37 WEEKS

How far along? 37 Weeks (we are now considered full term.. how did that happen?)

Maternity clothes?  Yep.  And I am about to out grow the maternity pants.

Sleep: Sleeping good and sleep walking to the bathroom often.

Best moment this week:  We had a great weekly appt.  The baby is still head down and pretty low.  She is weighing in at about 6 pounds and moving a ton.  Over the weekend my good friend Marta came into town and helped me so much with last min baby stuff and brought the cutest assortment of things I will need at the hospital and post baby. I had a great lunch on Saturday with my girlfriends and Jon and I are almost finished painting the day bed in the guest room.  Actually Jon has been doing all the painting, I keep promising this will be the last project before the baby comes J not sure he believes me. 

Miss Anything? Wearing my wedding rings…. They no longer want to fit.

Movement: Lots of movement

Food Cravings: Right now I want gummy bears. 

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Just a lot more sensitive, any tv show to do with babies or a birth story is guaranteed to make me cry.

Looking forward to: Meeting our little girl! Getting the last details for our hospital bag so we are ready to go.  Finishing the last min projects for the nursery.  And fitting in some date nights and down time before we enter the world of no-sleep.  

36 WEEKS

How far along? 36 Weeks. 4 more weeks to go.  28 days left! 

Maternity clothes?  Couldn't live with out maternity pants but you can get away with wearing so many non-maternity clothes if you just go a size up.  

Sleep: Still sleeping good, just waking up often and flipping sides which isn't the easiest with the growing belly

Best moment this week:  Having family visit us. Going to San Diego for a  shower to celebrate Lisa and her twin boys! Getting our stroller, swing, car-seat and bassinet set up ( now if we just had a place to put it all).  

Miss Anything? Not really... people are so nice to you when you are pregnant

Movement: Moving all the time and hiccups at least twice a day

Food Cravings: Still loving fruit and it is impossible to stay away from the sweets

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: No.

Symptoms: Pretty sure I got a swift kick to the ribs but luckily the soreness went away after a few days... funny thing is 2 days latter Jon pulled a muscel in his rib too, he has enjoyed all the pregnancy symptoms with me like it or not :).  

Looking forward to: Our weekly dr. visit this Thursday.  Having our friend in town this weekend she is going to help us pack our hospital bag...yay! and sewing some pillow cases... with my new impulse buy a sewing machine.

All set up pretty sure this is the baby's house now. 

35 WEEKS

Hope you all had a Great Easter!

How far along? 35 Weeks 

Maternity clothes?  Mostly maxi dresses, skirts and workout clothes. Trying to get away with what I have for these last few weeks

Sleep: Still sleeping good

Best moment this week:  It has been so fun to go through all the little baby clothes and get everything ready for this little baby Fast, we are not done but we are closer than we were the week before.  We had our weekly appt and all went well she is head down and happy. Celebrating Easter and having family come visit us.   

Miss Anything? Not really. I have really enjoyed the last trimester more than I thought I would

Movement: Moving all the time unless I want you to feel her move.  She must be shy :)

Food Cravings: Still loving fruit and anything sweet.

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: No. Wonder if I will have Braxton Hicks contractions

Symptoms: Just getting so excited to me our baby girl! Can't believe she could be here in 3-7 weeks depending on if she is early or late.  If she is like her mom and dad she will be late :)

Looking forward to: Our weekly appt and getting in as many visits as we can with friends and family before this little one arrives. 

 

The Easter Bunny brought us some visitors Sunday night!

34 WEEKS

How far along? 34 Weeks 

Maternity clothes?  Getting creative with non-maternity clothes. Mostly maxi dresses, skirts and workout clothes

Sleep: Still sleeping good

Best moment this week:  Getting to see family.  Having the most amazing sisters and mom who threw a beautiful shower.  Experiencing how many people already love our little baby.  Watching the kids do an Easter egg hunt and knowing that our little girl will get to join them next year!  

Miss Anything? Sleeping on my back

Movement: I look forward to her daily hiccups and squirming. 

Food Cravings: have you tried the jolly rancher jellybeans?? So yummy I am surprised I actually had any left to put in the Easter egg for the kidos.

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Feeling the baby growing, pretty sure she is doing stretches in there.  Feeling so blessed to be carrying this little one.  Enjoying being pregnant I wonder if I will miss it when it is over.  Nesting…. the idea of washing and putting away all her clothing sounds amazing.

Looking forward to: Going through all the baby clothes and putting them away. Organizing the nursery.  Going to our appointment this week 

Yep!  More pregnant women. ( due dates from left to right 5/5, 5/13, 6/15, Sept & October) 

33 WEEKS

How far along? 33 Weeks 

Total weight gain: 28 lbs

Maternity clothes?  Lately I find myself wearing things I own that are flowy and big and I have taken over Jon’s sweats 

Sleep: Sleeping good

Best moment this week:  Excited and nervous spring is here we are now officially in the season when baby fast will be here. Having my niece visit us and seeing Hunger Games... trying to fit in as many movies as possible.  

Miss Anything? Sitting normally 

Movement: Loving her daily hiccups and kicks

Food Cravings: Still loving the sweets and dried mangos from Trader Joes

Gender: A baby Girl! Going through the name game and finding that some names just wouldn’t work for example Ella Fast. 

Labor Signs: No and not sure I am ready for them any time too soon J

Symptoms: Crazy dreams. Being able to walk 2 miles without getting a side stich- other than that I have been feeling really good.

Looking forward to: Going to Nor Cal for the shower this weekend!!!  We cant wait to see our family and friends. 

In celebration of our dear friend Lexi's Birthday we took a cooking class.  So Yummy!

32 WEEKS

* yep I have pregnancy brain there is a n missing above.

How far along? 32 Weeks ( 8mts is = to weeks 32 thur 35)

Total weight gain: 28 lbs

Maternity clothes? Yep. And they are starting to get snug J

Sleep: Still sleeping good

Best moment this week: Going to our dr. apt she asked if I was feeling big because it looks like our little girl is not so little. Her estimated arrival weight is 8lb! Taking our Birthing Class at Cedars lucky we passed but I had the giggles and could barely get it together and finish our breathing exercises  … wish the real birth could be as funny.  And last but not least celebrating Jon’s Birthday! 

Miss Anything?  Bending over without squishing the little one.

Movement: Feeling her hiccup 

Food Cravings: Still anything sweet! 

Gender: A baby Girl!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: The normal for 32 weeks, sitting is not as comfortable and my bladder is now the size of a pea

Looking forward to:  Going to Clovis in 2 weeks for our shower and seeing family and friends.  

These really are the better weekly pics.  My handsome hubby lets me take a pic every week so  I can play around with my camera settings. 

Pregnancy Craving: Green Spinach Smoothie

So what did you crave when you were pregnant?  For me it has been anything sweet but to be honest I crave sweeties even when I am not pregnant. During my 2nd and 3rd trimester I have needed an extra boost in iron so I started drinking these Green Spinach Smoothies and they have quickly become my new obsession. Plus they are sweet so it is a win win!

GREEN SPINACH SMOOTHIE

ingredients 

- 4C. Spinach 

- 1 Banana

- 1/2C. Greek Yogurt 

(you can use whatever flavor/brand you like. I just try to pick the one with the most protein and lowest sugar)

- 1C. Frozen Fruit  

(I used mango, but have also tried blueberry & pineapple)  

- 1C. Water

- 1 packet of emergency

(if you like a little sour kick)

Throw all the ingredients in a blender once it becomes a smoothie texture you are all set and ready to drink your smoothie!