Week 39: Watermelon
According to BabyCenter (and the OB we saw at our check-up last week) Bean probably weighs around 7 pounds, like a mini watermelon. Finally! A fruit analogy I can totally get behind- this is exactly what it looks like I have in my belly!
The rest of my body looks pretty much like it did before (shockingly, but we can "thank" the GD for that) except that I now have this giant oblong - watermelon-shaped, if you will - belly sticking out.
Physically I'm still feeling good, although I never know what to expect when it comes to sleeping. Some nights I wake up more often than others and end up more achey than others, despite my best attempts at replicating the "good" nights every night. One night recently I was plagued by insomnia for 4 hours, then two days later I slept in until noon. Ah well. I'm still thankful that I'm still feeling as good as I do overall. Some unavoidable aches and pains, but nothing really worth complaining about. Brian even told me I looked cute before we left the house to run some errands over the weekend! I'll take a compliment like that any day of the week, but especially when I'm 39 weeks pregnant and looking like I'm trying to smuggle a basketball under my blouse! :)
I seem to be doing better in the freak out department this week (at least thus far- this could change on a dime). I think it may be due in part to last week being my first week off and I still felt like I had errands to run and things to do around the house. Now that most of that stuff is out of the way I have been feeling more freedom to chill out, and I do feel more relaxed. My friend Julia thinks that when I come to peace with it a little more is when I'll go into labor, because the body knows how to prepare us for these things. That makes a lot of sense to me, so well see!
We had a really nice (and productive) weekend. We ran some errands, had a yummy lunch, and Brian even assembled some baby gear. :)
We recently learned that the new Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook opened near our house, so we went to check it out. OMG. It's so beautiful up there - and so quiet - and the views are incredible- you can literally see the entire city! If there were more areas with shade, I could see hanging out there for hours, but it's really not that kind of a place...oh well, we still have The Getty for that! :)
toward West LA, Santa Monica, and Malibu
toward the center of the city, Hollywood
toward the east, downtown, and beyond
and finally...our neighborhood! We could spot some of our favorite landmarks,
Brian's work, and even our own roof!
A few weeks ago we shared Brian's baby cup and fork. Here's a little something from my early days: my baby book!
Love my mom for starting it, even though she didn't get too far. ;) Oh well, it's still fun to see the parts she did fill out. :)
I started Bean's book, and we'll see how far I get with it. Despite my best intentions, I'm not sure I know anyone with a completed one of these things, so I have no illusions of grandeur here. Hopefully the blog will provide a good back-up, just in case!
The rest of my body looks pretty much like it did before (shockingly, but we can "thank" the GD for that) except that I now have this giant oblong - watermelon-shaped, if you will - belly sticking out.Physically I'm still feeling good, although I never know what to expect when it comes to sleeping. Some nights I wake up more often than others and end up more achey than others, despite my best attempts at replicating the "good" nights every night. One night recently I was plagued by insomnia for 4 hours, then two days later I slept in until noon. Ah well. I'm still thankful that I'm still feeling as good as I do overall. Some unavoidable aches and pains, but nothing really worth complaining about. Brian even told me I looked cute before we left the house to run some errands over the weekend! I'll take a compliment like that any day of the week, but especially when I'm 39 weeks pregnant and looking like I'm trying to smuggle a basketball under my blouse! :)
I seem to be doing better in the freak out department this week (at least thus far- this could change on a dime). I think it may be due in part to last week being my first week off and I still felt like I had errands to run and things to do around the house. Now that most of that stuff is out of the way I have been feeling more freedom to chill out, and I do feel more relaxed. My friend Julia thinks that when I come to peace with it a little more is when I'll go into labor, because the body knows how to prepare us for these things. That makes a lot of sense to me, so well see!
We had a really nice (and productive) weekend. We ran some errands, had a yummy lunch, and Brian even assembled some baby gear. :)
We recently learned that the new Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook opened near our house, so we went to check it out. OMG. It's so beautiful up there - and so quiet - and the views are incredible- you can literally see the entire city! If there were more areas with shade, I could see hanging out there for hours, but it's really not that kind of a place...oh well, we still have The Getty for that! :)
toward West LA, Santa Monica, and Malibu
toward the center of the city, Hollywood
toward the east, downtown, and beyond
and finally...our neighborhood! We could spot some of our favorite landmarks,Brian's work, and even our own roof!
A few weeks ago we shared Brian's baby cup and fork. Here's a little something from my early days: my baby book!
Love my mom for starting it, even though she didn't get too far. ;) Oh well, it's still fun to see the parts she did fill out. :)
I started Bean's book, and we'll see how far I get with it. Despite my best intentions, I'm not sure I know anyone with a completed one of these things, so I have no illusions of grandeur here. Hopefully the blog will provide a good back-up, just in case!
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