Oh Baby Baby - week 38

How Far Along? 38 weeks…only 2 weeks to go (14 days). I have no idea how it is possible to only have 14 days to go!!! Ahhh!!!

Size of Baby?  Baby is the size of a pumpkin and now weighs about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds and is about 18.9 to 20.9 inches long.

Maternity Clothes?  Still just using the few maternity items I have. Almost all tops and dresses are still my pre preggo stuff.  Thank goodness I only have 2 weeks to go because I am running out of tops that fit!

Weight Gain? I was up to 20 lbs at my last doctors appointment.

Gender? Girl! Liliana Adele.

Sleep? Sleep is still really good. My problem is I am so cozy in bed that I don’t want to get up in the mornings!

Food Cravings? Still just fruit and sweet treats!

What I Miss? Being able to bend over easily, not bumping into things with my belly and being able to get out of bed easily.

Symptoms?  I actually still feel really great. I am starting to feel a lot more pressure down low when I go from sitting to standing and I get a little crampy sometimes. One of my more disgusting symptoms in the past couple of weeks has been gas. My stomach makes all kinds of noises all day long at work. When I get home and “let it all out” it is so stinky that even my husband is grossed out! I always blame the stinky gas on being pregnant so I hope it goes away once Lily is born. If not, I guess I can always blame the stinky smells on the baby. I have also been getting a shooting pain in my inner thigh depending on the way I am standing. I learned today that it is called "lightning crotch" (awesome name). Apparently, the baby is sitting so low in my pelvis that she is pushing on nerves. Haha, lightning crotch, so funny!

Belly Button? Out

Best Moment of the Week? Just knowing that we are so close to meeting this little lady! We even put the car seat bases in the car so we are ready for Lily to come at any time!

Things my Husband Says

Location: Our house

Time: Last night while we were getting ready for bed

While we were getting ready for bed we started talking about how this pregnancy is so close to being over, yada, yada, yada. I said something along the lines of "Were you really worried that I was going to be a crazy pregnant lady?",  Danny said "Yeah, kinda.", Then I started asking him if he thought I was high maintenance before I got pregnant and he said "Well, I don't think you are high maintenance but you are the most demanding roommate I have ever had. " Thanks babe, while I am happy to know that you don't consider me high maintenance I am not sure how I feel about you calling me your roommate!

Maternity Pics

Oh maternity pictures. Some people love them and some people hate them. Some are really beautiful and some are so totally cheesy. Danny thinks they are all totally cheesy but I still wanted to have some pictures of us looking happy during this exciting time! Well, lucky for me, I have an awesome best friend who is also an awesome photographer!

Ash was coming up to Dallas for the baby shower a few weeks ago (she was one of the hostesses) and I asked her if she thought we would have time to squeeze in a quick photo session while she was here!

I knew Danny would get antsy if it was too much of a production and took too long, so we kept it casual at a park near our house and did a quick 30 minute session.  I just love how they turned out! Here are some of my favorites.



 

 Thanks so much to my beautiful best friend for taking such beautiful pictures of such an exciting time in our lives. We can't thank you enough Ashley!

Oh Baby Baby - Week 37

How Far Along? 37 weeks…only 3 weeks to go (21 days). Lily is officially considered full term!

Size of Baby?  Baby is the size of a winter melon and now weighs about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds and is about 18.9 to 20.9 inches long.

Maternity Clothes?  Still just using the few maternity items I have. Almost all tops and dresses are still my pre preggo stuff.  

Weight Gain? I was up 20 lbs at my doctors appt today. I went to the doctor last Friday and my weight gain was still at 18 so I guess all the food I ate this weekend (I had family in town) stuck to my bones! Whoops!

Gender? Girl! Liliana Adele.

Sleep? I am still sleeping great. I have been staying up a little later at night but I am still falling asleep right away and usually only getting up once for a trip to the bathroom.

Food Cravings? Still just fruit and sweet treats!

What I Miss? Well bending over is getting pretty hard to do and is accompanied by a few grunts so I guess I miss being able to bend over without sounding like a caveman.

Symptoms?  This week I feel like the nesting instinct hit me. I have had Danny on the go for months now doing things around the house and I had already washed most of Lily’s things which I thought was my nesting instinct but then Danny brought something over from his parents house and left it sitting on our back porch and I seriously almost cried! Just knowing that something was out of place and in my opinion “junking” up the porch got me all worked up! Maybe I was just hormonal, who knows! I even told Danny last night that we had to make sure the house was clean and neat at all times in case Lily decided to come early because I don’t want to bring her home from the hospital to a messy house!

Belly Button? Out

Best Moment of the Week? This week was great! Some of my moms best friends from college came to Dallas this weekend and had a little lunch shower for Lily and I. One of my aunts and grandma also made the trip up so I got to spend the weekend with them which I loved!

Oh Baby Baby - Week 36

How Far Along? 36 weeks…only 4 weeks to go (28 days).

Size of Baby?  Baby is the size of a honeydew and now weighs about 4.2 to 5.8 pounds and is about 17.2 to 18.7 inches long.

Maternity Clothes?  Still just using the few maternity items I have. Almost all tops and dresses are still my pre preggo stuff.  

Weight Gain? Holding steady at 18 lbs.

Gender? Girl! Liliana Adele.

Sleep? Still no problems in this department thankfully!

Food Cravings? Fruit and sweets. Last night I ate about 5 homemade rice krispie treats!

What I Miss? Shopping for clothes in my regular size. There are so many cute things online that I have been drooling over but I know I need to be patient! I already told Danny that once I get back to my pre baby weight I am going on a shopping spree! That will be some good motivation for me to start working out ASAP!

Symptoms?  I had a little bit of heartburn a couple of days this week and Lily is still occasionally punching me down low which is uncomfortable.

Belly Button? Out

Best Moment of the Week? Getting all the big to do’s around the house scratched off my list! One of the main things I wanted to get done was have the carpets cleaned. The carpet cleaners came out last Friday and now Lily’s room looks so fresh and clean! Our dogs have since been banned from her room because I just know those rascals will get it dirty and I am just not ready for that yet! Now we can hopefully relax the next few weekends before Lily gets here!

Belly on a Budget

Monday - Work

Top: Forever 21, about $5, regular size S
Cardigan: JCrew (pre prego), regular size XS
Bottoms: Macys, Motherhood Maternity Brand, maternity size S



Same old boring pants but I don't think I have worn this top recently. I grabbed it at Forever 21 towards the end of my first trimester because I love polka dots and the peachy color (it looks pretty washed out in this pic). It was great for a while because it is sheer and loose but after looking at this picture I think it needs to be retired! Just not looking too flattering anymore. I am sure it will be great post baby to help hide any stomach pooch I have going on but for the next 4.5 weeks it is going to the back of the closet!

Tuesday - Work & Michael Jackson Cirque Show

Dress: Old Navy, $19.94, regular size XS



I have worn this dress a couple of times recently and it has become one of my favorites for these later weeks in pregnancy. It is really comfy, still a great length, and can be dressed up a little with some jewelty.

Wednesday - Work

Top: Old Navy, $8, regular size S
Cardigan:Old Navy, regular size XS
Pants: Old Navy, $22.94, maternity size XS



Today I was feeling colorful! I am trying to get as much use as I can out of these maternity pants since I got them late in the game and they feel like you are wearing pajama pants which is always nice! I just threw on a hot pink tank and a royal blue cardigan and I was set!

Thursday - Work

Dress: Nordstrom Rack, $39.97, regular size S
Cardigan: Really old



I love this dress, but I think it would look much better without the big belly and the cardigan. I can't wait to wear it after Lily is born and not have to worry about always throwing a cardigan on top of it for work.

Friday - Work & Rangers Game

Top: Target, about $6, regular size M
Cardigan: J Crew (pre preggo), size XSBottoms: American Eagle (pre prego) w/ the Bella Band

 

Today is jeans day at work and Danny and I are heading to the Ranger game tonight! In order to minimize my number of wardrobe changes, I made sure to wear the same thing to work that I am planning on wearing to the baseball game. The jeans are some pre prego skinny jeans from American Eagle that are royal blue (Rangers colors are red, white and blue). They obvi don't zip or button at all anymore so the Bella Band is holding my pants up today! Tank is just a long grey and white stripe that I picked up at Target on clearance a couple of months ago. Of course, since I am at work, I had to throw on a  cardigan. Even though my office is really casual in the summers (especially on Friday) I just don't think wearing a cotton tank top would fly. Cardigan is for sure coming off for the baseball game since it is over 100 degrees here in the afternoons.

Oh Baby Baby - Week 35

How Far Along? 35 weeks…only 5 weeks to go (35 days).

Size of Baby?  Baby is the size of a coconut and now weighs about 4.2 to 5.8 pounds and is about 17.2 to 18.7 inches long.

Maternity Clothes?  Still just using the few maternity pants I have but mostly wearing dresses. With only 5 weeks to go I am hoping to not have to buy anything else and just make due with what I have.  
Weight Gain? Holding steady at 18 lbs per my doctors appointment last week.

Gender? Girl! Liliana Adele.

Sleep? Still really great! I think Lily knows that momma needs her sleep or she is grumpy! Hopefully Lily will continue to be a good girl after she arrives and let me get a few hours of uninterrupted sleep every now and then!

Food Cravings? Still just fruit and sometimes ice cream.

What I Miss? Nothing.

Symptoms?  The balls of my feet were hurting a little bit this week which I think is due to the fact that I still wear heels or wedges to work every day with all this extra weight on me.  Also, I have started feeling some uncomfortable jabs down near my lady parts. The doctor told me Lily was head down so I think she is punching my organs or something.

Belly Button? Out

Best Moment of the Week? I think the best moment of the week was hearing from the doctor that Lily is head down. I know she could still always decide to move, but it made me so excited because it makes me think that she is getting ready inside me while are busy out here getting ready for her!.