Sunday Survey

How far along? 34 weeks (approx 6 more to go!!)

Baby is the size of? Butternut Squash

Average size: 17.72 inches, 4.73 lbs

Maternity clothes? Rocked the maternity pants all week and it felt so good!

Stretch Marks? None.

Sleep: I’ve taken a few naps in addition to my 9 hours of sleep. I haven’t been feeling very well.

Best moment this week: Eating cake and getting flowers.

Miss anything? Breathing.

Movement: Lots but I notice that he sleeps at night when I sleep, which I appreciate.

Food cravings: Nothing that I noticed this week.

Anything make you queasy or sick? I’ve been under the weather so I’ve been randomly nauseous.

Gender: Boy

This week’s fetal heart rate: 154

Labor signs: I may have had some contractions over the last few nights.

Symptoms: Itchy, frequent trips to the bathroom, painful sleeping positions, trouble breathing.

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 have little to no tolerance.

Looking forward to: Another week closer to seeing my boy.  

34 weeks, sorry about how bright the flash is. 

Sunday Survey Week 33

How far along? 33 weeks (approx 7 more to go!!)

Baby is the size of? A durian fruit… whatever that is?

Average size: 17.2 inches, 4.23 lbs

Maternity clothes? Luckily, my friend Tanisha sent me some maternity pants! I was really needing some for work!

Stretch Marks? Not that I can see.

Sleep: Getting about 9 hours a night, but waking up a lot.

Best moment this week: Getting to see Ben a little.

Miss anything? Hard cider.

Movement: E is still a crazy nut!

Food cravings: None.

Anything make you queasy or sick? Someone at work makes this mushroom lean cuisine that makes me want to puke every time I smell it being cooked.

Gender: Boy

This week’s fetal heart rate: 150

Labor signs: Possibly just Braxton Hicks Contractions.

Symptoms: I’m huge, pee all the time, still itch like crazy, I don’t like some of the food I used to.

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 have been getting very agitated at work.

Looking forward to: Seeing Ben more this week.  

Sunday Survey

How far along? 32 weeks (approx 8 more to go!!)

Baby is the size of? Squash

Average size: 16.69 inches, 3.75 lbs

Maternity clothes? Still living in them, with the exception of two pairs of really stretchy jeans that still fit!

Stretch Marks? Not that I can see.

Sleep: Sleeping a lot but not quite feeling rested. I wake up a lot in the night.

Best moment this week: This was sort of a blah week, so just getting to know my baby boy. Oh and getting to see my BFF for about a day.

Miss anything? Being able to bend down, get up off the couch easily, jump.

Movement: My boy is still active, but you can tell he’s running out of room.

Food cravings: Nothing overwhelming.

Anything make you queasy or sick? Just if I get dehydrated.

Gender: Boy

This week’s fetal heart rate: 148.

Labor signs: I think I felt my first Braxton Hicks contraction, which feels like my whole belly gets really hard.

Symptoms: I’m starting to waddle, is that a symptom?

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: It’s been a rough week because Ben’s been hunting. I miss him.

Looking forward to: Ben coming home for a night, and a doctor’s appointment on Tuesday.  

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.