30 weeks

Hard to imagine, only about 2 more mths to go. wow! time flew by. Fatigue is coming back. I have also noticed being super sensitive and over-thinking everything. it's like PMS multiplied by ten. there comes a point when you stop feeling so super glamorous and start feeling fat. the thankful reminders baby sends me makes it all feel better. i can tell she is getting cramped for room but she is still rolling around. i experience more rolls than ever before. when she kicks i just wish i could grab her little foot and kiss it. the other day i felt an appendage in my ribcage. it burned and caused some discomfort. i massaged it and eventually she moved.

i am eating like a pig...there are days when i could just never stop. it's really hard to control your appetite. it's not like you are starving or anything...just feel like you could keep popping things in your mouth. Twix isn't always the best thing to pop....but with Halloween around the corner, those bags of individual ones make it hard to resist.

i have had a bit of nausea again too. the beginning of the week felt a lot like the first trimester. i could tell i was having a hormone spike since i began to break out. i swear my breasts are continuing to grow. i read that once your milk comes in your breasts will seem to double in size over night. oh help me big man in the sky... i'm going to need a back brace.

Haven't had any cravings, per say. there are certainly things i find more delicious than others. I experienced that PICA sensation they speak of. It's when you smell something that isn't eatable and wish you could eat it (or some even do). Mine stemmed from when ted was trimming back the bushes to unveil the creepy steps in our backyard. he hacked away at a cedar and let me tell you....i could not have tasted that cedar any more unless i ate it. i wanted to roll around in it and douse myself in cedar smell. it was the silliest feeling.

My mom is getting all excited (as am i) for my shower. it sounds like quite an event, with catering, flowers and 30 guests. what a time i have ahead of me! i am thrilled that this has made her become so involved with me. we have our moments, but we have truly begun to bridge a gap. ( i say this and watch....i'll jinx myself). Our baby will be coming into this world already loved by so many people. it's really exciting to see who gets involved and overjoyed about the arrival of your child. women love babies.

I still miss my Colorado friends so much. I think about you all the time and wish i could see you. I really miss being able to hang out, even if for an hour so for coffee...it isn't the same being without you. i cherish the times we did share when i lived there. good friends are very hard to find. (sob sob)

The heat has finally lifted. with the chillier weather coming, i look forward to sweaters and pants! it has been a very long summer...and i will not be sad to see it go.

Happy Fall!

29 weeks and loving the buddha. Thanks to Meredith for snapping pics when i ask her to! I've been documenting my growth pretty religiously. I have a book at home that i try to write in when "events" turn. i was pretty good about it when i was in my first and second trimesters. It seems now, there hasn't been much change except the growth of the belly.

i sit here at watch her kick and squirm. i lift my shirt to tap her telling her i like to communicate with her. we have a Morse code, it seems. she kicks, i poke, she kicks, i pat her...she knows she's safe and then relaxes. too fun.

I am going to the Dr every other week now. So far, nothing has changed. i go, i am weighed, i pee, have my blood pressure taken and then hear the baby's heartbeat and am sent on my way. Not much going on.

Sleeping has become more difficult as she gets heavier it is more difficult to turn over to the other side. i have less of the limbs falling asleep though. back pain has been moderate. i have been so exhausted it's unbelievable. my body temperature has risen and it feels like the room is over 80 sometimes. doesn't help that the temps outside are hot too - over 80 in October....ridiculous. i want Fall. this isn't Fall.

work has been fine. Meredith and I are forming a very wonderful friendship - one in which you know will last beyond the work atmosphere. she is really funny and reminds me of a mixture of a bunch of other friends. we keep each other entertained. it's too bad she lives so far away. She is in york, which may not seem far, but it is far enough where you just have to take the entire day to hang out.

i cannot wait to have this baby. i'm getting more and more eager to meet her! I also cannot wait, however, to move into our house and be able to spend a month or so of hopefully, quieter times with Ted. the past few months have kept him busy and me preoccupied. i miss hanging out on the down times....so November may offer us some time to spend enjoying each other before the baby makes her acquaintance. they say to pamper yourself before the baby comes, enjoy romantic dinners, get a pedicure, spend time with your friends. i'm sure once we move i will be all about nesting...have i mentioned how excited i am to move? :-)

The house is so close to being livable, i can see it.....it's almost there. Drew came to help this week which allowed Ted the help he needed in laying the tile in the kitchen/tv room/foyer. not that he couldn't do it himself, but having a second person there really speeds thigns up. plus it's good for morale. Baby, we are almost there. just a few more projects and we'll be set. You are my super-fantastic, ultra-wonderful, marvelous man!

29 weeks, almost

Seems like forever since my last blog. I have new pics to post, but have been busy with other stuff and then when i think to do it, i'm too tired to sit in front of my computer at night.

baby is growing..rapidly. over the past two weeks, i have begun to experience a decrease in the amount of oxygen i can consume while sitting down. She is very high so when i am sitting it is very uncomfortable. i have been hungrier and eating more. i am growing out of clothes that have fit me up until now, including some maternity stuff i had. i feel movement all the time now. it is more distinguished too. i wish i could tell which way she was in there, but after discussing it with the Dr., she was able to help me feel the head and sort out the direction in which she is "swimming" i feel most, if not all of her movements to the right of my belly button and below my right breast and then in the rectum...yes, she is kicking me there (odd feeling). my back is becoming stiffer and bending is challenging and often painful when her head is low. my energy is picking up, but can be short-lived.

this past weekend i washed all of the 0-3 mths clothes i have. i moved all the baby goodies that were taking up a huge chunk of the spare room to the new house. i cleaned the master bath at the house, cleaned windows in the bedrooms, cleaned the apartment, went to a Baby Expo with mom, which, it turned out, was pretty cool for coupons and free gifts. i am starting to freak out about things i should be doing to prepare for baby's arrival....decide on a daycare, find a pediatrician, get the nursery furniture picked up and put together, pack for the move, buy thank you cards for shower gifts, the list goes on....my head is full of things.

the house is getting closer and closer to being livable and i'm getting more and more anxious to move in. cabinets need ordering, counter tops need picking out, appliances need buying. feels like crunch time. luckily, ted's brother came this week to help out. there is so much to get done in a short period of time...

when i can, i will post new belly shots. i found a photographer who takes wonderful pregnancy shots but he is way expensive. maybe if we get some extra money from the shower, i can have some done. I was also thinking i could have Barb or Donna take some...they are artsy!

i cannot believe baby has two more months to grow. i'm going to be HUGE! i'm carrying all in the front and very high. this is just starting to get good. :-)