33 weeks!

I am just so grateful this week! I woke up in the middle of the night and just felt my little guy moving. He;s getting so big! I love it! He's just so full of energy and life. NO matter how hard this pregnancy has been there are always those little moments where it all becomes worth it! Also, had the Best time at the baby shower! Loved it so much!!

Growing bigger every day!

Maternity t-shirts are my favorite thing ever!

Been working on little man's blessing outfit

Baby shower!

Loved all the super cute decorations!

This gorgeous girl put in so much work to make the shower amazing!

First time seeing this girl since she got back from her mission!

BABY IS THE SIZE OF: A durian fruit. haha I have no idea what that is. He is over 4 pounds, and over 17 inches long. crazy! And he just keeps having growth spurts! and did I mention that there are only 7 more weeks till this kids due date??

SLEEP: I sleep surprisingly well for being so preggo! I think it helps that the Zofran makes me sleepy half the time.

MOVEMENT: Oh man, he is so active!!! We are constantly fighting over rib space ;) little man likes to stretch those ribs out. But I'm so glad he moves so often cause it helps me know he is doing well so I don't worry!

BEST/WORST MOMENT OF THE WEEK: Best moment was definitely the baby shower! It was so great! Love all my family and friends who came and made it so special!

FOOD CRAVINGS: Celery. This child LOVES his veggies! Always craving celery either plain or with hummus. And then all my usual cravings :) but the crazy love of celery is new.

ANYTHING MAKE YOU QUEASY: I pretty much just can only eat small amounts constantly otherwise anything can make me queasy, but at least I can eat!

WEIGHT GAIN: Steadily gaining half to a whole pound each week!

SHOWING: It is no longer a question of if i'm pregnant or not when looking at me. Except when I wear a coat.

HAPPY OR MOODY: Mostly happy and just super grateful! 

SYMPTOMS: 

• back aches
• Acid reflux / random morning sickness
• breathless (high baby!)
• hormonal 
• Braxton hicks  

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Thanksgiving! and no more classes for the week!!!! family time, food, and no classes, doesn't get much better than that!  

2 months to go!

Can hardly believe there is only two months left till Chubs due date!!! I am more uncomfortable than I have ever been in my life, but I know it will be all worth it to have my baby boy in my arms. 

In a related note, this is a pretty typical outfit these days. Hubs sweatpants with a comfy (Gap, the best) maternity t-shirt. Please ignore the fact that I am not wearing make-up didn't do hair, and I'm in a public restroom at school. This is the only picture I took this past week. I always forget to take pictures when I actually look nice!

BABY IS THE SIZE OF: A pineapple!!! About 3 and a half pounds and over 16 inches long! big baby! and he is having a serious growth spurt. 

SLEEP: Up a lot of times, but I sleep hard when I sleep. Also, what the crazy weird vivid dreams constantly?? 

MOVEMENT: This kid LOVES to stretch out, i feel him in my ribs and at my pelvic bone at the same time! It is painful. haha. My ribs a bit bruised again from said stretching. Apparently I get a really focused face when he hits my ribs real hard as I try to get him to move a little bit down lol. He fights me on moving down though, the more i push and nudge him the more he fights back!

BEST/WORST MOMENT OF THE WEEK: Saw Interstellar! It was so dang good! Worst moment was my random crying mood swings lol 

MISS ANYTHING: breathing room, but hopefully he'll drop down in a few weeks

FOOD CRAVINGS: Same as last week! Coconut, almonds, and lots of oatmeal. Yum!

ANYTHING MAKE YOU QUEASY: I pick the chocolate chips off of granola bars. no joke. Just don't like it right now.

WEIGHT GAIN: I think I've gained another pound since last week

SHOWING: I look pregnant now! I don't think I can hide the bump anymore! 

HAPPY OR MOODY: So many mood swings! I am mostly happy, but have random crying times and moodiness. 

SYMPTOMS: 

• back aches
• Acid reflux 
• breathless (high baby!)
• hormonal 
• Braxton hicks  

LOOKING FORWARD TO: My baby shower in a couple weeks! Can't wait to see everyone!!  

30 weeks pregnant, which means only 10 weeks left!

Had a great week in a lot of ways. Counting my blessings for sure. I was able to make it to all my classes and get all my grading work done! made Halloween costumes for fun too!. I may be crazy uncomfortable a lot of the time, but at least I'm still able to do stuff. Also, can you believe there is only 10 weeks left till Chubs due date?? I have been pregnant for well over 7 months now! So crazy! oh and one last thing, had a great doctors appointment on Halloween! I passed my glucose test, and my iron levels were perfect and thy gave me permission to take flinstones chewables instead of prenatals!!!!! ;) I hated prenatals, all of them made me nauseous for half the day. chubs is measuring right where he should right now, and I loved hearing his strong heartbeat. It makes everything worth it knowing he's growing and doing well in there. oh wait this is really the last thing, hubs finally felt the nighttime craziness that is our child's insanely active time!! He got to feel about a hundred kicks and stretches in a row, in about 10 minutes. I have a feeling our boy has inherited his daddy's hyperactivity.

I am totally allergic to this cat, but he's so dang cute I can't help myself!

BABY IS THE SIZE OF: A cucumber or large cabbage (how do they even decide these things? He is about 3 pounds now! And he's pretty dang tall. His favorite things to do right now are stretch as high as possible and kick like crazy!!

MATERNITY CLOTHES: I bought some cute maternity shirts!! Used the rest of a giftcard I had and then found some nice sales going on! A normally long torso with a baby bump is really making everything very short. Even some of the maternity shirts were a teeny bit short on me. Oh geez. and that is why I have some of my brothers extra large t-shirts for in case I get too big at the end.

SLEEP: I wake up 2-3 times a night most nights now, but Sometimes I can sleep for a 6 or 7 hour stretch before waking up! It's hard for me to get to sleep, but I've found that scripture reading and keeping a gratitude journal help my mind relax so I stop worrying about the future and can actually sleep. 

MOVEMENT: My rib that chubs bruised is finally healing, even though he still kicks it a ton! Also, he stays active even while I'm walking. So I'm pretty sure that's why I keep cramping or having braxton hicks anytime I walk more than a little ways. The doctors assured me that it is rare to actually have your child break your rib from kicking too hard.

BEST/WORST MOMENT OF THE WEEK: I've just had a lot of good moments. trying to continually focus on the good things of each day, there's always good somewhere.

MISS ANYTHING: Bending down is getting pretty tough, or getting back up when I've bent down. Only 10 more weeks right?

FOOD CRAVINGS: Almond butter and honey sandwiches, eggs, tuna, avocado on toast, banana pancakes and omg caramel apples!!!!! slightly obsessed with them. I've also been loving anything with coconut. Pretty  sure i could live off of macaroons if they weren't so expensive to get the ones I like haha

ANYTHING MAKE YOU QUEASY: Onions. They are on the bad list right now. and the usual red meat and chocolate. All of those just sound so gross to me all the time. 

WEIGHT GAIN: I'm up 12 pounds from pre pregnancy weight! steadily gaining

SHOWING: I still don't get many people realizing I'm pregnant unless they already know, even though I think I'm starting to show quite a bit. 

HAPPY OR MOODY: I'm happy unless I get too tired, then I am pretty moody. 

SYMPTOMS: 

• back aches
• Acid reflux 
• mild nerve pain 
• breathless (high baby!)
• hormonal 
• Braxton hicks every couple of hours, but that's a normal thing for me. 

LOOKING FORWARD TO: The fact that I only have 10 weeks till I meet this little dude!!!! Also, I am loving that it is getting really cold here in Utah, I am SO looking forward to snow!!! I have already begun listening to christmas music in celebration of it being cold and us being into the holiday season.