Bumpdate: Almost There

Every time someone asks me how I'm feeling these days I have no response except for "almost there".  That's how hopeful I am to have this baby before my due date.  :)  In actuality I still have over a month to go (this bumpdate is lil behind, I'm 34 weeks now!) but I'm at the point of being tired of being tired and uncomfortable all the time.

Good things to report:
Belly button is still an innie (hoping it will stay that way!)
No stretch marks

Not so good things:
Gaining 1lb a week - which is a good thing pregnancy wise - it's a not so fun thing when I see my face and body get rounder and rounder by the second.
I can't paint my toenails anymore.
This is how I walk

:)

7 Months Bumpdate

 

I am officially in the 3rd trimester! I've also got the pregnant waddle going on, it's super attractive (or not.  HA!)  People are finally recognizing that I'm pregnant, before it was a "is she or isn't she" kind of thing.  Now people just full on ask me when I'm due or what I'm having.  My allergies have been kicking my butt lately and my doctor has told me that pregnancy makes them worse so I'm definitely not having fun in that department but everything else is going smoothly.  Like I mentioned before though, I just feel weird being pregnant, like I don't even own this body of mine.  So many things change that you don't realize and man, just bending down to pick something up is like the hardest chore in the world.  I see something drop to the ground and then debate in my head how much I really want to try and bend down and pick it up or just leave it on the ground until I can get someone to pick it up for me :)

6 month bumpdate

 

I can't believe I've been pregnant for 6 months.  It's crazy how time flies.  The bump is getting bigger by the second and I feel huge but I know I should be thankful at this stage because at least I can still fit into all of my regular jeans (and loving my Bellaband with them!). And I know that 2-3 months from now I'll probably wish I was this size!  It sucks doing certain things now and I hate when I go to yoga and I can't do certain poses, although I was super proud of myself that at 6 months pregnant I can still do the crow pose (which my teacher was impressed too, she called me out on it in front of the class!) I have yet to have any strangers touch my bump (thank goodness, I don't want that to happen like ever!) and no pregnancy comments.  I think mostly because I don't really wear tight or form fitting tops and you can't see it too much so I probably just look chubby to most people.  I'm trying to make dates with all my girlfriends lately because in a few months when I'm as big as a house I'm not going to want to go out and be seeing anyone.  My baby shower is coming up and I'm SO excited to get together with a few friends and my sister who's flying out to organize it.  I've been trying to get baby advice from my sister and all my friends since I don't have time to read any books.  I'm trying to absorb all I can from the awesome ladies that I know and love that have been there and done that.  They all have wonderful kids and I am happy to take advice from them!  One thing that I will say about pregnancy is that it's weird.  A lot of weird stuff goes on with your body.  A lot of weird stuff goes on in your head.  I'm definitely not one of those "I LOVE being pregnant" ladies although I'm very thankful to be having a healthy and normal pregnancy but overall, I think it's totally weird being pregnant.  LOL!  

Thanks for following along with my pregnancy and all the congrats.  It's so nice to hear from readers who are pregnant as well or who just had a baby!  It's such a crazy fun journey and love that I can share with you guys. 

Bumpdate: Half way there!

I've passed the half way mark and am now a little over 5 months.  Kind of crazy to me how fast this time has gone!  Baby has been quite active since 18 weeks and I love feeling the little flutters in my stomach.  I had a normal appetite up until 19 weeks when I was a hungry hungry hippo and that's also when my bump grew the most.  I don't have any weird cravings but I eat a lot of fruit!  I can't get enough of it.

We also found out a couple weeks ago what we are having... 

Her first onesie!  I thought it was quite appropriate with all of the necklaces :)

Funny thing is when I first started telling friends and family that I was pregnant, everyone assumed I wanted a girl probably because I'm so girly myself but I've never had a strong desire for a girl or a boy even before I was pregnant.  I've never been the girl who thought about dressing up her daughter and doing all sorts of fun girly things.  I quite honestly just wanted a healthy baby regardless of the gender.  When we found out it was a girl I think everyone else was more excited about it being a girl than I was.  Although not my husband, he was pretty sure it was going to be a boy :)  Not that I'm not excited but because I didn't lean either way, I wasn't whooping or hollering for either gender.  I was just glad to finally be able to buy stuff for the baby! 

My sister bought her this little coat, it's my favorite thing ever!  It's got a bow on the back too.  And I had to get her these adorable skinny jeans.  How could I resist?

Thanks so much for all the kind words and advice during my pregnancy.  I so appreciate it and am happy to be sharing this journey with you all!

My little secret...

I've been keeping a lil secret that I can finally reveal!

I'm pregnant!

The baby is due in September and I'm about 4.5 months now.  We will be finding out the sex of the baby soon so we're very excited for that.  Not much will change with the blog except I'm sure you'll be seeing my growing bump in lookbooks.  My husband and I are excited for this next little adventure in our lives and thank you guys for always being so supportive and reading along with my blog!