Baby Linley - week 38

I can't believe I am 6 days away from meeting my sweet baby girl.  Our repeat scheduled c section is set for Oct. 30th at 12:30 pm.

I have felt so many emotions this week. Im nervous for my c section, excited to meet my baby, a little sad that Tanner won't be the only kiddo in the house anymore. 

I know giving him a sibling is such a blessing and gift I just hope our transition from a family of 3 to a family of 4 goes fairly smoothly. 

Weight gain- 36 lbs! I did a little better this time, I think i gained between 40-45 with Tanner 

Movement - all the time and most of it is fairly uncomfortable

Contractions - Yes : often and uncomfortable but not consistent or regular enough to cause any dilation! (in my opinion if you are having a repeat c/s you shouldn't have to deal with contractions at all)

Swelling - my ankles and feet get pretty swollen after working but they always go back down after sleeping. 

I am so excited to:

- breastfeed again!!! it was such a great experience with Tanner and I hope Linley and I will be just as-  successful if not even better

- sleep on my stomach, or back, or really any position I want without being in pain

- eat a COLD turkey sandwich

- drink a ICE COLD beer

- be off for all the major holidays, being a nurse working holidays is just part of the gig. But this year it worked out that my maternity leave will be over thanksgiving, christmas, new years, and my birthday!!! YES!

Baby Girls nursery is ready! Its very pink and girlie and I just love it. 

Her bag is packed and ready to go! Of course we have about 8 outfit options, 5 or 6 bows, and adorable swaddle blankets all ready for her.

Above her changing table are 2 paintings that Tanner did for his little sister. 

Baby Linley - Week 30

How far along: 30 weeks
Total weight gain: 30 lbs so far
Sleep: Not so good anymore, waking up several times during the night. I guess its good practice for when she arrives
Miss Anything: not being in pain everyday and my energy. I have had so much more back/hip/sciatica pain this pregnancy. There is not a single day that I don't have pain.
Movement: ALL THE TIME. Not sure when this girl even sleeps. Our "kick counts" take less than 10 min to complete every time.
Food cravings: still nothing specific
Nursery Update: We have been working hard on sweet girls room. I really wanted a cool feature wall with stripes. When we started painting it was so much harder than I thought. So we improvised and did solid in the middle with stripes on the sides. I actually ended up loving this even more because we were able to center her crib on the solid part of the wall and it will be a perfect background for her name above her crib.