31 Weeks

How far along:  31 weeks; weight of a coconut.  Can you believe we are in the single digit weeks left... yikes time is flying.


How I'm feeling:  I feel more and more pregnant all the time.

Sleep:  I can sleep pretty well, rolling over and getting up aren't the most fun but it's still good.  I do sometimes sleep on my back but in the last couple of days that's been uncomfortable at times too.  I have been sleeping with an extra pillow between my legs and I think that's been helping with the pelvic pain.

Worries/Fears:  Remaining the same - giving birth, childcare and this huge life change of a baby in just a couple of short months.

Miss anything: Sleeping on my belly and bending over

Movement:  Oh yeah, some quite strong jabs and times and the random lots of movement at once.  I'll also get the occasional kick/jab to the bladder... that one always catches me off guard.

Food cravings:  All the sweets

Food aversions: Nada

Other symptoms:  Heartburn - blah, exhaustion, acne and peeing all the time.  I had been on the verge of a cold all week (sore throat) and by Thursday I was feeling generally worn out and started a runny nose.  I ended up leaving work early and sleeping most of the day and felt a lot better by Friday, which is good b/c I had a big weekend planned.

Maternity clothes, Stretch marks, Belly Button:  I'm seeing parts of my belly button I didn't know existed haha.  No stretch marks to date (knock on wood) - I do spray my belly with cocoa butter lotion after my showers... although I know there's still plenty of time for it to happen

What I'm looking forward to: Our crib and dresser came in - so I'm excited to see that put together in the nursery and start it all coming together... also three day weekend!

Best moment of this week:  Well, it was a big week around these parts.  For one - on Tuesday my amazing coworkers threw me a surprise baby shower.  It was so sweet and we got some awesome gifts.  They had good food and cake and games.  It was really nice and I felt so loved.  Of course I hate being center of attention so my anxiety was high, but it was really really sweet and I know I work with some really fantastic coworkers.

Me with my team who threw the shower

That night Dan and I took our first childbirth class and while medical speak always makes me uneasy it's nice to get that starts... of course next week is the videos of birth and I could go without seeing that if I'm being honest.


Friday I took off an hour early and met Susan to get a mani/pedi.  Always relaxing and my toes really needed a fresh coat of paint.  After that we got some food at Crushed Red and chatted.  It was a really nice time.  After that I went by the grocery store to get some ingredients and since Oreos were on sale I bought more than I really needed to.  I got home and made Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes for Susan's party the next day then watched some TV and went to bed.


Saturday I got up early-ish and Dan went to Home Depot to buy supplies for the shelves I want him to build for the nursery.  I cleaned up around the house, showered and then went through two big bags of baby clothes Dan's coworker gave us.  Of course they were 95% for a girl, but I was able to pull out some that are gender neutral... and if we end up having a girl we'll have a ton, otherwise we'll give them to Amanda to use.  After that I got ready and went by Macy's to get my dad a birthday present.  I then went to Susan's painting party.  It was a lot of fun and some good food (I could have grazed all day).  My painting turned out pretty good.  After the party we had dinner at Edgewild which was very tasty.

My painting

Sunday I had brunch with my dad at Gamlin Whiskey House.  It was delicious and fun spending some time with him for his birthday.  Afterwards I grocery shopped.  It was somewhere in there that I was EXHAUSTED from everything and didn't feel great.  I went home made Dan carry in and put away the groceries and then laid in bed and probably could have until Monday morning... but atlas I got up, ate dinner, hung out with the cats, showered and went to bed early.

The Bump:  It doesn't seem so big when I'm just looking down, but from the side wow.

Wow, this is pretty off center huh?  Now that I've been taking these in the bathroom this entire time, seems like I should continue

30 Weeks

How far along:  30 weeks; size of a butternut squash or cabbage... so same as last week?  And can you believe we are at 30 weeks... after this week we'll only have single digit weeks until baby is here... cue terrified face haha


Appointment:  I had an appointment on Wednesday.  I got a growth ultrasound.  I will say that with this cord defect that the benefit is I'm getting to see baby so often.  Baby is growing right on track so that 2 vessel cord isn't effecting him... yet.  Last time baby was measuring in the 46 percentile and this time we jumped up to the 68th percentile.  They estimate baby weighs 3lbs 6 oz - that seems so substantial to me.  Doctor said that if he continues to grow at the half a pound a week norm that we're looking at an 8 pound baby.  I think I've mentioned before that I haven't been paying that close attention to my weight during this... meaning I'm not sure where I started, I don't weigh myself and really at any given time I couldn't really tell you how much I weigh... of course I actually do know what I weighed at this last appointment b/c they were training a new nurse person and she was painfully slow getting my weight so I was pretty much staring right at it for longer than normal.  The doctor also mentioned that I've gained 22 pounds so far, and really that doesn't seem terrible.  She told me that I passed my glucose test with flying colors however I've have sugar in my urine the last 3 times.  Right now they aren't concerned about that but could be a sign of something more and we'll just have to see going forward.  She said that a minor diet change could help with that... and understandable I'm craving ALL THE SWEETS... so might have something to do with that.  I get these growth ultrasounds so often that they should have a good idea how baby is doing in there... more so than they'd normally have.  Also, I scheduled all my appointments for probably the rest of my pregnancy.  I start going every two weeks now, with ultrasounds every 4 (so every other appointment) until I hit 36 weeks.  At that point I'll have a growth ultrasound, non-stress test and appointment at every other appointment when I start going weekly...  That means every other week will just be a regular appointment... seems like I'll be at the office FOREVER for those appointment, especially if baby doesn't cooperate.  It took awhile to schedule everything, but wow that was an eye opener.

A baby smirk - ultrasound tech said this is the first time she's caught one of these

You'd think after seeing the baby this often in 3D we'll know what he looks like.  Most people see the photos and think it's a boy... b/c you can tell? :) I do think in the pics that baby looks like Dan.

 How I'm feeling:  I'm still not complaining, but definitely more uncomfortable.

Sleep:  Is still good... of course I get up an pee (last night it was 3 times... normally it's 1-2).  Also rolling over is exhausting... The last few days I've slept with an additional pillow between my legs... I'll get into more of that later.  But I still sleep well, so really all minor stuff in the end.

Worries/Fears:  Childcare, childbirth, what the heck I'll do with a child... the normal things... so same as always... remaining the same

Miss anything: Sleeping on my belly

 Movement:  Oh yeah... quite the strong ones at times too... sometimes there's like a total freak out in there where I feel and can see a bunch... and then it's done.  That movement stuff is so fun.

Food cravings:  Sweets... for sure... and I indulge more than I probably should... I'm trying to be better... not succeeding yet... haha

Food aversions: Nada

Other symptoms:  The big one that popped up this week was the afternoon after my doctor's appointment (otherwise I would have asked) is my pelvic bone has started to ache when I stand up or sit down or roll over or walk... it's like the front part of my pelvic bone... I was feeling pretty terrible, but then I decided to try sleeping with more pillowing between my legs and that's helped... or it's how baby is sitting and has moved and helped or I'm getting used to it... it was really annoying the first couple of days, but seems to be less annoying... still there, but not that painful... also just feeling exhausted at times.

Maternity clothes, Stretch marks, Belly Button:  Susan gave me some additional clothes this week and feels like my wardrobe has grown which it's fun to change it up.  I still just need to buy a package of big tshirts for around the house.  I also noticed this week that my linea nigra is now showing all the way up to my rib cage... crazy.

What I'm looking forward to: Starting childbirth classes on Tuesday (this is both something I'm looking forward to and something I'm kind of scared of too haha).

Best moment of this week:  Three day weekend!  haha  Thursday after work I went to Target and got some things and picked up dinner at Panda.  Friday morning I got up early and hit up Walmart for some more things (which Walmart is annoying, they kept declining my card even though I KNOW it was their system not my card as it worked just fine the rest of the weekend - but the cashier kept looking at me like it was my fault... um no).  I got some breakfast and then took a nap.  That afternoon I cleaned up my bedroom including organizing jewelry and the new clothes I got.  We met up with Amanda and Lou for dinner at Frankie G's and then ice cream at Oberweis (I've never actually eaten inside how fun).  We finished the evening hanging out at our house for awhile.


Saturday I rented a carpet cleaner and spent time cleaning the bedroom's carpet which was just exhausting but nice to have done.  I spent the rest of the day crossing stitching.  Sunday I went with my mom and sister to visit my grandma.  We went to Tom + Chee that specializes in Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup (um my favorite).  I had a disappointing root beer float from Fritz's.  It was nice seeing my grandma.  I came home and did laundry.  A productive but relaxing weekend.  Ready for the next one already!

The Bump:

People are loving my outfit today - I also am trying to start wearing makeup to work b/c my face gets so red, blotchy and ache-y

29 Weeks

How far along:  29 weeks; size of a butternut squash or small cabbage

How I'm feeling:  Really I'm not complaining, am I slightly more uncomfortable at times? Sure, but really I think I've been feeling pretty good I'd say

Sleep:  Is good - I enjoy it.  I will say that I took a nap on the couch downstairs in not the greatest position and work up to my wrists being sore, probably b/c I wasn't paying as much attention to keeping them straight-ish, luckily the pain hasn't seemed to get bad or anything.  Also really wishing I had a bed frame...

Worries/Fears:  Childcare, birth, what the heck I'll do with a child... the normal things... so same as always

Miss anything: Summertime is drinking time, so I do miss that at times, but really it's not bad.

Movement:  Oh yes - still would like someone else to be able to feel it.  But there are times there's a TON of movement.  And lately I've been feeling more rolls instead of jabs.  Although last week sometime I got a pretty good jab right to the cervix area... that was an interesting feeling.

Food cravings:  It's sweets... that's what it is... I think about what I'll have for dessert before I even think about dinner...

Food aversions: Nada

Other symptoms:  Swelling and heartburn are back!  My back aches (this is just a side note, but I remember when I hit 30 there was some sort of meme that was like 29 years and 364 days back feels fine, 30 years back starts aching - I sort of felt that way about entering the 3rd trimester like didn't ache in the second and as soon as I hit the 3rd it aches haha).  Sometimes uncomfortable to sit in certain position... and constipation was bad (but I'm trying to be better about some things to not let that happen again)

Maternity clothes, Stretch marks, Belly Button:  Maternity clothes... I took a pic of my belly button the other day b/c I thought it looked like a button.  I know what I wear can make me look bigger or smaller or that's my opinion at least.

Ok... looked more like a button in the mirror, b/c it was making an X

What I'm looking forward to: Doctor's appointment on Wednesday and 3-day weekend

Best moment of this week:  Thursday night I had dinner with my dad, stepmom and brother at Prasino - it was delish! Friday I worked (had all day training) and that night we had a family dinner at The Kitchen Sink for Keith's birthday.  Good food and fun trying somewhere new.


Saturday we had some people over and hung out on our deck.  With the shade of the maple and some fans going it was pretty nice out.  We had some hot dogs, hamburgers and mac and cheese.


Sunday we went to the Alive Magazine Budweiser Burger Battle downtown with Amanda and Lou.  It was fun, but it was hot.  We stayed for about an hour and then had a drink at Square One Brewery (AC YES!) and then headed home.  I guess the heat wore me out because I took a nap on the couch afterwards.  Overall a short, but nice weekend.

The Bump:

28 Weeks

How far along:  28 weeks; size of a head of cauliflower or an eggplant... pretty sure I've had both of those vegetables already... but whatever - also - THIRD TRIMESTER... eek

How I'm feeling:  I'm still going with good, although slightly more uncomfortable at times than I have been... and by slightly, I mean slightly... not complaining at this point!

Sleep:  I sleep really well, I will say getting up in the middle of the night to pee (1-2 times a night still) is a little more painful.  I'm not sure what it is about those middle of the night wake ups that I feel sore and my belly hurts/cramps (for lack of a better word) but by the time I get up in the morning I don't have those pains.  Rolling over is also a workout and can be uncomfortable at times.  I will say I'm seriously thinking about buying a bed frame soon b/c getting out of our low bed is just annoying lately.

Worries/Fears:  Childcare, birth, what the heck I'll do with a child... the normal things

Miss anything: Nothing really this week

Movement:  Quite a bit, but I wish baby would time big kicks right when I was around someone who would actually feel it.  I did force Dan to touch my belly this week... so I'm working on him

Food cravings:  Sweets... why couldn't it be vegetables?  Also I want soda, yummy cold bubbly soda.  I do drink soda at times, but try not to drink too much.  I have been going to QT at times and getting a mostly caffeine free diet coke, with a little regular coke and cherry flavor fountain drink.  I've always been a fan of mixing regular and diet soda together.

Food aversions: Nada

Other symptoms:  The swelling hasn't been bad this week - I think b/c the temperature was overall cooler this week... of course next week is looking hot again so we can test that theory.  Also the hot flashes happen more often which isn't the most fun to start sweating out of no where.

Maternity clothes, Stretch marks, Belly Button:  Maternity clothes... my belly button is looking funny and can pop out a bit, but luckily not showing through clothes.  I did buy a pair of regular cheap flip flops b/c well potential fat feet and the only flip flops I wear are my FitFlops and they are chunkier and taller.

What I'm looking forward to: Keith will be in town this week (yes, he's been in a bunch this year!) And productivity!

Best moment of this week:  The work week went really fast and I was off on Friday which even better.  Thursday night I made dinner and then cross-stitched.  Friday I woke up and did some chores around the house.  Then Lindsey headed over and we got Thai for lunch at King and I (so so good) and stopped by TRX for her to get some body jewelry.  Afterwards we hung out for awhile and got snow cones from a place near my house.  I've got to say, they were probably the best snow cones I've ever had... I'll be going back!  That night Dan and I got dinner and then I cross-stitched.


Saturday I met up with my mom and we first went to Babies R Us to look at gliders.  Casually walked around that store.  I'll probably get a glider from a friend of my mom's which is great.  Next we went to Once Upon a Baby to look around and I bought about 4 onesies/sleep dress/shirt things for baby.  I was probably too worried we'd have no clothing for this baby, so I wanted something.  I got them all for about $17 which didn't seem to bad.  Next we looked at Joann's for fabric for a couple of projects for the nursery.  Then went to Target to look around... I ended up buying a bunch of random crap we needed.  We stopped for drinks at Sonic before checking out Hancock Fabrics.  Finally we checked out a Kid's Resale shop in Arnold I've passed a bunch near my work.  I'll be checking them out again.  We had lunch at Bellecinos and then headed back to her house.  We then looked at fabric online before finally deciding what to get - for curtains, crib skirt and possibly a small pillow.  It sounds like a lot of running around, but really it was a nice day!  That night Dan and I ordered some calzones and I cross-stitched.

too perfect for our house

Sunday Dan and I went grocery shopping together.  Then when I got back my dad called and asked if I wanted to meet him for brunch - so I met him at the casino for brunch.  That afternoon was relaxing and I, you guessed it, cross-stitched.

The Bump:

Can you see a difference each week?

Crazy eyes and a different angle

27 Weeks

How far along:  27 weeks; size of a head of cauliflower or a cucumber... also read that I'm entering the third trimester soon... yikes!


How I'm feeling:  I'd say good.

Sleep:  is good.  I'm back to my routine of getting into bed between 9-9:30 and watching something on my phone and then falling asleep shortly afterwards.  Rolling over continues to be a workout and I end up on my back a lot... propped up of course.  Oh also, I wanted to mention that I've been making an effort to fall asleep with my wrists straight instead of curled up, so far I haven't gotten any of the bad arm cramping I've gotten in the past, but not sure if it's related or not.

Worries/Fears:  I had a moment overnight that I started to stress about childcare again... but hopefully I've talked myself off that cliff... I did email a couple of people I saw on Craigslist - this will work out!

Miss anything: Just the normal movements I was able to do before being pregnant... bending over, twisting, etc.

Movement:  Oh yes... moving all over the place.  This weekend I could actually see my belly move at points.  One night too I felt a lot of movement and I could feel exactly where he was moving like it was real hard in a place and then a minute later it was softer again.  So far Dan refuses to feel the baby kick... silly boy and haven't been able to time it right for others to feel.  One other thing, I have felt jabs into my bladder at times, that's an interesting feeling.

Food cravings:  Nothing specific, but sweet things, ice cream, cookies, candy, etc... I've also been craving an iced coffee which is weird since I'm not a coffee drinker, but I bought a single serve one at the grocery store and made myself part of it (maybe with some chocolate and caramel syrup) and it was pretty good!

Food aversions: Nada

Other symptoms:  Holy cankles/fat feet friends.  The swelling in that region was crazy this last week.  I guess that's what happens when you're pregnant and it's 100 degrees with humidity outside.  I've also experienced getting real hot a few times this last week too... and at the beginning of the week the heartburn/indigestion was pretty awful... luckily that's calmed down.  I've also started taking a stool softener a few times a week... I'll just leave it as that.

Maternity clothes, Stretch marks, Belly Button:  Maternity clothes of course... of course the dress you'll see below it's maternity just a flowy dress.  I really dislike the full panel all the way up on my belly, but also helps keep my pants up.

What I'm looking forward to: Getting more done... we've gotten so much done that it feels good and I want to continue the productiveness.

Best moment of this week:  It was a good week.  Even though I worked 5 days, it went by fast.  There's a lot going on at work lately (for future self, our contractor left and we're getting a hiring freeze waiver).


On Thursday I left work a little early and went to a dentist appointment.  That went really really fast!  My teeth look good although my gums are a bit inflamed... not surprising though, that's a pregnancy thing and should hopefully go away after giving birth.  It's what causes my gums to bleed.  After the appointment I killed some time at Homegoods (I bought a new dog bed and some hand soap) and then met Susan for happy hour at Bar Louie in Kirkwood.  We spent a few hours there eating and drinking.  I had specialty drinks off their non-alcoholic menu - it's fun to drink something different.


Friday I worked, after work I came home, did some chores and then we ordered pizza and I cross-stitched and watched TV.


Saturday morning I got up early and met my Dad and Janet for a quick breakfast at Tim Horton's.  It was fun to try the new place, although you could really tell the place at just opened.. like we counted 14 staff members but no real organization... the food was good though!


Next we went over to Buy Buy Baby and picked out furniture.  It's so great they wanted to help out and got us a beautiful crib and double dresser.  I'm very thankful.  That afternoon Dan and I ran a few places.  That night I cross-stitched and Dan painted the nursery - it's coming together!

We got the crib and the double dresser (not the piece on top just the drawers) in the finish shown (vintage)

Beautiful picture I know, but it was like an orange-y color previously.  This is Classic Silver in Behr Premium Plus Ultra - one coat!

Sunday we met up with Dan's sister Amanda and her husband.  We went to a bar by their apartment and hung out.  It was a lot of fun to reconnect.  Then we came home and then it was practically time for bed... two day weekends are just too short!

The Bump:

It's obvious friends.

26 weeks

How far along:  26 weeks; size of an eggplant or length of a green onion

Appointment:  I had my 25 week check up last Friday and my mom came to the appointment too.  I had my 1-hour glucose test.  I am supposed to hear if I failed today... and let's just hope I passed!  I also had a growth ultrasound to see how baby was growing.  Everything looked good!  Baby is measuring right where we want her to be.  The nurse practitioner did mention that she has long legs (hey we are both tall!).  My mom asked the ultrasound tech if more people find out the sex of the baby or keep it a surprise.  She said that we were in the minority of waiting.  She said that she doesn't get to tell that many people what they are having because the gender reveal stuff is so popular... but waiting until the end doesn't happen all the often either.  I think it's going to be so fun to wait until the baby is born to know if it's a boy or girl.  Some things are better with anticipation I believe.  I will say this is the longest I had to wait in the office.  I had the glucose test so I got there way early b/c I didn't want to miss my window for the blood draw.  And then I think they may had gone out of order on the ultrasound... not positive since they said they had to squeeze someone in, but really I think it may have happened... we were there for like 2 hours.

Baby (and for future reference that's how his hand by his nose - that's the umbilical cord)

How I'm feeling:  Good!

Sleep:  is still going well, I did have some trouble sleeping over the weekend but I think that had to do with Dan being out of town more than pregnancy... at least that's what I'm hoping.  Then last night I was so exhausted I went to bed before 7... I dozed on and off and was awake from like 9-10:30 or so and then had a weird night of sleep after that.  Hoping this past weekend was just a fluke and not the new normal.

Worries/Fears:  Really my biggest fear is falling into that whole being a parent thing... and labor... labor really freaks me out too... so I'm enjoying this easy being pregnant thing in the meantime.

Miss anything: While the stuff I've mentioned other weeks is still true, this week I'm going to say bending over... the ground is feeling further and further away.

Movement:  I've been feeling good movement, until yesterday (Sunday) when I didn't feel as much.  I've felt little things here and there, so I'm not worrying myself too much, but I wouldn't mind feeling a big strong kick anytime now.

Food cravings:  Nothing specific, I will say that I want sweet things over salty/savory food.

Food aversions: Again, nothing

Other symptoms:  Same that's been going on... peeing a lot, my shoulders/back can get sore/tired.  I will say this week I experience being really hot for no reason.  I usually wear a long sleeved shirt and cover up with a blanket in the basement b/c it's cool down there... But one day this week I was so hot.  I asked Dan if he was hot too, and he said no, so I guess that's another thing.  Really though I don't have a lot to complain about.

Maternity clothes, Stretch marks, Belly Button:  Maternity clothes of course... everything else the same.  I will say my belly button looks so small... but as I think about it, it's quite possible that I've also had a smallish belly button.

What I'm looking forward to: Getting through my first 5-day work week in over 5 weeks... spoiled? Yes!

Best moment of this week:  I finished all the to-dos on my list.  There were several things that I wanted to get done after I got back from vacation.  In my head they are a bit in phases.  I listed a bunch last week, but this week I officially order the breast pump from my insurance.  I also registered this weekend.  After my appointment Friday, mom and I had lunch at Sugarfire BBQ.  It was so good!  We each got pork plates but I had mac and cheese and fried green beans as a side and she had beans and cornbread.  We also shared a piece of Mississippi Mud Pie.


After lunch we headed to Buy Buy Baby and registered... and talk about overwhelming!  So many choices there was definitely a moment of where the heck do we begin with all this?  After listening to my mom say that we survived just fine without this or that she settled on that.  I'm glad I did some research ahead of time.  We spent about 3 hours in there!  After that we stopped in at Joann's (next door) and bought some additional supplies for the alphabet letters.  I wanted to make about 5 of the letters 'unconventional' so needed to figure out what those would be.  Needless to say I was exhausted by the end of the day.


Saturday I had a real low key day where I hardly did anything productive.  I got breakfast and then sat on the couch and watched stupid TV while cleaning up my registry and adding some things to another store.  I spent about four hours doing this and afterward I was so done thinking about baby stuff!  I also was on the phone with Buy Buy Baby customer service because I couldn't log into my account.  I took a short nap after that, made some dinner (and brownies) and then cross-stitched.

Quina was so well behaved while Dan was out of town... not...

Sunday I went over to my mom's house and we spent a good part of the day working on the alphabet letters for the nursery.  They are all done! I am so amazed with how good they turned out and so thankful my mom and Lindsey were able to help.  I think I'll hold off about the process we took and add that to a different post.  Afterwards we went to dinner and got FroYo.  I went home with the intention of cross-stitching but I was so spent and went to bed early.

So happy

turned out great

sparkle sparkle

The Bump:

Growin' Growin' Growin'

Week 25

How far along:  25 weeks; size of a rutabaga... b/c I could totally picture that?!?

How I'm feeling:  Still good

Sleep:  Is good for the most part I just have an internal battle just about every night on whether I should just get up and pee or pretend like I don't have to... Rolling over is a lot of work, not just b/c of the belly, but getting situated in my 'new' spot by getting the body pillow over.  I've also found that if I lay too long on one side that side of my body (shoulder, hip) gets sore and sometimes my arm falls asleep.  I end up on my back quite a bit but the addition of the extra pillow when I do helps keep me propped up.  I'm not sure I mentioned this, but a few weeks ago I was getting like really hot at night, so I added a fan to my side of the bed and that's helped out so much.

Worries/Fears:  Same as last week, that whole having to keep another person alive and well thing... but we'll cross that bridge soon enough

Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach is a big one as is being able to bend over easily, but to a lesser extent having an adult beverage... especially this past weekend with Fourth of July... I did buy myself some fancy soda in glass bottles to attempt having something fun to drink.

Movement:  Movement is much more consistent - it's so fun feeling him move in there

Food cravings:  Nothing... although as I type this a coworker that left for a new job gave us cups with chocolate candies inside and it's taking all the restraint not to eat the entire cup.

Food aversions: Again, nothing

Other symptoms:  Oh let's see... I pee all the time, I thought I was peeing a lot before, but now I think the baby is camped out on my bladder b/c I feel the need to go all the time, but I don't pee a lot in any of those visits (TMI?). 

Maternity clothes, Stretch marks, Belly Button:  Maternity clothes of course... with the full panel pants, I'm feeling the need to pull the full panel up now to keep some pants up... although I don't love it on my belly.  Also, I noticed my linea nigra appeared.

What I'm looking forward to: The weekend?  I'm looking forward to my appointment on Friday - I'll take my glucose test (pray I pass the first time!) and I'll have another ultrasound.  My mom is coming to the appointment with me.  I'm also planning on registering and crib shopping!  Dan will be out of town Friday through Tuesday so I'm also looking forward to a bed to myself!

Best moment of this week:  I got some major to-dos checked off the ol' before the baby comes lists - sure there's plenty more, but still feels good.  I made a template for the alphabet wall in baby's room.  I finished the cross-stitch stocking I've been working on for myself, which means I can move to the framed cross-stitch I'm working on for the baby's room (so much more fun than the one I was working on). 


I signed us up for classes starting in August - we'll have four weeks of child birth classes, an infant care class and a breastfeeding class.  I emailed with my HR at work for maternity information and I contacted insurance about a breast pump (tried using their online thing, so this step might not be complete yet...) I also made a dental appointment.  I ordered paint for the baby's room.  I've had paint samples up for awhile and have been going back to the same color so it will be Classic Silver (a medium tone of gray). 


Finally, we cleared out the room in the basement which is the first in a series of dominoes to start getting the baby's room done.  That room was a disaster area (see below) beforehand.  We needed to clear out that room to put the bed in there (to make it like a guest room of sorts).  So now the room is cleared out mostly, I have to clean the carpet in a spot but then we'll move the bed down there.  Then we can move the animals out of the spare room upstairs (the dogs' kennels and bird cage are currently in there).  Then we'll paint and I'll steam clean the carpet (you know because the animals were in there) and it will be all ready to get decorating!

Diaster

Diaster

So I'd say I was somewhat productive in the last week!


In other news Fourth of July weekend was really nice.  On Friday morning I met Liz and we got our nails done.  So relaxing and fun to catch up.  That afternoon some new friends of Dan's came over and we chatted out on the deck.  That evening Caleb came over and we hung out.  We were able to mostly see the JB Blast fireworks from our driveway (just not the low ones) - so that worked out real well.


Saturday we had a lazy morning (I made breakfast including pancakes, but I'm terrible at making pancakes... terrible... I need to try again).  That afternoon we went over to some friend's house to hang out (Nick and Jenny).  They grilled a tri-tip and we had a really nice meal.  Sunday was a day around the house but included said room cleaning out... that took up a big portion of the day.  I'll be honest when I say I helped carry most everything out of the room, but a lot of it was watching Dan organize his stuff.  Somehow that room turned into his dumping ground (I hadn't quite realized how much either).  Awhile ago I had organized my stuff into the room into piles - wasn't pretty, but I had gone through what I wanted/didn't want and put stuff in different locations that 'went together'.  So I had it much easier than him which was all over the place.  I'm so happy it's done though!

The Bump:

25 week bump