Beautiful day for a wedding!

Daddy Jarbs and I went to Annapolis, Maryland today to attend his friend Eric & Jennifer's wedding. The weather was perfect. Definitely a beautiful day for a wedding!

Here's a photo of me, Daddy Jarbs & Baby Jarbs at almost 35 weeks and the girls, Christine & Gulten, rubbing my buddha belly for goodluck :-).

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Daddy Jarbs is the best!

I had been craving for nachos all week this week. I wanted Daddy Jarbs to make me a healthy version (with fat free sour cream and cottage cheese) but we did not have the ingredients at home and he was to lazy to make one lol. Last Sunday, he took me to Hops in Potomac Yards to get my nachos fix. The chili was really good! Needless to say, I inhaled the whole order :-). Well, last night, he came home from his softball game bearing a while order of nachos! Yay! Mommy & Baby Jarbs were happy :-).

It's official...

At 34 weeks, I now feel and look like a blimp :-(. Although my feet are not swollen yet, I think it is starting to get puffy. I had my doctor's appointment today and the doc said I may start to retain water. She also said to expect it to be like this until the end of my pregnancy. Waah :-(. I left the doctor's office feeling sad lol. I took the train back to work and as I sat in silence waiting for my train stop, a lady who was getting off the train stopped in front of me and said "you look cute" (pertaining to pregnant little me; no she was not hitting on me!). She also asked me when I am due. I said thank you and smiled.  At least, that brought a little sunshine to my day. A pregnant lady will take any compliment she can get! 

When I got back at work, I vowed to do whatever to help prevent swelling...put my feet up (I have a foot rest underneath my desk), exercise (I went to yoga class today), drink water (I drank about 6-7 botted waters today) and watch my food intake. I read that eating potassium-rich food may help too. I have to do some grocery shopping tomorrow!

So at today's 34-week check up, I met one of the 3 doctors in the practice (one of them being my primary doc). The plan is to meet all of the other docs prior to delivery since I will never know who will be on call when I go to labor. Next appointment will be at 36 weeks and I will meet the only male doc in the practice.

34 weeks!

How far along?: 34w3d
How big is the baby?: the size of a honeydew!
Weight gain/loss: I am scared to step on the scale!! :-P
Pregnancy symptoms: sensitive gums, pressure in the groin, HUGE belly, fatigue, tighter shoes which means my feet has grown!
Maternity clothes: Dresses! Pants are starting to feel restrictive
Stretch Marks: Still none and still keeping fingers crossed
Sleep: 6 to 7 hrs of sleep; I had a hard time sleeping when Daddy Jarbs was out of town this weekend and until now I don't think I have recoup'd
Best moment this week: When Daddy Jarbs came home from his boys weekend :-) 
Movement: Tons of rolls, kicks turns. I got startled last night when I was holding my bell and all of a sudden Baby Jarbs kicked me lol. The other day, she was waaaay up on my right side. Daddy Jarbs said maybe she's trying to take a peek what's on the back side of my tummy lol.
Food cravings: Nachos, cheerios
Food aversions: none
Labor signs: braxton hicks contraction. I woke up with some mild cramping last Saturday and got paranoid since Daddy Jarbs was out of town
Belly button in or out: outie :-(
What I miss: my energy
What I am looking forward to: Baby care class this weekend and setting up the glider

Milestones:

Baby can recognize and react to simple songs...time to start practicing your lullabies! In fact, baby will recognize frequently sung tunes after birth and probably find them soothing. Less cute news: She now urinates about one pint per day.

Baby Jarbs loves spinning class!

I had been regularly taking spinning class at the gym before I got pregnant and at 34 weeks, I am still spinning :-). Of course, I have my doctor's approval to continue exercising. Since I regularly workout and have established my exercise routine way before I got pregnant, I did not have to change much in my routine. My doctor has even encouraged me to continue doing what I was doing. I would like to think that spinning has helped prevent any leg cramps or swelling  in my legs since it keeps my blood circulation going. It has also helped strengthen my leg muscles which makes carrying all this baby weight less uncomfortable. As always, I make sure that I wear my heart rate monitor whenever I work out and take it easy when I see my HR slowly reach my personal limit. My bottled water is also a must have during spin class to make sure I do not get dehydrated.  I also sit towards the front row in class close to where the fan is so I do not overheat. I would like to think Baby Jarbs loves spin class too since she hasn't given me a hard time while I am in class :-). I plan to continue spinning until my water bag breaks! lol.

6 weeks to go!

I can't believe we only have 6 more weeks to go before my due date. I have started throwing in stuff in my hospital bag! I swear my belly is growing bigger and bigger every single day. Here's a bump pic taken by Daddy Jarbs this morning. 

34w1d

Time's flying by so fast! 6 more weeks to go. Let the countdown begin!!

Sleepless nights

Daddy Jarbs was out of town for a boys weekend since Friday and just came back today. For some reason, I did not get a good night sleep while he was gone! For the past couple of days, I've been going to bed at 3 am and 4 pm respectively. My body clock woke me up at 8 am so that's only about 4 to 5 hrs of sleep! I do not know if this is my body's way of training me for the many sleepless nights ahead of me. Or maybe I am just not used to not having Daddy Jarbs beside me :-).