3rd Anniversary :)

Time flies when you are having fun! Happy 3rd anniversary babe!!

33 Weeks

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up 16ish 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....