Wednesday, July 18, 2012

33 Weeks

So I had my 33 week appt yesterday...it went really well. My blood pressure was 100/68 which was good. Her heartbeat was 160 which is also good! I wasn't happy with my weight gain, but hopefully I can lose it all once she arrives (and lose it quickly). And the doc said she's already in the head down position which normally takes place between 34-36 weeks. I go back in two weeks and then I'll start my every week appt!!! I can't believe I'm already to that point...time is flying by! I honestly can't imagine having a child in my life, it's going to be weird. 

How far along? 33 Weeks and 1 day

Size of Baby: According to What to Expect.com, a pineapple - 19 - 22 inches long and 4.9 pounds

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 24 pounds since pre-pregnancy which makes me sad...my goal was to stay below the 25 mark but they say you can gain between 25-30 so I guess my new goal should be to stay below the 30 mark lol!
 
Maternity clothes? I go back and forth but right now I'm on a dress kick
 
Stretch marks? none

Gender: girl

Belly Button In/Out: still in

Wedding rings on or off? On 

Sleep: it's been good recently. I get up at least once a night for a bathroom break, but other than that...I'm lovin some sleep right now!

Movement: non stop...she apparently hasn't run out of room yet

Food cravings: nothing lately

Best Moment This Week: my baby shower and seeing my kitchen with no cabinets (looks crazy!)

Miss Anything? sitting on the deck with a beer in my hand...soon though!

What I am looking forward to: seeing what my kitchen will look like with all new cabinets AND my mom and sister (and nephew) coming up to help with the nursery this weekend...I'm dying to see what it's going to look like with new furniture

Have you started to show yet? yup

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

32 Weeks

Well only 8 weeks left! So much to do, so little time. It's looking like I might need to ask off work for a day or so just to get it all done. Our kitchen renovation begins Monday and I'm super excited about that. Jared spent his off day yesterday packing up the kitchen...well everything except the margarita and martini glasses (which I was okay with), plus he did yard work, and cleaned the entire house. I was very impressed and relieved when I got home last night...especially since it was storming and we had no power. So the kitchen is packed up which means paper plates, plastic forks and cups, and easy to make meals that don't require much clean up haha! I cannot wait to see what the kitchen will look like once those out of date and dirty cabinets and countertops are removed. We ended up going with a dark cabinet and then a lighter colored granite countertop. For the backsplash I'm thinking a tuscan type feel...old looking stone/brick with an accent line of mosaic tiles through it...haven't made the final decision on that yet lol! Now to buy baseboards for the nursery :)

How far along? 32 Weeks and 1 day

Size of Baby: According to What to Expect.com, a honeydew - 19 inches long and 4.5 pounds

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 20 pounds since pre-pregnancy
 
Maternity clothes? I go back and forth but right now I'm on a dress kick
 
Stretch marks? none

Gender: girl

Belly Button In/Out: still in but very shallow lol!

Wedding rings on or off? On 

Sleep: not too great...some nights I sleep through the night and wake up thinking "it can't be morning yet" and other nights I toss and turn trying to get comfy

Movement: all the time!!! It no longer feels like kicks or jabs, but more like a rolling motion (if that makes sense) and hiccups...OFTEN!

Food cravings: nothing lately

Best Moment This Week: purchasing cabinets and countertops and seeing my nephew

Miss Anything? sleeping on my stomach...on the nights I can't get comfy, all I want to do is sleep on my stomach

What I am looking forward to: my baby shower this weekend!!! and the old cabinets being torn out on Monday :)

Have you started to show yet? yup!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

31 Weeks

How far along? 31 Weeks and 2 days

Size of Baby: According to What to Expect.com, head of lettuce - 19 inches and 3.9 pounds

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 20 pounds since pre-pregnancy
 
Maternity clothes? I go back and forth
 
Stretch marks? none

Gender: girl

Belly Button In/Out: still in but very shallow lol!

Wedding rings on or off? On 

Sleep: pretty good here lately, the exhaustion is back BUT Tuesday night I made the mistake of eating too much and ended up having to sleep sitting up because I had difficulty breathing laying down...note to self: can't binge eat

Movement: all the time!!! It no longer feels like kicks or jabs, but more like a rolling motion (if that makes sense)

Food cravings: nothing lately

Best Moment This Week: picking out cabinets and relaxing this past weekend

Miss Anything? it would be nice to have an occasional alcoholic beverage every now and then...especially yesterday (4th of July)

What I am looking forward to:making the final decisions on the countertops and backsplash so we can get this project going!

Have you started to show yet? yup!

Thursday, June 28, 2012

30 Weeks

This past week hasn't been great, but it hasn't been bad either. I've gotten to see Jared for about an hour each night which is always a plus :)  We also got to have a good weekend (well for Jared, just a good Saturday) with some family so of course we enjoyed that. I'm already counting down until this weekend!

How far along? 30 Weeks and 2 days

Size of Baby: According to What to Expect.com, head of lettuce - 18 inches and 3.2 pounds

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 18 since pre-pregnancy
 
Maternity clothes? regular clothes with the belly band to keep them on since I can't button them.
 
Stretch marks? none

Gender: girl

Belly Button In/Out: still in but very shallow lol!

Wedding rings on or off? On 

Sleep: getting more of it, but it's not as good...could be the difficulty of turning from side to side or could be the fact our air keeps going out or it could just be that I always have to pee ha!

Movement: all the time!!!

Food cravings: nothing lately

Best Moment This Week: going to the lake and the pool; finally got my water time in and I LOVED it

Miss Anything? relaxing

What I am looking forward to:going to look at cabinets and countertops

Have you started to show yet? yup!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

29 weeks

Well last week was chaos. Thankfully I'm starting to feel a little more normal again, if my life can even be described as normal. One more week of this month from hell and then I should be good. I feel like lately my mood has not been the best, so I apologize ahead of time to anyone that I have vented to here lately. It's just I'm fed up. I don't understand how I can have so much going on in my life and manage to keep going, but yet I can't get some people to complete even the simplest tasks.

I mean, how hard is it to install the carpet that has been paid for? Seriously?! I would like to give a shout out to Wes and his grandfather for our plumbing...they did an amazing job, were there on time, and completed in less time than they quoted. Not to mention some of the extras they did along the way. We will definitely be using them to do our cabinets as well :)  Which brings me to my next task...picking out the cabinets and getting them installed pretty quickly considering my old dishwasher has been removed and the new one is just sitting in my kitchen taking up space ha! Of course, it has finally made it's journey from the garage, where it sat for about a year, into the house now...and it's officially out of the box lol!

Next thing on the agenda (besides the cabinets and the final installation of the carpet, hopefully) is getting the Malibu sold. It's been listed on craigslist, but apparently no one wants it. If you know someone who wants a 2002 Malibu with 200,000 miles on it, we are only asking $2000. Just tired of it sitting in my driveway, paying insurance on it, and just bought a tag for it and we don't even drive it!!!

I could also use some help getting the other wall in my den painted. I'm just not able to do it by myself anymore, I've already bought the paint and painted one of the walls just not the other. Actually, I could use help getting a lot of things painted in my house hahaha!  I'd like to paint the master bedroom, the foyer, the hallway, the den, etc...haha!  But if those aren't complete before Blythe gets here it's no biggie. I mean, I can always do those later. The main things before she gets here are the cabinets and the carpet which are hopefully coming in the next week or two. I'm tired of waiting.

Well, I will stop my complaining...it's just I've been so weighted down lately I feel all I do is complain, but soon...very soon...I will not be complaining because I will be laying on the couch with my feet propped up like you are supposed to do when you are pregnant...not running all over town doing all my crap and everyone elses. Because today, this superwoman took off her cape and for the next 2 months I have an "I don't care" attitude. So instead of trying to be the best at everything, I'm going to give the amount of effort I feel like and then quit...that's what others seem to do so now it's my turn :)

How far along? 29 Weeks and 2 days

Size of Baby: According to What to Expect.com, a butternut squash (17 inches and 3.1 pounds)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 18 since pre-pregnancy
 
Maternity clothes? here lately I've been boycotting maternity clothes, I'm tired of them...so I've been wearing regular clothes with the belly band to keep them on since I can't button them. Makes me feel more normal
 
Stretch marks? I know I had one but I don't see it anymore...fingers crossed it disappeared lol!

Gender: girl

Belly Button In/Out: still in but very shallow lol!

Wedding rings on or off? On 

Sleep: not getting enough of it

Movement: all the time!!!

Food cravings: nothing lately

Best Moment This Week: the plumbing was finished and the old dishwasher was removed (thank you Jared)

Miss Anything? sleep or couch time

What I am looking forward to:seeing my hubby for a few hours Friday night/Saturday morning. I miss him!

Have you started to show yet? yup!

Thursday, June 14, 2012

28 Weeks

Nothing too exciting here lately. I'm having some back pain but not in my lower back, instead it's up towards the middle and top part of my back (like around my shoulder blades). Almost as if I've pulled muscles from leaning over. I find myself constantly leaning back then leaning forward trying to relieve the pain. It's not from bad posture because I focus on my posture a lot (especially now that I'm pregnant) so I'm not sure. Guess it's just one of the things we deal with :)  I sit a lot for my job and of course traveling, etc... so I try to find reasons to get up every so often (even if it's just to stand behind my chair or walk around for a few minutes). I'll be glad when this month is over and I can go back to getting off work at 5 and going straight home and laying on the couch lol!  I definitely need that!!!

Overall though, I'm feeling really good and she's doing great!

How far along? 28 Weeks and 2 days

Size of Baby: According to What to Expect.com, a small cabbage - 17 inches and 3 pounds

Total Weight Gain/Loss: well, I'm not too happy with it but my total weight gain since pre-pregnancy is 18 pounds...I put on 10 in the whole second trimester, none in the first trimester, and 8 in the last 4 weeks!! AHHHH!!!
 
Maternity clothes? of course
 
Stretch marks? one :(

Gender: girl

Belly Button In/Out: still in but very shallow lol!

Wedding rings on or off? On 

Sleep: we are back to the crazy dreams and my sleep hasn't been too great...can't get comfortable (both temp wise and comfort wise)

Movement: all the time!!!

Food cravings: I'm not officially on the sweet kick. I spent the first two trimesters not really caring for sweets and now every time I eat something I feel I need dessert -- could be where the 8 pounds in 4 weeks came from lol!

Best Moment This Week: the dresser for the nursery arrived!!! pretty excited about that

Miss Anything? sleep or couch time

What I am looking forward to: putting the dresser together...hopefully Jared and I will see each other long enough in the next 7 days to get that accomplished!!!


Have you started to show yet? yup!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

3rd trimester :)

Well, I am officially in the 3rd trimester and as of Monday (the 4th) I am exactly 3 months away from Blythe's expected arrival. That's not only exciting, but a little intimidating. It makes me realize I still have a lot to get accomplished. The main thing I'm focusing on right now is baby bedding. Maybe I'm just too picky, but I am really struggling to find the baby bedding I want. I have a fear that I will eventually just say forget it and buy whatever and then be unhappy with it. So let's all hope that doesn't happen :)

I feel pretty huge right now and am actually scared to go back to the doctor on Tuesday and them to tell me how much weight I've gained. I was doing a pretty good job of keeping it to about 1 pound a week, but I'm pretty sure that has now officially ended.

I also discovered my first stretch mark over this past weekend and of course I cried. Jared came home from work and I showed him and his response was "I don't see any stretch marks". I then re pointed it out and he responded again with "yeah, still don't see anything. Besides you shouldn't worry about something as minor as that, we are having a baby and you still look beautiful!" And whenever I say how big I am he says "you're pregnant, you are supposed to be bigger. That means you are growing a healthy baby". Those are the reasons I love him. I know he saw the stretch mark (even though it's not in an obvious place and it's not big and purple or anything, but he still lied and managed to make me feel better.

How far along? 27 Weeks and 2 days

Size of Baby: According to What to Expect.com, a head of cauliflower - 16 inches and 2.5 pounds
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'll find out Tuesday

 
Maternity clothes? of course
 
Stretch marks? one :(
Gender: girl

Belly Button In/Out: still in but very shallow lol!
Wedding rings on or off? On 

Sleep: here lately I haven't gotten a lot of it, but when I do it's been good!
Movement: A TON!!! it's an all day event, but I love it and at times it makes me laugh
Food cravings: Doritos Locos Taco Supremes however I've only caved and gotten them like twice (or maybe three times)
Best Moment This Week: this week hasn't been too eventful and I haven't really seen Jared so I can't think of the best moment I've had
Miss Anything? not being so busy. thankfully after this month my schedule will go back to normal :) 

What I am looking forward to: the lake, although I'm absolutely dreading putting on a swimsuit. I bought a tankini but am having second thoughts and it so maybe I need to go and buy an actual maternity one piece?

Have you started to show yet? Yes and I feel huge!!!  it's like it showed up over night ha!

PS- I'll probably post another picture when I get to 30 weeks :)