Week 30 - Cucumber

Babies first rubber ducky I got at the shower from my mama! I got so much fun stuff from everyone: tons of clothes, swaddles, blankets, a Boppy, a bathtub, etc. On the invitation we asked for baby books instead of cards (thanks Pinterest!) and I'm so glad we did that! Baby has a wonderful library now to start with!! 

How far along: 30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 30 lbs. WOAH!! :-O

Baby Size: Cucumber about 16.7", around 3.2 lbs. 

The Bump: It's definitely there and getting bigger by the minute!

Maternity clothes: Nothing new since last time

Stretch marks: Still nothing! *knock on wood*

How's sleep: Decent still! Whew 

Miss anything: Basically the same I've been saying the past weeks

Baby movement: There has definitely been a lot of movement! Loving it!!

Food cravings: Not really, no...I have been loving my Peach Green Tea Lemonades from Starbucks though ever since I discovered it about 2 months ago! Mmmmm!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!

Gender? Girl!

Belly button in or out? It's making it's way out haha

Wedding rings on or off? Off :( But I shoved it on the other day for maternity photos!

Happy or moody most of the time? Oh, so happy!

Labor signs? Nope. 

Best moment this week? My shower! It was so much fun! I'm so thankful to have so many great people in my life who have already spoiled our little girl! :) And so thankful for my awesome mom and friend Kristie for putting the shower together!

Looking forward to: Only 10ish more weeks to go!! Gaaah!

Week 29 - Squash

How far along: 29 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 25 lbs.

Baby Size: Squash about 15.2", around 2.5 lbs. 

The Bump: Growing!

Maternity clothes: I got some jeans at Old Navy! Cute and comfy...too long, of course. But no fear, I have my sewing machine that I hemmed them on myself! :-D

Stretch marks: Nope! *knock on wood*

How's sleep: Decent this past week! 

Miss anything: Being able to easily be the quick mover that I usually am. I'm not used to having to be slow lol 

Baby movement: There has definitely been a lot of movement! Loving it!!

Food cravings: Nah; although, I am loving this Limited Edition Dreyer's "Take the Cake" ice cream. OMG it's SO good!! You must try it before it's discontinued (see image below)

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope

Gender? Girl!

Belly button in or out? Still kinda just half way 

Wedding rings on or off? Sadly, officially off :( 

Happy or moody most of the time? Oh, so happy!

Labor signs? Nope. 

Best moment this week? Not really baby-related, but seeing my BFF for her bday dinner and getting our master bedroom painted with hubby.

Looking forward to: My shower next weekend!! 

28 Weeks - Large Eggplant

Well, we are at an Eggplant again...this time a "large" eggplant. 

How far along: 28 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 24 lbs. Gah! That sounds so crazy! 

Baby Size: "Large" Eggplant, about 14.8", around 2.5 lbs. 

The Bump: There's definitely no hiding it! hah!

Maternity clothes: Nothing new since last week

Stretch marks: Nope! *knock on wood*

How's sleep: Did I speak too soon? It's been pretty good in general, but some nights are worse than others. I expect that, though.

Miss anything: Doing workouts with my drillers at practice

Baby movement: Yes! Baby girl had hiccups the other day! It was the cutest thing ever. And she's just been moving around a lot more lately in general!

Food cravings: Nothing in particular.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope

Gender? Girl!

Belly button in or out? It's in but kind of starting to poke it; just the top part of it.

Wedding rings on or off? On but harder to get off. Yikes...I'm thinking I may un-solder them and just wear one of the bands. We shall see!

Happy or moody most of the time? Very happy!

Labor signs? Nope. 

Best moment this week? Feeling baby have the hiccups! It was SO cute!!!

Looking forward to: My shower and getting things organized/set-up more in the nursery!

14-27

Here you have it! The visible growth since Week 14 up until now. Just about 12+/- weeks to go!

27 Weeks - Rutabaga

Oh boy...went back to the phone photos-oops! Will be back to the camera for Week 28! 

Just in case you're wondering if we have chosen a name, BTW, we have some in mind but nothing concrete yet. We'll wait until she's born and then decide for sure...stay tuned!

How far along: 27 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Haven't weighed myself!! oops probably about 20 I think

Baby Size: Rutabaga, about 14.5", around 2.0 lbs. 

The Bump: Definitely growing; I'm starting to get the "she's gonna be so big" comments.

Maternity clothes: I got some shorts! wahoo! 

Stretch marks: Nope! *knock on wood*

How's sleep: I've actually been pretty comfortable lately! YAY! *knock on wood again*

Miss anything: Still just being painless 

Baby movement: Yes! Quite a bit lately; I LOOOOVE it so much! I truly think it's one of the coolest feelings anyone can experience!

Food cravings: Nothing in particular.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope

Gender? Girl!

Belly button in or out? It's in but kind of starting to poke it; just the top part of it.

Wedding rings on or off? On but harder to get off. Still not sure if it's partially due to the weather.

Happy or moody most of the time? Very happy!

Labor signs? Nope

Best moment this week? Feeling some more/bigger movement!

Looking forward to: My shower in a couple weeks!