Week 33- Baby Boy is The Size of A Pineapple

Lil Guy has hair!!!!

Week 33 was a good one with not too many changes. We had a Dr. Appt where they found out my belly is measuring about 3 weeks small. Because of this, they sent me for an ultrasound to check baby boy's development. At the ultrasound, everything came up perfect! I was thrilled by all of this, because we got to see him again, and he's doing great. The tech kept trying to get him to move so she could get another angle/picture, and he was NOT having it. When he's in his comfy spot/sleeping he's like his daddy, and is out like a rock! When he finally did move, he moved away from the camera, instead of towards it. Oh man, I got such a kick out of it. He's expressing his stubborness from the womb! I'm still going to bed around 8:00-9:00 every night, and was finally able to sleep in past 3:00 A.M. this weekend. I was still up at 5:00, but those extra 2 hours were fantastic! Kelsey, and her mom hosted an AMAZING shower this weekend! Everything was perfect, and we had a great turn-out. I worked at Elephant Bar on Sunday, and I'm fairly certain that will be my last shift before baby. The rib pain is just too intense/ carrying heavy plates and being on my feet all day makes it way worse. Not too much longer though, there's light at the end of the tunnel! Can't wait to meet our sweet boy!

 

How far along? 34 weeks today

Total weight gain/loss? 25 lbs

Maternity clothes? Wardrobe is VERY limited now.

Stretch marks? None thankfully.

Sleep? Sleeping thru the night, not even having to get up to pee. I'm up around 3:00 - 5:00 AM every day, and just get up at that point. Getting a solid 7-8 hours though so no complaints here! 

Best moment this week? Kelsey & Mary Jo's Baby Shower <3

Miss Anything? Rare Steak

 

Movement? Getting stronger every day, but it's still not painful.

Food/Drink cravings? Girl Scout Cookies!!! Definitely on a sweet kick lately.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Just when I over-eat, but i've been really careful to not do that.
  
Have you started to show yet? The only thing that hides it now is a sweatshirt!

Gender? It's a BOY!

 

Labor Signs? I've started to get Braxton Hicks. It's not bad though.

 

Belly Button in or out? We're closer to an outie, than an innie at this point

Happy or Moody most of the time? Very happy

Looking forward to? Finishing the nursery! We just need to finally get the bedding so I can decorate the rest of the room.

 

Week 32- Baby Boy is The Size of A Bok Choy

33 Weeks, 2 Days

Week 32 was ok. I'm definitely spending more time in bed lately than being up, and moving around. I've been getting noticeably more winded by easy tasks lately too..... walking up and down the stairs is a doozy. We missed baby class last week because I couldn't bring myself to go sit in those awful chairs for 2 1/2 hours (rib pain problems) I got horrible heart burn one night, but haven't had it too bad since then. My food portions have drastically been cut. If I over eat, even just by a few bites, I feel SO SICK for a few hours. All of this is controllable, I just have to be really careful what, and how much I eat. Baby's movements are getting so strong, and i'm LOVING that! It's so amazing to watch him shift my whole belly as he moves around. He's all over the place, but it still doesn't hurt. We still haven't seen a hand/foot poking out, but my belly for sure buldges wherever he is. And if I'm snuggling against Clay's back, he can feel our son kicking his back. It's so cool/ I'm really going to miss this part of pregnancy!

 

How far along? 33 weeks, 2 Days today

Total weight gain/loss? 24 lbs

Maternity clothes? Wardrobe is VERY limited now.

Stretch marks? None thankfully.

Sleep? Sleeping like a rock, but waking up at 3:00 A.M. regularly now. Not even to pee, I'll just wake up, and be wide awake.

Best moment this week? I got a prenatal massage, and it was heaven on earth!

Miss Anything? Rare Steak

 

Movement? Getting stronger every day, but it's still not painful.

Food/Drink cravings? The mini doughnut hole/bite things from Dunkin Doughnuts

Anything making you queasy or sick? Heartburn is creeping its way in to my life. The first night that I had it I was SO NAUSEOUS! As long as I don't eat too much, i'm ok, but if I over eat I'm feeling sick the rest of the night.
  
Have you started to show yet? The only thing that hides it now is a sweatshirt!

Gender? It's a BOY!

 

Labor Signs? Nope

 

Belly Button in or out? We're closer to an outie, than an innie at this point

Happy or Moody most of the time? Very happy

Looking forward to? Kelsey's Baby shower this weekend <3

Week 31- Baby Boy is The Size of A Bunch of Asparagus

32 Weeks, 2 Days

Week 31 was a good one with out much change. Same story as far as rib pain, but still sleeping like a champ! I've found relief with a heating pad, and laying in bed. Don't ask me why, but laying on the couch doesn't help, just laying in bed. Also, our stubborn lil sweet pea likes to kick back if I try to push him out of my ribs so I've stopped doing that. His movements are getting so strong that he knocked the heart monitor off my belly at our Dr. appointment last week! The tech, and I both started laughing, and he did it again. He's such an adorable lil stinker already. He doesn't respond to light very well. Some women have said their babies will respond if you put a flash light to the belly, mine won't. He'll also completely stop moving if I lift my shirt up, and it's my bare belly in a bright room. He doesn't respond any more or any less to different music genres. So far, I'd describe his personality as fisty :-) We also had our first baby prep class this week. Parts of it were a bit strange, but the information is good to have. There was a really strong reaction from the men in the room when the teacher showed what our organs look like normally, then showed what they look like at the end of pregnancy. All of the women got a kick out of it.

 

How far along? 32 weeks, 2 Days today

Total weight gain/loss? 22 lbs with 8 weeks to go

Maternity clothes? Wardrobe is VERY limited now.

Stretch marks? None thankfully.

Sleep? Sleeping like a rock

Best moment this week? Meeting our friends Jesse & Kyleigh's baby for the first time since he was born a few weeks ago! He's so precious, and we both left their house feeling blissful/ anxious for our son to get here.

Miss Anything? Rare Steak

 

Movement? Getting stronger every day, but it's still not painful.

Food/Drink cravings? Nothing in particular this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Not queasy, but I am getting SO FULL so easily. I'm probably only eating about 1/2 every day what I had been eating the past few months. 
  
Have you started to show yet? The only thing that hides it now is a sweatshirt!

Gender? It's a BOY!

 

Labor Signs? Nope

 

Belly Button in or out? We're closer to an outie, than an innie at this point

Happy or Moody most of the time? Very happy

Looking forward to? The shower Kelsey and her mom are throwing <3

Week 30- Baby Boy is The Size of A Large Cabbage

Week 30 was an eye-opener that the easy days of pregnancy are over. There's rib pain every day now, and it doesn't go away from walking around like it has thus far. I've found that using a heating pad, and laying down/stretching out helps eventually, but it's not a quick fix. Sitting at my desk all day at work is pretty much torture. Deep breath in, deep breath out... 8 1/2 more weeks. I'm also getting uncomfortably full off of barely any food. Clay made the observation that the rib pain seems to get noticeably worse after I eat..... so there's the battle of hunger vs. rib pain. That's been fun. I'm sure I'll get over this slump, and embrace the uncomfort/get back to loving being pregnant, but it was a pretty steady week of pain, and it got to me mentally for sure. Kelsey gave the best words of wisdom from her mama, that "it'll get better around March 9th, and then you'll forget all about it." I believe her, and I'm going to hold on to that these next 2 months.

 

How far along? 31 weeks, 2 Days today

Total weight gain/loss? Haven't checked since we got back from vacation. Last weigh in was at 20 lbs, and I'm supposed to gain 1/2 lb per week for the remainder of pregnancy.

Maternity clothes? Wardrobe is VERY limited now.

Stretch marks? None thankfully.

Sleep? Sleeping like a rock, but am waking up noticeably earlier.

Best moment this week? Spending the whole weekend barely leaving the house! Ah it felt so good to just kick back finally.

Miss Anything? Rare Steak

 

Movement? Getting stronger every day, but it's still not painful.

Food/Drink cravings? Nothing in particular this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!
 
Have you started to show yet? The only thing that hides it now is a sweatshirt!

Gender? It's a BOY!

 

Labor Signs? Nope

 

Belly Button in or out? We're closer to an outie, than an innie at this point

Happy or Moody most of the time? More so moody this week

Looking forward to? The baby shower with the ebar girls in a few weeks <3