pregnancy blog: 37 weeks

 

 

How far along? 37 weeks! I have a full term baby in my belly:)

Total weight gain/measurements: 35 pounds so far! Holy Moly, I have no clue how I've gained so much, especially since my appetite has decreased so much. I have to remind myself to eat sometimes! But 35 pounds just means baby girl is growing and healthy:)

Maternity clothes: Yes. Still wearing the same blah boring maternity clothes.

Stretch marks: None! WOO! If that changes in the next 3 weeks, I might cry.

Sleep: It's not too bad. Still waking up at least 3 times in the night to pee. And that's not the part that wakes me up..it's the 2 minute struggle to roll this big belly over and stand up off my bed - HA!

Best moment this week: Christmas, ofcourse! I spent some much needed time with my brothers and family. Love them!

Miss anything? Shaving my legs without the struggle. And my appetite.

Movement: Less movement now that there is less room. But she still moves all the time!

Food cravings: Not really. Just extremely thirsty all of the time.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: I've been having some Braxton Hicks contractions finally! They don't feel painful at all. It just feels like the top of my stomach is tightening and it gets really hard. I went for my 37 week checkup and they said I was not dilated at all, but I was 25% effaced! Not sure if that makes a whole lot of difference at this point but it was still exciting to hear:)

Symptoms: Just having to pee a lot and my heartburn has come back!

Belly button in or out? In!

Engagement ring on or off? On:)

Happy or moody most of the time: Very happy!

Looking forward to: Her arrival. That's all I'm thinking about right now. I just want to hold her in my arms and kiss and cuddle her all day.

 

 

pregnancy blog: 31-34 weeks



34 weeks

I have been slacking on my pregnancy posts. It's been 4 weeks! Here are a few pictures from weeks 31&32.

31 weeks

32 weeks

How far along? 34 weeks + 3 days

Total weight gain/measurements: 30 pounds so far! It still seems like so much to me but I've been feeling great and still eating healthy!
 

Maternity clothes: Yes. Weirdly though, I can somehow fit into a few non-maternity shorts now. Maybe because she is a lot higher? Idk, but I am happy about it!

 

Stretch marks: None! And still using Palmer's Cocoa Butter Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks everyday around my belly, sides, and breasts.

Sleep: It was going awesome for the last 3 weeks. Then, starting about 4 nights ago, I could not stop tossing and turning. I never realized how much of a struggle it would become just to turn from one side to the other, but it wakes me up everytime!

 

Best moment this week: Going shopping with my Mom. We bought the last few things I needed for little M! Now all we have to do is wait. Also, I FINALLY started my hypnobirthing class. It was so interesting and I learned a lot just in the first class. I am so excited to learn more!

 

Miss anything? Being able to easily shave my legs.

Movement: Less movement now that there is less room. But she still moves all the time!

Food cravings:Anything sweet. And blueberry bagels.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: None. Phew.

Symptoms: Extremely short of breath. It's become a constant symptom now and sometimes I have to lay down on my left side because I can't catch my breath. Other than that, just the feeling of constantly having to pee and becoming a lot more fatigued.

Belly button in or out? In!

Engagement ring on or off? On:)

 

Happy or moody most of the time: Very happy!

Looking forward to: FINALLY putting together her nursery! 



pregnancy blog: 29 & 30 weeks

Belly at 29 weeks



Belly at 30 weeks

How far along? Officially 30 weeks! I cannot believe how fast the time has flown. I know these last weeks will probably start to slow down as I get more anxious to meet her!

Total weight gain/measurements: Still around 20 pounds. It fluctuates here and there, some days I eat a good amount and other days I don't have much of an appetite so it goes up and down a few or so pounds each day.

 

Maternity clothes: Yep! I might need to start buying bigger shirts though (exciting!)

 

Stretch marks: None still! And still using Palmer's Cocoa Butter Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks everyday around my belly, sides, and breasts.

 

Sleep: Dear God, how I miss you sleep! Thanks to my crazy overactive bladder and baby laying in uncomfortable positions, I don't get nearly as much sleep as I would like. Guess I better start to get used to it! :)

Best moment this week: Just spending time with Simeon. He is going to be such an amazing Dad and I'm so happy I have someone so loving and supportive. We also got another ultrasound which was amazing! She was sleeping with her faced turned away but the ultrasound tech got her to turn around. She was not too happy about that! It was so cute, she gave us a little grumpy face! Here are a few good shots we got...

cant wait to kiss those little feet!

 

Miss anything? Just sleep.

 

Movement: Lots! Love those kicks. 

Food cravings: Sweets!

 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.

 

Gender: Girl!

 

Labour signs: None. Phew.

Symptoms: Still sore groin area. I think this is just something that I'm going to have to stick through for the next 10 weeks or so. My midwife told me that a chiropractor might be able to help since it is probably round ligament pain so we will see if that works.

 

Belly button in or out? In!

Engagement ring on or off? On:)

Happy or moody most of the time: So happy:)

 

Looking forward to: Moving, my best friend's baby shower (who is due on the same day as I am), my best friend visiting from California and my baby shower next weekend!

belly kicks at 27 weeks

I just love this feeling.

Pregnancy Blog: 28 weeks

Taking pictures of yourself (especially in the mirror) is so awkward, but this is the best I got :-p

How far along? 28 weeks

Total weight gain/measurements: 20 pounds so far! I can't believe I've gained so much in so little time but apparently I am still on track! :)

Maternity clothes: Yep, still the same ones and I can't live without them!

Stretch marks: None! And still using Palmer's Cocoa Butter Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks everyday around my belly, sides, and breasts.

Sleep: Sleep isn't too bad except for when I wake up with my arm asleep because I have to sleep on my side. Sometimes she wakes me up with a little kicking frenzy but I don't think that feeling her kicks will ever get old so I actually don't mind at all.

Best moment this week: This week has been extremely boring actually. My highlight was getting these in the mail...

I love them so much! I've been reading that these blankets are awesome for swaddling your baby and that you can never have too many. Plus, I really like these because they are made of bamboo fiber which makes them super soft! 

Miss anything? Not really. I kind of wish I could go to Halloween Horror Nights this year, but standing in a line for 3 hours doesn't exactly sound exciting !

Movement: Lots of movement, especially when I am laying on my side. Love feeling those kicks.

Food cravings: Chocolate! 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: None. Phew.

Symptoms: Verrrry sore groin area....STILL! Other than that, just short of breath and I've been getting heartburn a lot more frequently.

Belly button in or out? In!

Engagement ring on or off? On:)

Happy or moody most of the time: Very happy!

Looking forward to: Starting hypnobirthing classes next week! And we get our last ultrasound:)