36 weeks

How Far along: 36 weeks

Size of Baby: a crenshaw melon (according to baby center)

Total Weight Gain: 26 lbs. so far...

Gender: ??? 

Movement: Lots of movement!

Sleep: Not so good. I guess I'm getting prepared for all the sleepless nights ahead of me :)

Maternity Clothes: I have now reached the stage of my pregnancy where I only want to wear sweatpants. Thank goodness I only have one week left until Christmas break (and Thursday is pajama day at school, yippee!)

Symptoms: The baby feels really low! It's making me waddle :) and I constantly feel like I have to pee.  I'm still underestimating the size of my belly-yesterday, I leaned over the oven door to pull out our pizza and I burnt my belly!

Aversions: No aversions. 

Cravings: Sweets!

What I Miss: Being able to move around like I used to. 

Best Moment of the Week: Paul installed the car seat and I started to pack my hospital bag. We are almost ready! Here are the outfits I packed for coming home from the hospital. I wonder if we will be wearing the pink or the blue??

Not So Good Moment: At my appointment today, my doctor tried to check me to see if I'm dilated. He couldn't tell because the baby's head is so low it's in the way! I'm so curious now. He did say that my cervix is thinning and from what he felt, he thinks this baby is going to be big..yikes! :)

I am getting so anxious to meet this little one. I just want to know when Pat is going to make his/her debut!

Maternity Photos

A few weeks ago, Paul and I had some maternity photos taken. 

The photographer was recommended to me by a friend from work. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I really love the way they turned out. 

Here are some of my favs...

I can't wait to see what she does for our newborn photos!

35 weeks

How Far along: 35 weeks

Size of Baby: a honeydew (according to baby center)

Total Weight Gain: 20 lbs. so far...

Gender: ??? 

Movement: Constant movement! Paul stared at my belly for half of mass on Sunday because the baby was going crazy in there. It's such a trip to see..and feel!

Sleep: Not so good. I guess I'm getting prepared for all the sleepless nights ahead of me :)

Maternity Clothes: My maternity clothes are starting to get tight. ugh.

Symptoms: I'm so hungry and thirsty. Like, all. the. time. Swollen ankles and calves-especially after sitting or standing for long periods of time. I've also had some pretty bad cramps this week. My doctor says they're Braxton Hicks contractions.

Aversions: No aversions. 

Cravings: Sweets!

What I Miss: Being able to move around like I used to. 

Best Moment of the Week: Spending a whole weekend alone with Paul! We haven't had one of those since July. It was so nice to spend some quality time together. I can't believe we will be meeting our baby in 5 weeks or less!!

34 weeks

How Far along: 34 weeks

Size of Baby: a cantaloupe (according to baby center)

Total Weight Gain: 20 lbs. so far...

Gender: ??? 

Movement: This baby is constantly moving! He/she likes to push out on my stomach with its butt (this was confirmed by my doctor :)

Sleep: Not so good. Rolling over is like a 5 minute event. 

Maternity Clothes: All maternity clothes, plus I'm now wearing Paul's clothes for lounging around the house.

Symptoms: I was informed that the "indigestion" I was having last week is actually heartburn. It continued this week too. I really only get it around 5:00pm, but when I do, it's yucky! Also, I'm starting to feel large and in charge. My calves, arms, and hands are starting to swell and I'm having a hard time moving around like I used to. Even my maternity clothes are feeling a little snug. Oh, and I keep underestimating the size of my belly and accidentally bumping into things with it!

Aversions: No aversions. 

Cravings: Sweets!

What I Miss: My old body.

Best Moment of the Week: Once again, my best moment was my 34 week appointment with my doctor. I know some people hate going to the doctor, but I really look forward to my appointments. This week, my doctor told me the baby's head was down and he or she was hanging out on my right side. I love hearing those little tidbits of info because I'm constantly wondering what's going on in there!

PAT

I got a few questions about this on my last two posts, and I realized I never wrote about it!

Way back when I found out I was pregnant (seems like so long ago!) Paul and I decided we did not want to know the gender of our baby. But after about a day or two of calling the baby "it," we decided we needed to come up with a name to call our baby until we met him or her. Paul said we should call the baby Pat.

For those that don't know, Pat is a character from Saturday Night Live that is an "androgynous misfit whose sex is never revealed." Haha! I thought it was kinda fitting.

We've been calling our baby Pat ever since. 

No, we are not actually naming our baby Pat. We have other names picked out. But I will say, I've become so used to calling the baby Pat that it might take me a while after he or she is born to stop! 

I can't wait to meet our little Pat! Hopefully he or she will look nothing like the character above :)

33 weeks

How Far along: 33 weeks (I'm very late getting this up, I'm actually 34 weeks right now, but the pic is from week 33) (Oh, and I think I need to start taking the pic at the beginning of the day rather than the end; I look tired haha!)

Size of Baby: a pineapple

Total Weight Gain: 18 lbs. so far...

Gender: ??? 

Movement: I think the baby is running out of room, it's starting to get uncomfortable! 

Sleep: Not so good. I wake up constantly and just can't seem to get comfortable. 

Maternity Clothes: All maternity clothes, plus I'm now wearing Paul's clothes for lounging around the house.

Symptoms: I have to sit up straight for at least an hour after I eat, otherwise the food feels like it sits in my chest and starts to come up (gross, I know). I guess I would call it indigestion?? Also, co-workers, friends, and strangers alike are telling me I've "dropped." What?! Isn't it a little early for that?

Aversions: No aversions. 

Cravings: Cereal

What I Miss: My stamina. I get winded just walking from one side of the room to the other!

Best Moment of the Week: I washed all of Pat's clothes, blankets, lovies, etc. It was so fun going through all of it and imagining the little baby that will soon be wearing those tiny clothes :)  I can't wait to meet him or her!!

32 weeks

I was not feeling the pic today..can you tell?

How Far along: 32 weeks 

Size of Baby: a large jicama

Total Weight Gain: 18 lbs. so far...

Gender: ??? 

Movement: Lots of movement-the baby is pushing out on my stomach constantly!

Sleep: Sleep has been pretty good this week, except for the fact that I get up 3 times a night to go to the bathroom.

Maternity Clothes: I'm pretty much in all maternity clothes at this point with just a few pre-pregnancy pieces mixed in. 

Symptoms: My emotions are out of control! I go from slightly irritated, to filled with rage, to weepy in a matter of seconds. Yikes! Poor Paul :)

Aversions: No aversions. 

Cravings: I am really excited for Thanksgiving food this year. I can't stop thinking about my mom's stuffing.

What I Miss: Feeling normal. Will I ever feel normal again??

Best Moment of the Week: My friend from Pueblo, Lauren, hosted a shower for me this weekend. It was a really nice shower and Pat got lots of great stuff! I left there feeling so incredibly blessed, which made me cry (please see "symptoms" above).