Thursday, January 7, 2010

34 Weeks

Well, I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I am a little over 34 weeks and CAN'T believe it! We are SO excited that VERY soon little baby Malloy will be here. Well...lets see what has happened since I last posted?

Our holidays were wonderful! Mom and dad came home December 18th for Christmas so it was REALLY REALLY nice to see them and spend time together.

As for my doctors appointments, they have been going fine. Baby is measuring right on, heart rate great and let me tell you this baby is very active. However, my last appt. was not as great as the ones before it. I know I have mentioned in previous posts how much swelling I have had, well it has gotten worse and at my last appt. the doctor put me on a slight work restriction. She does not want me working ANY more then 30-32, so...I got my hours cut to 27 per week. With the way our schedules are at work and when we see patients that was what work could do for me. I was working 36-38 so as you can imagine not exactly what I wanted to hear. When you are trying to save money for maternity leave and then are told you have to work less it makes things a little stressful. But I guess what do you do? The doctor said that as of right now the baby is fine BUT she wants to keep it that way. With the amount of swelling I have and seeing as how I stand for 10 hours a day at work she thought maybe reducing my hours it might help a little. Nothing wrong with being careful I guess. One thing I will say is that swelling is PAINFUL! I go back next Wednesday so we will see what they say, I am just hoping that they won't restrict me anymore. I will say one thing I WON'T miss all this water weight, I am pretty "squishy" HA HA! I'll keep you updated on what the doctors say.

We have been talking a lot lately about what we think this baby is. We each have our own prediction. Brady is convinced it's a girl and I am leaning towards boy. However, ALL my dreams about the baby have been that it is a girl. Soo..I guess only time will tell.

A couple weeks ago Kelly took some picture of Mindi and I and our belly's. It was a lot of fun and the pictures turned out great! Thanks Kel!!!
One things is for sure I looked VERY round!! LOL
But us girls did noticed how DIFFERENT our two belly's look. It crazy how different every women's belly looks. Following will be a few pictures from the "photo op"

I also have attached a couple pics of my BIG belly at 34 weeks and a couple shots of the baby's room. It is nothing special and not really decorated all that much but it will do until the baby gets here. I figure I will decorate more once he/she is here.

Look at how HUGE I look!!!! LOL







Baby Malloy's Room





Finally...here are some pics Kelly took (just a very few of the MANY MANY that were taken that day)


















WHAT A DIFFERENCE UHH?? I'm SO much higher and fuller all around.


Had to get one with the Twins Jersey : )



Kelly took hundreds of picture and although I can't put them all on here, these at least give you kind of an idea of how they turned out. Again...THANKS KELLY!!

3 comments:

Rapp family fun said...

Your belly pictures are SO cute!!! I love them. kelly does a nice job. I can't believe how much you have grown since the last time I've seen you. You look So cute as a momma!!! The babe will be here before you know it. I can't wait to met baby Malloy!!!

Natalie said...

Kelly did a Great job! That's so much fun for you girls to walk this journey together! Jacs you look so beautiful! The good thing about all that water weight is you lose it right away!! I lost 20lbs in the first two weeks from just losing the water weight. NOw the rest is just fat that i need to work off, LOL. Enjoy the last few weeks. I know they're painful but they FLY by! And try not to worry about having to cut back on work. God had deep pockets. He'll provide for you, Bradi and that little blessing in your tum tum! Good Luck with everything, girl! Can't wait to see him/her!

Nicole Yess said...

You are soo cute pregnant!!! Looks like everything feel into place for you guys as I knew it would. I can't wait to meet Baby Malloy!!! Hang in there hun, it's almost over and then you will get to meet the greatest joy in life anyone could ask for!! :)