Monthly Update, since that's all I seem to post on my blog anyway!!!

In three days I'll be officially 32 weeks pregnant. For me that means no more months trips to the midwife! I'll be going every other week--I thought I'd never get to this point, but here I am, ready or not, going to have a baby in 8 weeks or less!

Brad and I started Hypnobirthing classes last Wednesday in Murray. There were a lot of couples there, and most of them were tall, skinny, blonde mormon chicks. It made me mad to see that they were due the same time as me but didn't have a fat face, swollen feet, varicose veins in their legs, and their hair was perfectly done. Oh, and don't forget the makeup! I didn't get the memo that I had to be dressed to impress at these functions! Wearing my jean shorts and black t-shirt made me feel a little out of place!

Our hypnobirthing instructor, Debbie was this petite little women who looked like she could wrestle you to the ground with ease. Don't mess with Debbie!!! She gave us the introduction about how hypnobirthing came to be and why it was so important. All of this took 3 hours, and I was dying in those chairs. So I sat on a yoga ball for some of her lecture, walked around the room, or just stood there and swayed back and forth. I love to move and stand. Sitting for 3 hours is torture to me. Thankfully I wasn't like that lady in front of us who was on bed rest and had to lay on an uncomfortable bench with some pillows she brought from home.

Hypnobirthing uses intense relaxation techniques, dialogs, and affirmations to help you feel calm, and that birthing your baby is a natural process. My "birthing partner" (Brad) and I have to read the book and listen to the rainbow relaxation CD. So far I haven't made it past violet on the rainbow relaxation (the first color on the cd) without falling asleep. I guess the relaxation part is working! I'm sad I can't stay awake, because it was one of my assignments to pick a color that resinated with me so brad could read me that particular color dialouge when I give birth.

So fair my symptoms have shifted a little. I'm no longer super sensitive to smells, and I love that I can cook again. However, I'm still having shortness of breath and a racing heart. My lower back is killing me, and no matter what I do I can't seem to cool down. My varicose veins are getting bigger, and it seems that I now have stretch marks covering my entire body. But, despite all of my discomforts, I'm thankful that my weight gain had tapered off.

Brad and I bought a 2008 Mazda 3. It's a sporty gray color, and brad really likes it. Personally, I'm just glad to have something safer and more reliable for our expanding family!

Ok, that's about it! Brad takes the GRE this coming week, and I'll be done summer term in 3 weeks!!! Let's pray that Ruby holds out until then!