Weeks 28-31

 

Baby & Mommy @ 28-31

Size of Baby: 17 inches, 4 lbs, The size of a baby :)

Total Weight Gain: +13 lbs

Maternity Clothes? This weekend a co-worker of mine came by the house and dropped off two huge garbage bags FILLED with maternity clothes. Almost makes me want to be pregnant longer just so I can wear them!

Gender: Baby Girl :)

Movement: Oh yes, I even get worried when I haven't felt her in awhile because she moves so often. She is the most active when I am laying down, which makes trying to fall asleep interesting but its a great opportunity to thank God that I get to spend another night with her safely growing inside me.

Sleep: Just this week I have started experiencing a little insomnia, I sleep solidly til about 3:00am and then I am up for awhile before falling back asleep...last night I was up from 3am-5am.

What I Miss: Feeling normal. Daily I go from feeling great, to not so great, to nauseous, back to great, to tired etc etc.

Cravings: Nothing too unusual, I am still good with sweets, I have been a bit more thirsty lately. But nothing out of the ordinary.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not sure what it is but at least once a day I feel faint and nauseous. Maybe its just the end of pregnancy woes not sure just hope it stays to a couple of times a day and not all day. 

Symptoms: Bloody Noses, Fatigued pretty easily, feeling lightheaded, blood tests revealed I was a little anemic so I am starting to take extra iron supplements, hopefully that will relieve the dizzy/faint feelings I feel sometimes.

 

Belly Button in or out?  out, way way out

Best moment:  Buying things for Baby Girl's room, bedding and decorations, planning our big move that will happen NEXT WEEK, and then maybe focusing on baby girl's arrival. So spending some quality time with Ben over the next couple of weeks is a must. Oh ya, college football started :)

Song of the Week: 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)- Matt Redman

Never Grow Up

It kills me to watch my four nephews grow up, because they grow up WAY too fast. They melt my heart with each new age and phase they go through, but there is just something special about their baby and toddler-hood.

I am sitting here watching my belly bounce up and down as Baby Girl gets comfortable and I can't already help and pray that time moves slowly. Like it or not the things that EVERYONE lets me know : "they grow up too fast" that "life just moves more quickly once they get here" and that "you are going to miss this". I REALLY want to and am going to try and soak in every moment.

This Taylor Swift song came on my Spotify Radio tonight and I felt the selfish need to share the first verse/chorus.

Your little hand's wrapped around my finger, and its so quiet in the world tonight.

Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming, so I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light.

To you everything's funny, you've got nothing to regret

I'd give all I have honey if you could stay like that.

Oh, Darlin', don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up 

Just stay this little

Oh, Darlin', don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up

It could stay this simple

I won't let noboby hurt you, won't let no one break your heart

And no one will desert you.

Just try to never grow up

I don't know that I have let it sink in yet, just how blessed we are to have this new life joining our family. I can't wait to meet her, but at the same time I am going to really try and enjoy these last three months, only The Lord knows if I will ever get this opportunity again. I pray that I do but that does not give me an excuse to take this time for granted. I wish we could freeze frame time.

Weeks 26 & 27

Baby & Mommy @ 26/27 weeks

Size of Baby: 14.5 inches, 2 lbs, roughly the size of a head of cauliflower

Total Weight Gain: +11 lbs (I'm in the double digits!)

Maternity Clothes? Yes, I am at the point now where I am replacing the first set of maternity clothes that I bought that were just regular clothes in a size up. I now need the shirts with the gathered sides, and my one pair of maternity shorts isn't going to cut it much longer. I need to go shopping...

Gender: Girl

Movement: Yes, a bunch of movement! I notice her most when I am hungry, when I lay down, and when I am riding in the car. Instead of it being little bumps and kicks its more rolls like she is flipping over. When I and laying down my belly becomes very lopsided/lumpy like you are able to see her head and bottom instead of just a perfectly round belly. I also noticed that she has been responding to louder noises like praise and worship music at church, when the drums start or the whole congregation is singing. God is good :)

Sleep: Sleep is good, I have been staying up a lot later lately, 11 or 11:30, which is pretty late for me and waking up at the same time so I guess my body is getting me ready for less sleep. I can tell though that even though I am sleeping less it is more solid. I am not waking up at night like I was before, so I guess its a trade off.

What I Miss: I used to feel cold all the time, and now I cannot seem to stay cooled off. I really start to feel faint when I don't feel air on me or if a room is too warm etc. I didn't think that was something I would miss but I can't wait to have my body temp return to normal so I can ward off the overheated feeling.

Cravings: I am pretty much always up for something sweet, chocolate covered pretzels especially :) but nothing else really. Things have been pretty crazy around here lately so I am craving some food made at home...fast food is getting old fast.

Anything making you queasy or sick: just the heat, if I don't stay cool or if I over-do it sometimes physically I get lightheaded and faint feeling. I try and carry snacks with me because my blood sugar crashes very quickly these days.

Symptoms: Bloody Noses, Fatigued pretty easily, feeling lightheaded, blood tests revealed I was a little anemic so I am starting to take extra iron supplements, hopefully that will relieve the dizzy/faint feelings I feel sometimes.

 

Belly Button in or out?  out...beginning to wonder if it will ever go back in after I have the baby.

Best moment:  There have been a bunch of great moments lately. Planning baby girl's nursery finally is exciting. I don't know if it's nesting or not but I am definitely ready to get into our new house and get things set up. One more month to go!!

Song of the Week: Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)- Chris Tomlin