Woznation

I havent been giving this baby bump nearly enough love.  I had weekly pictures with Wil – and this time, I made Phil take the first formal picture on Easter, when I was over 30 weeks pregnant.  Second kids really do get the shaft, dont they?  This is definitely not the most glamorous shot to put on the internet, but for the sake of memories – here we are at 30 weeks:

This little one has been a trooper this entire pregnancy.  I havent been able to slow down much in the last 9 months and shes taking things in stride.  With Wil, I made sure I wasnt lifting heavy things, avoiding certain foods,  doing yoga once a week, etc.  But not with this baby!  I have to carry my backpack, a toddler, and a diaper bag around every morning and afternoon.  I work way crazier hours, with no time for yoga. And my diet consists of whatever is in front of my face when I get hungry.  I feel this baby the most in the early morning and right before I go to bed.  In between, I imagine her bracing herself in the womb and holding on for dear life until I finally sit down at the end of the day.  I wish I could pamper myself (and her) a bit more.  This pregnancy has definitely been more challenging than the first. But I hear this is typical.  I joke that my doctors appointments are more like therapy sessions – I tell my OB about certain pains that Im having or how tired I am, etc.  And the doctor cant really ‘treat’ anything, but tells me its normal and that I should try to take it easy.  So we carry on!  And baby is doing great!!  She is measuring right on track and ‘weighed in’ around 4 lbs on April 2nd.  Here is another picture of a picture, since I still havent figured out how to fix our scanner:

She woulndt take her hands away from her face!  It reminds me of this picture of Wil:

I feel like the nose/mouth region looks very similar.  I told the tech that this photo resembles my son – but then realized all moms probably think that and all the babies probably look pretty similar at this point in the womb.  But she said that babies definitely have different features at the point and its completely plausible that they have the same characteristics even at 30 weeks.  Soooo – maybe I was on to something (or maybe she was just being nice)?  Those Polish genes are strong.  We’ll see! And yes, daughter, this begins the journey of everything about you being compared to your older brother.  I cant help it!   I cant wait to see what is similar and different about you guys!

I really searched my computer and other devices for more pictures of me being pregnant, but apparently Im always behind the camera!  Here is the only other decent one in the last few weeks:

Phil and I have started pulling out all the baby stuff from the basement and have washed a fresh batch of baby clothes!!  Thanks to my sister and Nate for sending me a boat-load of pretty pink hand-me-downs from cousin Elise!  We just need some newborn diapers and we are ready to go!  She’ll be here before we know it.