31 weeks

Whoa it's been a while since I've looked at or written on the blog.  Oops!  Things have been hectic to say the least- but all in a good way.  I had my baby shower back on April 28th.  It was absolutely wonderful!  I feel so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family!  Childbirth class was yesterday.  It was somewhat overwhelming but I'm ready to get this show moving!  The hospital seemed great and is only about 10 minutes from home.  I was actually born at that hospital almost 30 years ago.  I have 5 weeks left of school (WOOHOO) and then it's time to just wait for our little man to join us.

How Far Along: 31 weeks

Size of Baby: 19 inches, 3.9 pounds, head of lettuce (according to my phone app)

Maternity Clothes: Peace out regular clothes, see ya in the fall!

Weight Gain: 14 pounds

Belly: It's growing...

Stretch Marks: A couple.

Sleep: Hasn't been great.  I'm either up using the bathroom, feeling like my boy is practice karate or can't get comfortable.

Best Moment of the Week: Childbirth class, almost deciding on his name

Movement: Feeling it everyday now.

Symptoms: Exhausted, heartburn, acid reflux.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: It's a boy!

What I Miss: Same as last time- having a drink after a long day at school!

What I'm Looking Forward To: School ending for the year, finishing up the nursery.

Weekly Wisdom:  Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...hurry up summer!

Milestones: Less than 9 weeks to go

Emotions: Very blessed and lucky

25 weeks

How Far Along: 25 weeks

Size of Baby: 9 inches, 1.7 pounds, eggplant sized (according to my phone app)

Maternity Clothes: Peace out regular clothes, see ya in the fall!

Weight Gain: 7 pounds

Belly: It's growing...

Stretch Marks: 1- yuck.

Sleep: I swear I've developed insomnia.  I'm up a few times a night and can't seem to just sleep well anymore.

Best Moment of the Week: Working on the nursery!

Movement: Feeling it everyday now.

Symptoms: Exhausted, heartburn.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: It's a boy!

What I Miss: Same as last time- having a drink after a long day at school!

What I'm Looking Forward To:  Continuing to get things set for our little guy!

Weekly Wisdom:  A few friends from my support group have had a hard time lately with failed cycles and miscarriages.  I wish I could help them see that all the pain will be so worth it.  I would repeat those 3 years of trying to end up where I am right now.

Milestones: 15 weeks to go!

Emotions: Very blessed and lucky :)

22 weeks

It was somewhat of a rough week but we've made it on to 22 weeks.  The rough stuff started early Monday morning.  I woke up at 2 am and was in a lot of pain on my right ab area.  It didn't go away at all and I couldn't sleep.  I called my OB and got in for an appointment.  After some checking around, it was determined I had a kidney/urinary infection.  I have never had anything like this before so I was kind of surprised.  I was put on antibiotics for a week and go back next Tuesday for my routine checkup.  The only good part about the whole day was getting to see my little guy and know that he is doing wonderfully.

21 weeks

How Far Along: 21 weeks

 

Size of Baby: 8 inches, 1 pound, spaghetti squash sized (according to my phone app)

Maternity Clothes: Peace out regular clothes, see ya in the fall!

Weight Gain: 3 pounds

Belly: It's growing...

Stretch Marks: 1- yuck.

Sleep: I crave sleep!! 

Best Moment of the Week: Feeling my little guy kick/do somersaults more and more each day.

Movement: Feeling it everyday now.

Symptoms: Exhausted, heartburn.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: It's a boy!

What I Miss: Same as last time- having a drink after a long day at school!

What I'm Looking Forward To:  Getting to work on our nursery.

Weekly Wisdom:  Just enjoying every minute of this pregnancy and preparing for our boy.

Milestones: Over half way there and he's hit the one pound mark!!

Emotions: Very blessed and lucky :)

Flutter Flutter

Today marks 19 weeks and the first time that I am certain that I'm feeling our little man kick and/or punch!!!  I've been feeling weird little flutters that felt like a bubble for maybe a week but it was just a one time things scattered here and there.  This afternoon while watching Dr. Phil I felt it continually for about 5 minutes and a few scattered times since then.  It is the most strange but exciting feeling!  Our little guy was quite the mover at our ultrasound Monday so I guess I should get used to this!

We're having a....

We're having a boy!!!  I can honestly say that we were quite surprised!  Matt and I had both been convinced by just about everyone that it would be a girl.  We couldn't be happier!  Our little man is looking great and looks healthy.  He weighs about 10 ounces and his heartbeat was about 153.  We feel so completely blessed that everything is going well!

18 weeks

How Far Along: 18 weeks

Size of Baby: 5.5 inches, 5 ounces, sweet potato sized (according to my phone app)

Picture of Baby: Nothing new to share until February 20th- just a few days away

Maternity Clothes: I've given into the maternity pants and some shirts

Weight Gain: 2 pounds

Belly: I actually have a little belly now.  My students have so kindly pointed that out to me this week.

Stretch Marks: None

Sleep: I'm still tired all the time and have been having trouble sleeping all night.  I'm hoping having next week off from work will help some.

Best Moment of the Week: Starting to shop around Babies R Us and making decisions on furniture.

Movement: I've had a few little weird fluttery feelings that might be movement.

Symptoms: Exhausted,heartburn.

Food Cravings: Nothing really.

Gender: We'll find out on February 20th- can't wait!

What I Miss: Having a drink after a long day at school!

What I'm Looking Forward To:  Finding out of it we are having a boy or girl!

Weekly Wisdom:  It's not fat, it's baby chub.

Milestones: Almost half way there

Emotions: Very blessed and lucky