39 Weeks With Baby D #2

Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 39 Weeks! 

Total Weight Gain:  30 lbs. The fact that my wedding rings feels tight and my face looks like a Krispy Cream donut I'm calculating that I'm carrying a little extra water.  I sure hope so because who likes to gain 5 lbs. in two weeks! Speaking of donuts....I had a whipped cream filled chocolate donut the other day....totally stinking worth it!

Maternity Clothes: Maternity shirts and yoga pants! I'm running out of t-shirts....some of them are not covering me enough anymore:)
Best Moment this week: Getting a few more precious moments at home with just Svea, Dan, and me. It will be so weird going from three of us to four.

Gender: Boy!

Movement: Still the same.  I had two times in the last two weeks where he's kicked me so hard it startled me and I screamed. Dan was with me both times and I think he thought I'd just lost my mind:)   

Food Craving: Turkey burgers, cereal, and not so many veggies anymore.  I wish I was:(  When I am up in St. Cloud I am so excited to eat at Chipotle though. Sugar is still my wicked enemy the last couple of weeks!
What I miss: Not having constant back pain, sleep, and being able to breathe.  I think I'm ready now for this baby to come! I am ready!

Sleep: I probably sleep well every other night.  I've had some major insomnia.  Now that I'm walking again I hope to every night so it helps me sleep.

What we are looking forward to: We made it to the 24th so now we are just looking forward to meeting our baby boy!  We are so excited to see him!

Symptoms:Movement, discomfort, a tiny bit of cramping here and there, and some "other" more personal signs that labor may be coming soon.  But, then again, it also could mean nothing!  Ha!

 Almost there!

Can't Sleep!

I know some people say you can't sleep in late pregnancy because it's your body's way of getting you ready for a newborn, but be it hormones or your mind is racing a mile a minute, I really don't care.  I hate it!  I hate not being able to sleep.  I've been up since 4:00 am and it's now 5:45, so I gave up on the sleeping and am now writing this blog post!

 This was our day yesterday...we were just getting done with a snack.  "Bye-Ya's Snack" is what she calls it and I believe it was "sting cheese"!  I love how she hated her Bumbo as a baby, but now she can't get enough of it.  She might have a hard time sharing it with her brother.

 We tried watercolor painting too!  Notice the actual paint on the paper?  That is my handiwork as she mostly liked to dip her brush in the water and paint with just that. 

 It lasted for about fifteen minutes so I didn't think she liked it that much.  When I brought it up later in a conversation with Dan to share with him what we did she threw a fit because we couldn't "painting" again!  I guess she did like it:) 

This was the biggest hit of the day.  I bought her some puff balls and made a new toy out of an old cottage cheese container.  She absolutely loved this and played for almost a full hour with this.  We'd dump them out and then slowly push them through the holes into the container.  Then she'd gather them all up and proceed to dump them in some other part of the house.  Meeko likes this activity as well, although some of them disappear on us.  Svea is a good sport about it. We took them out later in the evening and the same thing.  She had a blast!

That was our day:)  Even though I'm tired and slow and not very motivated to get down on the floor and play I still love being home with her and getting the chance to watch her play.  She is so funny and bright!  When I picked her up from her nap yesterday she said, "Bunny heart" over and over.  I couldn't understand why until we got out in the living room and I could see that on her "bunny" are little patterned hearts.  Can I just brag a little bit....Our daughter now knows 4-5 shapes and I think she's brilliant:)

Dr. Appt. Update

We made it! I slept like a baby last night knowing that we had made it to our magic date and I get to spend more time with our baby at home during that "I can't function not working stage with a newborn, let alone function while working as well" time period! There is no change from last week.  I'm still a 2 and measuring at 36 1/2 weeks.  Again, she said my belly won't get any bigger at this point, but it doesn't mean he isn't putting on weight.  I'm so glad that his lungs are getting that much more time, he may be better at nursing, and he's got more time where he needs to be. My only concern  is each day he's in there the potential for his head to grow larger is a little unnerving....shudders!  :)  Now it's just a waiting game.  My dr. won't do inductions until after your due date and into the 41st week.  We could have a baby tonight or up to 2 1/2 more weeks. I have another appt. next Tuesday and for some reason I feel I might be going to it.  I hope not, but we'll see! I did get together last night with my co-workers and it was so much fun and relaxing!  We rented a pontoon for four hours, ate a ton of food, laughed and shared things that don't leave the pontoon.  Don't you just love having friends like that?  The only reason we had to go was because it got dark, but I could have hung out for many more hours! I remember how hard it was to transition to my current school district.  I'm so thankful that I found some really amazing people! Dan and Svea had a great time hanging out at home.  No one makes her laugh like her Daddy!

Play, Play, Play!

 Whether it's in the kitchen,

 reading books,

or playing in her tunnel, the fact is this little girl stays BUSY!

These are just a few moments I caught of Svea from yesterday.   She has no idea that someday soon someone is coming to our house that might mess up and get into all of her toys.  Hopefully she will transition well and learn to love her little brother!  We know we love her!

38 Weeks With Baby D #2

 Well, I'm almost to my magical date!  I can taste it and I just keep praying we make it:)  Next Tuesday can't come fast enough.  It makes me sad though because I just want to be enjoying every last second of this pregnancy in case it's my last one and each day that I get closer I get more and more anxious that it's going to happen too soon.  I can tell you that there is quite a difference in uncomfortableness in these last two weeks.  My upper back almost constantly aches (chiropractor on Monday!) and it's almost impossible to find a position to sit in for longer than two minutes without having to switch positions.  Did I already say how thankful I am that I'm not working?  Yep, pretty sure I've said it almost every post, but I am.  Laying down on my sides on the couch is about the only relief I can get and standing for the smallest amount of time is just blah!  I function hour by hour and look forward to when Dan gets home because then I can relax a bit.  He's like my white knight in shining armour because by the evening my body is just done functioning properly.  Baby boy is still moving around.  I am now feeling more pressure and think he is slowly moving further downward.  I wonder if this will be my last picture?  Every day Dan and I talk about how could this be the day or are we in this for another 2-3 weeks?  We'll see...only God knows this little guy's birthday.  Is it weird that I have this hope that he's born on an even numbered day?  I have no idea why and I think I just have way too much on my mind and those are the types of things that come to my head?  Yes, this is what keeps me up in the middle of the night when I can't go back to sleep after waking to go to the bathroom.  I never had this "last month" pregnancy insomnia with Svea because I didn't have to go through the last month:)

 Here's what I look like front on.  It was a "puffy face" picture that I just couldn't handle right now:)  Lovely pregnancy face!

Dr. Appt. Update

I had another Dr. Appt. today.  First of all, baby is still doing well!  I'm not measuring any larger, but I've gained a few lbs. and the dr. said I probably won't get any bigger belly wise. Baby's heart rate was 158 bpm and I'm now dilated to 2 cm.  Six days to go to make it to the magic date!  I could go into labor at any moment, but I could also easily still be very much pregnant in six days and beyond that.  I am 37 weeks and 4 days today.  We'll see what happens!  I have another appt. next Monday and I'll update then too!  That afternoon I have a fun event planned with some co-workers and I feel by that point I can ease up a bit on my "trying to relax and keep this baby inside" and will be able to have some fun and get out in the sun!

I wanted to add a few pictures that I've taken with "instagram", but I haven't figured out how to do that yet.  I suppose most of you have seen them already anyway on facebook.  I LOVE the one of her praying at the table all by herself. She beats us to praying at almost every meal!

Baby Boy Nursery Reveal

 We now have "5 Big Trees" as Svea likes to call them and go into the little guy's room to count them!  The peacock colored inspired room is finished!  The darker wall color was supposed to be a little bit different, but when it came out an almost navy blue it still worked in the color pallet.  Dan has spent SO much time in this room.  For how tiny it is you wouldn't think it would take that much work, but I want to thank him for doing so much and so many things that I could not do to get this room ready.  Your wife is now sane again:)

 Baby's crib! It's hard to get a full shot because the room is so small!

 Homemade baby mobile...it turned out ok:)

 Toy chest and rocking chair area! I can't wait to rock our baby in his room! Pictures of our sweet little one will be added when he arrives!

 Dresser and changing table already to get very messy!  I think we are in for it and this whole "boy" thing:)

The completed closet!  Yeah.....I just need to fit the diaper pail in there and we're finished!

37 Weeks With Baby D #2

Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 37 Weeks! FULL TERM!

Total Weight Gain: 25 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Maternity shirts and yoga pants!  Wish I could wear this every day of my life!
Best Moment this week: My false labor stopping!  Woo hoo!  It's been almost a whole week of no labor signs!

Gender: Boy!

Movement: He's pretty quiet in the mornings...actually almost all day and then he gets wild at night after Svea goes to bed.  Maybe it's just because that's when I notice him more as I'm not as busy.

Food Craving: Still healthy foods, although I've been having some big sugar cravings after meals.  I'm trying to limit them, but I am indulging a little more:)
What I miss: Nothing right now....I am so thankful for every day that I am pregnant at this point.  Come the 24th though I'm sure my mind frame will flip and I'll do whatever I can to get him to come!

Sleep: Not too bad. I'm not waking up as much so that's nice. I'm still sore when I do wake up and rolling over to the other side feels like heaven....for about two hours until I need to switch again.

What we are looking forward to: Making it to the 23rd/24th.  If things stay the way they are now I know I can make it.  I just think Svea came because of that crazy barometric pressure system two years ago and who knows...maybe my body just really responds to the elements.  Did you know it was a full moon on top of the heat the night we went into the hospital?  There could be something to that all you know!

Symptoms: No more contractions the last week and no more cramping!  Yeah!  I feel normal again, except for peeing myself yesterday, but meh....it's gonna happen to all of us eventually right?  I went to the library, by myself, yesterday and got tired after having to stand for 15 minutes straight.  I'm so happy I'm not working right now.  Someone pointed out to me that taking care of a 20 month old is probably harder, but it's not.  I can lay or sit down to play with her and sometimes when she gets really into something she'll play on her own for about 30 minutes and I can just sit and watch her. I'm tired...that's my only other symptom:)

Nursery Sneak Peak

 Dan put up the first tree last night!  As soon as he gets up the remaining trees I'll do the full reveal of his room.  It's turning out really cute and it's been fun putting it together!

 Painting that we stole from the living room!

 Toy/Storage furniture.  Svea is looking for the baby toys!

 Changing pad cover!

Crib sheet!
Full Reveal Coming Soon!

Dr. Appt. Update

Baby is doing very well!  I am measuring right at 36 weeks and the dr. said his heartbeat sounds perfect.  It was in the 150's today.  My stomach muscles finally let go and in two and a half weeks my belly grew 4 weeks worth:)  I can tell!  The cramping and contractions have stopped, which leads me to believe that all of that action was caused by the extreme heat.  I am dilated to one centimeter now and still 50% effaced.  I'm very glad there is still not much progress!

I know I've talked about this a ton (my maternity leave) and this is the last time I'm going to bring it up.  I called the gal that works in payroll at my school district to clarify and make sure I was truly understanding how this all works.  I was wrong on my dates and here's the new low down.  It's crazy and it makes no sense, but it is what it is and I'm trying to give it to God and not worry about it since there isn't one thing I can do about it.  I can take a full 12 weeks no matter when the little guy is born, but depending on different scenarios we would have to pay through the nose for our health insurance so in those instances they are not an option.  Here's the short version.  If he comes today I would get 8 weeks with him.  Next Monday would mean 7 weeks.  If he comes the following week (22nd) I would get 6!  However, if he decides to come on the 23rd I would get about 10 weeks.  And then if he comes on the 24th I'd get 12 weeks!  It's a lot of pressure and anxiety so like I said I'm trying to just let it go since I can't do anything, but my big Mama bear energy just wants to protect my baby and do whatever I can to not have to go back to work and leave him at 6 weeks.  It's just TOO soon!  arghghg......anyway.....moving on!

36 Weeks With Baby D #2

We've made it!  Today is the day (pregnancy wise) that I was induced into labor with Svea. I think we're going to make it a little longer!  I'm still having cramping if I do too much, but for the last two days no contractions!  I'm thinking the excessive heat (heat index in the 100's for almost a whole week) had something to do with that and maybe, just maybe we'll make it to my magical day or past it.  Watch....I'll need to be induced at 41 weeks or something! I can safely say that I don't feel spectacular.  My hips hurt and it's much more difficult to sleep.  The constant cramping, at times, makes me irritable because well, it's a little painful, but we're hanging in there!  I also noticed the slightest amount of water retention in my hands, legs, and feet this morning.  Hopefully it stays minimal. Dan has been a huge help so that I can rest during those times and Svea....all she wants to do is climb all over Mommy's tummy!  I have an appt. on Monday so I'll post then on any new changes.  I'm not sure if you can tell, but I can tell from this picture that the little guy has dropped ever so slightly.  I feel it a little bit too.

 Couldn't resist a cute picture of Svea to add in:) Thank you Gaga for the cute outfit!

35 Weeks With Baby D #2

Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 35 Weeks!

Total Weight Gain:  23.5 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Yep-I literally wear my capri yoga pants every day.  Don't tell anyone that they maybe get washed once a week!
Best Moment this week: My Mom came to visit and help me out while Dan was gone on his Boundary Waters Trip.  I was SO thankful that she was here especially since I had two different episodes of light contractions and needed to just lay down and rest.  We had so much fun going on walks and playing in the backyard with all of Svea's water toys.

Gender: Boy!

Movement: The little guy's movements are getting less punchy.  You can tell he's running out of room as I'm feeling more of the rolls instead of jabs. 

Food Craving: Fruits/Veggies, turkey burgers, turkey bacon, chicken salads, water.....it must be a hot summer thing....or maybe a pregnant in the summer thing!
What I miss: Being able to roll over in bed without feeling like a beached whale.  I am trying so hard to not wake up Dan, but let's be honest......I'm like a 6.5 earthquake in the middle of the night.

Sleep: I have been experiencing a little bit of insomnia.  It's either hormones or when I do wake up my mind starts to race with anxiety about being ready for this baby.  I keep waking up early and not being able to get back to bed. 

What we are looking forward to: Meeting our little boy!  Having the ultrasound last week and getting to see his face made me super excited to get to bring him home.  I am very nervous about how we are going to balance two children, but I know we will fall in love with him the second we meet him and hopefully we'll get used to the extra work load and less sleep quickly.

Symptoms: I've started having some contractions!  This is something I never experienced with Svea until after they gave me pitocin on the day she was born..  They are uncomfortable and are low in my stomach.  I've had to drink a ton of water and lay down on my left side.  Within two hours they usually subside, but it's happened twice now.  The second time they were actually hurting for a few minutes and then subsiding.  Kind of scary!  I'm just going to take it easy more and mention it to my dr. at my appt. next Tuesday.

34 Weeks With Baby D#2

Well, mine and the baby's bags are packed ready to go!  I am not going to be caught off guard this time around!  With Svea poor Dan was scrambling to pack up a baby he hadn't yet met, his wife (who was in active labor), and himself.....all over the phone.  Not good! On another note I got a little bit scared at my last appt., but everything is fine.  According to the dr.'s scale I hadn't gained any weight (according to mine I've gained two lbs. in the last two weeks, which is perfect) in the past couple of weeks. I was also measuring behind by two weeks as well so the dr. sent me to an u/s.  I had to wait about 45 minutes for my ultrasound so I ran and got some lunch and ate double! I was so nervous that little boy had stopped growing and something was wrong.  However, he is measuring in at the 52% for his gestational age and just fine.  The dr. said he's either just hiding in there and/or my stomach muscles are just hanging on for dear life and not letting go as much.  Whew!  Glad he is ok and it was so fun to see him.  His face is quite filled out and he was opening his eyes and sticking out his tongue a bit.  He's still a boy....if you had any doubts:)

Oh, I could just eat her up!  This was the first time I did my weekly pregnancy pictures that she wanted to be in them.  We cannot wait to see what her little brother will look like.  Will they be completely different or look like twins.

 Such a silly girl!

33 Weeks With Baby D #2

Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 33 Weeks!

Total Weight Gain: 21 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: All maternity except for my yoga pants.  Someone gave me a cute pair of Gap maternity pants that made me feel like I didn't have any maternity pants on.  I have a few events that I can wear them too as well.  It's exciting to feel normal for a couple of hours:) 

Best Moment this week: Our air conditioning was an easy fix!  Ha!  I am starting to feel overly warm.  Dan has even commented a few times how cold he feels in the house and I'll have a tank top on.  The other great moment was having a great appt. and baby is doing well!

Gender: Our sweet little boy!

Movement: The same as two weeks ago!  I like feeling him a lot off and on all day.  The other night after getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom I laid back down and he went crazy!  Fun!

Food Craving: Fruits and veggies. We've been grilling a lot and having salads.  We've tried out quite a few different types of salads too.  If you've got any great ideas let me know!
What I miss: Being able to move quickly.  I'm really starting to feel awkward when I try to stand up from being down on the floor. 

Sleep: I'm needing the two pillows now to snuggle so my hips don't hurt at night and I'm having to turn from side to side more often.  Other than that sleep is still pretty good.  A few times I've woken up at six a.m. to go to the bathroom and haven't been able to fall back asleep.  If I drink a ton of water before bed then I wake up around 2 or 3 to pee and I can easily go back to sleep.

What we are looking forward to: Crossing things off my list (Dan, this is what we are looking forward to....you will have a very happy wife and you will look forward to this too I bet). It's just a few things I want done so that I can put the rest of his things in his room such as finishing his closet, installing car seat bases in our cars, etc.  Stuff like that:)  I'm going to post my list on the fridge so we can look forward to this being done together!  ha!

Symptoms:Feeling big, movement, and having a hard time breathing on certain days when I sit in a certain way when baby is floating up high. 

32 Weeks With Baby D #2

Ok, so I know I'm way late, but that's what happens when the flu ravishes it's way through your house.  Svea is finally starting to get an appetite back, although she's still pretty fussy.  She keeps pulling at her mouth so teeth might also be an issue right now.  I got the flu too, but it only lasted 24 hours.  That's 24 hours I never want to relive pregnant again.  I got hit at 5:00 am Sunday morning and when you're texting your husband to send over "anyone" to the house after church on Sunday and "please help me", you know it's bad.  Thank goodness Dan didn't get hit with the flu until Monday when I was feeling better.  It's now Tuesday and he's staying home one more day.

I had an appt. last week and I'm measuring right on target and baby's heartbeat was in the 140's.  All is looking well.  I lost a few lbs. when I was sick, but it's almost all back on now.  Svea is still enjoying playing in her brother's room.  All I say is let's go to your brother's room and she goes running and yelling "baby, baby"!

The little boy is also having hiccups regularly now every day and not just sporadically on some days.  He probably gets them anywhere from three to seven times a day.  It's very fun.  Remember, they do not bother a baby inside so he is in no way in any discomfort:)

31 Weeks With Baby #2

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 31 Weeks!

Total Weight Gain: 20 lbs. I cut out wheat again completely (no cheating) and I'm only eating an unnaturally sugary treat once a week.  My belly is growing bigger and I'm not gaining.  I'm sure I will, but I guess I didn't need to this past month as the last month I put on too much:)

Maternity Clothes: I need to break out my bigger sized Cami tops.  Mine a starting to not want to cover my whole belly.  I'm still rotating three different pants for work and maternity tops.

Best Moment this week: Finding a dresser and time to go get it as a date day with Dan.  My mom came down this weekend and we're going to get to hang out, just the two of us, tomorrow. 

Gender: B.O.Y.

Movement: All the time it seems like.  He has his quiet times when he's sleeping, but for the most part he is quite active.

Food Craving: I sure hope that this baby is going to be a less picky eater as I am craving such healthy food.  All I want are fruits and vegetables and I've also been craving a lot of recipes that call for balsamic vinegar.  Is it natural to want to drink it straight?

What I miss: An ice cold margarita.  It's starting to get warm and I'd love to have one:)

Sleep: Sleeping very well still. By this time with Svea I need two pillows to help support my hips and I don't even need that.  I am noticing that when bedtime hits I'm not just tired, but exhausted again.

What we are looking forward to: Finishing up little boy's room and getting some baby boy clothes from Matt and Lacee.  I'll feel so much better when I know that if he comes he'll have a space that functions well for a baby.

Symptoms: I'm really feeling him now pushing against my lungs and ribs.  It's hard to bend over to the floor and when Svea sits on my lap certain positions are not comfortable with her little body leaning against me.  Other than that I'm just getting rounder and larger:)

30 Weeks With Baby D #2

We have reached 30 weeks! I'm starting to feel really pregnant.  My belly is now getting in the way when bending over and when I sit I definitely feel the little guy pushing up against my ribs.  Svea is having a hard time finding a spot on my lap to sit.  It's quite comical to watch her try.  Other than that I still feel really well.  The three of us have been walking probably five nights a week and I think that is helping me feel even better. Baby boy is moving around a lot, but it's still weird how much more muffled it is.  He is making my whole belly move at times, which is fun.  I have five or maybe six more days of work!!!  I may need to go a few more to help my boss finish up end of the year data, but it's so close! Svea is going to go to daycare once a week this summer and the days purposefully fall on days I have dr. appts.  My next appt. is in a week and a half and then after that I go in every two weeks until 36 weeks and then every week!  Eeek.....I've also started to have some anxiety about how soon baby will be here.  Dan put together his glider today and we washed and put what furniture is in the room where it should be.  That helped me today...a little:)

29 Weeks With Baby D #2

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 29 Weeks!

Total Weight Gain: 20 lbs. I didn't gain any weight in the last two weeks.  The dr. said my six pound gain the last couple of weeks is pretty common for this time and was probably from a large increase in blood volume.  I'm sure I'll keep creeping up two weeks from now:)

 Maternity Clothes: Yep, except for my yoga pants.  I hope they will make it the whole way.  I don't know what I'm going to do when it gets really hot out.  I don't have any maternity shorts and let me tell you...the few pairs I've tried on are hideously ugly and I just don't know if I can go there.

Best Moment this week:Starting to see my belly roll and wiggle from baby's stronger movements.  I'm continuing to feel his hiccups more frequently now.  

Gender: Little Boy!

 

Movement: Quite a bit on and off all day and mostly in the evenings.  Dan was able to feel him again the other night and he could tell the difference in how much stronger it was.

Food Craving: I am seriously craving all different kinds of veggies.  I wish it weren't true, but this is so unlike me normally.  Sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, mushrooms, potatoes, red peppers.....I've had them all in the last week.  I just wish I craved them like this all of the time!

What I miss: I'm missing my last summer's tan, but that's not really amiss because of pregnancy, just the season.  I would like a couple of warm afternoons to hang out with Svea in our suits in the backyard. (Thank you privacy fence!) I have a mild farmer's tan going from last weekend.

Sleep: I'd like to thank Mr. Randy Jacklitch for my many nights of good sleep.  I have yet to not have good sleep between my bathroom trips.  Bathroom trips seem to be increasing some nights....getting ready for the real trial of late night feedings!

What we are looking forward to: Two weeks ago we looked forward to the end of a rummage sale.  Yeah, that didn't happen, but that's ok.  Dan is going to take a few days off here and there to get some projects done (aka:operation baby boy's room!) and we have some family day activities planned for the near future.  I also have 9 work days left before I am officially off for the summer!

Symptoms: Nothing crazy, just slowly growing bigger.  I can't believe I haven't had any heartburn this time around.  I am really lucky when it comes to pregnancy.  I feel good and am enjoying carrying our children around:)

28 Weeks With Baby D #2

I had an appointment yesterday and I'm measuring right on target.  Our little boy's heartbeat was in the 150's.  I also passed my gestational diabetes test!  Woo hoo!  With Svea I didn't and had to do the three hour test.  My dr. let me stay on my insulin resistant medication this time so I wasn't surprised.  I'm still feeling really well. IN looking at this picture and seeing how large my belly is starting to get I'm thinking it won't be long before it's much more difficult to get around. This weekend the weather is supposed to be amazing and so far so good!  We had a beautiful day today and we're supposed to have another one tomorrow.  Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mom's tomorrow!!!  I'm thinking most about my own wonderful Mom, My Grandma Barbara, and my Step-Mom Jane.  Love you guys!  Happy Mother's day to my Mother-in-law as well.  Thank you for your sacrifices in raising this crazy husband of mine:)

27 Weeks With Baby D#2

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along:27 Weeks!

Total Weight Gain: 20 lbs. Seriously...I think my scale is broken:)  This whole pregnancy I've always weighed about three lbs less at the dr. than I do at home so I'm going with that to make me feel better:)

 Maternity Clothes:All maternity at this point except for my own yoga pants, a size too large capri jeans, and a few shirts.

Best Moment this week: Dan putting together the baby's crib.  It made me get excited and motivated to get his room done.  Too bad I can barely do anything to get it done.  Dan has to paint and do the closet floor before I can get my hands on anything.

Gender: BOY!

Movement: Yep, all day off an on.

Food Craving: Two weeks ago I became extremely hungry for about six days.  Little guy must have had a huge growth spurt.  I can see it in my belly as well.  Now it's slowed down and I'm getting to the point where I can't eat as much food at once and have to eat smaller portions since I'm running out of stomach room. I'm craving healthy food like chicken, fruits, and veggies.

What I miss: The ability to work-out how I want to, but it can wait.  This is more important:)

Sleep: Good.  I have the occasional night where my arms and hands fall asleep a lot.  The past couple of nights I've almost had to get up twice to pee instead of once, but I force myself back to the sleep the second time.

What we are looking forward to: A rummage sale?  Ok, so maybe not looking forward to it, but we still don't know if we're going to do it next weekend or not.  I think we are both scared. We could really use the money to buy furniture though for the little boys room. Maybe we are looking forward to it being over:)

Symptoms:This week I have started to finally feel my belly getting in the way.  I tried to paint my toenails and it was hard to breathe.  I am more tired here and there than normal.  Last night Dan, Svea and I were all laying on the floor.  Dan was reading bedtime stories to Svea and I kept falling asleep.  Svea would dive onto me though and wake me up.  Can't miss a good story especially is it's "Danny The Dinosaur".