{"id":6705,"date":"2011-07-28T07:20:47","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T11:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/07\/28\/34-week-pregnancy-update-my-detailed-to-do-list\/"},"modified":"2020-02-15T06:34:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T11:34:58","slug":"34-week-pregnancy-update-my-detailed-to-do-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/34-week-pregnancy-update-my-detailed-to-do-list\/","title":{"rendered":"34 Week Pregnancy Update &amp; My Detailed To Do List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>34 weeks along and feeling pretty good\u2026 even with the afternoon sleepiness, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/07\/27\/what-we-ate-wednesday-bh-edition\/\">Braxton Hicks<\/a> and feeling like rolling over in bed should be an athletic event.&nbsp; Things are progressing well with Baby D\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Baby D\u2019s heart rate: in the 150s<\/li>\n<li>My blood pressure: 98\/62<\/li>\n<li>Total weight gain: 27 pounds<\/li>\n<li>Number of times I get up a night to pee: 1-2<\/li>\n<li>Size of Baby D: A large cantaloupe! 22 inches and 5.5 pounds<\/li>\n<li>Daily wiggles: countless<\/li>\n<li>Current cravings: peanut butter and Indian food (not together!)<\/li>\n<li>Exercise: I skipped yoga on Tuesday, but am going to make up for it by going today.&nbsp; I need to stick to 35 minute cardio sessions because yesterday\u2019s 1 hour long walk outside left my legs aching by the end of the day. Oops \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019m proud that we seem to be checking off the doctor\u2019s appointments without a hitch.&nbsp; They do prick my finger to test my blood sugar levels every appointment and every time they\u2019ve been \u2018excellent\u2019.&nbsp; Goes to show how <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">stupid<\/span> silly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/06\/17\/my-3-hour-glucose-test-disaster\/\">glucose tests<\/a> are.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/34weekspregnant.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"34 weeks pregnant\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/34weekspregnant_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"34 weeks pregnant\" width=\"270\" height=\"395\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baby D is doing exactly what s\/he needs to be doing, but I need a little kick in the pants to finish my to do list.&nbsp; Here is my grand master list and how my progress is coming\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nursery<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/07\/14\/a-peak-into-baby-ds-nature-nursery\/\"><em>check<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baby items purchased and set up<\/strong>&#8211; <em>check<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/GracoSweetpeaceSwing.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"Graco Sweetpeace Swing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/GracoSweetpeaceSwing_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Graco Sweetpeace Swing\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Graco Sweetpeace Soothing Swing<\/em>.&nbsp; We chose this one because the tray comes in and out (a feature that most swings don\u2019t have), plus you can remove the seat and it acts as a portable bouncy chair that vibrates and plays music.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"City mini stroller\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Cityministroller_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"City mini stroller\" width=\"270\" height=\"395\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Baby Jogger\u2019s City Mini<\/em>.&nbsp; I like this stroller because of the smooth ride of 3 wheels, the sturdiness and the fact that it is easy to open and close.&nbsp; A lot of strollers can be big and bulky, but this one closes with one handle, which makes this 5\u20191\u201d momma-to-be happy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"pack and play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/packandplay_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"pack and play\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Chicco Lullaby 4-in-1 Play yard<\/em>.&nbsp; Hubbs did the research on pack and plays, and I must say that this one is fancy! I love the wheels and the changing table that hangs off the side for easy use.&nbsp; The corner unit also vibrates, lights up and plays music manually, by remote control or by voice control- as in you can set it to vibrate and play music when the baby cries. Woah.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Car seat installed and checked by firemen<\/strong>&#8211; not quite!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/pegperegocarseat.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"peg perego car seat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/pegperegocarseat_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"peg perego car seat\" width=\"270\" height=\"395\" border=\"0\"><\/a><em>Peg Perego Primo Viaggio car seat<\/em>.&nbsp; I love this car seat because it has the side impact protection and is rates high in safety standards.&nbsp; Plus, it doesn\u2019t hurt that the material it is made out of is durable and high quality, which is great because we plan on reusing the big items for all our kids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finish reading my books<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/naturalbabybooks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"natural baby books\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/naturalbabybooks_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"natural baby books\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far I have completed What to Expect (which wasn\u2019t all that helpful), The Happiest Baby on the Block, and Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way.&nbsp; I am halfway through Ina May\u2019s Guide to Childbirth and I hope to have time to read some about breastfeeding, though I am mainly focused on labor right now.&nbsp; I\u2019m really hoping to have a natural, un-medicated childbirth, but more on that in another post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get letters for the the nursery wall<\/strong>&#8211; doh! I need to get on this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pack bags<\/strong>&#8211; I want to have this done before 36 weeks and plan on using Susan\u2019s awesome hospital list as a guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wash, organize and put away baby clothes, toys and diapers- <\/strong>this weekend!\u2026or next.&nbsp; But I\u2019ll do it soon \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/babyclothesandstuff.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"baby clothes and stuff\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/babyclothesandstuff_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"baby clothes and stuff\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/seventhgenerationdiapers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"seventh generation diapers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/seventhgenerationdiapers_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"seventh generation diapers\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Infant and child CPR class<\/strong>&#8211; signed up for next Saturday!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Labor and Childcare Classes<\/strong>&#8211; <em>check<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit and decide on a pediatrician<\/strong>&#8211; prenatal visit scheduled for next week!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get a breast pump<\/strong>&#8211; working on this.&nbsp; I plan to breastfeed, but have been told that having a pump right away is very helpful in case there are any issues with over\/under supply, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stock freezer with meals<\/strong>&#8211; Hubbs may have the fridge side of our garage fridge filled with beer kegs, but I plan to stock the freezer full of healthy meals for the first few weeks.&nbsp; Any suggestions of recipes?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/beerfridge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"beer fridge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/beerfridge_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"beer fridge\" width=\"270\" height=\"395\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explain to Koda that she won\u2019t be forgotten-<\/strong> she\u2019ll always be loved and doted on\u2026 they\u2019ll just be another little one around, too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Kodavizsla.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"Koda vizsla\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Kodavizsla_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Koda vizsla\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Am I missing anything?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>And seriously\u2026 any ideas for make-ahead freezer meals?!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>34 weeks along and feeling pretty good\u2026 even with the afternoon sleepiness, Braxton Hicks and feeling like rolling over in bed should&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1482],"tags":[261,264,88,260,97,263,66,262,87,140],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}