more hiccups!

I was so busy the last week and a half, I have not taken a 31 week belly photo. :( I'll probably just wait and do the 32 week one on Tuesday. I do have a couple of fun photo sessions coming up though. On the 13th, my stepmom's friend Diane will be painting my belly and I'll have photos taken. I still don't know what to do for a design.... any suggestions?? I'd like to get Brian incorporated into it too somehow... hmm... Then on the 15th, a friend of ours agreed to take some nice belly photos for us. I'm excited. :)

My desk is now in the bedroom, so the "Nursery" transformation is under way. I still need to figure out the closet situation and find a home for one of the sets of bookshelves in there. We also need to get paint and start that. I'd like to have it painted before the baby shower which is in a few weeks. That way, we can plop all of our baby stuff in there after the shower and get to work on organizing and decorating! I changed my mind and am thinking of doing the walls a sunny yellow, with some green accents. Maybe we can go look at paint colors this weekend...

Brian goes away to AZ next weekend to visit with Jon. We figure it will be his last chance for a while because we'll have the baby and it will be tough to travel. So I'll have the weekend here alone, but there are a few things going on that will keep me busy. Our friends Andy and Kris are having their wedding celebration (they got married on a cruise a couple months ago) so I'll be going to that.

I really wanted to try to plan a little weekend getaway with Brian before the baby comes, since we have a gift certificate for BedandBreakfast.com but I'm not sure we are going to have time to squeeze it in.... We've both been run down and kinda stressed lately, so it would be nice for us to have some alone time, even if we just get away for one night. We'll see if we can work it in... Our weekends are really filling up quickly for the next 6-8 weeks!

Next thing I want to think about is packing a bag for the hospital. Eeek! I also want to try to do the Waterbirth class at WDH just in case, in the moment, I decide I want to give it a try. They won't allow you to do it unless you've taken the class. Luckily, it's free.

I've been listening to my Rainbow Relaxation CD every night when I'm falling asleep. I swear, I'm passing out quicker and quicker each time! I don't even get to the part about the rainbow colors! I suppose that's a good thing, so that when I'm using it for labor, my body will be used to relaxing really well when I hear it.

My temp job has been going well, but boy am I burnt out. This past week, I've worked there from 8am-4pm and then gone straight to MusicalArts afterwards until 6:30 or 7:30 pm. Phew! Talk about tired. I've also had a sore throat most of the week... I'm hoping it won't progress to much more than that. I'm trying to catch up on sleep this weekend and get extra vitamin c, drink lots of fluids, etc.

Heartburn is still plaguing me like crazy. But a newer development, and the name of this post, has been lots of Super Bean hiccups!! Brian had his ear on my belly this morning to see if he could hear the baby at all, and after a minute I felt a little bump. He said it sounded like she burped! Then, she had hiccups! Hehe, so cute. Of course, I know how annoying hiccups are when I have them, so then I feel bad for her. She got them again a little while ago, and several times in the last few days.

Alright, I have to get back to a few more chores I'd like to get done... Be back soon!