I did continue to document my weekly bump, though, so let's catch up with those first, shall we?
25 Weeks - part of our "announcement" on FB (you should see how many tries it took for us to get this just perfectly to my liking...picky much? :))
26 Weeks - still fit into my Russell Wilson jersey!
27 Weeks
28 Weeks
29 Weeks!
30 Weeks - only 10 more weeks to go - eek!
32 Weeks
33 Weeks
34 Weeks - T-shirts under work-appropriate cardigans and yoga pants with boots were my go-to outfit. I liked to keep myself as comfortable as possible while cooking my little human.
35 Weeks - Started to run out of clothes that fit my growing belly!
At 36 Weeks, we had our baby shower, which was a blast! And I hiked up to Artist Point. It's amazing what our bodies are capable of!
37 Weeks - Stephen was feeling ready!
38 Weeks - Hanging out with family at Thanksgiving and navigating through a lot of "you're eating for TWO" comments.
39 Weeks - My last week of work...no more work bathroom selfies!
40 Weeks - no sign of the little man arriving!
41 Weeks exactly - I had started to have contractions late in the evening on the prior day. Don't I look glamorous here? I took time to do my hair and now that I've been through this once, I realize that means you're PROBABLY NOT DILATING OR AS FAR INTO LABOR AS YOU THOUGHT AND MOST LIKELY NOT GOING TO HAVE THE BABY THAT DAY! Proceed to the next photo
41 Weeks and 1 day - That's a little more like it. That's the "I better snap this photo before the next contraction comes" smile that looks more like a grimace because I had been up for 24 hours working through contractions at this point and had already given up on plans for a natural birth after being told I was only "maybe a stretchy 1cm". 4 powerful words flew out of my mouth at that point and they were "GIVE ME THE DRUGS."
41 Weeks and 2 days at 8:33am, my bump resident came Earth-side via emergency C-section. He's the most beautiful, precious, precarious joy I've ever encountered. I still remember my body shaking in the OR not from the drugs (but maybe a little from the drugs) but from sheer excitement and anticipation in meeting this little guy. I was on the cusp of colliding with this exciting, scary, awesome new world and one that I was going to be playing a major role in. And just like that. Boom. Eivin was born.
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