Growing, growing, grown.

Magoo and I ended up in Labor & Delivery triage two weeks ago. The combination of my back curving inward along with my abs weakening from stretching out causes me a lot of back pain. And then I began having a lot of abdominal pain with inconsistent contractions while exerting myself. I called my doctor wanting to pee in a cup (possible uti) and be checked for BV again. Last time, my only symptom was abdominal pain. Next thing I know they are telling me to go to L&D for preterm labor. I thought it was completely unnecessary, but having never been in labor before couldn't really say no. Magoo hated, hated, hated the monitor and kept thrashing it. The tests came back negative, there were no contractions and we were free to leave. It turned out the front pain was due to round ligament stretching - Magoo hit a growth spurt and my body was being forced to grow bigger in ways it was fighting.

DH and I then had our baby shower that weekend, which went very well. Only 9 people showed up - kind of the perfect number. We could talk to everyone, hang out and not be overwhelmed. My SIL planned the event and got delicious finger foods, onesies that our friends painted and a balloon game where the guests had to shape balloons into the shape of a baby. She had them do that while we were opening gifts because she knows I don't like people staring at my constantly. It ended up being quite relaxing, intimate and fun. And of course, our family and friends were extremely generous and we are grateful for that. Magoo will not need an outfit for the first few months of her life!

We also were about to get the crib ordered and it arrived this past weekend. DH and I took about thirty minutes to put that together (a solid ten minutes of that was spent when DH lost the tool it came with to put it together). It is a massive, massive, beautiful crib. We hope it ends up being the right taste for Magoo or DH said we will take it to use as our bedframe! Through the generosity of our family, we also secured a top rated car seat and her mattress. Now just to finish the dresser and we can start cleaning clothes, unpacking and getting the nursery organized. I will be full term in a mere(ish) nine weeks and we have a lot to clean and organize before then! Only a full house worth :)

And I believe we are hitting another growth spurt again - the abdominal pain is back, Magoo is moving less and when she does move its much stronger. I can't even imagine what it feels like when she reaches full birthing weight!