33 Weeks

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up 15ish pounds (half of what I had gained by this point with Hadley FYI). Baby M is around 4.5 pounds at this point and measuring big! She will likely just be like her big sister and be a bigger baby. More to love. ;)

Maternity clothes? Yes

Stretch marks? Yes

Symptoms:  Difficulty getting comfortable while sitting, walking, driving, etc. I know it will get worse before it gets better but it's so worth it!!

Sleep:  Not sleeping well.

Best moment this week: We have had more busy weeks around here (hence the lack of a 32 week update!) but the busier the better when you are trying to forget how uncomfortable you have become! We have had a lot of fun doing various activities but I think that Hadley has enjoyed going to the zoo with aunt Peggy and uncle Chris and visiting both sets of grandparents the most in these last few days. We went on a tour of the hospital on Saturday and it was GORGEOUS like seriously it's more of a luxury retreat than a women/baby hospital. Can't wait to "visit" when the time comes!

Have you told family and friends: Yes

Miss Anything? Not really other than comfortable sleep and getting more tired much more easily when walking around and exercising.... can't really complain though.

Movement: Lots.

Food cravings: Fresh fruit (grapes, clementines), dried fruit (pineapple and bananas), canned fruit (pears) and the freeze dried green beans from Trader Joe's.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Dirty dishes and all raw meat. KEEP IT AWAY!

Have you started to show yet: Yes

Baby is a: Girl

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: It's our anniversary on Wednesday and we will be celebrating this coming weekend. Can't wait!! We are also taking our family/maternity pictures on Wednesday which should be amazing since they are with our wedding photographer.

31 Weeks

How far along? 31 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up 12.6 pounds per my appointment last Monday.

Maternity clothes? Yes

Stretch marks? Yes, genetically predisposed to them. ;)

Symptoms:  Big belly?

Sleep:  Not sleeping well.

Best moment this week: On Monday 5/6, our friends Crystal and Ryan welcomed their little boy Dexter into the world! Then on Friday, we went to the first bobble head baseball game of the season for the Twins and that was really fun. Hadley got to hang out with her auntie Peggy that day so she was very happy. Yesterday, we got to visit 5 day old baby Dexter. He was adorable and tiny of course and Hadley loved it! She immediately wanted to "take care" of him by putting a blanket on him and giving him a stuffed animal twice his size. Overall she did so great and I can't wait to see her in full big sis action in a few months!
It's Mother's Day today so that is generally fun too... celebrating the maternal ones in our lives. ;)

Have you told family and friends: Yes

Miss Anything? Not really other than comfortable sleep.... can't really complain.

Movement: Lots of very strong kicks and punches going on over here. Love it!

Food cravings: Do the freeze dried green beans from Trader Joe's count?! As far as last week's stomach issues go, I'm now taking Zyrtec and Benadryl for my lovely allergies and Prevacid for my acid reflux so now I can actually stomach meals again. No silly ice cream with pickles pregnancy cravings though.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Dirty dishes are my nemesis... gag!

Have you started to show yet: Yes

Baby is a: Girl

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? ON :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Laying outside in the sun and all of our normal weekly happenings.

30 Weeks

How far along? 30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up about 13 pounds. I will know the exact amount after my appointment tomorrow.

Maternity clothes? Yes

Stretch marks? Yes, I found a new one by my belly button- lovely.

Symptoms:  It's been a bad week as far as being sick and dealing with stomach issues.

Sleep:  Not sleeping well at all. :(

Best moment this week: Hadley had a great day at school this last week so that will be our highlight since all of us being sick is definitely not going to be mentioned in this area.

Have you told family and friends: Yes

Miss Anything? Sleeping like I should at night.

Movement: Oh yes!

Food cravings: NONE. My acid reflux is so terribly bad I can barely eat anything past 4pm if I want to sleep at night. Zantac doesn't help AT ALL. Can't wait to ask at my appointment tomorrow if there is something else I can take... I've had acid reflux issues for years so hopefully they can figure out something that will work like the super strength prescription strength Prevacid that I used to take with good results (before pregnancy).

Anything making you queasy or sick: Dirty dishes and cooking are making me sick. I'm also having morning and evening sickness probably due to the acid reflux acting up.

Have you started to show yet: Yes

Baby is a: Girl

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Warm weather, bobble head Twins game and working on getting the house super clean and organized....

29 Weeks

How far along? 29 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up 10 pounds per our home scale this morning. Baby weighs in at about 3 pounds this week and will continue to gain at an average weight of half a pound a week until delivery (sometimes even more than that in the final few weeks).

Maternity clothes? Yes

Stretch marks? Probably a few since I'm genetically prone but Tiger Stripes are my badge of honor. ;)

Symptoms:  Feeling really good.

Sleep:  It's been better *haha* but such a small price to pay.

Best moment this week: So much has happened this week that's worth a best moment mention!!

I had a great birthday this last weekend and have gotten to celebrate with our little family and the extended family plus a few friends so that's been really wonderful. Jim took me to the Guthrie theatre on the river downtown and we saw the show Nice Fish after having dinner at the Smack Shack in the Warehouse district. On Monday (while it SNOWED) I went out for a ladies night with two of my friends *both are also pregnant* and we got manis/pedis and had a nice dinner. My sister that goes to school in Utah was home this week so it was really nice to see her and also get to spend some time with my family (Thursday night dinner *again at Smack Shack :) LOVE that place). Today, my sister-in-law and her husband were brave enough to host a garage sale (selling a mix of everyone's stuff) during their neighborhood's mega sale and it seemed like a huge success when we were over there. We have a birthday party this afternoon for my sweet friend Niki's daughter Brecken so that should also be a blast. Obviously it's been a busy but super fun week and I hope that this summer brings many more like it!

Have you told family and friends: Yes of course it's impossible to hide these days. ;)

Miss Anything? Beers and wine on our patio?

Movement: Lots

Food cravings: Pizza, chinese, tacos, etc.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Dirty dishes are making me seriously gag every day and when the dogs get sick that is pretty much awful to deal with also.

Have you started to show yet: Yes

Baby is a: Girl

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Enjoying the beautiful warm weather with family and friends!

28 Weeks

How far along? 28 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up 10 pounds per our home scale this morning. Baby weighs in at about 2.5 pounds at this point so we are both steadily gaining.

Maternity clothes? Yes

Stretch marks? Not sure but I don't think I have new ones. Hadley gave me a lot of lovin in that department so it's hard to tell.

Symptoms:  Feeling good.

Sleep:  Try sleeping with a terrible cough and cold plus an ear infection at 7 months pregnant and you'll see how tough it has been to get rest this last week. No fun.

Best moment this week: Finding out that Jim planned a wonderful birthday weekend for me! He is such an awesome husband for helping to make turning 30 a lot less painful. ;)

Have you told family and friends: Yes

Miss Anything? Warm weather!! We are having a freak snow storm today.... wonderful right?! Being sick has also been a major bummer so I just miss feeling good!

Movement: This little girl is much stronger than Hadley was at this point in pregnancy. She is break-dancing in there multiple times a day. :)

Food cravings: Pizza, tacos and frosted {completely unhealthy} COOKIE CAKE!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Raw meat

Have you started to show yet: Yes

Baby is a: Girl

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On and loving that

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Getting to celebrate my birthday with Jim and Hadley tomorrow.

27 Weeks

How far along? 27 weeks HELLO THIRD TRIMESTER!

Total weight gain/loss: Up 8.5 pounds.

Maternity clothes? Yes

Stretch marks? No new ones yet.

Symptoms: There are a few aches and pains here and there but baby is over 2lbs on her own so there is bound to be some discomfort as we enter the last stretch of the pregnancy.

Sleep:  I have a terrible cold so I have had very unrestful sleep the last 2 nights. I can't wait to get to feeling better so that I can have some energy!

Best moment this week: Going on our first family walk of 2013! Unfortunately, it snowed overnight again and is supposed to storm even more tonight and tomorrow so we might not get out again for another week or more (hopefully less).

Have you told family and friends: Yes

Miss Anything? Cold medicine.

Movement: Lots of strong kicks, punches and daily hiccups.

Food cravings: CHEETOS, Thai anything, ice cream

Anything making you queasy or sick:  I am back to being grossed out by raw meat.

Have you started to show yet: Yes

Baby is a: Girl

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: I am going to a mother blessing for my friend Crystal this Sunday. It should be really cool since I've never been to that type of gathering before.