38ish Weeks!

How Far Along: 38 weeks

Size of baby: Mini-watermelon

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Up 22 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Maternity Clothes: Not getting any more, even though my selection is limited right now because I will soon NOT be pregnant!

Gender: Surprise. Feeling boy most days.

Movement: Decreased movements, which is normal for this stage....babe is still squirming, just doesn't make as big of movements as he/she has before. Still getting kicks and punches and hiccups...just lil ones!

Sleep: Up every two hours, if not every hour. When I can go 2 hours or more in a row sleeping, I rejoice.

What I miss: Sleeping well and moving how I want to without hurting. 

Cravings: Cheesecake.

Symptoms: Feeling better these last few weeks actually, other than dying from sweating every now and then, poor sleep, reflux/heartburn (not as bad as it's been!) and achy hips/pelvis and lots of pre-labor contractions. Nothing serious.

Belly Button in or out: Most firmly out.

Best Moment this week: My hubby. Everything about him. (again!)

Milestones: Baby is almost 40 weeks!

Looking forward to: Labor and delivery. Really.

36 weeks

How Far Along: 36 weeks

Size of baby: Honeydew

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Up 19 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Maternity Clothes: Sewing up a few more skirts and sundresses, but really, trying not to buy anything else, b/c baby will be in less than 6 weeks! 

Gender: Surprise. I'm still feeling boy.

Movement: Still lots of squirming, which I am encouraging, as baby is still posterior. Spending lots of time on hands/knees and doing inversions to get the baby to move!

Sleep: Getting much poorer quality sleep. No matter how much I sleep, still wake up tired. I try to stay in bed though until the exhausted feeling goes away. Think 10 hours a night, plus an afternoon nap the day after I work.

What I miss: Sleeping well, and eating whatever I want! 

Cravings: Lemonade, ice cream, tacos from El Toro.

Symptoms: Killer heartburn (seriously....I am so sorry to everyone who has ever had REAL heartburn...feels like you are DYING!), aching hips/pelvis, sleepy, nausea. Not too bad for 36 weeks!

Belly Button in or out: Most firmly out.

Best Moment this week: My hubby. Everything about him. 

Milestones: We are officially cleared for a homebirth if I go into labor now.

Looking forward to: This babe coming OUT!

34 Weeks!!

How Far Along: 34 weeks

Size of baby: Another kind of squash, a bigger one this time!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Up 17 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Maternity Clothes: Thinking I might need some more skirts or more comfy shorts. Ugh. I have comfy jeans but it's way too hot to wear those right now.

Gender: Surprise. I'm still feeling boy, just not as solidly as before.

Movement: LOTS of squirming and flipping all around...anterior, posterior, anterior, posterior. I feel his/her lil bum move across my belly all the time!

Sleep: So much more, like 10 hours plus a night plus a nap.

What I miss: Sleeping well.

Cravings: Cottage cheese and lemonade.

Symptoms: Reflux, heartburn, yucky food burps (the kind where stuff comes up in your mouth- YUCK!), soreness, hip soreness at night, breathless, food aversions and of course, still nauseous.

Belly Button in or out: Most firmly out.

Best Moment this week: Finishing my BSN.

Milestones: Two weeks until 36 weeks when I am officially ok to homebirth this baby!

Looking forward to: Completing our birth kit, sewing, picking a pediatrician.

32 Weeks!

 

How Far Along: 32 weeks

Size of baby: Squash

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Up 13 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Maternity Clothes: Starting to find things that don't fit over the belly anymore. Mainly, most of my scrub tops.

Gender: Surprise. I'm still feeling boy, just not as solidly as before.

Movement: Tons of wiggling, kicking, punching and downright squirming.

Sleep: So much better. Went to the chiropractor and mentioned offhand that my arms falling asleep at night really bothered me and he fixed it! They aren't NEARLY as bad now and I'm sleeping well. Slept 6 hours straight the other night - felt AMAZING.

What I miss: My body without a baby in it....mainly being able to eat without nausea/food aversions.

Cravings: Mexican and anything red. Lasagna!

Symptoms: More reflux, but it's not painful, more pressure, been taking papaya enzymes with meals and that has helped the nausea, but it's still there. And smells are making me nauseous again. Oy.

Belly Button in or out: Most firmly out.

Best Moment this week: Snuggles with Justin, baby shower, setting up the baby's changing table and closet and shopping with baby shower money/gift cards! 

Milestones: Single digit weeks left until baby comes out.

Looking forward to: Ordering our birth kit, feeling ready for the baby to come and finishing school so I can focus on baby stuff!

30 Weeks!

 30 weeks in my new dress!

 The view from my belly these days! Can't see my feet just glancing down.

If I lean over, I can still see my feet....just not my legs. :)

How Far Along: 30 weeks!!! CRAZY!

Size of baby: Cucumber....my baby is definitely fatter than a cucumber. Length-wise, if we're talking an English Cucumber...maybe. 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Up 11ish lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight. Starting to see it in my face and arms. I don't mind it thus far!

Maternity Clothes: Just went out and bought three maternity dresses and a tank top from Old Navy yesterday! I love that my hubby takes me shopping when I ask for new clothes. :)

Gender: Surprise. I've had three baby boy dreams and one baby girl dream, so I'm really not sure, now. What do you think?

Movement: Yup! Dancing, hiccuping, kicking, punching, rolling around, flipping. Baby is having way too much fun in there!

Sleep: Ehh...it's not going to get better, that I'm sure of. At least in three months I'll have a cute baby to look at when I'm up at night!

What I miss: Sleeping ten hours straight without waking.

Cravings: Still dairy...been eating more of it. Pudding, ice cream, cream cheese, nacho's, etc. All bad stuff. Once I get over the excitement of dairy, I'll have to go back to healthy. Sigh.

Symptoms: Same. I now have a dark line starting at my belly button and going down. Yay for preggo bellies! 

Belly Button in or out: Most firmly out.

Best Moment this week: Snuggles with Justin and shopping! 

Milestones: 30 weeks! Feels like a milestone to me!

Looking forward to: Our baby shower! July 21st! Also, starting to organize baby stuff, wash clothes, put my birth kit together. Also, counting down the days til graduation. I just need to figure out how to apply for graduation, now. Hmmm.

28 Weeks!

How Far Along: 28 ish weeks plus a few days in the picture. 

Size of baby: Acorn Squash, but I think they are lying. Baby feels MUCH bigger than that, lol.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Yup, I have magically gained 10 lbs ish. Good job baby. 

Maternity Clothes: Yes, pants are more comfy now that I've gained weight as they stay up better. I also now have shirts that I really can't wear. Well, I could wear them, but they are skin tight and only half cover the baby bump, lol.

Gender: Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :)

Movement: Oh yes. Lots of wiggling, definite periods of sleep and wake. Baby can poke their foot out, I gently push on it and baby moves it somewhere else. Thank you baby!

Sleep: Ugh. Alright. On my back is uncomfortable, belly is too much work propping myself up on pillows and on the side my arms fall asleep and then I wake up. Sigh. I am in love with whoever made the preggo pillow though. Amazing invention.

What I miss: Not much right now.

Cravings: Cream cheese, milk, etc. ALL DAIRY!

Symptoms: Lots of BH contractions, food aversions still (UGH), cravings here and there, warmer now, dry itchy skin, leg cramps, reflux, achy hips and back. Normal stuff. Overall, feeling pretty great. Oh, I've had a mild headache now for about 4 weeks....not bad, annoying though! Mostly, I've used it as an excuse to eat what I want (like cream cheese). If my head already hurts, no need to avoid things that make it hurt if I am craving them! Amen? Amen! Pass me the cream cheese and a spoon, please.

Belly Button in or out: Most firmly out.

Best Moment this week: Laying down in bed to sleep and Justin massaging my lower back. HEAVEN!

Milestones: Third trimester!!!!!!!!!!

Looking forward to: Our baby shower! July 21st! :)AND being done with all my BSN classes....five more weeks!!!!

26 Weeks!

How Far Along: 26 weeks!

Size of baby: Lettuce....iceberg (When I told the chef hubby he asked what kind of lettuce...it makes a difference.)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Haven't weighed myself in a week! Glorious!

Maternity Clothes: Yes, starting to have to pull the shirts down over the bump periodically.

Gender: Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :)

Movement: Baby had a dancing storm this morning and Justin happened to have his hand on my belly. He made a comment that I was in trouble. That once the kiddo got bigger he/she'd be REALLY kicking the crap out of me. Lol. We have a strong baby.

Sleep: Fairly decent. Two pee breaks a night now...but that beats being thirsty and having BH contractions from not drinking enough water!

What I miss: Not much right now.

Cravings: Still milk!

Symptoms: Lots of Braxton Hicks contractions here and there, mild achy hips on and off, mild itchy skin and food aversions. Seriously. If my belly doesn't want to eat it, doesn't matter how hungry I am, if it gets in my mouth all I think about is vomiting. Must eat what baby likes, although I do choke down two eggs a day in the spirit of good nutrition.

Belly Button in or out: Most firmly out.

Best Moment this week: Having Justin feel the baby's dancing storm and taking a mini-vacation with just him and I this week!

Milestones: None really...baby is bigger!

Looking forward to: The third trimester. (1ish week to go!)

24 Weeks

How Far Along: 24 weeks!

Size of baby: Cantaloupe

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 5ish lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.

Maternity Clothes: Yes, but still able to wear most of my shirts from before. They just sit differently now. 

Gender: Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :)

Movement: Justin felt the baby move the other morning. It was a really precious moment for me. The first time my hubby got to feel his son/daughter! Amazing. I almost cried. The baby also likes to kick and punch in the middle of the night. Happy times for him!

Sleep: Waking up once a night....every now and then I get some insomnia....but not often. Still liking to sleep 8-11 hours a night.

What I miss: Not much right now.

Cravings: Milk and chocolate cake!

Symptoms: Food aversions and nausea are doing better. Small bouts of dizziness here and there. Still with a malfunctioning immune system...you sneeze on me and I get it. Feeling pretty great actually! 

Belly Button in or out: Pretty much out. Not fully out, but I'm sure it'll get there.

Best Moment this week: Hearing the baby's heartbeat with my stethoscope. :)

Milestones: The baby would survive now if it was born....but hoping this wee one stays inside until they are nice and done!

Looking forward to: The third trimester. 

22 Weeks!

How Far Along: 22 weeks!

Size of baby: Papaya!.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 2lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.

Maternity Clothes: Got a cute yellow dress that I love for my birthday.

Gender: Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :)

Movement: Feeling the baby more. A couple times now, I have felt the baby moving from the outside when I rest my hand on my belly. It's pretty cool. Justin hasn't felt it yet...hopefully soon.

Sleep: Waking up once a night....every now and then I get some insomnia....but not often. Still liking to sleep 8-11 hours a night.

What I miss: Eating what everyone else can eat.

Cravings: Pesto sauce, milk.

Symptoms: Food aversions, nausea and all the other good stuff. Not much has changed.

Belly Button in or out: A little less in...still wondering if it'll pop out!

Best Moment this week:Snuggling with Justin. :)

Milestones: Two weeks until the baby is viable outside of my belly!

Looking forward to: Being able to eat more healthy when I'm not as nauseous and making it to 24 weeks!!

20 Weeks!

How Far Along: 20 weeks!

Size of baby: Apparently, a cantaloupe.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 2lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.

Maternity Clothes: Wearing what is comfy...this means black yoga pants everyday. When I say yoga pants.....I mean pajama pants. However, I do wear maternity jeans/skirts when I have to leave the house. It's good to get dressed every now and then!

Gender: Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :)

Movement: Baby likes to tickle me and is more active at night and when I bend over or sit with my leg/knees up against my belly. It's an odd feeling, feeling something moving inside of you. Sweet when you remember its your baby...but weird none the less.

Sleep: Still sleeping pretty well...although everything wakes me up...including Justin touching me...sorry babe! BUT, Justin bought me a Snoogle pillow for my birthday today, so excited to try that out tonight!

What I miss: Ummmm....not much this week. 

Cravings: Grapes, cheese, pancakes, PASTA!

Symptoms: The food aversions are back coupled with mild nausea here and there....hoping it all fades before too long, also I now am super tired more often, winded when going up and down stairs and walking fast, dizziness when I don't eat on schedule, cramps in legs/feet, moody, tearing up over everything! Need to be better about taking my vitamins!

Belly Button in or out: A little less in...wondering if it'll pop out in a few months or not. 

Best Moment this week: My birthday!

Milestones: Baby is now halfway grown!!

Looking forward to: Being able to eat without thinking of throwing up.

18 Weeks!

 

How Far Along: 18 weeks!

Size of baby: Baby is a sweet potato or a green pepper, depending on what site you ask.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 2lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.

Maternity Clothes: Definitely in maternity jeans, but I haven't found any clothes that don't fit yet. Also scored a giant bag of maternity clothes off of Craigslist for $25. YES!

Gender: Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :)

Movement: Feeling the baby move more and more, but only really high or really low...can't feel the baby in the middle. My midwife thinks my placenta is anterior, which is padding the kicks in the middle of my belly.

Sleep: Sleeping pretty well. I can tell when the pillow comes out from between my knees...I wake up with sore hips! Only up once per night to pee.

What I miss: Kraft MacNCheese. Spirals. 

Cravings: Yogurt, blueberries, mayo, pesto sauce.

Symptoms: Itchy skin, face breaking out, head still sensitive, no heartburn, not as much stretching and pulling, achy hips, sleepy more, runny nose, peeing more, irritable, easily annoyed, mild nausea here and there with cravings and food aversions. Some days nothing sounds good, but I am SO hungry these days.

Belly Button in or out: No change from two weeks ago....less in than before.

Best Moment this week: Finding sheep romano cheese at Whole Foods! And eating it!

Milestones: I can feel the baby move on a semi-regular basis now.

Looking forward to: Being able to hear the heartbeat with my stethescope and feeling the baby kick all the time.

16 Weeks!

How Far Along: 16 weeks.

Size of baby: Baby is an avocado and almost 5 inches long! Also, baby can start to hear this week! YAY!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: down 2lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.

Maternity Clothes: Picked up maternity leggings, two pairs of maternity dress pants, a button down scrub top for the summer and a white dress/tunic all for about $20 at the thrift store. If only I had found some jeans!

Gender: Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :)

Movement: Felt my first for-sure-was-the-baby flip last night when I pushed and pushed on my belly and I felt the baby flip!

Sleep: Much better, starting to have to get up and pee. I mean I could stay in bed, but I get SO uncomfortable!

What I miss: Cheese still, butter.

Cravings: Lemons, mayo (I LOVE THIS STUFF all of a sudden....could eat it by the spoonful!), strawberries, butter on crackers with chives.

Symptoms: Itchy skin, face breaking out, head still sensitive, no heartburn, lots of stretching and pulling muscle aches, achy hips, sleepy more, runny nose, irregular BM's, peeing more, irritable and easily annoyed. I pretty much feel "normal" again! SO thankful for that!

Belly Button in or out: Less in than it's ever been before. It looks different now! Still an innie, although I think in about 1-2 months it'll be out! 

Best Moment this week: Feeling the baby move!

Milestones: The baby is starting to be able to hear my voice now!

Looking forward to: My bump getting bigger....I LOVE my bump and feel really beautiful right now! AND the baby's first kick and hopefully hearing the heartbeat soon!

Movement

I pushed and pushed on my belly last night and then held it squished in (I know, poor baby!) and I felt the baby move!! It was this absolute flip right over in my lower belly. My eyes got really big and I was like, "That's the baby!" So much fun...although pushing on my tummy is not fun, feeling my wee one flip over is!

I'll be 16 weeks tomorrow and being a first time mom, I know it's early to feel movement. However, I'm thin and small and the midwife said I definitely might feel something earlier. I have felt little flutters and flips here and there....really only two or three other times that I think was really the baby. It's all so exciting.

Still feels very surreal that there is a baby in there. Like a whole person. A whole person I'll get to hold and keep. So very odd to think that a complete person is forming in my belly as we speak. Wow.

In other news, I think it's time to buy some maternity pants. Not for the usual reason though. All my pants are still too big and falling down when I stand up! My waist hasn't gained any weight...only my belly! The only pair of pants that fits when I stand up is starting to press in uncomfortably on me when I sit down. I did make a pair of maternity jeans...but my belly is not big enough to hold them up yet. Sigh.

Time to buy pants.

14 Weeks!

How Far Along: 14 weeks.

Size of baby: Baby is a lemon now apparently, which is perfect, cause I'd like some lemonade!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: down 5lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.

Maternity Clothes: Made three shirts this week for the baby belly!

Gender: Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :)

Movement: I felt a large flip right under my belly button when I was laying on my tummy that was not immediately followed by....ahem, flatulence, so I think it was baby and he/she was saying, "stop squishing me!"

Sleep: I slept 6 whole hours the other night!!!! Sleep is getting better, sleeping for longer stretches of time without waking up and needing to eat. AND not waking up nauseous because I didn't eat overnight. YES!

What I miss: Better control of my migraines and Chick-fil-A. Could go for a chicken sandwich with cheese and pickles.

Cravings: LEMONADE, coconut milk ice cream and apparently, today, Chick-fil-A.

Symptoms: Less ravenous hunger and more normal hunger, less heartburn, more headaches, bouts of reflux, runny nose, thirsty a lot.

Belly Button in or out: Less in than it's ever been before. It looks different now! Still an innie though.

Best Moment this week: Realizing I almost slept through the night the first night!!

Milestones: I made it to the second trimester!!! 

Looking forward to: My bump getting bigger....I LOVE my bump and feel really beautiful right now! AND being able to feel the baby move more!

12 Weeks!

 Not thinking about how I'm standing.

 Trying to stand up a big straighter and hold it in a bit.

Didn't realize Justin was taking a picture...so maybe this is the "true" belly?

How Far Along: 12 weeks on Monday!

Size of baby: Baby is a plum this week.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: down 8lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Bought a few shirts for fun, but all my pants are still really big on me cause of losing weight.

Gender: Not finding out! Still think it's a boy. I've had TWO dreams now it was a wee lil boy.

Movement: I swear I felt something flip flop down by my left hip last week...but it might have been gas.

Sleep: Sleeping only 3-4 hours at a time. I wake up ravenously, panicky hungry like clockwork every 3-5 hours.

What I miss: My immune system! I seem to be getting sick all the time. Two episodes of fevers since getting pregnant with later respiratory symptoms. Also, my migraines being under control. I'm getting more and more headaches these days.

Cravings: Nothing really crazy. Gyros the other day, which Justin helped me make.

Symptoms: Hungry, nausea (again), heartburn in the form of a lump in my throat, poor immune system, runny/stuffy nose, back/hip ache, sleepy lots and often freezing.

Belly Button in or out: Less in than it's ever been before. It looks different now! Still an innie though.

Best Moment this week: Getting to add honey and ice cream back into my diet. YES!

Milestones: Almost out of the first trimester - can't wait!

10 Weeks!

 

Seeing as I am pregnant for the first time, I want to try and be good about recording and documenting along the way. SO, I'm going to do a every-two-week survey post about the pregnancy, how I'm feeling, milestones, etc with the picture! I'm excited to see my belly grow!

How Far Along: 10 weeks today 

Size of baby: 1.2" long and 0.14oz  

Fruit: It's as big as a PRUNE 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: down 4lbs 

Maternity Clothes: Nope! 

Gender: Not sure if we'll find out...right now we say no. I reserve the right to change my mind! 

Movement: Nope! 

Sleep: Loving to sleep. On days off, I sleep 9-11 hours, waking up every 4-6 to eat and pee. Some VERY vivid, odd dreams! 

What I miss: Coffee, sugar, gluten and dairy 

Cravings: Mexican, gluten products (pasta, bread, pancakes), tomatoes 

Symptoms: Food sits like a rock in my belly, hungryhungry, nauseous in the mornings, non-painful reflux, runny nose, gas, midday sleepiness, need to go to bed by 9pm, bloating. 

Belly Button in or out: In 

Best Moment this week: Yummy pecan crusted salmon with dill sauce and lemon rice at Rock Bottom Grill!! 

Milestones: I can eat just applesauce overnight and I don't wake up nearly as nauseous as I was! 

Looking forward to: My first midwife appointment on Tuesday and my belly getting bigger!