Mothership Confessional

I'm 31 weeks! A little blurry...the "photographer" and I were being silly. :) And pregnancy brain is real, people! The "science" behind it is that so much blood is being rerouted to your growing baby that there is less than normal blood flow to the brain, which can lead to forgetfulness and overall diminished brainpower. I have experienced a bit of that. I will often get up and walk into another room only to realize I have no idea why I got up. I walk around for a second, and then return to the couch, confused. Hmm. And it often never comes to me what I wanted to do in that room. I was at Macy's the other week trying to find the maternity section (yay! They had one!) and I decided I should go to the bathroom. Well I was walking towards it, only to realize it was the men's dressing room. Don't know how I messed that one up. I was pumping gas awhile back and could not understand  why the pump wasn't working. I wa...

It's Friday again!  I can't really tell you what happened this week, because I can't remember! I feel like I was just writing last week's post! Well, let's see... I think I was pretty lazy this week. I watched an MTV marathon the other day.  I also had some uterine pain around my belly button, probably from Ava growing. So I took it easy that morning.  This little girl (well, she's not actually little... ) has become exceptionally friendly lately: She is our skiddish kitty, and having just turned 4, she seems to really have turned a corner! She spends a lot of time on the corner of the recliner with me. She has even let the neighbor play with her! She has really come out of her shell in the last several months. Related to my pregnancy? Not really sure! I made jambalaya for the first time (in the crockpot)! It was good. It made so much that I already have our first freezer meal for after Ava arrives! It's not my recip...

So wait...I am now 7 months pregnant?! I have started the THIRD TRIMESTER!!! Some count week 27 as the start of the last trimester, and some say 28. I don't know which one is correct, so I'm going with 27 weeks. Ava will be here in 3 months or  13 weeks or 91 days ( or less )!!! I had another first this week! I felt baby girl's hiccups for the first time! I thought she was tap dancing and had amazing  rhythm when I realized (especially since my last ultrasound where I saw  her hiccups on the screen) that those were no punches or kicks - those were hiccups! I felt it much deeper in my belly, and they were not nearly as localized as a kick or jab. It was almost like a pulsing that happened every few seconds. Crazy! Chris was able to feel them too a few days later. Her torso must have been closer to the side of the uterus.  It felt like a little heartbeat, almost - it's kinda hard to describe! I've felt them almost every day this week! In fact, sh...