Week:31

Weight: + 1/2 lb.

The weekend was jam-packed with lots of errands, house cleaning, organizing Andrew’s gear, and trying to squeeze in some time for leisure and fun! Saturday we had our first snowstorm and instead of being annoyed at being out on the road and driving in the snow, it was quite beautiful! It really brought on the holiday spirit. It helped that there wasn’t much accumulation and that it didnt’ really stick. The huge flakes were pretty and I was surprised it actually snowed this early. With global warming and all, it seems like it takes forever to snow and then sometime in spring we’ll get a huge snowstorm.

I went to Old Navy Saturday morning to purchase a pea coat. I had seen Nin wearing a cute maternity one and liked the fit and style so decided to purchase one. I had a big down maternity jacket from there and it was warm and comfortable. I needed something a little dressier though for church and special occasions. Luckily, I had some coupons and was able to find some other stuff as well. I got a few pairs of comfy sleep shirts and henleys, as well as some bigger sized pj pants to accomodate the growing belly. I mostly live in pj’s and sweats around the house, so it was an important investment.

We also headed to Babies R’ Us with a few coupons we had to purchase some more stuff for baby Andrew! The gear is never-ending, folks! We purchased his crib mattress that happened to be on sale, and a changing pad, waterproof mattress cover, some pack n play and crib sheets, and some other little necessities that were not purchased off our registry. We decided to open up a BRU card and ended up saving an additional 15% on each item, which for BRU is a pretty big feat. They are stingy with sales and coupons. Most of the time when you find a 15%-20% coupon, it can only be applied towards one item and with a lot of restrictions! So we were definitely happy for the additional savings. Next weekend our baby furniture will be delivered. I’m very excited about that!

I got two great bookshelves from friends. One is safari-themed and the other is a classic wooden personalized one with Andrew’s name on it. We received so many books at our baby shower and some of our generous friends additionally purchased 3-4 books each for baby Andrew! So both bookshelves will come in handy. I think I’m more excited about the books/bookshelves than anything else!!!

We rounded out our Saturday with a trip to Trader Joe’s where I purchased my mockaholic drink of choice. Lately, I’ve really wanted an ice-cold glass of wine or beer and have been resisting till the very last weeks of pregnancy to indulge in that craving, just to be on the safe side. I still feel like 30-31 weeks is too early to really indulge in a glass of alcohol without a lot of guilt! Anyway, a glass of sparkling pomegranate juice with a twist of lime really hits the spot! We also picked up some other fast dinner options from TJ’s to get us through the week. I hardly ever feel like cooking and Saji can’t really spend a lot of time in the kitchen after a long day at work. I hate eating out so much so TJ’s really gives you a lot of healthy and satisfying options. I was able to get a lot of healthy snacks and nibbles too like crackers, hummus, pita even multi-grain cookies.

Saturday night Saji decided to make a real meal at home after several weeks of fast-fix meals and shortcut recipes. He decided to make a peppercorn flank steak, fingerling potatoes with parsley lemon butter, and a Burgundy wine sauce with pearl onions and cremini mushrooms. It has been a long time since I”ve been excited to the point of salivating over a home-cooked meal that we prepared. I helped sous-chef a bit, but mostly it was all Saji and his trusty food network recipe. I was really proud of his efforts and the meal was REALLY delicious. 

Sunday, Saji did a lot of clean up and organizing the baby’s room. I had a late start because I really slept in till about noon almost! We headed over to Nin and Toby’s around 1:30 to watch the Eagles game. Toby made some delicious chili and cornbread and I had made Nina some Chex Muddy Buddies because she had never had any! Later we headed into Olde City to have dinner at Continental (we had a few different delicious tapas) and then headed over to the Ritz to watch an advanced screening of George Clooney’s Up in the Air. The movie was really good! I don’t know if it’s the best movie I’ve seen all year but it definitely hit some heavy topics and still had the romantic comedy aspect to it.

The only downside to being out all day and walking around in the cold was that my throat started to bother me. On the way home we stopped by at Wawa to get some lemon herbal tea with honey.  I’ve been nursing my throat all day with tea and a salt water gargle and it feels better already. I’m definitely trying to avoid getting sick while pregnant!

Today I’ve been resting a lot and trying to get some last-minute reading done in preparation for some notes I want to submit to my advisor by the end of the week. I had my 31 week OBGYN appointment today. Everything was routine and I was told all looked normal. Definitely a blessing! Wednesday I have a doctor’s appointment in the city for a fetal echocardiogram. It’s just a precaution because Baby AM has been uncooperative during his last few ultrasounds and they couldnt’ get great side heart views. Rather than put me through more ultrasounds and more prodding and poking, they decided this was a better option.

We postponed taking our infant care/breastfeeding class this weekend and decided that we’d probably retain more information if we took the classes in January. 

And that’s the wrap-up for this week!

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