39 Weeks

Better late than never...

Secondly, sorry this is so late! We've been really busy and honestly, I was secretly hoping Michael would come early in the week, so I could post pictures of him! haha! We had our weekly doctor's appointment on Wednesday and we started off with an ultrasound to check out Michael's measurements.. He had been measuring two weeks late, so we wanted to make sure he was still growing and what not.... Well come to find out, we have a healthy baby boy on our hands! He's estimated at 7 pounds 12 ounces, so he is right on track! They did say he could be less than that, but they also told me that I "hide a baby well" :) During my exam my doctor decided to "help speed up the process" by stripping my membranes... can you say OWWWW! I have never felt so much pain in my life! But, it's supposed to help naturally induce, so we'll see if that works! I am beginning to feel more and more contractions and they are getting stronger, but they're not consistent enough. Hopefully we will not make it to our 40 week appointment next week, because we'll have a baby! 

How far along? 39 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I finally went over 20... I'm at 21 pounds.

Maternity clothes? a few

Stretch Marks? Nope... 

Sleep: lately I've been sleeping like a rock, I think it's because I'm so exhausted

Best moment this week: my birthday and Mother's Day! Also, getting to see our baby boy on an ultrasound yesterday was great :) he's got some chunky cheeks!

Miss Anything? having control over my body... I've absolutely loved being pregnant, but I'm definitely ready to have my body back and hold my baby boy from the outside! :)

Movement: yep 

Food cravings: everything

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope

Gender: Baby Boy 

Pregnancy Symptoms: lots of contractions and back pain

Belly Button in or out? Out 

Wedding rings on or off? On.. However, the other day at church I thought this might not happen again! My hands were so swollen that I almost couldn't get my ring off!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and ANXIOUS!

Looking forward to: Michael being here... the fact that it could be any day, makes me so anxious and I can't wait to see him and meet him for the first time. 

We got our maternity pictures in today and I absolutely LOVE them!! Our great friend Jona, from Forever Photography Studio, took them and I couldn't be more excited to share some of my favorites!!

38 Weeks... Woah Mama!!

Or at least he's supposed to be the size of a pumpkin...

I cannot believe we are TWO weeks away from my due date! (14 days... WOW!) Brandon says, "Where has the time gone?" and I say, "I feel like I've been pregnant forever!" This week I had my first appointment with the new doctor and it went well. He's extremely nice and I'm not sure why I freaked out about it to begin with. He did tell me that I'm FINALLY a centimeter dilated, but everything else is the same. Michael is however measuring at 36 weeks still, so the doctor wants to do an ultrasound next week to make sure he's still growing. I know he's perfectly perfect in every way, so I know everything is going to be just fine. He just might be tucked into a nice position where we cannot get his full measurement... right?!? I also found out that I've been having contractions and I didn't even know it! Of course they're not anything to worry about at the moment, but I didn't even know I was having them to begin with! When the nurse was checking Michael's heart rate, she told me I was having one and I had no clue! oops! 

How far along? 38 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 19 pounds again.... I wonder if I'll go this entire pregnancy and never reach 20??

Maternity clothes? a few

Stretch Marks? Nope... 

Sleep: sleep is sleep, extremely uncomfortable, but trying to get as much of it as I can

Best moment this week: Finding out that I'm finally dilated!!! Woohoo! It's also Teacher Appreciation Week, so receiving various "goodies" from my kids has been really nice... Hearing that they still like me even though I'm "mean" makes me it even better! ha! 

Miss Anything? the ability to sit down without a butt or leg in my ribs... every time I sit, he wedges something in there! 

Movement: yep yep

Food cravings: everything

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope

Gender: Baby Boy 

Pregnancy Symptoms: tons of pressure and braxton hicks... I just keep waiting for the real deal!

Belly Button in or out? Out 

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and ANXIOUS!

Looking forward to: Dana's wedding this weekend, my birthday and Mother's Day on Sunday, and spending it all with family!!! I'm still hoping I'll wake up each day and it will be "The Day" though....

37 Weeks

Wow, I cannot believe it's May! The month we've been waiting for is finally here and with it's arrival, comes many new emotions. I've become extremely anxious and each day I wake up hoping it's the big day! The thought of having my little man in my arms in less than a month, makes me so excited, I can barely control myself. Usually when I think about my labor, I don't freak out... However, I've started to panic about it. The idea of not knowing what's going to happen or when it's going to happen, freaks me out! I'm a total control freak and for once, I have no control! This brings a little bit of anxiety! My due date is twenty days from today, but believe me, I'm hoping he'll come early!! I've even started bouncing on a yoga ball, just to help him out! ha! Brandon and I were discussing his arrival earlier and we cannot believe it's going to happen so soon... Brandon is so excited about meeting his son and he is definitely making sure I'm ready to go when it happens! He's making sure I pack my bags TONIGHT and he's putting the car seat in tonight... Needless to say, he might be a little more anxious than I am! 

My doctor's appointment on Tuesday went well, but I'm still not dilated! HOWEVER, she did say that he is extremely low and had dropped a ton in the past week. She also said that's why I'm having a ton of pain in my pelvic area. 

Our air conditioner went out today... AGAIN! This is the 3rd day this week 

and I'm not happy about it... Please excuse the red cheeks, it's stinkin hot!

How far along? 37 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 18 pounds <--- Who knew you could lose a pound when you're preggo! 

Maternity clothes? a few

Stretch Marks? Nope... I pray everyday that one doesn't pop up in my last couple of weeks :)

Sleep: sleep is sleep, I treasure every moment of it...before it's gone!

Best moment this week: I enjoyed having Brandon home this weekend and getting to spend a lot of extra time with him before Michael comes. Also, two of our good friends had their babies this week! Ashlynn was born last Thursday and Mitchell was born today! Hopefully, Michael will want to hurry and meet his new friends! ha

Miss Anything? right now I'm missing all my cute summer dresses, tops, and shorts! I refuse to buy any more maternity clothes, but jeez, it's HOT!

Movement: yep, all the time! It looks like an alien is in me sometimes

Food cravings: food in general

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope

Gender: Baby Boy 

Pregnancy Symptoms: still tons of pressure, but other than that, we're great!

Belly Button in or out? Out 

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and ANXIOUS!

Looking forward to: Michael's arrival... I know we have a little less than 3 weeks until my due date, but let's be real, he could come any moment!!! I also think about my water breaking every time I'm in a horrible situation... Like Tuesday when I was stuck in traffic for 1 1/2 hours! How terrible would it be if it broke then!! YIKES!

36 Weeks

Our doctor's appointment went well yesterday. Michael is still measuring at 35 weeks, so now he's measuring a week late, but his head is down, so he must be ready! This week started our weekly appointments, so it's getting close and we can't wait! Although I would love him here today, I want him to "cook" in me as long as he needs to so I can have a healthy baby boy when he gets here! However, I do give him pep-talks telling him it's okay to come out whenever! ha!

How far along? 36 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 19 pounds

Maternity clothes? a few

Stretch Marks? Nope :)

Sleep: sleep is going okay, I'm trying to get as much as I can now before Michael comes

Best moment this week: This past weekend we went and got the rest of the things we need before Michael comes and we finally got his pack-n-play bassinet ready, so now we just need our little man!

Miss Anything? after state testing for my kids these past two days, I could really use a margarita or ice cold beer :) but it will come in good time....

Movement: oh yes... the nurse at our dr's office said, "He's very active!" 

Food cravings: food in general

Anything making you queasy or sick: this past weekend random things were making me nauseas, but it didn't last long... thank God!

Gender: Baby Boy 

Pregnancy Symptoms: still waddling and just feeling exhausted all the time... all of this can only mean one thing, it's getting close!

Belly Button in or out? Out 

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and Tired

Looking forward to: Brandon's softball tournament and our friends annual crawfish boil this weekend! Although I will not be eating any crawfish this year, because the thought of it makes me sick, I can't wait to see all of our friends and have a good time! 

35 Weeks

How far along? 35 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: probably 20 pounds now, but I'm not sure... however I feel like my belly looks the same as it did weeks ago. 

Maternity clothes? a few

Stretch Marks? Nope :)

Sleep: sleep is still hard for me at this point.. I still find myself waking up to use the restroom or reposition my body (which is not fun)

Best moment this week: I had a really good time at my shower this weekend! I loved seeing everyone there and Michael was blessed with so many incredible gifts! We also received 46 books at his shower! He is definitely going to be a phenomenol reader :) On top of that, we took our maternity pictures on Monday and we had so much fun! There's a sneak peek at the bottom of this blog :)

Miss Anything? not this week...

Movement: Yea, he loves to play in my ribs

Food cravings: cereal and everything else under the sun

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope

Gender: Baby Boy 

Pregnancy Symptoms: Still TONS of pressure towards the bottom of my belly and now I'm having problems with my pelvic bone. I'm definitely waddling now, due to the pain in my pelvis; however, it gets really painful at night. Brandon told me I'm not allowed to go on bed rest, which is great because I absolutely do not want that to happen, but I would also love to walk without hurting... I looked up this pain and they say it's due to the baby dropping and the pelvic bone expanding, so I guess it's all getting ready for birth! (That makes me excited!)

Belly Button in or out? Out 

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy Happy

Looking forward to: this weekend! Brandon and I have NO plans this weekend and we're super excited! However, I just remembered I have a prenatal massage... so that makes it even better!!!! We are hoping to get a few things done however... like, purchasing items we still need off of our registry,  packing our hospital bag (or getting it started), we might possibly get Michael a coming home outfit, and hopefully we'll get to spend some time with friends!

Here's a sneak peek of our maternity pictures. Our good friend Jona, from Forever Photography Studio, took our pictures and I know they are going to be absolutely amazing!! I can't wait to see them all! 

34 Weeks

Well, well, well, look who's on time this week! ha!

Today we went in for our 34 week appointment and little man is doing great! My belly measured at 35 weeks, so the doctor remeasured because she didn't believe it! She says I don't look big enough to measure a week ahead, but the proof is in the numbers! Even though I'm measuring ahead, this doesn't change anything... next time we go in, he could be measuring on time or late. Therefore, anything is possible...

So this week, my veggie/fruit size source said that Michael is the size of a "durian fruit." Well, who the heck knows what that is?!? So we looked up how much this fruit weighs and how much he is supposed to weigh.... Lets just say we did a little bit of measuring on our own! Brandon and I definitely went into the produce dept. at the store and weighed all kinds of fruits and veggies to find the perfect match! Who knew a papaya weighs anywhere from 4-5 pounds?!? On top of it all, Brandon was taking each item and comparing it to my belly! I'm sure we looked hilarious!

How far along? 34 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 18 pounds

Maternity clothes? a few

Stretch Marks? Nope, still using my lotion religiously 

Sleep: sleep is getting a little harder each night. I find myself waking up fifty times a night, due to being uncomfortable. I have discovered that I MUST have a pillow to wrap my body around or else I'm incredibly sore the next morning. 

Best moment this week: we loved spending time with our families this weekend to celebrate many occasions. I really enjoyed Easter with our families, even though Bran had to work, and it got me really excited for next years Easter. 

Miss Anything? Being able to sleep on my stomach... I can't wait to jump on the bed and do a big belly flop!

Movement: Oh yea! His movements are getting bigger and bigger each day... I can't imagine what they'll be like in a week!

Food cravings: cereal.

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope

Gender: Baby Boy 

Pregnancy Symptoms: My stomach has become very tight over the past couple of days and I feel like there is a lot of pressure towards the bottom. I'm also becoming more and more forgetful... Brandon loves it! ha!

Belly Button in or out? Out 

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy Happy

Looking forward to: my shower this weekend and our maternity pictures on Monday! I can't wait to see all of our friends and family on Saturday!

For all you moms out there, tomorrow we're meeting with a Pediatrician to see if she's going to be Michaels doctor or not. I would love to go with some questions for her, but I don't even know where to begin! If you have ANY advice on questions I should ask her, please let me know!! You can email me or leave a comment.... But honestly I'd really appreciate any advice you can give.  

33 Weeks

Holy Guacamole!!!! Can you believe next month is May?!?!? I cannot believe our baby boy is going to be here next month... ahhh!!! We're beyond excited about his arrival and we cannot wait for these next 7 weeks to FLY BY! We're so anxious to meet him and see what this little guy is all about! Sorry the blog is a few days late... We've been crazy busy and I've been beyond tired...

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: not sure... but last time I went, a week ago, I was at 15 pounds :) 

Maternity clothes? ehhhh.... let's not talk about it.

Stretch Marks? Nope :)

Sleep: sleeping great, I'm just wanting to sleep all the time now... exhaustion has taken over!!

Best moment this week: our couples shower and my work shower! Our couples shower was beyond amazing and we were so overwhelmed by the wonderful items we received! Then I had my work shower on Tuesday and I was once again shocked by the outpouring of support from my co-workers! Let's just say, Michael is one loved baby :-) I will post pictures soon from our shower...

Miss Anything? I just want one sip of a dr. pepper and I think I will be happy... but I can wait!

Movement: The other night we were laying in bed and it looked like Michael was trying to break out of my belly! We literally laid in bed for over 20 minutes, watching him move around! He is constantly going crazy in there!!

Food cravings: everything.. I'm so hungry all the time...I'm sure that weight gain number will be rising soon...

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope

Gender: Baby Boy :)

Pregnancy Symptoms: Last week I forgot to mention that I was having some emotional moments. I guess the hormones were going crazy last weekend because everything was making me cry. This week I feel like my walk has become a little different, but not quite a waddle yet (thank God)!!! I just feel like he's tickling my bladder and it makes it really uncomfortable when I walk.... 

Belly Button in or out? Out

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy Happy Happy, I hope I'm not becoming anything but happy :-)

Looking forward to: our three day weekend and spending time with our families for Easter. Also I'm excited about our dr's appt. next week and checking in on my little man.