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!

23 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 9lbs

*How big is baby?: 11 inches long and almost 1 1/2 pounds(according to the ultra sound tech today)!

*Sleep: I love to sleep!  We had a great lazy weekend and I napped as often as I could!

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

*Maternity clothes: I found some comfy long johns for this next weeks trip to Jackson Hole, and I am hoping that my ski jacket makes its way around my belly.

*Showing yet?: Yes!!!

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

*Movement: She is moving and kicking like crazy.  Doug actually felt her during one of her more active times.  He felt a few really hard kicks!

*Food cravings: Orange Juice, Jell-O, and Ice Cream.

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 17 weeks.

*Belly button in or out: In.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Some round ligament pain in the strangest spot!

*What I miss: Margaritas!  This time last year we were in Mexico celebrating Doug, Charlie, and Julie’s 30th birthdays! 

*What I'm looking forward to: Going to Jackson Hole next week!  Going to play in the snow with my super cute nephews!

*Best Moment of the Week: I finally got asked if I was expecting from a patient at work.  I had my scrub jacket on and she could tell that I was pregnant!  I thought that I was still able to hide the bump, but it looks like she is making her appearance!

Oh another awesome moment…Today I went back to finish up the anatomy scan and this little girl is absolutely perfect.  She is growing like a weed!

Look at this sweet face…

Week 23: Baby weighs as much as a large Mango!

22 Weeks

(This pic was taken after a long 9 hour work day!)

*Total weight gain?: 7lbs

*How big is baby?: 11 inches long and almost 1lb!

*Sleep: I have been sleeping great.  Still having pretty crazy dreams, but I am sleeping all through the night so I guess my dreams are keeping me entertained.

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

*Maternity clothes: I need to go shopping this weekend for some warmer clothes that fit, since we are going to Jackson Hole in a few weeks.

*Showing yet?: Yes!!!

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

*Movement: I am really starting to feel her move around!  She likes to get really low in my tummy and it is the strangest feeling.  I wish she would stay up high where there is more room for her to move around.

*Food cravings: Nothing super crazy.

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 18 weeks.

*Belly button in or out: In.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: My lower back pain isn’t as bad as it has been.  I think staying off my feet and wearing shoes with good arch support is helping.  I did try to wear the back brace that my doc gave me.  It pushed too tight on my belly and baby girl did not like it!

*What I miss: Not missing too much this week.

*What I'm looking forward to: Having a lazy weekend with Doug.  Doug was on call last weekend and was super busy.  We had an open house on Sunday and we had to be out of the house most of the day.  I am looking forward to laying around all weekend!

*Best Moment of the Week: We got an offer on the house!  Not a full price offer like I was hoping for, but an offer that would let us stay in the house until July 15th.  We came back with a counter offer and we are just waiting to hear back from the buyer.

Week 21: Baby is as long as a spaghetti squash!

21 Weeks

*Total weight gain?: 6lbs

*How big is baby?: 10 1/2 inches long and 3/4lb!

*Sleep: I slept great last week and had some pretty vivid dreams.  One dream I can remember was that Doug and I were in Hawaii and a tsunami came and trashed our car.  Doug thought that it was awesome, while I was worried about how and if our insurance would pay for it.  I woke up very pissed off at Doug.  Good thing that I woke up before he did so I had some time to calm down…haha!

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

*Maternity clothes:Yes…this bump is getting too big for my regular clothes.  I can still fit into a couple of low rise pants that I have !  I cleaned out my closet this past weekend and took some jeans to goodwill.  I was terrified/too lazy to try them on to see if they fit, so I just decided that my mood would be better if I just didn’t.

*Showing yet?: The bump is starting to rear its head…Finally!!!

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

*Movement: She kicks like clockwork around 10 every night!

*Food cravings: Nothing super crazy.

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 19 weeks.

*Belly button in or out: In.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Yucky lower back pain!

*What I miss: My normal size boobs!  Not these melons that I am toting around now! 

*What I'm looking forward to: We are putting our house on the market this week.  So I am looking forward to the offers rolling in!  Here are the pictures that the real estate lady’s photographer took for the listing.  I hope someone loves the house as much as we do and wants to give us a full price offer!

*Best Moment of the Week: I was really excited this week when I was pushing on my tummy and could actually feel something.  I think I was feeling her head or her butt or something.  I pushed on it a few times then she moved and it went away.  I am still in shock that there is a little person growing inside me!

Week 21: Baby is as long as a carrot!

20 Weeks

Total weight gain?: 5lbs

*How big is baby?: 6 inches and 10.5 ounces!

*Sleep: I slept like a baby last week!!!  I hope this trend continues!

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

*Maternity clothes:Yes…this bump is getting too big for my regular clothes.

*Showing yet?: The bump is starting to rear its head…Finally!!!

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

*Movement: She is kicking up a storm!  I feel her more at night.  I hope this isn’t a sign of what is to come.  I hope she gets her days and nights figured out soon!

*Food cravings: Nothing super crazy.

*Labor signs: None…thank goodness. This baby needs to cook another 20 weeks.

*Belly button in or out: In.

*Wedding ring on or off: on.

*Worst pregnancy symptom of the week: Lower back pain! I think this symptom is here to stay.

*What I miss: Nothing much this week!

*What I'm looking forward to: I am  really looking forward to finding out where we are moving to this summer.  Hopefully we find out at the end of this month.  I can’t believe that it is February all ready!

*Best Moment of the Week: Having everyone over for the Super Bowl Party/Gender Reveal Party.  We had a packed house!  It was great seeing everyone.

Most people showed up at the beginning of the game.  Doug was in charge of the Super Bowl Square pool.  We sold the squares for a dollar a piece and the board was full before the end of the 1st quarter.  Neither Doug or I picked winning squares…oh well, there is always next year.  Doug did such a great job making the poster board for the game!

At halftime we did the big reveal.  I read the list of old wives tells below and when I was done everyone either picked a pink or blue balloon.  The correct one would blow up and the wrong one had a hole in it.  It stinks that I didn’t get any good pictures of people blowing up their balloons.

1.” Legends say that if you are having a little girl, she'll steal your beauty. So, if you've got acne and other not-so-pretty skin blemishes, you've got a little princess coming your way.” I have been having way more break outs then I have had in the past.

2. “Dry hands and cold feet are signs of a boy. So, if you've got these ailments, break out the baby blue.” No cold feet or dry hands for me.

3. We did the ring test where you take off your wedding ring, tie it to a piece of string, and hang it over your belly. If it swings in a circle, you are promised a boy; back and forth indicates a girl. My ring swung back and forth meaning it’s a girl.

4. We did an experiment using baking soda and my pee. If the mixture fizzles, it's a boy. If it doesn't, you've got yourself a girl! Mine fizzled.

5. “Your baby's heart rate might be an indicator of its gender. If your little one's heart rate is under 140 beats per minute, you're having a little boy. If it's over, get ready for your little girl!” Ours has been over 150 at every visit.

6. “Craving sweets? According to some, that means you’re going to have a little girl. Salty and sour cravings indicate a boy.“ The only craving that I have had is Orange Juice.

7. Chinese gender calendar says boy.

8. “The Mayans used a similar method. They looked at your age at conception and the year your baby was conceived. If both are even or odd, it's a girl. If one is even and one is odd, oh baby — it's a boy!” I was 27 when the baby was conceived in 2012, so according to the Mayans it is a boy.

9. “If you're stricken with a queasy stomach during your first trimester, think ribbons and bows. If you sail through your pregnancy with barely an upset stomach, it's blue all the way.” No morning sickness for me.

10. This one is for you to decide. If I am carrying low that means it is a boy. If I am carrying high that means it is a girl. (I think that I am carrying pretty low…but maybe she will rise up soon.)

I did manage to take some pictures of the party décor.

Oh and my Birthday was this past weekend too!  Doug surprised me with some beautiful tulips and a super sweet card that brought tears to my eyes.  I am so in love with him and this little girl is super lucky to have him as her daddy!

Week 20: Baby is the size of a Banana.