My Timeline and Milestones

Month One (Weeks 1-4)

Week 1: October 30, 2009
Week 2: November 6, 2009
Week 3: November 13, 2009
Week 4: November 20, 2009
*Found out we were having a baby on Thursday, November 26, 2009.

Month Two (Weeks 5-8)

Week 5: November 27, 2009
Week 6: December 4, 2009
Week 7: December 11, 2009
Week 8: December 18, 2009

Month Three (Weeks 9-13)

Week 9: December 25, 2009
Week 10: January 1, 2010
Week 11: January 8, 2010
Week 12: January 15, 2010
Week 13: January 22, 2010
*January 8, 2010 heard baby's heartbeat for the first time by Doppler. Afterwards we told the world we were having a baby!

*January 19, 2010 had our first ultrasound and got to see a picture of the baby.

Month Four (Weeks 14-17)
Week 14: January 14, 2010
Week 15: February 5, 2010
Week 16: February 12, 2010
Week 17: February 19, 2010

Month Five (Weeks 18-22)
Week 18: February 26, 2010
Week 19: March 5, 2010
Week 20: March 12, 2010
Week 21: March 19, 2010
Week 22: March 26, 2010
*Had our halfway point ultrasound, and decided not to find out the sex of the baby on March 10, 2010.

Month Six (Weeks 23-27)
Week 23: April 2, 2010

Week 24: April 9, 2010
Week 25: April 25, 2010
Week 26: April 23, 2010
Week 27: April 30, 2010
*Started taking birthing classes on May 3, 2010.

Month Seven (Weeks 28-31)
Week 28: May 7, 2010
Week 29: Mary 14, 2010
Week 30: May 21, 2010
Week 31: May 28, 2010
*Failed my glucose screening and found out I have gestational diabetes on May 14, 2010. :-(
*Took a breastfeeding class on May 18, 2010.
*Took our Babymoon in Toronto over Memorial Day weekend.

Month Eight (Weeks 32-35)
Week 32: June 4, 2010
Week 33: June 11, 2010
Week 34: June 18, 2010
Week 35: June 25, 2010
*Maternity pictures on June 6, 2010.
*Family and friends shower at the Meijer Gardens on June 13, 2010.
*Growth ultrasound on June 15, 2010. Baby weighs approximately 5 lbs and has hair!
*Work shower on June 23, 2010.

Month Nine (Weeks 36-40)
Week 36: July 2, 2010
Week 37: July 9, 2010
Week 38: July 16, 2010
Week 39: July 23, 2010
Week 40: July 30, 2010
*Last day of work on July 8, 2010 - maternity leave begins!

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Weight gain to date: 21 pounds

Stretch marks: None

Feelings: Nervous! Excited! Unprepared. Uncertain. Delighted. Apprehensive. Joyful......emotional.
Words of wisdom: Never turn down a cupcake or a bathroom break.

Toronto

The Husband and I went to Toronto for our Baby Moon over Memorial Day. This was my second trip there; his first. I had gone once when I was a kid with my family. I didn't remember it at all though. We drove there from Grand Rapids, and took a few breaks along the way for restroom breaks and to stretch our legs. It's a pretty easy drive actually.

We stayed at the Westin Harbour Castle right on the water. We were able to secure a great nightly rate through Priceline, and on a U.S. holiday weekend too! I would recommend this hotel.

Here is a photo of us walking along the boardwalk on the harbor with the CN Tower in the background.


A shot from the hotel pool. They had an indoor pool which was really nice. Every afternoon after we'd walk around and site see all morning, we'd come back to the hotel and hang out at the pool for a bit to relax and cool off. It was in the 80's temperature wise and sunny. Does that ever happen on Memorial Weekend in our parts???

A picture from our table at Ki, which is modern Japanese sushi + bar. One of the most expensive meals we've had since our trip to Paris, and one of us wasn't even drinking. It was delicious though!

On Sunday of our trip we went to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Husband seemed to have a fabulous time. I thought it was neat too. Well worth seeing, since the Stanley Cup is there!

One last night shot of the city.

On the bridge back to Michigan!

I found Toronto a great city to visit. We were so impressed with how clean the city was. It was easy to get around too. We walked everywhere we wanted to go. Overall we spent the majority of our time just tooling around the city checking out sites, grabbing some great meals, and relaxing at the hotel. It was the perfect little getaway from the baby arrives!

8 Months

Week 32 are maternity pictures that were taken by Christina of Closer to the Heart Photography. I will post pics when they become available.

Boy or Girl?

Time is winding down. I'll be 36-weeks (9 months) tomorrow! Yikes, for real, this has gone by way too fast. I will officially go on record as saying I can hold out another month for little Babeski to show up! No problem at all with that at all!


I'm still feeling guilty about the lack of posts. I'm trying to make up for it now. I've created a Baby Pool, so if you feel like participating, have at it! It's been a lot of fun reading the guesses. I'm as much in the dark as everyone else!


That being said, earlier this week I purchased a couple of items from Etsy to have on hand for my newborn photos. How darling are these?

7 Months

I missed taking a photo during Week 29. It's kind of a bummer, but I've been trying to keep up. Week 29 was a bad week for me pregnancy related, but I'm all about moving forward. Month 8 will be showing up shortly!

What I Accomplished Today

I've been lacking in the posts lately, and for that I apologize. Mostly to myself, since I'm going to flip back through this blog one day and wonder what was going on for so many weeks. I've been busy, but mostly tired, so I have a lot of catching up to do.

I had a burst of energy this week (Week 35) and on Saturday I got a lot of stuff done. Well, a lot of stuff for me, being just short of 9 months pregnant.

Bassinet is put together and in the bedroom
High chair put together
Baby Einstein Musical Jumper assembled
Kitchen cleaned up (more to do on that though)
Two loads of laundry
A trip to Hobby Lobby
Outdoor flowers watered, one bed weeded and maintained

I think it's time to take a bath, relax and do some reading.

Week 27