35 Weeks!

35 weeks is a big day- 35/35, because I am 35 weeks pregnant and only have 35 days until my due date! Crazy!

How far along: 35 weeks, 0 days.

Maternity Clothes: One pair of jeans is too loose, the other is too tight! I can't win!

Stretch Marks: Still none.

Sleep: Hit or miss. I think I got up 5 times last night.

Best Moment this Week: Having a wonderful dinner with Reagan and Chris on Monday night. We started going out to dinner as our Christmas presents to each other last year. I think it's a wonderful alternative to getting more "stuff"..

Movement: Knee here, elbow there.... She's poking me as I type this!

Food Cravings: I love empty calorie drinks... soda, juice.... delicious.

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: I've had a few Braxton Hicks contractions, but that's all so far.

Belly Button: Still poking out.

What I Miss: Having a drink on NYE.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Christmas!

Weekly Wisdom: Don't ever try to find parking in Belle Square by going on Bellevue Way. Go up to 100th and park in the back parking garage. Especially at Christmas.

33-34 weeks

How far along: 34 weeks, 4 days.

Maternity Clothes: I'm getting bored with what I have, but I'm not about to go out and buy clothing that will only last me another month.

Stretch Marks: Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Sleep: Ugh, woke up at 6:45 today, could not get comfortable enough to fall back asleep. Thanks, baby. :)

Best Moment this Week: My shower in Port Orchard was great! It was wonderful to see so many old friends! Got to eat lunch with Sam on Friday! And subbed for my favorite first grade class on Tuesday.

Movement: On Friday, she was moving around ALL DAY.

Food Cravings: Got some doughnuts from Sluy's yesterday!

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: I've had a few Braxton Hicks contractions, but that's all so far.

Belly Button: Still poking out.

What I Miss: Being comfortable.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Reagan is back in town! Also, Christmas shopping.

Weekly Wisdom: Don't tease me too much right now. I'm way to uncomfortable to deal with your bull crap.

:)

34 weeks

33 weeks

33 weeks

BIG Update- Shower, Thanksgiving (30-32 weeks)

32 weeks

Baby Shower- November 22nd, 2009.

Reagan Carosino, the lovely hostess, and myself.

Maddie and Sam, Thanksgiving 2009

How far along: 32 weeks, 0 days.

Maternity Clothes: See picture above to find out what happens when I don't wear maternity clothes! :)

Stretch Marks: Still absent!

Sleep: Sleep has been ok.

Best Moment this Week: So many good moments since I last updated! I had my first baby shower, got to spend time with my best friend, had a lovely Thanksgiving, got more sub jobs... it's all good!

Movement: There's nothing cooler/weirder than seeing your belly move around like something in a movie.

Food Cravings: Had a delicious Friend Egg Sandwich tonight!

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None so far. Still haven't had any noticeable Braxton Hicks contractions.

Belly Button: My friend, Pokey the Belly Button.

What I Miss: My back not hurting.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: I have a shower in Port Orchard on Saturday- I am very excited to see a lot of family and family friends that I haven't seen in awhile!

Weekly Wisdom: Don't restrict your water in take in the evening. You'll have to get up to pee abajillion times anyways, might as well stay hydrated.

29 weeks!

Yikes! I skipped updating for a little bit, but that's only because I've been getting SO MANY sub jobs! Which is great! So, you will see pictures for weeks 27 and 29 (I'm technicially 28 weeks, 6 days, so close enough ;), and a current update.

27 Weeks:

29 Weeks (Didn't remember to take a picture for 28 weeks):

How far along: 28 weeks, 6 days.

Maternity Clothes: I got some new maternity cords at JC Penney on sale!

Stretch Marks: So far, so good!

Sleep: I've been sleeping pretty well- trying to enjoy it while I can.

Best Moment this Week: Getting my hair cut!

Movement: Honestly, this is my favorite part of pregnancy: feeling her move around. I think it is just the coolest thing in the world!

Food Cravings: Loving ice cream right now.

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button: Still poking out slightly.

What I Miss: Raw cookie dough.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Nannying this weekend- I haven't seen the girls in a while, they are going to be so excited when they see how big I am!

Weekly Wisdom: Things always get better. :)

26 weeks and I have Swine Flu

So... it's been an interesting few days! On Monday, I began subbing for Northshore, and I had my first two days of subbing. The first day was elementary P.E. in Kenmore and the second day was library at my old school. It was all a lot of fun, but I felt like I was beginning to get a cough on Sunday evening.

On Monday, the cough was a little bit worse and my nose was running a little bit.

On Tuesday morning, the cough was better but my nose was running more.

I had a very runny and stuffy nose all day Tuesday, and on Tuesday afternoon I started to get a headache. After getting home, I felt very cold. I took a shower and shivered for about 2 minutes before getting warmed up. I began taking my temperature when I got home, and it was steadily rising. By 6pm, it was 100.5. After talking to my sister-in-law (a nurse) and an on-call nurse for UW Medicine, I went in to see the doctor at 7pm. I tested positive for Influenza Type A, and they said they would know for sure if it was Swine Flu in 2-3 days. Fortunately, they gave me Tamiflu right away.

Wednesday night they called and confirmed it was... Swine Flu!

Basically, I feel like I have a cold. It really doesn't feel that bad, but I am quarantining myself at home and I am getting b-o-r-e-d. I'm doing fine, taking my medicine, drinking water, resting. I will be fine and so will the baby.

How far along: 26 weeks, 2 days.

Maternity Clothes: All Maternity, all the time.

Stretch Marks: Not yet!

Sleep: I've been getting a lot of rest this week.

Best Moment this Week: Seeing so many of my first graders from last year!

Movement: She's a kicker!

Food Cravings: Honey Crisp Apples... nummy!

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button: Still poking out slightly.

What I Miss: Not being sick. :(

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Being able to leave my house.

Weekly Wisdom: Sometimes life is like a bad comedy, and you just have to laugh at it.

25 weeks!

How far along: 25 weeks, 1 days.

Maternity Clothes: I wore one of my cute dresses on Tuesday. ;)

Stretch Marks: Not yet!

Sleep: Sleep has been good this week, thankfully! Hope I don't jinx anything.

Best Moment this Week: Seeing family last weekend.

Movement: I love feeling my little acrobat move around!

Food Cravings: Trader Joe's Lemon Sorbet.... DELICIOUS!

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: None.

Belly Button: Still poking out slightly.

What I Miss: Happy Hour.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Starting to sub on Monday. New adventure time!

Weekly Wisdom: Even when it seems like everything is going wrong, stay positive!

Ideas In My Head

Keeping track of things I want and things I need for the nursery will be another purpose of this blog.

A reminder of what we have so far:

-Crib and mattress
-Glider
-Corner Shelf

Things we still need:

-Dresser
-Changing Table (Can be combined with dresser if the dresser is big enough).

Things I need to do:

-Do final pick of wall color
-Pick out fabrics for bedding and new chair cushions
-Paint corner shelf
-Find all the little touches to add to her room.

The nursery wall color will be very "gender neutral," in case a baby boy comes along a few years down the road, but everything else will be awfully girly, with pinks, greens, browns, and yellows.

Here are some of the things I like:

These fabrics are some that I'm really loving right now.
I can order it on Etsy, but I'm trying to find it in person, first.

I love this bird mobile!
I have directions to make it from Martha Stewart, but I think
it's going to end up being pretty time intensive. :)

I've had my eye on this alphabet print for awhile.
I will probably bite the bullet soon and order it.

This is one person's update of Ikea's Malm dresser.
I like the idea behind it more than the specific style.

I'd love to have some sort of display shelf for all of the books that Laurel will have!