Week 39 Update - Shut Your Pregnant Face

How far? 39 weeks, 3 days

Total weight gain: about 28 lbs

Maternity clothes? I mostly stick to my skirts and dresses. And the bra saga continues but I've basically given up. I ordered a sleep nursing bra on Amazon and the reviews made it seem like it would fit. Well it doesn't. But I'm keeping it anyway cause I'm done with this. At least it's better than all the other ones I've tried on, which still doesn't say much. My size doesn't even exist on any of the size charts sooo ... I don't even care how dramatic this sounds because WHYYY can't anyone make a nursing bra that fits me and isn't $100?! The good news is, if I ever need to start my own business I know exactly what to do!

Baby purchases: Basically everything I didn't have before, which really wasn't a whole lot. I have a few more things I'll need eventually of course but I'm at least covered for the newborn stage and then some. And it's all organized now weeeee!!!

Food cravings: No cravings, but I've noticed I can't do ice cream like I used to. I kind of feel sick after I eat it, but that doesn't really stop me...

Wedding ring on or off? On and this question is boring. Next.

 

Moods? At night I get frustrated not being able to breathe at whatnot, but other than that things are good. I take a long time to fall asleep because I'm busy squirting a gallon of saline spray up my nose and taking Sudafed. Don't mind me.

What I miss: Why do I automatically think of cookie dough whenever I see this question? You best believe I'll be making a big ol' batch by about this time next week. That will be an amazing reunion.

What else is new? I have officially started my maternity leave from work! I was going to originally work this week, right up to my due date, but the more I thought about it the more I wanted some time to get last-minute things taken care of and clean and organize everything. My mom and sister came over today and helped me clean for a while which was awesome! Me and my sister spent a good 20-30 minutes organizing my bucket of candy...don't judge. It's also been great to sleep in a little and have time to make a few freezer meals.

Looking forward to: BIRTH!! It could be any time now and I keep going back and forth between being extremely excited and having a panic attack that people will expect me to take him home and keep him alive and stuff. Our lives will change a lot but I can't wait! 

I haven't hit the "sick of and done with being pregnant" stage yet. I really don't even feel like I'm at the end based on how the end has been portrayed. I'm feeling great and I could go on for weeks! But hopefully I wont because I want to snuggle my baby boy!

Week 36 Update - Get Off My Lungs Please

                                     New chalkboard! But the OCD in me is really hating myself for it.

How far? 36 weeks, 5 days

Total weight gain: about 25 lbs (I have now met my "goal"...3 weeks early. Go me.)

Maternity clothes? Obvi. I live for my skirts and dresses since it's finally gotten a little too warm for jeans on most days. I've also realized I can still wear some of my shorts with the help of the belly band (with the buttons) I have. That little invention has really redeemed itself. It probably helps that I figured out how to wear it correctly. So there's that. 

Baby purchases: I've had a few more baby showers and am so close to having everything we need! This little boy is so loved and I'm really grateful for all of our friends and family that have been so extremely thoughtful. I really means a lot! We also bought the stroller and car seat because apparently no one wants to drop hundreds on that stuff for us. :) I love it all and CAN'T WAIT to put it all to use!


A few more shower pics to come, but these are from the one my dad's side of the fam threw me. It was so cute and so much fun!! I have the best family.

Switched my mom out for my Aunt Brenda ^^^

Food cravings: I still don't get super hungry that often and don't eat a ton except for on certain occasions (such as going to a buffet...I make it work). I was randomly craving Arby's last week but never got it...I just don't know I really believe in this whole pregnancy craving thing. It's a conspiracy.

Wedding ring on or off? It still fits the same!

 

Moods? Good and awesome. I did lose my favorite pen today and I'm still extremely upset about it. But I don't know if I can blame that on the pregnancy. I would probably be as mad either way. IT WAS MY FAVORITE.

What I miss: Breeeathing. For the past month or so I've been super congested basically at all times that is always worse at night. So pair that with the fact that my lungs get completely squished when lying down and it's a pretty big struggle to fall asleep lately! I've started to fall asleep basically sitting all the way up in bed since that's the only way. I honestly think I would trade this congestion symptom for having morning sickness...the grass is always greener? And if you were wondering...Arm & Hammer Simply Saline spray is a hoax. I was really excited for it too! I definitely need to move onto the hard stuff (Benadryl?) now but have yet to do so. I have no one to blame but myself.

What else is new? I know he's been moving a lot for a while, but the past few days I really think he's been competing in the karate gymnastics finals. It's a thing. I've felt an entire leg (I'm guessing) sticking out among many fists and feet. It's the craziest thing ever and it really never gets old. Colby is still never around when the really big stuff is happening though. It's usually when I'm at work and I have to fight just sitting there and staring down at my belly to watch the show.

The top half of my belly button and the top half only is now an outie. Needless to say I'm kind of a freak show. 

And my belly measurement at the doctor's was smaller this week than it was last week. I even went after lunch! Please don't let him be shrinking...I know those measurements are pure science. 

I don't really use blankets at night and I actually want the air conditioner to be on which never happens. But I still freeze to death at work. 

Looking forward to: My last shower this weekend and making sure I have everything I need once and for all! I'm so excited to feel ready (stuff wise) and then get to cleaning/organizing/sitting on my butt and waiting for this boy!

Week 32 Update - Yep, He's a Big Baby.

How far? 32 weeks, 3 days

Total weight gain: about 21 lbs

Maternity clothes? My maternity jeans are awesome and I like them a lot better now than I did earlier on. Which makes sense I guess, even though I've heard that maternity jeans get really uncomfortable by the third trimester. Not for me yet! 

But I am officially now in denial about certain clothes not fitting me anymore. For the past couple Sundays I tried on skirts and dresses that I thought *should* have fit me and then was all shocked that I couldn't zip them up. And we tried for a good 5 minutes on the dress! It's probably just a faulty zipper if you think about it...so logically I lay back in bed and say I can't go, before finally moving on with my life and throwing on a maxi skirt I wear all the time now. I get majorly frustrated but (sort of) realize it's kind of silly to be. I mean, there is a person in there! 

Baby purchases: I had an awesome shower last weekend thrown by my lovely friends Hailey and Michelle. I got a lot of really cute clothes and I'm dying for him to wear them!

Food cravings: Not really anything! I don't get super hungry like I was expecting to, and I still can't eat too much at a time. That doesn't mean I don't push it way too often and end up regretting my choices.

Wedding ring on or off? On.

 

Moods? The pre-church meltdowns are about as bad as it gets. I feel great most of the time. 

What I miss: Being able to fall back asleep quickly if I wake up in the middle of the night. Now I wake up every morning a couple hours before I need to get up (to pee of course) but am either too distracted by the babe moving around or can't turn off my thoughts and I end up lying there awake for at least an hour. I used to be the champ at falling right back asleep!

What else is new? This past doctors' appointment we got another ultrasound to check for a low placenta. Luckily everything looks good now! And it was obviously so fun to see our baby boy again. She measured his head then looked at both of us and asked if we have big heads...apparently his head was measuring to 34 weeks and I was 31 weeks at the time. His leg measurement also kept up with the 34 week range. Unfortunately they didn't change the due date since it could just be a growth spurt. So maybe he'll come a little early...or maybe he'll just be a big boy! She also said he weighed around 4.5 pounds at the time. 

Random people in public are also starting to comment on the belly now. I'm still not really used to it. The worker at Cold Stone (I go there sometimes ok?) said "is that your first?" and I stared at him for a second cause I didn't know what he was talking about. I finally caught on and then he guessed that I was due in August. So that makes me feel pretty good since I'm feeling huge lately! And luckily I've only had a few randoms touch my belly...one was a lady who worked at the Cancun airport so I'll blame that on the culture? I don't know what it is with the whole stranger belly-touching thing. Just a little weird.

Also, the belly button has been getting close to popping for weeks now but it's still holding strong as an innie (or at least even)! That will probably change by tomorrow...

Looking forward to: Family showers coming up and feeling more prepared for the big arrival! I'm also so glad I'm due in the summer, because I NEED warm weather.

Week 28 Update - What, You Don't Use Febreze as Lotion?

How far? 28 weeks, 5 days

Total weight gain: about 17 lbs

Maternity clothes? I'm starting to much prefer the two maternity shirts I have. Perhaps I should buy more. I don't try to button my pants anymore, I just either use a rubber band or use a belly band. I'm alright with those but I hate adding extra bulk. And my dresses are still good, hence what I'm wearing in every picture.
Stretch marks? Nothing new going on there.

Baby purchases: We got the crib (thanks mom and dad!!) and Colby put it together yesterday! It makes the room look a lot smaller but I will deal. It's so exciting to walk past and see it in there! Can't wait until there's a baby in it!

Food cravings: Does it count that Colby has had food cravings? He's been loving the burgers lately, and since nothing really sounds bad to me I always comply. I still love carbonation and will have an occasional diet soda.

Wedding ring on or off? On.

 

Moods? I've been doing good! This doesn't necessarily have anything to do with moods, but more of pregnancy brain: the other night I got up to go to the bathroom (obviously), and my legs are always super dry at night so I put on lotion when I get up. I grabbed a bottle off the counter and sprayed it on my legs and started rubbing it in. It wasn't until I smelled a super strong scent before I realized I just sprayed Febreze all over my legs. So, I just got a washcloth and somewhat wiped it off and then got a huge squirt of soap and came thisclose to rubbing that on my legs until I realized that wasn't lotion either. I FINALLY found the lotion and went back to bed. It was quite the process.

What makes me sick: Nothing!

What I miss: Can I eat cookie dough yet?

What else is new? The day we came back from Cancun I got my first case of swollen feet and ankles! They stayed that way for a few days but luckily went back to normal after that. It didn't feel great so I'm really glad it was just because of the travel. Standing still and sitting still all day aren't the best. I had a mini panic attack thinking that was how they would be for the rest of the pregnancy.

Also, I did the glucose tolerance test this week. Is it bad how hard it was for me to eat no form of sugar until my appointment at 2? I was seriously dreading it for weeks. It was a little sad to say the least. I would have cheated and at least ate some bread, but I didn't want to risk needing the 3-hour follow up test (which I have yet to hear back about). If there's one thing I hate more than I love sugar, it's needles. On the drive to the appointment I was so excited for the drink because hellooooo SUGAR. It did not disappoint. In that moment, it was the tastiest drink ever. I would have had another one if they let me! And I'd rather drink 100 of them than get my blood drawn. And I think the little boy who did draw my blood was about 17, so there's that. And I definitely made up for my lack of sugar in the first half of the day by eating a brownie sundae when I got home and getting a Slurpee later that night. (Should I be alarmed that the mango lemonade flavor burned both mine and Colby's throats? I drank it anyway and I don't regret it.) Baby's heartbeat was at 143 bpm and he's been having a constant party in there for the past couple days which I love! 

In the past few weeks I've also started my Hypnobabies class which I am LOVING. I listen to the CDs every day and Colby reads a script to me every other day. The class is really great and interesting as well.

Also, hello third trimester!!

Looking forward to: Getting more baby things and everything coming together! 11ish weeks to go if I'm lucky. :) Also, putting what I'm learning from Hypnobabies into action!  

SPRING BREAK WOO! : Cancun Edition

So seriously, why don't I live on a beach? Our time in Cancun was the best! It was mostly a whole lot of relaxing, eating, sleeping, and playing in the waves! We did a few tourist things like riding a bus to downtown Cancun and going to the market and riding a ferry out to Isla Mujeres. But it was also great to have a vacation where there isn't too much planning involved. If you know how much of a planner I am then you would know how hard it was at first! But I just made myself relax and go with the flow and it was great!

At Isla Mujeres we rented a golf cart and drove it all around the island, went to a beautiful beach, looked at some shops and ate some yummy Mexican food. Although there, it's just food.

 THAT WATER.

 This part of the island ^^^ is the highest point in the Caribbean!

 I just had to order the Coke. When in Mexico...

 In Mexico, that lettuce on my plate is apparently considered a "salad". I object.

 It was insanely windy on the ferry back. I had to yell in Colby's 

ear in order for him to hear me! Also, on the way there we sat inside and I felt 

pretty seasick for the first time in my life. On the way back we were on 

the deck and I didn't feel a thing!

I would post other pictures, but right now the island ones are the only ones working. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.

The only bad part about the trip was flying home. Our flight left late from Cancun, so we only had about 45 minutes in Houston to go through customs, get our bags, check them again, go through security again and get from gate E to C. The second we finished security they called the final boarding call for our flight, and we had a looong way to go. I told Colby to just run and hope he got there and could somehow tell them to wait for his slow, pregnant wife.

Seriously, I felt like I was sprinting but it was probably an extremely pathetic-looking semi-jog. I really don't run. Plus, I was in a dress and we were both wearing flip-flops. Halfway through I debated sitting on the airport floor and crying my eyes out because I wanted to die, but I decided to take off my shoes and keep running instead. By the time I got there, Colby was coming to tell me they hadn't left yet and we could still get on. I can't even tell you the relief I felt. The next flight to SLC didn't leave until the next morning, and that was full anyway. We got on the plane and realized we didn't have our carry-on bag...I had no idea where it was!

The flight attended told Colby to tell the lady at the gate to tell her he'd be back, and bless his heart he had to run all the way back to security for the bag. We were in such a rush we didn't even realize we'd forgotten it! While I was on the plane waiting for him to get back (while coughing and panting like a smoker), I was freaking out that they'd leave without him. The lady attendant noticed my miserable state and the fact that I was pregnant and fell all over herself getting me water and asking if she could carry my purse. It was so nice, but I still felt pathetic. But I'd rather feel pathetic every now and then than actually run. It's just how I feel, ok?

FINALLY Colby came back with the bag and I was extra relieved. We were so lucky that our flight ended up leaving an hour late for some reason (even if it means we didn't get home til about 2 am). Thanks mom and dad for taking us at the crack of dawn and picking us up in the middle of the night! It's not like you have jobs of your own you have to get back to or anything...:)

I'm so happy we got to take this trip though! It was so great to spend all this time as the two of us before we're a family of three. Well I mean, our son was there, so we're basically the best parents ever for taking our kid on such a sweet vacation! We still have an anniversary and birthday to look forward to before this baby gets here (they're really just to pass the time), but it's getting so much closer. Only about 3 more months until we meet our sweet little boy!

Week 24 Update - Why Ikea Hates Me & More

 

How far? 24 weeks, 5 days

 

Total weight gain: about 13 lbs (I reaaalllly regret including this question now. But if I can make just one person feel better about themselves, it's worth it. That's what the saying is right?)

Maternity clothes? Do my regular jeans still fit? Yes. Do I hate wearing them? Yes. When I do wear them I prefer to unbutton them when I sit down, but that's just me. BUT I CAN STILL WEAR THEM IF I WANTED TO, DANG IT. Also, I really want to boycott the bra industry because they seem to think my size doesn't exist. Why do band sizes start so high for the size I need?!?!?! I'm legitly very angry about this and am thinking about just giving up on it. Who's with me? (In fact, I just ordered a special one online. Does it fit? NOPE.)

Stretch marks? Sooo there's nothing going on in the belly area. A little north of there, there may be something of that sort of nonsense beginning. They like to get you where you didn't see it coming I think. I also think I'll take cocoa butter more seriously from now on. First I just need to buy some.

 

Baby purchases: Picked out a crib and should be getting it pretty soon! Weee. (Thanks Mom & Dad!) The room is finally cleared out and ready for a bunch of new crap to fill the empty space! 

Food cravings: I've had a bit of a Diet Coke relapse as of recently. Why does it taste so good right now? It was so easy not to drink it in the beginning but now when I go out to eat, I have to have it. I'm still not letting myself buy any cans (let's not get crazy), but a time or two a week is where I'm at now. And I would love one now, thanks.

Wedding ring on or off? On.

 

Moods? Why is every store I go to out to get me these days? How dare you Ikea for being sold out of the shelf I wanted. How dare you for wrongly marking the price for the fake plants. Poor, poor Colby for being in public with me. Not to mention to bra drama. This baby better be really good.

 

What makes me sick: Nada.

What I miss: Binge drinking Diet Coke? .

What else is new? The doc got my belly measurement at my appointment this week, and again HOW is everything so exact all the time?! I was measuring 24.5 cm at 24.5 weeks. Science, man. 

Looking forward to: CANCUN!!! A week from today this will be my glorious view:

And just as good is that we're staying at an all-inclusive resort, meaning my next weigh-in ain't gonna be pretty and I don't even care one bit. There is a plate of nachos (or 17) with my name on it. 

SO excited Colby and I get to take this trip and relax in this beautiful place for a week!!

Week 22 Update - There's a Person Moving in There

How far? 22 weeks, 3 days

 

Total weight gain: about 9 lbs

Maternity clothes? I got some maternity leggings (I was feeling fancy) and a new dress I will probably live in. I mostly wanted them; don't necessarily need them yet.

Stretch marks? No.

 

Baby purchases: Nothing new recently. We waiting until we get the nursery all organized to start adding to it. Can't wait for that! Plus Colby just painted it and it's looking fiiine.

Food cravings: Nothing really. I love drinking water and I hate that I have to pace myself in the evening if I don't want to get up 5 times during the night. I also have to plan my drinking around if I'm going out in public. I went to the mall for about an hour and may or may not have made 3 pit stops. Lesson learned.

Wedding ring on or off? On.

Moods? I've had a few episodes where I'm mad/sad for no reason. I went to Winco last week and I was mad at the world for wronging me or something like that. How anyone could be unhappy while grocery shopping is beyond me. It's seriously one of my favorite things! I still can't believe I missed the opportunity. Oh well.

 

What makes me sick: Nothing I can think of. Woohoo!

What I miss: I get nervous eating pink steak, etc. so I mostly avoid it. I'm excited to order medium rare again and not feel bad about it (not that it was a regular occurrence anyway) .

What else is new? He's moving like crazy and I love that I can see my stomach move when he moves! Colby has felt him a few times but has the worst luck and almost always just misses them. I'm hoping they still like each other.

Looking forward to: Word on the street is that your bladder should be more under control by this time...still waiting. But even before I was pregnant I peed like a pregnant lady so I don't know what I'm talking about.