Challk Talk: September 2012

Saturday, September 29, 2012

40 weeks

My original plan was to take a picture of myself in the same dress that I took my first belly blog picture in on Saturday. Well my water broke on Friday night and I had Erick take this picture as we were on our way to the birthing center. (this picture was taken after being up all night with contractions). I will post about the birth soon so stay tuned.

How far along? 40 weeks

Total weight gain: +27

Maternity clothes? A mix of maternity and non maternity

Stretch marks? I successfully made it through without any :-)

Sleep: Sleep was pretty good this last week.

Best moment this week: The sweet cards from some of my students and all the well wishes from my coworkers. I will be super happy to be home for the next 3 months but I will miss seeing my coworkers everyday.

Miss Anything? running

Movement: Oh yes.

Food cravings: peaches

Anything making you queasy or sick: smelly stuff

Gender: BABY GIRL!!!!

Labor Signs: Braxton hicks contractions here and there and feeling naseous.

Symptoms: heartburn and being exhausted.

Belly Button in or out? starting to poke out... I'm not sure it will though

Wedding rings on or off? on but getting tight. I changed out my wedding band with a bigger band that I had because I was afraid it would get stuck.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and excited!

Looking forward to: Meeting my sweet baby girl

Monday, September 17, 2012

39 weeks- few days late

It's really crazy to know that I am due in a week! The last 39 weeks have flown by. I am very excited to meet my baby girl but I also feel like I could stay pregnant for a few more months. I mean there are times where I feel like I'm ready to pop but at other times I feel great. I am starting to miss my old not pregnant body and I do miss being able to stand up or get out of bed easily. I never thought I would say this but I miss running. This week is my last week at work before maternity leave. It's so weird for me to think that I'm not going to be going to work everyday for 3 months. I know I will have my own "work" at home with Kate but it's just crazy to know that I won't be going to work for that long. I met the sub who will be taking my place while I am gone and am more at ease with work now. She seems great and the kids are so good that I'm sure there won't be any issues.

How far along? 39 weeks

Total weight gain: +27

Maternity clothes? A mix of maternity and non maternity

Stretch marks? none yet and I hope to never get them! Fingers crossed not much longer to go.

Sleep: Sleep has actually been pretty good this last week, aside from a few sleepless night.

Best moment this week: One of Erick's clients threw us a baby shower and it was great to see Erick be able to celebrate Kate's upcoming arrival with his employees and clients.

Miss Anything? running

Movement: Oh yes. Ouch.

Food cravings: peaches

Anything making you queasy or sick: smelly stuff

Gender: BABY GIRL!!!!

Labor Signs: Braxton hicks contractions here and there.

Symptoms: heartburn and being exhausted.

Belly Button in or out? starting to poke out... I'm not sure it will though

Wedding rings on or off? on but getting tight. It seems like in the morning and at night are when they get swollen and my rings get tight.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and excited!

Looking forward to: Meeting my sweet baby girl

Friday, September 7, 2012

38 weeks

2 weeks to go! Well about 2 weeks give or take 2 weeks. We had our ultrasound on Tuesday and she is measuring right where she should be :-) Estimated about 7 pounds (the tech said that could be off by a pound, hopefully if it is off then she's 6 pounds and not 8 lol). We got to see her moving all about. We got to see her kidneys, bladder (which was full, so weird to think she's living in her pee) and her heart. The heart is my favorite part! I love seeing it flicker and hearing it beat.

How far along? 38 weeks

Total weight gain: +25

Maternity clothes? Lately I've gone back to the Bella band/ hair tie trick and have worn some non maternity jeans and pants. Wearing about 1/2 maternity 1/2 regular clothes.

Stretch marks? none yet and I hope to never get them!

Sleep: Sleep has actually been pretty great this last week.

Best moment this week: Seeing our baby girl on the ultrasound!

Miss Anything? red wine

Movement: holy alien in my belly! She is pushing around in there like crazy! It freaks Erick out sometimes by how hard she pushes. She seems to be more active lately and I am not complaining, I love feeling it. It does hurt though sometimes but I have to say it's the coolest feeling I've ever felt and I will for sure miss it once she's born.

Food cravings: Ice and popcorn with chocolate chips

Anything making you queasy or sick: smelly stuff

Gender: BABY GIRL!!!!

Labor Signs: No labor signs but braxton hicks contractions here and there.

Symptoms: crazy vivid dreams.

Belly Button in or out? starting to poke out... the midwife made a comment about the reason I'm still pregnant is because I don't have an outtie yet, so she's not done cooking lol

Wedding rings on or off? on but getting tight. It seems like in the morning and at night are when they get swollen and my rings get tight.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and excited!

Looking forward to: Enjoying the next few weeks (4 maximum lol) with Erick before we become a family of 3 and of course meeting our sweet baby!

Back to school fashion maternity style

What to wear during the last weeks of pregnancy-

I have been very very blessed throughout my pregnancy. Yes there was a few months of 24/7 nausea and exhaustion, but other than that I've been healthy and happy. I have loved "dressing up my bump". Here are some examples of what I'm wearing for work in the final weeks of my pregnancy (weeks 35-38). It's a mix of new maternity and my regualr old clothes. I'll add more in the next few weeks.

For the most part I wear dressed and flats to work. Dresses are the easiest thing to wear and I have found some really cute maternity ones that I love. I also love a comfy maxi skirt. I have a picture here of one of the ones I wear but I also recently bought a white flowy one from Motherhood Maternity and have fallen in love with it! It's super cute and oh so confortable. I labled the outfits with where I got them in case anyone is interested.