30 Weeks

How Far Along:
30 Weeks Along (02/20/2014). Happy Birthday to Me!

Cravings:
Smoothies. I LOVE smoothies all of a sudden. Which is strange considering it is freezing outside! 

How Am I Feeling:
The heartburn is under control, but the itching is not! What's that about anyways? I remember having the same problem with Anniston. Like my legs - especially my calves - cannot get attacked enough. I literally look forward to the daily loofah scrub in my shower and body butter - lots and lots of body butter.  

Belly Button: 
Well, my belly button popped out! It is very strange to me. And weird to see it when I put on tighter fitting shirts! Once again, not quite sure why belly buttons are so fascinating to me during pregnancy. But they are. 
Sleep:
Great! I have been sleeping fairly well this pregnancy! Still waking up for frequent bathroom breaks,  but I have gotten a lot better about just going the second I wake up, rather than lying there contemplating how badly I REALLY need to go. Waiting six more minutes and then actually going.

Miss Anything: 
  My Baileys and Hot Chocolate. I am craving one - or two - or three - of those too. Very badly. But next winter they will be there waiting for me! 

Movement:
Boy does this baby move! And it's not just a kick here and there. It's my entire stomach doing the wave for me. ALL the time. It's very surreal and strange feeling. Yet, I don't ever want it to stop! That was the thing I missed the most once I had Anniston. It's a feeling you can only get from pregnancy. Or going down a really steep roller coaster. 

Most Exciting Moment This Week:
It was my birthday on Thursday! It was an amazing day! I woke up to yummy blueberry pancakes, an Aveda gift card, a massage appointment, an early dismissal from schooland snuggle time with Anniston and Nickolas all afternoon! It was a perfect day and to top it off, school was cancelled on  Friday too! So I am soaking up my EXTRA long weekend! Happy Birthday to Me!

Looking Forward To:  
It is Angela's baby d-day week!! So literally ANY day this next week she could have this baby! The anticipation is killing me! I cannot wait to see the baby, hold the baby, hear it's name and it's little cry! Babies are just the sweetest :) Our bags are packed for SF and we are ready to go anytime!
About Baby R:
It's about 16 inches long and weighs right over 3 pounds! It's getting so big! It's brain developing at a rapid pace now and starting to form grooves and wrinkles. It can even regulate it's own body temperature now.  Because of this, the baby is starting to shed some of it's lanugo this week - which is the downy body hair that covers a lot of infants. Anniston still had some on her shoulder and ears when she was born, so it'll be interesting to see how much hair baby #2 has!

Here is me at 30 weeks with Anniston! 

52:30 Your Many Faces

I Want to Remember

Your Many Faces

I want to remember your many faces. You have got to be one of the most expressive babies I have ever seen. In one sitting, your face can go from giggling, frowning, serious, laughing, fussing, tongue-rolling, questioning, relaxed, tired and cheesing out. And I am not exaggerating, nor am I complaining. Auntie Rachel talks about Big Emotions, and you definitely have big emotions! But I love you - and all your little faces!

Me? Dramatic? Never!
So I'll be the first to admit we may have a drama queen on our hands. Clearly she got that from her father. Like I said previously, she can make quite the scene when she wants to! But seriously, I don't even want it to stop because those faces are too much! Anniston eating is probably the most comical thing to watch ever. I am still making all her food, and since I am not the best chef, it is always interesting to see how she'll react to what I make. There are always lots of big facials at the table and feeding her can be one of my favorite times of the day with her. I love how her little big personality is already starting to shine though!


You are 7 Months Old!

30 Weeks

How Far Along: 30 Weeks (4/23/12)

Sleep: Okay for the most part! Me and my snoodle and fan. We are quite the combo. Poor Nickolas doesn't get much cuddling time anymore!

Best Moment this Week: Maternity Pictures and going Home! OMG, what a great time we had on Saturday! My mother was able to take my maternity pictures, which I never thought I'd say in a million years! But I did them at Shannon Dyce Photography and she works for them now. They did such an amazing job and I cannot WAIT to see them. Check out the sneak peak below, it is the only one I have seen so far too! Afterwards I had ladies night! We ordered in food, snuggled with Greyson, played with Andi, and had some girl talk!

Complaint of the Week: So about those childbirth preparation classes...anyone that really knows me knows I have this SMALL phobia. I have had it like...forever. I have never "liked" the idea of a baby coming out. I know. No one does. But I tend to think I worry about it a little more than most people. I always thought that by the time I had a child they could teleport it out of me, laser it out of me, or I could just throw it up. Anything would be better than the alternative. Right? Well for our classes I knew the dreaded "video" was going to appear and I was told it wasn't until session four. So my plan was just to "skip out" on that night. I figured I would be better off not seeing and just letting it happen. Well those sneaky people must have known my plan and they threw in the video and before I knew what was happening it was happening. So needless to say I am fully traumatized and I have decided that Baby R will be staying in me until they figure this teleport business out.

Movement: All the time and it isn't just quick kicks anymore. We are seeing the slow movements and bulges out now. Crazy!

Food Cravings: I REALLY love ice cream lately, but I don't necessarily think I am craving anything yet.

Symptoms: Heartburn is back on full force and tender ribs all the time! Oh yeah, and today (which is a very hot day) I noticed my ankles are swelling. So not attractive! I hope this isn't permanent for the next 10 weeks. If it is, well then brink on the cankles!

Belly Button: still flat as a pancake, not sure if it will ever "pop" out

Looking Forward To: Doing absolutely NOTHING this weekend. That sounds perfectly delightful doesn't it?!