Busy, busy, busy...

So it's been quite busy the last few weeks and I haven't updated, but I did take pictures!! This is going to be short, since I have a couple of tests to study for (ugh).

Here is my 30 Week Picture:



Here is my 31 Week Picture:



I will have to wait until tonight to get a 32 week picture. I am 32 weeks today and finally am feeling exhausted. Today hasn't been so bad, but yesterday was horrible. I seriously slept more than I was awake yesterday! Then Jaren came home and was so sweet to make me some ramen noodles for dinner, and less than 5 minutes after I finished eating, I threw everything up that I had eaten yesterday. Then I forced myself to go to school today, since I missed Monday after getting back from California after midnight on Sunday night. I'll have to write about our trip to CA and post some pictures. It was a lot of fun!!

29 Weeks!

This week has been an interesting one. I was told how big I was getting, and then after telling them how far along I was, was then told that I was small for 29 Weeks. Ok, make up your mind he he :)

I had a doctor appointment this week and was informed that I have not gained any weight in the past month and they are kind of concerned about it. But it wasn't a doctor I've met before, so in 3 weeks, I'll get more details I hope.

Been getting frustrated a LOT more than usual lately, especially with the fact that none of our animals listen to me anymore. Whenever Jaren is around, they are for the most part good and listen to just him. When he's gone, they are horrible and don't listen to me and I'm really having a hard time handling it.

I am still riding my bike around and it is SO much easier than walking. I have less then 10 minutes in between classes to get places and riding my bike I can usually make it with a minute or two to spare. I walked the other day when it was not great weather, and it took 15 minutes to get to a class!! Then that night I was hurting SO SO SO bad (round ligament pain). People keep telling me I need to stop, because it could get dangerous, and I do agree and have given myself a deadline for when to stop riding, but not sure if I'm really ready for the added stress of always being late to classes (I attract enough attention now anyways...)

Well here are my pictures from this week. There is a nice difference from last week. :) The baby was laying transverse when I took these, I guess a new favorite position, because it's been happening all week and sometimes the baby pushes on the wrong places and it hurts a tiny bit.

Jaren you rock my socks :)

So Jaren took me out to lunch yesterday and he was reading the labor and delivery part of the book, and what is says for the support person to do. First he read what each part included and it was put as in talking to the pregnant woman (you will then feel this, and that and the other, etc.). He all the sudden looked up at me and said "that's going to happen to me?!?!?!" Of course he was joking, but it was so cute and dumb..I love him :)

Wow am I really 7 months along?

This week I am 28 weeks, 7 months pregnant. Only about 85 days until my due date, and I have been having a rush of emotions. Excited, scared, nervous, ecstatic, mellow, etc. You name it, I've probably felt it today :)

Our baby is being a real stinker lately, and only moving when no one is watching, including me!!! I feel them, but not catching them in time lol. Today though the baby was moving and I caught it, and then grabbed my phone to video it and then...nothing!!!! Grrr, luckily soon the baby won't be able to hide anymore!

Nightmares. Wow. The last few nights I've been having horrible nightmares or various sorts and last nights was so real I woke up freaking out. The dream was that I was going into pre term labor, and when I woke up I seriously thought I was for a minute, and then realized it was just a dream :)

I was told multiple times on Sunday that I didn't look 7 months pregnant, but more like 5 or 6, what do you all think?

Ok, ok, here's a better picture for you all to get a sense of my growing bump :D

Things seem to be going ok, having a lot of Practice Contractions (aka Braxton Hicks, but I think it's weird calling them that, I mean where did that name come from anyway? It's weird to me...) The other night I had 8+ in an hour, but after a blessing and rest, I was fine.

At least I can still kind of touch my toes, and squish the baby...oops!!

Weeks 25 - 27

So I started writing a blog at 25 weeks, and never got it done lol. First, school has been crazy and midterms happening and bike accidents that sent me to the ER (luckily everything turned out ok).

Anyway, things are going well and I'm loving the baby movements and not loving the increased mood swings. I think next week during Spring Break I'll actually have the time to write more than this. A lot is happening and I really need to record it, so next week is the week!!

Baby stuff!!

Today I was getting ready to sew the curtains for the baby's room, or the chair pad for the rocking chair, and realized that for both projects, I was missing some pieces. I need 2 zippers for the chair pad and I need a backing for the curtains. So what I could have done quickly today will have to wait until another day...

So instead, Jaren and I cleaned up the baby's room and then I decided to take pictures of everything we have so far for the baby (especially since we need to get it into gear on getting things ready - especially since time is definitely going to go fast now)

Lots and lots of onesies from my Mother in Law!

The beautiful and SUPER COMFY blanket that my Sister-in-Law & Brother (Krystal & Ben) got for me & baby for Christmas!

These are finger puppets that my dear friend, Christina, made for baby and gave to the baby for Christmas!!

This was a pack of onesies that Krystal and Ben got for baby for Christmas too!!

Comfy warm winter outfit

Onesie with a little picture of a bear

Onesie with lots of little bears all over

Onesie with a little lamb that says "Just stay little"

Pants!!


Cute onesie :)
Close up of the peek a boo!

Plain yellow

Plain yellow and peek a boo.

This was the first onesie I bought for baby

Sleeper with a lamb on it

Sleeper

Up close - don't mess with a sleepy baby!!

Little bear jacket with cute ears on the hood

Brown onesie, with pant and bib!

Up close of the bib, clean for now...

My favorite outfit - so warm for the winter

Up close

Up close

The hood with the cute ears!

Rocking chair with stuffed bear

Bears :)

We have one boy bumper (trucks), one girl bumper (Precious Moments angels, which I'm sure we could use for either boy or girl...baby won't care lol), Sheets, Precious Moments mobile, a breathable crib bumper, and animal noises toy (I found it at ARC, our family had one growing up)

Wall decoration that was mine when I was little

This was mine too and I love it dearly!

So that was fun for me to look at all we have gotten so far, of course there's the car seat and strollers that I didn't take pictures of too.

Now time to relax and hope that school is cancelled tomorrow (HA HA yeah right). I've been sick and don't really want to go tomorrow, but I really need to...

24 Weeks - 6 months!!

So I made it to 24 weeks, baby could be born and has a greater chance of survival, in a NICU of course, than before. Is it normal to be having dreams of what we'd do if the baby did come early? I do have a plan for just in case. My dad works in the NICU down in Denver, so of course we'd take the baby down there because they send them there anyway before 36 weeks. And we'd still have time to get a nursery in order, because the baby would be in the NICU. So it's good to have a plan in mind, even if it's not an elaborate one, rather than to just worry and not have any idea of what to do.

Not sure if any of that made sense, but please bear with me as I am very sick today. I spent half the night up and coughing my lungs out and having trouble breathing and a severely dry throat too. Weird combo in my opinion and the more water I drink the more my throat feels more dry. Weird... But I'm not dehydrated at least!!

It's funny how when you are sick, you want everything clean but you don't have the energy to do it. Also, I've been so kind as to pass it on to Jaren too so we are having to take care of each other right now... At least I had enough energy to strip the bed and put the sheets in to wash and get new ones on and maybe later I'll feel up to lysoling the house or something like that.

I guess to me I don't really look 6 months pregnant. I think I look pregnant, but not 6 months. And I keep getting told that I don't look pregnant at all (I'm guessing they just think I'm getting fat lol)...

But the scariest part for me is that I haven't gained any weight still. I got scared half to death today when I stepped on the scale and it said I'd lost 5 pounds! But tried it again (not on carpet..lol...) and I was where I normally am. But then I do have to think about it in this way. I have been working out and I did lose 10 pounds early on, so I guess you could say I've gained 8-10 back? If I look at it that way, I don't feel as bad. But I have my next appointment next Tuesday and I'm still the weight I was at my last appointment. I guess as long as the baby is the size the baby should be, then I shouldn't worry :)

So here is my picture. And I'm thinking my mirror lies to me. LOL.