I'm officially in my third trimester now at the big 27 weeks. I'm feeling round and all the sudden a week ago, bending over became difficult. One perk to a summer pregnancy is wearing flip-flops that just slide on! Overall, things have been going well. Contractions are still here and once or twice, they've been surprisingly painful. Fortunately, being the seasoned pregnant lady that I am, I knew to discount them and that they'd go away. I used it as a good opportunity to practice relaxing during contractions. Greta moves a lot more than Holly ever did, but if Conor ever puts his hand on my stomach or looks at my stomach, she gets stage fright and stops moving. I have no idea how she knows! I realized this morning that Greta has never had noticeable hiccups, unlike Holly who had them 3 times a day, at least!
Speaking of Holly, when asked where the baby is, she lifts up my shirt and waves. It's cute!
A bowl of yogurt and a spoon. And excellent resource to keep Holly busy for 20+ minutes - totally worth the mess.
I knew it would be one of those days when I had my first contraction at 8 am. Usually they don't start flowing until the evening. Plus, Holly's been such a toddler lately. She only wants me and if I ever leave her with Conor, oh geez. When I get back it's as though her world was crumbling without me. Flattering but... I'm doing my best to remember it's just a phase and I'm trying to hold her and cuddle her because she'll be an only child for just a few more months!
I did manage to work hard on gifts for my nieces and nephews. I would've finished them completely, but I ran out of thread. Our living room looked like Santa's workshop had exploded. And we received our first snowfall this afternoon. And Conor and I listened to Christmas music!
Below are a couple photos of the doll quilt I made for Holly. It'll be in her stocking Christmas morning. I used some samples I received of Oliver+S's City Weekend fabric. So cute! And yes, I know a row is backwards. Oops!
Today Holly looked exceptionally darling. Conor couldn't resist buying a new dress and coat for her. The new clothes are from him only! (The dress and coat will work for Greta as well in winter 2012. Having a second girl makes it so much easier to buy cute, more expensive clothing!) We had a big photo shoot this morning. Enjoy!
