Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Due date! 40 weeks!


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How far along? 40 weeks! We are due today!
Baby is the size of? A pumpkin
Total weight gain/loss: 34 lbs...as of last week, we'll see what they say tomorrow
Maternity clothes? living in maternity clothes but even they are getting too tight
Stretch marks?  Yes
Sleep: sleeping is getting harder and harder these days. 
Best moment this week: reaching our due date is so exciting! We are hoping he will arrive soon!
Movement: Still lots of strong movements...feeling him really low these days
Food cravings: Still loving sweets
Anything making you queasy or sick: not anymore! I will eat anything!
Have you started to show yet: Yes....it's funny to me to even have this question on here still
Gender prediction: It's a BOY!!!
Labor Signs:  not feeling anything today... Hoping to feel some contractions soon...I want this to be my last blog post without a baby!
Belly Button in or out? It's starting to poke out a little more now
Wedding rings on or off? Off 
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!
Exercise: still working on this but I am really inconsistent
Looking forward to: labor starting and meeting our son!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

39 Weeks!


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How far along?  39 weeks! One more week til our due date!
Baby is the size of? Watermelon....Just getting chunkier in there :)
Total weight gain/loss: 34 lbs...as of last week, we'll see what they say tomorrow
Maternity clothes? living in maternity clothes but even they are getting too tight
Stretch marks?  Yes
Sleep: Definitely waking up a lot to go to the bathroom...also having more back pain that wakes me up
Best moment this week: Finally feeling like we are hospital ready! We've got all the bags packed and ready. I love knowing that he can arrive any time now and it won't be much longer!
Movement: Still lots of strong movements...feeling him really low these days
Food cravings: Still loving sweets
Anything making you queasy or sick: not anymore! I will eat anything!
Have you started to show yet: Yes....it's funny to me to even have this question on here still
Gender prediction: It's a BOY!!!
Labor Signs:  Sunday was an interesting day, definitely had contractions....thought he was coming early! No contractions since then, I think it was just him dropping lower.
Belly Button in or out? It's starting to poke out a little more now
Wedding rings on or off? Off 
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!
Exercise: still working on this but I am really inconsistent
Looking forward to: My mom coming to visit this week! I'm sure it'll be the last time I see her before Noah arrives!

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

38 Weeks!


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How far along?  38 weeks!
Baby is the size of? Watermelon....Just getting chunkier in there :)
Total weight gain/loss: 32 lbs....they say weight gain should slow or stop at this point, totally not the case for this mamma
Maternity clothes? living in maternity clothes but even they are getting too tight
Stretch marks?  Yes...hopefully new ones have stopped developing
Sleep: Definitely waking up a lot to go to the bathroom....not much discomfort other than that though
Best moment this week: Gabe installed the car seat and put together the stroller and the swing! We are officially ready with our gear!!! I also packed the diaper bag and started working on the hospital bag.
Movement: Still lots of strong movements but I have noticed that they are slowing down...he must be running out of space.
Food cravings: Still loving sweets...we have been making cookies regularly
Anything making you queasy or sick: not anymore! I will eat anything!
Have you started to show yet: Yes....it's funny to me to even have this question on here still
Gender prediction: It's a BOY!!!
Labor Signs:  none
Belly Button in or out? It's starting to poke out a little more now
Wedding rings on or off? Off 
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!
Exercise: still working on this but I am really inconsistent
Looking forward to: Having this baby!!! I'm so ready for him to arrive and so ready to go into labor!

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Noah's Nursery!

We finally finished Noah's nursery!!!

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37 weeks!


How far along?  37 weeks!
Baby is the size of? Watermelon....I think he is a watermelon from here on out according to my baby app
Total weight gain/loss: 30 lbs....will weigh again at the doc tomorrow
Maternity clothes? living in maternity clothes but even they are getting too tight!
Stretch marks?  Yes....seeing more and more everyday....not a fan of them!
Sleep: Definitely waking up a lot to go to the bathroom....not much discomfort other than that though
Best moment this week: Finally starting the month of our due date!!! Also, Noah has had the hiccups twice this week and it was the first time I had experienced that! Such a cool feeling and so cute! We also finished the nursery completely!
Movement: Still lots of strong movements but I have noticed that they are slowing down...he must be running out of space.
Food cravings: Still loving sweets, pumpkin spice frapps and any baked good :)
Anything making you queasy or sick: not anymore! I will eat anything!
Have you started to show yet: Yes....it's funny to me to even have this question on here still
Gender prediction: It's a BOY!!!
Labor Signs:  none
Belly Button in or out? Neither- it's completely flat
Wedding rings on or off? Off 
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!
Exercise: still working on this but I am really inconsistent
Looking forward to: Getting a few more things put together and installed as we get closer to our due date. We are hoping to accomplish a lot of that this week so that we are ready to go when he decides to arrive!!!