Baby Update

Well, tomorrow I will be 35 weeks pregnant. I have been quite uncomfortable the past week, and I was having alot of trouble sleeping. I found that the remedy for the sleep, is to go to bed one hour past my regular time, and take a hot shower before I go to bed. It seems to calm me down for bed. I went to the doctor yesterday for my checkup, and all went well. I kind of freaked out at first b/c the baby's heartrate was low, but then the doctor came in and it measured normal. My belly is measuring normal, and I have gained 22 lbs. The most exciting part: Baby is head down and ready to go!

Next week is my baby shower, and I am very excited. I still need a few things for the nursery, but I figure it will all fall into place. The next few weeks are going to be very busy for our family, so maybe we can keep our minds off of the impending arrival of our new baby boy. I have pretty much gotten over my anxiety, and now I am just excited. I was wondering when that would happen. I think getting the nursery together eased my mind.

I have started to become worried about weight loss after baby is born. I know I have not gained that much weight, but I want to get all of it off as quickly as possible. I am going to be nursing, so I must make sure I get the nutrients for the baby. Eric and I have devised a plan to lose weight, and I am really going to try to stick to it. I am just a little paranoid since I had major surgery to insure I would never be overweight again. My gastric bypass surgeon said he would like me to have lost all of my weight by the time baby is 6 months old. I think that should be do-able. I am going to work really hard to try and get extra weight off.

I was not going to get maternity photos done b/c of the cost, and we don't have alot of money right now. After seeing Lora's pretty photos, I decided to make an appointment with a photographer. I will be going there on Tuesday. As soon as I have the photos, I will post. them.