36 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 21lbs

*How big is baby?: She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is more than 18 1/2 inches long!

*Sleep: Since Doug has been gone all week I had the bed all to myself and I actually slept pretty well considering he wasn’t there.  I am getting up about 3 times during the night to go to the bathroom, but I can usually go right back to sleep unlike during the 2nd trimester when I had pregnancy insomnia.

*Sex: A sweet little GIRL!

*Maternity clothes: I am running out of clothes that I can fit into, so I am wearing the same thing over and over because I refuse to buy more this far in the game.

*Showing yet?: Yes! Bump is present!

*Stretch marks: They are staying away for now, but I am not sure how much longer I will be able to escape them.

*Movement: She is packed in my belly!  I can start to identify different body parts because she pokes them out all over my belly making it kinda lumpy at times which is really cool!

*Food cravings: Nothing crazy this week.  Just trying to eat sensible, but I also know that I only have a few more weeks to go crazy too.  So I might have a had a blizzard or two this week for lunch.

*Labor signs: A few contractions here and there but nothing crazy.  I think she is going to stay put until her due date…sigh ahhhhh.

*Belly button in or out: Not quite all the way out yet.

*Wedding ring on or off: on, but not for too much longer.  It is getting harder and harder to put it on and off.  I am waiting on the swelling to kick in too.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week:  I worked a full work week and was in pain the whole time!  Thank goodness the ice packs were around because they were the only thing that got me through the day!  This stomach/muscle/rib pain is really annoying!!!

*What I miss: Getting into my regular clothes.  I have some weekends coming up that I need to wear dresses/get all dressed up and I cannot find any cute maternity dresses that don’t make me feel like I am the size of a house!

*What I'm looking forward to: Celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary!  It is has been 5 fabulous years that have flown by and I can’t wait to become a family of 3!  We close on our house on Friday too, so I am looking forward to being done with that process!

*Best Moment of the Week:  Doug was gone all week and I was so excited to see him when he got home!  I think I just really missed him sharing in my pain with me.

*Week 36: Baby weighs as much as a crenshaw melon!

35 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 20lbs

*How big is baby?: Baby is over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds!

*Sleep:I have been sleeping pretty well considering how far along I am.  This week will probably be a little different since we have moved into Heather’s.  Doug and I have gone from a king size bed to a full size bed.  Hopefully during these next few weeks I will continue on this sleeping well kick.

*Sex: A sweet little GIRL!

*Maternity clothes: Maternity tops and yoga pants are my BFFs!

*Showing yet?: Yes!  Bump is present!

*Stretch marks: They are staying away for now!

*Movement: Still moving around enough that lets me know she is doing fine.  She is crammed in my tummy!

*Food cravings: This week I have been eating a ton junk!  I have been off all week because the packers and the movers loaded up our entire house.  I have had nothing to do but watch them and eat!  I have at this whole thing of Oreo’s this week!!!

*Labor signs: I have been having contractions on and off all week.  I had a little bit of bleeding during the week.  It wasn’t that much that worried me and I knew I was going to see the doctor at the end of the week.  When I told her about the bleeding she decided that she would do an exam.  She told me that my inner cervix is closed, but that the outer cervix is starting to soften and open.  So I guess stuff is happening!!!  I am ready to have this little girl….and sooner rather than later would be awesome!!!

*Belly button in or out: Not quite all the way out.

*Wedding ring on or off: on, but I think that the swelling is starting this week.  I notice by the end of the day that my fingers and toes are starting to get a little stiff.  I am trying to drink plenty of water to hopefully keep the major swelling at bay.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: I didn’t work this past week and I am not looking forward to this next full work week!  I have been super tired all week and I know that I am going to be beyond exhausted after working all day.  I hope that I can continue keeping the rib and back pain away by using ice packs at work.

*What I miss: Seeing my feet! 

*What I'm looking forward to: Not working!  I have 13 more working days and I am in full count down mode!!! 

*Best Moment of the Week: I had a few exciting things going on this week.  I picked up the nursery bedding and I can’t wait to put it in her room!

The movers came and packed up the house.   I didn’t realize that we have over 12000 pounds of junk!  I hope it all makes it safely to NC!

 

This poor little guy thought that he was going to packed up too!

Our house all empty…

We celebrated this little guys 4th Birthday!!!!

And we still think he is the best dog in the world!!!

I had the best baby shower this past weekend!  It was a cute little tea party set up!  I loved all the decorations and the food was delicious! 

This little girl racked up again!  She is so loved!!!

*Week 35: Baby weighs as much as a honeydew melon!

34 Weeks

Total weight gain?: 18lbs

*How big is baby?: Baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long!

*Sleep:I have been so tired at bedtime that I fall fast asleep and most nights this week I have been out like a light until my alarm goes off!!!

*Sex: A sweet little GIRL!

*Maternity clothes: Anything that is comfy and fits over my bump is what I am loving this week.  I did have a little anxiety trying to pick out something to wear for the maternity photo shoot, but I think what I picked out worked well to accentuate the bump.

*Showing yet?: At the beginning of my pregnancy I was thinking that I would never start showing, now I just want my belly to stop growing!  I don’t think it can get any bigger!

*Stretch marks: They are staying away for now!

*Movement: She is definitely getting bigger and stronger because her kicks and punches are really starting to hurt me.

*Food cravings: Anything that I don’t have to cook!

*Labor signs: Braxton Hicks contractions are back.  After going to the birthing class this past weekend I know what signs to look for to tell me when labor is starting and I think I have gone into labor probably 5 times in the last few days.  I knew the class would make me have imaginary symptoms!

*Belly button in or out: Not quite all the way out.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Still having the horrible rib/stomach pain. I ace bandaged ice packs to my ribs while working last week and I think that is the only thing that got me through the week!  Only 3 1/2 more weeks of work!!! I have to tell myself everyday before work that I can make it through the day and that I only have a few more days to go.  I think I can…I think I can…

*What I miss: My flat stomach.(Well it never really was that flat)  I just want my body back!  Only 6 more weeks to go!!!! 

*What I'm looking forward to: The movers are coming this week and packing up the house.  I am excited and sad all at the same time!  Having the movers come means that we are one step closer to having Madigan and one step closer to moving into our new house and being closer to friends and family.  I am sad to be leaving our first house that we made a home together in.  We have spent five fabulous years in this house!  We remodeled the bathrooms and kitchen without killing each other, hosted awesome parties, and have spent plenty of lazy Sundays lounging on the couch!  I am going to miss our quaint little house, but am so looking forward to what our future has in store for us soon!

I have another baby shower this weekend!  It is going to be a small one with just a little group of my friends that I have made while living out here.  I am super excited about the tea party that they have planned!

Keri shared some pictures from the shower that I had a few weeks ago in McDonough.  I have had some pretty awesome showers for this little girl!

If you are in the Atlanta area and are in need of an awesome photographer give Keri a call.  http://www.kerijonesphotography.com/

I wish that we lived closer so she could do our maternity and our newborn pictures.  I am definitely going to have her take 3, 6, and 12 month pics of Madigan!

*Best Moment of the Week: I have been on the fence about rather or not to do maternity pictures.  I mean I run from mirrors because I hate seeing myself this huge!  I knew that if we did do them I didn’t want to pay an arm and a leg for them and that I only wanted a few because I didn’t think that I would be putting them all over the house.  I wanted them done so I could have some good pictures to remember this time in our lives with.  I am super happy with the two that I have seen and I can’t wait to see the rest!

*Week 34: Baby weighs as much as a cantaloupe!

33 Weeks

Total weight gain?: 17lbs

*How big is baby?: Baby weighs a little over 4 pounds and has passed the 17-inch mark

*Sleep:I haven’t really been having any trouble getting to sleep.  My big problem is getting back to sleep after Doug leaves in the morning.  Once he wakes me up I am wide awake until about 10 minutes before I have to wake up.  When I finally fall back asleep it is time for me to get up and get ready for work.  Ugggghhhhh!!!

*Sex: A sweet little GIRL!

*Maternity clothes: Loving my capris this week.  We had a pretty hot weekend here in WA!  The temperature actually reached 80 degrees!  I made Doug bring the AC unit that we have upstairs so that we can use it for the next couple of weeks that we will be here in our house.  We are definitely bringing it with us to Heathers!

*Showing yet?: My belly is getting bigger and bigger!!!!

*Stretch marks: They are staying away for now! 

*Movement: She has calmed down quite a bit.  Thank goodness she has the hiccups daily because they let me know she is ok.

*Food cravings: Strawberry lemonade.

*Labor signs: None at all this week! 7 more weeks to go!!!!  The due date is getting so close!

*Belly button in or out: I think it is on it’s way out! It just keeps getting flatter and flatter.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Still having the horrible rib/stomach pain.  I wish that the pain would move around from day to day….but no, same place everyday…getting worse and worse!

*What I miss: Doug is getting ready for his physical fitness test that he does every 6 months.  So I miss his eagerness to eat bad unhealthy food with me when I want to indulge.  I miss my ice cream eating buddy!

*What I'm looking forward to: I am looking forward to our birthing class this weekend.  It is either going to ease my mind or make me realize how unprepared we are.  Either way…I'm still exciting about going.

*Best Moment of the Week: This past weekend we had some great friends throw us a couples baby shower for Madigan.  It was on Sunday which was Cinco De Mayo, so of course we had us a Mexican themed baby shower.  It was so fun to get together with all of our friends that work with Doug and their wives.  Sad that we are going to be moving away in the next few months.  They are such a fabulous group of peps!

*Week 33: Baby weighs as much as a pineapple!