Week 31

No usual belly pic this week this week...more babymoon pics coming soon!

Major events:  Babymoon in NYC!

Size of baby:  Coconut

Sleep:  No sleep... up and down constantly, never comfortable and I am now back to the once-I'm-up-I'm-up thing again...  I usually go to sleep around 11 or midnight, up at 1 or 2 and then up again at 3:45... usually I'm up for a few hours after the 3:45 bathroom break... sometimes I will go back to sleep around 5 or 6 for a few hours, but not always.  I am very grateful that I have never been a big sleeper.  Don't get me wrong it's not that I don't LIKE sleep or that I enjoy being tired... but I have never been someone who requires a lot of sleep and I can function pretty well on very little sleep for quite some time.  I DO wish I could take advantage of actually having the option to sleep right now, as I know that pretty soon when I sleep isn't going to be up to me.  However, I do hope that my current sleep patterns are somewhat preparing me for the lack of sleep and sleep schedule that I will be going by very shortly.

Cravings:  None

Movement:  Constantly.  And I love every minute of it. (Despite the fact that I am now getting headbutted in the bladder.)  I already get sad thinking about NOT feeling someone else constantly turning and squirming inside of me. 

Belly button in or out?  In.  Poor guy is barely hangin on!!  Just a few more weeks dude - you can do it!  (and yes for whatever reason my belly button is a male)

Missing:  Being able to bend in the middle.  It feels SO uncomfortable even just to barely squish my belly - slouching is not an option!  

Best part of this week:  Babymoon (obviously!)  but ALSO... I think one of my yoga instructors is interested in being my doula!  Although, nothing is official yet, I am SO beyond excited. 

Hardest part of this week:  Nothing major... just dealing with all of the aches and pains... especially that round ligament pain.  OUCH!!

Looking forward to:  Baby showers coming up this month!

Emotions:  Anxious, excited and happy!  While some days I am super ready and some days I feel super NOT ready for her to be here... Oh my goodness this past week I have been SO anxious for her arrival!  Obviously, I want her to stay in there for a little while longer...but I am starting to really look forward to the day she decides to meet us.

Week 30

Major events:  Grandma's 80th birthday

Size of baby:  Head of cabbage

Sleep:  Terrible.  Still recovering from a cold I caught last week... sleeping has been miserable

Cravings:  None, although I have been on a huge ice cream kick the last several weeks

Movement:  It got really freaky this week y'all.  I was laying in bed and all of the sudden my belly started violently shaking back and forth.  I can't even describe what it felt like...but my stomach LOOKED like those giant circle parachutes that you play with in elementary school P.E. class... when all the little kids shake it up and down real fast!  Freaky. 

Belly button in or out?  In.

Missing:  Sleeping on my back, sleeping on my stomach, sleeping...

Best part of this week:  Hanging out with my mom and sister!

Hardest part of this week:  Being sick and not able to work out.  I finally broke down and went on a 3 mile run.  It had been about a week and a half since my last run and I am scared of what will happen if I go too long without running!  I also started back up with yoga after taking a week off from that as well.  

Looking forward to:  Babymoon in NYC THIS WEEK!!

Emotions:  Never been happier.  I know I still have 9 weeks to go... but I have truly loved being pregnant.  It makes me so happy!

Week 29

Major events:  Bayou City Classsic 10K; daylight savings time (woo woo!); caught a super bad cold;

Size of baby:  Butternut squash

Sleep:  Usually bad, but it varies from night to night.  I have been trying to stop drinking liquids early in the evening to help with bathroom trips throughout the night... seems to be helping.

Cravings:  Sugar, chocolate, sweets.  Always.

Movement:  Tons of movement every day.  Plenty of rib kicks, bladder stomps and somersaults.

Belly button in or out?  In!

Missing:  Those AWESOME 1st and 2nd trimester hormones that cause your sex drive to skyrocket.  You basically turn into a dude and want action all. the. time.  It's amazing.  Not so much in the third trimester... Sorry Ryan :(

Best part of this week:  Running a 10K and feeling GREAT afterwards!!  I was so happy to be able to say I did it, I cried my eyes out in Ryan's arms immediately after I crossed the finish line.  (I had my first "bad" run last week, just 3 days before the race.  I was worried that I wasn't going to be able to run the 10K.  Looking back, I think I just did too much that one day [yoga AND a 4 mile run] But I ran great, finished and felt so good!)  It was one of my best runs in a while and I am so grateful.  

Hardest part of this week:  Getting sick!  I was hoping to go this whole pregnancy without catching anything...but Tuesday afternoon it hit me. I haven't even felt pregnant at all these last few days because all of the symptoms from this cold have taken over my body.   I am SO lucky that Ryan was working from home on Wednesday because we had a doctor appointment.  I don't know what I would have done if I had to face that day alone.  Also, OH. MY. GOSH. Holy heartburn.  I have never had heartburn like this before and it. is. horrible.  I woke up at 3:30 a.m. (the morning of the 10K of course) in so much pain.  I woke Ryan up around 4:00 a.m. because I just couldn't bear it.  I was never able to go back to sleep.  Hot tea seemed to help a little.  Luckily, it's been a few days since I have experienced this... (I even had pizza for dinner one night and had no issues.  Yay!)

Looking forward to:  Babymoon less than 2 weeks away!  And also picking a name.  There are still a couple of top contenders that we are debating between, but I think we are getting close!

Emotions:  Excited for baby!  Made a packing list for the hospital and a list of postpartum necessities to buy, which just intensifies the anticipation.

Some pictures from this past week...

Pre-race shot.  My shirt says "Yes, my doctor says it's OK to run".

Post race with my mom and Eric.

Me and my mom feeling good.  (MAN I wish I could have a post-race beer!!)

My best friend and biggest fan. :)

Sick = kleenex, liquids, ice cream, chocolate and HGTV.  Blegh.

Week 28 - Officially THIRD trimester!

Major events:  The first week of my third trimester!!  Minute maid classic (aka Rice baseball), a wedding shower and Ash Wednesday/the beginning of lent

Size of baby:  Eggplant!

Sleep:  Bad :(

Cravings:  Nothing specific lately... other than the obvious: chocolate and sweets!

Movement:  Yes!  So much...some days she is way more active than other days and I can now usually feel where she is in my belly now based on hard spots.  Her kicks and turns and movements are getting so strong!!

Belly button in or out?  In!

Missing:  Not feeling like a roly polie!  Also, despite how much I truly LOVE having a baby bump, I definitely continue to miss my small belly and being able to move around like I used to.

Best part of this week:  Starting to take some yoga classes!  (It is SOO great being around other pregnant ladies!)  I took myself out on Monday to a late breakfast/early lunch before the prenatal class.  It was so nice being out and about!

Hardest part of this week:  I have definitely started to notice this pregnancy taking a toll on my body.  So many aches and pains, running is getting much more difficult and general discomfort is drastically increasing.  But on Monday morning I woke up in tears because I was in quite a bit of pain.  I basically felt like I was having bad cramps, but I truly think I was just feeling my uterus growing and stretching, as well as my pelvis widening and opening up.  I just walked around the house crying for a while, took a hot shower and tried to relax.  (Luckily Ryan was going in to work an hour later than usual, so he was home to comfort me in the beginning.)  It gradually faded away, but at this point I feel like I am pretty much sore and/or uncomfortable at all times (if it isn't one thing it's another).  This has definitely been my biggest struggle this past week.

Looking forward to:  An action-packed weekend!  (Which will probably take me several days to recover from... just being out "late" on Saturday night took me 1-2 days to recover from the sheer exhaustion.)

Emotions:  Multiple meltdowns this week... sometimes over major things, sometimes over tiny things and sometimes just over feeling generally overwhelmed.  I do still love being pregnant despite sometimes feeling quite sad/upset about stuff.  I know that it's all part of it :)