32 weeks

 

 

How Far Along? 32 weeks and 1 day.

Baby Size: Somewhere around 16-19 inches long and around 4lbs! (Okay, I have my own idea of how big she currently is. I believe she's about the size of the kitten we found at work. About 16-17 inches long and weighs about 3 - 3.5 lbs.

Total Weight Gain: Somewhere around 23lbs. (We'll find out the new numbers on Wednesday.)

Maternity Clothes: As you can tell from the above picture, I recycle a lot of my clothes. Not much fits... or at least fits well.

Stretch Marks: The hip area and my belly are still stretch mark free.  But since I've gotten tired of the smell of the other lotion, and I managed to acquire a few stretch marks on the last... we've decided to switch up and we're back to the Bio-Oil. Twice a day... we're not giving up the battle now!

Best moment this week: Uhm... I guess it would be getting a lot of things accomplished this week...

Miss Anything? Sleep, and not being sore all of the time. It's getting really, really hard to get up from a sitting/laying position.

Movement: We're rocking and rolling. She definitely belongs to me and Ben though - the girl likes her sleep. Her rolls are much bigger. This morning, Ben came in the bedroom to wake me up and run his Sunday School lesson by me. He started laughing when he rubbed my belly because she was curled up on my left side and had my entire belly lop-sided.

Food Cravings:  Ice Water, Iced Sweet Tea, Ice Cream (Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frozen Yogurt is currently the fav.), Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating, being stressed, not enough sleep, and over-doing the whole physical activity thing.

Started to show yet? Yes, people keep asking me when I'm due! The best part is that now when I tell them they don't say "Oh, you've got a while." they say "You don't have long at all!" My favorite was Friday when I was helping unload a shipment and one of my customers asked that - and then said: "What the heck are you doing lifting those boxes?!" I told him I was working and he said: "Working?! Make somebody else do it. I'd tell them to kiss my butt." LOL

Gender: Girl! (We're going to double check this Wednesday - just in case! lol. I can't make myself open or wash any of her things from the last baby shower until I hear again. I know I have very clear ultrasound pictures that show she is a girl, but I told Ben that the moment I pop off a tag or wash any of it, that that will be the EXACT moment that she grows boy parts.

Belly Button in or out? Out. Ben thinks it's funny. I think it's slightly strange and sad. I had such a nice belly button... plus it's really weird seeing the inside of my belly button. Bright side: I know for sure that it's the cleanest and most moisturized that it's ever been!

Wedding Rings on or off? On, but they come off frequently. I've having a fair amount of swelling going on lately.

Weird Pregnancy Stuff? 

- Varicose and spider veins. I hate wearing shorts or skirts. It's bad enough with the swelling and super white legs. Luckily, I'm not one for wearing shorts/skirts.

- I eat about a spoonful of honey every night before bed. I heard that it helps regulate your blood sugar, helps with sleep, and leg cramps.

- My butt bone hurts. It feels like all of those joints swell and make moving quite difficult. It really makes me want to cry every time I realize I have to get up... especially from a laying down position. It should probably be embarrassing to admit that Ben has to help me up so much.

- The reflux is back!!!

- My brain lapses are getting worse. I just keep reminding myself that research says that it's a normal pregnancy thing - AND that it's worse for women carrying girls. Hopefully, she's getting all of the brain power she's taking from me... because Mommy's stupid now.

- Still waiting on this nesting thing to kick in. I'm doing stuff, but it's only because I know I need to do so.

- The acne on my back and chest is slightly clearing up.

- I believe that I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy some new undergarments soon.

- Even though I've always been freaked out by sleeping on top of the covers... (You never know what could get your or be crawling on you!) I spend most of my nights sleeping on top of the covers. I'm always hot... day or night. I'm freezing my co-workers to death. Luckily, my husband isn't complaining too much.... though I did sort-of accidentally kick all of his covers because I was hot. He said he would remind me of all of this come November and I started griping about it being cold all of the time.

- The Braxton hicks are getting a little stronger - but still not bad - just uncomfortable since it gets so hard up under/around my ribs.

Looking forward to: The rest of this weekend. My next baby shower. My next doctors visit/ultrasound (Which is WEDNESDAY!!) Holding my baby.

Birth Date Guess? Okay, so this is new but Ben and I decided we would put in our official guesses.

My guess: The weekend of October 12th weighing in at 6lbs 8oz.

Ben's guess: October 28th weighing in at 7lbs 5oz.

Feel free to throw your guesses into the pot!

 

 

Now, if you'll excuse me... I believe I'm going to finish off my tub of Ice Cream. :)

31 weeks

 

 

How Far Along? 31 weeks and 2 days

Baby Size: Somewhere around 16-19 inches long and around 4lbs!

Total Weight Gain: Somewhere around 23lbs.

Maternity Clothes: As you can tell from the above picture, I recycle a lot of my clothes. Not much fits... or at least fits well.

Stretch Marks: Not all of my body has made it through the battle without scars... (They aren't bad though and I had a hunch that they were on the way.) The hip area and my belly are still stretch mark free though. I'm still slathering up with lotion twice daily in hopes that it stays that way.

Best moment this week: Hearing my BFF's voice resounding all of the way across the social hall and through the bathroom door!

Miss Anything? We're not going to think about this. We're just going to keep our eyes on the prize.

Movement: The wiggles are a little different now. Slower and more roll-y than fast and ninja-y. A few times she's had me worried enough to do some kick counting. (Those sleep cycles she's working on are getting longer now. I had to wait almost 40 minutes for some action this morning!)

Food Cravings:  Ice Water, Iced Sweet Tea, Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating, being stressed, not enough sleep, and over-doing the whole physical activity thing.

Started to show yet? Yes. I hear a lot about how round my belly is or how I'm spreading/thickening out. Either way, people can tell I'm preggo's now... but almost everyone still has a hard time believing that I'm as far along as I am.

Gender: Girl!

Belly Button in or out? Out.

Wedding Rings on or off? On - but they were off most of the weekend.

Weird Pregnancy Stuff? 

- This weekend I kept swelling like crazy! I've already been having some slight swelling (In case you can't tell from the above picture.) But this weekend was crazy! (PS you can totally swell in more places than people warn you!!)

- I'm having a much harder time with the sleep. Right now I'm trying to catch up from the weekend. I was already exhausted, but it's like this whole pregnancy thing has hit a whole 'nuther gear.

- My whole body aches.

- I'm cranky and moody. I cry/want to cry a lot. Sometimes because I'm aggravated. Sometimes because I'm sappy. (Like this weekend when I realized that it was the last time I would be at my parents house without a child.) Sometimes because I'm stressed. Many, many, many times because I'm a little too tired.

- Did you know that you can feel scratches from the inside? I know that now. I also found out from some women with pregnancy experience that those scratching feelings may not just be from tiny fingernails... apparently, hair can cause it too.

- My acid reflux is back with a vengeance.

- I dreamed the other night that Ben told me that we had to change the baby's name so that her initials would match those of my job.

- I'm obsessed with her nursery. I'm constantly thinking about how I need to organize or what I need to buy.

- 98% of my day is spent with the opposite sex... Which can be wonderful because they can be so nice about the whole pregnancy thing... but men can say THE most awkward (but often funny) things about the whole situation. But men can kind of be babies when it comes to pain or sickness... and most of them cannot fathom a sick woman. (Can I get an Amen from my female friends?) Thus, when I'm extra moody and uncomfortable/sick feeling I want to beat me up some men-folks. I say lines such as "I'm Pregnant. Why are you complaining? Come talk to me when YOU'RE pregnant." and "Suck it up and be a man. Rub some dirt on it." (Ben would like you all to know that not all men are that way.)

- My brain keeps working less and less. Example: I can't remember what else I was going to list on here.

Looking forward to: Sleep. The weekend. My next baby shower. My next doctors visit/ultrasound. Holding my baby.

Birth Date Guess? Okay, so this is new but Ben and I decided we would put in our official guesses.

My guess: The weekend of October 12th weighing in at 6lbs 8oz.

Ben's guess: October 28th weighing in at 7lbs 5oz.

Feel free to throw your guesses into the pot!

30 weeks

 

 

How Far Along? 30 weeks and 1 day

Baby Size: Somewhere around 16-18 inches long and around 3.5lbs!

Total Weight Gain: Somewhere around 23lbs.

Maternity Clothes: I wasn't kidding about those Target maternity jeans. I have worn them every day since I bought them. (Don't worry - I've washed them.)

Stretch Marks: None yet - but my belly is getting sensitive. It can get really itchy too.

Best moment this week: Getting to sleep in Saturday morning and spending some quality time with Ben.

Miss Anything? We're not going to think about this. We're just going to keep our eyes on the prize.

Movement: She's still my little wiggle worm. She kept me up all night Monday and Tuesday.

Food Cravings:  Ice Water, Iced Sweet Tea, Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies, and the Pot Roast we just ate wasn't too shabby either.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating. Being stressed.

Started to show yet? No denying it now. Within the last two weeks people seem to have finally realized I'm pregnant... I get comments all the time.

Gender: Girl!

Belly Button in or out? Out. I put a Band-Aid on it before church to see if it would keep it from showing through my dress... that was a complete failure.

Wedding Rings on or off? On.

Weird Pregnancy Stuff? Still super emotional. Get overwhelmed, tired, and stressed out easily. This week was especially rough for all of this. Thursday and Friday it took an awful lot just not to dissolve into tears at any random point in time. I have no idea why, either.

I had nosebleeds multiple times this week. I'm not talking like a little bit of blood. I'm talking about walking around thinking everything is fine and then seeing blood everywhere. Gross.

I'm beyond the normal/acceptable amount of forgetful. So far, I have completely forgotten about not one, but TWO baby showers for friends. (Jeremy and Jenn, I'm so sorry! I do have presents for you guys!!!) I forgot all of my stuff for Sunday School this morning - after I had pulled it out and laid it next to everything I actually took. Heck, I forget what I'm talking about in the middle of sentences. The poor girl that works with me must think I'm nuts! She's wonderful though! I forget a word, or even what I was saying in the middle of a sentence... and she just rolls with it.

Last night, I woke up about every hour and a half having to pee like a racehorse. This morning, I woke up with a headache and a half.

It's getting hard to put on socks and shoes. I did manage to paint my toenails last night. (And random win for me: I can still stand up, bend over, and touch my toes. It's not comfortable, but I can do it!)

She's quite comfortable under my right ribs... which isn't always quite comfortable for me. She really, really likes to sit high.

Still overwhelmed by everything I need to do at work, at home (not including stuff preparing for her.), and her room. Sometimes, I get to thinking about it all and I can't breathe... but then again, it's getting kind of hard to breathe anyway.

All in all, things are getting a little uncomfortable all around.

Looking forward to: Doctors appointment is Wednesday. First baby shower is Saturday. Hoping we'll get another ultrasound soon... and her Daddy and I can't wait to hold her.

Birth Date Guess? Okay, so this is new but Ben and I decided we would put in our official guesses.

My guess: The weekend of October 12th weighing in at 6lbs 8oz.

Ben's guess: October 28th weighing in at 7lbs 5oz.

Feel free to throw your guesses into the pot!

29 weeks

 

 

How Far Along? 29 weeks and 2 days

Baby Size: Somewhere around 16-17 inches long and around 3lbs!

Total Weight Gain: Okay, according to the scale at the doctors, I gained 6lbs in 3 weeks. I think it was lying. It was at the end of the day and I was wearing my boots. I think I really only gained 4lbs.

Maternity Clothes: I couldn't take the skinny jeans any more. (Plus, some of the bands were starting to cut my belly in half.) I broke down, went to target, and bought a pair of boot leg jeans. I FEEL LIKE A NEW WOMAN!!! I feel like myself again! :)

Stretch Marks: Nothing yet... but my belly has been SUPER itchy and burn-y the last two days - especially around my belly button. We've been going to town on some moisturizer. Heck, sometimes it's not even about the stretch mark fear I have - it just itches that bad!

Best moment this week: Getting to see my parents and sister.

Miss Anything? Today? It's been cooler weather, no bugs, and non-itchy/zit covered skin.

Movement: She is a sneaky one... I don't understand it, but she just WILL NOT move a lot for anyone other than me and Ben. She will move, but she will not show her crazy baby side. She also gets the hiccups all of the time!

Food Cravings:  Ice Cream. Potato Salad. Snickers. Ice Water. Sweet Tea.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating. Being stressed.

Started to show yet? Getting rounder by the day.

Gender: Girl! But people keep asking me about "That little boy in there." Apparently I'm REALLY round.

Belly Button in or out? out-ish?

Wedding Rings on or off? On.

Weird Pregnancy Stuff? Still super emotional.

Get overwhelmed, tired, and stressed out easily.

If I sit for long periods of time, not only do I waddle when I get up... occasionally it feels like this baby is going to fall right out.

I went to the doc on Wednesday. I got my Rho-gam (Spelling?) shot... in the butt. (well, actually the side/top of my hip.) But it didn't hurt like I heard that it would! They also drew my blood just to make sure I hadn't already started developing antibodies.

Saturday, in the grocery store, the cashier asked me when I was due with my little boy. I told her "Well, actually it's a little girl." Her reply? "That's what you think!" I was a little shocked... so I just cheerfully said "Well, that's what they tell me anyway - but we'll find out for sure in about two months!"

I stopped at a rest area and as I walked to the bathrooms I had a man ask if it was a little boy - I told him nope, but I was starting to wonder since he was the second person to ask me this weekend!

The skin around my belly button burns and itches!!

Frosted Mini Wheat's (Little Bites) have become one of my BFFs. Why? Lets just say that all of my pregnancy apps say that I should watch myself or I'm going to have WAY too much in common with the man off of the Preparation H commercials. While he seems like a nice enough man, I DO NOT EVER want to have anything in common with him.

Looking forward to: Next appointment is in a week and a half. But I'm thinking the appointment after that we'll get to have our final ultrasound! (Which, I would love to see if she has any hair... AND I WILL be asking them to double check and make sure that she is still a she... all these people asking are starting to worry me.) Also, only 75 days until the due date! But I'm thinking I've already got my official guess for when she'll officially get here....

28 weeks

 

How Far Along? 28 weeks and 2 days. Time is running so short! I have like eight weeks to get my entire life cleaned and organized and ready for me to go MIA, out of my mind, and useless for at least 6 weeks. It can be a little overwhelming - and I definitely understand my pregnancy app saying that occasionally I will feel like I'm on a runaway train.

Baby Size: Somewhere around 16-17 inches long and around 3lbs!

Total Weight Gain: Last check we were at 20 lbs up. Next doctors appointment is Wednesday so we'll be able to see how much we've gained.

Maternity Clothes: I am so tired of those waste bands that come up to my boobs. It's too hot for that junk. Plus, all of the bands are starting to get too tight and cut my belly in half. All of my maternity pants are skinny legs. I am so tired of everything being SO TIGHT... especially on my legs! I hate them being so close to my skin... and ALL OF THE MATERNITY PANTS I FIND ARE SKINNIES!! GRR!

Stretch Marks: Nothing yet... but I had a freak out over the weekend. I found a picture a lady posted on one of the pregnancy forums. (WHY do I read those things?! Every time that I read them, something makes me worry.) She said that her stretch marks didn't start until 33 weeks and didn't stop...

Best moment this week: Getting to spend the weekend with my sister. She was such a big help. I really needed her. For the first time, in a REALLY long time, my laundry is completely caught up.

Miss Anything? My normal clothes - especially my jeans. Not being sweaty 100% of the time. Food that is on the do-not-eat list. Not having heartburn. Energy. Not being a little extra super sensitive and crazy. Not bumping into everything with my belly. Not feeling so clueless, clumsy, vulnerable, slightly useless. Sorry... I know I sound miserable right now. I really love my baby and I love feeling and seeing her wiggle while I write this... but the heat, the sweat, and the time crunch is getting to me. Have I mentioned that August is my least favorite month?

Movement: Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. She really likes my ribs... It's so strange to feel her stretch out and push against my belly.

Food Cravings:  Sweets (What's new?) and "Real Food." I like Chocolate Milk and Fried Egg Sandwiches.

Anything making you queasy or sick: It comes and goes. Today, I tried to eat a small bag of Cheetos and it started to turn my stomach. Still don't really like greasy foods.

Started to show yet? Yep! Though there is constant debate on whether or not I'm huge or really small.

Gender: Girl!

Belly Button in or out? Let's put it this way, on Sunday, my sister told me "I can see you belly button through your dress!"

Wedding Rings on or off? On.

Weird Pregnancy Stuff?  I'm super emotional. (Ben's getting used to all of the random crying and super clingy-ness. He's handling it like a champ!)

I get overwhelmed easily when I think about everything that I need to do and get done.

My hair is still falling out.

I'm sweating 110% of the day.

I told Mattie today that I feel like a lazy person, but sometimes I do deskwork so that I can sit on my butt because the more I walk around, the more I have to pee.

I try to avoid drinking too much before bed, because it is REALLY hard to get out of the bed. I have to roll, scoot, and drag myself out of the bed. Who knew that could be so hard?

Putting my socks and shoes on has become very difficult.

Maybe it's the heat, but I swell more now. (That makes the heat, tight clothes, and sweat SOOOO much more enjoyable.)

I have freaky dreams... and I talk more in my sleep. The other night Ben and I had the following conversation:

Me: What has that man got in his hands?

Ben: I don't know babe.

Me: Looks like he has a bunch of blinds.

He said that he tried to get more out of me, but I wouldn't tell him anything else.

 

Looking forward to: Next time I get to see my baby... and then getting to hold her! 

27 weeks

 

How Far Along? 27 weeks and 1 day! FYI I calculated the other day and we have 12 Saturday's (including her due date) left! But, since we cant count on anything after 37 weeks, we can't count on 4 of those Saturdays. I have plans for 5-6 of the remaining Saturdays. That means that Ben and I have 2-3 Saturdays to have everything ready and enjoy being "Just us." Scary and exciting all at the same time!

Baby Size: We're between 14.5 - 16.5 inches and about 2lbs

Total Weight Gain: I'm guessing we're up around 20lbs

Maternity Clothes: I'd like to wear PJ's all day, but that's not acceptable in society.

Stretch Marks: None yet that I see. Hopefully it'll stay that way...

Best moment this week: Getting some more nursery things from Heather!

Miss Anything?

Movement: Lord have mercy, can she move! She kicks at most any kind of pressure on my belly. She kicks for Ben the most, which is super cute... but when I want her to show off for people, she'll run and hide... I know people think I'm lying about how crazy and wiggly she is.

Food Cravings: I really wanted ribs today. I also really like having my Saturday morning French Toast. I really like having my milk in the morning.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Anything super greasy.

Started to show yet? Yep! Some people think I look like I'm due any day, and some can't believe that I only have around 12 weeks to go... but they all agree that I look pregnant now.

Gender: Girl!

Belly Button in or out? Ben told me yesterday: "I can see your belly button through your clothes!" and laughed when I told him I was seriously thinking about taping it down. At least it's not as far out as it could be... ALSO around my belly button is slightly blue-ish...

Wedding Rings on or off? On - but this morning my hands became so swollen that I had to take them off in the middle of church.

Weird Pregnancy Stuff? I HAVE THE WEIRDEST DREAMS IN THE WORLD. So far, I've nursed a litter of puppies and a few calves... then the other night, I squeezed a two foot plus, black inch worm/ blackhead out of my cheek. You think that's gross? You should have been in my dream.

 

I'm starting to waddle. I try to avoid it, but if I stand/walk or sit too long, my tailbone starts to hurt and my nerves get all pinch-y.

 

I'm fighting exhaustion on a regular basis.

 

Looking forward to: Holding my baby!

26 weeks!

 

How Far Along? 26 weeks and 2 days. FYI: There are only like 74 days until we hit Term and 96 days until our due date!

Baby Size: We're somewhere around 15 inches long and 2 lbs.

Total Weight Gain: According to the Doctors scale on Wednesday, I am officially 17lbs heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight.

Maternity Clothes: Only.

Stretch Marks:  None yet that I see...

Best moment this week: Two things: One: Yard-Sale-ing. I bought her so many clothes and books! Two: Really getting to see her move around!

Miss Anything? Steamed Oysters. Ham and Cheese Sandwiches.

Movement: Okay, she is something! Last night she was really showing off for me and her daddy. We were just sitting in the bed... just talking and watching my belly move... I mean, it can be slightly weird... but THEN... a random body part stuck WAAAAAYYYY out and rolled across my belly! I'll be honest, we both freaked out a little. It's cool and super weird all at once.

Food Cravings: It's not really just about cravings anymore. I might not even think I'm hungry, but I figure I better eat a little to make sure that I keep baby fed... and then I eat a little more, and more, and more, and more... and before I know it, I just finished pretty much everything on the table...

Anything making you queasy or sick: Greasy and salty foods do not appeal to me AT ALL now.

Started to show yet? I don't think there's any denying it any more.

Gender: Girl!

Belly Button in or out? It's an innie/flattie/outie??

Wedding Rings on or off? On

Weird Pregnancy Stuff? Passed my Gestational Diabetes test! BTW It really wasn't that bad! I had gotten a heads up from my friend Emily to get the Red drink - because it tastes like Hawaiian Punch. And I had heard from my friend Jennifer that the orange drink tastes HORRIBLE. So, I made sure to ask for the Red one. It really did taste like Hawaiian Punch! Now, granted, it was no fun just having plain toast for breakfast... but oh well.

 

The night before, I decided I COULD NOT TAKE THE HEARTBURN ANYMORE. I had went to bed a little early, and by the time that Ben had crawled in the bed, I was hopping out and running to the bathroom. My acid reflux had backed up into my mouth! I had to sleep sitting up the rest of the night. I told the Doctor and let me tell you, ZANTAC is a life saver. LIFE. SAVER.

 

I'm super emotional right now. Especially when it comes to babies. And babies being born. Birth stories make me cry with happiness... and when I say cry, I mean like uncontrollable sobbing. This week, like 4 babies were born (The new prince included!) and it makes me sooo happy.

I get worried (What's new?), worried about time running out, worried that my baby wont like me, etc, etc.

 

I've also become such a creeper. For quite a while now, I've had to fuss at Ben for checking out and talking to all the babies when we go out in public... but now, I'm the creeper checking out all of the babies. I'm obsessed! I'm checking out their clothes, their looks... cute little baby fat rolls and noses...  (what will my baby look like?!),  strollers and car seats...

 

 

Looking forward to: Holding my little baby!!