33 weeks

 Here's what's up right now:

How far along:  33 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I keep forgetting to update this, so my memory may be off, but I think it's 18 total at this point

 

Maternity clothes: absolutely....until I walk in the door and it's gym shorts and tank tops =)

 

Stretch marks: getting new ones on my belly unfortunately =(

 

Sleep: It's pretty good right now! I sleep pretty soundly until around 4:30 and then I REALLY have to go to the restroom, but, hey, I'll take it!

 

Best moment this week: We registered for a few things (tacky?!) because some family/friends wanted to have some "good ideas" & we figured this would be the easiest way. We also got the crib put together!

 

Movement: He's beginning to chill out a bit, but he still moves enough to keep me from getting worried. He gets the hiccups a lot now, too!

 

Food cravings: Snickers

 

Gender: it's a boy!
    

Labor signs: nope...I do think I've had some Braxton Hicks here & there, though
  

Belly button in or out: innnn
    

What I miss: playing comfortably in the floor with the girls
    

What I am looking forward to: *Hopefully* getting to exchange the dresser and getting a new one pretty quickly. The dresser I ordered is way too dark & doesn't look good with the crib. We just hope it's exchangeable since I ordered it online & we had to completely open the box to be able to see the color. =(
    

Weekly wisdom: Be oh so very thankful we've had a "comfortable" summer this year! This last week has been triple digits and it's KILLING me. I am swollen, exhausted, and absolutely uncomfortable. SO thankful it wasn't an entire summer of it.
    

Milestone: Got my C-section scheduled for October 10! Dr. L said he'd get me on the schedule at my 36 week appointment but then realized that I am due 10/17 so my c/s should be a week prior, making it 10/10. We both figured that would be a very popular "elective c/s" day, so he had his nurse go ahead and call to get me on the schedule. I'll hopefully get confirmation at my appointment Tuesday.

 

 

33 weeks and HUGE!

29 Weeks

We are almost down to the single digits. Ho.ly.cow! Sorry sweet boy, I love you and are super excited to be expecting you, but your ornery sisters don't leave me much time ( or energy) (or brain power) to keep up with these updates. I'll make it up to you one day. Promise. =)

Here's what's up right now:

How far along: 29 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +3 today at my appointment so I *think* 15 total

 

Maternity clothes: when I actually get dressed, yes. I go back to work really soon so I guess I've got to turn in my summer attire of shorts & t-shirts =(

 

Stretch marks:  the old ones are growing again, but haven't found any new ones

 

Sleep: I've gotten the pregnancy insomnia right now and it bites. I am SO tired when I go to bed but lay there for about 1.5hours before finally falling asleep and then I wake up periodically throughout the night & it takes a bit to fall back asleep. I've taken Tylenol PM a couple of times to help me get/stay asleep (dr approved) but that's a habit I don't want to form

 

Best moment this week: Having strangers comment on me being pregnant. I guess I'm officially past the "is she pregnant, or just fat?" stage

 

Movement: yep! He's finally moved up a bit so it's not as uncomfortable as it was before.

 

Food cravings: freezer pops...you know, the frozen flavored heaven in the little plastic tubes. I can (and do) eat probably 5 a day. At least.

 

Gender: still a boy! I hope! I've been having those "what if" thoughts. Maybe I can talk the dr into one more ultrasound?!
   

Labor signs: nope
 

Belly button in or out: way in
   

What I miss: softball
   

What I am looking forward to: picking out the paint so we can get the walls painted & the furniture ordered!
   

Weekly wisdom: deep breaths and prayer. That's about all I've got some days. When S & O are being a handful, screaming, running amok, testing every boundary possible, etc. I just close my eyes, take some deep breaths, say a little prayer & know that someday I will miss the noise and ruckus of having little ones. It's those moments that I have a slight panic attack that "zomg, I'm about to add to the chaos!" but then I smile & thank God for the blessing of a new baby!
   

Milestone: Glucose test. Well, technically I haven't taken it just yet. Oops. Interesting story: I was supposed to drink the yummy drink & get my blood drawn at my appointment today, but today was a bit crazy so I forgot. (I purposefully forgot...but, still.) We had a house showing today so I cleaned like a crazy lady, took the girls to story time/the mall, took Sophia to the dentist to watch Jeff's appointment, then hustled over to my own appointment. I had a poptart for breakfast & a piece of chocolate cake for lunch & I would have had to drink the drink at the dentist so I decided to "forget" it. Anyway, at my appointment my blood pressure was pretty high so the nurse had me relax for a bit & then the dr took it again at the end of the appointment...still high. With my history (began developing pre-e w/Sophia & was admitted for monitoring once with her) he said he might have to send me to be monitored. HOWEVER, since I had "forgotten" to drink the stuff (and I swore to them it was also just high because of my crazy/busy day!)  I was told that I could drink it tomorrow & come back for a blood draw & blood pressure check. Sooo, I'll go back tomorrow afternoon and hope/pray that it's gone back down. Oh, but, tomorrow is my first day to report back to work for a work day....I'm sure that's not going to be stressful (right?!).

Please only pay attention to the belly...I am a hot mess (literally)

Yeah, I'm huge. With plenty of time to get even huge-er. yay! ;)

Almost 25 weeks!

So, even though I'm off for the summer, I'm still having a hard time finding a few spare moments to keep up with this blog. Blame it on fun stuff going on, pregnancy brain, mommy brain, or just having my hands completely full with 2 sweet girls...but I'm going to try to do better! Sorry, Mr. Elijah!

Here's what's going on at almost 25 weeks:

How far along: 24 weeks 6 days

Total weight gain/loss: gained another 2, so up 12 so far

 

Maternity clothes: yep!

 

Stretch marks:  still haven't gotten any new ones...fingers crossed they stay away!

 

Sleep: eh, it comes and goes. Some nights I sleep really well, other nights I have the pregnancy insomnia and/or a very full bladder all.night.long that makes me get up several times throughout the night.

 

Best moment this week: Olivia learning how to say "Elijah". So sweet!

 

Movement: lots and lots and lots of it ;)

 

Food cravings: Fluids: water, tea, sodas, snocones, popsicles, chocolate milk, anything liquid. Not a huge fan of food these days, I have more "aversions" than "cravings"

 

Gender: Elijah Chase
   

Labor signs: nope
 

Belly button in or out: I'll always have an inny
  

What I miss: being able to roll around/wrestle with the girls. They like to "rough play" before bed and now that they're getting a bit more rough and my belly's getting a bit more round I have to sit out and let daddy have all the fun
   

What I am looking forward to: finding nursery stuff
   

Weekly wisdom: long car rides are no fun when struggling with my aching tailbone
   

Milestone: 3 months to go!

21 Weeks

How far along: 21 weeks! Again, I skipped a week  = /

Total weight gain/loss: Had my monthly appointment this past Tuesday and I had gained 8 pounds in the 5 weeks between appointments! Yikes! That puts me up to 10 pounds total.

 

Maternity clothes: Dresses are still my favorite...and now that my summer break has officially began I can wear comfy clothes all day long. Score!

 

Stretch marks:  No new ones just yet

 

Sleep: I'm getting plenty right now

 

Best moment this week: We had our "real" ultrasound/appointment this past Tuesday and everything looked great! We got confirmation that we are, indeed, having a BOY. He was healthy and very active...all that we could ever hope for!

 

Movement: On my last post I said something like "holy cow, he's a mover!" and boy was I right! During our ultrasound the tech mentioned no less than 4 times how active he was, how most babies don't move around that much at 21 weeks, etc. He was moving the whole time...it was quite a show!

 

Food cravings: still no "cravings", just mainly preferences and aversions. I'll like something just find one day and then 3 days later it makes me want to vomit. Slightly annoying, but oh well.

 

Gender: he's most definitely a BOY! Mr. Elijah
  

Labor signs: nope
 

Belly button in or out: I'll always have an inny
  

What I miss: not having constant tailbone pain. I broke my tailbone many years ago & I re-agitated it while working out a few months ago & it hasn't healed. I am in constant pain. My dr. gave me a prescription for a pain killer that is safe to take while pregnant but said we needed to look into steroid injections if they don't help. I'm praying they help take the edge off because I really don't want those injections.
  

What I am looking forward to: looking for boy stuff! The bedding, decorations, clothes, etc are a whole new ballgame for me!
  

Weekly wisdom: If I am going to sit for an extended period of time I need to have a pillow to sit on. bleh
  

Milestone: Over half way there!!

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19 Weeks

How far along: 19 weeks...skipped a week on here, oops! I also forgot (read: looked awful every single day this week so there is no picture) to take a picture this week.

Total weight gain/loss: I really don't know. I forgot to get a starting point, ya know, because we were in shock and all. Guess I'll find out at my next appointment

 

Maternity clothes: yep! I can still wear a few regular shirts, but I'm definitely in maternity pants full time. I love wearing dresses, too....bought a bunch of non-maternity maxi dresses and I think those will last me awhile =)

 

Stretch marks:  Still no new ones, and my old ones are beginning to tame themselves again.

 

Sleep: Much better! I only get up about once a night now, yay! My hands and/or feet often fall asleep during the night, though, and the annoyance of it wakes me up a bit, but I can get right back to sleep.

 

Best moment this week: Revealing to everyone that we're having a BOY!! I couldn't wait to find out (I've thought boy since day one, but nobody else agreed!) and my dr didn't schedule my next u/s until 21 weeks, so I used some bday $ and got a gender scan at just over 17 weeks. Jeff & I kept the secret a whole week! ha!

 

Movement: Holy cow, he's a mover! I definitely feel movement now. Lots and lots of movement. It is so weird feeling so much movement because it's early/he's still pretty low so I'm feeling it in different places than the other times. Love it!

 

Food cravings: no real "cravings" just a lot of preferences. Like, I now prefer a McDouble from McD's instead of the McChicken, etc.

 

Gender: it's a BOY!! Elijah Chase =)  the gender scan was pretty obvious, but we'll (hopefully) get confirmation in a couple of weeks
 

Labor signs: nope
 

Belly button in or out: just a monster of a cave
 

What I miss: not having to tell the girls "be careful, you'll hurt your brother!" when they want to lay/climb/cuddle/tickle/etc with me
 

What I am looking forward to: Getting confirmation that he's still a boy and then getting to start looking at boy stuff. It's going to be a whole new ballgame, folks!
 

Weekly wisdom: I "learned" it with both girls, but I have to remind myself...let others help you when they want to. Even though I know I can do something and someone else insists on doing it for me, let them.
 

Milestone: Feeling consistent movement

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Telling family...Sophia is just now finding out. She's so excited for a brother!!