31 Weeks - 9 Weeks To Go!

Size of baby: weight of carrying 4 navel oranges, weighing approx 3.3 pounds and approx. 16 inches long

Total Weight Gain: 20 lbs total

Continuing symptoms: Lower back is really tender. Hard to roll over from side to side. Feeling huge. Heartburn.

New symptoms this week: Nothing really new. Tired, sore, sleepy. The usual.

Sleep: Found a new way to use the Boppy Body Pillow to give my back some more support and have been sleeping much better. Also switched sides with Husband to see if his bigger dip would help me sleep - and it did!

What I'm Eating: PB&J

Cravings: Nothing. At this point, nothing sounds good.

Grandma gift this week: 3 pack flannel blanket, 1 receiving blanket.

Special pregnancy moments:  We attended our 2nd Prepared Child Birth Class and Daddy got to see an actual live birth from crowning to delivery and he survived! Movement has gotten so much stronger and you can actually see Baby moving around and kicking from the outside now. Daddy loves to make her move! Got kicked so hard that I screamed out in pain. Shocking sucker punch straight up between the ribs., multiple times. Grandma K got Baby her dresser so Mommy got to do all kinds of baby laundry of all the things collected before the baby shower while Daddy put the dresser together. Auntie Heather was told that she was going to be in the room for delivery and would be the one to be my room monitor and waiting room announcer. Started to pack the hospital bag.

30 Weeks

Size of baby: head of cabbage, weighing approx 3 pounds and approx. 15.7 inches long

Total Weight Gain: 20 lbs total

Continuing symptoms: Lower back is really tender. My feet ache after wearing shoes and walking for extended periods of time. Hard to roll over from side to side. Feeling huge. Heartburn.

New symptoms this week: Can’t put on my own socks

Sleep: Back is killing me. Trying to find new ways to sleep without sleeping on my back.

What I'm Eating: Propel water, salmon, broccoli and potatoes

Cravings: Chinese food

Grandma gift this week: Ziploc 25 Piece Feeding Set with travel cups and bowls

Special pregnancy moments: Wednesday was our first Prepared Child Birth Class at Hoag Hospital. We learned about all the stages and phases of labor and what to expect when “its time”.  Daddy learned comforting measures while I am in labor and while coping with back pain. Free back rubs! Dr. said at the last visit on Monday that we are doing so well that we don’t have to be back for 3 more weeks for the next check up. 

29 Weeks

Size of baby: butternut squash, weighing approx 2.5 pounds and approx. 15 inches in length

Total Weight Gain: 14 lbs total

Continuing symptoms: Lower back is really tender. My feet ache after wearing shoes and walking for extended periods of time. Getting harder to roll over from side to side. Feeling huge and my boobs look droopy.

New symptoms this week: Heartburn. It comes on all of a sudden and then it just won’t go away. Trying to drink more milk to ease the pain and provide calcium for Baby Girl’s hardening bones.

Sleep: Love to sleep when I can get to sleep. Still waking about during the night to go to the bathroom.

What I'm Eating: Propel water, Sonic slushies

Cravings: Sonic slushies, Trumoo

Grandma gift this week: Jenny door jumper, I Love Mommy and I Love Daddy bibs and pink rubber ducky for the bath

Special pregnancy moments: Last night Daddy got to feel Baby Girl very hard. She must have been doing gymnastics. He swore he could not only feel a jab but like a hand or elbow move across my belly. I love when Daddy talks to Baby Girl by my belly and tells her how much he loves her already and to please kick because he wants to feel her move. 

28 Weeks

Size of baby: Chinese cabbage

Total Weight Gain: 14 lbs total

Continuing symptoms: Lower back is really starting to really ache. My feet ache after wearing shoes and walking for extended periods of time. Getting harder to roll over from side to side.

New symptoms this week: Nothing really new. Feeling bigger every day and continued swelling and back aches. A lot of movement this week. Pretty sure she turned sometime in the last week to week and half. Kicking has begun in my rubs and no longer on my side. 

Sleep: Having a really hard time getting comfortable. My back has been extra achy and getting to sleep has become hard and I get restless. I try to just close my eyes and rest as much as possible.

What I'm Eating: Propel water, hamburgers, Sonic slushies

Cravings: Sonic slushies

Grandma gift this week: The boobie pack: nursing pads, nipple cream, and boobie wipes

Special pregnancy moments: On Thursday I had my pre-natal appointment (went by myself) and the Dr. said that my belly was measuring larger than it should from last month’s measurements and it could be due to too much amniotic fluid, a big baby, or the way I am carrying her if she is repositioning. If there was too much amniotic fluid then I would have to go on disability immediately. He told me to get an ultrasound that same day or the next and go do the blood screening for the Glucose Tolerance Test. Got in for an ultrasound on Friday and got to see Baby Girl on the big screen again. Daddy couldn’t get off work because of the short notice so Aunt Heather went with me. It was the first time she got to see an ultrasound in person. It was special for her to be there with me. Saw her heart beating strong, 147 bpm. On Saturday I did the Glucose Tolerance Test (yuck!). Got the results from the GTT and ultrasound and everything is normal! Normal sized baby, high but in the normal range of amniotic fluid, normal development, and no gestational diabetes. 

27 Weeks - Third Trimester!

Size of baby: head of cabbage

Total Weight Gain: 9 lbs total

Continuing symptoms: I Feeling more confident in my maternity clothes now that the bump actually looks and feels like a baby bump. Lower back is really starting to really ache. Not only do I have to pee frequently but when I go to the bathroom I only tinkle. My feet ache after wearing shoes and walking for extended periods of time. Getting harder to roll over from side to side.

New symptoms this week: nothing really new. Feeling bigger every day and continued swelling and back aches. A lot of movement this week.

Sleep: Not as sleepy as the first 26 weeks. Going to bed later and feeling rested when I wake up. Usually pee at least 1 time in the middle of the night.

What I'm Eating: Propel water, hamburgers

Cravings: Trumoo chocolate milk, Souplantation salad (not homemade)

Grandma gift this week: 4 new outfits: ladybug, bumble bee, blue and yellow flower, and brown and pink polka dot, nursery rhymes book, black dress shoes, and white baby tights

Special pregnancy moments:  Heather and Cathleen both felt baby kick this week. She has been moving like crazy. Wore a maternity dress with leggings to work today for the first time.  So nice to give the belly bands a break. I miss my low rise jeans. Thinking about getting a larger size in normal jeans to see if they are more comfortable. Got some more comments on the bump this week from stranger. Got advice from a lady at Souplantation last night to say whenever I want/don't want something... blame it on the doctor. The doctor wants it this way! 

26 Weeks

Size of baby: as long as an English cucumber

Total Weight Gain: 9 lbs total

Continuing symptoms: Belly is officially past my boobs. I Feeling more confident in my maternity clothes now that the bump actually looks and feels like a baby bump. Lower back is really starting to ache. Not only do I have to pee frequently but when I go to the bathroom I only tinkle.

New symptoms this week: My hands and feet are very swollen, especially my feet. My shoes are getting tighter and my feet ache after wearing shoes and walking for extended periods of time. Getting harder to roll over from side to side.

Sleep: Getting up more frequently to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, multiple times, just to tinkle. Still going to bed early.

What I'm Eating: Reeces peanut butter cup cereal.

Cravings: Trumoo chocolate milk, Souplantation salad (not homemade)

Grandma gift this week: 2 pairs of maternity pants.

Special pregnancy moments:  On Monday I had a terrible dream and I woke up Troy to tell him about it. Once I wake up early in the morning so does baby girl. I laid on my side and Troy put his hand and arm on my belly. He got to feel her kick and feel her move around in my belly. It was so special to experience her moving with him since she is most active when he is getting ready for work or is already gone. Excited that next Friday I will officially be in my 3rd trimester.

25 Weeks

Size of baby: rutabaga

Total Weight Gain: 9 lbs total

Continuing symptoms: kicking and moving so I can feel it and know for sure it is her and not something I ate and kicking while trying to fall asleep. Harder to get comfortable laying down or sitting now, can't wear my wedding band and engagement ring anymore. Now wearing Nana's ring in replacement for the mean time. Boobs are starting to get really heavy and not as perky. Belly is officially past my boobs. I officially can not wear my pre-pregnancy jeans – even the cheater way with a rubber band to close them. Feeling more confident in my maternity clothes now that the bump actually looks and feels like a baby bump.

New symptoms this week: Lower back is really starting to ache. Not only do I have to pee frequently but when I go to the bathroom I only tinkle. My poor boobs are really starting to get heavy and my nipples… they are just gross looking. I hope those go back to normal after this pregnancy is over for sure! Husband keeps telling me that I am beautiful but boy I don’t feel like it these days!

Sleep: Getting up more frequently to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, multiple times, just to tinkle. Still going to bed early.

What I'm Eating: Trumoo chocolate milk. I drink a cup of it on my way to work every morning.

Cravings: Trumoo chocolate milk, Souplantation salad (not homemade)

Grandma gift this week: Game pack: disposable changing pads, disposable bibs, Angels bib, food containers w/ cooler pack

Special pregnancy moments:  Just enjoying feeling baby girl move around. Everyone is loving rubbing my belly.