Ode to the stomach

So here is my stomach starting at 8 weeks and moving up. Some I took every week, most are every few weeks. CRAZY!

36 weeks!

How Far along? 36 weeks

Size of the Baby? Coconut! or two in this boys case!!

Maternity Clothes? O Yes/ DR's t-shirts

Gender? Boy

Movement? Still moves all of the time. I don't know how he has room in there but he finds a way to jab momma's ribs pretty consistently! 

Sleep? Well we have bathroom breaks 3 times a night now and every time I need to roll over, I wake up…so I have had better :)

Cravings? Nothing really lately. Food isn't as appealing to me these days. I think we are in the final stretch!

Symptoms?  Lose joints, frequent bathroom breaks, major nesting mode (only in his room unfortunately ha)

What I miss? Being able to sit up without me and DR both counting to three and him hoisting me up with all of his might HA

Milestones?  Almost at the 37 week mark which officially means full term! 

What I’m excited about?  Having this baby! Last Thursday's appt he measured at 6 1/2 lbs. He is getting ready! Also excited about these next days/weeks to have with DR before our little guy comes into the world. I am so thankful that God blessed me with this man. I literally could not imagine having anyone else next to me for this process. He is seriously amazing

Baby Center update: 36 weeks

Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.

At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.

34 weeks!

5 or 6 weeks to go!!! Holy moly I am so excited! I am now an official 'stay at home mom' so I have been able to just rest and start to get things ready. Me, Kris, Mom, and EB went to Ohio last week and my cousin and aunt gave me an amazing shower! It was great to see alot of family and it made me feel so special to see everything they did for me. It was beautiful- I will post pictures of that later!

Also while I was gone, DR, Kirk, and Ty (my brother in law and brother) painted the nursery and put the crib and his dresser together. DR also went and got the mirror I had fallen in love with a few weeks back and his chair and lamp. It was awesome to come home to! I will also post pictures of that soon! Meanwhile I wanted to post my 34 week photos!!

32 weeks!!

Wow!! I cannot believe I am 32 weeks already/ I cant believe I still have 7 or 8 to go!! What a crazy feeling. I am so ready for this little boy to be here but I am also wanting to soak in this time. This is my last week of work and it is definately time for me to come home and rest. I am very excited. I cant wait to really start nesting. Everyone I see lately is shocked that I still have 7 weeks left because this little boy likes to sit high with his head poking into my belly. He is definately being carried in the front. Everyone guesses its a boy before I can tell them by the way I am carrying. Very exciting. Here are some pictures from this week…(DR is in the background once again as you can tell)

4-D Ultra sound

We had our 4D ultra sound today! He is precious and we cannot wait to meet him!

We love you so much already Levi!

30 week pictures!

I cant believe I am 30 weeks! This means that if the doc takes him early (which he is still saying he is) we have only 9 weeks to go!!! It has been really fun the past few weeks to see all of this really start to sink in to DR. Anytime we see a little boy he is just mesmerized. He also has started loving to put his hand on my belly and feel him move (it borderline freaked him out at first) He loves to push on my belly and make Levi kick back in the mornings. I cant wait to see him with our little guy. He is going to be the best dad!

28 weeks

How Far along? 28 weeks (almost 29)

Size of the Baby? Chinese Cabbage? ha!

Maternity Clothes? Yes

Gender? Blue!

Movement? Yes we have a mover on our hands! He is feisty!! He is still in breech position so the other night I was laying down and had him turned sideways and he flipped right back up to breech- little stinker! He is too comfy to hang upside down :)

Sleep? Pretty good

Cravings? Still chocolate and now oranges! So strange these cravings

Symptoms?  Major charlie horses in my legs at night! Haha poor DR has to literally use all of his strength to straighten by leg.

What I miss? hmmm well I am officially having to concentrate on walking without a waddle- o dear ha! So I miss walking normal

Milestones? 3rd trimester officially!! We had our appointment last week and he was over 2 1/2 lbs and measuring at a May 13th due date (mine is really May 22) He is going to be a sweet big boy!

What I’m excited about? we leave for the beach today for a week and when we get back we are going to a 4d ultra sound so I am sooo excited to see sweet little baby looking like a real baby and not a little alien (or Darth Vader as his sweet dad says)

Baby Center update: 28 weeks

By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.