Tuesday, April 30, 2013

35 Weeks

I know, I'm almost three weeks behind on updating the blog! I've just been busy with moving, working, baby showers, and being pregnant/lazy. I should be able to stay caught up after this week!

 




35 Weeks!

How far along? 35 Weeks -- 35 days until baby's due date!
Baby size in fruit/vegetable: Honeydew
Total weight gain/loss: 30 pounds gained 
Maternity clothes: Loving my Gap leggings still. I hate having clothing on my stomach, I wish it was acceptable to walk around with my bare bump sticking out.
Stretch marks: Stomach is still clear! 
Sleep: Sleeping fairly decent. I don't love that my sleep is interrupted by having to pee 2 times a night, but I don't feel like I'm tossing and turning so much. I am still very tired throughout the day! It's almost worse than it was in the beginning. If I could, I would never get out of bed.
Best moment this week: Nailed baby shower! It was so fun and so cute. We got lots of great stuff, baby boy is getting so spoiled already. 
Miss anything? I miss knowing what it feels like to not be pregnant. I can't even remember how it feels to be comfortable. I've been pretty miserable throughout the whole pregnancy, and it's no secret that I've kind of hated it. I don't know how women can love it! I know everyone has a different pregnancy, but I just can't see myself every wanting to do this again! I've heard you forget the misery once your baby is here, but please, don't anyone let me forget!
Movement: His movement isn't all over any more, but it's still strong as ever. He loves stabbing my cervix, I swear he has to have a knife in there. I've gotten so used to his movement, every once in a while I get worried because I can't remember feeling him. He's moving regularly though.
Food cravings: Ice, ice, ice! It's like a comfort food to me. I could and would chew it alllll day! My gums bleed when I eat it, but I don't even care. I still want fruit all the time too. And Green Tea Lemonade from Starbucks.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Eating is really the only thing that makes me feel sick.
Bump: Still very wide and lopsided. It's looking more round at the bottom though.
Discomforts: This week has been awful. My hips and tailbone feel like they are broken, they're so sore all the time. It's so painful. Night time is still the worst. It's like after 5:00 everything has to start hurting. My lower back feels very crampy all night and my feet/legs are more restless and heavy feeling than ever. And I'm so ITCHY!!!! Everywhere. I feel like I'm just scratching all day, I don't know how I'm not covered in scabs. My stomach, lower back, thighs, and arms are the worst. If I could, I would just stay in the shower all day and night. I feel the most comfortable under the hot water, and the itching isn't so bad in there. My new favorite thing is eating ice in the shower. It's the most comforting/relaxing thing for me. (Yeah, I know, I should just turn this into a blog about all the awful things I hate about pregnancy. I  just really love complaining. I at least have a good excuse to do so.)
Labor signs: I've noticed that I've been having a lot of Braxton Hicks, especially at night. I've been having them for a long time, I just didn't realize that's what they were. They certainly don't hurt, but they are very uncomfortable! There is so much pressure and it gets so tight, they usually make me stop while walking or I have to move while sitting/laying.
Belly button in or out? Still mostly just flat with my stomach.
Happy or moody most of the time? Mostly moody. It's not that I'm not happy, I just experience so many emotions throughout the day.
Looking forward to? My last shower this weekend!




 
 
 
 
 
Thank you Danielle for the cute shower!
And thank you to all the lovely Nailed girls for coming and spoiling baby boy!
 



 

 






34 Weeks

 
 
 
34 Weeks!
 


How far along? 34 Weeks
Baby size in fruit/vegetable: Cantaloupe
Total weight gain/loss: 29 pounds gained
Maternity clothes: Hanging on tight to any regular clothes that will still fit! 
Stretch marks: No new ones.
Sleep: Sleeping has actually come easier this week. I'm still super uncomfortable and feel like I'm tossing and turning all night long, but I feel like I'm getting better quality sleep when I do sleep.
Best moment this week: Moving into our new place and the doctors appointment. Baby's heart rate is great and I'm measuring right at 34 weeks! Our new house is perfect! It's been great living here. I really thought it was going to send me into a freak out, I've never lived anywhere but my mother's house. But I've loved it! And no panic attacks about it yet. We Sean still has a lot of work to do to get everything put together. He's been great, he's done basically everything! It's hard to move when you're pregnant. And we've had a lot of help with moving and cleaning from family and friends. Thank you all so much! I can't wait to make it into our little home. 
Miss anything? I miss my feet. They're only a little swollen, but it's enough to notice. Shoes are getting tight and my feet are always so sweaty! Gross, I know. And who wants to buy new shoes that will hopefully only fit for a few weeks? 
Movement: Ouch. Really, his jabs are getting more and more painful! They often make me stop whatever I'm doing for a second. I'm lucky to not have had my ribs under attack, but my cervix has had enough!
Food cravings: Ice and mangos. That's really been it. Eating a lot of oatmeal again. I'm able to eat almost anything put in front of me, I just can't choose something to eat forth life of me. 
Anything making you queasy or sick? Eating. I feel like my stomach is the size of a pea, I can't eat much at all. And everything gives me heartburn! 
Bump: Still very wide and lopsided most of the time. He sticks his little bum out so far, it looks so weird. 
Discomforts: Hip and lower back pain. I've started to feel crampy in my lower back at night. And I still have very restless feet at night. Acid reflux is unbearable! I'm getting more itchy on my stomach, I feel like I need to tape oven mitts to my hands so I don't scratch all my skin off. Oh, and I have to stop so often while walking. My legs start burning and I get so winded.
Labor signs: I don't think so?
Belly button in or out? Still just even with the rest of my stomach.
Happy or moody most of the time? I guess moody. I go from happy to scared to irritable to sad to anxious and stressed all the time.
Looking forward to: My work baby shower this weekend! And getting our house all put together and such.
 
 
 
Our cute house!



Wednesday, April 17, 2013

33 Weeks

 
 
 
 
33 Weeks!
 
How far along? 33 Weeks
Baby size in fruit/vegetable: Pineapple
Total weight gain/loss: 27 pounds gained
Maternity clothes: Bought a few more maternity shirts.
Stretch marks: Stomach is still clear!
Sleep: Still not sleeping! Or getting naps. I've been stopping at Starbucks for Green Tea Lemonades a lot. I can still at least function through the day, I think I'm getting used to not getting much sleep. Which is great! I need to be preparing for that anyway.
Best moment this week: My first baby shower! It was so fun and cute. Baby boy and I were spoiled and got lots of great stuff! It's crazy I even had a baby shower. It was definitely a reality check on how soon baby is going to come! I thought it was going to make me panic more...but I've done surprisingly well. I am just ready for more baby things and can't wait for my next two showers.
Miss anything? I miss my bladder. I hate that I have to get up in the night to pee. And that I have to pee a million times a day.
Movement: I wish he was moving down! He's still transverse. And his kicks on my cervix are killing me!! It feels like I'm being stabbed.
Food cravings: Ice, water, lemonade, watermelon, strawberries, and milk. Still don't have much of an appetite. I miss wanting food!
Anything making you queasy or sick? All the citric acid filled foods I'm eating makes me acid reflux sick.
Bump: Nice and wide still. Most of the time it is more in the shape of a triangle and sticks out all pointy like to the left side where his little bum is.
Discomforts: Hip and lower back pain, restless feet at night, itchy stomach, pressure on tailbone, acid reflux, shortness of breath, and burning legs! I get so winded and tired walking, even just short distances.
Labor signs: None
Belly button in or out? Pretty flat with my stomach still. You can't see it sticking out through shirts yet.
Happy or moody most of the time? Still pretty happy and still pretty irritable.
Looking forward to: Next weeks doctors appointment. Crossing my fingers he will move down by then!
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A HUGE thank you to these ladies for throwing this cute shower!!
 
 
 
 
 


 


32 Weeks





32 Weeks!
 
How far along? 32 Weeks
Baby size in fruit/vegetable: Jicama
Total weight gain/loss: 26 pounds gained
Maternity clothes: Having to put away more and more normal shirts and living in my Gap leggings.
Stretch marks: Nothing new! Praying my stomach will make it 8 more weeks with nothing.
Sleep: Not sleeping! Seriously, it's impossible to get and stay comfortable for more than an hour.
Best moment this week: Doctors appointment. Baby's heart rate sounds good! He's transverse :/ hoping he starts moving down soon!
Miss anything? I miss wanting food. It's so hard to find something to eat when you really feel like nothing at all.
Movement: Just getting stronger! And more painful. I'm having to move positions a lot more to get him to stop pushing on the painful areas.
Food cravings: Ice and water. Occasionally strawberries and watermelon. I'm having the hardest time eating, I still just don't have much of an appetite at all.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Just eating anything heavy or with citric acid.
Bump: Sooo lopsided! His butt is always sticking out, so the left side looks a lot bigger than the right. It's also very wide since he's just hanging out sideways. 
Discomforts: Hip and lower back pain, pressure on tailbone, restless feet, itchy stomach, legs burning when walking (I have to stop so often now for a little break), and shortness of breath.
Labor signs: None.
Belly button in or out? Still pretty flat with my stomach. Unless he is pushing out there, then half of it sticks out.
Happy or moody most of the time? Pretty happy most of the time. But I'm just getting more irritable and anxious.
Looking forward to: My first baby shower this weekend!