Weeks 33-36 (Month 8): Honeydew
Baby’s senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month.
my darling little daughter has decided that my bladder is the perfect place to be! she has taken a liking to kicking (and kicking, and kicking) down on my bladder, making it almost impossible not to pee my pants. aaah, the joys of pregnancy.
i am now pretty much at the stage where i am ready to get my body back, but knowing that will mean having to figure out how to balance life with a crazy toddler and a newborn has me happy to have her in my belly for a couple more months. but i sure am very excited to see what this little angel will look like. whether she will have the dark portugese skin like her big sister, or have the softer tan like me and the scotts/irish/welsh/english side of her gene pool. there is the ever slight chance she could have blue or hazel eyes (which would have me stark raving jealous), and the wonder of if her hair will be curly like her sister too.
we are still debating over a middle name. i still like the one i had in mind, but am coming up with some other options since the hubby wasn't as thrilled with it as i was. names are so hard. and girl names especially. so many names bring up images of girls i knew growing up and would rather not curse my precious child to their looks or temperment (just in case that is possible).
the baby room is coming closer and closer to being completed. the crib now has one coat of stain on the railing and hopefully will be sanded and have the second/third/whatever coat completed maybe, if i'm lucky, by this month. i have been working on more blankets and receiving blankets since i am done with the bedding and am getting rather carried away. i need to fix two of the birds on my bird mobile since they are sitting a bit back rather than on top of the branch. and i have one more coat of paint to put on the trim before i can really start setting things up. i can't wait to see how it all comes together.
i am soon to be a mother of two. wow. when did i get so old?
