Friday, December 7, 2012

31 Weeks!

I have less than 10 weeks left till my due date! It's crazy and amazing. I can not wait to hold my baby girl in my arms & hear her first cry. I'm unable to sleep at night because of all the thoughts running through my head about our precious angel. (that, and being unable to get comfy with this big ole' belly...haha). I just can't believe that I'm gonna be a mama! It seems unreal, still. I think to myself sometimes... 'Is she really mine?! Do I really get to keep her forever?!' It's like Christmas as a child, when you get something you NEVER thought you would actually get. You just can't believe it, and you're overfilled with excitement and joy. Yes, just like that. This pregnancy is just like Christmas & she's the best gift I could have ever imagined getting. It's going to be a million times better once she is here. 9 months is such a long time to wait to meet someone! Oh, but she's definitely worth the wait... : )



Sunday night after I got off of work, my honey and I went on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree & out to a quick dinner at Panchero's. Yum! I love their burrito's. Anywhoo, we found this wonderfully fat Christmas tree that smells AMAZING. Our tree last year was pretty, don't get me wrong, but it didn't have that strong pine smell that I love oh so much. This year, we did it right and made sure to get a tree that smelled delicious. It fills the entire downstairs with it's pine smell and I just love it! We spent the rest of the afternoon/night decorating it with all of our special ornaments & topped it off with a pretty gold star then sat on the couch to enjoy Lampoons Christmas Vacation! One of my favorite holiday comedy's. It was just a wonderful Sunday night.


How far along? 31 Weeks and 3 days! (Picture above was taken 3 days ago)

Total weight gain: at my last appointment (a week and a half ago) I was at a 17 lbs gain. Woah mama!

Maternity clothes?  Definitely. If not maternity... then extra stretchy.       

Stretch marks? Not as far as I can see.

Sleep: Sleep? What is sleep? I certainly know of no such thing... haha. This past week I've been getting up at 4:30 in the morning... unable to get comfy, unable to get into a deep sleep.. it's just no fun! So I get up & shower and get ready for my day. Then by 3pm I'm fading fast & ready for a quick nap on the couch. Too bad those naps only last about 20 minutes before I'm awake again to pee or crack my sore back.. and neck... and shoulders. I'm so stiff lately!

Best moment this week:  Getting our Christmas tree!! :D
  
Miss Anything?  I miss sleep. But other than that, I'm a happy preggo.

Movement:  Plenty of it! I finally got a few movements on video via iPod. Not much, because once I turn the video on, she stops moving. Little camera shy lady! But I did get a few kicks, and I'm happy to have them. I know I'm going to miss feeling her move once this pregnancy is over. :')

Symptoms:  I've been nausious this past week. I've thrown up twice.. I think it's just due to her squishing my belly & being up so high. I will ask my doctor about it next week at my appointment.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Yes. Even foods that I LOVE, after getting half way through my meal, I'll look down and get grossed out!
Labor Signs:  Nooooooo! Lets hold off on those for at least another 6 weeks!

Are You Showing? Definitely.

Happy or Moody most of the time: I am very very happy, though lately very emotional! I'm such a cry baby these past few weeks.. poor hubby has to put up with it! He does an amazing job, though. ;)

Looking forward to:  Hearing baby girls heartbeat on Wednesday next week and of course CHRISTMAS in a few weeks!