33 Weeks

33 Weeks

How far along?  33 weeks 

Total weight gain:  14+ pounds

Maternity clothes? getting bigger by the day and it's getting more annoying to dress myself.

Sleep:  It's been ok....I have been waking up a few times to go to the bathroom and then a couple days this week I haven't been able to go back to sleep so I look up baby girl names because we STILL have no clue what to name this sweet baby.

Miss anything?  ditto from last week.

Movement:  oh man, she's been busy in there.  I hate waking up to pee during the night because I know it'll wake her up and then she'll start have a party....which is annoying when you're trying to sleep.  ;)

Food Cravings:  Ella and I ate an entire carton of blueberries together the other day...it was really good.

Anything making you sick or queasy:  doing ok in this department.

Gender:  Girl (with no name)

Labor signs:  none

Symptoms: nothing major

Belly Button in or out?  in

Wedding rings on or off?  on

Ella:  Tells me she loves me every second she can.

Mood: pretty good still....ready to be done being pregnant.    

Excitement this week:  nothing too exciting this week, unfortunately.  Just trying to nest a lot.

Looking forward to:  little baby b #2's arrival.  Also looking forward to getting her room ready and Ella adjusted in her big girl bed.  Wish me luck.  Next appointment is on Thursday, but it should still be pretty standard.

Ella heard the camera click and immediately rushed in to be in the pictures with mama.  She stood right next to me and said, CHEEEEEEEESE!.  What a goof.  Then I picked her up so she could be seen better and we got a couple good ones.  

32 Weeks

32 Weeks

How far along?  32 weeks 

Total weight gain:  Had my appointment the same day as I took the picture and I was still +14 lbs from 2 weeks before so I was happy about that.  I definitely gained a lot each week as it got closer to delivery with Ella.

Maternity clothes? leggings and maternity tees and then lots of my normal tops like above still fit with the bump...which is definitely growing!

Sleep:  much needed...I'm sleeping alright. Have to get up a few times a night which is disruptive but I haven't been laying in bed awake for hours which is nice.

Miss anything?  everything about not being pregnant.  ;)

Movement:  moving like crazy...I don't know that it's more but I feel like it feels a little different than with ella....hard to explain.  I was asked the other day and said the same thing to whoever asked me.

Food Cravings:  fruit and possibly a chocolate cake....which I made shortly after thinking it sounded good.  No frosting, just the cake--mostly because it was so good it didn't need it...Kyle even said it was good!  Also, while Kinsey was here we had some birthday cake Oreos which were definitely a craving after finding them while pregnant with Ella, and I may have bought some more of those, too.  However, they are not open so hopefully it'll stay that way...we'll see.

Anything making you sick or queasy:  just the dirty plates Kyle leaves out on the ottoman after eating.  The smell of old ketchup is disgusting!

Gender:  Girl

Labor signs:  none

Symptoms: nothing major

Belly Button in or out?  in

Wedding rings on or off?  on

Ella:  Has been the biggest LOVER this week.  Just loving on me any way she can.  Tons of kisses, hugs, squeezing my legs, sitting as close to me as possible while watching a tv show, saying I love you, mama...so much (if that doesn't melt your heart), and then she'll put her cheek on mine (on purpose) and squeeze as hard as she can....love it all!

Mood: pretty good, starting to get a little stressed out with the amount of things I need to get ready before this baby sister arrives.  

Excitement this week:  nothing too crazy...just going to be going through the house trying to get rid of things and clean and get the baby room ready.

Looking forward to: The next ultrasound and babies arrival.  Also, my sweet friends here are doing a baby shower for me in a few weeks, which I totally wasn't expecting one but they are insisting...mostly because everyone down here has them for every baby.  But if nothing else it'll be fun just to get together with all the sweet ladies.

31 Weeks

 31 Weeks

Once again...I'm late on this...took the pictures last week but didn't get around to posting until now.  :)  

How far along?  31 weeks 

Total weight gain:  +14 total

Maternity clothes? leggings and maternity shirts and some regular tops

Sleep:  descent

Miss anything?  bending down is still a huge thing I miss...and bending down without feeling like I just ran a marathon.

Movement:  kyle said after feeling her move the other day...whoa!  She IS going crazy!

Food Cravings:  fruit actually.  I've been eating tons of oranges and blueberries.

Anything making you sick or queasy:  not really.

Gender:  Girl

Labor signs:  none

Symptoms: tad bit of heartburn and a couple bloody noses 

Belly Button in or out?  in

Wedding rings on or off?  on

Ella:  She had a great week with her aunt Kinsey....every morning the first word out of her mouth was "Kinsey?"  Needless to say, we both had a wonderful time with Kinsey while she was here.

Mood: pretty good.  

Excitement this week:  Kinsey's visit!!  She's helping me do A LOT of things I really need to get done, like paint the room, but first remove and pack away all the stuff in it right now since it's being used as a guest room, crafts for the nursery and lots of headbands! 

Looking forward to:  The next ultrasound....I think still a few weeks away but I am so anxious to see baby girl!  It's been too long!

30 Weeks

30 Weeks

How far along?  30 weeks 

Total weight gain:  +14 total--thank you Christmas food.

Maternity clothes? same as before....leggings leggings leggings

Sleep:  ok, period. 

Miss anything?  bending down easily to pick things up....which means most nights now ell's toys stay scattered on the floor. :)

Movement:  she's a mover and a shaker

Food Cravings:  still the same....only what I can't have.  But I did enjoy the Amigos and Runza while I was home a couple times.

Anything making you sick or queasy:  not really.

Gender:  GIRL...except for now that I haven't had an ultrasound in 12 weeks I start thinking...what if they were wrong...haha!  But I still see proof in her picture. :)

Labor signs:  nope!  But braxton hicks have not been friendly to me in the past couple weeks with the long car rides, etc.

Symptoms: nothing too crazy....just a tiny bit of heartburn, braxton hicks, and starting to swell a bit if I am too busy during the day.

Belly Button in or out?  in

Wedding rings on or off?  on

Ella:  Is the sweetest thing ever...she got a baby sister for her baby for Christmas from Gigi and Papa and it is now her favorite thing.  I THINK it may be helping her with the whole actual baby sister thing.  If not, she sure treats baby sister real well by feeding her a bottle and holding her and kissing and hugging her.  It's pretty adorable.  She really is going to be a great big sister.

Mood: pretty good.  

Excitement this week:  I had my 30 week appointment and I'm just realizing how close we are to meeting this precious little girl and literally can't wait for it!  

Looking forward to:  Aunt Kinsey is coming to visit this next week!  I know she is coming for a break from her world but I am putting her to work!  She's going to help paint and get the baby's room at the very least started while she's here.  We are mostly going to just hang out in our sweatpants all day everyday.  :)  But I'm excited for her to get to spend lots of time with Ella, too.  I know Ella will just cling to her!

Sorry for the lateness on my post....after getting back from Christmas, I've been trying to go through some things and although I took pictures at the right time...I just didn't get around to blogging until now.  I will be posting 31 weeks on Monday or Tuesday since tomorrow I will be 31 weeks!  WHOA!  

Also, enjoy these sweet photos with Ella.  She decided to join in on the picture taking this time which was really fun.  Normally I do it while she's napping but this time I was able to get to them before.  She's a kill!