Week 30

How far along: 30 weeks 3 days
Only: 9 weeks 4 days left to go

Total weight gain: 22 pounds

Sleep: What's that?

Best Moment this Week: Where do I even start?! We spent last weekend with family and ate fried chicken and BBQ in Memphis. I successfully put together the highchair that the Thompson's gave us. My sister passed on furniture for baby girl. My sister-in-law passed on loads of clothes for baby girl. The super cute crib bedding arrived in the mail today. Birthday lunch at Joe's Italian with Chris today, complete with tiramisu! Pretty great week!!!

Symptoms: HOT all the time, my ribcage feels like its being pulled on, and shortness of breath after walking  waddling to the bathroom every hour

Feeling: Overwhelmed that I hit single digit "weeks to go" in the countdown, growing more and more excited to see her face and hold her, humbled and grateful for the generosity of my sister and sister-in-law, and anxious to get started on the nursery now!

Looking forward to: Doctor's appointment on Wednesday, Memorial Day on the lake and having the extra day off work!!

Size of baby: 18 inches and 3.2 pounds (my fruit/veggie comparison was a head of lettuce, which seems smaller than last week's butternut squash?)

Week 29

                                                                                                       THAT is in ME?!

How far along: 29 weeks 1 day

Only: 10 weeks 6 days left to go!

Total Weight Gain: 20 pounds

Sleep: I'm finding I need more and more, but feel like I get less and less... funny how that works

Best Moment this Week: Celebrated my first "unofficial" mother's day :) So grateful for my own mom and the example she set for me and pray that I can do the same for my daughter.

Food Cravings: chocolate and 7 layer taco dip. YUM! Not together, though. ;)

Symptoms: Definitely have the pregnant girl waddle going on, pain from baby girl sitting on sciatic nerve, and fatigue. Oh, and I'm slowly losing my belly button :-/

Looking forward to: Memphis trip this weekend to visit my brother and go to the BBQ championship festival. Excited! 

Size of baby: A butternut squash; about 17 inches and 3 pounds 

Week 28



How far along: 28 weeks 2 days

Only: 11 weeks 5 days to go

Total Weight Gain: 19 pounds

Sleep: It's becoming harder to find a comfortable position. She's taking up more room!

Movement: Yes, and it's driving me crazy that I can't tell what I'm feeling!! Her foot? Her elbow? I want to see in there!!



Pregnant Girl Superpowers: Balancing cups/plates on my belly and consuming an entire bucket of popcorn in one sitting and still briefly thinking of stopping for ice cream on the way home (Thankfully commom sense kicked in)

Food Cravings: Peanut butter and banana wraps, fruit, and chocolate

Symptoms: Crazy dreams (I had a dream that Baby Girl's foot kept popping through my stomach, but it was totally normal), emotional, and nesting urges

Looking forward to: This weekend... Plans to relax and do nothing!

Size of baby: About the size of a head of cabbage, 17 inches long and 2.5 pounds



Week 27

How far along: 27 weeks 1 day
Only: 12 weeks 6 days left to go

Total Weight Gain: 18 pounds

Miss anything: getting in the car without squishing something, putting my socks on like a normal person, my skinny clothes, making plans for Cinco de Mayo this year - nobody wants to hang out and drink virgin margaritas with a pregnant girl.

Best Moment this Week: Chris and I were both off today and were able to spend the day together which was great. When we got home I actually took a nap... It was awesome.

Enjoying: Embracing: my growing baby bump.

Movement: I can't get enough of her wiggling! I just wish I could see what she was doing in there!

Food Cravings: Peanut butter, bananas, chocolate

Symptoms: Less and less sleep (hence the awesome nap this afternoon), disappearing belly button

Feelings: I am officially in my last trimester! That's crazy! I am super excited thinking about finally meeting our sweet baby girl. And I can't stop thinking about how much I have to get done before she gets here.

Size of baby: About 16 inches long and weighs about 2.2 pounds.