31 Weeks

Total weight gain?: 15lbs

*How big is baby?: Baby measures over 16 inches long and weighs about 3.3 pounds

*Sleep:I have been sleeping every chance I get!!!  This past week was exhausting!  We looked at over 25 houses in 3 days!  I was so glad when we got to Myrtle beach and we could just sit and relax.

*Sex: Spoiled little GIRL!!!

*Maternity clothes: I had to buy a maternity tankini to swim in the pool while in Myrtle beach.  We arrived on Thursday and spent the afternoon out on the beach.  I put sunscreen on my face and upper body, but none on my legs thinking that they would be ok.  We were only laying on the beach for about an hour and I forgot that I was pale as a ghost to begin with.  My poor legs got so red!!!  It is probably a good thing  the sun didn’t make an appearance on Friday and Saturday or both Doug and I would be lobsters right now.

*Showing yet?: I’m not sure my stomach can get any bigger!

*Stretch marks: The tummy is stretching, but no marks yet!

*Movement: I wish that I could record my tummy and all the crazy moving around that she is doing.  I could just sit and watch my stomach moving for hours.

*Food cravings: Waffles!!! We went to Waffle House 3 times while back in the south and each time I ate the best waffle ever!!!

*Labor signs: None at all this week! 9 more weeks to go!!!!

*Belly button in or out: On it’s way to an outie.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: The same excruciating upper back pain and front right rib pain!  I keep hoping that this pain will go away!  I guess it is here to stay .

*What I miss: Moving quickly and not getting out of breath.  She is getting so big and squishing my lungs making it hard to breathe.

*What I'm looking forward to: Going to my doctors appt. this coming week.

*Best Moment of the Week: Finding a house in NC!!!  I am so excited to move in and start decorating it!  It is twice the size of the house that we have now!  It has a ton of rooms, a ton of closets, and a huge backyard for Madigan and Wrecks to play in! 

After three whirlwind days of house hunting we got to head to the beach for a little babymoon.

My view while laying out…haha!

Doug playing in the freezing ocean.

Doug really wanted some fried crab claws and called all of the seafood restaurants in Myrtle beach trying to find some!  He finally found a place and he said they were perfect.

I opted for some shrimp and grits!

After dinner we went and played miniature golf.  I actually beat Doug!  He was so mad that I won we had to have a rematch on Saturday before coming home.  I won again!!!

My parents booked us a room at their timeshare and we had the best view!  We were on the 17th floor looking right out on the ocean!

Sad that this is our last trip as a family of two, but so excited to take Madigan to the beach with us the next time we go!

Week 31: Baby weighs as much as a 4 Navel Oranges!

30 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 13lbs

*How big is baby?: 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds!

*Sleep:I have been sleeping great lately!!!

*Sex: Sweet little Girl!

*Maternity clothes: Loved wearing my capri pants while at home!!!  So glad that I decided to buy them!

*Showing yet?: Yes! I def. feel pregnant.  No more trying to hide this bump!

*Stretch marks: The tummy is stretching, but no marks yet!

*Movement: She is moving all around and I love it!!!

*Food cravings: Waffles!!!  I finally got to have one from Waffle house and it was the best waffle ever!!! 

*Labor signs: None at all this week!  10 more weeks to go!!!!

*Belly button in or out: On it’s way to an outie.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Upper back pain!  It really stinks!  So glad that I have the next week off for my muscles in my upper back to relax and recover. 

This isn’t a pregnancy symptom, but my worst moment of the week was waking up the morning after getting a spray tan to hands that looked horrible! (My hands look really distorted  in this pic…haha)

I got a spray tan because having a little color always makes me feel better and I knew I would be wearing capris.  When I woke up and saw how crazy my hands looked, all I could think about was everyone is going to be looking at my hands while I opened presents at my shower!  I scrubbed and scrubbed them and they didn’t look super bad for my shower.  I will def. make sure that I figure out what to do to prevent this from happening again!

*What I miss: Drinking!  I really wanted a mimosa at my shower this weekend!

*What I'm looking forward to: Finding a house in NC this week and having a babymoon in Myrtle Beach after house hunting! 

*Best Moment of the Week: Seeing friends and family at my baby showers!  This little girl is already super spoiled and she isn’t even born yet!

I had two baby showers while at home and they were both amazing!  It is so funny how similar they were!  They were both a pink and gray color scheme and they even both gave away the same party favor, little bottles of hand sanitizer!  All of the touches were so cute and sweet.  I have amazing friends and family that know how to put together one heck of a shower or in my case two!

I have a lot of pictures from the Saturday shower on my camera, but I only have one picture from the Sunday shower.  I will blog pictures from the Sunday shower as soon as I get the pictures from my photographer/shower hostess Keri.  Check out her blog here…http://blog.kerijonesphotography.com/.  I am sad that it was raining on Sunday and we didn’t get to take any maternity pictures with her.

The Saturday shower had such cute decorations scattered all around and the food was amazing!

All the gifts from Saturday…

All the gifts from Sunday…

See what I mean….this little girl racked up!

Week 30: Baby weighs as much as a head of cabbage!

29 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 13lbs

*How big is baby?: Baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel.

*Sleep:Had some great nights full of sleep!  Doug’s snoring wasn’t as loud or I have just gotten used to it…but it didn’t seem to bother me too much this past week.

*Sex: Sweet little Girl!

*Maternity clothes: Decided I needed to pick up some maternity capris for the hotter weather when I head home.  I have been getting really hot lately, so I’m kinda nervous about handling the warmer weather in GA and NC.  So glad that this little girl is going to be born here in WA and I don’t have to be pregnant during a Southern Summer!

*Showing yet?: Yes!  I’m not even that big yet, but I am starting to get a little uncomfortable. 

*Stretch marks: The tummy is stretching, but no marks yet!

*Movement: She has the hiccups about once a day.  I love knowing that she is ok, but I feel her hiccups more (TMI) in my butt then anywhere else and it is so annoying!!!

*Food cravings: Waffles and Corndogs!!!  I had the best corndog from the food court/deli counter at Wal-mart!!!

*Labor signs: Everything was pretty calm this week.  Can’t believe I only have 11 more weeks to go!!!

*Belly button in or out: On it’s way to an outie.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: The rib pain is still there but doesn’t bother me as much!  Hopefully it is on it’s way out the door and I can go back to having a pretty easy pregnancy.

*What I miss: Running!  I have been eating a bunch of crap lately (like corndogs and waffles) and I know a good run would make me feel better after stuffing my face.

*What I'm looking forward to: My baby showers this weekend!!!  I am beyond excited about going home and seeing everyone!!!!  I can’t wait to celebrate little Madigan!

*Best Moment of the Week: I have had a couple of me dates this past week.  I have gone to lunch and have done some shopping.  I am trying to enjoy the time that I have left to myself.  I know days like these are going to be few and far between when Madigan arrives.

Week 29: Baby is the size of a Butternut Squash!

28 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 12.5lbs

*How big is baby?: baby weighs two and a quarter pounds and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels.

*Sleep: Had a couple of nights that I would wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and couldn’t get back to sleep afterwards.  Waking up at 3 and then working a 9 hour day is not good for this mommy to be!  I have reached an emotional stage in pregnancy and sleepless nights doesn’t help with keeping my emotions in check.

*Sex: Sweet little Girl!

*Maternity clothes: I have decided against wearing a dress to my showers in a few weeks.  I already feel like I am the size of a bus and wearing a moo moo doesn’t help me at all.  Remember I am entering an emotional stage where I tell Doug everyday that “I am FAT”.  I need to dress in something a little more flattering than a dress.

*Showing yet?: Every morning I get up and feel like my stomach is getting bigger and bigger!

*Stretch marks: The tummy is stretching, but no marks yet!

*Movement: She moves non-stop!!!  I have enjoyed just watching my stomach move all around.  It amazes me everyday that I have a little baby growing inside of me!

*Food cravings: Nothing much this week.

*Labor signs: Still having a good bit of Braxton Hicks contractions.  I notice them more at night and early morning.  I think it has something to do with me being dehydrated.  I am working on drinking more water throughout the day.

*Belly button in or out: On it’s way to an outie.

*Wedding ring on or off: on. But I have noticed a tiny bit of swelling in my hands in the last few days.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week:  Same horrible rib pain!  I went to the chiropractor earlier this week and he used some short of tape that is supposed to help with the inflammation.  I think it might be working !

*What I miss: Being able to sit straight up without my side/rib hurting! 

*What I'm looking forward to: Getting my hair highlighted this weekend.  My roots are about a foot long!!!!

*Best Moment of the Week: Selling our house!  We had are inspection done and next we just have to get an appraisal.  After all that goes smoothly, we just wait until May 20th to close! 

Week 28: Baby is the size of a Chinese Cabbage!

27 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 12lbs

*How big is baby?: 14 1/2 inches long and almost 2lbs!

*Sleep: Doug was gone last week and I actually slept pretty well with out him next to me.  Maybe it was because I could fall asleep watching what I wanted to watch on TV or because I didn’t have to listen to him snoring, but I slept great!  I am beginning to feel that I could use a nap during the day and I am so ready to lay on the couch when I come home after work!  Sleep is my friend!

*Sex: It is a G-I-R-L-!!!

*Maternity clothes: All I want to wear right now is my workout pants! Thank goodness they still fit!

*Showing yet?: I am showing, but apparently I am not as big as I should be at this point.  When I tell people how far along I am they say “that I don’t look it”.  Not sure if they just don’t want to tell me that I am the size of  house or what?

*Stretch marks: The tummy is stretching, but no marks yet!

*Movement: I am feeling her higher up in my belly.  She isn’t quite up into my ribs yet, but she is pushing everything else up into them and it is super uncomfortable!

*Food cravings: Waffles with syrup!

*Labor signs: I think I actually felt some Braxton hicks contractions last week.  My stomach would get super tight for about a minute then it would loosen up.  No pain, just a weird feeling.  Apparently they are are nothing to worry about, just my uterus doing a little spring training before opening day.

*Belly button in or out: On it’s way to an outie.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: I have this horrible pain up in my ribs on my right side.  It gets really bad after sitting all day at work.  I think it is just inflamed rib cartilage caused by all the movement of my organs.  I have been icing it and hopefully it won’t hurt as bad at the in of the day tomorrow.

*What I miss: I missed Doug last week.  He went to a conference in Chicago and was gone all week.

*What I'm looking forward to: Even though going home for my baby showers and to see family is 3 weeks away, I am so excited about it already!!!

*Best Moment of the Week: Going to tea with Heather.  We love going to high tea at this little Victorian Tea house! 

Week 27: Baby is as big as a head of cauliflower!

26 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 11lbs

*How big is baby?: 14 inches long and over 1 2/3 pounds!

*Sleep: I slept horrible last week!  I was a little under the weather  with a weird cold.  I felt ok during the day (except for having no voice), but at night I would cough up a storm!  The coughing probably wasn’t that bad, but every time I had a coughing fit I would have to go to the bathroom and make sure I made it before the coughing caused me to pee all over myself!  So between being up coughing and peeing myself using the bathroom, going back to sleep with Doug sawing logs next to me was difficult. I am trying really hard to not video Doug to prove to him how loud he is snoring lately, but if he doesn’t calm it down a bit there will be evidence shortly!

*Sex: It is a G-I-R-L-!!!

*Maternity clothes: I bought a couple of cute dresses this weekend for my upcoming baby shower.  Doug went with me to pick them out and he had a great time seeing me with the “add 3 months” bump pillow!  I did not get this dress because it made me feel huge (without the pillow)!

*Showing yet?: Yes!!!

*Stretch marks: Not yet…but still rubbing on the oil.  It has worked so far at keeping the stretch marks away and I have the softest belly ever!!!

*Movement: She is moving, kicking, punching ALL THE TIME!!!

*Food cravings: Orange Juice!

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 14 weeks!

*Belly button in or out: I think it is not far from becoming an outie….GROSS!!!

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Peeing myself while coughing is definitely at the top of the list for this week!

*What I miss: Having a few drinks this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.  I did still sport some green….

*What I'm looking forward to: Last week I was excited about getting the baby shower invites in the mail.  When they came I was shocked to find how similar they are.  Great minds think a like!

*Best Moment of the Week: I met with the girls doing the nursery bedding!  They ordered the fabric and will start working on it as soon as it arrives!  Here is a sneak peek at the fabrics…

This is the inspiration for the nursery…

Week 25: Baby is as tall as a cucumber!

25 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 12lbs (endless amount of eating while on vacation)

*How big is baby?: 13 1/2 inches long and over 1 1/2 pounds!

*Sleep: Sleeping ok but getting up for more and more bathroom breaks!

*Sex: It is a G-I-R-L-!!!

*Maternity clothes: I’m in them and may not go back once she comes!  When did elastic waistbands go out of style?  I say lets bring them back….super comfy!

*Showing yet?: Yes!!!

*Stretch marks: Not yet…but still rubbing on the oil.

*Movement: She loves to get real low in my pelvis.  It is a little uncomfortable at times, but I love that I can tell where she is.  Sometimes my stomach gets really hard and I can tell that she is to the front, then other times my stomach is really mushy and she is nowhere to be found!

*Food cravings: Orange Juice and Jell-o.

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 15 weeks!

*Belly button in or out: In, for now!  Doug was talking to my belly  one night and because my belly button  is so deep he starting making an echo noise!

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: The weird cramping/tingling pain right below my sternum that I was experiencing last week, I have decided that it is indigestion.  I am now not leaving home without tums!

*What I miss: Not a thing this week.

*What I'm looking forward to: Receiving invitations to my baby showers for this sweet little baby girl!  I love a good cute invitation!

*Best Moment of the Week: Having the whole week off work!  I enjoyed skiing and seeing family in Jackson Hole!

Week 25: Baby weighs as much as a Rutabaga!

24 Weeks

(I woke up in the middle of the night and realized that I had wrote “sang” instead of “sing” on the board for this week!  Ooops!  We can blame Doug for this error as well because he always approves the chalkboards after I make them. )

*Total weight gain?: 10lbs

*How big is baby?: a foot long and over 1 1/2 pounds!

*Sleep: Still sleeping most of the night!  This week I was sleeping next to a snoring sick sleeping husband, who made it a little difficult to get to sleep. 

*Sex: It is a G-I-R-L-!!!

*Maternity clothes: Found some really cute maternity tops at Target this week that were on clearance!  Go me!

*Showing yet?: Yes!!!

*Stretch marks: Not yet…but still rubbing on the oil.

*Movement: She is moving and kicking like crazy. I feel her the most in the middle of the night when I am making one of many bathroom runs.

*Food cravings: Orange Juice and Jell-o.

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 16 weeks!

*Belly button in or out: In, but I am beginning to see the bottom of it, so maybe it is on it’s way out :/

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Weird cramping/tingling pain right below my sternum.  It usually happens when I have a full belly.  Not anything that hurts just an annoying feeling.

*What I miss: Not a thing this week.

*What I'm looking forward to: Skiing!  And seeing Wrecks’ sweet face when we get home!

*Best Moment of the Week: Leaving work on Friday knowing that I had the entire next week off!  I love vacations!

Here is our view for the week…snow and more snow.

Doug practicing multitasking for when Madigan arrives…

Week 24: Baby is as long as an ear of corn!