28 Weeks

28 weeks (3/26)

I am officially in the third trimester! Woohoo!!  12 weeks to go!  I am starting to get a little uncomfortable and these pictures are looking worse and worse. The good news is the nursery is looking better! The furniture is set up and part of the bedskirt is done.

I love the color with the dark furniture and white trim. The white tree decal is going to pop so well on that color! LOVE IT!

How far along: 28 weeks

Total weight gain/loss:  Babycenter says "If you're like most women, you'll gain about 11 pounds this trimester."  :(
Maternity clothes?: Yup
Stretch marks?: not yet!
Sleep: I'm moving to the other side of the bed tonight. It takes too much work to roll all the way out of bed from the corner!
Best moment this week:  Getting the furniture set up. I even put a few of her clothes in the dresser!
Movement: Sometimes it tickles!
Food cravings:  I have had pancakes and biscuits and gravy twice this week.
Gender: GIRL! 
What I miss: Tanning! I'm going to spray tan next week!
Milestones: Last trimester!

From Babycenter:

By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

27 Weeks

(one day shy of) 27 weeks (3/18)

2/3 of the way done! I am hoping the next 3 months go just as fast as the rest of this pregnancy has gone! I had my last 4 week appointment this week. Going to the doctor every 2 weeks should help things go by quickly. I passed my glucose test (yay for sweets!) but by hemoglobin was a little low so I have to start on iron supplements. And lucky me, since my blood type is O neg I got a shot of rhogam in my booty. That stuff burns so bad! We got the nursery painted yesterday (thanks mom!).  I love the color! I am hoping to get the furniture in there this weekend and get the crib skirt made.

How far along: 27 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I think I'm done sharing.  Let's just say its not quite a pound a week  :'(   It'll slow down at some point right?
Maternity clothes?: Yup
Stretch marks?: not yet!
Sleep: Sleep is no good! I guess it's just preparation for what's to come
Best moment this week: Painting the nursery. It wasn't fun but it looks so cute!
Movement: All the time!
Food cravings:  Lately, anything sounds good. I have found that eating ice helps with the munchies.
Gender: GIRL!
What I miss: Tanning! Now that the weather is nice, I want my skin to look like I've been in the sun!
Milestones:2/3 of the way done!

From Babycenter:
This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.

26 Weeks

26 weeks (3/12)

 Thanks everyone for the input on the nursery.  I still don't know what I am going to do but I am getting closer to deciding.  I got my fabric in the mail this week (thanks Jessica!).  It looks cuter in person than I remembered.  Now that I have the fabric, picking a paint color should be easier....hopefully!  We got the nursery primed this week, hoping to paint next week.  It is coming together! Chris's mom took me shopping for my birthday on Sunday!  I got several new tops, I'm wearing one in this pic. What do you think? I also registered this weekend (thanks for all the input on that too)! It took 4 hours to register at Target and Babies R' Us.  It was exhausting and a little overwhelming but overall a lot of fun. I couldn't have done it without Sarah, thanks girl!
I go for my glucose test and blood work on Saturday. I'm a little nervous about it but I guess if I am gestational diabetic it will give me no choice but to cut out the sweets.

How far along: 26 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I still don't want to know.
Maternity clothes?: Yup and new ones too! :)
Stretch marks?: nope
Sleep: Ughghg. My hips have been so sore I have to turn side to side all night, plus its getting harder to breathe laying flat. It's going to be a long 3 months!
Best moment this week: Shopping! For all kinds of baby stuff and for new maternity clothes.
Movement: She still moves a lot, I love it!
Food cravings: Brownies and ice cream. so good! I had a weird combo of chicken lo mein and salad. I tried to be healthy with the salad but the lo mein looked so good.
Gender: GIRL! Girl clothes are so much cuter!
What I miss: Good sleep and being able to walk without my hips hurting.
Milestones:Almost to the 3rd trimester

From Babycenter:
The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. She may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. She's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of her lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when she's born and takes that first gulp of air. And she's continuing to put on baby fat. She now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel.

25 Weeks

This is what you get when your husband tries to rush you!

25 Weeks (3/5)

Only 15 more weeks left! Chris got started on the nursery this week.  There were a few places in the sheet rock that needed to be fixed and we put up a new fan and painted the ceiling white. It is almost ready to be primed and painted.  Thanks everyone for all of your input on the decal and paint color of the room. I still can't make up my mind. Maybe I will just do 'eeny meeny miny, moe'.  

I have another favor to ask everyone, especially those who have kids. Sarah and I are going to register this weekend, so tell me three things you couldn't have lived without and three things that were a waist of money. Thanks!

How far along: 25 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I don't want to know.
Maternity clothes?: Yup 
Stretch marks?: nope
Sleep: I've had too much on my mind to sleep well
Best moment this week: Spending time with family
Movement: She found my bladder a couple of weeks ago and loves to kick at it.
Food cravings: Still sweets, but I am trying to substitute it with fruit. I ate a ton of grapes this week.
Gender: GIRL!
What I miss: Oddly, I kind of want to run. I hate to run but for some reason I can't wait to be able to run again. I'm sure I'll remember why I hated it about 3mins into the run.
Milestones:Another week done, less and less to go!

From Babycenter:
Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture

I need help!

I am trying to decide what to do with the nursery and Chris is no help.  I found fabric at JoAnn's that I am going to use to make a crib skirt.  Then I found a couple of decals from etsy that I love and now I can't decide which one I like better. The problem is I like parts of each of them.

Fabric for crib skirt.

Option #1

Option #2

The colors can be changed on both of these (which creates my next problem). The crib and dresser are dark brown. On #1 I like the leaf shape and the fact that the leaves can be a different color from the tree. I also like the birds and tree houses better. I don't like the shape of the tree as much. Oh and the name is cute but I can add that to #2.  On #2 I like the shape of the tree better. I'm not crazy about the shelves but wouldn't have to use them. I don't like the squirrels but again I wouldn't have to use them. I also don't think the birds match the fabric as much.
So help me out! Which decal do you like better and what do you think for a paint color?
Thanks!

22,23,24 Weeks.

Wow! I'm so behind!  It has been a crazy past couple of weeks. We went to Mesa, Arizona last week for a Line-X conference.  It was so nice to relax in the warm weather.  The only thing that could have made it better is if it was freezing cold here. Unfortunately, it was only about 10 degrees colder here than it was there.  Oh well, the 10 degrees was worth it!
I had another appointment just after we got back from Arizona.  I only gained 5 more pounds this month! Not too bad, especially since I did nothing but eat while we were in Arizona.  I have another appointment in 4 weeks and then start going every two weeks after that.  YIKES! Things are going by fast! I better get busy, lots of stuff to do between now and then.

22 Weeks (2/12)

23 Weeks (2/20)

 No picture for 24 weeks. Sorry.

How far along: 22-24 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 19 pounds. I really hope it starts to slow down soon!
Maternity clothes?: Even some of my maternity clothes are getting snug  :/
Stretch marks?: not yet
Sleep: I missed my body pillow while we were in Arizona
Best moment this week: Soaking up some warm sun.  JanMarie brought some cute clothes by. Chris loved the KU dress and shoes. And the worst moment: Major charlie horse in both legs! It was terrible. My calves are still sore 3 days later.
Movement: She moves all the time! Getting stronger everyday
Food cravings: While we were in Arizona I bought about 10 oranges from a guy on the side of the street (he only charged me $2!). They were so good and juicy! I've eaten all but one of them!
Gender: GIRL!
What I miss: Really wanted to get in the hot tub at the hotel!
Milestones:getting past 24 weeks!

From Babycenter:
(22 weeks)
At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. Her lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and s he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums. Her eyes have formed, but her irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment.
If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers her body and the deep wrinkles on her skin, which she'll sport until she adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside her belly, her pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

(23 weeks)
Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

(24 weeks)
Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn),  she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

21 Weeks

21 weeks
2/6

Now that we know baby Ireland is a girl, many hours have been spent on the internet looking for all kinds of fun things.  Ideas for nursery decorations, bedding, strollers, carseats, names, clothes and many other girly things. She got her first girly outfit this week from Heather. I can tell she is going to be very spoiled! The spare bedroom is slowly being transformed into the nursery but has a long way to go. We have a lot of work to do in the next few months!

How far along: 21 weeks

Total weight gain/loss:  I weighed myself at work last Monday and it showed another 2 pound weight gain (16 pounds total ughgh). On a positive note, I weighed myself again that Friday and it hadn't changed at all! Yay!
Maternity clothes?: Less of my normal clothes fit everday.
Stretch marks?: nope. I've been 'lotioning and oiling, oiling and lotioning' everyday (said like Squence)
Sleep: It's still spotty.
Best moment this week:  I saw her kick! Of course when Chris came to look she quit.
Movement: She is a wiggly little thing
Food cravings: Oreos and milk were the sweet of choice this week
Gender: GIRL!
What I miss: Bending over without feeling like I'm being squished.
Milestones: Another week down.

From Babycenter:
Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.