Pregnancy update

Yes, I have slacked oh so much with pregnancy updates for the past month! That's what happens when you get this bright idea to open up and Etsy shop when your 30 weeks pregnant. I'm happy to report that it has kept me busy though and has really made time go quickly...for the most part. We are so close to meeting our little girl. I can't believe we'll be a family of four so soon. I will be mommy to two little babes. So crazy to think about. 

Exactly 34 Weeks

This was on Easter. I felt like I giant green jelly bean, but still decided I better take a picture.

I had my 33 Week appointment last week and everything is looking great. I am currently weighing in at 139. My clothes don't fit and I pretty much want to live in sweats all the time...This baby girl is growing and getting so big in there. She's running out of room and her movements have become more like sharp jabs. I'm going to miss this though :) I know that from last time. I know I am going to miss the constant movement in there. 

I am happy to report I still don't have any stretch marks. People have commented that I am smaller this time around, but I don't feel smaller. I actually feel like I am right where I was with Camden. Wonder if that means we will have another big baby on our hands. My belly button has been out for most of this pregnancy...like the type you can totally see through a shirt! It recently went flat as a pancake. That's how I can tell baby girl is definitely bigger. 

My sleep has been interesting...I have good nights and I have bad nights. I have managed to find what works for me most nights and even though I get up every couple of hours (or every hour some times) I still mange to get sleep. Four to eight in the morning seem to be my best hours...but lately I have been waking up and just sitting there, thinking of the million things I need to get done :) 

I don't know what it is, but I hardly have any cravings with this pregnancy. I kind of just eat to eat. I feel sick if I don't eat when I am suppose to and have been suffering from migraines when I've waited too long. NOT FUN! But like I have said...I'll always take sugar :) Other symptoms I have had is exhaustion, oh and my patience is running low. It is very hard to have an active 17 month old and a very large belly. I wish so badly I could keep up with Camden, but he wares me right out. Good thing he is okay to sit on the couch and read books :) Going to the grocery store just about kills me! I have opted to stay home most days lately, which is totally not me! We are always on the go, but recently when I have thought about running any errands, I quickly change my mind :) I know that just by walking in and out of the store I'll need to sit down and take a break, and possibly a nap. I've been making Camden walk a lot more and hold hands. I feel guilty sometimes because I feel like I am making him grow up too fast, but I don't have a choice. In a couple of short weeks he'll have to walk next to me while I have the car seat in the other arm :) 

My doctor asked last week if I had been experiencing any braxton hicks or consistent contractions and at the time I said no because really I haven't had many...these last couple of days have been very different. I have had some consistent contractions and lots of tightening in my tummy. I know my body is getting ready :) Luckily the contractions haven't lasted longer than an hour. We don't need a 35 week scare like we had with Camden. Baby girl at least needs to stay put until 37 weeks.

My doctor told me at my last appointment that she is going to check me at 35 weeks for any progress since that was when I started to dilate with Camden. At 37 weeks she is going to strip my membrane and see if she can get things moving. She is going out of town from May 31st to June 7th. So, if I don't go on my own while she is gone I will be induced on June 8th :) I am nervous if I go while she is gone, but at that point if I do go into labor I am sure everything will work out great. It would definitely be ideal if I could have baby girl before she leaves :) 

I am feeling so anxious and like this is so surreal that I am going to have another baby. I can't wait to see her and especially have her fit right into our family. I am so excited to see her with John and especially her big brother Camden. My heart melts thinking about it. I can't wait to bond with her and love her and cuddle her. We're going to be the best of friends, I just know it :) Just like me and my mom. 

I am looking forward to getting all her little clothes washed and ready in these next couple of weeks. Her nursery is just about there, and just to feel extra prepared I want to get hospital bags all ready to go and a bag for Camden, just in case we are hit with a surprise labor and need to get him somewhere quickly. Luckily the hospital I am delivering at is five minutes away and if we forget anything, my dear sweet husband can come get it :) 

Not too much longer :) We can't wait!!

30 weeks!!!!

Wahoo to 30 weeks!!! Do I really only have two more months?! It seems so close and yet so far away. I'm hoping in a way it will go fast and also I'm scared at the same time. We really can't wait to meet this little girl though. I've noticed it's becoming more and more real lately...I sometimes think I need to pinch myself and wake up from this dream I am living in. I have been feeling so grateful to be having a baby girl and to already have a fun, spunky, energetic boy. Babies really are miracles. I get emotional thinking about it. I can't wait for the first time we lock eyes with each other. I know it'll be so special because it was with Camden. I know what to expect this time and the anticipation is about to kill me.

I had a doctor's appointment this week and everything went great. My pain from last week has gone away. We still aren't sure what is was, but my doctor said it could possibly be a Kidney stone. If the pain comes back I am to go back to the ER and labor and delivery. Lets hope it's gone for good though. Baby girls heartbeat sounded great and as far as weight...I am weighing in at 136! Exactly the same weight I was with Camden at 30 weeks. I'll take it :) I am definitely wearing maternity clothes. I don't look forward to getting dressed everyday i'm not going to lie. This could be from the lack of clothes I have that actually fit me right now, or the fact I don't want to buy more maternity clothes so my choices are very limited. Mostly i just hang out in leggings at home all day if I have no where to go. Soon i'll probably just live in some of John's basketball shorts because that kind of stuff is all I am comfortable in.

I am happy to report I have no stretch marks, but wonder everyday how my skin will continue to stretch. My belly button is disappearing, which means baby girl is growing :) I was pleasantly surprised how well I slept this last week. I actually got some shut eye without my normal hip and leg pains. I am going to guess it's because baby girl made the turn and is no head down. I can actually breath a little better at night, but do find myself getting up a lot more to go pee. I am no longer using my pregnancy pillow. It's like mt tummy is getting so big I can just balance on my side at night, so i don't really need anything to prop my body up against. If i need something I just stuff pillows all around me. My pregnancy pillow makes me feel to enclosed...same thing happened with Camden towards the end. It's so weird! You think I would need it now more than ever.

My symptoms have been the normal stuff that comes along with the third trimester. I am exhausted and run out of breath just from walking down the hall :) I've had  stuffy nose at night lately, and like I said, I am peeing a lot. There is no way to hold it. when I have to go, I have to go! I've had some back pain, indigestion, and crampy feet. But over all I am doing pretty good this week and happy to report that I haven't had nearly the amount of Braxton Hicks with this little girl like I did with Camden.

Baby girl moves all the time.She is such an active baby and thought sometimes her little jabs hurt, I love them and I especially love when John can see and feel her move. She is running out of room and I hate to break this to her, but it's only going to get tighter in there :)

I can't really think of any real cravings I have. I am actually finding it hard to eat sometimes because all my organs are squished. I kinda just eat to eat. I'll always take sugar though...that's a given :)

We are just about ready for baby girl to come. She still needs some essentials like burp clothes, bibs, diapers, bottles. Oh and a name...ha ha. But her nursery is just about there and there are a few projects I'd like to get done around the house before she gets here. We went to Fetal Fotos this week for a 4d ultrasound and she didn't really want us to see her and the umbilical was right in her face, so I get to go back this next week again. We did see a little of her face. I think she is going to look just like her brother. I am hoping we will get a good look at her so we can try to narrow down a name for her. There are a few personalized things I want to do in her nursery, so hopefully we'll know what to name her soon. We love you baby girl and can't wait to welcome you into this world and into our family.

Here's to another week!

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