Week 30

This week was a flurry of activity. My number one priority was getting all of Ori's old clothes ready for the consignment sale. I spent the first half of the week tagging and organizing for the drop off on Thursday. Drop off went really smoothly and there were only about 10 things out of the 70 that they did not accept. On Saturday, I volunteered by just helping out answering questions and handing out bags. It was sooo hot and the parking situation wasn't the best but it was fun! I met this really nice lady named Yvonne, who hipped me to the Gymboree factory store in San Leandro! I will definitely be checking that out. When it died down a little, I did some shopping of my own. I was able to get 8 items for $20. It was a real steal. I got a couple of dresses for Ori and a couple of things for the baby.






Isn't this the cutest little sweater?












I went back on Sunday to help with the clean up. Everyone was really surprised that I was able to hold up. It wasn't that bad plus I really like doing things like that. Not much mental activity needed there which was a big break for me.

One of my friends took Ori bowling and put for McDonalds while I was volunteering. It was do nice of her. Ori and her daughter are good friends that met in dance class. They love hanging out together and have a great time

Week 29/ Mothers day

This week, I went to the doctor and scheduled all of my appts to the end of my pregnancy. I can't believe I am that close. The slightly frustrating thing is that as we get closer to the end of my pregnancy, my doctor and midwife become less available. I will keep checking to see if I can actually get my doctors every time that I go back though. I am nothing but persistent in these things.

I also had to take a CBC test and found out that I am slightly anemic, so now I have to take 1 iron pill a day. I can hardly remember to take my prenatals let alone another pill. We'll see how that goes. In other news one of my classes that I really wanted to take has been rescheduled to a time that I cannot take it and all the alternatives are equally as bad. So, I guess I am going to have to look at some other options. And...I have to wait to the last minute to take my hospital tour too. It is going to be an interesting last month for sure.

On Saturday we headed out to Ori's school track meet so that I could complete my last hour of volunteer work! I am glad that is over. I had to work in the snack bar and this time I just served up nachos. That was perfect because I did not want to get stuck at the registers again. That was a nightmare.


My Mother's Day was quite nice though. After dropping my parents off for their cruise, Ori and I went to Pier 39 and had a great time. We went to Joe's Crab Shack and Ori found out that she loves crab AND shrimp. I guess she is going to be an expensive date but I enjoyed her and her company. She is just a funny and fun little girl. We ended the afternoon with some mini donuts that were divine. Yummy!

Self taken picture of Ori at the track meet

 The lovely frame that she made me and her picture from Preschool. It is in my office

Waiting to be seated at Joe's Crab Shack

Ori's plate. Ready to eat seafood!

My plate. YUMMY!

My parent's cruise ship in the background

Week 28

This week was a very busy one. We had Ori's preschool graduation pictures and her dance pictures. So there was a lot of hair doing going on. I am also trying to complete my parent participation hours as well. So I volunteered for a couple of hours at the book fair and Quick volunteered for the picture taking. I also cut out 120 shapes for her class. Now, I just gave 1 hour to go and I'll be done. Whew!

In other news I have been organizing and tagging Ori's old clothes for the JBF sale. It has been so nostalgic looking at her baby things. It also gives me an opportunity to figure out what we have and what we still need. My friend gave us a bunch if clothes which was great. I feel like we won't have to do too much clothes wise. There are just a couple of things that we will need to round things out.

I am growing exponentially it seems. Even the people at work are surprised to see me day by day. The good thing is everyone says I look great and it appears the only weight I have gained is in belly. I can only hope that it returns to its semi normal state afterwards.

I am still feeling well and doing well. So I can't complain. The only miserable days are when it hits 80 degrees. Then it becomes too hot. But plunging my feet in ice water helps tremendously.

Ori also went in for her 4 year check up and received 5 shots. I was really nervous for her but she took it like a champ. Only a few tears but no crying. She is incredible! The good news is that she won't need any other shots until she is 10! So nice. She is also very healthy and growing fast. I think she is in the 75th percentile for height.

Week 27

I can't believe I am at double digits until my due date. This pregnancy has gone so fast! I felt like I blinked and I'm at 27 weeks.

I have had some anxiety issues though which are a little troubling but I think it is because our house is still not completely organized. Apparently, I am nesting in the sense that I need to find out what things I already have and what I need to buy. Luckily, we kept all the things from Ori so most of the big stuff I already had. I was smart enough to keep all the accessories gender neutral so that worked out really well. We probably just need to round out the clothes to fill in the holes. I'll also want to replace the bottles and I can't seem to find the diaper pail. So I am sure there were be some things that I still need to get.

Ori got her swim ribbon!

I am so proud. Ori got her Intermediate Preschool ribbon. She has really been working on the last skill for a couple of weeks and she finally got it! She is going to be a full fledged swimmer soon.