getting there.... week 35

we've hit week 35. it's really fun as baby is getting bigger by the day. as you can see by the photo above, the belly is stretching and expanding. she no longer gives those swift kicks that signified her presence. now she squirms and slides under my belly because space is a rare commodity. kind of like prime real estate in nyc. :) i wish i knew how to upload a video. i've got a great one of baby gliding across my belly. it's a bit alien-esque and some find it weird/creepy but i love it!

the second photo is of a yummy panini meal at a cute little place called fig + olive. we went there when my sister came into town to surprise me for my baby shower. and what a surprise it was... seeing her brought quite the delight and it made a fun day even more special. i always say this but sisters should always live within at least 1 mile of each other. not this nonsense of opposite coasts.

my etsy boutique has been placed quite on the back burner - not so much because of the preggo-cy but more so because of the job i started back in august 09. i guess the new job in addition to the 1st trimester comatose exhaustion didn't bring about inspiration and creativity. we'll see what happens when baby arrives. i am still creating custom requested pieces so if you are interested, please don't be deterred! :) just contact me by going to the "my shop" link to the right. :)

week 31.5 ::

baby is about 3.25 lbs and 16 inches long. :) she's heading into a growth spurt and i should be gaining 1 lb per week - half of that going to baby's overall weight. wow! 

in other news, my friend is in labor RIGHT NOW! if you're reading this, please say a prayer for her contractions to move along productively and for labor to progress as naturally as possible. it must be because i am heading down this path myself, but i am jumping up and down inside with excitement and some apprehension! when it's my turn, i better keep the adrenaline at bay so the oxytocin can come forth and do its very important work.

{all things baby} almost there!

we are at week 31.5 and baby belly is growing by the day. it's been exciting to experience the changes, feel baby's growing jabs and kicks, see the hubby talk & sing to baby, etc. it's a bit surreal that soon we'll be at full term, which means baby can come at any point around or after that. wowee!

our babymoon was wonderful. we went to barcelona, spain and walked so much that despite eating nearly everything in sight, i actually lost 2 lbs! of course, one week back in new york with our typical work routine and i gained it all back. :) some photos for those of you who are visual.

once we returned, we made sure to get moving with setting up baby's alcove space. we received tons of hand me down clothing from fellow sisters at church {who recently had baby gals}. God has completely provided and we feel utterly blessed. :) again, some photos since those are so so fun. :)

so, we've been pretty busy while also trying to make the most of our time before we become mommy and daddy. i shall update again soon! :) ciao for now! blessings...

{ barcelona, here we come! }

we're heading off to barcelona tomorrow for our babymoon! i've never been so it'll be a time of living within a different culture, tasting amazing delights and experiencing architecture and the arts. i'm so excited!

hopefully baby will cooperate and not give momma-to-be too many aches and pains since we're now at 28 weeks and continuously growing and stretching. i wonder if baby has settled into her longer term position - earlier on, she was doing acrobatics inside my tummy because she was small. but now she is much larger and i'm thinking, unable to flip and turn like before. when i see the doc next, i'm going to ask her what she thinks. baby gal is still quite the kicker and puncher which pleases momma-to-be very much since it lets me know that baby is doing a-ok inside.

my sister mailed me her compression tights for the plane ride. these suckers are so tight, i don't even know how i'll get my legs into them. but it's important to keep the circulation going, especially on this long 9 hr flight since we do not want clotting of any form. hopefully it won't be too uncomfy since the flight is so long. 

alritey, time for hubby to take some artistic shots of the growing belly! it's so round and cute - a nurse at work was reminding me to capture these moments since it'll be something i have fun looking back on. this nurse also gave birth to a 10lb baby back a year or so ago. goodness! :) baby gal will probably not be that big. momma-to-be can hope!

adios mis amigos! see you in a week!

beet slaw and {week 26}

the hubby made a wonderful beet slaw. about 2 weeks ago, we had our first CSA pick up. CSA stands for community shared agriculture. it allows us to support a local farm while providing us some fresh produce and healthier eats. in our first pick up (it was a double pickup because December's pickup was canceled), we received 4 dozen eggs (that's a lot o'eggs. good thing protein is great for baby!), and a humongous batch of parsnips, turnips, carrots, beets, onions, and cabbage. :) we also got 2 pints of milk. everything is so fresh - it's been fun to try different recipes.

which brings me back to the slaw. he looked up a recipe and whipped up an amazingly tasty slaw. tonight i'm broiling salmon with some brown rice and shall gobble down some slaw too! :) thank you honey!

as for the preggo-ness, i am indeed pregnant! you know you're officially pregnant when people on the subway jump up and offer their seat - 3 people within 2 stops! it's a bit scary how quickly the belly has grown in the past 3 weeks. i know that it will continue to do so but i don't think i was quite ready for the speed at which it would grow. i'll have to take a photo so you can all see baby! :) i love watching my belly move around in quick twitches as baby kicks and punches. i love touching my belly and feeling certain hard round spots which i figure must be her head or her bum. :) it makes me feel so close to her! as if, i can almost touch her. :)

i wouldn't say i've begun nesting yet but we did have to purchase certain items - i.e. the crib and her baby dresser... soon, we'll be assembling it all and making room for baby. it's been weird to have so many changes but i guess that's when i'm thankful for a 10 month time frame to work within. if being preggo was only a 2-3 month affair, i don't think i'd be able to adjust! :) God knows what He's doing. :)

{week 24}

today marks baby week 24! at this point, baby is just over 1 pound and is almost 12 inches long! she's pretty lean but will apparently be plumping up soon. :) her brain is growing quickly now and her lungs are growing the respiratory branches. yay! my uterus is now the size of a soccer ball. wow. :) as you can see from the photo, the belly has grown!

baby girl is kicking up a storm. it brings such relief to me as when she kicks, i know she's doing well inside. this past week, we also booked our babymoon. where are we going you wonder? BARCELONA!!! :) i'm so excited to head out to europe again. my first and last time to europe was our honeymoon to greece. and it was absolutely amazing. this time around, we'll see beautiful architecture, lovely museums, and eat wonderfully tasty eats. mmm!

on monday, we see the doctor again and i take the glucose screening test. hopefully, all test results will come back negative and i will continue positively down this journey of pregnancy!

blessings and happy new year! what a year 2010 will be. :)

photo-riffic

i am so excited. earlier this week, i purchased my very first dslr. i have been eyeing these beauties for about 3 years now and always waited. when i found out i was pregnant, i realized that i really did want one of these to capture every moment with my baby gal. we started saving a camera budget and  after researching and asking around, i settled on this little 'not so little' guy. it's very exciting! 

my BIL has the nikon starter lens which he's agreed to give me so i'm very much looking forward to tomorrow evening when i not only get to see my sis and fam but also get to start taking photos with this new toy. :D oooh. i hope it's a good one!