34 Weeks

 

You can tell my shirts are all getting pretty small!

 

 

How Far Along: 34 Weeks

Size of baby:

Weight Gain:

Belly:

What I Love: I love sleep!! When I get good quality sleep I feel awesome and love being pregnant! 

What I Miss: Moving around easily, sleeping on my stomach, walking at a normal pace without a waddle, and seeing my feet sans swelling. It also occurred to me that I will not get to enjoy an ice cold beer in the heat of the summer.

Cravings: Popsicles!!! Oatmeal and Triple Berry Oatmeal Crisp.

Symptoms: Swelling, headaches, and hip/pelvic pain. I also have to  take zantac x2 a day to help with heartburn.

Sleep: Finally starting to sleep again and it is such a relief!

Maternity Clothes: My belly pokes out of almost all of my shirts and have only a few pants that are not to tight.

Movement: Not sure if this kid is ever going to run out of room. Bubs is still moving around a lot and I love it! I am really going to miss this about pregnancy when its over

Purchase This Week: I bought some pocket cloth diapers. Fuzzibunz and they come in the cutest colors!!

Favourite Moment this Week: Getting our maternity photos done! I am so excited to have a beautiful memory of this time in our lives.

Boy or Girl: I am still unsure, leaning more towards a boy but would really like a girl as the clothes are so cute and we have the perfect named picked out.

33 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

How Far Along: 33 weeks

Size of baby: Pineapple, 4.9lbs, and 19-22inches.

We had a growth ultrasound on August 11, 2011 and baby weighed approx. 4lbs 3oz, head measured at 31weeks and 5days, length measured at 33weeks 6days. Baby is going to be tall and lean!

Weight Gain: 164lbs, which is no weight gain. Good since I somehow managed to gain 6lbs in 12 days, still puzzled as to how a 1/2lb a day is possible. 

Belly:

What I Love: Getting to see baby on ultrasound. He/sh is so much chubbier and has the cutest nose, lips and chubby cheeks. Also love knowing what parts of baby are sticking out of the belly, I had my ideas but the ultrasound confirmed my suspicions. Baby is also head down which was a relief to finally hear.

What I Miss: Sleeping, I'm about ready to stop trying to sleep as more times then not I don't sleep.

Cravings: Oatmeal, rice pudding, mac n cheese, popsicles, and salads.

Symptoms: the list is getting really long. Not sleeping, I don't eat as much and I think that's just due to lack of available room. My hips/pelvis are extremely sore and sitting and laying has become  really uncomfortable. I have high blood pressure, blah! The swelling is pretty consistent and does not go away readily. I'm having quite a few headaches. I do however get little bursts of energy and it amazes me how much I can get done in a short amount of time. 

Sleep: Non existent, I had one decent night in the last week.

Maternity Clothes: I just have  a few comfy things left now, gaining 6lbs in 12 days will not allow things to fit!

Movement: I thought baby was running out of room, but I think he/she was tired of being squished and is now creating its own space at the cost of my internal organs and ribs. This is a big part of not sleeping recently. I finally get to sleep and baby boots a rib or something tender and I'm wide awake starting the cycle a ll over again.

Purchase This Week: I finished off my hospital bag, we are now ready for this baby to come!

Favourite Moment this Week: Getting to see babies chubby cheeks on our 4d ultrasound. We didn't get any good pictures though as baby is too big to get any good shots of more then one body part.

Boy or Girl: I'm leaning more towards boy after the ultrasound.

We played in a golf tournament yesterday, here are som epictures of all the fun of golfing at 33 weeks pregnant.

32 Weeks

I am still alive and pregnant! The weather has finally been nice here and we have so busy that I've neglected the blog. Hopefully I won't get that far behind again as I really forget things really fast and it takes a lot of work to catch up.

How Far Along: 32 Weeks

Size of baby: Baby Is getting big!! 19inches and up to 4.5lbs. The size of a honeydew.

Weight Gain: 161lbs, The scale is going up really fast these days, but i'm going to blame water retention. Its been hot here and I've been swollen.

Belly: 42 inches

What I Love: I am loving these last few weeks of having baby in my belly. Its safe and secure in there and overall I've really enjoyed being pregnant. I know I am going to miss the kicks and the wiggles and the belly when its all over. But at least I'll get to hold and see baby and not have to call it "it" anymore. 

What I Miss: I miss a lot these days. Going for walks without my hands and feet swelling up big time. Eating whatever I want. Picking up things off the ground without grunting and adjusting several times. Sleeping.

Cravings: Birthday cake with ice cream. DQ strawberry sundaes. Oatmeal. Rice Pudding.

Symptoms: I have a lot less energy and little tasks are becoming difficult. I have a ton of heartburn and can't eat very much without a lot of discomfort. I cannot get comfortable in bed and by the time I do my hips are usually so sore that its time to change positions. The insomnia is back and I cannot remember the last time I slpet past 4:00am.

Sleep: When I can manage to  stay asleep I sleep really well but thats where the problem lies. I wake up and start thinking about how much life is going to change soon and get myself all worked up and unable to sleep. You know how when your tired everything seems so much worse then they really are. Some examples that have kept me awake are our choices in names, not having a good enough camera, a baby item that we need but I didn't budget for, ongoing car seat drama etc. Nothing listed is worth losing sleep over thats for sure. Pregnancy does weird things to you.

Maternity Clothes: I am outgrowing a lot of my maternity clothes. There is nothing quite like outgrowing maternity clothes.....

Movement: Its finally starting to decrease and become a lot patterned. Baby is running out of room and the movements are a lot slower and more of pushes and nudges. My belly does not morph shape anymore which I'm little sad about.

Purchase This Week: Hopefully and finally the car seat that we have been trying to find and thought we successfully oredered once already. It is due to arrive in 2-3 weeks and I will be one happy camper when it finally arrives.

Favourite Moment this Week: Finalizing babies room and packing baby's hospital bag. I really need to get on ours now.

Boy or Girl: I keep having dreams that it is a girl so I'm really not sure anymore. Gut still says boy but I am loving all the girl available and will not be sad in the least bit if the little munchkin is a girl.

31 Weeks

How Far Along: 31 Weeks

Size of baby: Head of Lettuce, 3.2lbs and 18inches

Weight Gain: 158lbs, a total of 33lbs. Yikes!

Belly: 41 inches

What I Love: Feeling baby move around in my belly. Always makes a bad day better.

What I Miss: Seeing my toes!

Cravings: Popsicles and Ice cream. Nachos and cheese. Pizza.

Symptoms: High Blood pressure (Big Yikes!!), swollen feet (I now have very sexy compression socks to combat the discomfort of swollen feet)

Sleep: Still having lots of problems staying asleep all night. I wake up about 3 and can't fall back asleep. The tea and protein help a little bit but not to much lately.

Maternity Clothes: I'm really going to miss wearing comfy maternity clothes! I am losing more pieces every week it seems.

Movement: Lots still, baby is not yet head down so I think s/he is still having way to much fun punching various vital organs.

Purchase This Week: We finished off all the nursery furniture. So excited to have the nursery almost complete.

Favourite Moment this Week: Getting the nursery furniture all in place, this has been a big stress for me and I'm glad its done.

Boy or Girl: I'm really in between right now. I still think boy but not as certain.

30 Weeks!!

 

 

 

How Far Along: 30 weeks

Size of baby: Baby is the size of

Weight Gain: 156lbs 

Belly: 40 inches

What I Love: Watching baby change the shape of my belly, it makes me giggle a lot and I'm really gonna miss this part of pregnancy. We quite often lay in bed just watching what goes on, quiet time seems to be babies time to move around.

What I Miss: Lots, sleeping well, eating well, being able to move easily.

Cravings: Dairy queen strawberry sundaes, cheese, and rice pudding.

Symptoms: I am generally starting to feel large and ackward. My hips, knees and back are geting really sore. I'm also finding that I'm very hormonal and cry a lot more than normal.

Sleep: Its a bit better but still not getting a full nights sleep. 

Maternity Clothes: Seem to be running out of maternity clothes options these days just do to size.

Movement: Lots still, starting to be able to tell what body parts are poking out.

Purchase This Week: We bought 2 outfits from carters kids that are gender specific. The little girl outfit is super adorable and it makes want a little girl badly. We also ordered our car seat, which makes me very happy. I love it and feel very confident that our little one will be safe and comfy.

Favourite Moment this Week: Thinking the car seat I loved was discontinued and finding out it was just backordered.

Boy or Girl: Leaning a bit more towards girl after finding out I was way more active in my moms belly than my brother was. Half of why I think boy is just how busy this baby is.

29 Weeks

How Far Along: 29 weeks

Size of baby: Baby is the size of a cabbage. 3.1Lbs and 17inches

Weight Gain:

Belly:

What I Love: that my belly button is starting to pop out!

What I Miss: Seeing my toes, I can still see them but I have to lean over.

Cravings: Cereal, Oatmeal and rice pudding. Really trying hard to eat better and not so much sugar, so far so good

Symptoms: Really swollen feet. A general largeness that makes it difficult to move and bend. I find myself being very lazy and not wanting to move very much as well.

Sleep: Still having trouble with sleep, have a bunch of natural remedies that I'm trying and we will see how that goes.

Maternity Clothes: All maternity clothes now and lots are starting to get really tight. 

Movement: Lots of movement, we have lots of fun trying to figure out what sticking out.

Purchase This Week: Nothing, the baby shower is on the 17th so we will see what we get.

Favourite Moment this Week: Finding a car seat that fits in our vehicle and still meets all the requirements I wanted it to. 

Boy or Girl: I still feel like it's a boy.

28 weeks

How Far Along: 28 weeks

Size of baby: Baby is the size of a butternut Squash, about 3lbs and 16inches

Weight Gain:

Belly:

What I Love: I love being able to provide a safe and secure place for baby to grow and thrive. I'm already getting a little nervous about having to share baby with the world. I can't wait for everyone to meet the little one, but right now babies completely safe and kinda my (very visable) secret.

What I Miss: I really miss being able to move easily.

Cravings: Birthday Cake

Symptoms: Heartburn, swollen feet, insomnia.

Sleep: this week has been really rough for sleep. I am so tired and exhausted and just can't get into a deep sleep. It sucks and when your so tired it makes life very difficult.

Maternity Clothes: I am wearing only maternity clothes and am growing out of those now.

Movement: Baby moves a lot, all the time. Makes sleeping through the night even more difficult.

Purchase This Week: I cannot remember, the baby shower is coming up so we are not buying as much.

Favourite Moment this Week: I cannot remeber either on this one, defnitely going to try and remember to update the blog.

Boy or Girl: Boy! No reason, just think its a boy!