Summer Vacation & 29 weeks baby bump shot.

Slow week on the blog. Honestly, my life has only been slow on the blog though. Because I finished the school year with my two classes of kids. I have officially prepared them for Kindergarten and passed them onto the next adventure of their young lives. That's what is so hard about being a teacher. You invest all this time and work into them hoping that they will keep advancing with each year, even amongst all these little quirks that took a whole year to figure out. If only I could pass that information onto their next teacher....

Now my mission for Summer vacation is to
1. Take it Easy
2. Organize the house
3. Do some projects
4. Prepare for baby :)

As promised (good thing I don't promise timelines) here is the baby bump picture for 29 weeks... Yes, its almost 2 weeks old already. Eek! Rest assured we took my next shot already today so that we don't slip that far behind again. We also did some studio maternity shots so those will be shared within the next few days or week depending on how busy Mitch is.

Don't you just love the diaper cake I am holding? My mom made it with some of the fabric scraps we used on the crib fabric. 

Speaking of baby showers.... We have our last one tomorrow night! 

After that we should be close to being ready for mini bee :) It's getting so close and exciting! 

Week Accomplishments.

We have had some big developments :)

• Some of the art for baby's room has been finished. Hope to finish most of it this weekend which means pictures can be taken and shown off soon.
• I got my new hello kitty phone case for my iphone. Its spectacular and could not represent me anymore. Let's just say... zebra stripes, hello kitty, and sparkles :) I LOVE IT!

• I think we have Mini Bee's first picture outfit and coming home outfits purchased!

• Belly Shots for week 29 have been taken. Now they just have to be put into the picture page format to be shared. :) 
• Mini Bee has been making tremendous growth this week it feels like. My belly has actually been aching a little on top of my belly where the new growth is taking place inside. PLUS, I have been feeling actual body parts inside of my tummy pushing. Absolutely a crazy feeling. I told Mitch to feel how its hard in certain places which is where baby is. Then we pushed on it and we got a reaction. So amazing and it is making him seem more and more real!

However with feeling the baby parts and trying to identify what is pushing I now feel like I am playing this preschool game....

You are given the card to show you an idea of a shape and then you blindly feel around in the bag until you find something that resembles/feels like that shape.

Good thing I love games :)

29 Weeks.

Simply crazy to be writing that I am officially 7 months already!! Time is flying and my Summer vacation is only just about to begin!

Mini Bee today is 29 weeks, which means he is a.... Squash!

Check out those stats! No wonder why i am having to go to the bathroom constantly! Having 2.5 lbs to 3.8 lbs on top of your bladder will do that to you! Plus, already 15-16 inches long! Incredible! I am just amazed at how fast he is growing at this point.

Baby Development: Baby's energy is surging with the fat deposits settling under his skin. (Yes it is! ) He also is still settling into his sleep and wake cycles. Not sure about this one unless he kicks/punches in his sleep cycles. Maybe a sleep walker ;) ?? All five senses are fully functional now and his brain and nervous systems are going through major developments these weeks.

Mommy Symptoms: Suddenly starting to feel cramped in my tummy. Room is becoming limited and bending over is more difficult by the day. Otherwise feeling tired after a day of school or a lot of walking from shopping. Started my allergy meds back up because they became unbearable and doctor suggested I treat them to take care of myself.

Food Cravings?:
 Pineapple still has been up at the top. Remember that picture post of how many pineapples were on my kitchen cupboard waiting to be consumed. Well I did it... Get ready. I ate 6 pineapples in one week!! Sure my taste buds were shot and my lips were sore but thats it! My belly was perfectly content to eat all that yummy fruit. Blue powerade still with the occasional ice water. I feel the need to drink lots of liquids! (That of course not helping the having to pee all the time)

This week's purchases:
We have had two showers now so we are trying not to buy too much ourselves. We have received lots of wonderful gifts from family and friends.Thank you!
No wait. I lied--kind of. This purchase is indirectly for the baby. Mitch bought the new white iphone as a birthday present with birthday money so I got to have his pretty much new black iphone. I will be able to take high quality photos of our baby and find a source of entertainment between times. Happy Birthday to me and him! I absolutely love it!   

This week's reactions to my belly in my preschool room:
My classroom is very baby obsessed now. They all play babies, write up doctor charts for my "doctor visits" with them, also find a baby in the kitchen and wrap it up because it is my baby. p.s. Not the brown baby, the one with the white skin. This fact was determined several months ago when a child asked if my baby would have brown skin like him. Its very interesting what is discussed through my belly growth. Everyday I am also reassured that my belly is getting bigger because my baby is growing. Also, my meals are a time of discussion as to how my baby eats, if he is eating my food, whether or not he is sleeping.... You get the theme. Babies are the hot topic of the rest of the school year I am guessing....

Here is something to be sure to bring sweet dreams to me tonight....

OBSESSED??? One might say so.

I say... Yeah so :)