Five on Friday!

1. First and foremost, thank you thank you thank you for all of your prayers and positive thoughts for Baby Ferg!

Our appointment went really well on Tuesday, and he is doing just fine in there! They will continue to monitor me, so things could change...but I felt very confident in the doctors and the whole situation in general when I walked out of their office. Plus, what an amazing view from the parking deck! 

{I'll post a little more about what all is going on sometime next week in a bump date, since I know some of you are curious!}

2. I felt like I won the lottery earlier this week when my friend Katie tagged me in a post where someone was selling their double City Select on our moms Facebook group! 

These strollers go SOOO fast in this group but I got it! I won! I won! 

Ella looks unsure about it, but I promise she LOVES the new stroller. And I love that we got it for almost 60% less than retail price! 

3. I am really trying to cook once a week. Just once. Haha, that's about all I can handle right now! When my friend recommended these Greek tacos, I knew I had to try them since I've been craving anything Greek lately!

They. were. delicious. I'll definitely be making them again. Plus, I think Trav was excited to eat something other than fish or chicken (I subbed ground beef for lamb)!

4. Speaking of making delicious things...we went to the strawberry patch this morning! 

So now I am all ready to make a big strawberry salad, plus maybe this strawberry pie...and/or these biscuits? 

If you have any yummy strawberry recipes, please send them my way!

5. We discovered a new park yesterday!

It's right across from Imaginon, where we were for story time. I have no clue how I didn't know this park existed (my husband can even see it from his office!), but Ella had a blast trying to jump in the fountain!

Have a great weekend!!! 

Bumpdate {40 weeks}

Well, it's Baby Ferg's due date, and while I just knew she'd be tardy for the party, she might be on her way very, very soon!!! Here's to hoping this is my last bumpdate!

Size of baby: a jack fruit?! Whatever the hell that is...If I’m still pregnant Monday, I get another ultrasound, so I’ll know a more exact size then.

Weight gain: I gained ZERO weight this past week! Wahoo! So still 41 pounds gained total.

Maternity clothes: Duh.

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: She has really slowed down a lot this week! I’m already missing some of her little jabs and kicks! She’s just kinda rolling, but not as much as she used to.

Cravings: My appetite has lessened a little bit this week. But I did discover Raspberry Oreo Fudge Cremes, and ate the whole package in 2 days. They were the bomb.com

Symptoms: Still SUUUUUUPPPPER uncomfortable, and having to pee like every 5 seconds. Also the swelling is beginning to get a little out of hand...I can still fit my wedding band and engagement ring on my fat little finger, but my anniversary band? Not happening. We won't even mention the cankles... 

Workouts: Nada. I think I will start walking baby out really, really soon though!

Labor signs: TMI for some people…When I got checked yesterday, my doctor’s whole face lit up and she said “Oh my gosh, her head is RIGHT THERE!” I couldn’t believe baby has dropped and is now at station -1!  I’m still only dilated to 1cm, but my doctor said she thinks I won’t make it another week! I’m having lots of contractions (had one at the doctor’s office, and asked my doctor if it was a Braxton Hicks...she felt my stomach and said “Nope! That’s a real one!”). They are slowly starting to get a little bit stronger and longer, but they are not falling into any sort of pattern. We shall see if I make it through the weekend…!!!

Sleep: Terrible! And I was so anxious after my exciting doctor’s appointment yesterday, that I barely slept at all last night.

What I miss: I. Cannot. Wait. To. Drink. Alcohol.

Best moment this week: I have a few….first, my husband surprised me with an early push present this week….he paid off my car (18 months early)!!!! And since we don’t share a bank account, this was a HUGE weight off my shoulders!!! Kathryn also came over on Wednesday and helped me finish the nursery! I hope to share pictures super soon—it looks great! And last, those 2 snow days we had Wednesday and Thursday helped me get ALL of my sub plans done! Such a huge relief to have that finished!!!

Looking forward to: HAVING A BABY!!!! I’m not going to lie, though, I’m kinda freaking out/really scared!!! What if I don’t bond with her? What if my delivery goes terribly wrong? What if I miss being pregnant?! Already moms…is this normal??!!

Fingers crossed that my next post is a birth announcement!!!!

Bumpdate {39 weeks}

Yes, I am still pregnant.

Yes, I am a whale.

And YES, I am uncomfortable!

Size of baby: a watermelon…HUGE!

Weight gain: Umm I am up another 2 pounds this week, bringing my total to +41 lbs. YIKES. I thought you were supposed to lose a little weight at the end?!

Maternity clothes: I literally have about 5 shirts that still fit me {this white one obviously does not} and maybe 2 pairs of pants. Thank God for leggings!

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: Yep, she’s still rolling around as much as she can in there! The hiccups are my favorite. She has been getting them almost every night lately, right when I am trying to go to sleep. It just cracks me up. I know I’m going to miss all these little movements when she’s out in the world!

Cravings: Still really liking fruit. And lemon/lime things, which I haven’t craved since the very beginning of this pregnancy.

Symptoms: My belly has still been itchy on occasion, but the meds and creams help out a lot! I also got told at the doctor's that my ankles are looking "a little puffy," and my rings are super tight. But my main symptom is just that I am so freaking uncomfortable ALL of the time!

Workouts: Yeah, not so much. I may start walking again soon to get this baby out of me though…

Labor signs: Um, nothing. WTF. I have not dilated anymore since my previous appointment and the doctors still don’t think she’s going anywhere for a while. Still have some cramping, but nothing super intense or timeable.  

Sleep: Go ahead and strap a bowling ball onto your belly, and try to sleep on your side. Not fun, right?!? Oh, and then get up at least 4 times throughout the night to pee, and try getting comfortable again…yeah, it is safe to say sleep has been less than stellar lately!

What I miss: At this point, I've been pregnant so long, I don’t even know what I miss anymore. I guess my regular clothes, since I see them hanging in my closet daily and none of them fit?!

Best moment this week: My sweet 4^th grade team threw a diaper shower for me at school yesterday, which was awesome! And then today, my room mom had a shower/party for me and my students! They tried to guess when Baby Ferg was going to make an appearance…most of them said between February 6-10. UGH, come on you guys. One kid even put 2019…um if I had to be prego for 5 more years, I’d probably die. As if that wasn’t enough love for Baby Ferg, this afternoon, Travis’ work threw him a shower which I got to attend as well! He was so surprised (he hates surprises, but luckily, he was nice about it) and we got tons of great stuff for baby! We are so lucky!! :)

Looking forward to: Baby Ferg making her grand entrance into the world!

Bumpdate {38 weeks}

I'm going to try to do these updates on time (every Friday) from here on out since we are getting SOOO close to baby time!!! 

{I'm super excited that I only have to take a few more hideous pictures of myself!}

Size of baby: a pumpkin

Weight gain: OMG. I had 2 (yes, 2) doctor’s apoointments this week (more on that later). At Tuesday’s appt, I was up to 156….and by Thursday, I was up 3 more pounds to 159! I’ve never seen these numbers before!!! Woof and woof. Who gains 3 pounds in 48 hours?! I do, apparently.

Maternity clothes: What do you think?!?

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: She has slowed down a little bit this week, but still rolling around in there! Every time I lean over, I can feel her trying to adjust herself…I can imagine its getting crazy crowded in there!

Cravings: I’ve wanted a lot of fruit lately. And still anything with tomatoes (which I guess is also a fruit) or chocolate.

Symptoms: My itchy belly came back hardcore last Sunday! The hydro-cortisone cream that had worked 2 weeks ago was not doing the trick, so I finally called the doctor because I literally could. not. stop. itching. They had me come in on Tuesday (hence, the 2 appts this week). Apparently, I have PUPP, which is a common pregnancy itch/rash but is harmless to me and baby, other than the obnoxious itching. The doctor wrote me a prescription for something to make the itching stop, and it actually worked…after just one pill! Magic! I just hope the itching stays away from now on!!

Workouts: Officially made it through week 1 of being super lazy. See also: weight gain.  

Labor signs: I got checked yesterday…and I’m making progress!!! I am 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. I realize that this is not really a labor sign, though, because some people don’t do anything till they have crazy strong contractions, and other girls I've talked to have been whoa dilated for weeks before they went into labor. I am continuing to have spontaneous period-cramp contractions, but my doctor told me that I have at least another week (if not more) till baby actually graces us with her presence. 

Sleep: With the cray cray itching, I hardly slept Sunday and Monday nights…plus, every time I got up to pee, I couldn't fall back to sleep because I kept itching more! Now that the itching is gone, I have slept GREAT the last few nights!

What I miss: Doing simple things without my big belly in the way….like washing the dishes without my back hurting, putting on shoes (and pants, leggings, underwear, etc), wiping….yes sorry, TMI, but all of my day-to-day functions are getting tough!

Best moment this week: Our ultrasound yesterday! Even though my stomach is measuring at 35 weeks, the ultrasound showed that baby is measuring right on track and is around 6 pounds, 15 ounces! Her back is now over on my right side and her feet are on my left, so she has flipped over a little bit since our last ultrasound. She was sucking on her hand pretty much the whole time, which I thought was the sweetest thing ever. We didn't really get any good pics, but here is the best one I got:

This was actually taken the split second she took her fist out of her mouth, and was sticking her tongue out at us!
Looking forward to: Meeting this chica!!! Hoping it’s sooner rather than later…

Bumpdate {37 weeks}

We are really in the final stretch now! 

Baby Ferg is *technically* FULL TERM!

I know they've recently changed full-term to being 39 weeks, but I'm going to pretend I didn't get that memo and say that she is welcome to come any time (although I don't think she will for a while)!!!

Size of baby: a winter melon

Weight gain: Sooo according to the doctor’s scale, I weigh 157 pounds! Yikes!! So I've gained, ohh….37 pounds :/ In my defense, I was wearing boots AND my heavy Michael Kors watch. So maybe I’m only up more like 35 pounds? Whatever, I don’t care anymore.

Maternity clothes: Yes, and this week I have officially graduated into wearing Travis’ t shirts to sleep. My maternity clothes are also getting super small (see above picture)!

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: Yes she is still rolling around in there! I love when I can see her little arms or legs sticking out of my stomach like a little alien baby. She’s also been getting the hiccups more frequently and it just cracks me up to feel her little body twitching so rhythmically in there!

Cravings: Tomatoes and chocolate as usual…also I haven’t had Chipotle since last weekend, so that may be what I need to get for dinner tonight.

Symptoms: Ok, I managed to get my rash and itchy belly from last week cleared up, but it’s still itching from time to time because my skin is SUPER dry. I've been getting headaches and heartburn more frequently. This isn't really a symptom, but my belly button is super flat and almost an outie…it looks so weird! Mostly, I am just super uncomfortable. I don’t even know how to describe it…like I am constantly wearing a fat suit? With a 6-8 pound ball pushing on my bladder? Super fun.

Workouts: I think I walked about 8 miles this week, but I’m over this whole exercising thing. :) I’m going to try this thing called “being a lazy bum” for the next few weeks. I’m pretty excited about it.

Labor signs: I’m adding this one this week because I am now full-term (!!!!) and should be having labor signs. I got checked at the doctor on Thursday, and no such luck. {Less than 1 cm if you are really curious!} I am still having these period-cramp contractions, but they haven’t gotten stronger or more frequent than last week. They are just annoying. My doctor told me she thinks baby will be late…yay. 

Sleep: I am lucky if I sleep for 6 hours these days. First of all, I am not tired when I try to go to sleep. Then, I am still struggling with getting comfortable and then getting comfortable again after I get up to pee. I honestly pee like 5+ times a night, its ridiculous!

What I miss: Sleep?! My body. My clothes. Everything!

Best moment this week: Putting in the car seat! I figured it out all by myself (I was pretty proud) and now we just need to get it inspected to make sure I did it correctly! It’s so weird to drive around with that thing in the backseat (although, I've since taken the car seat out and just kept the base in…I heard if you get in an accident with the car seat, you have to buy a new one)!   

Looking forward to: We are getting another ultrasound on Thursday because now little lady is measuring small. I am praying everything is ok, but excited to see her again!!

Bumpdate {36 weeks}

Happy Sunday friends! 

This week was highlighted by some *fun* pre-term contractions and then a lovely, insanely itchy rash that appeared when I decided to put a new kind of lotion on my belly. Don't stray from your skin care regimen, ladies! We also had our childbirth prep class yesterday, which was a total waste of time (NOT recommended...it was 7 hours of stuff I already knew!)! So I'm sorry if this post sounds super whiny...but it's been kind of a long week! 

Size of baby: a honeydew

Weight gain: If my scale is correct (which it rarely is), I have gained about 33 pounds. Considering I haven’t gained much weight the past 2 weeks, I guess I’ll take it. I mean, how much more can I gain in 4 weeks (famous last words, right)?!

Maternity clothes: Totes ma-goats.

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: I love feeling her move and kick, but sometimes, good God! She is forceful! Take a 5 pound weight and drop it on your stomach—and you’ll have an idea of what it feels like! My favorite is when I’m driving and she decides to beat me up….your mama is a really bad driver as it is, baby girl, don’t cause me to get in a wreck!

Cravings: Same old…last week I could not bring myself to eat hamburgers and hot dogs at our tailgate, so I stopped and got Chipotle to eat instead!

Symptoms: I am pretty sure I had, literally, every pregnancy symptom possible this week. Ready? Headaches, nausea/morning sickness, shortness of breath, fatigue, super dry skin, crazy itchy belly (and scary rash!), cramping/pre-term contractions like whoa (Monday night I really thought I was going into labor because they were so constant!), insomnia, sciatic nerve pain, inability to go #2 (sorry! TMI!), heartburn/indigestion, forgetfulness/pregnancy brain, feeling the need to clean and nest 24 hours a day. I now feel like a 90 year old, when you ask them how they’re doing and they go on and on about all of their health problems.

Workouts: I managed four 3-mile walks again this week. Because of the pre-term contractions I’ve been having, I think from here on out, I’m just going to take it easy and walk when it’s ok for me to walk. I still want baby to stay in there a little bit longer, and I don’t need to get on that treadmill to walk her out just yet!

Sleep: I’m still having a hard time falling—and now staying—asleep. I just cannot get comfortable to save my life. I get up probably 3-5 times a night to pee. My itchy belly also wakes me up from time to time…it is so annoying!

What I miss: While I don’t miss the hangover, New Year’s Eve just wasn't the same with out some real champs.

Best moment this week: The rug coming in and getting the nursery almost done! I’ll be posting pictures super soon! Also, I’m so excited it’s 2014 now so I can say “I’m having a baby this year!”  

Looking forward to: Finishing up the last few details in the nursery…we are so close, y’all!!

Now if I could just stop itching this belly....

Five on Friday!

Starting off this new year by linking up for another 5 on Friday!

1. We had a fab, low key New Year's Eve. 

{yes, I realize this is prob the worst pic ever of us...and I am a whale...but I had to document our New Year's!}

We went to dinner at Ruth's Chris, where we sat at a table next to some Panthers players...of course I had no clue who any of them where, but Trav recognized a few. Our meal was delish as always and I even got a yummy mock tail! We came home and hung out on the couch watching football and then the ball drop, while sipping some alcohol-free champagne!

The best part was the I spent New Year's Day NOT hungover, which was pretty amazing. Pregnant New Years for the win. 

2. We finally have a rug for the nursery!! You may recall how last October, I ordered a rug from Rug and Home. Well, it didn't come in until December 13. Good grief! When I brought it home, it was too small, too bright AND there was a small stain on it!! Wtf! I was so upset!!!

So then, I bought this rug from Land of Nod. It shipped very quickly, and I got it less than a week later.....and it was a better size, but too much of a "dusty" pink. That was fun to lug back to the UPS store and return. 

So I finally had to throw in the towel and head to Pottery Barn Kids. I realized the only way I was going to get the right color would be to see it in person (no more online ordering) and make sure it matched my curtains and sheets (also from PB Kids). I literally spent alllll morning at Pottery Barn Kids, working with the sweet sales associates, trying to decide, navy, gray, pink??? We all agreed I needed to stick with pink, and I finally ordered this rug! It came on New Years Eve....and I didn't initially love it, but now that I've made Travis hang the curtains and the bunting, I think it's the best I'm going to get! 

So glad to finally be done looking for a rug! Now we are just waiting for the glider and some other decorations to come and the nursery will be done! 

3. We attended our last UNC football game last weekend (for this season anyway) last weekend, when the Tar Heels were in town for the Belk Bowl. Thankfully, it wasn't very cold, and UNC won! 

4. I ordered this jacket for Baby Ferg the other day. 

OMG, is that not the cutest thing?! I can't wait for us all to wear our black North Face jackets together and match!!

(I know, I'm a dork.)

5. Baby Ferg will be here sooooo soon!! I've spent my 2 week break getting ready for her and we are almost totally ready! I've washed all her clothes, packed my hospital bag, did my last big Buy Buy Baby run, almost finished the nursery...

{sneak peak of the alphabet wall!}

 ...picked out birth announcements, organized all of her dresser drawers and closet, installed batteries in her Rock and Play and other bouncer, ordered my breast pump...today my goal is installing the car seat! And I need to get it inspected...anyone in Charlotte know where I can go for that, that isn't only open on Wednesday mornings? (I don't really want to take a half day off work for that!) 

Have a great first weekend of 2014!!! 

Bumpdate {35 weeks}

Size of baby: A coconut

Weight gain: At the doctor on Thursday, I weighed in at 150 pounds, so 30 pounds gained…not as bad as I thought, even with all the Christmas cookies I've been eating!

Maternity clothes: Starting to get sick of them…I have to do laundry every week because I wear the same couple of outfits over and over!

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: She’s slowed down a little bit, but still enjoys kicking my ribs pretty hard, especially after dinner. On Christmas Eve, she kicked so hard that Travis, sitting next to me on the couch, could feel her!

Cravings: Same stuff…pasta, tomatoes, Chipotle, chocolate.

Symptoms: Thankfully, the slight swelling I had last week has gone down. However, I have been feeling realllllly crampy this past week. I asked my doctor what was up with that and she said it might pre-term labor contractions! She wanted to make sure I wasn’t going into labor anytime soon, so I got “checked” (SO painful!) and I am not dilated or anything. Which is good….baby needs to stay in there just a little bit longer! My sciatic nerve pain has also been acting up this week, especially at night—I can barely walk when I get up at night to pee!

Workouts: I walked 12 miles again, but had to slow down from 4.0 to 3.6 pace…still doing the incline though!

Sleep: I will be super tired at like 8:00, and then wide awake when I actually try to go to bed around 11:00. While we were at Travis’ and then my parents’ houses, I slept terribly because those queen size beds were a little too small for both of us and my pregnancy pillow! In my own king size bed, I am sleeping great still once I fall asleep!

What I miss: Nothing really this week! Just trying to soak up these last few weeks of pregnancy :)

Best moment this week: Celebrating Christmas with our families and getting even closer to our baby’s arrival!  

Looking forward to: The rug and glider for the nursery coming in soon (long story….another post for another time)! And finishing up preparing for this little girl—we are almost ready!

Bumpdate {34 weeks}

Happy Sunday! Sundays are SO much better when you don't have to go to work the next day, aren't they?! (And 10 times better when you don't have to work for the next 2 weeks! Woo hoo!!!!)

Looking forward to getting caught up on some much needed updates, but for now...here's how week 34 of pregnancy is treating me!

Size of baby: A butternut squash

Weight gain: I have officially crossed the 150 pound mark, up to 151-ish… 31 pounds gained total. More weight gain = cuter baby, right?!? 

Maternity clothes: Yes and I am about to start stealing my husband’s t-shirts very soon.

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: Someone really enjoys punching (or kicking?) me in the ribs! Her movements are definitely getting more forceful as she gets bigger and heavier, but I still love feeling all movements—even the painful ones!

Cravings: Still anything with tomatoes. Or chocolate. But not tomatoes and chocolate together…gross.

Symptoms: This would be the week that I blew UP. I’m not sure if it’s due to the warmer weather we’ve been having or what, but my rings are getting reaaaally tight, I have one pair of Tory Burch’s that officially do not fit my feet, and I swear I saw some cankle action going on one night before bed! I really hope I can get a few more weeks with wearing my rings. Cool off, weather! I’d rather freeze than swell! {Side note: we currently have our air-conditioning on! In December! Can you believe it?!}

Workouts: Walked 12 miles on an incline this week. Didn’t have a lot of time to work out more!

Sleep: Hit or miss. I still cannot fall asleep when I want to, but once I am asleep, it’s pretty amazing.

What I miss: Our school was sweet enough to bring us Jason’s Deli this week…and I REALLLLLLYYY wanted a turkey sandwich.

Best moment this week: We had our hospital tour last Sunday, which was….interesting. Definitely had some strange people touring along with us (anyone deliver at Presbyterian and had a similar experience?!). But I am super glad we went, because going to new places (where I don’t know where to park, where to check in, who to speak to, etc.) gives me major anxiety. Now, I feel better prepared for when I go into labor! And it definitely made everything wayyy more real for me! 

Looking forward to: Celebrating Christmas with Travis’ and my families! It’s our last Christmas with just the two of us! Crazy!!

Bumpdate {33 weeks}

Size of baby: A pineapple (again?) or a durian fruit…which I have no idea what that is. The ultrasound we had on Wednesday (amazing!!!!) told us she was 4 pounds and 7 ounces!

Weight gain: I’m up 2 more pounds, bringing my total gain to 29 pounds. Ugh. 

Maternity clothes: I have officially out-grown 2 of my 3 pairs of maternity jeans. Sad day. I refuse to buy more though, for only 7 weeks! Looks like I’ll be living in my one remaining pair and leggings…

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: I was so excited to see which body part was where on our ultrasound. Her head is down, her back is along my left side, her butt is almost up to my left rib cage, and then her legs are curved around the top of my belly. So now when I feel movement, it’s even more exciting because I know what body part I’m feeling! 

Cravings: Still really wanting a BIG turkey sandwich…I did some googling and discovered Jersey Mike’s is actually the closest sub place to the hospital, so it looks like that will be my first meal post-delivery!

Symptoms: Still super dry skin. And some crampiness/Braxton Hicks. I also figured out that the weird pinching in my butt that’s been happening over the last few weeks has been sciatic nerve pain. Other than that, nothing too bad this week!

Workouts: I did 14 miles on an incline this week!

Sleep: It’s still difficult to get comfortable and fall asleep, but once I’m asleep, I have been sleeping great!

What I miss: It’s been tough not having any alcohol during all of these holiday parties…but I do not miss the hangover!

Best moment this week: The ultrasound on Wednesday, duh! It was so great to see our beautiful girl (and yes, I made them check to make sure she was still a girl) and what she was doing in there!!! Here she is: (I know I just posted one last Friday--and ultrasound pics are annoying in general--but here is another of her sweet face!)

Again, not the best pic because it's getting pretty crowded in there so its hard to see her well! But it will hold me over for the next 7 weeks till I can see her in real life!!! 

Looking forward to: Christmas Break starting on Friday!!! I need to get into major nesting mode…over the break, I plan to wash all of her stuff, hang some decorations, and finish the nursery! 

Bumpdate {32 weeks}

Well, I had this {almost} ready to post last night....after a 25 minute photo shoot (it is so hard to get a good pic these days!) I finally got a semi-decent picture. Then I went to upload it here and discovered my camera card was corrupt! So after a quick trip to Target for a new memory card and another 20 minute photo shoot, week 32 is now ready. I know you've been worried. 

But the good news is, I figured out how to take a vertical picture by propping up my camera so you can see my extra-huge belly (and ass)! Yay!

Size of baby: A squash…which I’m pretty sure she was 3 weeks ago, but she does weigh almost 4 pounds now!

Weight gain: Still hanging out around 27 pounds gained. 

Maternity clothes: Yes, and that’s pretty much ALL I can wear these days…no regular clothes for me (except for sweats). My regular-sized t-shirts are also getting reallllly snug.

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: I feel like she has been moving more and more everyday and I love it! Her little movements are pretty frequent, and if I don’t feel her move at that moment, I just have to wait about 20-30 minutes for some action and she delivers (before, I felt like I wouldn’t feel her move for hours at a time)! She’s continuing to roll more, rather than kick, but sometimes her not-so-subtle rolls stop me dead in my tracks—like she’s punching me in the gut!

Cravings: After seeing all of these Jimmy John’s commercials on TV, I have officially decided that a Turkey Tom will be my first meal once I give birth. With a glass of {real} wine.

Symptoms: The nausea has been better this week! What has not improved: frequent peeing, some Braxton Hicks contractions, and super, super, SUPER dry skin.  My skin is drier now that it was when I swam in college…and if you’re a swimmer, you know what chlorine will do to your skin, especially in the winter.

Workouts: Walked 15 miles on an incline. It’s definitely getting tougher (yes, I ran a marathon a year ago and now I can barely walk!), so I may have to either eliminate the incline, or do fewer miles pretty soon.

Sleep: I’m back to not being able to fall asleep again! UGH! Sleep is fab once I actually fall asleep….except the whole getting-up-to-pee thing.

What I miss: Being able to tie my shoes, shave my legs, etc. without this belly getting in the way!

Best moment this week: All of my Amazon and Buy Buy Baby purchases have slowly been rolling in this week…which mean maj nursery progress has been made! She now has not only a crib, but a mattress, crib skirt and sheets…and a new dresser! 

Looking forward to: Eeeeek I still can’t wait for that ultrasound on Wednesday!!!! 

Bumpdate {31 weeks}

Hope you all had a fab Thanksgiving! 

Does my picture look different for this week? Oh, that's because my sweet husband surprised me with an early Christmas present, a fancy new DSLR camera! And I have no clue how to use it (obvi...this pic is terrible)! 

Check back later this week for my Thanksgiving pics and further proof that I do not know what the eff I am doing with this thing....

Size of baby: A pineapple. That’s so big!

Weight gain: At the doctor on Tuesday, I weighed 147, which means I have gained 27 pounds. YIKES.

Maternity clothes: Yes, and even some of those are getting snug! Note to self: Don’t buy maternity clothes in size XS.

Gender: A GIRL!

Movement: This little peanut has been moving and rolling around in there more and more. I love all of her little movements, but sometimes the rolls feel like someone is punching me in the stomach!

Cravings: I may feel like a stuffed turkey, but unfortunately, I was not craving turkey and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving. Probably because they don’t involve pasta and/or tomatoes.

Symptoms: Still a little nauseous, but nothing that a little water and rest can’t fix.

Workouts: I did 3 four-mile walks this week, and then got busy with the holiday and forgot to exercise {see weight gain}. 

Sleep: Sleep was better this week, but I am definitely getting more uncomfortable and getting up more frequently throughout the night to pee.

What I miss: It would have been nice to have a big glass of wine at Thanksgiving dinner…but at least I had my alcohol-free version!

Best moment this week: Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping with my family! Baby Ferg got more clothes that she does not need.

Looking forward to: December 11…I get to have another ultrasound since my doctor told me I’m measuring a little bit ahead! I haven’t seen our baby in 11 weeks….I can’t wait!!