Bumpdate #34

Totally unreliable, and  yet I still read them.

how far along: 34 Weeks, 3 Days

due date: August 7th, 39 days to go! It's crazy that I only have a little over a month left. And honestly, she could come any time in that month.

size of the baby: approximately 5-5.5 pounds now. it's been almost 2 weeks since my ultrasound and she weighed 4.8 lbs then. all the apps are wrong! one says 4.63 pounds approximately this week! sorry The Bump app, you're off by a pound probably.

baby is: packing on fat, getting ready for delivery!

movement: really running out of room. when she moves, it is almost painful.

gender: totally girly. i didn't realize how many pink outfits i had until i did her laundry this weekend.

total weight gain: 22 pounds officially. i had an appointment yesterday and weighed 172.6.  i'm not concerned and at this point, i'm still eating fairly healthy.

stretch marks: no new ones to discuss. still rubbing on the belly butter.

symptoms: reflux, swelling, cervix pain, joint pain, just generally feeling very uncomfortable.

wedding rings on or off: off. unfortunately i developed a small rash where they were rubbing. i guess from the heat and swelling. so i'm not wearing them anymore, which looks so odd to me.

belly button in or out: in this sort of fleshed out state where it's not really in but it's not poking out.

maternity clothes: if i didn't have to go to work every day, i would wear nothing but tank tops, no bra, and cropped yoga pants. unfortunately i have to look presentable so i'm making it work somehow.

  

sleep: eh. i've sort of given up thinking i'll get a nice night of sleep anymore.

missing: my old body. and it wasn't even that great! but it definitely didn't have 22 extra pounds and a bowling ball for a stomach.

cravings/aversions: still chocolate milk. i like to have a glass a day. Jesse brought home non-fat milk the other day and it totally bummed me out. whole milk chocolate milk is so much better.

cries: sometimes i want to, just because i feel so uncomfortable. but i don't. i realized the other day that i can't be the baby anymore because now i'll have a baby.

nursery: we worked really hard over the weekend and i'd say it's about half done. Jesse and his brother built the crib, I did a bunch of her laundry, put the crib sheet on, cleaned up the changing table and have that almost ready to go, picked out some things at michael's to make bible verse canvas hangings, sorted her clothes. we have a 3 day weekend coming up, thank goodness, so i'm hoping he'll get her dresser built and we can officially get it ready!

Jesse is: gearing up for baby girl. he installed both car seat bases, helped me build the stroller, built the pack'n'play, went with me to Target to pick out a bunch of things we still needed. he has been really supportive.

best moments: getting the nursery together. it feels good to build the room that will be hers. another person will be living in our house soon!

not so best moments: i'm over working honestly. it should be mandatory to stay home the last month of pregnancy and just prepare yourself for your new baby.

looking forward to: Jesse building the dresser, filling it with her clothing and such. and basically just relaxing this weekend. we have 3 whole days, but a wedding Saturday night. I'm going to take it super easy since I have had swelling in my feet and ankles and by the end of the night I am so tired and achy.

next appointment: next week! July 5. They are every week now and I cannot believe I'm already here.

Big Things Happening

My beautiful sister-in-law and I at the shower. She helped plan and everything was so amazing!

how far along: 33 Weeks, 2 Days

due date: August 7th, 47 days to go!

size of the baby: last week we had an ultrasound! She is soooo precious. The ultrasound tech said she weighs approximately 4.8 pounds. Whoa!

baby is: still head down and measuring perfectly normal!

movement: oh yes. the ultrasound tech confirmed her positioning, where her booty is and her feet are. sometimes she butt bumps me and i feel like she's dancing.

gender: still a girl! the tech could see that perfectly. thank goodness because we have prepared and prepared for a girl. i don't think my mind could switch to boy now.

total weight gain: still haven't broken into the 170 mark, which makes me very happy. i figure even if i do hit that number, it will be at the very end of the pregnancy and i will be ok with that.

stretch marks: ehhh no. i rub on my cream every day and i haven't noticed anything new and the ones i did notice seem to have faded.

symptoms: oof. reflux like whoa. some swelling in my feet and legs. plus i am hot. hot hot hot. this morning it was 87 degrees before 9am and i cannot handle it.

wedding rings on or off: well it is 9:37am and i have taken them off. when it's too hot, i can't wear them. plus they're making me have a rash, i assume because they're so tight and air can't get underneath.

belly button in or out: still hanging in. i have a feeling it will never pop out, which is ok!

maternity clothes: of course. i'm wondering how many outfits i can make with my limited quantity of maternity clothes.

  

sleep: sleep is sleep i suppose. i get hot, i get up to pee, i get up to take tums for my reflux.

missing: feeling cool. yesterday i took Lucy for a 15 minute walk and i was sweating so bad. i don't think i ever officially cooled off.

cravings/aversions: chocolate milk. all day err day.

cries: almost cried at my shower but didn't. i just couldn't believe all the people that came to shower me and baby girl. i felt so blessed.

nursery: oh big moves here! finally. jesse painted yesterday (yay!). tonight he wants to figure out where furniture will go and this weekend he will build the crib (eek!). i am going to start filling it back up with her clothes and blankets and other goodies that i took out so he could paint. i just can't wait until it looks like a real room and not a work in progress.

Jesse is: working hard to get ready for baby! on the nursery, he cleaned out the cars to get them ready for car seats and bases, he wants to go shopping for her to get all the things we didn't receive at the shower. it's so exciting!

Best friend from Boston!

best moments: this week was such a good one. we had our 32 week ultrasound on thursday and everything looked perfect! then Saturday was my baby shower and i just can't believe how well it went. i got so many beautiful and practical gifts, i couldn't believe it. i had an amazing time. plus! my best friend from Boston, who I hadn't seen since Christmas, flew down for the weekend to come to my shower. i felt so incredibly loved.

not so best moments: just feeling uncomfortable! third trimester is no joke. oh and maybe that hospital tour. while informative, it took over 2 hours! yikes we were bored. everything should have been condensed into 45 minutes honestly.

looking forward to: this weekend. baby weekend and getting her crib together and really putting everything in its place. plus my mom said she wants to buy my video monitor, though i've asked her not to because she has done so much already. but she insists and she is grandma.

next appointment: june 28th. just a regular checkup for her heartbeat and such. after that, i think i'll be once a week! 

8 Months and Feeling Big

how far along: 32 Weeks, 3 Days. Every time I gain a new week, I really lose a week! I'm running out of time before her due date. Technically, 7 weeks and 4 days until her due date, but it feels like no time at all!

due date: August 7th

size of the baby: 19 inches and roughly 3.9 lbs. We have an ultrasound scheduled for tomorrow, I'll be able to know her weight and length!

baby is: head down. i can feel her hiccups right at the bottom of my belly and base of my uterus. i'm hoping she is positioned correctly so that we don't have to worry about her turning or a c-section!

movement: this morning I woke up to pee (of course) and laid back down and didn't feel her. everything was very silent. i felt really scared, but had to reassure myself that hopefully she's sleeping! i have felt her since then, but i'm definitely freaking myself out all the time about it.

gender: Baby Girl Case is going to be named soon I can feel it!

total weight gain: this morning I weighed 167, my highest. that means up 17 pounds from pre-pregnancy weight and 23 pounds from the first trimester.

stretch marks: this morning it seemed the tops of my thighs had faded stretch marks. i haven't noticed any on my belly (knock on wood)

symptoms: reflux was not bad yesterday, win! other than that, just constantly needing to pee, and the belly feeling heavy, which results in a lot of upper back pain.

wedding rings on or off: on during the day. usually in the summertime, my rings feel tight by the end of the day. they're really feeling tight now and i take them off as soon as i get home for the night.

belly button in or out: my innie is hanging "in" there. 

maternity clothes: remember last week? when i said i was getting away with non-maternity shirts? no longer. i tried on 6 different shirts Monday morning before I settled for a maternity shirt and called it a day.

  

sleep: not really. i'm still getting a good 8 hours, but i attribute that to the fact that we go to bed so early (9:30pm most nights). i wake up and pee, or roll over because my back is killing me, or i'm really really hot.

missing: a flatter stomach. by no means did I have 6 pack abs, or even a 2 pack. but i didn't have a 32 centimeter bowling ball hanging off me and that makes things difficult.

cravings/aversions: i'm making Jesse take me out for a Mexican fiesta tomorrow night and it's gonna be so good.

cries: last night. when i feel uncomfortable and things get hard, i resort to tearing up.

nursery: not quite ready (read, not at all ready). but! I have deemed the weekend of the 25th-26th as baby girl's nursery weekend! my shower is Saturday, therefore we will be loading up a bunch of stuff into the nursery and mama needs a place to put it all! Jesse has fully agreed. We will be prepping and painting that weekend, and I want to go to a craft store and get a couple of canvases to paint on some bible verses that are meaningful to us.

Jesse is: sweet and awful at the same time. can i say that? sweet in that the other morning before he left for work, he lifted up my shirt and kissed my belly goodbye. awful in that he expects me to do all the things i did before i was pregnant and i just physically cannot.

best moments: nothing yet this week, though tonight we are touring the hospital and pre-registering and tomorrow is my 32 week ultrasound. we haven't seen the baby in 10 weeks, i am so excited!

not so best moments: saturday. we woke up and went out for breakfast and either something i ate the night before, or that morning caused me to have diarrhea and vomiting all day. i was not in good shape.

looking forward to: so many things packed into this week! hospital tour, ultrasound, shower, seeing everyone i love, i'm very excited for it!

next appointment: tomorrow at 2! i really want to remember to ask about her height and weight (as best they can tell of course) and some labor questions. how long will she allow me to be pregnant before inducing me and how early can i go into labor before she stops it? how flexible is the hospital? birthing ball? getting up and walking around? 

Creeping in to 8 months!

how far along: 31 Weeks, 4 Days

due date: August 7th

 

size of the baby: 2.5-3.8 pounds and 16+ inches long. She will pack on more fat (half a pound a week!) until delivery.

baby is: hiccuping at least twice a day. I feel so bad for her, I hate the hiccups.

movement: it comes in waves. i can feel her when I'm lying in bed, or lounging on the couch or in my work chair. it's more fluid movements too, like when she's jabbing her feet into my ribs.

 

gender: a girl of course!

 

total weight gain: Still good! Everyone I see tells me I look great, which is really nice to hear. no massive weight gains *knocks on wood*. I still have 8ish weeks left, so hopefully I keep staying healthy!

stretch marks: just on the tops of my thighs around my hips. i'm not super concerned about it. i rub on the belly cream.

symptoms: reflux is no joke. it hits every single day and i'm left coughing and suffering if i don't immediately pop a tums.

wedding rings on or off: still on. though I've started getting dry skin underneath my rings now? whyyyy.

belly button in or out: still in. i had a really deep innie before, i'm not sure if it will pop out at all.

 

maternity clothes: yes of course. though i'm still getting away with wearing some shirts that aren't maternity, but today i'm wearing a maxi skirt (not maternity) and a t-shirt (not maternity) and i've felt it ride up my belly a couple times. not good..

  

sleep: or lack thereof. can't get comfortable, have to pee, get reflux. all this before 3am. my husband said i kept him up all night because i kept tossing and turning. i just cannot find a position that helps me.

 

missing: not being pregnant. i love having her with me all the time, but i am so ready to meet her. i just want my delivery to come and go and i can have her with me at home.

 

cravings/aversions: chocolate milk again. it seems to tame my reflux. plus i drink my morning smoothies and they are awesome.

 

cries: none that i can think of!

nursery: oh gosh. i spent most of Saturday morning scraping off the wall decals that have been there since we moved in 2+ years ago. got those off, Jesse got the old mattress out, now he just needs to tape and paint. my shower is next Saturday and I can't wait to get the crib set up. I might start ordering some wall hangings too!

 

Jesse is: starting to get sick of this pregnancy too I think. I keep him up at night, I can't move around as easily as I could, and I just can't do all the things I used to.

 

best moments: honestly? watching my registry. i know it's cheating to see things being bought, but i can't help peeking!

not so best moments: just being tired. i used to love at the end of the day when i could lay down and fall asleep. i would fall asleep in 10 minutes, and sleep straight through for 9 hours. that's over!

looking forward to: next appointment is an ultrasound so I am really looking forward to seeing her and finding out how big she is! plus my shower. getting everything we need set up and figured out. it's coming up fast!

next appointment: June 16.

Busy Busy Busy Week #30

Courtesy of Ovia Pregnancy App

how far along: 30 Weeks, 4 Days. We are in the single digit weeks and with only 66 days until her due date!

size of the baby: 16 inches and 2.8-3.5 pounds currently.

baby is: learning mine and Jesse's voice (he talks to my belly sometimes, it's the sweetest)

movement: a little less than normal I'd say. The doctor told me not to worry, as long as I still can feel her, even if the kicks aren't as strong, she is fine. Basically, she's out growing the womb!

gender: girl. my shower is coming up and I can't wait to see it! My mom said she has lots of stuff planned and I'm just excited to get things for her to enjoy.

total weight gain: not bad! my home scale still says around the 163-164 mark, which is about 15 pounds up from pre-pregnancy weight. I have a feeling I'll be gaining a lot soon as she is supposed to gain half a pound of fat every week for the next 9 weeks!

symptoms: always the same. heartburn, reflux, sciatic nerve pain. all killer.

stretch marks: hips and thighs.

maternity clothes: i ordered more. i have no cropped pants or capris that are maternity and my wardrobe is feeling it. i love to wear dresses and skirts because it is so dang hot here, but I still want the flexibility of some type of pants. plus i ordered a cute dress that hopefully i can wear to my shower.

sleep: difficult. i thought maybe ditching my pregnancy pillow and opting for just a pillow between my knees would help. spoiler alert. it did not.

missing: not getting reflux! seriously every afternoon, it spikes.

cravings/aversions: mm mexican. cold drinks and ice cream from a shop.

cries: not this week thankfully.

Jesse is: on a weight loss kick. he wants to lose some of the weight he packed on with the vacations we have been taking and my pregnancy (yes, he did gain weight right along with me, at least i have an excuse!) we are going to up our walks at night with Lucy so hopefully that will help and it helps to keep me active. plus i'm going to try to put smaller portions on his plate at dinner time. i like to eat, what can i say.

Progressive Field in Cleveland. At least we had sunny skies for the majority of the game before it started POURING in the 8th inning!

best moments: getting home Sunday night. we went to Cleveland for Memorial Day weekend and we drove back Sunday evening. Pulling up to our house and knowing that we literally don't have to go anywhere for the next two months feels amazing. i can't explain it. i just want to be home, relaxing and preparing for little girl's arrival.

not so best moment: honestly? Cleveland. We had some good moments, good food, and good times with my family. but I wanted to be home the whole time. also arguing with Jesse over names. He wants something super meaningful. I want something that means something but is also normal and sounds pretty. 

looking forward to: my shower! it's on the 18th and I can't wait. Also our next appointment (not today's) will be an ultrasound to check growth and I am SO excited to see baby girl again. that's the 16th!