Thirty-Four Weeks
I guess a gray shirt against a cement walkway isn't the best way to show off the bump. Duly noted.
This week was a good one, but Holiday weeks are always good weeks, aren't they? We spent Thanksgiving with my cousins and their crew, ate deep fried turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, all the normal culprits. I attempted to make pumpkin rolls with a cinnamon honey butter. The butter was a success.. everything else? Not so much. I'm starting to think I don't actually like pumpkin things that much?
This weekend we are CLEANING cleaning cleaning because we are fumigating on Monday. Fun right? We have spotted a few cockroaches over the last couple of weeks and while we definitely aren't infested, I've heard from several people that they multiply quickly and you really need to take an aggressive approach from the beginning. I definitely don't want to be dealing with this any later in the pregnancy or while learning to care for a newborn, so we're just going to do it now and hopefully nip it in the bud.
Should be a good time…
3 weeks left at work.
4 weeks until Christmas.
5 weeks until New Years.
6 weeks until baby.
Let's do this!
WEEKLY STATS
How far along? 34 weeks
Total weight gain: 31 pounds
Stretch marks? None that I've seen yet, but I can't see all of my belly anymore ;)
Sleep Habits: I'm actually sleeping better than I have in awhile! I haven't even needed the pregnancy pillow the past couple of nights. I'm not sure what changed, but my body is not feeling that achy at the moment. I'm soaking it up.
Best moment(s) this week: Receiving 15 packages in the mail, haha. I ordered a TON of stuff from Amazon (post-partum recovery items, an extra car seat base for James' car, some goodies from green mountain diapers, our Christmas presents to each other this year - so fun! - and other things like a thermometer, changing pad, more pre-natals and some bottles and and and..)
Worst moment(s) this week: Finding out that we need to prepare our apartment for fumigation next Monday (german cockroaches, fdjkahsk). There goes our nice relaxing holiday weekend..
Miss anything? Right now, energy.
Movement: Yes, I feel like he's moving more now than he ever has. I feel him ALL the time, and they are big movements. Little hands and feet and ankles and knees and elbows.
Food cravings: Still no real cravings, but I am certainly enjoying all of the holiday sweets...
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not recently.
Gender: Boyyyyyyyy
Labor Signs: Nothing yet.
New symptoms this week: Fatigue is back. I've been feeling like I could fall asleep at 8PM most nights. Not good when my list is getting longer and longer!
Belly Button in or out? It's pretty flat these days. The top is bubbling out a bit, but the rest is just stretched flat.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. Slightly overwhelmed. Lots to do.
Looking forward to: CHRISTMAS! I put all my music on the ipod this week, we set up our little tree and started putting out some decorations :) Bring on the holiday cheer.
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