Sunday Survey and From the Baby Shower

How far along? 31 weeks (approx 9 more to go!!)

Baby is the size of? A pineapple

Average size: 16.18 inches, 3.31 lbs

Maternity clothes? Almost living in them ;)

Stretch Marks? Nope

Sleep: I’ll have a night or two a week that I get none.

Best moment this week: My baby shower! And going for pedicures with Danielle.

Miss anything? Sleeping on my back.

Movement: He’s active. He was being very spastic, so I sternly told him to stop and he listened! Maybe he was startled by my tone.

Food cravings: None this week.

Anything make you queasy or sick? If I don’t get enough water in the day, I get nauseous before bed.

Gender: Boy

This week’s fetal heart rate: 140.

Labor signs: None. I don’t think I’m even experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions.

Symptoms: Exhaustion, so so so itchy!

Belly button in or out? It’s still in but there is a little bump above my belly button.

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Emotions: I am surprising myself with how much self control I have with all of these hormones raging through my body.

Looking forward to: Hopefully getting a chance to hang out with my beloved Emily!  

I think our baby will be adorable. I mean, we were pretty cute kids.

On another note, yesterday was non-work baby shower. I really appreciate everyone, and I appreciate the help and support you have given us. 

One very special gift came from my wonderful mother-in-law, Carla. 

She has saved one of Ben's baby blankets. I almost cried, that's how much I love this. What a great idea! Thank you so much Carla, and thanks everyone else who made it out. I am so lucky to have that kind of support in my life. And I would like to say a special thanks to my hostesses, Jen and Jana. I love you ladies!

Survey Sunday and Coming Home Outfit

How far along? 30 weeks (approx 10 more to go!!)

Baby is the size of? A cucumber-not that skinny though

Average size: 15.71 inches, 2.91 lb

Maternity clothes? I’m almost in full maternity shirts. One of my shirts is already too short! Bummer!

Stretch Marks? None (that I can see)

Sleep: There is lots of it.

Best moment this week: Watching him shift positions in my stomach.  

Miss anything? I really want to paint my toes this week but that probably won’t happen. And there’s no time to get a pedicure.

Movement: Lots of big movement.

Food cravings: Apple Pop!

Anything make you queasy or sick? When E is super active, sometimes that makes me a little queasy (same answer as last week)

Gender: Boy

This week’s fetal heart rate: 168-ok so I just got done running around at my job, even my heart rate was really high. Needless to say, my nurse gave me a good scolding.

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Exhaustion, balance issues, itchy scalp.

Belly button in or out? Still in!!!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Emotions: This week was mostly bleh, but I finally saw some awesome friends and watched some football on Friday night.  

Looking forward to: My baby shower!!  

Now the coming home outfit(s)

 My mom bought us this outfit. One of my favorite things about baby outfits is animal feet.

The second favorite thing about baby outfits are cute things on the butt! I love this outfit!!

This is our big-boy option. The first outfit is a newborn outfit. This is a 0-3M outfit in case our "little" guy turns out to be big. 

Sunday Survey-Week 29

How far along? 29 weeks

Baby is the size of? Acorn Squash

Average size: 15.2 inches, 2.54 lbs

Maternity clothes? Shirts are getting a little too short to wear non-maternity. Last night I found a pair of jeans that STILL BUTTON!!

Stretch Marks? None

Sleep: The last three nights I slept between 10-12 hours.

Best moment this week: Seeing lots of my relatives and Danielle’s birthday party.  

Miss anything? After last night’s events, I was missing margaritas and hard cider.

Movement: He’s a strong boy.

Food cravings: None this week.

Anything make you queasy or sick? When E is super active, sometimes that makes me a little queasy.

Gender: Boy

This week’s fetal heart rate: 138

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Exhaustion, I didn’t know that I could pee more frequently, but I guess I can.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Emotions: Most stable and nice.

Looking forward to: The weather cooling down at night so we can sleep with the windows open.  

Survey Sunday-There's an Eggplant in my Belly!

How far along? 28 weeks

Baby is the size of? Eggplant

Average size: 14.80 inches, 2.22 lb

Maternity clothes? Bought a couple more tops on sale. Shirts are becoming “belly shirts” and it’s not attractive!

Stretch Marks? Nope

Sleep: Alright this week. It fluctuates.

Best moment this week: Coming home to a huge bouquet of flowers for our 5 year anniversary.  

Miss anything? Energy.

Movement: As ever, he is nuts.

Food cravings: Tea, surprisingly.

Anything make you queasy or sick? Nope

Gender: Boy

This week’s fetal heart rate: 148

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Exhaustion, my first ever Charlie horse (soooooo painful!!!)

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Emotions: It was a rough week.

Looking forward to: the “Bringing Home Baby” class we’re taking this week.

 

Hello 3rd Trimester

How far along? 27 weeks

Baby is the size of? A rutabaga

Average size: 14.41 inches, 1.93 lb

Maternity clothes? Considering purchasing a pair of maternity work pants.

Stretch Marks? None

Sleep: Having painful back/hip/legs in the middle of the night.

Best moment this week: My parents bringing the rest of the nursery items.

Miss anything? Bending over.

Movement: He’s strong and crazy!

Food cravings: Nothing this week.

Anything make you queasy or sick? I’ve been feeling a bit nauseous but not from anything in particular.

Gender: Boy

This week’s fetal heart rate: 150

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Exhaustion, moodiness, cramps, etc etc etc

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On, but my hands feel swollen lately.

Emotions: Super moody, irritable.

Looking forward to: Just making it through this week.

What is a rutabaga you ask? 

Sunday Survey-Maternity Picture Teaser

How far along? 26 weeks

Baby is the size of? A head of lettuce

Average size: 14.02 inches (measured from head to toe) 1.68 lb

Maternity clothes? Some days

Stretch Marks? None

Sleep: Baby moves in the morning. I’m still sleeping at least 9 hours a night.

Best moment this week: Getting the nursery painting done.

Miss anything? Being able to reach my toes.

Movement: So much!

Food cravings: A little bit for ice cream but nothing too moving.

Anything make you queasy or sick? No

Gender: Boy

This week’s fetal heart rate: 154

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Exhaustion, frequent urination, still pretty itchy, and occasional heart burn.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Emotions: a little snappy but somewhat steady.

Looking forward to: My parents coming this 

weekend and bringing a lot of baby stuff (crib, clothes, etc), and officially being in the 3^rd trimester the middle of this week).

Twigs for the Nest

I've been wanting to blog about my Wednesday but I've been so exhausted! It's rough being an incubator!

Wednesday we painted the nursery. Before I get in trouble for painting, the room was ventilated. Our nursery is forest themed so for the main color, we used a light green. Being the ambitions first time parents that we are, we decided to do an ACCENT WALL! With tape, we created squares on the wall and painted 4 different colors in the squares.

You may not be able to tell but the lighter color is a cloud blue and the "skin" color is more of a light brown. Though, Ben did hold up the swatch to his arm and he is darker than that color. I may paint the brown's a darker brown, but I don't know if I have that motivation. I can't wait to have the room all set up!

Later that night, we also had our first labor class. It was a really good experience (though I'm not sure Ben would say the same), but I can't wait until the next class. I've been doing tons of research and it's amazing how much I learned in this class.

Stayed tuned for my next post.  Raleigh Starnes from Without a Compass has finished out maternity pics!