Just a day shy of 41 weeks and still no signs of labor on the horizon.
In the meantime, my belly (and baby) just keep getting bigger.
41 Weeks Belly
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Due Date’s Come and Gone
For those keeping track, yesterday, February 23, was suppose to be the due date for the baby … but the 23rd has come and gone, and yet, no baby.
I had an appointment to visit the midwife and she did some exams. She said that we were at least a week away from labor, maybe two. Arg … not exactly what I wanted to hear.
But on the bright side of things, two other girls from my birthing class were actually there in labor while I had my appointment. In case you’re not aware, the Birth and Women’s Center only has two birthing rooms. Not that they can’t convert an exam room into a birthing room, but it really would have been a full house if LBS had decided it was the right time. : )
The jhP Baby Card
Here’s the card that the jhP team put together for me. I’m pretty sure the Photoshop manipulation is Dan Billen’s handiwork.
39 1/2 Weeks Belly
Five days from my due date and counting.
I don’t really feel like I’m any closer to having a baby than I was a few weeks ago, but what the heck do I know?
The other day I was getting a little impatient. I just wanted to have the baby and be done with the whole pregnancy thing. Then I realized how much things were about to change in my life, and decided to view these final few days of pregnancy in a new light. I’m going to appreciate and enjoy the quiet moments, the time to myself, the times where Brandon and I can sit in bed and laugh about the most mundane things. I’m especially going to embrace the sleeping opportunities and the pampering!
The jhP Baby Shower
Last Friday, shortly before our weekly Beer :30, my co-workers came together to throw me a baby shower, jhP style. Everyone had an adult beverage (I had a Diet Pepsi) while we played an anagram game using “Brandon & Alissa Sheley”. The jhP team showed off their creativity by coming up with baby names consisting of those letters. A few of my personal favorites: Badass Hellboy Sheley and Healy Sheley.
We enjoyed cupcakes made by Daddy Cakes, and I opened cards and gifts. Here again, the jhP team creativity was shining bright as my co-workers presented my “official baby shower card”. The front cover had my jhP headshot, the next flap had a headshot of Brandon and the inside of the card had a hybrid headhot of the two of us showing what the baby might look like … sort of along the lines of Conan O’Brien’s ‘If They Did It’ sketches. Let’s just say, their projected look of the baby included some facial hair… somewhat disturbing, but hilarious!
The most creative gift I received came from Kathy and Gary Jones and family (Gary is the founder and president of jhP). They put together a gift specifically for Brandon, called ‘Daddy’s Baby Gear’ tool belt. It was filled with all of the things Brandon will need to take care of the baby – rubber gloves, goggles, Febreeze, wipes, diapers, Tylenol Extra Strength … you name it, it was there. Very cool!
