Best moment
of the week: Seeing our sweet,
smiley baby boy, of course!
Baby bump
status: Maternity shirts that once
hung from my body are now starting to slightly hug my belly. In tight shirts, I look a bit pregnant, but
in the loose shirts I most often wear, I don’t.
Baby weighs as much as: A rutabaga
Total weight gain: 14.4 pounds (change from last week: +1.4). I crossed into some digits on the scale this
week that I’ve never seen before. Eek!
Days until due date: 105
New or
unusual this week: I’ve been
avoiding talking to my boss about my plans for maternity leave and beyond. I finally did that this week, which was a big
deal for me. My boss wanted some time to
consider my plan, and we’re supposed to talk again this week. I will announce my plans once they are
finalized.
Today, there was a baby expo in our town, so we went
and got several free samples. I love
free stuff!
Symptoms: I’ve starting suffering from dry eyes,
and sitting in front of the computer all day at work doesn’t help. One day this week, I had a really hard time
sitting all day. My rear end was
hurting, and I kept having to stand up and stretch.
Baby’s
movement: Baby D moves a lot now. In the last week or two, he’s really started
doing more fluttering and rolling movements instead of just single kicks and
punches. His movements now often affect
whole quadrants or half of my belly. It’s
really hard to figure out what he’s doing in there. Usually, I only feel him when I’m sitting or
lying down, but I actually felt him moving around during yoga this week.
Looking forward to: We have our first
class at the hospital this week; it’s a breastfeeding class. Himal’s mom is throwing us a shower this
weekend, so we’re really looking forward to seeing family and friends and
celebrating our Little Man.
Gifts this
week: Little Man got his first
registry gift in the mail, so that was exciting. It was his sleep sound machine, so now he will be able to sleep peacefully.
Purchases
this week: We practiced self-control
and didn’t buy Baby D anything this week in anticipation of his shower.
Dissertation
update: This is a new section that
was suggested by my friend Alexa. Here,
I will be updating my progress on my dissertation each week with the hope that
it will motivate me to work on it so that I’ll have something to report. The countdown to Little Man’s arrival is
stressing me out – not because I am stressed about him joining the family but
because I know that I need to get my dissertation completed before that
time.
This week, I went to work on Saturday and
- Separated my aim 1 and aim 2 variables
- Researched how to detect multicollinearity
- Tried to find a SAS macro to detect collinearity
- Took a step towards moving my aim 3 data collection forward.
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