7 Weeks to Go!

Baby’s senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month.

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? Up 2 from last week, up 11 total, I've hit the double digits!

Maternity clothes? Every thing full time now. Except for unisex t shirts in size L and XL.

Stretch marks? :( Yes. More than 2 now, all near my belly button. They no longer hurt, but man does my stomach itch like crazy! Nothing seems to help!

Sleep? I wake up about twice a night now. Though not because of having to get up to use the restroom, I could be burning up, I could have heartburn... It always varies! However, generally once I'm up, I have to get up to make my trip to the bathroom. Plus, my sleep is about half asleep/half awake now. Not fun.

Best moment this week? Escaping the heat and going to San Francisco! Seeing a good drum corps show doesn't hurt either! :)

Movement? He can't really kick now, he'll just stick a random body part out and I feel like I have to push it back in!

Food cravings? Ice cream. That's pretty much it. Yup. Oh, and chocolate today.

Gender? It's a BOY!

Labor signs? Nope. But I still am getting those ever so much fun Braxton Hicks contractions. I feel so sore after a session of them. And, today I had some strong menstrual cramps. I thought it might have been preterm labor but figured I had no reason to be in preterm labor. Instead, we believe it's just ligaments stretching and in turn making things cramp up.

What I miss? The cooler weather, sleeping through the night, no heartburn, and still sex.

What I'm looking forward to? My friend Libby going into labor! She's 38 weeks today! Any day now she could be having her son!

Weekly Wisdom: Don't fight it, might as well get up when you wake up and make the trip to the bathroom so you can go back to sleep, otherwise it will just keep you up.

Milestones: Being 5 weeks away from 2 weeks early (which is where my family thinks baby will make his debut)

Emotions: Excited and nervous all at once with how close it's all getting!

Thinking of starting new

Yes, I am contemplating after this kid is born of scratching this blog and starting over. Making it more for family and friends too to follow life as we know it. I may even make the jump to wordpress, not sure yet, haven't done too much looking.

That does mean that my 101 in 1001 will probably go away. Not to say that I'll give up on achieving these all together because I still want to do the things on my list, I would just not keep track. Like I still want to take Jason to New York/Boston, DC, to hear the NY Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony, I still want to travel out of the county, I still want to own every Disney movie... This would have just put a time restriction on it, which is good, but, not entirely necessary if I am going to do it anyway.

I'll finish out the pregnancy here and I'll try to post the birth story here too, but that may be it. Pretty exciting, huh? Don't worry, I'll let those that want to know the new address when it's time.

8 Weeks to Go!

How far along? 32 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? Up 1 from last week, up 9 total

Maternity clothes? Every thing full time now. Except for unisex t shirts in size L and XL.

Stretch marks? :( Yes. More than 2 now, all near my belly button, and they hurt! I used to get ready without clothes on to allow the lotion to dry, now I can't stand the sight of my stomach so I put on my clothes as soon as possible. At least I'm not crying by looking at my stomach anymore. I guess that is good.

Sleep? I wake up about once a night now. Though not because of having to get up to use the restroom, I could be burning up, I could have heartburn... It always varies! However, generally once I'm up, I have to get up to make my trip to the bathroom. Plus, my sleep is about half asleep/half awake now. Not fun.

Best moment this week? Had another great doctor's appointment.

Movement? He has a cycle now... it seems like it's an every 3 hours sort of thing.

Food cravings? Ice cream. That's pretty much it.

Gender? It's a BOY!

Labor signs? Nope. But I still am getting those ever so much fun Braxton Hicks contractions. I feel so sore after a session of them.

What I miss? Sex. I can't initiate because of how I look, I just don't feel like I look great for it. But, the hubs isn't initiating anything because he hears me complaining and thinks I don't want to. We've talked and hopefully this will get better.

What I'm looking forward to? Going to San Francisco this weekend. I have a drum corps show to go to!

Weekly Wisdom: Almost everything is worth talking about.

Milestones: Being 5 weeks away from full term! Wow!

Emotions: Excited and nervous all at once with how close it's all getting!

Money woes

We have a good budget in place now for when our boy arrives. However, any of our additional expenses (cat food/litter, hair cuts, Jason's annual trip for clothes to start off the new school year) and we're eating into our savings.

What's the point? Well, we almost need new cat food, and guess who needs a haircut. Yup. Me. Luckily, my lady that I used moved to San Fran, so I have to find someone else. But, cheap. And, I'm just not sure if I can make myself go to a Fantastic Sams or Great Clips. A bad haircut just ruins you for months!

Any recommendations? Can they still be shaky? I know I should just do it to help with the money cost, but it's just so hard. Is that really something to worry about?

9 Weeks to Go!

How far along? 31 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? Up 1 from last week, up 8 total

Maternity clothes? Every thing full time now.

Stretch marks? :( Yes. More than 2 now, all near my belly button, and they hurt! I used to get ready without clothes on to allow the lotion to dry, now I can't stand the sight of my stomach so I put on my clothes as soon as possible. At least my stomach doesn't look like this, yet.
Sleep? I wake up about once a night now. Though not because of having to get up to use the restroom, I could be burning up, I could have heartburn... It always varies! However, generally once I'm up, I have to get up to make my trip to the bathroom. Plus, my sleep is about half asleep/half awake now. Not fun.

Best moment this week? Hanging out with good friends over the weekend.

Movement? He has a cycle now... it seems like it's an every 3 hours sort of thing.

Food cravings? Otter Pops (did find some, still want them) and ice cream. And, sweet tea.

Gender? It's a BOY!

Labor signs? Nope. But I still am getting those ever so much fun Braxton Hicks contractions. Including another session today. I feel so sore after a session of them.

What I miss? Sweet Tea. I really want some. Pants with zippers, pants with belt loops, the cooler weather. And sleep!

What I'm looking forward to? This red neck pool party I'm going to over the weekend. Should be interesting.

Weekly Wisdom: Your subconscious does try to tell you stuff. Like my dream last night basically telling me not to worry if I feel unprepared as I will do great. In my dream I was in the Olympics competing in an urban ski race only the race started before I had my gloves on and I realized that I did not have my ski poles! End result, I somehow won the Gold medal.

Milestones: Not having scary dreams anymore!

Emotions: Excited and nervous all at once with how close it's all getting!

101 in 1001, where to go from here?

Do I even continue? I'm still doing things, I'm sure I finished my 6 months worth of movie night once a week (as we pretty much still watch a movie at least 1 night a week) and I may have seen a few more movies to add to my alphabet list, but I couldn't tell you what they are! And, I'm in the process of reading my 3rd and 4th book (if you count What to Expect When You're Expecting).

I also can say that I now currently own every Pixar movie possible (as Toy Story 3 as yet to hit theaters, much less come out on DVD). Yes, I own Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, Walle, and Up. I of course will continue to buy Pixar as they come out on DVD, so should I cross this one off or keep it on the list?

I did go to another new restaurant. We went to Five Guys when it opened near us around late April I believe, and I personally was not a fan. If I want a good fast food burger, I'll go to In N Out. Plus, the fries have this cajun seasoning on it that I DID NOT like. So, that's that.

I may or may not have succeeded in task 1, writing a post once a week for 6 months... I probably did thanks to my weekly pregnancy updates.

I don't know... I like the idea, but now I really feel like I fell off the wagon with this. I guess I'll have to think about it for a bit and decide how I want to proceed. Hmm. For now, dinner.

10 Weeks to Go!

How far along? 30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? Up 1 from 2 weeks ago, up 7 total

Maternity clothes? Everything full time now.

Stretch marks? :( Yes. More than 2 now, all near my belly button, and they hurt! I used to get ready without clothes on to allow the lotion to dry, now I can't stand the sight of my stomach so I put on my clothes as soon as possible.

Sleep? I wake up about once a night now. Though not because of having to get up to use the restroom, I could be burning up, I could have heartburn... It always varies!

Best moment this week? My baby shower was on Saturday!

Movement? He has a cycle now... it seems like it's an every 3 hours sort of thing.

Food cravings? Otter Pops - I must find some! And, sweet tea.

Gender? It's a BOY!

Labor signs? Nope. But I still am getting those ever so much fun Braxton Hicks contractions.

What I miss? Sweet Tea. I really want some. Pants with zippers, pants with belt loops, the cooler weather.

What I'm looking forward to? My second season starting soon - drum corps season.

Weekly Wisdom: It doesn't get any easier.

Milestones: Having my baby shower!

Emotions: Excited and nervous all at once with how close it's all getting!

Wordless Sunday? Baby Shower Edition

11 Weeks to Go!

Baby’s energy is surging, thanks to the formation of white fat deposits beneath the skin. (Have those kicks and jabs to the ribs tipped you off yet?) Baby is also settling into sleep and waking cycles, though -- as you’ve also probably noticed -- they don’t necessarily coincide with your own. Also this month, all five senses are finally functional, and the brain and nervous system are going through major developments.

How far along? 29 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? Don't know... because we're staying at the hotel, I can't step on the scale right now. I'll have another total next week.

Maternity clothes? Everything full time now.

Stretch marks? :( Yes. I have 2 small, currently red ones right around my belly button.

Sleep? I wake up about once a night now. Though not because of having to get up to use the restroom, I wake up because I'm burning up! Then, because I'm awake, I have to use the restroom. Last night I was awake because of heartburn too.

Best moment this week? My anniversary, staying in the hotel, floating in the lazy river, helping my mom and my sister who were in town finalize my shower...

Movement? He has a cycle now... it seems like it's an every 3 hours sort of thing.

Food cravings? Otter Pops

Gender? It's a BOY!

Labor signs? Nope. But I still am getting those ever so much fun Braxton Hicks contractions. In fact, a few nights ago I woke up to them. I had 7, yes 7, in 30 minutes. I was starting to freak out. If number 8 happened, I was on my way to labor and delivery, but I didn't want to go because it was 2:30am!

What I miss? Sweet Tea. I really want some. Pants with zippers, pants with belt loops, the cooler weather.

What I'm looking forward to? My shower! It's on Saturday!

Weekly Wisdom: Pregnancy dreams are crazy. I had another one 2 nights ago.

Milestones: Seeing movement from the outside!

Emotions: Excited and nervous all at once with how close it's all getting!