39 Weeks

How Far Along: 39 weeks, 3 days (9 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a watermelon (19-22 inches, 6-9lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 26 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: most everything

Gender: 100% girl

Movement: It's getting less and less, but very powerful. Girlfriend is strong, but she's running out of room.

Sleep: I've been sleeping ok.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: breakfast burritos. Delicious, delicious breakfast burritos.

Symptoms: lower back is hurting. pelvis is hurting. I went to the doctor last Thursday. I was 50% effaced, 1 1/2 cm dilated. Whatever all of that means :)

 

I go back this Thursday...maybe there will be something more goin on.

I just got back from a surprise baby shower at Nate's office. He called me this morning and asked if I was busy, then told me to look descent and head to his office. The ladies got us a ton of super cute clothes, bibs, burp clothes, etc.

Nate's boss's wife put together the coolest thing ever. It's called "Daddy Doody Kit".

She got a clear paint can from Michael's and put this cute kit together. 

I plan on "borrowing" this idea for future baby showers :)

Countdown until due date: 4 days!



38 Weeks

1 week, 3 days until due date.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 38weeks, 4 days (9 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a watermelon (19-22 inches, 7lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 25 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: most everything

Gender: 100% girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots.

Sleep: I'm sleeping more, but I feel more tired. Weird.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. I've eaten a record number of them the past few days.

Symptoms: My lower back has been hurting. And my pelvis. Let's hope this means the end is near!

 

 

and BOOM goes the dynamite!

 

 

37 Weeks

I am one millions months pregnant. Maybe it just feels that way.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 37 weeks, 6 days (9 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a watermelon (19-22 inches, 6.5lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 25 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: most everything

Gender: 100% girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots.

Sleep: I'm sleeping more. Since I'm working from home I'm able to take naps more often.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: ugh--I wanted Taco Bell today. That was a big mistake. I ate entirely too much and I've felt awful ever since.

Symptoms: My lower back has been hurting. And my pelvis. Let's hope this means the end is near!

 

There ya go! And here's one of Norman laying on one of the baby's blankets. He got shaved last week, so he's feeling much cooler now.

 

 

36 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 36 weeks, 4 days (9 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a watermelon (19-22 inches, 6.5lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 23 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: most everything

Gender: 100% girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots. The movement is getting lower and lower.

Sleep: it's very broken. I woke up at 2:30 this morning and was up until 4. When I get up at 6, I'm not even tired. I guess my body is preparing for baby!

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: nothing. I'm so boring!

Symptoms: My lower back hurts on occasions. I went to the doctor last week and was checked...nothing goin on down there. Then she told me how perfect everything has been for me (yay!) She wanted to make sure the baby was head down, so she did another ultrasound. Baby is head down. I asked if she could check the sex for me again and she said 100% girl! It was so cool seeing her on the ultrasound this time, she looked like a real baby. Before she looked more like an alien, but this time she looked like a super cute baby.

 

I told Nate this morning that waiting for the impending birth is like waiting for Christmas. He said, "Christmas for the next 18 years." We decided this was going to be a very expensive holiday :):):)

 

There it is...full on. Hope you weren't eating breakfast or anything.

34 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 34 weeks, 5 days (8 1/2 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a large cantaloupe(19-22 inches, 5.5lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 22 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: most everything

Gender: girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots. The movement is getting lower and lower.

Sleep: this week has been tough. Not sleeping as much as I would like. There's just been a ton going on with both of my brothers in town.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: air conditioning and cooler weather. :)

Symptoms: I'm tired. And I'm getting bigger. I'm just kind of ready for her to be here.

 

I don't feel like taking a picture, so here's one from last night. That's my Aunt Connie, big brother Joe Clay, and me laughing for whatever reason. You can clearly see that I swallowed a basketball.

 

 

33 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 33 weeks, 2 days (8 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a pineapple (19-22 inches, 4.9lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 22 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: most everything

Gender: girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots. The movement is getting lower and lower.

Sleep: I'm sleeping less and less. I'm not as exhausted as I thought I would be.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: air conditioning and cooler weather. :)

Symptoms: I don't know what was going on with me yesterday. I had a lot of pressure in my pelvis and lower back. If they were Braxton Hicks (false labor), then they were supposed to subside if I move positions. Or at least that's what the books say. I walked for over an hour while trying to get ready for my maternity shoot with Marie. It took about an hour and 10 minutes for them to go away.

Marie took these yesterday:

only Marie can make you look good when you haven't showered, had false labor for over an hour, and it was still 100 degrees outside :):):)

32 Weeks

I'm 33 weeks along now, but the pic was taken at 32 weeks, 5 days. I forgot to post this last week.  

 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 32 weeks, 5 days (8 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a honeydew (19 inches, 4.5lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 22 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: most everything

Gender: girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots. The movement is getting lower and lower.

Sleep: I'm doing ok on sleep.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: air conditioning

Symptoms: I was pretty uncomfortable while traveling last week. Plane rides weren't the best, but they weren't THAT bad. And the peeing...goodness...I either don't have to pee at all, or am about to pee my pants. There's no in between.

 

 

 

So What Wednesday

This week I’m saying SO WHAT if…

-I totally pimped my belly out at the Celebrity Golf Tournament last weekend. Recap coming soon.

So what if Tony Romo's wife looks super expensive? She wore a tiny dress to the golf tournament. TINY dress.

I love Kelly Ripa

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Just thought I'd mention that since I'm watching Regis and Kelly right now.

I ate this for breakfast the other morning. Ok, I ate like 5 bites. We had breakfast at Hash House a Go Go.

My breakfast had mashed potatoes in it.

Nate's hash

We couldn't even make a dent.

What are you saying SO WHAT! to this week?

31 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 31 weeks, 5 days (7 1/2 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a head of lettuce (19 inches, 3.9lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 16 lbs. (I have another dr appointment today and I KNOW this number will go up)

Maternity Clothes: most everything

Gender: girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots. The movement is getting lower and lower.

Sleep: I'm doing ok on sleep.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: water. I'm so thirsty all the time. And I drink a ton of water.

Symptoms: I feel like my belly has dropped. She's not kicking or punching my lungs anymore. My belly is getting lots bigger. This pic is from Tuesday, and I feel like my belly is way bigger now than it was then.

 

*The crib is put together. We do not have a mattress yet. But at least the crib is put together properly. Mostly thanks to my parents. Go us!*

 

30 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 30 weeks, 3 days (7 1/2 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a head of lettuce (18 inches, 3.2lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 16 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: most everything 

Gender: girl

Movement: apparently she loves to push on my hip bone as well as my rib cage. She's making herself super comfy in there.  

Sleep: I'm doing ok on sleep.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: fruit and water.

Symptoms: I'm uncomfortable. The heat isn't helping. I can feel her taking my breath away from being under my rib cage. The doctor said that she would be moving less and less the bigger she gets, but homegirl likes to kiiiiick and streeeetttch and make my belly dance. Oh, and I can't even walk a mile anymore without just about peeing on myself.

Countdown until due date: 9 weeks, 4 days.

29 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 29 weeks, 3 days (7 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a butternut squash (17 inches, 3.1lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 15 lbs. I head back to the doctor today. I've started 2 week appointments...ugh.

Maternity Clothes: everything except gym shorts and tshirts are maternity.

Gender: girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots. Nate's brother and his gf got to feel her moving this weekend.

Sleep: I found out that I sleep one million times better in our bed than I do in a different bed. We stayed with Nate's grandmother in KC last weekend and I got very little sleep.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: The other day I wanted powdered mini donuts, so I bought a box. I ate 2. I'm so disappointed in myself.

Symptoms: My belly is still a little sore. It probably didn't help that I was drove a golf cart around a bumpy course for about 5 hours on Saturday. I'm very happy to report that I haven't had any swelling in my hands, feet, or ankles. Go me!

 

I don't know if you can tell, but the top of my belly button is really sticking out. The bottom isn't. It's so weird.

 

 

28 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 28 weeks, 3 days (7 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a small cabbage (17 inches, 2.9lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 15 lbs

Maternity Clothes: everything except gym shorts and tshirts are maternity.

Gender: girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots. She wakes me up throughout the night

Sleep: it's hit or miss. Yesterday I was exhausted all day. I was so busy. I fell asleep at 8:30 on the couch, then Nate woke me up at 10:30 to go to bed. I woke up a few times throughout the night, but I still slept until 6:30. Growing a baby is wearin me out.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi. I miss getting in a bathing suit and not caring.

Cravings: kolaches. I told Nate Sunday morning before church that I wanted kolaches. We ended up going to breakfast somewhere else because we couldn't find a donut shop. Yesterday I was at Sam's and saw frozen kolaches....so I bought a box of 20. :)

Symptoms: I started feeling really sore yesterday afternoon/evening. Maybe because I lifted several cases of water and some boxes of books. I guess that was part of the reason I was so exhausted. My belly was sore and so were my legs.

Here is this weeks belly pic:



27 Weeks

I had a doctor's appointment this morning. Nothing like starting your day off by peeing in a cup, being weighed, getting a shot in your arm, and having your uterus measured.

 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 27 weeks, 5 days (almost in my 7th month)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a head of cauliflower (16 inches, 2.5lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 15 lbs as of this morning. Technically I can gain 20 more pounds and still be ok.

Maternity Clothes: everything except gym shorts and tshirts are maternity.

Gender: girl

Movement: lots and lots and lots. She's doing some sort of baby aerobics, I'm sure. Baby TaeBo or something.

Sleep: it's getting better. Not that I'm trying to jinx myself or anything, but I feel good every morning.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi. I miss getting in a bathing suit and not caring.

Cravings: nothing really this week. I feel like I'm running out of room..and we still have a few more months to go.

Symptoms: Heartburn. I started to get a little nauseous Sunday morning before church. I had been up for a few hours without eating and started feeling sick. But I didn't throw up. Go me!

 

Pics below. Norman wanted to make an appearance in the first one. :)

 

 

And here's a pic of what Nate bought me last night

folks-that is a Rolo McFlurry from McDonald's. Snack size, of course. It was a delicious, caramely mess.



26 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 26 weeks, 5 days (a little over 6 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a cucumber (15 inches, 2.2lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 13 lbs. Yikes

Maternity Clothes: everything except gym shorts and tshirts are maternity.

Gender: girl

Movement: She's moving so much more this week! I can actually poke her when she's moving. She was kicking me with one leg, so I put my hand on it, then she kicked me with the other leg. ha!

Sleep: ugh...no so much. I had lots of dreams about snakes last night.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi. I miss getting in a bathing suit and not caring.

Cravings: I need to take my glucose test, so of course I only want sugar. What I wouldn't give for a cookie cake right now.

Symptoms: Heartburn. And I've gotten my feelings hurt several times this week. I know this stuff normally wouldn't bother me, but this week I've been more emotional than ever.

oy. Let's do a little comparison here.  We've got 15 wks and 3 days on top. On bottom is 26 weeks 5 days.

25 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 25 weeks, 5 days (a little over 6 months)

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of an eggplant (9.2 inches, 2lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up 13 lbs. Yikes 

Maternity Clothes: everything except gym shorts and tshirts are maternity.

Gender: girl

Movement: lots and lots of movement. Especially when I'm trying to sleep. She's getting bigger and moving closer to my ribs. This will not turn out well.

Sleep: Not so much. I wake up a ton. I still have crazy dreams, ie Nate's grandfather (I never knew him) was involved in the Mexican drug cartel. What?

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi. I miss getting in a bathing suit and not caring. I put my bathing suit on the other day...completely inappropriate. I haven't been to a pool yet, but I'm sure I would scare people.

Cravings: I like breakfast foods. I'm so boring.

Symptoms: Heartburn. Lots and lots and lots of heartburn. I'm not quite in my 3rd trimester, but I'm starting to get more tired. I think it's because Oklahoma went from 75 degrees to 95 degrees in about a week.  Also, I have a crazy waddle going on.

 

I'm about to the point where I'll be taking pics with my shirt over my belly. My belly is large and in charge...and getting bigger!

 

 

 



21 Weeks

 

 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 21 weeks 3 days

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a spaghetti squash (8in, 1lb)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up almost 7lbs now.

Maternity Clothes: maternity shorts fit!

Gender: The doctor told us today that she's 95-98% sure it's a girl. But she won't guarantee it. She won't do another ultrasound because I'm healthy and it's not needed. Whatever.
My MIL works at a hospital and there's a doctor there that will do another ultrasound for FREE. We will probably wait a few weeks before doing another one.

Movement: Lots of movement. I need to pay attention more and see if it's consistent.

Sleep: I've been sleeping ok. When I was in Tennessee this past weekend, I was so exhausted that I slept awesome. The last few nights I've been up at least 3 times to pee.  

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: nothing specific this week. I still dig bacon, but I don't HAVE to have it.

Symptoms: Heartburn. Lots and lots and lots of heartburn.

 

And here's a close up

That's a big ol' belly!



20 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 20 Weeks

Size of baby: Baby is around the size of a banana

Total Weight Gain/Loss: up almost 7lbs now.

Maternity Clothes: I ordered some maternity shorts, but they're too big. Weird. I'm sure that won't last long.

Gender: The doctor told us today that she's 95-98% sure it's a girl. But she won't guarantee it.  She won't do another ultrasound because I'm healthy and it's not needed. Whatever.
My MIL works at a hospital and there's a doctor there that will do another ultrasound for FREE. We will probably wait a few weeks before doing another one.

Movement: Lots of movement. We even got a pic of Baby B waving at us at my last appointment. 

Sleep: I have not been sleeping well. I just can't get comfortable.

What I miss: running for long periods of time/working out hardcore, beer, and sushi.

Cravings: bacon, meatball subs. Speaking of meatball subs, I ate a foot long from Subway the night before my doctor's appointment. Awesome for my weigh in.

Symptoms: Heartburn. Lots of heartburn. Couldn't possibly be from the foot long meatball sub.

Wednesday I was at the gym. I started running and after 5 minutes I almost peed on myself. The baby was reeeeaallly bouncing on my bladder. So I walked for about an hour, then was starving. That's when I got the foot long meatball sub. I enjoyed every bite. The weird thing is, I wasn't overly full afterwards. I just good.

Being pregnant rulz.

I'm too lazy to take a pic at the moment. This is from 19 weeks 4 days