Week 29: kicking and growing

Waist: 39 inches
Weight: 134 lbs
Cravings: hot chocolate, mint tea, fried chicken, pickles, mashed potatoes with gravy, egg salad sandwiches, mexican food and I still want to drink some beer. I saw a beer truck today and a cold frosty mug sounded really good.

I went to the OBGYN yesterday and everything is normal. My belly is getting bigger and bigger.

Baby Boy Treder is kicking up a storm these days. He's constantly moving around, especially when I shift around at night. When I move he starts scrambling around like
he's trying to get out in a hurry. But, there's no place to go yet.

I was trying to figure out why I've gained so much weight, so quickly. It finally dawned on me that when I stopped nursing Finnegan the calories were staying with me. It's not a problem and I'm not worried about gaining weight because it's normal. I was just looking for a reason and then I figured out.

Anyway, my belly sticks straight out just like Finnegan did and at times it can be really uncomfortable when I'm driving over bumpy roads.

We still haven't picked a name yet. We are definitely doing our research and making our lists. Finnegan's name gets such a great response from people that we have to have another great name for this little guy.

The nesting instinct is kicking in and we have moved all of Finnegan's clothing and toys to his room upstairs and all the baby stuff into the changing room. The crib still has some of my clothes in it, but at least there are some baby items in there. I haven't quite caught the cleaning bug yet, but every time I pass the vacuum cleaner, I want to clean the carpets and floors upstairs, but the thought of lugging it up 12 stairs dampens my enthusiasm and I keep on walking. Maybe Doug can help me out and get back onto the cleaning wagon.

Strangers: Lately, every day someone comes up to me and wants to touch my belly.
I used to be afraid of it, but it's combined with well wishing and advice so it's not a scary thing to me anymore. I think having a big belly is a sign to the world that we have enough faith in humanity to bring more children into the world and that's a very good thing.