Halloween

Peanut and I are participating in Halloween this year. This year I'm using my baby belly as part of the outfit and dressed up as Juno from the movie of the same name. Jourdan is going to be dressed up as the boyfriend Paulie Bleeker later tonight, he didn't seem to want to wear running shorts to work. So today at work he's the evil network administrator.

We'll post pictures of our outfit later tonight. Oh and Jourdan says since next year is his pick for Halloween, he's going to be Indiana Jones, I'm going to be Lara Croft and Peanut is going to be a monkey. Oh and Josie is going to be a wild panter.

Baby Shower Photos!

Tonight was the baby shower my office threw for me! It was incredible! There was tons of great food--tamales, enchiladas, burritos, veggies and dip..AND TWO CAKES (red velvet cupcakes and a yellow sheet cake with chocolate frosting)!

Pictures from the baby shower are here.

The only sad thing was due to a cold that is circulating the office many of the people who have been working to plan this party weren't able to attend. Jeanne and Andrea as well as Adam were at home with a nasty cold virus that seems to be going around. We missed them all!

Midwife Appointment

Another visit with the baby midwife; everything is looking good! Peanut has a strong heartbeat and all the measurements are as they should be.

Today we talked about pain management during labor and Jourdan and I are both unanimously that anything and everything is an option. We also talked about my recent heartburn and the midwife wrote me a prescription for something that can help.

Our next appointment is in two weeks; hopefully by then Peanut will be situated in the right position (head down) for the upcoming delivery in December.

Telecommuting: Day 3

Today I went home at lunch to telecommute. I was feeling fainty all morning and just tired so I opted to go home, which was for the best since I had another episode in the car on the way home. I also had another two minor episodes that night. I was really hoping that I was getting over this but apparently..not so much. 

On the upside tomorrow is our office baby shower for me!! I am v. excited!

It's so hard to stay home...

Jourdan and I just got invited to our friend Sandler and Tomoko's Housewarming Party in the Bay Area on November 8th. I really want to go but Jourdan reminded me of the last trip to Berkeley and how tired I was. I tried to convince him I could make this trip but later on I realized I'll be 36 weeks by that point and I really don't want to go into labor out of town. Right now, we've agreed to play it by ear, which is for the best, but I didn't realize how hard it would be for me to keep to our 'in-town' agreement.

Heartburn

Friday night, I woke up from bed with this horrible burning sensation in my throat. Peanut was pressed high against my ribs which gave me heartburn like I have never known and shortness of breath. I got up from bed, took a few TUMS and drank some milk to no avail. I started walking around which helped a bit but eventually got tired again and rested in the chair. 

But alas Peanut was quite comfy in his/her spot and so the assault continued. I was becoming desperate and started crying from the pain and just the desire to go back to bed. Jourdan heard me, I left him in bed cause I thought he had to work the next morning (v. delusional when I haven't slept well), and he ran out to comfort me and help Peanut move. It took about twenty minutes of work on Jourdan's part but he got Peanut to move down and finally I got to sleep. It's such a reassurance to know that I have him to help me especially as we're looking forward to potential nights of lost sleep. 

Taking my Fainting Show on the Road

Today I was really feeling great and getting a lot done between meetings. When it was time for lunch, me and Pam, a co-worker headed over to the cafeteria to get something for lunch. All of a sudden, while standing in line to check out I started to feel faint. Not my typical early morning faint with the white spots or white light but the woozy comes on fast faint. Thankfully Pam was there and recruited the cafeteria manager to help me find a place to sit down. Once I took a few bites of my apple and slurps of my soda, I felt better and realized I had completely forgotten to have my mid-morning snack! I chalk this one up to low blood sugar and a very forgetful me!