37 weeks

How far along? 37 weeks, 6 days

Total weight gain/measurements: 14 lbs - down two from last week! We'll see for sure tomorrow, when I go back for my 38 weeks appointment. I really can't get over losing weight while pregnant haha.

Maternity clothes: Still wishing I had long sleeve maternity shirts even though it's not cold. I look wayyy more pregnant in maternity shirts, which cracks me up.

Sleep: I finally got something for my restless legs and bedtime has been going so much better. I'm able to fall asleep and stay asleep, minus waking up to pee every two or so hours. I guess I'm getting ready for having a newborn again!

Best moment this week: I finished all my Christmas shopping! We survived Thanksgiving...yes, survived. It was the weirdest holiday ever. We also went to Mainstay farms which Evelyn LOVED. She saw "ho ho." I told her that he had candy so she went up to him and said "trick or treat!" We are now practicing saying "Merry Christmas!" HAHA. Mom and I got pedicures on Saturday, so I got all my pre-baby pampering done. Whew!  

Miss anything? Chick fil a.

Movement: I'm still anxious and crazy, but he's been moving a lot today. I just have had a lot of anxiety this weekend!! 

Food cravings: Nothing really...I crave the day when I'm not eating eggs for breakfast. LOL

Anything making you queasy or sick? I'll have a little bit of nausea randomly, but not too bad. 

Gender: Baby boy

Labor signs: Lost some more of my mucus plug haha. That's so gross, but whatever, this is my blog. I don't usually do dilation checks because they don't really mean anything until you're in labor, but I am so tempted to find out this time. Maybe next week. I had a little bit of contractions the night before Thanksgiving but nothing really since then.

Symptoms: Big belly, constantly running to the bathroom, baby kicks, a little bit of acne - which sucks because I haven't really had any this pregnancy. Ugh.

Belly button in or out? Still out. Love it. 

Wedding rings on or off? Off. Can't wait to get them resized post baby so I can wear them again!

Happy or moody most of the time: Moody - I've been so anxious lately. I constantly feel like I'm on the verge of a breakdown. 

Looking forward to: My 38 weeks midwife appointment is tomorrow -I can't believe I'm already that far along!! Evelyn goes back to school on Wednesday, thank God, because I need that for my sanity. Taking milk bath photos with Jen at some point this week, which will be super fun! Baby celebration lunch with some of my closest friends on Thursday annnnd mom and I are taking Evelyn to a Christmas tea party on Saturday. I LOVE this time of year. I am so torn between wanting baby boy to come soon and wanting to do ALL THE CHRISTMAS THINGS! 

37 weeks with Evelyn and 37 weeks with baby boy.

36 weeks

How far along? 36 weeks, 6 days

Total weight gain/measurements: 16 lbs. I gained a lb. BOOHOO. Probably because we keep eating out. I'm keeping my blood sugar good, but I need to get back on track eating at home.

Maternity clothes: I really want some long sleeve maternity shirts but it seriously feels like such a waste to buy maternity shirts at 37 weeks pregnant haha.

Sleep: I stay up way too late, but I fall asleep easier that way. Naps are pretty easy for me, so I don't understand why bedtime is just so rough on my body! I'm waking up at 6 am consistently, which is annoying. 

Best moment this week: I don't have group b strep!!! I feel like everything else has been totally crazy this pregnancy, so I was totally sure this test would also be postive, but it wasn't. Woohoo! Also, my bonus check from LuLaRoe finally came in so I was able to get started on my Christmas shopping. AND, we took Evelyn to see ice last night, which was super fun but also very cold. She really enjoyed it! Oh jeez, I almost forgot my baby shower was on Saturday. We had so much fun! Thank you so much to everyone who came, and to those of you who were there in spirit! An extra big thank you to Sarah for coming up from Houston to host the shower for me. That's true love.

Miss anything? Chick fil a.

Movement: Last night I made Mike wake him up so I could do kick counts, even though he'd been kicking all day, because I am crazy. So....yeah. 

Food cravings: Cupcakes - Mike tried to tell me I haven't craved cupcakes this pregnancy, but he is a dirty liar. I'm also still really into sweet potatoes. This is still weird to me.

Anything making you queasy or sick? No one should be queasy this far along. 

Gender: Baby boy

Labor signs: Some mild contractions. Lost part of my mucus plug last week (can't remember if I already blogged about this lol. Sorry for the TMI). I had some intense contractions last night and I was laughing because I told Megan at my last midwife appointment that he had better wait till we went to Ice. 

Symptoms: Big belly, itchy hands (AGAIN ugh. I think it's cold weather though), terrible sleep, I have to pee every five seconds, and some contractions

Belly button in or out? Now you can see the outtie through my shirts! This is so hilarious to me.

Wedding rings on or off? Off. Can't wait to get them resized post baby so I can wear them again!

Happy or moody most of the time: I've been pretty cranky lately. We ran into the Clacklers last night at Ice and I was in the worst mood ever. Sorry, Clacklers. LOL 

Looking forward to: My 37 weeks midwife appointment is tomorrow. Thanksgiving is Thursday. Mom and I are getting pedicures on Friday. Evelyn and I are going to the chiropractor on Saturday. And on Sunday we are going to Mainstay Farms FINALLY!!! This is going to be a great week, so baby boy, I'm gonna need you to stay put a little bit longer!

35 weeks...less than 30 days!

How far along? 35 weeks, 5 days

Total weight gain/measurements: I am down another pound, which means I've only gained 15 lbs so far!! 

Maternity clothes: Sometimes I wish I had maternity shirts buts it's definitely too late in the game to be buying new clothes. I still love my LuLaRoe, though! 

Sleep: I am sleeping terribly, still. It's hard for me to fall asleep, then I have a toddler who insists on sleeping on top of me, also my legs hurt all the time and I'm up to pee at least six times a night because I have to drink ridiculous amounts of water to keep my sugar low. The other day I laid down with Evelyn "for an hour" and woke up two hours later!! Clearly, I needed it. 

Best moment this week:. Not really pregnancy related, but I won two tickets to Mainstay Farms! Mike and I are going to take Evelyn the last Sunday in November, so brother needs to hold off on being born until then! Oh, also, we are now to weekly appointments at the midwives! We're so close to having another baby!! 

Miss anything? Sweets. Chick fil a. Margaritas. Not being sore. 

Movement: He's such a stinker. Some days he kills me with how painful his movement is and other days he's like "eh, just a little bitty kick to let you know I'm here!" I did have Dana (one of my midwives) check and I do have a posterior placenta (that means it's behind him ) and that's why I feel him so intensely and why I was able to feel him so early! 

Food cravings: Sweets and pizza. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Not really! Thank goodness. 

Gender: Baby boy

Labor signs: I had some intense contractions the other night where it felt like Baby boy was trying to escape immediately. He was so low! And sometimes I think when his movement hurts the worst, those might actually be contractions. I'm not really sure. I'm a little worried that he will be correctly positioned, so I won't have horrible back labor, and I won't realize I'm in labor until he's like about to be born. And by worried I mean, PLEASE GOD let this Labor be easier. HAHA. 

Symptoms: Big belly, terrible sleep, peeing all the time

Belly button in or out? Mike got onto me last week for my blog. He said "Laura, you straight up have an outtie. There is no "kind of" HAHA. Evelyn is constantly trying to push my belly button back in, which is cute, but also painful. 

Wedding rings on or off? Off, though I did wear my wedding band the other day!! I think it's a little bigger than my engagement ring. I did get my engagement ring on, but I was worried it wouldn't come off easily later so I took it off right away. 

Happy or moody most of the time: Pretty moody and cranky. Especially at the end of the day, I just don't want to be touched! Unfortunately clingy toddlers do not understand this. 

Looking forward to: Back to the midwife on Wednesday! Like I said, I start weekly visits now! Also, Mike has some world record attempt on Friday, so E and I are going to go watch that. And my baby shower is on Saturday! That also means Sarah will be here from Houston!! Yay!! 

PS: since we are less than 30 days from my due date, and hopefully he will come early like Evelyn did, what should I be doing to get ready?? I keep looking at lists on Pinterest and I'm like "okay, I've done all that" but I feel like something's missing! How did you prepare in the last month before baby arrived? 

33 / 34 weeks

How far along? 34 weeks, 5 days 

Total weight gain/measurements: As far as I know, I'm still at only 16 lbs! We'll see if that's still true when I go back on Wednesday.

Maternity clothes: Same old, same old.

Sleep: I am not able to fall asleep until close to midnight every night, which SUCKS. I normally go to bed around 10 pm but I am seriously restless and my legs hurt so bad. I need to start foam rolling before I get in bed instead of hoping they won't hurt and doing it later when I'm annoyed and overtired. I take a nap a couple times a week, but not daily.  

Best moment this week: Nothing really exciting has happened lately! Just trying to enjoy pregnancy while also being SO ready for this to be over!! Oh wait, on Friday I had a terrible day, but in the middle of the day I got a sugar free starbucks drink, went to the chiropractor, and got a pedicure with Sherri, so that was really nice!!!

Miss anything? Frozen margaritas and pancakes. Oh and chick fil a lemonade.

Movement: So last time I was complaining about his movement, now I'm going to complain some more...he's been moving so much lately and it's been big, painful movement! Like he's trying to make up for the lazy days. I guess I will never be satisfied HAHA.  

Food cravings: Peanut butter and basically anything not on my diet.  

Anything making you queasy or sick? Not really, thankfully!  

Gender: Baby boy

Labor signs: I've been having some Braxton hicks. Last week I pushed myself too hard getting ready for the funeral so I definitely was having some serious BH. I had to take it slow for a few days to recover.  

Symptoms: Big belly, strict diet, baby kicks, I have to go to the bathroom every five seconds also.

Belly button in or out? Still about half out. It's hysterical. I rub it all the time hahaha. 

Wedding rings on or off? Off as always. 

Happy or moody most of the time: Pretty moody and sad. Having a lot of issues with stress lately.  

Looking forward to: My next midwife appt is this Wednesday!! Also, Evelyn has two birthday parties on Saturday, so that should be fun!  

31/32 Weeks

How far along? 32 weeks, 6 days 

Total weight gain/measurements: 16 lbs! I lost another three pounds. This diet is amazing. 

Maternity clothes: I did buy a long sleeve maternity shirt so I could be cozy and warm. I need to try a lynnae. 

Sleep: I did start napping again. I could tell my energy was lagging and I wasn't being as useful so I started napping. Naps are glorious. Night time sleep isn't too bad. 

Best moment this week: We didn't make it to Mainstay farm, so my goal is to do that over Thanksgiving break. We did go to Halls Pumpkin Patch but that was just kind of meh. Today we went to my midwife appointment and I mentioned that we hadn't seen baby boy's face, so Lissa let us go in the ultrasound room and stare at him for a long time. He's got big beautiful lips and is indeed still a boy HAHA. 

Miss anything? Margaritas. 

Movement: Some days are better than others for good, strong movement. I wish he would just always be really obvious because I get really worked up about kick counts. 

Food cravings: Just straight up honey. I know, that's weird. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? I was feeling queasy this week and I was SO MAD. No one should still feel sick at 32 weeks pregnant! Luckily it passed quickly. 

Gender: Baby boy

Labor signs: Nothing. Just a little bit of cramping occasionally, but nothing bad. 

Symptoms: Big belly, strict diet, baby kicks

Belly button in or out? It's mostly an outtie! This is so exciting and different! 

Wedding rings on or off? Off. I need to get them resized. I think just up half a size would help. 

Happy or moody most of the time: Pretty moody and sad.  

Looking forward to: we have a pretty emotional week ahead. On Sunday, Mike lost his mother and Evelyn and baby boy lost their mimi. Although we will get to see lots of family this weekend, it won't be for a happy reason.