Week 32: EIGHT WEEKS TO GO!

Hey guys!

It's that time of the week again! This week was full of stuff! I feel like I'm running around headless here at work. So much is going on this week. I feel like I'm drowning. I'm not only sitting here counting down the days until Alden is born, but I'm also counting down the days until I can get a break from work! Sure I've had plenty of times when I'm super busy and its stressful, but I've never experienced that being 32 weeks pregnant and physically miserable. COME ON DECEMBER!!!

I had my doctor appointment on Tuesday and everything is good. I noticed that his heart beat seems to go up and down every week so I asked her about it. She said that just like us our sweet little unborn babies heart rates vary depending on what they are doing. She said his heart is doing exactly what it needs to be doing so that makes me feel good.
She also decided to go ahead and do a check just to make sure my body wasn't starting the process of labor early. This was only done as a precaution since I've had signs of pre-term labor. Luckily there are no physical signs that my body is getting ready to let this man out (even though I'm ready to KICK him out!) I guess my body is just starting to get tired of being beaten and bruised from the inside!

Yesterday was my 3 year wedding anniversary! It is CRAZY to think that we have been married since 2011. I mean really its already almost 2015 here! Time is FLYING. Marriage has not been easy and it probably never will be. Just like everyone else we have our good days and our bad days, but hey, that's why you vow to stick it out through better or for worse. I couldn't imagine living my life with anyone else, and I definitely couldn't imagine having any other man be the daddy to my babies (both human and furry)!
Chris actually surprised me and set up an appointment for Sunday to go get a prenatal massage! Mama needs her one of those for sure! I am super excited about this gift and I cannot wait until Sunday!

Also on the roster of events for this week is... MY BABY SHOWER! This Saturday I will be gathering with my family and friends to celebrate Alden! I cannot wait to have everyone in one room and be able to mingle and see all the hard work my mom, aunt and BFF have done! It's bound to be a good time for sure. Trust me when I say that next week's blog will probably be full of pictures from the day.

Well that's pretty much it. Its the week when I do my pregnancy survey so I'll be closing this post out with that...
and my monthly belly photo of course!

How far along?: 32 weeks

Total weight gain: This week I'm around 16-17 pounds gained.

Maternity clothes?: Chris and I went to the mall on Sunday and I was able to hunt for maternity clothes. I didn't find any bottoms, but I did get 3 new shirts and I'm super excited about them! One of them I'll be wearing to the shower on Saturday.

Stretch marks?: Same tiger stripes on my hip that I've had. Glad those are the only 3 still.

Sleep?: NOPE! My hips have been making me miserable during my sleep lately so I have been more like napping at night, not actually sleeping.

Best moment this week?: Celebrating 3 years of marriage and getting surprised with a prenatal massage!

Miss anything?: I miss the days when I could do whatever without feeling light headed, or without getting a miserable vision effecting migraine. I get so frustrated because I'm not the type so sit around on my days off and be lazy. Now I try and get up and clean and I get light headed or exhausted 15 minutes in and have to take a break.

Movement?: YESSSS! They say he's supposed to be sleeping like 80-90% of the time now but I think that is SKEWED. That or he twitches a lot in his sleep!

Food cravings?: Still craving milk all the time. Yesterday I actually saw coconut shrimp on the menu at dinner and I went with it. It sounded SO good. Chris was a little shocked by my choice. Don't worry though, Alden wasn't digging my craving. I spent the night nauseous and miserable!

Anything making you queasy or sick?: I'm still getting nauseous a lot. I'm not sure what is causing it, but its not fun.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: I've had the miserable migraines, dizziness, cramping and blurred vision which can be associated with pre-term labor, but my doctor checked things out and I'm not going into labor anytime soon!

Symptoms?: Everything basically. If you ask me about it I'm probably dealing with it at this point.

Belly button in or out?: The top of my belly button is really poking out now. Thankfully the combo of my pants and shirts kind of keep it compressed, but its definitely sticking out!

  

Wedding rings on or off?: Still wearing them! I might be taking them off here soon though because they are starting to get a bit snug.

Happy or moody most of the time?: Moody! It doesn't help that I've been feeling so miserable lately. I feel so heavy, and gross, and tired, so I'm usually a grumpy mess!

Looking forward to?:My baby shower on Saturday!!!

Thanks for reading guys!

Week 31: 2 months to go people...TWO MONTHS!

Hey guys!

It is week 31 and today happens to be the 23rd which makes it exactly 2 months until my due date! Can you say W O W ?!? It feels like ages ago I was finding out about this pregnancy and now in 2 months (hopefully less) we will be meeting this feisty little man who is so very active.

This week I ended up staying home from work on Tuesday. I've been really good about going in even if I have to go late because I feel so miserable. Tuesday however, I just felt off. First of all I was up all night either peeing, getting punched or having Braxton Hicks contractions/burning in my back so I was tired. I got up and got ready and dressed. I started feeling light headed so I sat down for a minute. Then I started feeling nauseous. I was sitting in the floor in the bathroom waiting to see if I would throw up or not. I decided to lay down for a minute and see if I felt better. I didn't and Chris was able to talk me into staying home. It turns out Alden was laying in a weird way which happened to be on a nerve. I took it easy and I think it made a difference. Obviously I can't skip out once a week for work, but I'm so grateful that I work somewhere that is understanding that sometimes pregnancy isn't glamorous, and sometimes you just have to stop and rest. The longer I am pregnant the more I realize I have to listen to my body!

I've been getting Braxton Hicks contractions at least twice a day. They don't really hurt, but they are uncomfortable. My belly gets really tight and hard as a rock and so having this bowling ball hanging onto my front side isn't exactly pleasant. I try to just relax and let it happen, realistically that's all you can do anyway.

So I have a hormonal story for this week! As most of you know Sunny is my little boy chihuahua. He pretty much hates everyone and he barks a lot, but he is a VERY sweet and loving dog. Since the beginning of this pregnancy I felt like he's really the only dog who "gets" that I'm pregnant. He has been extra snugly with me and I love it! Well on Sunday I was laying on the couch watching TV and he was laying beside me with his head on my chest asleep. I look down and see how adorable he looks and I just started crying. A tear fell and hit him on his face and he looked up at me like "Come on mom, I'm sleeping here!" The reason I started crying is because It hit me that here soon me and Sunny won't get to have those lazy afternoons snuggled up together, because I'll have Alden instead. I know it sounds crazy but I feel so bad about that because here is this little dog that I have babied SO much and he is so attached to me and now not only will my life change with the birth of Alden, but his will too. I know that there will be times when Alden is napping and we can snuggle and I'm sure there will also be times where Sunny is curled up next to me while I'm holding Alden. I just hope he transitions well.

I just want to make sure no matter what that I'm not totally neglecting my dogs, and that I still figure out how to make them feel loved and important even with Alden being in the mix. I'm sure things will all work out once he gets here and I can get accustomed to having a human baby AND 3 fur babies!

Chris and I went to At Home (the new name for Garden Ridge) on Friday and we picked out a rug for Alden's room. I knew I wanted navy blue because the bedding I registered for has a navy blue border around it and so I figured it would help pull everything together, and its a color that goes well with green and light blue. We actually found the PERFECT rug! Its shaggy and soft and navy and AMAZING! I actually laid on it and it feels wonderful. I figured it will be good for him to have his tummy time on. I still need to get navy curtains but I can find those anywhere I'm sure!

 So you can't really tell because of the lighting but the rug is navy blue.

We also hung his letters on the wall. I'm so glad that they are up now and that everything is coming together. His room is looking so adorable and I cannot wait to add the Monster's Inc. stuff to the mix! The only major piece of furniture we still need is the glider. We will probably be getting that either at the baby shower, or we will use gift cards to help purchase it. I will probably spend A LOT of time in that glider once I get it!

 Don't mind my homeless looking self, but we wanted a pic of Alden in his room! :)

The baby shower is next Saturday and I am getting so excited! I know my mom, best friend and aunt have worked really hard on it and I can't wait to see it all and see all my friends and family. It will be a GREAT day for sure!

Well that's it for this week! Hope you guys are still enjoying reading these posts and for those who do thanks for reading! :)

Week 30: Only 10 more weeks to go!

Hey guys!

Time for my weekly blog post! This week has just been an all around crappy week so far. I've been getting dizzy a lot, and for the past 2 days I've been getting really nauseous.

This morning I actually had one of my migraine's pop up out of nowhere. As it always does, it messes with my vision first. It is so hard trying to type with ONE eye. Then of course came the horrible headache that had me totally miserable, but I couldn't act miserable because I had work to do. I had responded to an e-mail from my boss and then once he replied back I realized that my response to him made NO sense at all! It was HORRIBLE! That's why you shouldn't type with a migraine and only one good eye!

I went to the Dr. on Tuesday and everything is going good. My fundal height made a jump from 28 cm 2 weeks ago to 32 cm this week! I guess Alden had a growth spurt! I was positive I had a bladder infection because when my bladder starts filling up the pain I have is not so great! My Dr. checked my urine and said everything is fine and that it is just from Alden not having much room. Apparently taking away part of a baby's space with your full bladder makes them unhappy.

Saturday my aunt and mom came over to deliver the stroller/car seat and the dresser. My aunt got me the stroller and my grandparents got me the dresser. My aunt decided to bring it over now, rather than wait until the baby shower (it's November 1st) so that I didn't have to try and lug 2 huge items into my house! Chris put the stroller together when he got home that night and I LOVE IT! It has a special spot for my phone as well as plenty of cup holder options for my Starbucks!

 

Now for my fun dresser story! So Most of our furniture is from Ikea. We have grown accustomed to the way their directions are laid out and we like it that way. The dresser I registered for was from Babies R Us. The instructions were so confusing and annoying. Jackie was there so she was reading the directions (by reading I mean staring at the pictures and trying to decipher them) and then she would tell me and Chris what to do. After 2 hours, Chris was so frustrated and y'all I know my husband's limits. When he gets frustrated there is a chance he could turn hulk-like and I did not want that to happen! I ended up calling it a night! We left that dresser in pieces all over the nursery floor! My dad came over on Tuesday and helped Chris get it all together! I was able to come home on Tuesday and put all of Alden's folded clothes in his drawers! So EXCITING! 

We will be hanging his letters this weekend! Slowly but surely his room is coming together. I cannot believe I only have 10 weeks left! I have said it before and I'll say it again.. this baby is going to come early! As long as he is healthy he can come early because I AM MISERABLE!

 

Next week I'll have a new photo with his letters hanging on the wall. We are also "planning" on going rug shopping this weekend as well so that might also be added in there too!

Well ya'll, that's it for this week. I'll finish this post off with my survey!

How far along?: 30 weeks

Total weight gain: This morning I weighed in at 129.4 so that is putting me at a total of 15.4 pounds gained! not too bad eh?

Maternity clothes?: I got yet another shirt last week that I'm really liking a lot, but no new pants! I have discovered that wearing dresses with leggings feels really comfortable though.

Stretch marks?: Just those same 2-3 on my left hip. Yesterday Chris asked me how I get rid of stretch marks to which I replied " you don't. They will be there forever now!"

Sleep?: Ha! I've tried everything to make me sleep and NOTHING works. So... NO.

Best moment this week?: Getting to fill up Alden's dresser with his clothes.

Miss anything?: I miss the days when his kicks didn't hurt! He moves what seems like almost constantly and I feel so bruised on the inside. It's not cute anymore at this point.

Movement?: Yep! Almost constantly on the move in there! I don't think he has enough room to get comfortable.

Food cravings?: I'm really into Chic-Fil-A sweet tea right now. I'm also drinking a lot of milk!

Anything making you queasy or sick?: For the last 2 days I've been really nauseous. The smell of coffee made me queasy the other day which is odd because I LOVE coffee.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: Nope. That's a good thing obviously.

Symptoms?: Nausea, fatigue,  pelvic pressure, bruised insides, lack of sleep, heartburn... you know, the works.

Belly button in or out?: The top of my belly button is starting to slowly pop out. It feels so weird to me!

  

Wedding rings on or off?: Still wearing them and they are still loose enough to spin so that's good.

Happy or moody most of the time?: Moody! I get so annoyed and so mean. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I just feel so OVER pregnancy.

Looking forward to?: My anniversary in 2 weeks! (October 29)

THANKS FOR READING YOU GUYS!

Week 29: Last week in my 20's!

Hey Guys!

It's Thursday which means its time for another post!

There hasn't been much going on this week. I haven't done anything interesting!

I can tell you that I have been miserable this week. Quite honestly the most miserable I have been since becoming pregnant. I feel HUGE, my feet are starting to swell now matter shoes I wear, my hips hurt constantly, my back hurts constantly.

Alden seems to be moving constantly as well and so sometimes as much as I love feeling him and knowing he is OK, I get REALLY frustrated. There are so many times where I just want to cry at this point.

IS IT DECEMBER YET? lol.

So I do have a semi-interesting story, if that's what you want to call it, that happened to me yesterday:

I was getting ready to leave for work and the last thing I do before walking out the door is getting my dogs in the house, getting them their treats and getting Saydee ( my almost 1 year old pit bull) into her kennel. Now I'm not sure if she hates me or if she just likes being difficult, but lately she has become a little annoying to get into her kennel. She doesn't do this annoying stuff with Chris but with me.. boy does she work my nerves.

I was trying my HARDEST to convince her to come inside the house, but she was just standing at the door looking at me like I was an idiot. Finally I walked away and she came inside. Well.. that's all fine and dandy but now I need to get her in her dang kennel! I kept showing her her treat and that wasn't doing the trick. Now I've got Sunny trying to take the treat out of my hand. I was hoping maybe she would get upset over this and come running to get the treat and I could trap her. NOPE! She loves Sunny so much that he can do no wrong in her eyes!

Finally after about 10 minutes, constant baby talking, and Sunny crawling into her kennel and stealing her treat, I GOT HER IN THAT DANG KENNEL! I grabbed my things and walked out into the garage to get in my car. I immediately felt like I was going to throw up everywhere! I got in the car anyways and had a few sips of water and hit the road. Well I made it about 3 blocks before I realized I did not feel well enough to hit the highway. I started to head back home, got halfway there and then decided that I needed to suck it up and go anyways! Chris called me and I was just bawling my little eyes out. He giggled when I told him I had already started to go back home and then turned back around and headed back to work again!

Finally I decided I needed to go home to at least chill out for a while before going to work. Who would have thought that a ridicilous chain of events would have occurred all because my bratty dog was being difficult! I ended up going to to work about an hour and half late. Luckily my job is awesome and they are understanding! :)

That's about it for this week! Just me being cranky, whiny, annoying and uncomfortable. Welcome to the final months of pregnancy!

Next week I'll have my 30 week appointment so should be more fun!

Thanks for reading!

Week 28: Shots, Painting and Exhaustion OH MY!

Hey Guys!

It's that time of the week again! I wouldn't really say this week has been busy, but I have been totally drained!

Monday We went for our hospital tour! I'll be delivering in Mansfield and I loved the hospital. I love that the hospital is not super huge and its really easy to navigate! There is also a lot of stuff around (Starbucks included) So I expect anyone who comes to see Alden to bring me treats!

I went in on Tuesday for my 28 week appointment. It wasn't a long appointment but I did get 2 shots! I have been worried lately because I keep getting these horrible migraines that screw up my vision and make me feel miserable. I spoke with my Dr. about this because I know it can be an indicator of preeclampsia. My Dr. told me that my blood pressure couldn't be better and so I have nothing to worry about! This is just a normal part of pregnancy and so basically I just have to deal with it!

I got the TDAP shot in my left arm and the Rhogam shot in my hip! The Rhogam shot left a bruise but it doesn't hurt at all. The TDAP however is by far the worst shot I have EVER gotten in my life! Not only did it burn REALLY bad, it made me feel totally exhausted and my arm hurts so bad it is almost unusable. I actually went home from work early yesterday because I was drained and I just couldn't sit at my desk any longer! The Nurse said this is totally normal and should be gone today! Lets hope so anyways!

Saturday Chris and I decided to finish off the painting of the nursery. We got the striped wall all taped off and went to town. We immediately LOVED the green and blue colors together. However we thought it could use a second coat of paint to make the blue a little brighter. We headed to Lowes and got some more paint. Once Chris was done with the second coat we started peeling the tape off. The solid wall (opposite side of the room as the striped wall) turned out fine with no peeling paint. Then we started peeling the tape off of the striped wall and on several spots the paint got stuck to the tape and peeled a little bit! Of course we called my dad who said he could easily fix it! Sure enough he came over on Monday and fixed our mess ups and also brought over some white paint to freshen up those stripes too! So now the painting in the nursery is DONE! Now I just need to start getting art, curtains, a rug and of course the rest of the furniture! I literally want to just go sit in Alden's room sometimes because it just seems like a place of peace. That is definitely the vibe a nursery should be giving off right?

So I'll finish off this blog with my little Survey thing I said I would do every other week... but first I'll post some photos of the nursery! :)

OK so clearly you can see this was during the process of painting. :)

This was after we pulled off the tape, and before my dad fixed our mess ups. You probably can't see the spots where its peeling ( I can only because I know where to look). This was also before my dad repainted the white stripes. Don't you just LOVE how these colors turned out together?

Finally the finished product! I am SO in love with his room! Please note the color difference between this image and the one above. The lighting totally changes the color, as well as the time of day which is also pretty cool too! His name will be hanging on the wall eventually, just wanted to post a photo on IG so I leaned them against the crib and wall for now!

What do you guys think? Don't act like you're not impressed. *Ron Burgundy voice*

OK... Survey time!

How far along?: 28 weeks

Total weight gain: I weighed myself this morning and I have gained 13 pounds now. I feel like it's all baby but I guess we will see once I pop Alden out!

Maternity clothes?: I haven't purchased anything new at this point. I'm always shopping but I just haven't found anything I like lately.

Stretch marks?: Those claw looking marks I was talking about a few weeks ago are TOTALLY stretch marks! I'm kind of annoyed by it, but hey I guess if your gonna get them its better to get them on your hip, and only 2 than to get 70,000 on your stomach!

Sleep?: Nope! I'm still totally uncomfortable and on top of that my potty breaks are way more frequent now.

Best moment this week?: Coming home on Monday to the painting in little man's nursery being done!

Miss anything?: I think just being comfortable. It seems like getting comfortable no matter where I am is basically impossible these days!

Movement?: Oh yes! Alden is a kicking machine! He loves making my belly bulge and if I have my hand on my belly he will run his foot or hand up against it as if to say hello.

Food cravings?: Honestly right now nothing is good anymore! I'm like never in the mood for anything. Obviously I eat but nothing really tastes good to me right now.

Anything making you queasy or sick?: The TDAP shot actually made me feel nauseous Tuesday/Wednesday but today I am doing fine.

Gender?:Still a boy as far as we know!

Labor signs?: Nope not yet! Although I have been experience lots of pressure every few days or so and I'm thinking those are just Braxton Hicks. They aren't painful but it is really uncomfortable.

Symptoms?: My feet swell if I stand for too long, or if I wear TOMS apparently. My hips have been really achy as well.

Belly button in or out?: Still in! WOO HOO!

  

Wedding rings on or off?: Still on. Double WOO HOO! 

Happy or moody most of the time?: MOODY! I mean Happy is included in there. I'm pretty much like the TX weather... Blink and I'll be in a different mood!

Looking forward to?: Decorating Alden's room now that the painting is officially done!

Ok guys! That's it for this week! I hope you enjoyed it and THANKS FOR READING!