29 Weeks

[29w]

Between being out of town for a week and then being exhaustingly sick for the past five days, I haven't had a chance to update here. But here it is -- sickly me and my belly at 29 weeks. If you look closely at the closeup, you can see my belly button poking out. It hasn't turned inside out yet, but a lot of what used to be the inside has become part of my belly or a small protrusion. I guess it's cute.

Sleeping has become somewhat of a challenge. My hips hurt a lot during the night, requiring a lot of flipping from one side to the other and a ton of pillows. Thankfully, none of my bedmates seem to mind much, but I can't wait to be able to sleep on my back and stomach again.

I had a nice trip to Rochester and was blessed with many a baby gift -- outfits, board books, bath stuff, and (especially) blankets. We have most of the essentials, I think, and some spending money to buy what we still need (like a breast pump and a diaper bag). And we have our cloth diapers, which I am still so excited about.

My next doctor's appointment is next Friday, then I start seeing him every other week. Also, Adam and I are signed up to take a birthing class at the end of the month, and I'll be going to a breastfeeding class and infant CPR in early April.

Only 11 short weeks to go!