36 weeks: Moths and Consignment

This week we had our last baby class! It feels good to be done with those and now we are just waiting eagerly for Lil Monty to get here so we can use everything we learned (or realize how little we learned).

We went to another consignment sale in Denver on Wednesday night. We got to go before the general public because we are first time parents. We scored a Pack-n-Play and a stroller that the car seat can snap into. I also got a Moby wrap! All were great deals so we are pretty excited! At the sale the week before, we got a swing, bouncer, Boppy, front carrier, and a couple books. Things are really starting to get baby-fied around here.

The weather has been great. No contest that Colorado has better weather than North Carolina. All the stories are actually true.

However, as of last night, there seems to be a moth epidemic sweeping the house. Not sure where they all came from all of a sudden but last night there were a ton flying around the garage and I've had to deal with three in the house today. Perhaps yesterday was Emerge-From-Your-Cocoon Day. Thankfully Lil Monty was content to stay in his.

Speaking of Lil Monty, he has begun his descent so to speak. At least I think so...I can't speak from experience but when he moves, I feel it much lower in my pelvis and my poor little bladder is more squished than normal. I haven't experienced the other signs they say to look for (easier breathing, hungrier, visibly carrying lower) but if he's not knocking at the door to come out then I'm not sure what he's doing.

In other baby news, our friends Carolyn and Brock went for their gender appointment today and they are having a boy too! Lil Monty and Lil Homsher will be best friends...because we will make them. They'll also be competing for Rachael and Steve's baby girl's affection. May the best man win.

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35 weeks

This week was busy busy busy. On Friday, Ryan took off work so we could drive down to this big consignment sale in Castle Rock. It was kind of a bust as far as variety of things to choose from but we did score a great swing and bouncer thingy for Lil Monty. There is another one in Denver on Wednesday night so we are going to go check that one out too and hopefully come home with more!

Saturday was Rachael's baby shower. I think it went really well! We played some fun games and people laughed a lot so that's always a good sign. While I was busy doing that, Ryan was busy fishing with his dad and then helped his grandpa put up a fence. Ryan's day was much more tiring than mine :) but I'm pregnant so I win.

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34 weeks: Showers and Car Seat Fun

At our last doctor's appointment (Monday), we were told that Lil Monty is growing in the 40th percentile range which is, quote, "perfect". He measured at almost 5 pounds (4 pounds, 13 ounces to be exact) and about 17 inches long. His head, of course, is measuring about 3 weeks bigger than the rest of his body. Oh hooray for that. But at least he's growing and seems to be thriving! :) He's starting to invade my rib space.

I'll be having another shower this weekend! A group of ladies who know Ryan from his childhood decided they wanted to throw me a shower even though they don't know me. Very sweet :)

I'm also hosting a baby shower for my friend Rachael next Saturday. I'm having a lot of fun with it. I've never done anything like this before so I'm kind of clueless about how to host a baby shower and I've only ever been to my own showers....but I think it will be great! Rachael is having a girl so it should be a nice and dainty and pretty shower.

I went today to get the car seat inspected by the fire station so that we know we installed it correctly. Way too many rules about car seats these days but the fireman said we probably know more about installing car seats than the people who inspect them at the hospital. So I'm not quite as worried about them telling us we did it wrong and then not letting us bring Lil Monty home.

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33 weeks: 7 more weeks to go!

This week we had our consultation at the hospital where we tell them what we do and do not want for labor and delivery. We also filled out a lot of preliminary paperwork so that when we are admitted to the hospital, we don't have to worry about all that logistical stuff while we are trying to have a baby! They even gave us the form for Lil Monty's birth certificate so we can have everything pre-filled there as well.

I've been very happy with the hospital so far. 

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