38 Weeks

38 weeks and 5 days

 

 

How far along? 38 weeks and 5 days

Total weight gain:  23 lbs

Maternity clothes?  Same stuff

Stretch marks?  Hopefully I can make it without!

Sleep: Most nights I’m still waking up for an hour or two, but sometimes I am surprised by a restful night!

Best moment this week:  38 week appointment.  They did another growth ultrasound (I’m measuring at 33 instead of 38) and we saw that the baby looks great!  He’s actually measuring on the large side now.  Large belly and head, projected to weigh in the high 7’s.  We will see how accurate that is, my guess is 6 lbs 10 oz!

Miss Anything?  Being comfortable.

Movement: Lots.  He jerks my whole belly around

Food cravings:  same

Gender prediction: Predictions are done-it’s a boy!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope

Labor Signs:  I had some uncomfortable contractions this weekend, and had to start timing them.  Luckily, they subsided after about an hour and were just sporadic the rest of the day.  He has definitely dropped more!  I remember feeling like this a few days before Niko came!  My longtime prediction of September 18th is looking pretty good!

Symptoms:  Hips, heartburn, pressure and contractions!

Belly Button in or out?   Out

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but tired too.

Looking forward to:  Meeting my baby!!!



36 Weeks

 

36 weeks

How far along? 36 weeks and 2 days

Total weight gain:  21 lbs
Maternity clothes?  Same stuff
Stretch marks?  Not that I can see.  As I said before, I feel like my skin can’t stretch anymore, so that makes me a little nervous.
Sleep: I miss a full nights rest.
Best moment this week:  36 week appointment!  I am about 2 cm and he has dropped some!  Getting ready….
Miss Anything?  Being comfortable.
Movement: Lots.  He jerks my whole belly around
Food cravings:  same
Gender prediction: Predictions are done-it’s a boy!
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope
Labor Signs:  Some stronger contractions and I can feel he dropped a little.
Symptoms:  Hips and heartburn
Belly Button in or out?   Out
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!!
Looking forward to:  Being full term in less than a week!  We will see if I am still at 2cm or making more progress…

34 weeks

34 weeks and 4 days

 

 

How far along? 34 weeks and 4 days

Total weight gain:  18 lbs

Maternity clothes?  Same stuff

Stretch marks?  Not yet, but I feel like my skin is stretched to the max.

Sleep: A little better.  I wake up once or twice, but seem to be able to fall back asleep quicker.  It is harder to get comfortable.

Best moment this week: Having Pete home.  We have missed him so much!!!  Niko adores him, which is so cute to watch.  He runs around saying “Pete! Pete!” and wants him to play. Pete said it was starting to hurt his back-I looked at him with my big belly and just rolled my eyes! :)  Also, Niko is doing so well potty training, I am so proud of him!  He makes it most days without accidents, it just gets a little tricky going out in public or when he gets too busy playing with friends.

Miss Anything?  Being able to move normally

Movement: Lots.  He jerks my whole belly around

Food cravings:  Cinnibons and fruit (finally a healthy craving)

Gender prediction: Predictions are done-it’s a boy!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope

Labor Signs:  Some stronger contractions here and there.

Symptoms:  Lower back/tailbone aches, as before.  Lots of heartburn, even from drinking water. I forgot to mention this before, but have been experiencing it for a couple months.

Belly Button in or out?   Out

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!!

Looking forward to:  Finishing up the nursery, we are finally making progress.  I feel like I have so much to do around the house before he gets here, but it’s hard to find the time with Niko and fatigue.



31 Week Ultrasound

Our beautiful boy-31 weeks

 

 

 



30 weeks (posted a week late!)

30 weeks, 2 days (posted over a week late-oops)

How far along? 30 weeks and 2 days

Total weight gain:  16 lbs

Maternity clothes?  Same stuff

Stretch marks?  So far-so good!

Sleep: Not great.  I have been waking up a lot and usually lay awake for an hour or so.

Best moment this week: Ashley had baby Christian!!!  I am so happy that he is here and that they are both healthy (bonus that he is adorable)!  Also, I got to peek at our little guy.  I am measuring right on but told the doc that I really wanted to see him again-he said no prob!  The ultrasound pictures are beautiful and so far, he looks just like big brother! He is around 3.5 lbs, which is perfect.  Makes me so happy that he looks healthy!

Miss Anything?  Wine and sleeping normal

Movement: I feel like he never stops

Food cravings:  Cinnibons

Gender prediction: Predictions are done-it’s a boy!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope

Labor Signs:  A few Braxton Hicks contractions, but nothing bad. 

Symptoms:  Lower back/tailbone aches-seems to be getting worse so I am really looking forward to my nouveau prenatal massage

Belly Button in or out?   Out

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!!

Looking forward to:  My massage!  And getting stuff ready for baby.

26 weeks

26 weeks and 5 days

 

How far along? 26 weeks and 5 days

Total weight gain:  14 lbs

Maternity clothes? I bought one shirt with my mom-pretty comfy :)

Stretch marks?  Not yet 

Sleep: Pretty good

Best moment this week: The baby shower for Ashley and the bridal shower for Laura!  Busy, but lots of fun!

Miss Anything?  Being my normal size.

Movement: Lots!  He loves kicking under my ribs…

Food cravings:  Chips and sweets

Gender prediction: Predictions are done-it’s a boy!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope

Labor Signs:  A few Braxton Hicks contractions, but nothing bad. 

Symptoms:  Lower back/tailbone aches

Belly Button in or out?   Out

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!!

Looking forward to:  Getting going on the nursery!

 

We finally got a few pics of us with our bumps!  I love thinking about all that we have been through together!  We were almost 26 (me) and 34 (Ash) weeks here!  :)

24 weeks

24 weeks, 1 day

How far along? 24 weeks

Total weight gain:  13 lbs

Maternity clothes? Same stuff

Stretch marks?  I thought I saw a possible one-but it was just a little scratch and is now gone. :)  I would have been in trouble if I was getting them this early!!! 

Sleep: Not great.  I have been waking up at 3 am and can’t go back to sleep for a couple hours.  Little guy is kicking up a storm.

Best moment this week: It was actually last week-but we found out from Tyson and Brea that they are expecting baby #2!  They should be about 4 months apart.  I am guessing/hoping it’s a boy!

Miss Anything?  Being able to run stairs.  I love doing this in the summer but my joints have been loosening up and don’t feel very good while running stairs (didn’t have this problem with Niko).  I have tried running hill sprints and doing plyos with Landon a couple times and this seems to be fine.

Movement: Lots!

Food cravings:  Chips and sweets (all the bad stuff)

Gender prediction: Predictions are done-it’s a boy!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope

Labor Signs:  A few Braxton Hicks contractions, but nothing bad. 

Symptoms:  Sore joints and hips.  Stretching seems to help a little.

Belly Button in or out?   Out-Niko thinks this is pretty funny.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!!

Looking forward to:  Our busy month of June!  Ava’s pirate party, Ashley’s baby shower, Laura’s bridal shower, and hoopfest!  And moving into our new office next week!