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!