week 30

30 weeks have gone by - I can't believe it!

It's hard to believe that I am almost there...only 9 more weeks to go until we get to meet our little Ethan. Of course I have all different kinds of emotions running through my mind all day. I am constantly happy / excited - and every now and then my anxiety sets in. I am a planner, I have always been a planner - and currently we are on 2 daycare waiting lists. Kinda crazy right, he's not even born yet, and is already on a wait list?! I know that everything will work out the way that it's supposed to...in my perfect world, I would be able to stay at home with my kids...but, considering that Stephen and I want to buy a home very soon, we both have to work. I am also extremely terrified to have another C-Section. There, I said it. It's a HUGE surgery, and I don't like hospitals at all. I saw Dr. Chu on Thursday for my regular check up, while I was there she went ahead and scheduled my delivery date with the hospital. I'm not going to lie, it was a little weird to listen to her call the hospital and say, "hi, I would like to schedule a C-Section"...a lot of mom's have no idea when their baby is going to be born - we have an exact day and time for our little boy to arrive. Unless of course he decides to make his debut earlier and I actually go into labor, that's a completely different story. Part of me wants to deliver naturally - but, that means that he would be arriving earlier than 39 weeks which isn't always best. I guess I will leave this decision up to him :)

After looking at all of my chalkboard pictures, I have decided that I seriously need to wear tons of makeup. The problem is that I usually have Stephen take these at night, after I have already showered, and Bella is in bed...

My weight gain hasn't been too bad - currently I'm up 22 pounds. It looks like I've gained half of it in my belly, and the other half in my ankles and feet. I am retaining lots of water, and the swelling has definitely kicked in. I was told to stay off of my feet as much as possible...sure okay, with an almost 2 year old running around - got it.

Dr. Chu also did an ultrasound at the appointment to check his growth...our little guy is measuring about 35 weeks in length, and 4 lbs 15 oz already - and looks very healthy! Since Stephen wasn't able to join me for the visit, she gave me a lovely photo to bring home to daddy...

He's positioned so that his head is on my right side and he's looking down...hopefully he starts to turn completely soon, we will see at our next ultrasound in 3 more weeks. 

Let's see, some other good news - my last day of work before I take off for my maternity leave is Friday, July 20th. That means that Bella and I will get to spend some good quality time together before her little brother arrives. I might just have to spoil her a bit during those 4 weeks (even more than we already do).

Oh! I almost forgot, father's day was this past Saturday and we went down to Huntington Beach for dinner with Stephen's family. How cute are these two?!