I feel pretty good really. My feet have swollen enough that when I came home from church a couple of weeks ago, I had indents in my feet that showed the design of my shoe. While my shoes were on... it looked like they were bulging out! All of my shoes, with the exception of my flip flops, feel tight and too small. So flips flops are my go-to shoes for pretty much any attire now.
The weather has been AWESOME the last few days... we haven't had to turn the a/c on since Saturday because it feels great enough after leaving some windows open. But on those hot days... yes, I still feel super hot and am hoping that next summer, I'll recognize a difference since I won't be pregnant anymore. We'll see.
And of course, this tiny babe is taking up more and more space inside and must be gaining muscle with their stronger jabs and movements. :)
My belly apparently measures small (as in two weeks behind), but I had an extra ultrasound about a month ago and the baby measured right on track... so I guess it hides inside pretty well.
34 Weeks
I'm a little nervous about the transition to two children. Yesterday, I began to wonder about when I will shower and that I hope I'll feel comfortable doing so while my almost 3-yr old is unsupervised. When Koen was a newborn, I sometimes showered with him in his bassinet or bouncer sitting in our tiny bathroom because I couldn't stand leaving him alone, sometimes crying and crying while I showered. I wanted to be able to immediately be there for him... (maybe this is why my child clings to me.) And I really hope that I can give Koen plenty of individual time! I'm sure I'll figure it out and be fine... but yes, thoughts like these make me nervous.
Koen gained a nasty sounding cough in the night that made it difficult for him to sleep. I felt so bad for him as he cried in my lap, just wanting a hug and to be held. But I loved the sweet moment when he began to have a conversation with me.
Koen: What day is it?
Kristin: Well, I think its Tuesday now.
Koen: Where we going today?
Kristin: I don't think we'll be going anywhere honey because you're sick.
Koen: I have yucky stuff in there (pointing to his throat.) There's yucky stuff in my mouth. (He nods his head in a very informative way.) We play with toys. We play with a lot of toys.
He then turned to give me a big hug and kiss. He seemed so happy and sweet, I felt that maybe he thought I was the sick one! What a sweet boy we have.
Random Pictures:
Koen made a traffic light at the library after story time. He loved eating it.
Our library also has a free Family Night each month. We tried it out and thought it was awesome. Jon and Koen are working on sand art in this picture.
This is sort of old, it was taken before we moved. Koen built this tower and told me it was the temple. I thought it was cool that he wanted to build the temple. He loves temples.
I hope all is well with you all! We love you and always wish you the best!
4 comments:
I was going to say that ever since having Mailie, I have started to enjoy getting up a bit earlier, so I could do the shower and have a little bit of alone time. But I know Koen is already an early riser, so I hope for your sake, that this baby is not an earlIER riser ;) Mailie is an early riser compared to Abigail, so it's forcing me to be a morning person :)
Countdown time! Hopefully baby williams doesn't come on the 6th, so it isn't sharing a birthday with two girls ;) Have you done a 'guess what the baby will be' poll yet?
You're almost there! You look great! I sure do hope your swollen feet doesn't mean pre-eclampsia is on it's way. I'm so glad I only had to deal with that once (and crossing my fingers it stays once)! Be sure to take it easy and put your feet up for a few hours each day.
I agree, it is such a bittersweet feeling going from 1 to 2, I still remember that well. I remember when Ryan wouldn't come close to me in the hospital bed after having Jenna (being scared of all the machines) - I just cried and cried over that. But, having two children is so much fun!! I loved it when it was just me, Ryan and Jenna. Of course, having even more children can be even more fun, don't get me wrong, but there was something special about my first little boy and girl.
And, I was also nervous about my alone time when Jenna was born, but Ryan was such a loving brother I had no reason to worry and I am positive that Koen will be just the same, even more so since he's older and can be more of a help to you!!
Good luck this last month, I hope it flies by for you (unless you feel like you need more time to get ready!)!!
Kristin, you look radiant! I hope the transition to 2 kids goes well...I'm already nervous about that and it's a LONG ways off! I have a hard time showering with ONE baby. It's one of the reasons I look forward to weekends so much; I can actually get ready for the day!
Great temple Koen, you did a good job.
You look beautiful Kristin. I'm pretty excited to find out if there is a girl or boy joining the crew...today I'm leaning towards boy.
We had a few less hot days too. It was nice to walk to and from school without literally dripping sweat.
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