36 weeks

 

How far along: 36 weeks

Baby is the size of: Watermelon (19-22 inches, 6.5 lbs)

Total weight gain/loss: 21 lbs

Maternity clothes: Oh, yes. I live in dresses and sweat pants!

Stretch marks: A few small ones on my hips. :( Boo!

Sleep: Really good.

Best moment this week: Hearing baby's heartbeat!

Miss Anything: Being able to breathe and sleeping on my stomach.

Movement: Yes, I think he's running out of space because I've actually been feeling him move more lately. I love seeing his little feet poke out. My ribs are still so bruised and painful.

Food cravings: Carbs.

Anything making you queasy or sick: No.

Have you started to show yet: Definitely!

Gender: BOY!

Labor Signs: Not really. I am 1/2 centimeter dilated though!

Belly Button in or out: Out

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody: Both. ;)

Looking forward to: A weekend in LA and our baby shower on Saturday!

Georgia

My sweet little Georgia's world is about to be rocked. Poor puppy girl. She's such a sweet little dog, so I know she'll be fine. But I still worry about her feeling left out.

I took her to the groomer today and they trimmed her ears AND put bows in. She looked so ridiculous that I had to take some photos of her...

 

Such a sweet little girl.

Nursery update.

I thought I would share some updated nursery photos. It's definitely not done yet - but it's slowly getting there. 

(Ignore the grainy iPhone photos - I broke my favorite camera lens...)

 

 

Once he arrives, we'll hang newborn photos over the comfy chair. 

I feel the need to say that 85% of these baby clothes are bought used either on eBay or at consignment stores, and they vary from size newborn to 12 months.

Left on my list is:

 - Decide if I want window treatments

- A decorative pillow for the daybed

 - Hang photos on the wall

 - Purchase a mobile

- Decide what to put on the wall over the crib

 - Wash and iron bedding

34 weeks

 

How far along: 34 weeks

Baby is the size of: A large cantaloupe (19-22 inches, 5.5 lbs)

Total weight gain/loss: 17 lbs

Maternity clothes: Yes, and I am running out of things to wear. I don't want to buy anything either, because I hopefully don't have much longer left.

Stretch marks: No

Sleep: Good. I'm so tired lately, I could probably sleep at least 12 hours a day.

Best moment this week: Finishing up birthing classes. We are ready.

Miss Anything: Being able to breathe!

Movement: Yes, he's been moving a lot lately. His favorite is to kick my ribs, I am just constantly in pain and I feel like my ribs are so bruised.

Food cravings: None really.

Anything making you queasy or sick: No.

Have you started to show yet: Oh yes, I'm still measuring small but I feel huge!

Gender: BOY!

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out: Out

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody: Happy, but more emotional lately.

Looking forward to: Meeting our sweet boy in 6ish weeks.

Maternity Photos

We had maternity photos taken at 32 weeks. It may seem a little frivolous to do maternity photos, but I just really wanted to capture David and I with the belly. Just how we are right now. Almost parents and so excited. 

My belly was a little small for photos, so we had to work really hard at making it look bigger. It was a beautiful Arizona afternoon and I think we got some really special shots. I'll treasure these forever. 

In the last photo I'm wearing my Grandmother Carolyn's nightgown.

 

 

 

 

 

 * All photos taken by Brianna Anderson Photography.