35 Weeks 6/23/13

35 Weeks

& 

Jeff's 25th Birthday 

Our baby shower was on Sunday (I've been too tired to post this until now!) and it went REALLY WELL! Everyone took home a piece of Jeff's homemade toffee and a small jar of Jeff's homemade BBQ sauce (super yummy) and loved it. I heard so many people RAVE about the food : ) The games went well - not too baby-ish but very fun and the decorations were beautiful thanks to Justine!

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Questions: 

How far along? 35 weeks

Total weight gain: 30 pounds
Maternity clothes? Definitely   
Stretch marks? A few : (
Sleep: Sleeping all the time
Best moment this week: The BABY SHOWER    
Miss Anything? Doing pretty well not being jealous this week : )
Movement: Lots!! She likes to move around even though she can’t have much room in there!
Food cravings: Fruit!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Eating haha
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: None!
Symptoms: Exhausted!!!! Especially after the shower!
Belly Button in or out? Barely in!
Wedding rings on or off? On : )
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy : )
Looking forward to: Getting the house clean and de-cluttered!  

Thoughts

Laying on the couch all day today feeling a little ill - probably just overtired from the week I've had - and I feel my baby curled up inside of me sleeping. I can't help but think about how amazing this is; it will never be so easy to take care of my daughter, never so easy to comfort her and make her feel loved, it will never be exactly like this in the future. This time is magical, I can feel her and can sense her personality and I know that she is there - she's really a person now, but she is comfy inside of me protected from the harsh realities of the world and comforted by the sound of my organs. I'm so happy to feel her I side of me and as much as I want to meet her I'm happy to have her stay in there so happy and safe for as long as she wants. I will see you face to face soon Amelia, until then I'm with you always, beautiful baby. 

34 Weeks 6/16/2013

34 Weeks

About 6 weeks till we meet Amelia! 

Getting very excited about the baby shower on Sunday!!! Can't wait to try all of Jeff's delicious BBQ food and see Justine's awesome decorations! 

Amelia is getting excited to come out - she is stretching out a lot and probably getting a bit cramped in there :) 

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Happy Father's Day to Jeff - already the best daddy on the planet to little Amelia!

She can definitely tell when he's around : ) 

Questions: 

How far along? 34 weeks

Total weight gain: 29 pounds
Maternity clothes? Oh Yeah   
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Uncomfortable : (
Best moment this week: Finding some awesome tomato plants for super cheap at the farmers market!    
Miss Anything? Not this week
Movement: Lots!!!
Food cravings: Watermelon!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing particular
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: Nope just some Braxton Hicks
Symptoms: Heartburn and exhaustion still!
Belly Button in or out? Still in!!!! I’m SO happy about this!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy mostly!
Looking forward to: The baby shower!! Can’t wait for yummy food and awesome cupcakes made by Maria!!!! 

33 Weeks 6/9/13

33 Weeks

7 Weeks till our due date! 

Had a fantastic time at The Inn at Bay Harbor with Jeff!!

And yes, I am STILL holding out on pictures of the nursery until we are finished (or almost finished)!

Questions:

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain: 27 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yep   
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Sleep is my favorite
Best moment this week: Spending the weekend Up North with Jeff : )   
Miss Anything? Not knowing what rib pain was
Movement: Lots
Food cravings: No crazy cravings, as Jeff pointed out this week
Anything making you queasy or sick: Mostly I just get heartburn or I get nauseated from not eating
Gender: ♀ Beautiful lady
Labor Signs?: None
Symptoms: Heartburn and exhaustion
Belly Button in or out? Still just barely in, although sometimes it looks completely flat
Wedding rings on or off? On – and I got it back!!! It looks so sparkly and new : )
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, or moody, depends… on the hour
Looking forward to: The baby shower! 

32 Weeks - 6/2/2013

32 Weeks 

About 8 more weeks till our due date!

We're getting close and Amelia still does not have a middle name; Amelia ??? Allen is due July 28th 2013.

Jeff & I are getting very excited about our "Babymoon", a long weekend trip Up North for just the two of us that my wonderful parents set up. We will be at The Inn at Bay Harbor which means lots of fun in Petoskey and lots of sitting on the beach and enjoying the sand and water (expect many pictures).

32 Week picture: 

Questions: 

How far along? 32 weeks

Total weight gain: 24 pounds
Maternity clothes? Stealing Jeff’s clothes has been my favorite thing to do this week!   
Stretch marks? Not yet but my veins are popping out
Sleep: Still sleeping
Best moment this week: Got the Amelia’s room painted and her tree up… I will show you but not yet!  
Miss Anything? Allergy medicine : (   
Movement: Little girl likes to stretch like her daddy… all the way across my belly
Food cravings: None – Bleh, food.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Yes.
Gender: ♀ Beautiful lady
Labor Signs?: Nope
Symptoms: Seasonal Allergies and Heartburn… and nausea… and exhaustion
Belly Button in or out? In – barely!
Wedding rings on or off? On – still in the shop though   
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy… and a little mean on occasion.
Looking forward to: Our BABYMOON this weekend!!!! 

We will be here on Friday: