Turtle Soup: July 2013

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

39 Weeks + 4 Days 7/25/13!

39 Weeks + 4 Days!

Amelia is due in 3 days!!

The plan is to let Amelia pick her birthday, so we don't know exactly when she will be here, but her due date is July 28th which is 3 days away!!! We have a doctors appointment later (10:15am) and will find out if I am any more dilated and how things are going. Yesterday (Wednesday) I got really excited about doing last minute research, asking questions (I made a list for our appointment today), and making sure everything is ready. I think I got a lot done today AND remembered to do the dishes : )

Jeff had a good day as well, his friend David is in town for 1 day and so we went out for dinner at Carino's and saw Jeff and they are hanging out now.

Chalkboard:

Questions:

How far along? 39 weeks
Maternity clothes? Maternity clothes and yoga pants and dresses
Stretch marks? On my sides only
Sleep: Depends on the night, sleeping pretty well
Best moment this week: Jeff made me Mexican food at 11pm one night because I REALLY wanted it : ) He’s amazing!
Miss Anything? Patron margaritas on the rocks with salt…. yummmmm
Movement: Lots of movement!
Food cravings: None really
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing specific, but I’ve been a lot more queasy this week than I had been for awhile!!
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: Some Braxton hicks but they aren’t painful, a few painful contractions but they don’t last – 1 CM dilated and 50% effaced!
Symptoms: Heartburn!
Belly Button in or out? Beginning to poke out – my turkey timer is almost done
Wedding rings on or off? On most of the time
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy one day, moody and crying for absolutely no reason the next.
Looking forward to: Meeting baby Amelia!!!!!

And now, for a fun comparison - lets see the difference a few weeks makes:

6 Weeks - not showing yet

Front view 6 weeks

25 Weeks

34 Weeks

39 Weeks

38 Weeks 7/14/2013

38 Weeks

Baby is the size of a celery bunch

We can't wait to meet her!!!!!!!

Check out that belly!!!!!!

Questions:

How far along? 38 weeks
Maternity clothes? Oh yes
Stretch marks? On my sides
Sleep: Doing alright
Best moment this week: dddd
Miss Anything? Patron margaritas on the rocks with salt
Movement: She’s kicking all over
Food cravings: Fruit and Cereal (I’ve been loving granola)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing in particular
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: Some Braxton hicks but they aren’t painful – 1 CM dilated and 50% effaced!
Symptoms: Heartburn!
Belly Button in or out? Beginning to poke out
Wedding rings on or off? On most of the time
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Meeting my baby!

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

37 Weeks - 7/7/13

37 Weeks!

We are now considered FULL TERM! That means - Amelia could come at ANY TIME... but she probably won't come for a few more weeks :)

We celebrated the 4th by cooking some delicious burgers on the grill (thanks Jeff!) and some very festive rice krispies along with potato salad and taco dip! Yum :-)

Chalkboard update: as of today (7/9) we are 19 days from our due date of July 28th!

I'll do questions and then I'll finish with a few of the awesome baby shower pictures taken by my gorgeous aunt Rebekah!

Questions:

How far along? 37 weeks

Total weight gain: 37 pounds
Maternity clothes? I’m in pajamas or sun dresses most of the time
Stretch marks? Yeah but not too many
Sleep: Oh sleep… my favorite thing : )
Best moment this week: Cooking out with some friends and YUMMY food!
Miss Anything? Tequila! I made Jeff watermelon margaritas that were delicious (I just tried a sip)
Movement: Ooooohhhhh Yeahhhhhh
Food cravings: Fruit fruit fruit
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not too bad this week
Gender: ♀ Beautiful baby girl
Labor Signs?: Nope
Symptoms: SUCH BAD HEARTBURN!!!
Belly Button in or out? Pretty much flat
Wedding rings on or off? On most days, off some of the time (especially when I’m cleaning)
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!!!
Looking forward to: Meeting my beautiful little girl!!!