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23 August 2011

30 weeks

excitement.
3/4 cooked...if my math is accurate. 

I think I should've kept these updates to a monthly and not weekly minimum but I've made a pledge and Pattons don't break a good pledge.

On the update front: I passed the glucose tolerance test which was good considering I possess zero ounces of self restraint and guzzled my usual chocolate coffee en route to the lab. The baby is very, very busy and has little room for his/her agenda to sit contently in the rest position. Only hiccups and gymnastics for little shim. My ice cream intake has been dramatically increased to a daily if not hourly frequency which is just the way it has to be I guess. My shoes have gotten oddly smaller which would lead a savvy detective to surmise that perhaps some swelling might be taking place. My favorite. My eyesight has improved a millionfold with the help of my new glasses and since I started typing this post I devoured an entire log of pre-sliced of mozzarella cheese. 
Gross, Grace.

and now I present...my ankles
 and a little hint of my left foot toes topped with lazy, slouch stomach and a straight lipped smile
I still think we have another little lady on board. 
 I also think that Julia is going to need to learn to do a lot of things independently in these next ten weeks 
Por Ejemplo:
hold her own bottle...{ridiculous}
maybe dismount from her crib and fetch her own breakfast...bit of a stretch but I'm optimistic
walk (please please Julia)
speak some basic English: "I would like to take a three hour nap now, please", "you looks very nice today, Mom" etc...
I know potty training is out of the realm of possibility but I'm a believer of a good miracle...who knows
and maybe learn to style her hair in a more feminine manner

Just those things, that is all. 

pleasant Tuesday evening wishes to you and yours.

11 comments:

  1. That is an awesome picture of Julia!

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  2. You are a reasonable woman with reasonable requests. Surely the child can see that?

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  3. I agree with Dwija...very reasonable requests. Here's to hoping they all happen soon! :)

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  4. I also think you harbor a lady baby...based on ice cream consumption its HAS to be a girl.

    J... really,its not like walking, talking or french braiding are all that complicated.

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  5. "hold her own bottle" -- ha! Never too high of a hope ;)

    The little boy I'm watching is ten months old and they're working on potty training him...wow! Talk about ambitious..?

    And remember...once they can walk...they can RUN!

    XOXO

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  6. You have the loveliest of ankles. And I really kind of have some serious skirt jealousy.

    Kayla
    Freckles in April

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  7. You look great! Ice cream was a must for me, too. As were donuts (half a dz at a time).
    As for Julia and her bottle holding- She knows that soon she'll be big sister and not the "baby" much longer. (Trust me, children have a creepy way of knowing) and she'll realize she can get some amazing attention for doing things independently soon enough!

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  8. is she eating the corn you were forced to buy?

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  9. Mmm, ice cream.

    You look adorable in stripes! Love the glasses too. Functional and fashionable is always nice :)

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  10. Ok, seriously? You commented about how good I looked yet you could fit your whole body in one of my pant legs. You're ridic. I'll pray for Julia's bottle holding skills ... that will make a world of a difference when new baby arrives!

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