34 weeks!

34.5 week picture.... the belly is out and proud! She's moving around a ton still and pushing up on my diaphragm a lot! Bending over is starting to get a bit awkward. :) I am officially up 13.5 lbs to date.

The nursery is still miles from finished but I am making progress on prepping decorations including The following paintings all done by me....

The crib is assembled and today i found a steal on a 4 drawer drlesser for the room. Curtains have been found too! Now we just need to place the furniture and all my fun stuff needs to get up on the walls. Including my fabric planets below

Goals for the week: launder and start to put away her clothes into her dresser. Also work on refinishing the changing table/ cabinet.

And of course cleaning my house for my impending shower!

Its hard to believe we are anywhere from 3 weeks to 7 weeks away from meeting her!!!!

31.5 weeks

7-11 weeks left for full term depending on when this one decides to grace us with her presence. Not panicking. Nope.... not at all... and by not at all I mean I'm freaking out.

It also really may happen sooner. Hospital tours, birth classes, finishing the basement, getting the nursery together, showers... so much to plan for and do in this short amount of time....

Definitely freaking out.

Excited to meet her but right now focused on just how much is left to get in place. What I haven't done that I should have by this point. This feels like one of those situations where procrastination is not my friend. So for now lets focus on the cool/good things-

Good things that have me not freaking out:

She's moving around a ton now and I think I got my first few kicks to the ribs/my diaphragm.  I love love love it all though. I love feeling the movements! Even when it impedes my falling asleep (at least with my schedule I know there's room for sleeping in!).

CRAFTING! I'm loving finally sitting down and putting some energy into crafting decorations for her space themed nursery. This has unleashed a crafty creative side of me that I don't get to tap into very often and its fun to know I'm putting together a special place for my little nerd in training. So far I've started some paintings and the planets that will adorn the wall above her crib. The planets turned out even better than I imagined they would and I'm just really ansty to get the room cleaned out and hang this stuff on the walls!

My belly! Its still small enough to not impede my general functioning.... although I'm slowing down a little at work. This is the only time one can be proud of a belly hanging out and poking through clothes and I'm embracing it!


 Well that's all I have right now during this chaotic last weeks!

tick tock...

Its starting to sink in. 2.5 months left... or 3 months depending on how timely this little peanut is in her decision to enter the world. I'm trying not to panic or freak out but it definitely feels like I have so much to do and that I'll never be ready. I'm sure everyone goes through this and I'm definitely in full swing of it.

I feel good though! Sleeping a ton and I'm definitely noticing an increase in appetite as my nutritional needs increase in this last trimester. The belly is definitely popped out in full force and she's moving around in there a lot more. I feel oddly winded at times which is weird to feel as someone used to running half marathons. Sometimes I freak out that she's not moving enough but I think that's just first time jitters. She's getting stronger, so are the movements so I think it's just a matter of expectations of what this would feel like versus reality as well.

Down to visiting the doctor every two weeks so I'll probably have more to say after Thursday as I hit the 30 week mark!

28 weeks!

just about 21 weeks... a bump pic

Yep... its poking out!

Still happily in regular clothes most of the time although i am very limited on pants options....

20 weeks!

Halfway there!!!!

No pictures of me still. I just can't seem to get a decent spot to take a side selfie that doesn't look ridiculous. But the belly is definitely popping out now!

Milestones:

Finding out what's in there and of course getting to share the news with everyone! And actually being able to see something on the ultrasound that resembled a human! It was so cool to see her moving around in there.  I'm excited to meet her.... in about 19 weeks. I'm even beginning to feel a bit of movement.

Agreeing that we weren't going to share the name until she's born. It was nice for my husband to vocalize a preference. I was leaning toward that too so its great to be in agreement.

Realizing that I really need to pack away my non maternity clothes that won't work for a long time so I can put the maternity clothes I buy or borrow in my closet, instead of rummaging through the bins in the living room.

Cravings: None really. Oddly, I will feel hungry but for nothing in particular. I'm not forgetting meals but I'm also not very into them either.

Working out? Unfortunately we have snow and ice on the ground so I have been hibernating instead. I have done some yoga, but that's about it. This is definitely an area that expectation has not lived up to reality. I'm trying not to beat myself up about it too much though.

Other things going on:

• starting the day care search
• coming up with a plan for construction in the basement to get us to working on the nursery

Prego...

And not the sauce!

Part of me feels I should log something about this experience... so here I go?

So how far? 15w 3d

Weight gain? 3 lbs since last appointment 4 weeks ago. Up 6 to date. *only because I was post 2 half marathons in one month! I'm always at my lowest post half marathon training! Usual weight til now I'm only up 3 lbs.

Best thing this week: Going in for my appointment and hearing the heart beat again. 147 and strong.

 I was unusually anxious about this appointment. Call it irrational fear that something went wrong in the last 4 weeks and it still not feeling real. I was actually missing the daily queasiness and exhaustion only because at least then it was a reminder. Being in the spot where I felt fine but its too early for movement I would almost forget I'm even pregnant. So this appointment more than anything was reassurance that all is good. :)  Next appointment in a month we find out what it is!!!! I haven't had an ultrasound since week 8 so I'm really excited to see it too!!!!! And really excited to stop calling it... it.

Will we find out?  YES YES YES. We're planners and need to know. Not so I can go all gender specific but so I can properly merge neutral and specific items. I'm getting antsy to start working on the downstairs office so we can clear out that room. As fall gives way to late fall/early winter that'll begin happening.

How am I feeling? Getting tired of the question because ultimately I feel completely like myself. i get tired a little faster and I'm still getting used to not freaking out at the slight belly popping out. It still looks like I've been lazy and eating too many donuts but the time is coming for maternity clothes for sure.

Cravings? Spicy food and mexican. Not really enjoying sweet things which is weird because usually I am a complete choc-o-holic. Its nice actually to not crave it. In fact its the only thing I notice I don't feel that great AFTER eating. I think that will help me avoid gestational diabetes hopefully!

Names? We have some top ones. Only 1 for a boy so far and a couple for girls. There's a spreadsheet.

Diet:  I would like to think that I haven't changed too much of my diet because I was already eating a pretty healthy diet. Maybe just making that effort to eat more and eat regularly. No skipping meals like before! I need to get better at drinking water at work though.

Pictures.... Haven't taken any yet, but I might! as far as a professional maternity/newborn shot, I may ask my father in law because I just can't justify 500+ in money we don't have to get pictures done by someone else.

April seems so far away... but its unreal to think I'm almost halfway!