Week 35

Have you ever noticed how SLOWWWLY times goes by when you want it to go fast? Even if you try all the tricks, ie keeping busy, having projects, trying to think of ANYTHING besides what you are obsessing about..... which is DELIVERY!!!! HURRRYYY UP! :) Ya, I've had it with this whole pregnancy thing... OK, so it hasn't been that bad, but I am tired of it for sure. I have definitely had to rethink a lot of my goals for this pregnancy and do things differently then when I first started. But the good news is it's almost over and I won't have to keep being fat and hurting all the time even if I do too much cleaning let alone a great work out.

What I love: Having everything almost ready for this baby. We have all the clothes we need immediately, the nipple ointment, the nursing pads, the nuks the blankets etc etc etc. I have a place for all the babies clothes and bed ready for it when it comes. I love that I have a few new clothes in my closet for me for after the pregnancy it over!!! Yippee! I will be a size six again. Or, who knows, with enough work and sweat and hunger, I might even be a size four someday. 

What I hate:Being pregnant and hurting when I sit and when I stand and when I walk and when I lay down too much and feeling old and feeble while I am not even 30 yet. ( That happens next week.... yick...) Oh and feeling financially pinched. Double yick!

What I miss: SUMMER! & Running outside in the sunshine and the wind & the warm air and wearing little tiny shorts that actually look good on me and having small boobs that don't bounce when I walk. Having muscle definition... ya. OK. Well, it's OK. It will happen again. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: REALLY looking forward to holding the baby. I have been looking at all the pictures on TCOYF of all the new babies and getting so jealous. I LOVE how newborns smell and feel. They are so soft and sweet! I'm also looking forward to walking around outside. This winter has seemed VERY long and Spring is taking it's sweet time getting here. 

Worries: That this baby will be posterior and I'll have yet another horrible labor & delivery. That I won't make it to Fairbanks in time to have the baby, that I'll go WAY overdue again. And then I made the mistake of looking at the Still Birth/Neonatal Death scrapbook page on TCOYF and I cried and cried just thinking of not actually having anything but pain and sadness after MONTHS of pain and frustration and GROWING!                            

Developments: I am definitely swelling a bit more now. Probably because I haven't been exercising as much. 

Mood:  Pretty good, but for a real evaluation, you should ask my husband.  

Sleep: OK this week. Now that I can breath through my nose again, I have been sleeping better. 

Movement: Lots and lots and I can't tell anymore if the baby is head up or down or sideways. OR forwards or backwards..... 

Bra Size:C. Yuck.

The belly (and the button!): Tighter then a drum. 

Wedding rings on or off: Off. Maybe I should have put in my most looking forward, wearing my wedding ring again. I LOVE it!

Weight gain: 168 - 169. Yippee! It seems I've slowed down a bit. So 32 or 33 lbs up and I only have four weeks left after this one, so I should be under 40, which is my ultimate goal. 

Measurements:  Chest: 37.75" Belly: 43" (Below belly button, or what's left of it...) Hips: 41.5" (Yick) Thighs: 21.5" Calves: 14.5"  Bicep: 11" (Largest part.)  There.... like I said last week. LARGE!

Exercise: I have done better this week, and have doubled last weeks count. Four times, which since I hurt just from cleaning my room, I think it's pretty good. I did videos for the most part but did manage to get on the elliptical (which I HATE!) and lifted some weights. I am hoping that all my muscles won't totally atrophy to smithereens by the time I actually have this child.  

Eating:Not horrible. Trying to eat more veggies and protein and less of the carbs that I love so much. I have also been loving oranges recently. Despite the fact that it's nice not to care about what I eat every second, I am really looking forward to the discipline of eating really healthy and well after baby is born.  

The weekly pics:

This week the baby is as heavy as a honeydew melon, which actually sounds really refreshing to me right now.. :) And the babe is about 5.25 lbs and gaining rapidly. Hopefully not TOO rapidly. 

And finally, here I am at 35 weeks. Looking a little double chinned. HMM..

Week 34

Tired!!! Wow. Today is one of those days where I could sleep all day if I didn't have an active toddler squealing away in his crib, even though he is supposed to be sleeping.... hmmm... OK. So now I am back a day later, because my dear child never went to sleep yesterday. I am now dealing with a stupid head cold, but that is this week not last. 



What I love:Being five weeks from D day. 

What I hate:Being sick while pregnant! Being tired all the time. Not exercising and feeling like a fat cow. Having my whole body being taken over by something else.  

What I miss: Being a non pregnant person. I miss spring and I miss cold medicine drugs. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Holding my baby. 

Worries: That this child will not be in a good position. It keeps doing bizarre things and I can't figure out where it is.                             

Developments: Just normal not being able to breath or move or bend or stretch..... you know, not being normal...

Mood:  Mostly good, tired, a bit short and cranky at times.   

Sleep: Not great. I am hoping that I will be able to get adequate rest to push this kid out.  

Movement: Lots and lots and I can't tell anymore if the baby is head up or down or sideways. 

Bra Size:C. Yuck.

The belly (and the button!): Enormous! 

Wedding rings on or off: Off! For good until after baby is born. Though I did find another band to wear until the baby comes. 

Weight gain: 169 lbs. Yuck. Up 32 lbs. Only five more weeks so hopefully not more then five more lbs to gain. 

Measurements:  LARGE! :) Since it is actually week 35 as I write this, I will take my measurements and put them into the next post.  

Exercise: HA! I only exercised twice last week. SO pathetic and I feel like such a lazy bum. I wish I was one of those who just glided through pregnancy, but alas I am not. 

Eating:Not too bad. I have cut back, because I am hardly even exercising so I thought I should stop stuffing my face.  

The weekly pics:

The baby is about the size of a cantaloupe and is almost five lbs. Here is the pic. 

Belly shots. This is a comparison from my first pregnancy. I think my belly is definitely bigger this time. 

  

Week 33

Well, this last week has been hectic and a bit stressful and tireing and it's OVER! Yippee!!! Some friends of ours got married and that meant lots of parties and also a lot of work and I did hair for the wedding. It was fine and fun, but I am VERY tired. It always surprises me how much energy normal life activities takes whilst pregnant. Jackson was also sick on Monday night and threw up ALL over his bed & bedding... another long night. Yick. But he's better and just a bundle of energy recently. But all together it's been a good week.


What I love:Having seven weeks left... THAT'S IT!

What I hate: Not sleeping after I get up in the middle of the night to pee. SO irritating. Not being able to exercise for real. Not fitting into anything! This is DEFINITELY still how I feel!

What I miss: Being thin.. and fit and tan! (STILL DEFINITELY the same. I don't think this is going to change anytime soon. :) GIN & TONICS!!!!!!

What I’m looking forward to the most:Not having to think about being pregnant and days left and weeks left anymore!

Worries: That baby will go head up and I won't get to give birth naturally.                            

Developments: Yeast infections.... yick. 

Mood:  Good! Just generally tired of being pregnant.   

Sleep: OK, if I don't wake up at four. 

Movement: Very lively little fellow in their. It's obvious that it's healthy!

Bra Size:C. Yuck.

The belly (and the button!): Big and veiny and hairy and ugly... OK it really just looks very pregnant. 

Wedding rings on or off: Off! For good until after baby is born. 

Weight gain: I haven't actually weighed myself this week, but I am sure I'm around 167 or up 30 lbs. 

Measurements:  Week 34 will contain measurements :) 

Exercise: Nope, still not great. Only a couple of times this week and after my MW told me she would encourage me to cut way back until after baby is born, it gave me an excuse to not be more motivated. It just hurts and sucks and I can hardly actually make myself feel like I have exercised without putting myself on my back for several hours afterwards. But I am still doing some elliptical and some running.. (no more then a quarter mile at a time.) and some weights and youtube prenatal exercise videos. I am planning on the same sort of thing through the rest of the pregnancy. 

Eating:Horrible. I am ashamed.. :) Not really, but as it was a wedding week with lots of parties with amazing food, I did not hold myself back at all... :) And I don't care.. 

The weekly pics:

The baby is the size of a pineapple.. Yum. I think this baby is trying to stretch my belly out to find more room. Lots of poking going on in there... 

And the belly shots. The Black dress was what I wore to the wedding dinner, and I would just like to say  it's a dress from college that hasn't fit for years... Thank God, right? :)

Week 32

Hurrah! Another mile stone hit. Only eight more weeks. AND only 10 at the absolute longest. Yippee! The next big mark will be the 36 weeks. But let's not put the cart before the horse as it were. It's been a very busy week as reflected by the fact that it's Monday and I'm just getting to blogging about the previous week. Oh well. There is a wedding this coming weekend, which I'll be doing hair for, which should be interesting since I haven't done hair for a wedding for two years. It will be good.. :) And it's looking more and more like spring might just happen even here in Alaska. We went to Fairbanks this week and met with Dana at the Birth Center. It was great to actually meet her and talk with her and I'm really jazzed that she will be around for the birth!

What I love:SPRING! Melting snow, longer hours of sunshine... hmmm Love it. 

What I hate: Not sleeping after I get up in the middle of the night to pee. SO irritating. Not being able to exercise for real. Not fitting into anything... having next to no maternity tops, but not wanting to waste money for only eight more weeks. 

What I miss: Being thin.. and fit and tan! (STILL DEFINITELY the same. I don't think this is going to change anytime soon. :) GIN & TONICS!!!!!!

What I’m looking forward to the most:NO pain when I walk or lift my toddler or hold him for more then a minute! And holding a sweet little thing. They are so soft and cuddly when they are first born. 

Worries: That I won't make it to the birth center, that I will be wildly late again, that I will have terrible pain.......   yes, this is still the same.                             

Developments: Nothing new that I can think of. Other then not being able to fall back asleep after getting up in the night. Yuck.

Mood:  Good! Just generally tired of being pregnant.   

Sleep: OK. But it's definitely getting worse....

Movement: Very lively little fellow in their. It's obvious that it's healthy!

Bra Size:C. Yuck.

The belly (and the button!): Big and veiny and hairy and ugly... OK it really just looks very pregnant. 

Wedding rings on or off: Off! Booo. Oh well, I made it to 32 weeks this time which is a heck of a lot better then last time!

Weight gain: 165 when I weighed myself on Saturday. So, I have still not hit the 30 lb mark which is nice. It's close though and it's only a matter of time. 

Measurements:  Don't know at the moment. I'll do them this next week. 

Exercise: So, not great. I was taking care of a sick toddler most of the week and then going to Fairbanks, yadda yadda, yadda. So, total of three days, one mile... heheeh.. and some work out videos on youtube. Whatev.... I'll do better this week. Probably.:)

Eating:Yep, about the same. Seven more weeks. 

The weekly pics:

This week the baby is longer and fatter and about the size of a large root vegetable that I don't know the name of. 

The belly pics. A four week progression and then the norm. 

 

Week 31

So, this week was mostly good with a really rough, horrible, depressed day yesterday. I HATE hormones! They are just the worst! The weather is definitely helping as it is now sunny and pretty out, and mild instead of dark and cloudy and cold. Why do I live in Alaska? 



What I love:Being two months from being finished!

What I hate: HORMONES!!!! They SUCK! I hate how I can be totally fine and then weeping for hours the next minute.   

What I miss: Being thin.. and fit and tan! (DEFINITELY the same)

What I’m looking forward to the most:Not being pregnant. It is such a long haul. I wish it was only six months instead of 10!

Worries: That I won't make it to the birth center, that I will be wildly late again, that I will have terrible pain.......                                 

Developments: I am having a harder time getting my breath and being able to breath sitting down. SUCK! Swelling has started now that I am getting near the 30 lbs gained mark.  

Mood:  Well, it was fine and then it went south with a vengeance yesterday.  

Sleep:Still sleeping ok. Though I wake up quite a bit just to turn over etc. I am still able to fall back asleep for the most part, so that makes it OK. 

Movement: Still very lively, though now the quarters are getting much more cramped, so I am not really feeling the hard kicks as much and elbows & knees & bums & heads.. :)

Bra Size:C. Yuck.

The belly (and the button!): Big and veiny and hairy and ugly... OK it really just looks very pregnant. 

Wedding rings on or off: It's on, but as soon as my fingers stop swelling I am going to take it off as I don't want to have it stuck on. Though I made it to 32 Weeks so that is pretty much awesome!

Weight gain: 164. So three more lbs to the big 3 0 and coincidentally, I am a month away from turning 30.

Measurements: Belly: 40", Chest: 36 3/4" Hips: 40 1/2".

Exercise: I did much better with working out this week, though now I have added more Pilates and other prenatal videos off Youtube. Mostly because the elliptical bores me silly. I did do it twice and ran a mile each time as well. I am having a harder time getting up to the real weight room, as I am having more difficulty staying motivated anyway. But I am still lifting weights here at home. I am hoping to get up there today. We'll see.  I am doing the quarter mile at a time running and able to run on 7, which is not too shabby for being nine weeks from delivery. 

Eating:Uh, ya. Still not doing great, but still not caring either. (shrug) I get to be careful for years after the baby is born, so I am not going to sweat it at the moment. 

The weekly pics:

And this week the baby is 16 inches long, (or longer) and 3.3 lbs. About the weight of four navel oranges apparently. It's definitely taking up all the space under my ribs now. 

And here I am at 31 + 4 days.

Wow, the exercise outfit is quite the winner. Oh well. I took the stupid picture, so I think I'm doing pretty well. Last pregnancy I was lucky to do it every couple of weeks.. :)