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The last month of pregnancy

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36+ weeks and feeling great!

Lila being a "T" for Turetzky

This pic is kinda blown out, but aren't her eyes so lovely? Not every picture captures how pretty they are.

Hair-do of the week. A braid in front to keep the wispies out of her eyes, and a princess bun :o)


Week 5 - Counting my blessings
  • 5th week lesson at church that motivated me to share the gospel more
  • more rain this week! interspersed with days of sunny 70’s :o) Winter in Austin is pretty nice, for the allergy-free like myself
  • A successful day where I actually got my workout and shower in first-thing in the a.m., sent Lila to a friends house while I studied and took a quiz, took Lila for a walk, got Lila to take a full 2 hour nap while I worked on more homework and my Hypnobabies, and I made a great quick & easy dinner, played games with L & D before sending L to bed, got the dishes done, and had more time to study. Talk about a productive day (finally--I’ve been struggling lately)! Oh yeah, and I took Lila to the park before dinner too :o)
  • The Carinessa garment tops that were back ordered arrived in the mail on Tuesday and it made my day!! I have found this style top to be the ideal pregnancy garment top for me. I went one size up from normal and ordered a tall and I’m one comfy 36 week pregnant lady :o) (I thought there wasn’t a chance that these would come before the baby came, so I’m quite happy to wear them for the last month of pregnancy!)
  • It was my Grandma’s birthday this past week and I took the opportunity to reflect on all my happy childhood memories with her. I wrote her a letter with my memories and it was a time for happy reflection. Grandma’s are wonderful :o)
  • Darren’s group at work threw us a baby shower and it was so kind of them to shower us with a few more baby necessities.
  • Once again, I’m so grateful for a healthy and comfortable pregnancy. My midwife appointment this week went well and me and baby boy continue to grow!
  • Teaching Lila how to mop the floor “Cinderella” style. I haven’t found a mop that does the job to my liking yet (although I’m seriously considering getting a steam mop soon), so when I mop it’s on my hands and knees. Not only might you consider this “Cinderella” style, which in Lila’s opinion makes me royalty (haha!), this is a great position to be in to keep baby in the correct upside down position for birth.
  • Nesting. I’ve really gotten the itch to nest ever since having baby showers and entering the month in which the baby will be born. This week I washed and folded all the little clothes and packed the baby’s things into the bag to take to the birthing center. I have much more nesting I want to do (little sewing and organizing projects), but I really must focus on studying and getting my two midterms out of the way before D-day comes. “Just stay focused,” is my mantra now!
  • Ikea’s Small land (or however they spell it!). Lila is potty trained and tall enough now to be dropped off at the play area, so I took advantage of this the other afternoon and enjoyed an hour of browsing and searching for a few things I needed. Lila did not want to leave. She’s been begging to go back ever since. Good marketing ploy, Ikea. I see myself going to Ikea more often just because it’s a free play area!
  • Darren’s creativity this weekend gave Lila a rope swing in her bedroom (pictures to come soon!). This should equal hours of fun for Lila and friends.
  • They finished paving the new road that borders one side of our house and it made me so happy this week. Finally a lot less noise will be heard and a lot less dust!

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FoxFamily said…
I love your photography skills. Your family is darling!
February 10, 2012 at 8:38 AM
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