Last Thursday, I treated myself to an hour long massage at Blooma and it was just what I needed! The lower back pain I’ve been experiencing has been significantly better, and I actually learned a lot about what could be causing it in my massage session. I floated out of there with some tips/tricks for easing the pain at home and during the workday and hopefully things will improve! Fingers crossed!
On that note.......Blooma………ahhhhh-mazing! Just love that place! A cute little yoga studio, specializing in prenatal yoga, childbirth education, massage/acupuncture…it’s heavenly! If I could get to a yoga class EVERYDAY, I gladly would! And there is something about all of the women that work there…this great energy and peacefulness just oozes out of that place! Not to mention it’s fun being surrounded by a bunch of pregnant mamas with cute, big ol’ bellies! Anyhoo…..it’s one of my favorite things lately! I’ve been trying to get there for class once a week, but it’s not always easy having a little one at home. Thankfully, they also have a Blooma Yoga DVD, which is (almost) equally as relaxing as being in their studio. Definitely a MUST for all pregnant mamas!
I also had my doctor appointment on Thursday, which included my glucose screen. The nurse called me on Monday to request that I come in for the 3 hour test (which I had today)...not good! During the appointment, the doctor asked me if baby’s daddy is tall, because she said I have a LONG baby in there! As if I haven’t already felt him filling up my belly. I have no idea where he will continue to grow! As we speak, he is pummeling my left rib cage with hard kicks, the kind that take your breath away for a second. Thanks little buddy! He is HEAD DOWN and I know he can still flip and turn, but I really hope he settles into the head down position and stays there, unlike his big sis! Still on a mission to have a VBAC and that head down position is going to be essential to making that happen! And thankfully, everything else continues to go well in pregnancy land. I still can’t believe how close it is…….about 10 short more weeks! Yikes!
The most exciting news……our basement remodel is officially underway. The basement is completely cleared out of all junk (we did some major purging), and the first load of lumber was delivered Friday so that Travis can start framing. He put in all new glass block windows last week and completely gutted the bathroom down there, so we are on our way!! I cannot wait to have all of that new space to “live in”!! Finally, I will have an actual laundry/utility room, a big ol’ family room for all of us to hang out in, a kids play room (yay……so excited to decorate this space), and Trav will have his theater! All but the theater are slated to be complete by the end of November, when baby arrives! The theater and the stadium-style seating that Travis has envisioned will take a bit more time and planning and he wants it to be perfect………he even bought one of those marquee signs off of Craigslist (with the flashing light bulbs all around it) that he plans to hang a customized “Severson’s Theater” poster in. You can actually have those made, trust me, he’s done a lot of research on this!! Ha!
Needless to say, between the remodel and getting the nursery all squared away (and the other little projects that are on my to-do list), our house is going to be hectic! My twice a month doctor appointments start at the end of this month, and this weekend already our Miss Mars starts her second round of swimming lessons at the Southdale YMCA. We’re stretching ourselves a little thin these last few months, but such is life with kiddos, right?! In just a short time, I will be soaking up some serious baby love from my little man and preparing for the holidays! CAN’T. WAIT!!
A couple of my favorite photos from our trip up north over Labor Day...
And a bunch of photos captured in the car, Marley is the Queen of 100 silly faces...
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