31 weeks 3 days - still fluish but improving

I'm almost done with work hurrah! I intend to enjoy my vacation before the baby is born. Anna will still be in daycare and I'll have the days all to myself and hopefully by then I'll be healthy and able to enjoy my time off.

I went through Anna's old baby clothes and found the stuff that would fit a boy. I'll wash those along with the clothes I got from the pack of clothing the Finnish government sends mommies to be. The clothes are cute this year. If you'd like to see what you get in the baby package you can click here for pictures

So nice that it's a free package. I got one for Anna too. I could have taken the money instead but the package is a much better value. I had another appointment with the prenatal folk. The baby is growing very nicely. He's up at my ribs. The nurse said she'd be surprised if I wasn't having problems breathing. I am getting acid reflux though and having a wicked case of it right now. I have another appointment in 2 weeks and then preparation classes on the 4th. I never got those classes with Anna. It was canceled and rescheduled but I went into labor before I could get to the class.

My prenatal appointments are every 2 weeks from now on as I'm getting closer and closer to the due date. After the next appointment I'll see a doctor and he'll makes sure that all looks good. I need to start filling out forms and really thinking about what I want when I go into labor. This time I'll do it early. The last time...I went into labor so early that I had to fill out the forms while in labor at the hospital. Talk about fun times. I've been told that they'll take another blood test in the coming weeks since Anna had jaundice (that's the yellow baby syndrome for those of you who have never heard the word jaundice). I have no idea what it tests for or what good it does but there must be some good reason for it.

I guess I'm just really gearing up for baby. I'm getting things cleaned up and organized both in the house and in my mind. Next I'll probably pull the bed out of the storage and make sure it's clean and ready. We picked up the car seat the other day. It's brilliant and a Graco. Here's a picture if you're interested though it's a different color. I love that it has a base. You just click in the seat and click out. No more hassling with the seat belt every trip.

I should head to bed. I'll need to head to the medicine chest to get some antacids and hope it helps. It's an early rise with Anna.