HEARTBURN

Thats all, I have a ton of heartburn.
Had my 30 week MD apt today.
I gained 2lbs grand total of 10lbs so far.
Baby's heart beat was 144bpm and I measured 30 weeks, which is perfect.
Now I have appointments at 32 weeks 34 weeks 36 weeks and then every week after that till we deliver!!
That makes it sound ..... not very far away :)
Im not quite ready for the baby now, but I am ready to not be pregnant any more.
I'd rather wait till the actual due date though because I don't want to rush around, we dont even have our room set up for the baby yet, we need to order and install new Windows down stairs, and I need to order my rocking chair.
I gonna go do that now!(order my chair)
have a good long weekend




oh wait I almost forgot...I was going to post on this the other day but went to bed.
I had a nursing meeting the other day and when I walked in the door the one lady asked if I knew what I was having, I said no. and she said, oh well, you are having a boy for sure, I can just tell by how you are carrying it.
So then at the end of the meeting one of the other ladies asked me to wait around a sec. and she grabbed a piece of string and a paper clip and held it over my belly and she said if it swung one way it was boy and the other it was girl, according to her "test" its a boy.
This was so weird to me because everyone else I have seen or talked to has said I look like I'm having a girl


so ..... maybe its a boy:)

A Hard Week

This week was by far the hardest week I have had so far in this pregnancy.

Now let me back track: this statement makes me believe all mom's when they say you wont remember labor days after its over because I remember saying months ago the my worst week was when I was puking every morning...I have already forgotten about it lol (sorta)
Now, why was this week the "worst week ever" ...I could NOT get enough rest (part of this is my fault for watching the Olympics so late and by late I mean 10:30)I can not get comfortable at all, the amount of pillows I use is ridiculous. Another major problem is the leg cramps, I will wake up and almost scream in pain, of course waking Ean and he probably thinks Im in labor, but I grab my legs in pain. The cramps have moved up to my thighs. I actually woke up yesterday morning and my leg muscles were so sore that I felt like it was the first day of xc practice (which is kinda ironic because they started preseason on Monday), even my butt muscles hurt. Strange.
Its just amazing to me how hard it is to just exist some days, even breathing can be hard, mostly when the baby is sitting high right under my ribs. Which it is doing right now!
Im also having back pain, in my lower back and right between my shoulder blades.
Its crazy to me how much my body hurts and physically Im not doing anything.
The lack of sleep has made me emotionally drained, I have allot of things I want to get done before the baby comes, but its so overwhelming and without sleep all small problems are magnified.
So I ended my worst week by coming home yesterday elevating my feet and taking a 2 hour nap! then today I was suppose to sleep in but was up at 8:30, oh well.
Now Im waiting for Ean to get home so we can go register for the baby shower,get groceries, and I have quite a list of things around the house for him to lift and move since Im rearranging out bedroom to make room for baby!

79 days to go!!

7 months

Turkey's done!! my belly button is now an outtie

So my glucose test came back good, but Im anemic and have to start taking iron pills. No wonder Im so tired, that and Im as big as a house and can't sleep. So Im taking iron, which Im sure will make me constipated...yippie!

The baby is moving allot. Ill be working and the baby will just be kicking away and its werid because you can see it on the outside. And at night, when Im relaxing it really kicks hard, and sretches.
When I get home at night all I do once I lay down is watch the olympics and watch my belly...its so cool!
Speaking of the olympics...Usain Bolt ....he really made me mad...you ALWAYS finish a race. I HATE cocky people. Yes, its amazing how fast he is, but have a little class.
Thats one reason why distance runners are so much better :)

Sleeping Mama

So I haven't posted in a few weeks because I really have nothing to post about.
Sleeping has become quite the chore I have these wedge things that I sleep with, no not kevin and ean lol
I lay on my left side with my tempurpedic pillow under my head and the other under my arm, then I place the skinny wedge under my belly another pillow between my legs and the thicker wedge under my back/hip it takes a while to situate it all and then once Im in DO NOT MOVE ME!!!! The wedge in my back really helps me to not roll over it allows me to roll a little bit and when I do it supports me so I don't wake up when I move. I have actually started to sleep pretty good until I have to get up to pee and then try to get situated again, that sucks.
Ean and Kevin (yes Kevin is entitled to part of the bed and his dads pillow) have lost allot of their space in the bed, but hey Im 2 people now...Kevin can curl up at the bottom of the bed instead of laying like a person.

other then that,

Kicks are strong
back hurts
pee allot
eat allot

oh something new...... I get leg cramps at about 5am every morning, but I'm used to those cause I used to get them when I was running in college, so I can deal!

Next apt is the 28th the day before Ean's bday!

Saaaaweet

Today I had my glucose test done and the sweet drink was exactly that, it actually burned my throat and made my tummy queasy for most of the day. Good news is its only about half of a keg cup (yes I know how big a keg cup is) and its liquid not thick like I though it was going to be so you dont really have to choke it down. Any way I dont get the results back from that for about a week, but I hope its neg. so I dont have to do it again.
The baby is measuring a week early. Im currently 26 weeks and measured at 27 today. I guess thats good that the baby is growing.
The heart beat was 140bpm and my BP was good. So not much to report.
I have only gained 8lbs total so far, so im really excited about that!!!!

My belly button is about to pop :0 so I will take a picture of that as soon as it happens...I know you are dying to see it and all its weirdness lol.

The baby thinks that my ribs are monkey bars and enjoyed playing with them all day today. I was sitting at my desk trying to chart and was leaning forward and could feel that I was squishing something...an arm, leg, foot, who knows all I know is that it wouldn't move and I wasn't giving in. Starting my "tough love" parenting skills early! ;)

Well thats all for now....good night!

Quit your itchin'

My belly is starting to itch quite a bit. I don't even notice how much I do itch it until someone mentions "oh` your starting to itch" oops! Today my legs were itching like crazy! My legs aren't swollen yet and I hope they don't swell. But they sure did itch today.
Today I’m 25 weeks and all that energy I had a few months ago is GONE and I'm back to being really tired. Probably because I am waking up between 2 and 3 every morning to pee and I’m sleeping much lighter due to the fact that I’m heavier and can't get comfortable. I like to sleep on my side but if the baby is positioned a certain way it really hurts and since its a stubborn "girl" it wont move for me to be comfortable so I have to resort to trying to sleep on my back. I think all my rolling around (yes I can still roll around on my own)has been bothering Ean because he has been awake every night this week when I get up to pee.
Sorry honey!
The baby is now a pound and a half and is 13 1/2 inches long! and the kicks are very strong and visible under my shirt.
Our MD appointment is on the 30th and I get to drink that nasty drink, I hope my glucose test is neg. so I don’t have to do it again.
That’s all for now!
PS I WANT TO KNOW WHO THINKS IM GOING TO HAVE A 9LB BABY??!!?!