38 Weeks!

This may or may not be my last pregnancy post! We’ll see if I make it to 40 weeks! I might even go to 42 weeks (Let’s hope not!!). Just in case, I’ve had fun with this questionnaire and thank you to everyone who reads it! I will try to be good about updating this blog after Miss Madilyn comes!! Can’t wait!!

How far along? 38 weeks

Maternity  clothes? Can I just start wearing muumuus all the time? Uncomfortable in pretty much all my clothes now. I’ve stolen some of Miles’ clothes now too.

Stretch marks? Still none on my belly!

Sleep: Not going so well. I am too uncomfortable to sleep much. I just toss and turn (which is a workout!) and get up to go to the bathroom a lot.

Best moment these last 2 weeks: Packed my hospital bags and got the nursery pretty much complete! Also had a OB appt last week and I’m “progressing” so that’s a good sign!!

Miss Anything? Being pain free! Mainly my hands and feet hurt and get tingly b/c they get really swollen.

Movement: Yea, she’s still a crazy girl! She has “dropped” so she’s putting even more pressure on my bladder but less on my lungs. 

Food Cravings: Milk!

Anything making you queasy or sick: I’ve had some weird pains in my upper abdomen and it kinda makes me nauseous.

Gender: Maddie girl

Labor Signs: A lot of Braxton-hicks contractions! Not painful really but weird. Maddie “dropping”.

Symptoms: A lot. All the same stuff, sore and achy entire body!!! I’m really starting to waddle now!

Belly Button in or out? Even

Wedding rings on or off? Off, let’s hope it fits soon after I have Maddie!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!! And getting anxious to meet her! I don’t like not having any idea when she might come! (I’m not good with surprises!!). Will it be today or 3 more weeks?!?

Looking forward to: Getting all my to-do list stuff done. I have a lot of little things I need to get done, nothing that HAS to get done but stuff I can do to better prepare. (cleaning, work stuff, etc!) And who knows, I might get to meet our Maddie girl very soon!!!!

36 Weeks

Jennie at 30 weeks and me at 36 weeks. Didn't even mean to match!

Our Halloween costumes! Farmer and a nice fat cow!

The tree decal is absolutely perfect!! Love it! Also we bought the crib bedding!

Dresser/changing table (I need to organize it!) and Maddie's name blocks put up on the wall.

We took maternity pictures last week. 3 of my favorites!...

How far along? 36 weeks

Maternity clothes? Yep. My options are getting pretty limited but with only one month left I’m not buying anything new. I’ll make do with what I have.

Stretch marks? Still none on my stomach surprisingly.

Sleep: Not too bad. I’ve been exhausted lately so when I finally lay down I pass out pretty quickly. Just wake up for trips to the bathroom and heartburn sometimes. 

Best moment these last 2 weeks: My mom and I put up the tree decal in the nursery and it looks amazing; I can’t stop going in there and looking at how cute everything is! The nursery is coming together, I just need to get some more shelves and organizational items.

Miss Anything? Being comfortable. Only a few more weeks to go though!!

Movement: Yep! She hasn’t really slowed down much even though she’s getting bigger. She still flips all over and her elbows and knees poke out my belly. I swear she’s gonna bust out of my stomach one of these days!

Food Cravings: Spicy foods and chocolate. (not together). I ate a whole bag of jalapeño chips and I really need to get some chocolate ice cream! 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Gender: Girly

Labor Signs: Nothing noticeable

Symptoms: Heartburn, swollen fingers and feet, sore back, stuffy nose.

Belly Button in or out? Still even, but it’s pretty weird looking now.

Wedding rings on or off? Off, and the substitute ring doesn’t fit anymore either. I found an old thumb ring that fits pretty well. Poor chubby fingers!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! I can’t believe it’s less than one month til her due date! I have everything I “need” for her arrival. Now I just need to get into nesting mode and start cleaning our house like crazy.

Looking forward to: Enjoying the last few weeks without a baby, b/c I know our lives are going to be drastically changed (for the better of course!!) Getting all the final preparations ready and looking forward to meeting our little girly soon!

34 Weeks!

  Miles and I decided to wear our Tiger's shirts this week in support of our Tiger's who are in the playoffs right now. Up 2-0 on the Yankees!

How far along? 34 weeks

Maternity  clothes? Yep, my tummy is getting pretty big!

Stretch marks? Nothing new luckily

Sleep: I’ve been tossing and turning a lot which is pretty hard when I have to flop my belly back and forth and take my body pillow with me! Haha.

Best moment these last 2 weeks: Had another baby shower yesterday and Maddie got so many cute things! We have almost everything we “need” and also almost everything we “want”. Now to use all the gift cards to get the rest of the stuff.

Miss Anything? Being comfortable; anywhere I sit or stand I’m uncomfortable because of my back and feet aching.

Movement: Yep! She has figured out how to stick her little feet into my ribs which is so weird feeling!

Food Cravings: No, but my spice tolerance has gone up apparently. I made a Mexican dish and had to keep adding hot sauce. And for those of you that don’t know, I usually am a huge wimp about spice, as in BBQ sauce is too spicy normally!  

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really, sometimes the heartburn makes me feel sick.

Gender: Baby Girl Madilyn

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: My hands and feet keep getting so swollen. Achy back. All that fun stuff!

Belly Button in or out? Evened out, sometimes it pops out a little!

Wedding rings on or off? Sadly off.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! It’s getting closer…6 weeks to go!

Looking forward to: Getting the nursery organized and set up with all the new stuff. Also I need to pack my hospital bags soon in case Maddie decides to come early! (keep cooking away girly!)

32 Weeks!

 How far along? 32 weeks

Maternity  clothes? Yes, and it’s gotten to the point where some of my early maternity clothes are too tight now…time to buy even bigger stuff.

Stretch marks? Nothing new, slathering on the cocoa butter b/c I know my stomach has a lot more to grow.

Sleep: Ok, just hard to get comfy because of my back sometimes.

Best moment these last 2 weeks: BABY SHOWER!! Had my first one yesterday and it was so much fun! I’m so blessed with an amazing church family who got Maddie so many cute things! I’m starting to feel a little more prepared!

Miss Anything? Cracking my back! Haha…it’s so sore all the time but all I can do is stretch a little and put a heating pad on it.

Movement: Still like crazy, I can definitely tell she’s getting bigger in there! She’s the most active at night.

Food Cravings: No, but I did put peanut butter on my chocolate chip cookies last week. I’ve been eating more sweets compared to the beginning of my pregnancy.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!

Gender: Baby Girl Madilyn

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Sore back and feet, and swollen fingers sometimes. The bottoms of my ribs are sore too, she’s taking up a lot more space in there.

Belly Button in or out? Evened out, sometimes it pops out a little!

Wedding rings on or off? Sadly off.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy…especially now that I have more baby supplies and I can start organizing her nursery. 

Looking forward to: Miles and I are going on a baby-moon next weekend and going camping (in a pop-up camper). It’ll be nice to get away one last time with just the two of us (and Diesel). Also, I have another baby shower coming up so more goodies for baby girl!

 The beautiful and tasty cupcakes Jennie and her mom made!

All the presents before I started organizing and putting everything away!

30 Weeks!!

How far along? 30 weeks

Maternity clothes? Yep, and my mom bought me a pair of maternity jeans, so I finally have pants! Woohoo! I hope I have enough sweaters that will stretch over my belly with the fall coolness coming!

Stretch marks? None on my belly! (sadly a few on my behind…boo!)

Sleep: Some nights great, some nights not so great. My back hurts a lot so trying to find a comfy position takes a while sometimes.

Best moment these last 2 weeks: We started our parenting classes (4 classes in sept). They’ve been pretty informative and I’m learning about how much labor is going to hurt!! (yay for epidurals!) I also started going to the OB every two weeks so that means it’s getting closer!!

Miss Anything? My normal fall clothes…I have so many jeans and sweaters and none of them fit. And this is the first year where I’ve been super excited about fall weather! Oh well, I can still fit in my cute winter boots!

Movement: Still going like crazy. She is gonna be one active baby! I’ll put a book on my stomach and she’ll make it bob up and down, its so funny. She also gets hiccups a lot which is so cute!

Food Cravings: I’m just trying to learn what makes me have heart burn, which seems like everything! The only thing that helps is warm milk, which I add either chocolate or strawberry syrup to and it’s so tasty!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: My heartburn, ugh!!

Gender: Little Missy

Labor Signs: No; I think I may have felt a braxton-hicks contraction though…whatever it was it hurt!

Symptoms: Heartburn

Belly Button in or out? Even; sometimes out a little

Wedding rings on or off? Off. Can’t wait to wear it again!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!! Every once in a while I start to feel a little overwhelmed because we’re getting closer to the big day…but I still can’t believe God has blessed us with a little baby girl and I cannot wait to meet her!! She is going to be so loved!

Looking forward to: My upcoming baby showers! I have 2 within the next month! I can’t wait to get all the baby supplies and start getting the nursery filled up!

28 Weeks!

How far along? 28 weeks

Maternity clothes? Yep!

Stretch marks? Nope!

Sleep: Just a lot of tossing and turning but it’s been pretty good lately.

Best moment these last 2 weeks: Feeling so much movement from Missy! She definitely doesn’t sleep a lot!. Also, finding out my friend Jennie is having a baby GIRL (due 6 weeks after me) so our girlies will be best friends!

Miss Anything? Getting so tired out and sore just from walking. I need to be more active though!

Movement: All the time. She has figured out how much room she has and likes to stretch out! There’s been a few times where she almost takes my breath away from her sudden kicks and jabs! Haha.

Food Cravings: Nothing crazy yet.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!

Gender: Baby Girl Madilyn

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Sore back and feet. Swollen fingers and I think my face is getting a little chubby.

Belly Button in or out? Evened out, sometimes it pops out a little!

Wedding rings on or off? Sadly off.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! I just love sitting and watching my belly dance and I love going in the nursery and looking through all her cute clothes!

Looking forward to: Another doctor appt this week (but I have to do the glucose test so I have to drink the orange syrup nastiness!! Ugh) I just like hearing that everything is going well though!

26 Weeks and Nursery Peek!

Didn't even mean to match the nursery so perfectly today!The crib !!! I love it! Thank you mom (or should I say Grandma!), you are the best! :-D The valance is the only piece of the bedding we bought so we could match the paint; can't wait to get the rest of the bedding, it's so girly and pink with flowers and little birds all over it! The walls are actually really bright in comparison to this picture, they are very Aqua and I love the color so much!!!
The dresser/changing table.
The big empty space on the wall is going to be where we put a huge tree decal, can't wait to get it put up!

Ok, there was a sneak peek at Madilyn's nursery so far...can't wait to get more of it put together!

Questionnaire time:

How far along? 26 weeks

Maternity clothes? Yep, finally found a pair of jean capris so they’re perfect for the weather lately! Got a few new shirts too. Still change into sweatpants as soon as I get home though!

Stretch marks? Nope! I’m surprised I haven’t with how tight my belly feels sometimes.

Sleep: Not too bad, just a lot of tossing/turning to get comfy. If I wake up in the middle of the night it’s hard to fall back to sleep.

Best moment these last 2 weeks: Starting on the nursery!!! My mom bought us the crib and dresser/changing table so Miles got that all set up. We painted last week and I absolutely love just going in there and imagining our life in 3 months!

Miss Anything? Not being able to sleep on my stomach. That was my favorite sleeping position!

Movement: Yep, she’s still my little ballerina. She usually starts moving as soon as I sit or lay down to relax. She also likes to push herself out as far as she can so my stomach will be all lop-sided. I’ve also noticed hi-cups a few times which is so adorable!

Food Cravings: Watermelon…I think I could eat it all the time. I still have yet to buy one for myself though because I have no idea how to cut it! Haha.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, except for the fact I over-ate at El Rodeo (our fav restaurant) and that didn’t feel too great. That food is just too good to stop eating!!

Gender: GIRL!!!!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Indigestion/heartburn and leg cramps

Belly Button in or out? Completely even

Wedding rings on or off? Off. :-( So sad, I love my wedding ring. That will be my first “weight-loss” goal, to fit that back on my fat little finger!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, especially with working on the nursery! I have been pretty moody though too, especially at night when I’m not feeling too great and I just need to go to bed. I feel bad for Miles, he’s the only one that gets to see me that way…haha.

Looking forward to: The cooler weather. It’s been nice now that it’s in the 70’s. I need to start going on daily walks again to help with my achiness.