31 Week Bump-Date

March 10, 2014

 

 

Pregnancy Highlights

 

How Far Along:
31 Weeks, 3 days

Size of baby:
According to The Bump, Baby GIRL is the size of a Pineapple!

Maternity Clothes:
Same as before, I am trying to become more stylish with my maternity choices instead of just shirt and pants, and it has been a little bit difficult, but that is okay, I will work it until its gone..might as well while it is here, yeah?

Gender:
It’s a GIRL! See previous post about Gender Reveal. Squee!

Movement:
This little babe is moving!! Just over the weekend I can actually watch her shift a little bit…not the full body, but I can feel her squirming…and it feels so strange!The kicks are getting more frequent and strong. I still have not felt the hiccups or the full body roll/shift from one side of the body to the other…I am sure it is only a matter of time!

Sleep:
Pretty good actually! I don’t want to jinx myself…but for right now, I have zero complaints about sleep.

What I miss:
Same as before, Laying on my stomach…a lot. Having a glass of a wine. I miss those things.

Cravings:
Well over the weekend, home girl was craving a Coconut Macadamia Nut tart from Big River here in Corvallis. Luckily, we live pretty close so Papa Chim was able to meander out and get one! I was also craving some sparkling apple cider. He also brought me home 2 bottles of said cider. What a sweet man I have!

Symptoms:
My bones hurt…my body aches..you know normal preggo symptoms I guess? My energy is also starting to burn out a little bit. This past weekend we had a few things going on, and I would just tire so quickly! It is hard for me not to push myself to be more active and pack a TON of things into our weekend. But I just need to listen to my body and tell myself to take it easy.

Favorite Moment This Week:
This past weekend we sold our 2^nd and final futon (YIPPEE!!), which meant that it was the final thing out of the baby’s room! We had also bought a dresser (FREAKING FINALLY!), on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago and so Tim used this past weekend to refurbish it to exactly what we were wanting for Baby Harlow. He sanded it down, and re-stained the dresser to a black stain and we went and bought dresser drawer pulls for it and it is a COMPLETE Transformation! I wish that I had a before picture…but he made it come true, and bonus…he had fun doing it! So on Saturday, I went to a baby shower for my friend Rachel, she is due April 8^th, and he stayed home and worked on this dresser! The baby shower was super fun, and so big! It was kind of overwhelming how many ladies showed up to celebrate her little one. She is very blessed. After I came home, I was completely wiped out from all the festivities and  Chim was tired from working on her dresser all day, so we both came home and had a little mini movie marathon. Complete with “Look Who’s Talking”, “Father of the Bride-Part 2”, and “The Simpsons movie”. I mean obvi…which movie night isn’t complete without those gems? Then on Sunday, we went and picked up some baby girl clothes from his step-brother and drove around and looked at houses, (wishful dreaming at this point). After we came home, we got a chance to sort out all these clothes that our friends have blessed us with, (SO many freaking clothes!) Our girl is already spoiled beyond belief! We sorted them out and then started on the cutest little laundry loads I am pretty sure have ever been in our washer. We also got a chance to visit with Tim’s parents as they stopped by to meet the Chugs.

Worst Moment This Week:
I am bummed because we want to buy a house and make it our own, and have sadly come to the realization that although we could afford the mortgage, until we pay off our debts, it probably is not a reality. Ugh, life goes on though right?

 

 

 

30 week Bump-Date

March 2, 2014

 

 

Pregnancy Highlights

 

How Far Along:
30 Weeks and 2 days!

Size of baby:
According to The Bump, Baby GIRL is the size of a Cucumber!

Maternity Clothes:
Same as before, maternity pants and leggings and some of my old shirts still fit! I went shopping  a couple days ago to find a cute dress for our maternity pictures! It was really difficult to see all the super cute dresses and clothes that they are coming out with for Spring. I have NEVER not fit into things I love…and it is really depressing to see something way super adorable but not be able to get it because the seam goes right across my belly and looks SUPER unflattering! UGH! #preggoproblems

Gender:
It’s a GIRL! See previous post about Gender Reveal. Squee!

Movement:
Same as before, the kicks are getting more frequent and strong. I still have not felt the hiccups or the full body roll/shift from one side of the body to the other…I am sure it is only a matter of time!

Sleep:
Pretty good actually! I don’t want to jinx myself…but for right now, I have zero complaints about sleep.

What I miss:
Same as before, Laying on my stomach…a lot. Having a glass of a wine. I miss those things.

Cravings:
Nothing too bad. Except for yesterday I was craving fast food something fierce. I don’t even like fast food/ nor do I eat it normally…so I indulged, and then of course felt guilty afterwards. Annoying. Also at my doctors appointment they told me that she may have either had a growth spurt, or I have a lot of amniotic fluid, but she is measuring big. And she grew quite a bit since the last appointment I guess. So they told me to lay off the carbs. My reaction? Well then what am I supposed to eat? Is there anything else. UGH, so frustrating…but I understand what is necessary for me and baby. I know that we are destined to have a bigger baby at birth because my brother and I were both huge babies. I guess we just know how to grow em’? Ugh..

Symptoms:
My body aches. I am tired of being pregnant. I know it will get worse before it gets better, but im just done. I want to work out and run and even though I know I can work out now, it is really rough. I do some things, but I am SUPER limited. I don’t want to feel like I have nowhere else to go on the scale but up. It is really stressful. I have never been this size in my whole life, and honestly…I hate it.

Favorite Moment This Week:
So much! At our doctors appointment on Thursday besides finding out that I need to not be eating 7 loaves of bread and a giant bowl of pasta for dinner, we found out that my glucose levels are not even dangerously close to diabetes stage! YAY!! Also, they told me that my iron levels are really good, and so I am super healthy, my weight looks good (even though it scares me), but baby is measuring big. Apparently, if she continues at this rate, they may bump my due date, and also have a few more ultrasounds in the next coming weeks to make sure she isn’t getting TOO big. Yikes! Harlow is going to be a troll…lovely. Also, we had our maternity pictures yesterday. Tessa is one of my closest friends and she happens to own her photography business! She did my Boudoir shoot a few years ago, and I knew that I wanted her to do the maternity and newborn pics for Baby H. The sneak preview we have seen is BEYOND ADORABLE, and I can’t believe I have to wait 2 more weeks to see the final result! AHH! I am going crazy. I want the pictures like yesterday, but nevertheless, good things come to those who wait. Ugh. ALSO, we had the first of our 4 baby showers. It seems a little excessive to have so many, but we have family in Oregon AND Washington and of course friends in both places! Our first one, his parents threw for us, and it was so sweet and I loved every minute of it! We were so spoiled already, but I can’t believe how excited I was getting for things that aren’t even mine! They are for baby Harlow.  We were so spoiled. Not a ton of pictures from the event, but im sure some of them will surface. If I am going to be a blogger, I clearly need to be a better photographer.

Worst Moment This Week:
Just the carb thing…but if iM complaining about that, then that means we are in good shape yeah? Also, shopping and finding literally almost nothing that fits. I know it is to be expected, but its just stressful for me. But as long as this little sea monkey is healthy, I believe that these stretchmarks and whichever else my bod decides to throw at me, will become so small and worth it in the end.

29 week Bump-Date

February 22, 2014

 

I am beginning to think this picture thing is going to be a bi-monthly thing...sorry

 

Pregnancy Highlights

 

How Far Along:
29 Weeks and 2 days!

Size of baby:
According to The Bump, Baby GIRL is the size of an Acorn Squash!

Maternity Clothes:
Same as before, my old shirts are mostly all pretty tight, so I am loving the new maternity long sleeve knits that I bought for our maternity pictures. We had to reschedule them because of rain, but I am so freaking excited because we get to do them next weekend!

Gender:
It’s a GIRL! See previous post about Gender Reveal. Squee!

Movement:
Same as before…She is moving around like crazy! The last few days, the movements have become less of a swift kick or punch but I will be laying down and I can actually feel her squirming around. It is the weirdest thing. To all of you ladies that have not felt this…the best way I can describe it is like a worm or something wiggling under a sheet. WEIRD.

Sleep:
Pretty good actually…again I had another night where I didn’t really wake up at all! Which I guess is good in a way because that means I am well rested, but on the other hand I should be getting up to pee… but my back hurts so bad when I lay down at night. I want that to go away!

What I miss:
Same as before, Laying on my stomach…a lot. Having a glass of a wine. I miss those things.

Cravings:
Nothing super crazy as of late. Just normal food, my appetite has gone down except for the other day when I ate my weight and Harlow’s in taco casserole. Tim had left me more than my fair share for lunch and I proceeded to wolf THE WHOLE THING down. Totally normal.

Symptoms:
My bones really started to hurt starting last week. They just ache…I feel like my whole frame is being jarred…oh wait…it is. Besides that, just the kicking of this little one..and the squirms, and having to go pee every 30 seconds.

Favorite Moment This Week:
Well, we have been searching like crazy to find a dresser for this little one, because I basically want to get the perfect nursery done before she gets here! We have the room painted (thanks babe!), and I feel like everything else is just waiting on the furniture. We have scoured second hand stores, Craigslist, actual furniture stores to no avail! I feel like its not asking too much to be able to find a dresser and a chair that isn’t ridiculously expensive! I don’t even mind if it is a project dresser and we have to do some maintenance on it! I just wanted everything done by now and I am feeling defeated. The good news is though, in our attempts to find a dresser for the little bebe, I finally found her white shag rug that will go in the middle of her room, and the most perfect lamp! It is the small victories. I still have a few more places I want to check out for a dresser, but if any of y’all know someone or have one…we are interested!! We want it to be short enough to be able to double as a changing table…but seem to be having the worst luck! And the chair we have been looking, just not as actively. We found a really nice chair at Babies R’ Us, and if we don’t find what we are looking for somewhere else, we might just have to make the splurge! Anyway, these were good (yet small) victories, but some of my most favorite moments putting her room together. Also, our first baby shower is coming up next weekend, and our maternity picture reschedule! Squee!

Worst Moment This Week:
The glucose test! I survived, but talk about a stress ball of nerves I was! We got there at 8am, and they immediately called me in to take my blood! We walk in and I just stand there awkwardly in the middle of the room because I am too freaked out to sit in the chair and have my arm displayed all vulnerable like. He tells me, “ Uhh miss, you can take a seat over there…?” Almost like a question…I wanted to scream no…actually I want to run like hell out of here… but I obeyed and took a seat. Then he is asking me for my last name and I can’t even say it and I just burst into tears. Tim came over and tried to console me, but there was no consoling at that point. I let the flood gates open and the tears just started to roll. They eventually did the stabbing, and of course, never as bad as I picture it in my head. I couldn’t believe that I had 2 more pokes of this crap. So after they drained me of about 2 vials Tim happily told me…um thanks babe, I could have done without THAT knowledge, I went back to the waiting room. They explained that they had to run my blood over to another lab to make sure that I really was fasting. Can’t I just reassure you, that no I have not had anything to eat in the last 12 hours, and I’m THISCLOSE to going crazy on someone out of Hangri-ness? Apparently not. So after the 45 minutes of sitting in the waiting room, they came out and exclaimed that I had passed, (no shit) and gave me an orange sugary drink (it tasted like super sugary Orange Crush) and told me I Had to down this in 5 minutes. It wasn’t a big deal, and wasn’t so bad, so I downed that, and then had to wait another hour to make sure that my levels don’t get dangerously high when im processing the glucose. After the hour, I went in for another blood draw, again…I basically started to hyperventilate like there wasn’t enough air in that room, but Tim said I did good because I didn’t shed a tear that time! Bless his heart, things are looking up! Then I was told to go and wait in the waiting room again…because I had to wait one more hour for the final blood draw. After an hour of reading the books I had brought along they called my name again, and did the final draw! This one hurt! I guess after having 3 blood draws out of the same arm your arm starts to get sore after awhile…who knew!? But I was so FREAKING relieved that the worst was over! Believe you me, I am terrified to get the results back…I do NOT want Gestational Diabetes because I have heard that you have to prick your finger on the daily. Can we just talk about how many tears I would shed if I had to do this awful chore? For some reason, pricking my finger is even worse than an actual blood draw. Maybe its because having my finger just out there in the open seems vulnerable...who knows!!! But it is an actual scary thing for me! After we were done, Tim had to go to work and I went home. I called out for the rest of the day because I was exhausted and I think I just was so stressed out about the whole situation and just needed the afternoon to relax.