YES! Third trimester
is finally here! To say we’re 2/3 done
with pregnancy feels awesome, scary, overwhelming, exciting, crazy and unreal!
In a few short months we’re going to finally have a human being to blame for
all this discomfort that he’s causing his mommy right now! Maybe all the
discomfort now means an easy fast delivery!? Fingers crossed!
This week’s big announcement… we've decided to share our
son’s name! Oliver Thomas Viland! (Ollie
for short!) I was so excited when my Mister finally said it was ok for us to
tell others. For a while there we weren't quite sure that we didn't have other names we liked better. Oliver just seemed to fit the best and was
the name that Mister and I had discussed wanting long before we even got
married. After we had the gender reveal
appointment, we got in the car and Mister goes “So, Oliver then?!” I don’t know that I’ll ever forget that, because
Mister calling the baby “Oliver” was a big “whoa this is real!” moment for
me. Oliver is Mister’s great
grandfather’s name and also Mister’s middle name. My father’s name is Tommy so we gave a nod to
my dear ol’ pops with “Thomas” for the middle name.
We recently got tickets to the Twins opener for my Mister's b-day. So of course I had to get a festive T-Shirt :)
Things are starting to get a little uncomfortable for mommy
these days. Lots of pressure under my
right ribs! Oliver has some major kick
spasms sometimes too that stop me dead in my tracks. Some of them have actually made me jump
because they've come out of nowhere!
Almost like when you have those dreams like you’re falling and you wake
up because you feel that you've just been dropped in your bed like a ton of
bricks! There is never a dull day of movement with this child. I like to give my Mister some crap about how
this kid is 100% his! When Mister and I
first started ‘eyeing’ each other in high school, he’d get in my car and fidget
with every single vent, radio button, visor clip and door button. He, to this day, cannot just sit still
EVER! Father like son!
My discomfort has prompted a flurry of
internet searches that consist of “What can I do to move this kid out of my
ribs”, “How long before baby drops”, “What’s the average length of pregnancy
for first time moms” etc! ha! The
internet is good for new moms, let me tell ya! Don't get me wrong, we are so blessed and I'm so dang excited that we're having a baby but like I've said before, pregnancy is not my favorite thing. I'm really
hoping that all these crazy mom’s out there that say “oh it’s so great, you
forget all about the bad stuff when the baby gets here” are right! But, I have a blog.. and I get to go back
when I start getting baby fever again and remember all this stuff again! :) So.. remind me when I
turn into Crazy Soccer Mom Baby Needing Lady, to go back and read this!
We had our last child bearing class this week on Monday, and
no lie, could have really gone without going to that class. That class had me in a mood that evening and
all day the next day. Topic of class –
post baby and how marvelous your body and hormones are afterwards – (insert eye
roll here!).
The instructor comes to the front of class with a “bag of
gifts” – she calls it. The bag was no gift! It should be called “bag of scare
the crap out of mom (but hopefully not literally ‘crap’ because you’re not
going to want to do that for a long time!)” This bag was almost like a gag gift
that I’d see at the Stradtman Christmas gift exchange! I won’t go in to detail
but between the size of the diaper style pads, ice packs, and stool softener
discussion my eyes were the size of baseballs! I look around the room and all
the other moms were yawning and could care less about this lady’s show and tell
of “bag of horrible things!” So either they weren't listening, or think this
stuff is no big deal – we differ greatly! Here’s the text I sent to my friend
Dani after the class. I mean really….
2 weeks away from the official first day of spring. I cannot wait to get back outside and take
Tyson for walks and just be out on our patio enjoying the end of this pregnancy
with NO SNOW! This winter has been way
too long and I’m ready for the green grass, budding trees, warm sun, the grill,
longer days and everyone in a better mood!
Mister gives a little love to Tyson before taking our maternity picture, as i'm sure you can tell, Tyson isn't always a HUGE fan of doing this picture thing each week!
Mister asked me this week “do you want me to write something
for the blog again this week?” and I said “No honey, you don’t have to.” And he
almost seemed disappointed. I just didn't want to force him to write something because I felt a little pushy about
it last week :),
but if he’s got something he wants to say then I’ll let him say it! ---
Words from the Mister:
This week marks 28 weeks, another week closer to our little
guy’s arrival. My lady still tells me
all about how active he is and then, as if he is preparing for his stern
father, when I place my hand and her tummy tum he suddenly stops. So I hold my hand there, rubbing her tummy,
and wait; only getting the intermittent kick or punch. I say the next middleweight champ, although I
think Amy is hoping for something more along the lines of a soccer player.
This week in class, the
‘birthing partner’ had to blow up a balloon to what we think the size of a
baby’s head is. A practice to help us
realize what lady is going to have go through.
Turns out my guess was a grown man head; hope for Amy’s sake I am an
over estimator.
Amy and I are both really
excited for the warmer weather of spring to come, and of course just as the
weather seems as though it should be turning around for the better we get more
snow than we have had all winter. This couldn't have come in December?! I am
getting into the stretch of winter that really drags on and bums a guy
out. The excitement surrounding the little
man definitely helps though. For
instance, last night I had a baby dream; he was probably in the 2 to 3 month
range and working on his alphabet and counting already, not bad!
The end
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