Hello fancy faces!
Happy New Year to you all! I hope you had a great holiday season with your loved ones and are ready to dive into the 2012 pool! I wish you all a very prosperous, healthy, and happy new year. Coco and I had a really amazing Christmas down south with friends and family. First off, it was 80 degrees. Miami winters are very agreeable. I took the opportunity while back in sunny and warm Miami to take some really fabulous maternity photos with a high school acquaintance, Natalie, who owns her own company, SUNA photography. She was brilliant! And my makeup was done by my very dear and talented friend, Makeup Artistry by Jessie. The proofs were out of this world! Better than what I envisioned. I am VERY particular when it comes to what I like and I don't like anything cheesy. So I didn't want any shots of Coco holding my belly, kissing my belly, caressing my belly, etc. That's cool if you like it, but it's so not me. I wanted something whimsical, ethereal, but also beautiful and sexily understated. We then ventured to the Grand Cayman for a babymoon, or as I like to call it, any excuse for us to travel and get away! As I reminded Coco, this babymoon was our last vacation as a family of two! We spent most of our time lounging, drinking pina coladas, going to bed at 8:30pm, and watching my belly gyrate with Maya's dance moves. The beach was so relaxing and tropical and i strutted my big, bad belly in my Target swimsuit, to which one three year old vacation goer pointed to me and said "that's a big baby in there!". Ah, kids. We came home on New Year's Eve and spent it with great friends and actually got to see the ball drop from a chic hotel room without having to stand mushed together with the masses. That's not my bag!
I am 32 weeks pregnant and have 55 days to go! That is going to be here in the blink of an eye! The day is getting closer and Coco and I are getting more antsy, excited, nervous, terrified, and giddy. Not an unsurprising bag of emotions. We are now going to add "mom" and "dad" to our list of titles. Those little changes take a life of their own! She's almost four pounds and is already getting into her birth position. What a smart cookie! Maya is super active. We often wonder if she sleeps or is just really into after hours rave parties because she's always up! However, I'm not complaining since they say an active baby is a healthy baby. So dance the day away my little fly girl. Today Coco and i went for a check up with the Wu. You know what I am not going to miss from these doctor visits?? Urine tests where I clumsily pee all over myself trying to shoot into a plastic cup when I can no longer see or properly navigate my vagina. Yeah, gross. We listened to the baby's heartbeat, had my belly measured, and got weighed. I am now up to 137 pounds! So I've gained thus far, 26 pounds. Not too shabby! The Wu, Coco, and I discussed my childbirth plan again and we went back and forth and I've decided that I'm going to attempt the vaginal with lots and lots of drugs of course. God help me. I know I'm not the first woman to have a baby, but to me it feels like I am. Labor freaks me out more than anything. It's basically the one non-maternal thing I was not born with. but I'm going to give it a go! I figured if those nut job teenagers from MTV's Teen Mom can pop out kids and head to the local Chili's right after, then I can definitely put on my big, pregnant girl panties and do this thing!
My belly looks like a prosthetic attachment. i can't help but stare at it in the mirror. It's so shiny and silky. And for the record, I am all boobs, butt and belly. Bam! Bam! Bam! Baby got back. I'm waddling a lot more. Walking a little slower so I don't run out of breath. My back is a hot mess. I have to alternate between sitting and standing because its so uncomfortable. Same thing when it comes to sleep. I'm getting up to pee more frequently. I'm also getting more tired and really enjoying some nesting at home. And I'm experiencing those famous Braxton Hicks contractions that feel like your uterus is tightening up so your belly hardens. They aren't painful but are meant to prepare you for labor. Insomnia is kicking in from time to time and the indigestion and acid reflux I'm having is disgusting and a bit of a drag. Tums will be my new best friend.
Maya's room is 85 percent done! My super chic glider gets here this week and the room will be complete bearing a few things here and there. My next task is to wash all her newborn clothes. Now that I'm back in NY and don't have to go to work, I'll have more time to get the house ready, blog, read some more books ( I read 3 during my babymoon and now I'm going to start reading The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother which I've been dying to read so I'm reading it for book club. Check it out! http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Hymn-Tiger-Mother-Chua/dp/1594202842) hit up museums, and practice all my snazzy manners I learned at the table etiquette class I took a couple of weeks ago! As I say, good manners take you a long way in life, relationships, and in your career. Plus it makes you less of a caveman.
And lastly, 13 more days until Maya's New York shower!!! I am so so so so so excited to get together with some pretty spectacular ladies for some tea and champers to celebrate the newest New Yorker on the block! I can't wait to see what the planning committee put together!
With that, I wrap up week 32! Thanks for reading my newsletter and I hope you got a kick out of it! (pun intended).
MILF in training,
Kat
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