out I'm from Australia.
If I have to hear "Put another shrimp on the barbie"
or "That's not a knife, THIS is a knife"
or even just the ol' "G'day Mate" in a terrible American-trying-to-sound-Australian accent one more time I might slap them too.
Seriously, what has gotten into me?
I know they are just trying to be humerous but It's getting harder and harder to fake that smile and laugh along..
I even annoy myself with my messy habits. Like how I get undressed and dont bother turning my clothes the right side out before thowing them in the laundry, only to have to do it once I take them out of the dryer and fold them. Why do I do that????
I havent been annoyed at Alex for anything (yetttt) which Im so thankful for because the thought of hurting his feelings over something as stupid as the above pet peeves just kills me inside. That poor man has enough of my food cravings and restless sleeping habits to deal with let alone anything else.
Oh, not to mention the crying.
Yeah it happened a couple weeks ago on a Sunday, I just woke up feeling sad. Got ready, went to church and as soon as we sat down in the pew I just started bawling for no reason. Poor guy didnt know what to do! And neither did I! I just couldnt stop it :( The looks people were giving me werent helping either. Yes, I'm pregnant, just leave me alone and I'll be fine..
Anyway, there is something else we wanted to announce.
Her name.
What's funny is that we chose our kid's names before we were even married so we've known her name for a loonnngg time now. But haven't told that many people.
Allira is an Australian name meaning 'gem'. I've loved the name for YEARS so I was pretty stoked when Alex said he liked it too :) (In all fairness he is the one that chose our boy's name that I turned out to like so it all worked out)
Melodi is my Mum's name. She is the best and I'd love for our baby girl to carry on her grandma's name.
And Cope for obvious reasons :)
Only 89 more days till your due date little Allira! We are kinda hoping you decide to come a week earlier during Thanksgiving break so then your daddy can have a week off just to be with us. But, you know, no rush or anything...
Oh and here is my 27 1/2 week baby bump. Forgive my goofy face, Ive never been photogenic haha
