28 weeks!

Hello third trimester!! I have been waiting for you!

Total weight gain: 20 lbs! Oh man! It feels like so much and I know I am well on my way to gaining 30-35 lbs by the end of this pregnancy. Let’s just hope it comes off as easy as it went on.
Biggest craving this week: Nothing stands out special this week. Chocolate and dairy I would have to say are my two biggest cravings of the moment.
Baby is now the size of: An eggplant. She’s over 2 1/2 lbs and close to 15 inches long!
How I’m Feeling: Tired. My bed times are starting to get earlier and earlier again as I enter into the third trimester. I’m also feeling extremely happy. With less than 3 months to go I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! It’s still so surreal, however, that we are actually going to have a baby at the end of all this. I get so used to carrying around my little noodle, feeling her kick and roll inside me all day long, it’s hard to believe that she will soon be kicking and rolling outside in the real world! I’m also feeling a little anxious, like I need to get going on with all things we still need for her. We have done very limited shopping so far (we basically just have the crib and clothes) and I’m starting to realize how soon she will be here and how much more we have to do before the big day!!
How clothes fit: Well it’s like I shoved a basketball under all my shirts; suddenly nothing is fitting right.
Movement: She still moves an incredible amount. Sometimes when I wake up at night to go to the bathroom I feel like I need to tip toe there, moving as little as possible so she doesn’t sense that I’m awake. Because if she does, it’s all over. She pops up with a “Hey mom, you’re awake!!” and immediately begins her morning yoga or whatever it is she does in there. And then I lie there and think about how hungry I am.
Random: My belly button is finally starting to pop all the way!! I’m guessing in 2 more weeks I’ll be a full time “outtie.” We’ll see!
Looking forward to: Labor. As weird or naive as this makes me sound, I am so incredibly excited to experience labor, pain and all!

Our little girl

Today we had the 4D ultrasound of our little noodle! It was all very dramatic and almost didn’t happen. This afternoon when I got to the Drs. office I was told that the 4D ultrasound probe was broken and they would have to reschedule the scan. “You can still get your glucose test done today!!” The receptionist told me brightly, like I was actually looking forward to drinking straight up syrup and getting a needle jabbed in my arm. Really, thank you, I’m so happy I can at least partake in that fun!! So then, as I’m still out in the waiting room, the power goes out and the whole office is left sitting in the dark. At this point, they weren’t even sure if they were going to see patients, or if they were going to reschedule everyone. Luckily, the lights came back on about 20 minutes later and I set out to do my glucose test. Hubs was with me, and being the talkative guy that he is, he started conversing with the ultrasound tech. Thanks to him being so cute and adorable, he got her to agree to let us at least TRY to do the 4D scan. Apparently the probe was leaking, but as long as baby was right at the surface and she didn’t have to press down on my stomach at all, it should work. We went in, not getting our hopes up too high, and when she stuck the probe on my stomach she happily exclaimed that baby was right there, waiting for her close up!!

I’m seriously in love with this kid and her chunky cheeks and pouty lips (definitely has husband’s lips). I could have looked at her all day, but sadly the scan was over much too quickly. We were so thankful that the tech was willing to try, and that baby was in such prime picture taking position! Seeing these pictures just makes me even more excited to hold her in my arms in less than 3 months!

We are so excited to meet you, our beautiful baby girl!!!

Baby-mooning island style

beachin’ it in my mom suit

For the past few months hubs and I have been talking about taking a baby moon before this little noodle girl makes her arrival in less than 3 months. We talked about going on a quick weekend cruise, a trip to the Keys, Sanabel Island, Naples…etc. In the end we decided that, due to some other big trips (flying up to MA for my sister’s bridal shower and then heading to VT for her big day in less than 2 weeks!!) we should keep it low key and instead save up for a big vacay once baby has arrived and the grandparents are fighting to babysit. And besides, we decided, who needs to go on vacation when we have our own island complete with a free condo to stay in!?

So up to the island we went for an island style baby-moon. And it was exactly what we needed. A little romantic get away complete with perfect beach days, italian ice deliciousness and a dinner date night finished up with a funny movie. Although I get so incredibly excited day dreaming about bringing baby girl to our island, I finished up the weekend feeling sadly sentimental about the “ending of an era.” Brett and I will most likely never be at the island alone again (unless we can sneak up for one last get-a-way before August) and it made me sad (although with these pregger hormones, it doesn’t take much to make me sad these days). Hubs and I have had so many good memories up at that condo, and although we will surely make new amazing ones with our family, part of me is going to miss it being just us. So for now until August I plan on soaking up time I have with hubs, enjoying being just the two of us until noodle girl makes her much anticipated arrival in 2 1/2 months.

27 Weeks

Total weight gain: Close to 18 lbs is my guess. I’ll find out for sure next Tuesday!
Biggest craving this week: Still loving my dairy. Also, my sister sent me a recipe for strawberry lemonade bars that she found on Pinterest and man oh man are they good! I seriously cannot stop eating them and as soon as this batch is finished I’m going to want to make another!
Baby is now the size of: A Rutabaga. Over 2 lbs and about 14 inches long!!
How I’m Feeling: Tired. I have had a busy week at work and I am definitely feeling it when I get home. When I do exercise (besides the miles I feel like I walk at work!) I still love to swim. It’s the only form of exercise where nothing hurts or feels uncomfortable, I can just swim along feeling like I’m not even pregnant! The other night hubs and I went on a bike ride but baby was hanging low and it was putting so much pressure on my lower back and abdomen, it definitely was not comfortable. I think from now until nood is born I’ll stick with swimming!
How clothes fit: I hate trying to find clothes that fit well. This past weekend I went out and bought a new maxi dress, 1 more pair of maternity shorts and 2 shirts, so I’ve expanded my wardrobe by a tiny bit.
Movement: I think our girl is a dancer. Or a gymnast. Or maybe a soccer player. Whatever she is, she definitely loves to move! Yesterday while talking with a patient, I felt baby do an impressive body roll and the mom gasped. When I turned to her she said, “That was seriously amazing, I think I just saw your baby try to pop out of your stomach.” It’s crazy how everyone else can now see her movements and not just me and hubs!
Random: My belly button is currently its own special hybrid. 1/2 of the time it’s just a flat slit, but then the other 1/2 of the time (usually after I eat) it decides to pop out just one small section of the belly button, not the whole thing yet. This gives my belly button an odd deformed look of a half popped, half flat hybrid. I’m just waiting for it to finally give in and pop all the way out!
Looking forward to: Our 4D ultra sound next Tuesday!

Reason 12,957,652 I love my husband

Because when I come home from a long day at work, feeling like I’m going to throw up at any moment (thank you hospital food), he will be right there, rubbing my back and running up and down the stairs with new cold compresses for my neck. And I’ll tell him to get out of the bathroom, but he won’t. Instead he’ll continue to rub my back and bring me ice cold water to sip as I pitifully moan that baby is not helping the situation. (She seemed to think it was a fun game to punch mommy in the stomach while mommy tried really hard not to throw up). And even though my nastiness totally ruined our Sunday night movie date, husband won’t complain at all. Instead he’ll just tell me that the movie will still be there next weekend and ask what else he can bring me.

Lessons learned from this: 1. My husband continues to amaze me with his love 2. Hubs is totally on puke duty when noodle gets sick because he’s obviously so much better at this then me.  And 3. Hospital food sucks.