30 Weeks

Hey Family and Friends! 

Quick update this week! I'm now finishing up my 30th week of pregnancy and also my 7th month! As of tomorrow (31 weeks) I'll be starting my 8th month and only have two months left! Holy cow those weeks are gonna fly by! This week was a week of getting stuff done... for the baby room (so I can't show it yet :/ BUT we are almost done with her room so I'll be doing the room reveal soon.. although the debate now is do I wait until after the showers so the room won't be empty and actually have baby items or just post pics sooner and show only the stuff I've made for it? 

But anyway yeah we've been basically working on getting lots of little projects completed around the house. It's amazing how many projects got started in the last three years and never got finished! So I wouldn't call our mad race to get things done "nesting" I'd call it "oh come one we've been working on (insert ANY project here) for the last three years! Lets just get it done today so we can use this space for once!" So maybe I'll have a house reveal post too at some point? I know I've never really done a house tour since moving in here so depending on how huge I get in the next few weeks, I may do one! (Or wait till after Teagan comes then I can do one then...) 

I've also made a couple things for me and Teagan for the hospital so if you follow me on my Instagram you can see the birthing gown and nursing hospital gown and baby gown I made this week for us. 

Mom and Dad (mine) are coming down here this weekend to hang out for the Labor day weekend and help out with the last few things in Teagan's room (except two SMALL projects the hubby put dibs on... but he has a timeline and if he doesn't get it done in that time I'm calling in the reinforcements!) I love when my parents come down now especially because riding in the car (or sitting for longer periods of time for that matter) KILLs my back. Plus I can ask my dad stupid homeowner questions and he doesn't look at me like I'm crazy (in front of me) and just tells me how (actually just does it himself) to fix whatever I don't have that works (broke). So yeah I've got a couple things waiting for him haha. 

Developmentally: 

Teagan is now about the size of a head of cabbage at about 3 pounds and now 15 1/2 inches long (I don't remember the last time I saw a cabbage 15 inches long but ok baby app). She doesn't kick so much now as much as she practices her gymnastics moves and makes my stomach look like a water bed (except when I try to record it on the camera.... then she does nothing! 

I had another doctors appointment this week and I've gained another two pounds for a running total of 18 pounds in 30 weeks. (I really hope I can keep up this pound a week till the end!) Teagan had a nice strong heartbeat (I keep forgetting to ask what the BPM is) and is measuring on time. Since we are in the home stretch the doctor went over preterm labor symptoms (I have NONE) and what to do if I get them. She also went down the check list of did I sign up for a birthing class (yes, its next week), did I do a hospital tour (not yet, but will), have I looked into pediatricians (yes, found one!), and have I signed up for a breast feeding class (No, and the dumb website they told me to look at didn't have any!) So she doesn't have any worries about me :) 

PSA!!!

One thing I did have to get was a Tdap shot. The doctor said that in the last few years there has been a really bad outbreak of whooping cough in the western states (where I live) and babies can't get these vaccines until after two months so the theory is to vaccinate me and hopefully she'll get some of the benefits from mine. And she also said that basically anyone who wants to be around Teagan for the first two months needs to have had this shot within the last year or so. Basically the Tdap shot is a combo vaccine that protects agains tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough). Why include this in my post? Well basically Whooping cough is a very contagious disease that can be passed down to babies. It can result in months of coughing, cracked ribs from severe coughing spells, pneumonia and other respiratory issues. And each year thousands of babies suffer from this and some even die. So if asking someone to make sure they are up to date on their shots is too much, then sorry but you can't hold my baby! The good news is basically if you've had a tetanus shot in the last couple years, chances are you've had this combo vaccine because that's basically what they give now when you go to get a tetanus shot. But for those of you who plan on meeting Teagan PLEASE CHECK with your provider. And another plus side is most insurancses fully cover vaccines wherever you go to get them! So no cost and a little time off your hands is a good peace of mind knowing you won't pass on something to a helpless baby right?  

Well I guess that's it for this week I can't really think of any questions and my symptoms are literally the same as last week's post so no update there! 

Until Next time!

Bre and Teagan (the bump)