How far along? 34 WeeksSize of baby? 17.5 inches, 5+ lbs
Total weight gain: I'm not sure, I have an appt on Tuesday so we'll see thenStretch marks? I think I saw a few small ones creeping in around my belly button :(
Sleep: Good
Best moment this past week: Having all weekend with my little family :)Miss Anything? Being able to get up and down easily, especially out of bed
Movement: Tons of movement
Food cravings: Fruit
Gender: Baby GirlLabor Signs: Nope Symptoms: A little back and hip pain
Belly Button in or out? In but it's tiny. I doubt it will ever pop out or even be flatWedding rings on or off? OnHappy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Meeting this little girlNOT Looking forward to: Finishing up baby girl's room
I've got a lot organized in the baby's room but I still feel like I have quite a bit to do. I have all her clothes washed and organized from newborn-3 months. I'm in the process of organizing all the clothes up to the ones Riley just grew out of into a better system. I've just been too lazy the past weekend to finish it up. We got a couple more things that were on our list that we needed so we only have about 3-4 things on our list of things to get(mostly small things like new tubing for my pump and more wipes). I told Tony we have until June 15th to get everything done and get the car seat base installed in the car again. So I'm giving myself until then so I don't have to do much the last few weeks of this pregnancy
Riley turns 2 this Friday! I cannot believe how fast it's gone and how grown up she seems some days. She is so much fun and I absolutely adore her! Tony's cousin Kyla took some adorable pictures of Riley for her birthday and I am in love! I wish I could take this Friday off to spend all day with Riley and do something special with her. Tony gets off early on Friday's so I think they're going to go to lunch or something to celebrate. Riley is really into backpacks, so I think we're going to look for one small enough for her for her birthday present and then we'll have cupcakes or something. I'm pretty excited to celebrate with her!
How far along? 33 WeeksSize of baby? 17 inches, 5 lbs
Total weight gain: I'm not sureStretch marks? None that I've noticed
Sleep: Good. I've had a couple leg cramps this past week that have woken me up but I can fall back asleep super easy
Best moment this past week: Tony and I went to see Pitch Perfect 2-loved it!! I also really enjoyed the three of us going out for ice cream on Monday
Miss Anything? Being able to get up and down easily
Movement: Lots and lots of movement
Food cravings: Fruit
Gender: Baby GirlLabor Signs: Nope Symptoms: A little back and hip pain. I can also tell when I do too much exercise or push working around the house too much because I get sore for about 2 days after Belly Button in or out? In. It's getting smaller thoughWedding rings on or off? OnHappy or Moody most of the time: Happy (minus a ridiculous hormonal breakdown on Sunday morning....more to that in a minute)Looking forward to: Meeting this little girlNOT Looking forward to: Recovering from having this baby, but I'm hoping this will be an easier recover than with Riley.
This past week has been pretty good. Friday and Saturday I spent a lot of time getting the dressers for Riley's room and babies room all painted so I can get some organizing done. With the dresser I painted for Riley's room I laid out all the drawers to make sure they were the same size(my mom had brought the dresser and we have brought most of the drawers when we drove back so they weren't already in the dresser). I was painting the drawers 3 different shades of pink. After laying them all side by side they looked the same size so I spent a LOT of time painting them to make sure they were perfect. Sunday morning we moved them all in and wouldn't you know it-the drawers were less than 1/8-1/4 inch different and now they're all in the wrong place :( after spending all the time on the dresser I just broke down and started crying. I knew it was stupid and we could fix it but I cried for about 15 minutes. It was completely ridiculous. I'm not sure when we'll fix it but for now the colors are all messed up
Last night Tony and I went to a low intervention childbirth class-the last thing needed before I can deliver at the birthing center. Now all I have to do is show up when I'm in labor :) I knew Tony wasn't thrilled about going to this class but he said it wasn't as bad as he was thinking it would be. There was a few things he had to participate in, like learning different counter pressures and a light touch massage(that I love!!) and he was a good sport about it. Probably the funniest thing was that the teacher had said how the dr's basically will just follow you around where you decide you want to deliver and Tony basically said to me "well where will I sit so I don't see anything if they just follow you around?!?" haha. He didn't do well with me actually delivering Riley, he had to sit on the couch. So I told him I'm not expecting him to have to be right there during the actual delivery-I'll need him most during my labor ha. He was funny-we treated him to ice cream after for going haha
How far along? 32 Weeks, 1 DaySize of baby? 16.5 inches, 4.5 lbs
Total weight gain: 22 lbs I thinkStretch marks? I don't think I've got any this pregnancy yet. It's kind of hard to tell if they're new or if they're from Riley
Sleep: Normally pretty good when I don't have a toddler waking me up!
Best moment this past week: Spending the weekend with Riley and she was good all weekend! Then Tony and her bought me flowers and chocolate covered strawberries for Mothers Day! Taking a nap on Mothers Day was pretty great too
Miss Anything? Being able to get up and down easily
Movement: Lots and lots of movement
Food cravings: Fruit
Gender: Baby GirlLabor Signs: Nope Symptoms: A few Braxton Hicks contractions here and there. I never had those with Riley so that's a new experience Belly Button in or out? In. It's getting smaller thoughWedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Labor(weird I know!) and Riley's birthday in 2 weeks!! I can't believe I almost have a 2 year old!!NOT Looking forward to: Recovering from having this baby, but I'm hoping this will be an easier recover than with Riley. I'm also not looking forward to doing the actual organization that I need to do to get ready for the baby. I have so many clothes I need to sort through and I am getting frustrated I haven't been able to do it yet
Last night I had one of my mandatory classes to deliver in the birthing center. It was a Caring for Yourself and Newborn class. Honestly, I didn't get anything out of the class. I really think it was geared toward 1st time moms, which is great, but not really applicable in this case. The second half I was looking forward to because it was with the lactation consultant who I took a breastfeeding class from when I was pregnant with Riley. I was expecting the same kind of class where she would go into detail about latching, positioning, different struggles, timing of when to breastfeed, etc. She really didn't at all. It was a brief overview of the benefits of breastfeeding and an even briefer overview of the positions and latching. If I was a first time mom I would have been completely lost and felt like I didn't know anything. I had my notes from the first breastfeeding class I took with her and she didn't go over anything at all from it.
Tony and I have the second mandatory class on Tuesday and I am looking forward to that one. It is a low intervention class that will talk about different positions in labor, different pain management techniques that I can do and that Tony can help with. It will be more beneficial to me I think. I wish I could take the Hypnobirthing classes, but I wouldn't be able to get Tony to come to them with me, so this is a compromise.
How far along? 30 weeks 6 daysSize of baby? 16 Inches, 4 lbs
Total weight gain: 21 lbs(I hate the Dr's scale-mine says 17 haha)Stretch marks? No new ones
Sleep: Great when I don't have a little one come in our bed, which has been way more than I would like
Best moment this past week: Even though we were looking around at cars and that was miserable, it was nice spending time with just me and Tony on Saturday. We haven't done great at our date nights recently.There's also been a few moments recently when Riley will pull one or both of us into her to hug or kiss or cuddle that I absolutely adore!
Miss Anything? My back not killing me
Movement: She moves a bunch
Food cravings: Fruit. Last night was ice cream
Gender: Baby GirlLabor Signs:None
Symptoms: Back pain and some hip painBelly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? OnHappy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Seeing my mom and grandma on Thursday. Being able to organize baby girls room when we get a dresser from my mom on Thursday. Also, the two classes I'm required to take in the next 2 weeks!NOT Looking forward to: Nothing I can think of right now
I had my appointment this morning and everything looks good. Heart beat is strong and I'm measuring right on track. Of my 2 doctors I met with the one I like more. He delivered Riley and he's just very friendly. I like my other doctor as well, but he's not as personable. Today the doctor I met with told me he signed off on me delivering in the birthing center. He said he thinks I'm a perfect candidate and he's excited for me. I'd been flipping through the Hypnobirthing book when he walked in so we talked about that for a little while and he said the best tip he can give is to prepare. He told me there have been 2 water births at the birthing center since they opened(they don't plan for water births but sometimes they happen) and he delivered both of them. He said at his previous practice they had tons of water births so he is very familiar with them. He told me that if you get in the water at 8+ cm there is very little chance of you delivering outside of the tub because your body just gets so relaxed and you don't want to move by the point you feel like you should push. So apparently that's what I need to do if I want a water birth ;) haha. Talking to him got me even more excited for having this little girl at the birthing center in a couple months!!
I don't have another appointment for another 4 weeks, then I'll start going in every week or every other week. It'll be soon!!!
