Tuesday, October 23, 2012

32 Weeks


31 Weeks

31 Weeks


32 Weeks

Well this is a post for 31 and 32 weeks.  Trav and I have been busy, busy, busy.  This last weekend we had our first baby shower.  It was so amazing.  It is crazy to think that it was a baby shower for me and that we will have a baby to wear all those cute little clothes.  It’s hard to comprehend what life will be like with our own little baby.  I am so excited.   The shower was great though, my stepmom and aunts did a wonderful job of putting it all together.  I will have to take some photos of some of the amazing stuff we got.  I also locked my keys in the car againL Twice in the last month.  At least this time I was at my Dad and Susan’s house and parked in their garage. So I just had to wait at their house for Triple A to come.  I think Travis thinks I am loosing my mind.  Otherwise things have been good. We got our in-floor heat in, which is not working perfectly, but hopefully it will be working like a charm by the time it gets cold out.   We are also starting to get the house organized and cleaned for little baby H.  

How far along?  32 Weeks  
Total weight gain/loss: 13 pounds. 
Maternity clothes? Bought a couple plain t-shirts to wear under things, my other t-shirts were rolling up over my belly.  I also bought a maternity dress for a couple weddings I have this fall.   I am trying to not spend too much money on maternity clothes.  I have a hard time buying clothes I will only wear for two months.  
Stretch Marks? I have not spotted any yet, but getting very worried about those sneaky little marks.  
Best Moment: My best moment of the last two weeks was my baby shower last weekend.  It is also pretty fun going to the baby classes.  
Miss Anything:  I think I am starting to lose my patience and I am going to blame it on being pregnant lol.  
Movement: Yes, now more during the day.  Little baby H likes to hang out on the right side of my stomach or with his/her feet up by my breast bone.  
Food cravings:  Pizza. I think I could eat it everyday.  Even twice a day.     
Anything making you queasy or sick: The smell of strawberry hand sanitizer from bath and body works. WUFTA. I put in on the other day and had to unroll the windows in the car because it smelled so bad. I washed my hands right when I got home. 
Have you started to show yet? Yes, it is starting to look like I am growing a basketball. 
Labor Signs: No labor signs. 
Belly button in or out? It’s starting to pop out more everyday.  
Wedding ring on or off? My wedding ring is still on.   My fingers seem to be getting puffier though. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy   
Looking forward to: I am looking forward to this Friday.  This Friday we have another doctor appointment.  I always like going and hearing the heartbeat and getting everything checked out.  We are also having my family over to our house on Sunday to watch the packer game for my sister’s birthday.   I am also looking forward to meeting my friend’s new little baby tomorrow.  I have baby fever right now.        

Saturday, October 13, 2012

10 Weeks Left-



30 weeks








A little late posting my 30 weeks, but another crazy week.   
This week Travis and I had parent teacher conferences.  So we spent all week in our rooms getting ready.  We also went to my grandma’s house on Wednesday night to celebrate my brother in laws birthday. It was great seeing my sisters, mom, grandma, and nephews.  Otherwise on Thursday I spent 13 hours at school for conferences, but luckily only had a half day Friday.  This was a good thing because I was soooo exhausted.   Friday after school Travis and I had a doctor appointment and he took me out to lunch at a nice restaurant with great food. It was a nice little lunch date.   The baby’s doctor appointment went great.  She said my uterus is measuring right on for 30 weeks.  She also asked us if we thought about all of these questions about birth and after birth and Trav and I looked at each other and was like no, but we will get on that.  It is crazy to think that soon our little baby will be here.  The rest of Friday I just slept.  Travis had his last football game of the season, so no we can hang out on Friday’s together.  Today we are going shopping and then to a wedding. I can’t wait to see some of my family and dance it up.   Tomorrow we are FINALLY finishing our in-floor heat and I could not be more excited.  I am also going to watch my nephew play in a football tournament.  He is 6th grade and he loves football. I can’t wait to watch him play. 

How far along?  30 Weeks  
Total weight gain/loss: 12 pounds. 
Maternity clothes? Still rocking the belly band, I am also going today to buy a couple maternity clothes because the mornings are becoming very frustrating when I go to put on my shirts and none of them fit and I can’t even button any of them up.      
Stretch Marks? None so far, but I hear they come in the last couple weeks so we will continue to keep our fingers cross.  I decided I should drink more water to make my skin more elastic.  
Best Moment: Hearing the baby’s heartbeat.  Also, now when I lay down I can tell where the baby is in my belly because my stomach gets all lopsided.  It is pretty crazy awesome.  Another great moment was making it through my first parent teacher conferences as a third grade teacher.  Wufta. 
Miss Anything:  NOT BEING TIRED and missing out on things because I am too tiredL It is okay, I know it is all worth itJ      
Movement: Yes, now the kicks are up in my ribs and down on my sides, they are also getting harder. Sometimes they hurt a little.  I think our baby may have some strong legs in there. 
Food cravings:  No food cravings  
Anything making you queasy or sick: Travis’s watermelon gum.  It smelt terrible and I almost made him spit it out.  He was also chewing very loudly.  I usually love watermelon gum, but did not want any of it.      
Have you started to show yet? Yes, it is growing by the minute.     
Labor Signs: No labor signs. 
Belly button in or out? It’s official, I have an innie and an outtie belly button, but that is okay because my best friend has one and now I feel cool to be like herJ 
Wedding ring on or off? My wedding ring is still on.  
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy   
Looking forward to:  I am looking forward to next Saturday, we have our first baby shower on my Dad’s side. I can’t wait to see all my family and celebrate little baby H’s arrival in a couple of months.  I am also excited that we have a four day work week.  Well technically five days, but we only have kids for four days.   I am also excited because this weekend my best friend moved to Rochester, which is only an hour and half from me. WHOO HOOO. I can go see her anytime I want now.  Just drive down for the day if I feel like it.  Soo excited.     

Saturday, October 6, 2012

29 Weeks



A little late posting my 29 weeks, but it was a crazy week.   
Let’s start with me catching a cold which makes everything a lot more tired and exhausting.   On Saturday I woke up bright and early for my 3 hour glucose test and headed to the doctor, tired and sick. Once you get there they draw your blood to see where your sugar levels are at.  Then you drink the sugar syrup and they draw your blood every hour after that for three hours.  By my second drawing my vein was tender and a little swollen, but they tried to draw blood anyways and my vein rolled over (which was not pleasant) and they couldn’t get any blood. So they went to switch arms and I started to get very light headed and almost passed out.  They said with fasting for so long and then the sugar spike and then with my veins not cooperating that my body wasn’t too happy.  Well they laid me down and put hot packs over my veins to help them pop, since I have small veins.   We then finally got my second blood vile drawn.  Only two more to go.  After it was all said and done. I felt even more sick and tired then when I got there and had not ate anything for 15 hours. The baby was not happy.  The rest of the day I was whipped out and could not get off the couch.  Which meant that I missed my little sister running at the GriakL  It was the first Griak cross country meet I have missed in years.  

As for the rest of my week, I was still sick when I went back to school on Monday.  After school on Monday I went right home and laid on the couch and didn’t move until bed at 8:30.  Tuesday, I had to stay at school late since I did not do anything Monday night.  When I went to leave from school at 7:15 p.m. I realized I couldn’t find my keys.  Or where or where could I have put them.  OHHH yes in my car.  I had locked my keys in my car that morning. So I had to call my husband and wait for him to come get me.  On Wednesday we had our first baby class from 7 to 9 p.m. in Stillwater.  It was on breastfeeding and was pretty fascinating.  We also got to witness a very old school video on a woman breast feeding her baby.  With close up shots of the woman’s breast and a very hungry baby who couldn’t wait to eat.  To say the least Travis and I were very tired and very giggly and got a kick out of the video.   Everyone else was very serious at the class so Travis and I tried to keep out giggles under control.   Moving on to Thursday, during school we discovered that our house was going to get assessed the next day.   We are getting our house refinanced and they need to reassess your house to make sure that the value of the house did not decrease.  Once we found that out, we knew that the rest of our Thursday night would be cleaning our house.  Not that Travis are messy people, but we had been moving things around and stacking things as we were trying to set up the baby room.   We also had some vacuuming, dishes, and sweeping to do.
Then on Friday I went to school and it was a great Friday with the kids and as soon as the bell rang I was off to my friends wedding.  I had a wonderful Friday night celebrating two wonderful people’s marriage.  It was great hanging out with friends and visiting.  Baby H and I also busted some moves on the dance floor.   There is my week in a nutshell. It is amazing how fast the weeks go by.  It is also crazy to think that there are only ten weeks left in my pregnancy and that I will be full term in 7 weeks. Holy Smokes.  Baby H is going to be here before we know it and WE CANT WAIT TO MEET OUR LITTLE BUNDLE.  

How far along?  29 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 11 pounds. 
Maternity clothes? Still rocking the belly band.    
Stretch Marks? None that I have spotted, wufta, we will see how these next 10 weeks treat me.    
Best Moment: Celebrating my friends wedding. It was so beautiful and they were so happy.  Their wedding also brought back memories of me and Travis getting married, which was the best day of my life.   Being married to Travis is so greatJ     
Miss Anything:  Feeling healthy and full of energy.     
Movement: Yes, a lot more aggressive and harder.  It is pretty awesome.   
Food cravings:  No food cravings  
Anything making you queasy or sick: Just caught a cold from my little 3rd graders.   
Have you started to show yet? Yes, people tell me that my belly looks bigger everyday.  Also a couple people asked me if I am expecting and when I am dueJ  
Labor Signs: No labor signs. 
Belly button in or out? Watching it change by the day.  Lol it is pretty crazy. 
Wedding ring on or off? My wedding ring is still on.  
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy   
Looking forward to: Next week I have parent teacher conferences so I only have a 4.5 day work weekJ  It will be nice to have a little extra time on Friday.  I also have another doctor appointment. I love all of my doctor appointments because I get to check in and make sure everything is all good with baby H.