33 Weeks

Weeks: 33 Weeks

Baby: As big as a honeydew melon! 19 inches long & 4.5 pounds. Idk why but 4.5 sounds hugeeee! I know she'll be bigger when she comes out but man!

Total weight gain: As of today's Dr. apt I've gained 30 pounds altogether. I was suprised lol I was thinking more around 25 haha

 
Maternity clothes? I only like 1 pair of maternity pants I have. So if you see me Friday- Sunday I'm probably wearing them lol. For work I wear the same two skirts and two dresses every week lol
 
Stretch marks? Still good! I'm going to try to start remembering to put lotion on though just to be safe.

Sleep: Not the best lately. Very hard to get comfortable and then I wake up a ton for various reasons.
 
Favorite moment of the week: We did our maternity pics on Saturday (as seen above)! It was so so so hot but I'm so happy with how they turned out!! Also, Saturday was Evan's birthday party so we did that after pics and it was fun hanging out and eating yummy food. He racked up some pretty awesome presents too.

Miss anything? Sleep lol I feel pretty tired a lot lately
 
Movement: Still a wiggle worm.
 
Cravings? Still eating a ton, but trying to be semi mindful of it because the acid reflux has gotten horrible this week.
 
Anything make you queasy or sick? Food. :( Saturday night I got sick multiple times from acid reflux. I'd never experienced anything quite like it and it was horrible. Trying my best to keep it at bay.
 
Gender prediction: Girl :)

Labor signs: Still just Braxton-Hicks contractions. 
 
Symptoms: All the same. I won't list them to avoid being whiny ;) I told my friend Jessica who is a month behind me that we are no longer allowed to talk about symptoms because EVERY TIME we do whatever it is we talk about hits me super hard the day or two after LOL
 
Belly button in or out? I mean I say its out, but its not a full on out. It's just kinda there if that makes sense.

Wedding rings on or off? On but really doubting they make it the next 7 weeks.

Mood: I'm going to keep with the happy theme.
 
Looking forward to: This weekend! Going to go to my sisters for labor day and we're gonna have a major craft day for P on Monday! Going to get her wall canvases done, some onesies, and a bunch of bows :) By we I mean Val. I'll just be there for moral support LOL

Freak-out moment of the week: So this one will be mostly funny to everyone else. And isn't so much a freakout but more of I just started crying a ton because I needed to lol but Friday night Sean and I were watching tv and I was scrolling through facebook. I saw one of those posts where it was like 20 or so pics and they were all screenshots from snapchat. It even said it was about a dogs last day and people who shared it put crying faces. So I told myself not to look! But the dog looked so sweet so I looked. WORST IDEA EVER. Omg I losttttt it. The last picture really did me in. So I'm sitting there quietly crying and I'm like I have to get up. So I go to our bathroom and sit on the floor for like 10 mins bawling and was like okay I'm fine. So I go back out and about 5 mins later Sean actually looks at me and realizes I've been crying so he wants to know what's wrong so then I up and lose it again trying to explain. It was horrible lol
 
Thankful for: Sean! I've said it before but whatever. I just love that guy & I cannot wait to watch him with Piper. I know he is going to be such a great dad, it makes my heart so happy.

32 Weeks

Weeks: 32 Weeks 3 Days

Baby: As big as a head of lettuce! 19 inches long & 3.9 pounds

Total weight gain: I would guess around 25 pounds total. I was supposed to have a Dr. appointment Tuesday, but had to reschedule.

 
Maternity clothes? I have finally started wearing some maternity jeans that were given to me. They aren't the most flattering pants I've ever worn, but at this point I'm past caring lol although Sean did refer to me as Tom Sawyer in one pair, so that was fun. He's so considerate ;)
 
Stretch marks? Still nothing.

Sleep: It could be worse. lol. On average I get up about 3 times a night.
 
Favorite moment of the week: Sean & I had a date night on Saturday! We're both homebodies and can usually persuade the other to turn a date night into a stay at home date night so I'm proud of us for actually making the effort and going out in public LOL we went to Hastings and picked up some books for Aubrey, ate at Pasta Grill, got ice cream, and went to the movies. It was very nice & relaxing and we need to soak up all the date nights we can!

Miss anything? This will sound bad, but just feeling like I used to. I never had heartburn before pregnancy or back pain. I'm a little ready for these things to hit the road.
 
Movement: Always on the go!
 
Cravings? Food in general. I constantly want to eat. I think P is going through a growth spurt lol
 
Anything make you queasy or sick? Nope!
 
Gender prediction: Girl :)

Labor signs: Still just Braxton-Hicks contractions. 
 
Symptoms: Heartburn, back pain, lack of sleep.... all of the above from last week.
 
Belly button in or out? Out :(

Wedding rings on or off? On but I don't sleep in them and I somewhat have to shove them on in the morning lol

Mood: Mostly happy, but I become irritable really easily. And then I get mad about it because I know I'm just being crabby but my brain won't let me not lol
 
Looking forward to: Maternity pics this weekend! Excited to be able to have these to look back on! Shout out to my awesome sissy who always takes all of our pics. Not much longer before she'll be taking pics of P all the time!

Freak-out moment of the week: Last week one of our weenies temporarily stopped eating so that made me freak out a lot. But after a couple of days of yummy canned food he's back to eating his dry food without complaints. Besides not eating he was completely normal so it was super weird. 
 
Thankful for: Let's be real, I'm thankful for Pepcid. I take that stuff every day and probably would have turned into a dragon months ago without it!

31 Weeks

No picture this week cause I'm a slacker. Here's a pic of me & Sean from about 2 weeks ago lol

 

Weeks: 31 Weeks 1 Day

Baby: As big as a coconut! 18 inches long & 3.2 pounds

Total weight gain: Was up to 22 pounds last week. I think I'm averaging about a pound a week these days.

 
Maternity clothes? Nothing new. At this point I'm just making due with what I have.
 
Stretch marks? Still good on this front. My belly was kinda itchy last night though.

Sleep: I slept really good this weekend when it was just me & Anna in the king size bed LOL but really she is usually the problem. I try not to let her sleep with me but she's usually in the bed before morning.
 
Favorite moment of the week: Saturday was such a great day of doing nothing! I worked on some book orders, read the Harry Potter play, watched Pride & Prejudice. Just relaxed with all my animals & it was so nice!

Miss anything? Not going to the bathroom every 2 seconds lol
 
Movement: Still quite the wiggle worm, always keeping me company. Last night she had the hiccups and Sean got to feel, so that was fun. She's had them once before that I noticed and at first it freaked me out before I figured out what it was lol
 
Cravings? I just want yummy food all the time.
 
Anything make you queasy or sick? Nope!
 
Gender prediction: Girl :)

Labor signs: I have started noticing Braxton-Hicks contractions. So I'm trying to stay well hydrated.

Symptoms: Heartburn, back pain, lack of sleep.... so fun.
 
Belly button in or out? Out :(

Wedding rings on or off? On, but I have to start sleeping with them off.

Mood: I've been pretty chipper I think. Work is starting to get busier though, so that might change lol
 
Looking forward to: P being here! Obviously, I know we still have a while to go (8 weeks 6 days, but who's counting?) but I'm just ready for her to be here already! We can skip over the whole labor junk though. I'm quite alright with a big bird dropping her off to us.

Freak-out moment of the week: I was a littleeee nervous about teaching mine & Sean's kid's church class on Sunday because he was out of town but it went great :)
 
Thankful for: P getting to grow bigger and stronger everyday. As much as I'm ready to meet her I want her to be healthy and ready to be here! 

30 Weeks (+ weeks 28 & 29 )

Well don't I feel like a terrible blogger! The last couple of weeks have been so insane I just never had the time/energy to update my blog. Sad day too because A LOT happened. I'll try to do a quick recap & then talk about this week. 

During week 28 I had my glucose test (which I passed!) & our 4D ultrasound. Getting to see Piper's sweet little face & smile was seriously the best. Being able to picture her more clearly now has me anxiously awaiting her arrival! During week 28, Sean & I also got to take a "babymoon". We went to Eureka Springs on Thursday & came home on Saturday. We had such a blast! We stayed on the lake so we kayaked some and just got to relax and enjoy each others company away from home & all our responsibilities! The Sunday of week 28 was our Family & Friends Baby Shower! We had such a good time getting to visit with all of them. Seeing how loved P is by everyone already made me so happy :)

Week 29 wasn't as busy as week 28 but we will had a lot going on. We got to spend the weekend at Deer Lake Cabins with Sean's extended family! Not counting us there were 12 adults, 9 kids of various ages, & 2 precious babies! It was a lot of fun getting to relax and spend time with all of them, many of whom I was meeting for the first time! We're already looking forward to next years trip with sweet P in attendance! (No pics from this trip yet! Maybe later :) )

Okay, now to this week & how I've been feeling lately!

Weeks: 30 Weeks

Baby: As big as a butternut squash! 17 inches long & 3.1 pounds (these come from my app I have, but at my last appointment 2 weeks ago she was measuring 2.8 lbs)

Total weight gain: I have surpassed 20 pounds total. I go back to the Dr. Wednesday so we'll see what the last two weeks has done lol

 
Maternity clothes? I still don't technically have anything maternity. Just a lot of dresses, belly bands, & shirts with rouching.
 
Stretch marks? Surprisingly, still none.

Sleep: I slept really good away from home. And I think the reasoning behind this is Anna. Soooo she may be getting kicked to the floor soon lol I hate to do it to her but she makes me wake up burning alive every couple hours and does not understand that she does not have to be burrowed right up beside me!
 
Favorite moment of the week: Typically here I recap from the week before since I try to post on Mondays. But I recapped up there ^^^ so I guess currently I don't have a favorite moment lol check back next week to see what the favorite of this week is lol

Miss anything? Eating without getting heartburn lol
 
Movement: So much movement! A lot of Sean's aunts got to feel her this weekend cause she was very active all the time.
 
Cravings? Still mostly sweets!
 
Anything make you queasy or sick? Nope!
 
Gender prediction: Girl :)

Labor signs: Nope!

Symptoms: Heartburn is still a big one for sure. I'm adding back pain to it too. It's not constant but it flares up.
 
Belly button in or out? Well it happened. It's no longer in or flat. The top has started to poke out lol

Wedding rings on or off? Still on! Makes me happy :)

Mood: I've been in a good mood lately. Back to back vacations will do that to ya ;)
 
Looking forward to: A weekend of no cares!! I don't have any plans this weekend and after July being probably my busiest month all year I am more than ready for it!

Freak-out moment of the week: I had to drive in rain 4 times going to Texas on Friday & once coming back yesterday before switching to Sean driving. Anyone who knows me knows how much I HATE driving in rain. I think I handled it all well for the most part lol but those were definitely my freak outs.
 
Thankful for: Time spent with family :)