36 Weeks!

How far along are you?  36 weeks
How big is baby?  S/he is about the size of a coconut this week
Maternity clothes?  Yep
Weight -Loss or Gain?  According to the doctor's scale, I'm up around 28 lbs now.
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  I can't get enough sleep anymore.  I think fatigue is starting to settle in.
Best moment this week:  Visiting with our friends and their 6 month old :)
Any Movement?  Yes
Food Cravings?  Fresh fruit, cheesecake
Food Aversions?  Nothing
Belly Button in or out?  Half and half
What do you miss:  Nothing
What are you looking forward to:  Getting to see Mike with our baby very soon
What was the BEST part of this week?  Spending the weekend with Mike and seeing our friends
What was the WORST part of this week?  Nothing

36 weeks!

35 Weeks!

How far along are you?  35 weeks - only 35 days until my EDD! :)
How big is baby?  Baby is about the size of a butternut squash this week
Maternity clothes?  Yep
Weight -Loss or Gain?  I have no idea.
Stretch marks?  No
Sleep?  I am still sleeping really well, which I'm very thankful for!
Best moment this week:  Making it to 35 weeks - so exciting!
Any Movement?  Yes, s/he's doing acrobatics all of the time
Food Cravings?  Nothing I can think of
Food Aversions?  Nope
Belly Button in or out?  Still half in, half out 
What do you miss:  Nothing really, though I'd like to have more energy
What are you looking forward to:  Getting my glider this weekend
What was the BEST part of this week?  Spending last weekend with Mike
What was the WORST part of this week?  Nothing!

35 weeks!

34 Weeks!

How far along are you?  34 weeks
How big is baby?  Baby is about 5 lbs and between 17-18" long this week
Maternity clothes?  Pretty much all of the time
Weight -Loss or Gain?  I'm up about 24-25 lbs now
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  I've been sleeping kind of crappy this week, but it's not pregnancy-related
Best moment this week:  Seeing our sweet little Bean at our ultrasound
Any Movement?  Yes, big movements all of the time
Food Cravings?  Nothing really
Food Aversions?  None
Belly Button in or out?  Starting to be half out, it's weird, but depends on how the baby is laying
What do you miss:  My non-swollen ankles :(
What are you looking forward to:  This weekend with Mike
What was the BEST part of this week?  Getting to see our baby again
What was the WORST part of this week?  Getting not so great news about the Bean's kidney at our follow-up ultrasound :(

34 weeks!

33 Weeks!

How far along are you?  33 weeks
How big is baby?  Baby is about the size of honeydew this week!
Maternity clothes?  Yes
Weight -Loss or Gain?  I'm up around 23 lbs now
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  I am SO tired lately, but that's because I've been really busy working on my sister-in-law's shower
Best moment this week:  Getting everything finished for my sister-in-law's shower
Any Movement?  Yep, lots!
Food Cravings?  Hoagies, avocado
Food Aversions?  Nothing
Belly Button in or out?  In
What do you miss:  Nothing I can think of
What are you looking forward to:  Seeing the baby at our ultrasound on Tuesday :)
What was the BEST part of this week?  Finally getting done with the bridal shower
What was the WORST part of this week?  Getting ready for the bridal shower

33 weeks!

32 Weeks!

How far along are you?  32 weeks
How big is baby?  Baby is about the size of a squash this week!
Maternity clothes?  Yep!
Weight -Loss or Gain?  Still up about 21-22 lbs.
Stretch marks?  Nope.
Sleep?  I'm still sleeping pretty well, though I have been using the bathroom a lot.
Best moment this week:  Finally getting my car fixed for good and finding out it was a lot less expensive than I was initially told!
Any Movement?  Yes, lots of big movements.
Food Cravings?  Salad with lots of veggies and avocado.
Food Aversions?  Nothing.
Belly Button in or out?  In.
What do you miss:  As much as I love being pregnant, I don't really like all of the attention that comes with it.  I miss not being the center of attention.
What are you looking forward to:  Spending time with Mike, Kenzie, and Lydi this weekend! :)
What was the BEST part of this week?  Visiting a good friend and her 2 month old.
What was the WORST part of this week?  My car not working again, but it all worked out.

32 weeks!

31 Weeks!

How far along are you?  31 weeks
How big is baby?  Baby is about the size of a pineapple this week!
Maternity clothes?  Yep
Weight -Loss or Gain?  I'm up about 21-22 lbs.
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  I'm very grateful that I'm still sleeping well, despite waking up to change positions fairly often.
Best moment this week:  My shower was on Saturday and it was wonderful!
Any Movement?  Yep.  Movements are getting very big and pronounced as baby gets bigger.
Food Cravings?  Egg salad, tuna salad, strawberries
Food Aversions?  Nothing
Belly Button in or out?  In, but shallow at times.
What do you miss:  Being able to sleep in.
What are you looking forward to:  Getting all of our new baby stuff situated and sorted :)
What was the BEST part of this week?  My shower!
What was the WORST part of this week?  Nothing.

31 weeks!

30 Weeks!

How far along are you?  30 weeks!  We're 3/4 of the way there now!
How big is baby?  Baby's measurements are similar to last week, though s/he will really start packing on the pounds these last 10ish weeks.
Maternity clothes?  I still wear a few non-maternity things, but mostly I wear maternity clothes.
Weight -Loss or Gain?  The doctor's scale said 19 lbs this morning.
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  I sleep pretty well at night, but I'm starting to get really tired through the day.
Best moment this week:  Celebrating Mike's birthday on Friday!
Any Movement?  Yep, s/he loves to wedge up in my ribs!
Food Cravings?  None
Food Aversions?  None
Belly Button in or out?  In, but it can be shallow at times depending on his/her position.
What do you miss:  Feeling relief when I pee, lol!
What are you looking forward to:  Relaxing this weekend.
What was the BEST part of this week?  Hitting 30 weeks!  We're getting close!
What was the WORST part of this week?  Hitting 30 weeks is a little sad for me.  I'm not ready to be so close to the end yet.

30 weeks!

29 Weeks!

How far along are you?  29 weeks
How big is baby?  Baby is about the size of a squash this week, measuring up to 16.5" and anywhere from 2.5-3.8 lbs!
Maternity clothes?  Yep, with a few exceptions.
Weight -Loss or Gain?  Somewhere between 18-20 lbs.
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  I wake up a lot to use the bathroom and to switch positions now.  My hips usually hurt after a few hours, so I need to turn over.
Best moment this week:  Going to our labor class on Saturday!  The class was super informative and we loved the hospital.  I can't believe we're starting to get close.
Any Movement?  All of the time.
Food Cravings?  Nothing really.
Food Aversions?  Nope
Belly Button in or out?  In.
What do you miss:  I really miss a good workout.
What are you looking forward to:  Mike's birthday is Friday and I took the day off to spend with him!
What was the BEST part of this week?  Another short work week :)
What was the WORST part of this week?  Nothing I can think of.

29 weeks!

28 Weeks!

How far along are you?  28 weeks
How big is baby?  Baby is similar in size to last week.
Maternity clothes?  Yep.  Pretty much all of the time.
Weight -Loss or Gain?  Gain for sure, but I haven't weighed myself recently.
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  I've been sleeping pretty well, though I wouldn't mind being able to sleep in.
Best moment this week:  Finding out I passed my glucose tolerance test! :)
Any Movement?  All of the time!
Food Cravings?  Italian wedding soup, clementines, steamed broccoli
Food Aversions?  None
Belly Button in or out?  In
What do you miss:  Nothing
What are you looking forward to:  Mike's birthday is coming up soon :)
What was the BEST part of this week?  Getting to spend extra time with Mike.
What was the WORST part of this week?  My car having to go into the shop last week :(

28 weeks - I think I popped!

27 Weeks!

How far along are you?  27 weeks
How big is baby?  Baby is about the size of an eggplant this week at 1.5-2.5 lbs and 13.6-14.8" long.
Maternity clothes?  Pretty much all of the time.
Weight -Loss or Gain?  Around 15-17 lbs, depending on the day.
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  I'll take as much as possible!
Best moment this week:  I'm in the 3rd trimester today!
Any Movement?  All of the time.
Food Cravings?  Italian wedding soup, salad, clementines
Food Aversions?  None
Belly Button in or out?  In
What do you miss:  Nothing.
What are you looking forward to:  Another short week and spending time with Mike this weekend :)
What was the BEST part of this week?  Celebrating Christmas
What was the WORST part of this week?  Mike having to work Christmas day :(

27 weeks!

Wow, I can't believe Christmas has already come and gone!  Next year at this time we'll have a baby to celebrate with...I can't even believe it.  Christmas was wonderful and I am so thankful that I got to at least spend Christmas Eve with Mike this year.  Our little Bean was so spoiled by his/her family and it's so obvious that s/he is loved already.  We got lots of great stuff including clothes, a drying rack, baby wash, bath stuff, and (my personal favorite) Sophie the giraffe teether!  I can't believe we're going to be using all of this stuff so soon.

27 weeks also marks the beginning of the third trimester.  I remember when I first found out I was pregnant, I couldn't wait to get out of the first trimester and be "safe", but now the end is coming up really quick!  I can't believe how fast time has gone and how close we are to meeting our little Bean.  It seems so surreal that I'm already in third tri, especially when I think about those days when I felt like the first would never be over.  It's insane how fast it goes!  I'm really trying to soak it up now before it's over.

In other pregnancy news, I had to do my 3rd tri blood work, including the glucose tolerance test last week.  Blech.  Thankfully the drink wasn't too bad (note: make sure to get orange again next time around), but it was so disgustingly sweet it felt like it was burning the back of my throat when I drank it.  The baby had an insane reaction to it as well and started freaking out a few minutes after I finished it.  I felt so awful that s/he was having such a reaction to all of the sugar, especially since I don't eat that much sugar regularly, but it was a necessary evil.  I finally got the results back from the lab and I passed the test with a 78 (they like to see a number under 130).  Other than that, all of my other blood work looked good!