36, 37 wEEkS

Slowly i'm getting things done so when Darin comes i'm free to spend all the time I can with him since it will be just us for a few short days once he arrives. 

I got to go down to Ponce Inlet and spend time with my Tierney family, went to dinner, had a sleep over and snugged with my Jenna pup who missed me so much that she jumped up on the bed to sit with me and she NEVER does that for anyone :) i'm so special :) The next day was my baby shower and my sister and Teya did a great job, I loved all the little crafty decorations and the food was yummy too. I got so many great gifts and visitors came from far away, the whole day showed me just how much G and I are loved by everyone, how excited everyone is to meet her and how happy they are for Darin and I.....really makes a 9 month prego mommy feel good. :) It only took me 3 days to go through everything from the shower, deciding what goes in the suitcase home, or barrel home, what stays here for next time and what doubles I needed to return and then a bag for tags and hangers and trash, laundry alone took me an entire day, unreal!! I got some great pics so i'll be sure to post them :) I now have her changing table and pack n play all set up and ready for her to come home too. I have just a few more things to get and my shopping is DONE!! I'm also deciding on a dresser and some shelves to ship.....it's all a learning process with shipping costs, dimensions, duty to pay in Barbados and all that, I should write a book about it lol.

My dad and I had a movie night and we went to see Jack Ryan (so good!), we also had a really pointless trip to Target the next night that ended in purchasing a pocket knife, women's things and a Starbucks coffee.....not what we planned on getting or doing but it's nice to have the quality time with him since he works all day and I don't see him until dinner time, and then i'm going out or he's going bowling so the time with him i'm grateful for.

I had my 37 week appointment Friday (i like friday am appointments because my mom always comes and we are sure to stop and get coffee and donuts from dunkin donuts after, :) I'm effaced 65%, dilated a big fat 0, got a flu shot, and measuring right on the dot....I also gained 3lbs....again....in a week! I think thats the hardest part about all of this is the weight gain in the end.....you seriously want to consider dieting even though you know it's for a good cause and most of it will probably go away after but still....this girls isn't use to this type of weight and I can't wait to get back into the gym and be me again, although my mom is happy she weighs less than I do now :) such encouragement! 

1 WEEK TILL DARIN'S HOME!!!
2 WEEKS TILL BABY G!!!

34 & 35 WeeKs

I've had this post written for a while but my computer was giving my issues so I spent 3 days at the Apple store and now i'm finally able to retrieve all my photos and post this blog!! Sorry about the delay :)

Christmas day I woke up and made a big breakfast for Darin and I, we exchanged our stockings and then I got him a few fun things to open, since he already got his new surfboard a month ago for Christmas. I was pleasantly surprised when I got a little Pandora box!! I wanted something with a G on it for Gemma so Darin got me a G bead and a bag of money bead....it took me a second but then realized, duh, we call her "G Money" sometimes lol....so hence the G and the bag of money bead haha, good thinking babe!! :)

Been in Orlando for a little over a week....SO SO glad we (G & I) made it safe and sound with no complications, besides A LOT of walking because of gate changes at Miami airport and the crying children that seemed to follow me around from flight, to flight, gate to gate and through immigration and customs.....I just kept telling G, don't be like them, you're gonna be a good baby right? The thought terrifies me bringing a crying/screaming child through the airport.....i'll be "that" mom one day i'm sure of it. When I finally got to my parents it was almost 7pm! We had family Christmas dinner and then Christmas presents to open which was nice, I was glad they waited so patiently for me :) My mom got us all tickets to ICE at the Gaylord Palms, i've been wanting to go there for years.....glad to finally make it with the family :) I did manage to get some of my suitcase put away but I was exhausted so I tried hard to just stop what I was doing and then get some sleep. 

The next day I had my first Dr. appointment but because of some misunderstandings and neither the Dr or his office manager weren't there, I ended up not seeing anyone and as a prego should, I cried in the car to my mom :) With a friends help we got things figured out over the next few days so the following Friday I finally got to see the Dr. and boy do I love him!! I'm so happy to have him and feel 100% comfortable to see him for the care of G and I while we're here. He's happy with my belly size and weight gain, listened to G's heart rate and said she sounded awesome!! I have to re-do all my labs, blood work, sugar tests etc because although i've had it all done in Barbados, he isn't quite sure what the numbers mean for the results lol....guess it's not that bad but it does stink it's just something else I have to do here.

I've been splurging on fun foods I haven't gotten to eat in the last 8 months, but I know it can't last long or i'll gain 100 lbs in the next 5 weeks and that CAN NOT happen!! I bought a couple goodies at the food store for me to snack on that I don't have in Barbados like cheeze-it's, goldfish, ravioli, yummy cereals and MILK, finally normal MILK!!!! (see pics below haha) It's been nice that i've got to unpack completely and put my suitcase away and have my mom and dad making sure i'm comfy all the time. It's nice that I don't have to rush off so fast back to Barbados but at the same time we miss Darin, a lot! Wish he was here to spend the relaxing time with me before G arrives but hopefully the time will go by and he'll be here sooner than later and make it in time for our daughters arrival.

New Years my mom made her traditional donuts which were amazing as always!! I think I had 4 or 5 total?? I had to make up for missing it last year duh! :) I went about a mile down the road to a friends family house on the lake to watch fireworks and hang out to ring in the new year but sadly, with me being pregnant and my friend with a new born, we made it till 10:30 before we left hahahahahaha, I was in bed by 11pm...LAME!! Oh well, there's always next year!!

Prego Quirks, Symptoms & Info:

*gained 3lbs since my last visit....not bad if you knew how much i've eaten in the last week alone :)
*love my 3 rotating maternity pants and shirts, how do people NOT like these things?
*my nose closes up at night so those nose strips are my friend, except when i have to pull them off in the am
*missing Darin 24/7, i send him videos or G in my belly so he can see her move, he says she looks like she's            dancing :)  still my sweet girl, not hurting mommy one bit 
*love my moms dunkin donut chocolate glazed donut coffee.....i'm bringing back BAGS of it!!
*looking forward to my shower this weekend!! YAY!!