36 Weeks

I can't believe I'm one month away from my due date!  The more shocking thing is that my stomach already feels so big that I can't imagine it getting any larger over the next few weeks, though I know it will.  I can't even fit into any of my maternity jeans anymore so it's leggings and dresses for me (or loungewear) from here on out.  

The doodles on the chalkboard above are from our baby shower on Sunday.  People seem to be just about evenly matched on the question of whether Roo is a boy or a girl.  I can't wait to find out!

34 Weeks

I'm actually 36 weeks today, but I never posted a 34 week picture.  This is from the photos that Kendra did when we were in Phoenix for Thanksgiving.

30 Weeks

Hitting 30 weeks seems like a big milestone...not only to be in the thirties, but to realize that the baby's arrival is only 10 weeks or so away.  It makes me very happy that the room is basically done, because we have a lot of other stuff to take care of.

I'm starting to feel tired again a lot of the time, but I'm hanging in there.  I'm hoping that Roo is already in birth position (head down, spine along the front of my belly) because I'm feeling a lot more shifting body movements than individuals kicks now.  We've completed 3/4 parts of our Hypnobirthing class now and couldn't be happier with it.  The final class is on Sunday and a full day.

28 Weeks

I'm officially in the third trimester now!  The most exciting news is that we started our childbirth prep class last night and I couldn't be happier with it (we're doing HypnoBirthing).  Roo is weighing in at about 2.5 pounds and could be as long as 17 inches.  This baby is active!  Constantly kicking, punching, and rolling around...

Whoa.  I already feel pretty big...so the next 3 months should be interesting :)

And one more photo, just for laughs:

I'm not exactly sure how far along my mom was with me here, but I know that she found this photo really comical.  This is what happens when you try to make a non-maternity dress work over a big belly. {I have tried this as well with similar results -- but I made sure pics would not be snapped -- ha.}

22 and 26 Weeks

I've had a couple of requests for updated photos, so here goes.  I'm not feeling too photogenic these days, and if you could see me right now, you'd see me stretched out on the couch, feet propped up on two pillows and covered with ice packs to combat the swelling that has been going on.  But that's not too exciting.

A more exciting development is that Roo plays with us!  I can sometimes get a little kick or a punch from the wee babe if I talk to and poke my belly.  Same goes for Cole--she was out of town for 6 days last week, and when she came back she started talking to my belly and Roo immediately responded.  So cool!

Here's my 22 weeks photo, taken by Kendra when I was in Phoenix over Labor Day weekend:

Unfortunately, we fell off the bandwagon right around 24 weeks and therefore have no photo!  Blast the luck.

But here's me at 26 weeks, posing with Cole's sweet chalk drawing of my belly:

I can't believe I'm nearing the end of my sixth month already.  Time is flying (despite aches, pains and swelling), and we've made a lot of progress on the nursery, but still have lots of projects to do.  I'm working on embellishing a onesie I found at Goodwill and Cole has a stack of sewing projects.  Pics to come!

{I'm off to eat some Ben & Jerry's.}

20 Weeks

I'm getting this in just under the wire, since I turn 21 weeks tomorrow.  The highlight of the past two weeks has been feeling more and more movement from Roo (our nickname for the baby, aka the little kangaroo boxer inside me who's constantly throwing punches!).  

18 Weeks

I'm actually 20 weeks now, but I fell off the blog bandwagon between work, school, and general pregnancy fatigue and never posted this pic.  My 20 weeks photo will come this weekend!

Sixteen Weeks

Highlight of this week:  potentially feeling the baby kick a couple of nights ago!  I felt a very alien little "pop" on my lower left side.  Most women do start feeling movement between 16 and 20 weeks, so it's a possibility.

Low point of this week:  vomiting into a bush near my office following a tumultuous shuttle ride.  I need the motion sickness to end.

Fourteen Weeks

Taking belly pictures is a little more fun now that I actually have a visible one.  This is fourteen weeks, and I guess it's a pretty average size (from my highly scientific Google image searches of "14 weeks pregnant belly").  Still, I'm looking forward to being a little bigger and looking more pregnant and less "just fat."  The baby is a little larger than a lemon this week (again, highly scientific estimate).

Also, I have to say that I'm enjoying acquiring new clothes for this expanding waistline!  I've made some serious scores at the kids/maternity consignment store on Cortland, as well as trusty Target.  It's good to know I won't be stuck in yoga pants for the duration of this pregnancy (though at some point, I'm sure that'll all I'll want to wear...).