31 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 31 Weeks
Size of Baby: He is the size of a squash
Average size: 15.2-16.7 inches, 2.5-3.8 lb. He was estimated at 3.3 pounds on our 30 week ultrasound.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I don't know and I don't want to know... Bottom line: I'm big!
Maternity Clothes: All of my clothes are now maternity, except my scrubs for work.
Best Moment this week: Getting to see him in 4D with my mom and sister there and really getting a good peak at some of his features. Also, the baby shower that my sweet church family threw for me.
Gender: Boy!!!
Movement: Yes. All the time. He's an active baby, which is so reassuring and yet painful at times, since he seems to kick and punch a little harder than he used to. I love that you can now look at my stomach and see him wiggling around in there. It's definitely my favorite part.
Food Craving: Still no real cravings. Eating is not so much fun right now since I don't seem to have a lot of room. I'll eat half of a meal and then can't breathe for the next 3 hours because I'm so uncomfortable.
What I miss: Sleep (as I update this at 3 in the morning!)
Sleep: I do not sleep well and am slowly resigning myself to the truth that I probably won't sleep well for the next 18 years!
What I am looking forward to: Thanksgiving at "Aunt Barbara's" in North Carolina and having the chance to rest. This is Jackson and I's last trip alone before the baby makes his arrival.
Belly Button: In
Symptoms: The swelling is getting pretty bad. I went to my OB appointment last week and she was a little concerned about how much I was swelling, even though my blood pressure is ok for now. She's worried that if I keep swelling like this I'll start to have some trouble with it. I did have to do some urine and blood tests two days ago and I'm praying everything will be ok. In the meantime, I'm trying to take it easy and rest with my feet up as much as possible. I'm so thankful that I have a sweet husband who takes great care of me.

Time has been flying by and I can't believe that my little man will be here is less than 2 months! I can't wait to meet him but we sure have a lot to do before that happens! I've got a few posts to do on my recent baby showers and I'm planning on using my vacation time this week to do that. In the meantime, here are a few of the 4D pictures from our ultrasound last weekend!

He already has the chubbiest cheeks!

I'm thinking he has daddy's pout!

Thanks for checkin in. Baby shower pictures and post will be up later this week!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 30 Weeks
Size of Baby: He is the size of a squash
Average size: 15.2-16.7 inches, 2.5-3.8 lb. He was estimated at 3.3 pounds on our 30 week ultrasound.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I don't know and I don't want to know... Bottom line: I'm big!
Maternity Clothes: All of my clothes are now maternity.
Best Moment this week: Getting to see him again on ultrasound. It really is amazing to see God's amazing creation forming right in front of us.
Gender: Boy!!!
Movement: Yes. All the time. He's an active baby, which is so reassuring and yet painful at times, since he seems to kick and punch a little harder than he used to. I've also began to notice him having the hiccups, which is a weird feeling! Daddy also felt him move for the first time, which I was so excited about!
Food Craving: Still no real cravings. Eating is not so much fun right now since I don't seem to have a lot of room. I'll eat half of a meal and then can't breathe for the next 3 hours because I'm so uncomfortable.
What I miss: Sleep
Sleep: I do not sleep well and am slowly resigning myself to the truth that I probably won't sleep well for the next 18 years!
What I am looking forward to: There's not much going on this week, just trying to get more stuff organized for the nursery.
Belly Button: In
Symptoms: Definitely having more back pain these days. I also have a general mild swelling of my feet now as well.

Time is flying by and I admit I get a little freaked out seeing how few days we have left. Especially knowing that he could come anytime after the next 6 or 7 weeks. It's a little scary! I can't wait to meet him and see what he looks like and find out if his personality matches the one that we're seeing now when he's inside of me.
Here is a picture from his most recent ultrasound. I'm a little biased, but I think he's adorable! I think he has his daddy's profile.

The Nursery-Part 1

Sorry for the long break in blogging. My only defense is that we got back from our "babymoon" and hit the ground running. I feel like I havn't stopped since! Anyways, I wanted to show the nursery and all the work that has been done so far. I am kicking myseld for not having gotten any good "before" pictures of the room. It used to be our guest room and had my furniture set from before we were married in it. Now it has been all cleaned out and is waiting for a crib! My amazing father and husband worked around the clock for 2 days to finish the beadboard and I love the way it turned out. It is definitely my favorite room in the house! I tried to help a little but ended up in a lot of pain and with some contractions to show for it, so my role was changed to that of supervisor (it is what I do best)! Anyways, here are some of the pictures of them working on it, along with the after shots. It's hard to get an accurate picture of the paint color, but it's a light blue/grey and I love it. I havn't decided on curtains yet, so for now we just put the old ones up.


Supervisor (ignore the crazy hair and the sweaty look!):

Not so happy worker (I get that annoyed look a lot when I'm supervising...I wonder why?)





Papa working hard:



Blessed with sweet, thoughtful gifts. He is so loved already:


We just found out the furniture came in (yay!). I will be updating as we make major changes and I'm hoping to get the bedding in soon. I'll be back tomorrow with my 29 week update!