34 Weeks and A Little Hubby Funny :o)

PREGNANCY STATS UPDATE

How far along: 34Weeks, 1 Day

Size of Baby: Size of a butternut squash {anywhere from 4.2-5.8 lbs and up to 18.7 inches long!}

Total weight gain: +31 lbs... FEELING IT!
 
Maternity clothes? Not a chance without them now! Even some of my maternity clothes are getting tight!
 
Stretch marks? Not yet- been using Arbonne's Firming Cream and Sugar Scrub
 
Sleep: Getting more uncomfortable... and its hard to roll around in bed too!

Best moment this week: Hasn't happened yet~ but maternity photos tomorrow and baby shower this weekend! But I did have a Dr. appt today and everything looked good and was right on track! Heartbeat was at 147 bpm, belly measured at 34!

Miss Anything? Cookie Dough. I have a box of cookie dough in my fridge that I normally would put in the microwave and melt slightly before eating... ahh i miss that!!
 
Movement: Definitely stronger movements, but he's running out of room! He more pushes and shoves now.
 
Food cravings: Craving pop all the time! Fruit, chocolate pudding.
 
Gender: Boy
 
Labor Signs: No
 
Symptoms: Swollen feet and hands. Achy feet/legs/hips at the end of the day or after standing a lot. Fatigue is back!
 
Belly Button in or out? Flattening out.
 
Wedding rings on or off? Off
 
Looking forward to: Maternity Photos tomorrow and baby shower this weekend! 

 
Milestones: Can recognize certain songs I sing to him!

Jacob is doing well after his surgery! I was surprised at how quick he's bounced back. Still will be a few weeks before he can do any "real" help around the house or the lawn, or resume his normal outdoor activities and exercise. He's been having "cravings" for chocolate cream pie from Shari's lately! Which is weird because he NEVER eats chocolate stuff--- always fruity desserts! So funny. He went to Shari's at 10:00 pm two nights in a row and told the staff he needed the pie for his pregnant wife at home. So I snapped some pictures of him chowing it down- which I found hilarious- because he's the one with the cravings and not me! 

 Chocoalte Cream Pie anyone?

 Wait..what the?

 Seriously, stop taking pictures!

 Haha.. do NOT put this on your blog!

Sorry Babe~ it was too funny to resist! :o)

33 Weeks and a Hectic Week!

  Things have been a little hectic around here for the past few days. Last Thursday we went on our company trip from Thursday- Saturday and had a BLAST! We were busy, busy doing activities and then when we got home Sunday evening Jacob started feeling crappy. By Monday afternoon I was taking him to urgent health care and by 6:30 pm admitting him to the hospital! Emergency appendectomy! He had surgery that evening and was finally all done and in his hospital room by 1:00 am. I didn't go home until 4:45 am and went back to the hospital to spend the rest of the next day with him by 10:00 am. He got to come home last night and we have spent today resting (well, Jacob has) and catching up on housework. Thankfully we have GREAT friends, family, and church to help us out with meals, yard work, moving furniture around to get Jacob comfortable and to keep his spirits up! Now, hopefully he is all healed by time baby arrives!

 

 

 

PREGNANCY STATS UPDATE

How far along: 33 Weeks, 1 Day

 

Size of Baby: Size of a pineapple {anywhere from 4 lbs to 5.8 lbs and 17- 18.7 inches!}

 

Total weight gain: +29 lbs- surprisingly no weight gain as of today since last week~despite eating VERY well over the weekend!
 
Maternity clothes? Oh yes-- not a chance without them now. Some of my shirts/tank tops I can get by in, and my workout shorts and yoga pants still fit.
 
Stretch marks? Not yet- been using Arbonne's Firming Cream and Sugar Scrub
 
Sleep: Great sleep lately. Been waking up with sore hips though.

Best moment this week: Prenatal massage and manicure at The Coeur d'alane Resort. And swimming.... aww swimming was so nice!

Miss Anything? Cookie Dough!
 
Movement: He wiggles around regularly through the day now and I can feel his hands and legs
 
Food cravings: Craving pop still. Ice cream or milkshakes this week. Iced coffee from McDonald's. Fruit.
 
Gender: Boy
 
Labor Signs: No
 
Symptoms: Hands are swelling- rings don't fit! My feet hurt more now especially after being up a lot and in the evenings. Hips get sore in the morning. Shortness of breath on and off.
 
Belly Button in or out? Pops in and out, depending on how he's situated at the moment.
 
Wedding rings on or off? Off
 
Looking forward to: Maternity Photos soon  
Milestones: Baby may grow up to a full inch this week! Crazy! He's keeping his eyes open while awake now. 

 

32 Weeks and Where Were We A Year Ago.

A year ago I was recovering from my Endometriosis surgery, wandering what the future would hold for our chance of having a baby. I had a cyst taken out, a bad case of endometriosis, and a blocked tube. I was taking lupron shots to stop my period for what was supposed to be 6 months long, although after 4 months of torture with those shots I stopped them! 

You can read about my surgery here.

I cannot believe it's been a YEAR since my surgery. A year ago we did not know if we would be able to have kids on our own, more IUI's and shots and procedures were on our to do list, my body was wore out and miserable... and here we are today almost to the end of my pregnancy! 

 A miracle and a blessing indeed! 

 

{Treasuring} every moment!

This was technically taken yesterday-- This shirt is almost too short to wear anymore!

Wearing a dress=I look very large!! Haha! I got a lot of comments today when I wore this to work. :o)

PREGNANCY STATS UPDATE

How far along: 32 Weeks--Entering the 8th MONTH!!!!

 

Size of Baby: Size of a Squash! {about 3.5-4 lbs and 16-19 inches long}

 

Total weight gain: +29 lbs
 
Maternity clothes? Oh yes-- not a chance without them now. Some of my shirts/tank tops I can get by in, and my workout shorts and yoga pants still fit.
 
Stretch marks? Not yet
 
Sleep: After a week of horrible sleep I FINALLY got a body pillow and OMG I'm sleeping so much better! Definitely recommend one of those to all you preggo's out there!

Best moment this week: Celebrating my first Mother's Day. :o)

Miss Anything? Sleeping on my stomach
 
Movement: He wiggles around regularly through the day now, although he's still a pretty chill baby it seems. At night he wiggles around a lot more and my whole stomach contorts!
 
Food cravings: Craving pop! Been eating a lot of fruit, bbq, cheese sticks and corn. Haha!
 
Gender: Boy
 
Labor Signs: No
 
Symptoms: It's been HOT outside so I'm definitely swelling. My feet hurt more now especially after being up a lot and in the evenings. Some carpel tunnel pain.
 
Belly Button in or out? Pops in and out, depending on how he's situated at the moment.
 
Wedding rings on or off? Off for now during this heat wave!
 
Looking forward to: Going on a semi vacation this week. (Half work/have vacation!)
 
Milestones: Baby has toenails, fingernails and real hair!

31 Weeks and a Baby Shower!

 Wow... the weeks are just FLYING by now! Some days I feel like I have so much energy and other days I am more tired and sore. I don't know if that has something to do with how he is situated in my belly for the day or not, but it seems like it. Jacob still asks me if I love being pregnant and I absolutely do! I always said I would never complain about any of the "pregnancy process" and I dont. Who cares if my hips hurt or I don't sleep one night, or I'm peeing every five seconds... when this little boy kicks and rolls around my attention is all on him and I love every minute of it!

How far along? 31 Weeks, 2 Days

Size of Baby: Size of a pineapple!

Total weight gain: +26 lbs
 
Maternity clothes? Definitely!
 
Stretch marks? No
 
Sleep: This week has been AWFUL! I cannot get to sleep, have been having issues with restless leg syndrome, and wake up every two hours when I do go to sleep. Then I'm wide awake before 6 am. So not cool! Don't really know what is going on with that.
 
Best moment this week: Baby shower!
 
Movement: He wiggles around regularly through the day now, although he's still a pretty chill baby it seems. At night he wiggles around a lot more and my whole stomach contorts!
 
Food cravings: Strawberries, Iced Coffee, Chocolate chip cookies.
 
Gender: Boy
 
Labor Signs: No
 
Symptoms: Restless Leg at night has been killing me!! (Weird symptom I know)
 
Belly Button in or out? Halfway out! haha! It kinda pops in and out on one side.
 
Wedding rings on or off? On
 
Looking forward to: Going out of town next weekend!


Milestones: His irises react to light now and all five of his senses are in working order!

Here are some pictures from my baby shower that my family threw for me and my cousin last weekend! We had a really good time and Jack got some fun stuff~ I have all my big items now!  

30 Weeks!

Jacob and his weird grin. Haha.

I caught this at the perfect moment! He was poking at my belly button...which is starting to pop out! Lol!!!

PREGNANCY STATS UPDATE

How far along? 30 Weeks, 1 Day

 

Size of Baby: About the size of a cucumber! {15.2 -16.7 inches long and 2.5-3.8 lbs } He feels pretty long to me when he's moving around!

 

Total weight gain: +25 lbs
 
Maternity clothes? Definitely! Thank goodness for maternity jeans! And since his little head sits so low (which Dr. confirmed today) the under the belly jeans are not as comfty as the over the belly ones.
 
Stretch marks? No
 
Sleep: Getting slightly more uncomfortable. I really should have bought a body pillow~ but I make do with my two other regular ones stuffed around me. Plus I have a cold AGAIN this week and that had made sleeping harder.
 
Best moment this week: I forgot to mention last week that I had a prenatal massage at one of the spa's (courtesy of my hubby!) and it was amazing! They had all the pregnancy pillows so I could lay on my stomach for part of the time. So nice. This week, we took our one day "Express Childbirth" class which was very informative I thought. And it was really nice to take a tour of the hospital.

Miss Anything? Working out like I used to. I totally miss Zumba! But I really dont care-, it's all worth it! Plus, it's sort of nice to just be like, "eh, I can just lay around again and put my feet up because I can!" :o)
 
Movement: He wiggles around regularly through the day now, although he's still a pretty chill baby it seems. At night he wiggles around a lot more and my whole stomach contorts!
 
Food cravings: Still loving chocolate and peanut butter and fruit. Salads have sounded good lately~ both lettuce salads and pasta salads!
 
Gender: Boy
 
Labor Signs: No
 
Symptoms: Leg/foot cramps occasionally. Feet have been starting to swell up at night a little. Definitely getting harder to move around like normal!
 
Belly Button in or out? Halfway out! haha! It kinda pops in and out on one side.
 
Wedding rings on or off? On
 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Have had a few emotional breakdowns lately...but I think being sick has added to that. I'm NOT happy to be sick for the 4th time this pregnancy!
 
Looking forward to: My first baby shower this weekend!!!!

Milestones: His brain is getting wrinklier to make way for all the essential brain tissue, skin smoother, and he's now strong enough to grasp a finger!