30 weeks and other stuff

I am 30 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Can you believe it? I think we might actually be having a real live baby. This is not something I’m prepared for but now that he has reached the stage of viability; my denial is not working so well. We’ve picked a name so Alf is now L. I’ll see if you can guess his name. Answers on a postcard please; to the comments section. Today we bought a crib and changing table/dresser. My parents have sent money for this stroller. My question is, am I nuts to spend this much money on a stroller? I’d love to hear from you on this subject. I do a lot of walking and some light running- very light and very slow. We go to the park to walk the dogs- (now dog) and we don’t stick to the paths. I feel this one will save me buying a jogger as well. If you have experience with this matter, I’d love to hear from you. I’m feeling very big. I’ve put on about 24 lbs. I’m seeing the doc tomorrow so I’ll report in with any additional figures. This last week, the heartburn has kicked in with a vengeance. I don’t feel like eating much- which is very unusual for me. I do graze but this is a bad thing because I don’t make the best choices when I’m grazing. Anyone for ginger lemon snaps? I passed my glucose tolerance test by the skin of my teeth- 133 so I’m trying to steer clear of sweet stuff, but it’s hard when that’s all I want to eat. In other complaints, my pubic bones hurt when I walk. I know this is because of my ligaments stretching but can I just say…… OUCH! Believe me I would not change this for anything. I’m just filling you in on my symptoms. I am also carrying a BIG baby. Every time I see the doctor she says “my, my! He’s a big boy”. YIKES!! She says that big babies run in families and that IVF babies tend to be bigger. It is not known if it is the actual IVF process that makes them bigger or the fact that women who undergo IVF tend to be a little more in the know about the whole pregnancy thing and so tend to know more about pre-natal nutrition and are probably more diligent about taking their vitamins. Just to add fuel to the big baby fire, B’s older sister told me he weighed over 10 lbs when he was born. Have I said YIKES!? For those of you familiar with rugby, I think I am growing a prop (they tend to be big boys -that’s 125 kilos which is 275.575 lbs) and he spends his time practicing the Haka. As for my darling Paddy, my heart is broken. Thank you for all your kind and heartfelt condolences. They mean a lot. I still can’t think about him without crying. I had him for thirteen years- most of my life in America. We had been talking about the fact that he was starting to fail and how much longer he could go on. He was physically a very strong dog so I knew we would have to get him put to sleep. He could have lingered and suffered otherwise. It was hard to decide when to do it because even though his back legs were weak- he still went swimming every day (he jumped in the pool the day before he died) and he still interacted with us and he had no pain. In the end he made the decision for us by getting a very aggressive subcutaneous lymphoma which the vet said would kill him in a month. We took him home for his last few days and then brought him back to the vets to be put to sleep. We were with him at the end and it was over very quickly. We will get his ashes back this week and we will keep them in an urn. I want him to be buried with me. I’ve told my whole family not to tell the priest and to smuggle him in the coffin- just in case there is an issue. You never know with the cath*lic chu*ch. I know he will be waiting for me at the Rainbow Bridge. We still have Angus our Jack Russell. He is very sweet and a big comfort to us, even though he doesn’t miss Paddy in the slightest. He only tolerated him because Paddy was here first. Here he is modeling a hat he knitted for his new baby brother!!