This week, I started to gain some energy back. I enjoyed a long-overdue hair cut over the weekend, and then attended a friend's "woodland animals" baby shower (who knew there were so many cute owl-themed baby things!). There was so much thought put into every little detail and activity, and I'm sure their new baby will love all of the wishes that were shared for him and her (and now I know where I'm getting my cake from now on...the cake was delicious!). Here's a picture of the adorable diaper cake and some of the favors from her shower.
As a side note, I'm so overwhelmed at all of the things that a baby needs. I'm sure Deven and I will work it out as the time comes...
After the shower, Deven and I went down to Boston to meet up with our cousins, Maulik & Salony, and some new friends. It's so nice to have family in town, and people with whom to share some of the great food in Boston. We should get as many date nights in as we can at this point!
Later this week, I shared the news with my office during one of our Staff Meetings. We have a sort-of trivia game that we play at the end of each meeting to help get to know one another better. Two people are in the "spotlight", and you have to guess who they are based on arbitrary clues about them - I was one of those chosen this month. In addition to the fact that I could write with my toes, my most revealing clue was that I was expecting a baby in early Fall 2013....of course, no one wanted to guess and assume that someone in the office was pregnant, which was pretty entertaining in itself. Though, after my "identity" was revealed, it was nice to hear all of the genuine excitement from everyone :).
This week, the baby is now the size of a navel orange - hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, that was the size of my entire uterus - and it's beginning to show...at least as far as I'm concerned. Here is a picture taken after the shower over the weekend.
Otherwise, all of the baby's joints and limbs can now move, including wiggling her little fingers. She can also make breathing movements, which will prepare her for life outside of my womb, and is continuing to hiccup as we've seen in the last couple of ultrasounds.
No comments:
Post a Comment