Weekly Update

How far along? 33 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 28 per last Dr. Appointment.
Stretch marks? Yep. Well we have covered this before. But still have them...will continue to have them.
Sleep: Sleeping is good for the most part. Some nights I have more anxiety that others. I think honestly I am in training for having to wake up with baby girl at all times in the evening. I am having a good night where I only get up three times to pee. Some nights it's as much as 5 times. The really good nights is when I can comfortably sleep with out ingesting Tums 3 times. It's like a routine..get up pee, pop a tums, and go back to sleep. Repeat 5 times.
Best moment this week: Seeing baby girl on the U/S. She is doing so well. It's starting to feel so real now.
Movement: She is active at odd times of the days. Some times she out right kicks me other times it's just subtle movements. She does tell when she is hungry though.
Food cravings: Milk and Chili. Not together. But since I have been trying to find high protein dinners these work great in a pinch situations.
Labor Signs: Nope..(7 more weeks)
What I miss: Wearing my normal shoe size. Right now I only have a few pairs of shoes I can wear. They are both ones I got when I figured out my shoes weren't fitting anymore. I try on my older shoes and they just don't fit at all. but I think they will go back to normal size after pregnancy.
What I am looking forward to: To my showers coming up. I got the cutest outfits.
Weekly Wisdom: The exercises that my Natural Birth coach are are really helping with constipation. I highly recommend doing a few pelvic tilts, tailor sitting, squats, and thigh resistants if you are having problems.
Milestones: None at the moment but I am three weeks away from baby girl being technically full term. :)

I have to say that Sandro is going to be an amazing coach. He is good about me focusing on nutrition and making sure I do my exercises. He is also amazing at the practicing the relaxation techniques. I am so lucky to have in my life. He is in full support of me going natural and wants to do all that he can to insure that I get through this without being too uncomfortable. He just makes me feel so loved all the time and makes me feel confident about myself. He tells me I am beautiful all the time and just takes such good care of me. I have to give him props for being amazing. Baby girl is going to have one great father.

Not so impressed with my pic this morning. I miss my camera. Only two more weeks until we reunite.

This is more work from my mother in law. She had to have a pillow to match the blanket. Also notice the purple headband. She has this purple outfit she hasn't quite let go of yet.
My mom found this chair pad from JcPenny. It fits really well considering the chair is over 30 years old. It's also really comfortable. Now I just need to work on the ottoman. Norma is sending me some fabric for this.
Sandro gave me roses on Friday. Just because. Two dozen of the prettiest roses ever. Love them.
The previous week pizza I made from scratch. It's it lovely. I made two of these and only ate a tiny pit of it. Yummy!

Still a Girl! :)

The Doctor's appointment went very well. Long but awesome. Baby girl is very healthy and all her important items (kidneys, heart, brain, legs, fingers and stomach) all looking prefect. Her estimated weight is 4 pounds 7 oz. and she is measuring exactly where she should. Not big as the Dr. was fearing. She was very active during the u/s and was putting her hands up over her face. We also got a very good girlie parts shot. Dr. has no concerns and the u/s tech said our baby look like a textbook pregnancy. I am amazed and now a little scared thinking there is a real baby in my tummy and it's coming out to be with us so soon. I hope we are ready!

1) Girlie Parts (the hamburger per the tech)
2) Baby hiding her profile..but if you look close enough you can see her cheeks and nose.
3) Same as #2

Weekly Update

How far along? 32 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 26 per last Dr. Appointment.
Stretch marks? I try not to pay attention but yes, I have stretch marks but I have had them before and they will fade like they did before. Luckily crop tops are out so I don't really care and I know for a fact that Sandro doesn't mind them at all.
Sleep: Having the worse night of sleep ever makes me happy that for the last 5 nights I have been sleeping much better. Though I have increased the amount of pillows I have.
Best moment this week: Watching my belly move from one side to the other. Baby wanted to get comfy.
Movement: She is a moving and a shaking and dancing...
Food cravings: Milk...gosh I sound like a broken record. But it's true. Now I have a good excuse..since I need to up my protein.
Labor Signs: Nope..(8 more weeks)
What I miss: Eating full meals without being in complete turmoil. I used to be able to eat a decent sized meal not so much anymore. I ate a salad last night and thought I was going to die yesterday. After eating 3/4 of it. Given it was a pretty big salad..but still.
What I am looking forward to: The U/S on Thursday and the two showers coming up.
Weekly Wisdom: Eat your protein pregnant mama's. Your supposed to have from 60-100 grams a day. It's supposed to help with preeclampsia and preterm labor. So increase that fiber and eat more beans!
Milestones: None at the moment. I am about 4 weeks away from being in the safely zone. Baby will be considered full term and I can breath easier.

Two funny stories this week. Apollo is a stinker but God love him for being so cute. I brought home a piece of cake from work for Sandro. It had pink icing and was strawberry flavor. I had a bite but apparently it was too sweet and I couldn't eat any of of it so I figured Sandro would eat it for me since I felt guilty just tossing it. Well I left it on the table not really considering that the dogs would be interested. Well I was wrong. Sandro was cooking dinner and I was in the restroom and Apollo took it upon himself to indulge into some pink cake. He ate half of it before Sandro could catch him. So we ended up having to toss it. The next day he had diarrhea. Bad dog!

Also, I spent all this time on Saturday night making the best pizza from scratch. Since that is the best way and all. Well by the time I sat down to eat I had the worse case of heartburn I have in a while and I couldn't stomach more than 1 and 1/2 piece. That was sad. I ended up eating it the next day for breakfast...but I could only stomach about 2 pieces. Let's just say Sandro is getting pizza for lunch for 3 days this week.

No pictures this week but I know I will be having a update on Thursday...;)

Week 32 - What the baby looks like..

Last night I had the worst sleep I have ever had. I could not get comfortable at all. The baby was kicking me high and she would not stop. Whatever ever way I would turn, she would kick. So I got up numerous times in the night trying to get her to relax a little. While it wasn't painful I am going have to figure out another way to get comfortable. More pillows perhaps? The funny thing is that I didn't even have much heartburn. SO while her position has changed to somewhere uncomfortable my heartburn is less. hmmmm...She is still kicking this morning so I thought I would google a picture of what she looks like at 32 weeks. (of course she isn't a boy ;) I am amazed. No wonder she isn't comfortable either.

So here is what is happening this week.

By week 32, your baby weighs nearly 4 pounds! The crown-to-rump length of your baby is approximately 11.7 inches and the total length is about 18.9 inches. Your uterus is now 5 inches above your bellybutton. Some doctors do not see their patients every other week until now. So, if you were going to the doctor monthly, you may begin going once every other week now.

Sleeping boy. the baby sleeps 90-95% of the day, and sometimes experiences REM sleep, an indication of dreaming.

Now that your baby has grown so long and your uterus is higher, you might notice a new discomfort. Your baby is probably head-down and may occasionally stretch out and kick you in the ribs. The pressure on your rib cage can make you sore, especially if one of your baby's feet becomes caught. You can prevent this by sitting up straight as much as possible. Because your baby's demands for vitamins and minerals are higher than ever right now, you should continue to take your parental vitamins for the entire pregnancy.

This week your baby's movements will peak. You should continue to monitor the fetal movements daily and address any concerns with your caregiver. The wrinkles in your baby's face are disappearing and fat is still being deposited throughout the baby's body.

The body growth slows down from now on.

Because of the lack of space in the uterus, the legs are drawn up in what is known as the fetal position.

As a preparation for breastfeeding, your baby has learned to root for the breast. The baby will turn its head if touched on the cheek and open its mouth if the bottom lip is tickled. By this time the baby can also suck and swallow in a coordinated way.

Weekly Update

How far along? 31 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 26 per last Dr. Appointment.
Stretch marks? My belly is starting to curve outward and become more round causing some stretch marks to appear.
Sleep: Pretty decent. Some nights I wake up every 2 hours with heartburn so I am eating tums all night..of course this is comes with the need of pee break. Some nights it's just pee breaks.
Best moment this week: Hearing baby girls heartbeat. It was a strong 164.
Movement: She is a mover and a kicker. It's fun sometimes just to watch the belly. To drive Apollo crazy I put his ball on my belly and wait for her to kick so it falls off. Sometimes she corporates...often not. But Apollo just watches and waits.
Food cravings: Still Milk. Though I had a need for cinnamon this week. I had some cinnamon french toast. It was okay but a little two sweet.
Labor Signs: Nope..(9 more weeks)
What I miss: Some days I can't eat much at all. I get full so quickly. I miss my hearty appetite.
What I am looking forward to: Our next Dr's Appointment. We will be having a u/s. The last time I saw babygirl was at 18 weeks. I can't wait to see how she has changed.
Weekly Wisdom: Don't be afraid to ask your Dr questions regarding pregnancy. Don't be shy because your paying them good money to make sure your completely cared for. It's better to ask and then something happen and have regrets.
Milestones: No big Milestones. We start our Birth classes next week. Sunday from 6-9:30. Too bad it's during Trueblood. Of course there is there DVR. The best invention ever.

So here is the latest picture from this morning. Some girl told me last week that I look like I have a potbelly. Not much like being 7 months pregnant. hmmm....

Here is my next project. This was my old rocking chair (or my doll's). You can see the wear on it. It's getting a face lift and a theme change.

Here is the chair primed. Ready for color. What color you may ask...(Couldn't you tell in the other picture)

Awww...a finished project. It's rare but it happens. Thanks to Sandro for doing most of the work. If you are interested in what it looked like before. Click here. Don't you love the color. Sandro made fun of it so much. He didn't understand the need for a purple bookcase, but I digress.

Close Up. I am actually going to add a few more details to finish off the theme.

Dr. gave Sandro the **side eye**

Appointment went well but she is a little concerned with my little cervical mucus problem. Being that I am far enough to lose my mucus plug that it's a little alarming when I seem to be loosing this early(slowly)...the good thing is that mucus plugs do regenerate. But sometimes it could mean early labor. But since I have no contractions she wasn't overly worried about it. However, when she measured my belly she said ... your belly has grown...She asked us how big we where when we were born. Sandro was a BIG baby...somewhere about 4 kilo's...as soon as he said that she gave him the side eye and was like...4 kilo's and what exactly..Then she was like...this is going to be a BIG baby. Baby had a really strong heartbeat. 164 ... which is pretty darn good. She was kicking the doopler again. Next appointment I am getting a sono to check on my cervical length and to check the size of the baby. Perhaps my due date will be moving. Overall a good appointment and positive sign the baby is so big. :)

I also had blood drawn to check platelets. So wish me good luck.

Weekly Update

How far along? 30 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 24 per last Dr. Appointment.
Stretch marks? My belly is getting bigger so my old ones are looking bigger. In addition my belly is hard as a rock.
Sleep: Some nights great. Others not so great. It really depends on what I ate that evening.
Best moment this week: Watching True Blood and Sandro massaging my legs and feet. It was awesome.
Movement: Some days are quieter than others some days she is all over the place. (usually Monday morning.)
Food cravings: Still Milk.
Labor Signs: Nope..Many weeks away from this. (10 weeks) Though I did have CM this morning and I will be calling my doctor since it was brownish in color. I am paranoid.
What I miss: My hands have been hurting a lot lately. I think it's pregnancy carpel tunnel. So I miss being able to do stuff with my hands and not have them hurt afterward.
What I am looking forward to: Our baby shower on September 12th.
Weekly Wisdom: Keep moving as much as you can. I find the lazier I am the less my joints want to move and the more it hurts just to do basic things like go to the restroom. Even if it's short walks or whatever...keep on moving.
Milestones: I am at 30 weeks today. About 6 weeks away from being full term. Full term is supposed to be 36 weeks. Of course I do hope baby stays in there for as long as possible.

Yesterday I was highly emotional for some reason. Sandro made me breakfast and you don't really want to mess up a pregnant woman's breakfast. Especially if she requests something simple like bacon and eggs. Well Sandro likes mushrooms (A LOT) and decided to make it a mushroom surprise. Well these where big black mushrooms. So by the time he was done he had it look like something that you would only read in a Dr. Seuss book. It was black and gross and as soon as I saw it I was completely grossed out. It was not what I had in mind. I immediately started balling. I was so upset. I was starving and this is what he was trying to feed me BLACK eggs. Luckily he made me some toast as well and cut up a tomato. He tried telling me how wonderful it tasted and that I was missing out. Well I couldn't stomach it at all. I tried a few bites but it was way over mushroomed. I was seriously crying rivers for no reason. It's not as if he didn't try to make me breakfast. It wasn't even that horrible tasting it just looked disgusting. I was just over reacting. Then I started balling more because I was overreacting telling him how sorry I was for being so hard on him. He was trying to calm me down because I was starting to cough and couldn't breath. Can we just say pregnancy hormones? I quickly recovered of course..I just needed to calm down.

Look for Auntie Randi and Igor brought back from South Padre Island

Another pile of giving to clothes. I sure hope it's a girl. This stuff is super cute.

What people see at 30 weeks. Some don't notice I am pregnant and think I am just getting fat.

What people don't see. ;)

This was one of two projects Sandro and I completely this weekend. I am lieing...Sandro did most of the work. This picture is a little out of focus. I was rushing this morning. This is Nana's China cabinet. It has so many scratches and hasn't been properly cleaned in years. I took a picture of the top if it and it was really...really bad.

This is the finished product. After some furniture polish, windex and ton of patience. And look it's actually holding china. What it was actually made to hold. It looks so pretty in my dining room. Sandro did a very good job cleaning it up. He has a lot more patience than I have had.

Weekly Update

How far along? 29 weeks 2 Day
Total weight gain/loss: Up 24 per last Dr. Appointment.
Stretch marks? They aren't as bad as I thought they would be at this point. No New ones. Sandro does rub my belly every night. I highly recommend Aveeno for the itching sensation.
Sleep: My anxiety is starting to get to me. I was thinking of all these different things when I try to sleep. It doesn't help if baby girl is in a moving mood though. It makes the anxiety worse. Some nights I pass out and I am fine. Others it takes a few hours and even then I wake up a ton of times to use the restroom. Also my hands hurt. It's hard to explain...but they really hurt. They fall asleep in the middle of the night and I wake up hurting.
Best moment this week: Finally finishing a big project here at work. It's finally coming to a end. Time to start another big one with the same client.
Movement: Some days she is like on a soccer field. It's starting to increase more and more. I worry that something is wrong but Sandro tells me that it's just the baby getting bigger and running out of room. Hence why the belly is growing and I am feeling her more. I guess it's mother nature to worry.
Food cravings: Milk. Holy crap milk. I can drink it all day. I got milk three times in a row here at work.
Labor Signs: Nope..Many weeks away from this. (11 weeks)
What I miss: Not feeling like a old lady. My knees, feet and hands literally hurt. Maybe this is why I am having cravings for milk and calcium because my joints hurt. When I lost the weight, (which was about 28 pounds), I was feeling pretty good. My body didn't hurt and my energy level was crazy high. So I think gaining this weight is putting a stain on my body. Mainly my joints.
What I am looking forward to: Getting maternity pictures and starting the birthing classes later this month.
Weekly Wisdom: Sometimes finishing a project will take a lot more energy. I have so many projects I want to start but I am scared I will never finish.
Milestones: None really. Though I am two weeks of way to be in the single digit weeks before giving birth. Wow. It's just moving so fast.

Sometimes I think people think I am just overweight. I still get side eye when I tell people I am pg and I am due in October. While this is actually a good thing since that means that I don't look pregnant it still kinda of frustrating since people seem not to believe me. There is a girl in my office that is due in September and she her belly is huge! She looks like she is ready to pop. Then you see me, being a tall Amazon, looking just a little overweight with a small bump. I have told a few of the sales people and they can't believe that I am due in October. Maybe they are just being nice. It could be the fact that I was 30 ish pounds overweight when I started this job and I wear my clothes bigger than the other girl but geez, I wish I had a baby bump that look like I was 7 months pregnant. Me and the other pregnant girl where comparing notes in the restroom yesterday. While we are experiencing similar things she looks like she is in a lot more pain than I am. She is about 5 foot tall so I am sure the strain from her belly is making her grouchy. I, on the other hand, am feeling pretty good. Expect for my joints of course. But no pain. I just just be thankful and shut up. ;)

And here is a picture of the onesie that my dad and Norma sent along with some bibs. So cute.


Here is the picture of the bed skirt that Norma made. Isn't it pretty?