This past week has been a whirlwind of events and yet, it feels like time can't move any slower. Niko's time in-utero is dwindling down and soon we'll be able to see his smiley face.
During the 4D ultrasound, my mom, grandma, brother, and two very close cousins were there along with Diren and me. He was everything I expected and more. Let me rephrase that, he was perfect. Niko just smiled, stucked out his tongue and babbled the whole time. I think the tart mango I ate before the appointment helped a bit, but I'm so glad he's a happy little baby despite being confined to such a small area at this time. It turned out to be a great experience for my grandmother as well and now she's excited about seeing her great-grandson. She keeps talking about his chubby cheeks and (boy!) she's right - Niko has some chubbalicious cheeks.
As for the baby shower, it turned out to be a success. We ate, played some games, and had a lot of laughs. It was very touching to see how many people actually came by just to celebrate the baby shower. My cousins bought this super adorable cake with teddy bears (my theme) and we were all in good spirits. Niko officially has a play-pen, a bather, toys and lots of clothes and blankets. In the next few weeks, Diren and I will be searching for the carseat and stroller that we've been wanting to get him. It has to be a jogging stroller since I plan on going back to jogging/running and finally reach my goal of completing a full marathon. I am a firm believer that personal dreams don't have to die once baby comes along. Plus, I secretly want to be a milf so what better way of losing the baby weight than to do some hardcore cardio and weights? haha!
Anyways, I read an article of what women miss the most during their pregnancy and I wanted to make a list of my own since I thought it was hilarious:
1. I miss having a sharp brain and memory. I haven't fully gone brain-dead, but I do feel a lot more ditzy and have experienced A LOT of 'blond moments'.
2. I miss being able to do things for myself. Before I had no problem carrying the 5 gallon water jug for the water dispenser or reaching for things on my own, but since I've been pregnant everybody wants me to sit and relax. Even though I know they mean well, sometimes I want to say "Im pregnant not incompetent." For example, the fish tank started overflowing for some weird reason and the living room floor was flooded. Usually I'd be one of the people mopping or trying to get rid of the water, but they wouldn't even let me come close. My grandma and I sat there watching them clean up the water. I felt so useless!
3. I miss jumping around and playing with my stepson. I'm a pretty hands-on type of mom and he's a 4 year old with a lot of energy. We take him out to the park, play tag, ride his bike, etc and I can barely do the things I used to do with him. I would climb the play sets and play along with his 'adventures', but I'm confined to watching from the ground. I would ride the longboard while he rode his scooter or bike, but now I'm confined to walking along side him. I would play baseball with him but its so hard to pick up the ball from the ground. We also would do military exercises together, but I can't really do jumping jacks or push-ups right now.
4. I miss having cute size feet. My feet weren't ridiculously small or large, but now they're wide and I end up just having to wear my flip-flops. Yes, they're semi-cute flip-flops, but I can't wear my stilletos, wedges, platforms, etc.
5. I miss being able to cuddle at night. Diren and I would always fall asleep hugging but since I need to have pillows supporting my back and stomach the only way we can fall asleep "holding each other" is by holding hands. It's sweet, but still not the same.
So that sums it up for today.
