40 Weeks & 4 days!

Baby J seems to be in no hurry to leave mommies belly! A friend of mine sent me this hysterical photo (see below). Oh my gosh, I seriously think that is Baby J!!

I really cannot complain. Yes I am 40 weeks and 3 days, yes I want to meet my baby, & yes I am not the most comfortable I have ever been in my life. But at the end of the day my body is doing this incredible task of carrying my baby boy. And not only have I been able to carry and care for him for 9 (10 months) I am one of the lucky ones who can carry him for 40 weeks. I know that may seem crazy, but my body and my baby have worked together to keep in safe and healthy for this long. I feel very indebeted to them. I know it is hard work and they both must be exhausted. I hope that when Baby J makes his moves all the prep we have done for my mind will assist them! Okay, sappy blurb over!

Baby J Updates this week:
- Wellllll we went today for my post-date check-up! Here is what we learned: I am still -1 station& 70% effaced. BUTTT I was 1 cm dialated, so he was able to sweep some membranes. I think he would have liked to get more, but did what he could!! So hopefully things get going. I then came home and walked the stairs and then ran the stairs, thennnn walked ciricles around the house. My dog and husband think I am crazy! Here is hoping for some motion!!
- Christopher and I celebrated Baby J's due date (2 days late). We went to this new farm to table place called Harvest. So so so yummm! We will def go back! It was a fabulous eveving and I really thought it would bring the baby out.... false. He is staying!

That is pretty much it on the baby front for now! I will report back when we know more!!

P.s. I am skipping the weekly rote updates. Because I dont want to. The end!

39 weeks... 2 days til full term!

So as I sit here on my back porch enjoying our first taste of "fall" weather (it is currently 75 and sunny with a soft breeze), I cannot help but think about how our lives are all going to change so much in the upcoming weeks. They are going to change for the absolute best reason, a baby, but change they will! I keep picturing all of these things I saw for myself as a mother and they feel so real now! For example on a beautiful day like to today Liuzza and I wouldn't be the only ones enjoying the weather, Baby J will be here. I can see him laying on a blanket getting his first tastes of the outdoors! It is so exciting to think about! SO exciting in fact that I have to keep reeling myself back into reality and not lala land. I am so ready for him to be here so we can do all of these things, but I know that he needs to come when he is ready. Let me just tell you, it is SO MUCH easier to say "I trust you to come when you are ready" and "I know you will come when you are ready," than it is to 100% follow suit. Don't get me wrong, I do trust him and my body to do what they are meant to, and I know that everything will work out as it is supposed to, but man o man waiting is hard!!! I don't think I have ever wanted something SO bad before. But I am doing my darndest to be a patient mommy! Christopher is doing a much better job than me....

Baby J Tidbits for the Week:

- He is right where he was last week: 60/70% effaced, -1 station, & no dilation. My Dr. did say that I could walk out of his office and my water break, so you cant put stock into the info. I will say I thought I would be deflated to hear that, like man my baby is not coming today or tomorrow. But honestly I was okay. I kid a lot about him coming early or taking his dear sweet time, but at the end of the day I do know that he will do things in his own time and on his own terms. Very much like his father when he proposed. I have to sit back, throw my hands up, and let it go!

- Aunt KK sent Baby J the cutest little hand knit turtle shell and beanie to wear for his new born pictures. And of course snapchats galore! She is so sweet to think of him, just because!

- Speaking of letting go, I am going to attach a picture below that is a poem of letting go. My prenatal yoga instructor read it to us and it really resonated with me!

- I froze my yoga membership for the foreseeable future and am not really sure how I will be able to get back to my 5-7 days of yoga when Baby J is here. I don't have anyone that can watch him for an hour while I run out, and I know I wont want to leave in the evenings for night classes. That is the time I get to spend with Christopher. Soooo as with everything else we seem to be in a waiting game and will see what happens. I was thinking maybe we changed gyms from 24hr to Lifetime because their yoga is phenomenal (lots of my studio instructors teach there) and their childcare is great too! It is pricier, but maybe once we see what we paid at 24Hr plus Vibe it will work out. Who knows, we need to look into it! Another task added to the to do list!

Weekly Rote Questions:

Week: 39 (officially full term if you ask the nurses wearing 39 buttons at Baylor Frisco!)

Weight Gain: Mama has officially gained her "I don't wanna gain more than 40/45" weight. I fluctuate between 40-45 depending on when I step on the scale 

Maternity Clothes: Same ole boring ones! Haven't even worn the pair of linen pants, I hate them every time I put them on. My regular maxi dresses and skirts have been my BFFs! I actually was told today by my friend Becky how fabulous I look and that she couldn't believe I was 39 weeks. Thanks girl! Mama likes the compliments! 

Wedding Ring On/Off: These bad boys have been off for weeks, for fear of them getting stuck and having to be cut off. Then my sweet engravings would be forever gone! I did ditch the fake bling too... that thing was a chunky monkey and annoyed the poop out of me. So now I just look like a single, knocked up, preggies slut! Oh well... what cha gonna do! Christopher so sweetly commented "wanna know why pregnant girls without rings get hit on?" (of course Christopher I am DYING to know) "Because guys know they are easy..." he is so charming.... so charming!  

Sleeping: Same pattern - like a rock for the first half, then all the peeing starts. It is like breaking the seal, get up once get up 5-7 times! 

Weekly Highlight: Knowing how close I am to meeting my little guy! 

Stretch Marks: the weirdest things! I seriously feel like they look lighter, like they are going away.. that's just not possible! 

Cravings/Food Things: Give me the sweets! I am a little fat kid! 

Labor Signs: Nope, well not any that I know are signs. I am ready to experience some though! I hope that's not a be careful what you wish for moment! 

Missing Anything In Particular This Week: Being able to walk Liuzza for more than 1-1.5 miles. And yoga

Weekly Mood: Excited!!

Whatcha Looking Forward Too: Sunday - His due date! 

Workout This Week: Just walking as much as I can! Walking in the am and most nights in the pm. There have been a few nights here and there where Christopher and Liuzza had to walk without me. And prenatal yoga! But I need to look into Yogavibes.com and see about doing home practice.

Gender: Baby boy.... DUH!

puppy collage of her last few days as an only child

aunt KK... stop the cuteness!

Thank you yogi tea!

Do I look like a lady about to "pop?"

She Let Go... amazing!

38 Weeks - mommy intuition 1-1

I had my first vaginal exam this week. Totally not the big scary & painful event it has been described as. Honestly it is preferable to an annual with the duck bill speculum. Anywhoooo with my exam I learned that my prediction of Baby J arriving with the new moon on Sept 24th was unlikely. I was 60% effaced (how thin my cervix is), -1 station (how far into the pelvis the baby's head is, & as far as dilation, I was closed up real tight. And still had a posterior facing cervix. Baby J is still in the ideal head down-face back position. He has been there from the start and I keep telling him he must stay there! 

Oh well, the 24th and new moon have come and gone and Baby J is a happy little boy in his mommies belly. I am officially 1 for 1 on my mommy intuition. Yes, you are a boy, no you are not coming on the 24th. So now we wait! We are ready, everything is ready. I keep thinking that there must be one thing left I am missing and that is why he isn't here yet... I haven't found that "one thing" yet!

Liuzza is making me feel like he is gonna be here soon. She is freakishly more clingy than usually and must touch me. It is sweet and I love it, but it also makes me sad for her. I don't want her to be sad or left out. I know it will  be an adjustment with her and the baby, but I am just hoping for the absolutely best and that we will all adapt and change to our new life and addition!

Baby J Updates this Week:

- Bought shutters for his name above the crib! Trade days was very successful. Shutters have been painted and hung!

- Crib sheets have been washed

- The nursery is 100% ready, just needs a baby. And for me to hang his banner above his crib.

- We went to our first hospital class last night. It was a breast-feeding class. We learned a lot. Especially that in the first 10 days baby must eat every 3 hours. After that you can left them sleep through the night if they will. So that was interesting. We learned lots of other stuff as well, but that stuck with me. I was planning on letting him sleep as long as he wanted, as long as the Dr. says he is good with his weight. 

Side Note: There are currently three different guessing pools with varying prizes for Baby J's bday, weight, & name. They are as follows:

- From the shower everyone guessed his name, his weight, and his bday. Christopher and I apparently must provide champagne to the winner of each category. We have the note cards to double check once he is here!

- Immediate Janes/Demberg Siblings/Parents guessed on date and weight. The prize for this naturally gets to be Baby J's favorite person. Titine (Aunt Chi Chi) believes she is going to be his favorite. Lets see if she is right!

- Baby J Sweepstakes, very much like the Super Bowl Squares. Everyone picked random squares. Christopher and I then pulled numbers out of a hat to assign pounds and ounces to the chart. This game is the Dembergs/McPeek and Janes' as well as a few of our friends here. The winner gets a $400 pot. GO 'head winner! My Dad and cousin Ryan said we should have said Baby J should get $100 and the winner $300. We didn't think about that. Oh Well! Its all for fun!!!

fall mantle + Baby J sweepstakes 

close up

Week: 38

Sleeping: Surprisingly well! I have been doing this Apana meditation each night and I think that helps! I sleep great for most of the night, I get up to pee lots and am usually wide awake for a little after that. But I am lucky for the overall!

Weekly Highlight: My first vaginal exam and learning that I am at least in the early beginning stages of labor. 

Stretch Marks: Same ones I have! My belly button is a perfect circle... it is very weird!

Cravings/Food Things: Lots of sweets!

Labor Signs: I maybe have felt some cramps, or weird things. But I have nothing major happening! At least that I know of!

Missing Anything In Particular This Week: Nope

Weekly Mood: Excited and Happy!!! 

Whatcha Looking Forward Too: McKinney Oktoberfest and Saints v Cowboys game. We have been offered tickets, but it is an 8 o clock game, and mommy cant make it that late. I feel like the worlds worst fan, but it is a long event for us to get to At&t stadium and back home. It is exhausting when not 38 weeks preggies, soooo at a whopping 39 weeks on Sunday I am gonna lay on my couch and cuddle with my puppy and HubsMan and cheers my boys on! And cheer my baby boy out!

Workout This Week: Our walks have downgraded from 2.5/2 miles to a solid 1.5/1.7 miles. I feel bad bc I feel like Liuzza is getting the short end of the stick, but I cant go any further. I try to spend a good bit of time outside with her bc the weather has been fab. Hoping that helps!

Holy belly paw paw

Offical 9th month of pregnancy! 36 weeks!

Wowza, this is real! We have t-minus 4 weeks to go until the official "40 week" mark! Today we had our 36 week check-up! Which included a sonogram. Did not (and will not) include vaginal exams until week 38. Dr. J doesn't like to do them unless necessary to expose you to less discomfort and possible infection. Turns out I am one of those lucky broads who has tested positive for Strep B. So I get a nice antibiotic cocktail in the form of an IV when I arrive at the hospital. Good thing, Dr J reassured me, this by no means I am attached to an IV for the remainder. I will have to keep the saline lock in (which I knew) for those "just in cases" but once the antibiotic is done I can be a free mobile woman again!

Pregnancy/Appointment Updates and Tidbits:

- Baby J weighs 7lbs (give or take a pound, usually it is take a pound)

- Baby J still has quite a large amount of hair. The sono tech is still blown away at its amounts! haha!

- Baby J's head is in the 97th percentile! Holy big head! He is in the 78th percentile.

- Fluid, placenta, and all that jazz is fabulous and perfect! Yay!

- Baby J is facing in the correct position, down and anterior (face back towards spine). Lets hope this position   makes for an easy delivery of his cute and fabulous big furry head!

- I have been doing a lot of visualizations. Positive of course!! I am really a firm believer in the power of positivity! I think the mind is a huge player in birth and I hope that all of my preparation will make for an easy birth for me and Baby J!

- We traded in our oh so amazing pack n play (thank you for the generous gift Aunt Sayrah & Uncle JayRed). We ended up with so many pieces parts and extra things (bassinet, changing table, etc...) that we wouldn't use. When we originally registered it was perfect because we had nothing, but now that we are going through things we realize that we want to keep it simple. A pack n play will strictly be for travel, it wont get much use otherwise. So we (Christopher) began researching what was best for us... We were living the 4Moms, but the steep $300 bucks made it no bueno for us. SO we ended up with the Joovy Room2 Playyard. It is fabulous and a giant square of play area and sleep area. We need to order the special sheets for it of course since it is a square. But it was $120 and much more reasonably in our budget.

- We have almost booked our new born photographer! We know we are going with April Murphy, a friend of our friends Erika & Justin. She is fab and we cant wait to use her!! In case you are interested in reading about Erika, Justin, and their cutie pie twins- Keegan & Noelle, you can hop on over to her blog! Here it is: http://www.twobucklemyshoe.blogspot.com

- I made the monthly signs for Baby J's first year of life! 

We cannot even wait or wrap our minds around how close we are!!! I think everything that "needs" to be done is. I have a few things I would "like" to get done. But it is not the end of the world if they don't get done. We have a family pool going on guess for when Baby J shall arrive and how much he shall weigh. See the picture below for the votes!

I feel (and have felt) that Baby J will arrive on September 24th. It is a Wednesday and a New Moon. What better way to celebrate a New Moon than with new life! That would put us in week 38. Which I actually have been feeling he would come in before I settled on the 24th. Christopher think he will come on October 7th, the 8th is a full moon. Its crazy! We did both choose 9lbs 7oz, without knowing the other chose that! haha!

And here is the weekly fil in the blanks!

Week: 36 (wah wah... we are in the last month!)

Maternity Clothes: I have been loving Chris' basketball shorts! 

Wedding Ring On/Off: It is officially off. It was not that I needed it to be off, I just got scared they were gonna cut it off if it got too tight!!! So now I switched to my gaudy david yurman knock off.... I feel so weird without my ring!

Sleeping:  Well this is a new fun! I sleep really hard the first half of the night, then am pretty wide awake the second half. I wonder what my body is preparing me for.

Weekly Highlight: Getting to hear how amazing out sweet angel boy is!!

Stretch Marks: Sadly (but I am embracing them as part of the miracle that is happening in my body) I have gotten more. Still concentrated only on the right of my belly button. But they are there non the less. 

Cravings/Food Things: I really wanted Brothers Pizza all week, so we got it Wednesday night. Then of course my belly was hurting so much (who knows why, maybe a sign of the sore throat coming) I couldn't eat anything but the crust! 

Labor Signs: Nope! But my back def hurts more. It comes and goes and then I am good. None of my usual tricks are working though! Maybe its a start!!!! 

Missing Anything In Particular This Week: Bending over, like really big! I cant do any type of bending movement it squishes the baby and my organs... all of them rebel! 

Weekly Mood: I am have been pretty tired this week. Definitely moving slower. And I woke up with a sore throat on Thursday. I am giving my young living EOs a test this week!

Whatcha Looking Forward Too: Trade Days & possible balloon fest this weekend!!! 

Workout This Week: Walking & yoga! Fortunately I have been able to get all but one of my yoga classes this week. So fab! Walking is still going strong. Slower on some days than others, but we are still a going strong. I have been trying to do a different route each day so that the pup dog doesn't get so set on a routine. Maybe it will help with the bebe!

Week 36! It is getting pointy!

I am pretending it is fall and making pumpkin thangs! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins here! 

Super pumped about our Joovy Room2!

Shows one of the monthly signs! 

Everyone's guesses! Just missing Franks!

5 weeks to go!! Week 35 update!

Not much to report this week beyond the weekly stats. I am still trying to complete last weeks "todos." Next week should be an exciting blog post though.... we have our bonus 36 week sono to see just how large this little man really is! Check back for the update!

-Chris and I did official switch vehicles... he has the SUV and I have the car (1.5 years till this lease is up!) and getting down in the car was not comfy. Not comfy at all!!

- I am officially on no travel lock down. So the month of september we are home with no trips!

- At my check up this week I was informed that we are moving on to weekly visits. Holy realness batman! And that all is well! Strong heartbeat, head down and central, blood pressure low and fab, & no alarms in my pee pee sample!!

Week: 35!

Maternity Clothes: Same ole

Wedding Ring On/Off: On, but I am seriously considering taking it off... I am scared that it is soon going to get stuck and have to be cut off. One of my friends suggested just going to Claire's or something and buying a ring to wear in the meantime. I may just do that!

Sleeping: so-so. I am pretty much in bed by 930 and get up 3-4 times a night. Certain times is a breeze to turn over and other times it is like I just ran 4 back to back marathons! 

Weekly Highlight: Getting pumpkin things! yay Fall!

Stretch Marks: I am afraid to say, I have grown a few more stretch marks. They are still very much concentrated at the right side of my belly button... so weird!

Cravings/Food Things: I have been eating wayyyy to many sweets! I need to real that in!

Labor Signs: Nope, still haven't experience Braxton Hicks or anything. I wonder what that means? Or what it predicts?

Missing Anything In Particular This Week: I am seriously having a hard time with any scrunch type position. My poor baby and organs rebel! 

Weekly Mood: You know I don't know... I have felt slower and heavier for sure. I don't know if that is the progression of the pregnancy or all the sweets!

Whatcha Looking Forward Too: Baby J getting here! I cannot wait to meet him! I am impatient and also telling him to take his time and come when he is ready. I have been so fortunate to have an amazing pregnancy so I cannot complain one bit! I cannot wait to meet and love this sweet boy! It is crazy how close we are!!

Workout This Week: Walking & Yoga

Hi gigantor belly... geezum!

The beginning of the pumpkin finds! (Milano cookies are not a good find, fyi)

bahahaha! HAD to share!

Week 34! We.Are.Close!!

Oh My Gosh!!! We are like in the home stretch folks!! At our last checkup all was well. My belly was measuring larger than what it should be. But I am not surprised since he is seeming to be a big baby. We heard a story in birth bootcamp last week about a 13 pound natural home birth! Surely we wont reach that!!

 It has been a big prep week for the Janes household... As I sit here eating my birthday treat from Coldstone, I will run down the "todos" we have knocked off:

- Ordered the rug for the nursery. Can I tell ya about the deal we got! Thank you RugsUSA because we got exactly what I was looking for... for $91 bucks! Anddd it is a 5x8 rug! Cant.Wait!

 - Made goodie bags for the nurses

- Wrote (and began checking things off of) the hospital bag lists. I have one for Christopher, Baby J, and I. Christopher is 90% packed. I just need to add a few things like up to date magazines, the ipad, his contacts/glasses (whichever he is not wearing. He laughed at me when I told him he was ready. Because lets be real he can leave the hospital whenever he wants or needs to run home. Only one, well two, of us will be prisoners of Baylor Frisco. I just wanted him to know he is just as special. I don't want him to be forgotten or thought any less important. Same with the pup, but I haven't figured out what to do for her yet. Taking suggestions!) Baby J and I's bags are just a thought right now. I have some stuff together like travel sized toiletries, and went shopping for some other things. But I have to get more.

- I.bought.grannie.pannies.... I KNOW! Vickies my love you are officially put on hold until mama is back to "before Baby J body." I am accepting it. I get a baby out of the deal, so I can accept it!

- Christopher ran a half marathon! Wahoooo Hubsman

- I have begun contacting newborn photographers, that is exciting & expensive. Butttt I know we will appreciate having them!

- Spoke with the insurance about getting a free hospital grade pump! Wahooo! I think we will go with Medela!
- Turn 27 - Check! And I celebrated it by doing things for my fur baby and belly baby. Puppy class & Birth Bootcamp!
- We got 4 more closet baskets from the Container Store... side note they were on sale for $11 versus the $14 we paid for the others! Rats! Coulda saved some mulah...oh well!
- We got Baby J's lamp! Thank you World Market and bday emails!
- Washed sheets and bumper for borrowed bassinet! Our neighbors are the best!

Todos we still need to do:

- Get a trash can for Baby J's poopie diapers

- Pack Baby J & I's hospital bags
- Stores.Stores.Stores! I have a list of things I need to get to finish projects here and there! (IKEA, Dollar Store, Target...)
- Organize Baby J's stuff. I have begun too. But every time I go into the nursery (read: daily) there is something I move around!
- Measure and buy baskets/buckets for storage in his closet. There is one shelf that I think I want to use for knick-knacks rather than hanging clothes. He has a full row in his closet as well as 6 drawers on the chest of drawers. (side note: Baby J was given a present of books to open at his shower. Thank you Aunt McGreggor. The basket they came in may be what we are looking for. But I need more!)
- Wash his sheets and crib skirt... I just put them on for aesthetics!
- Wash Baby J's hats, socks, and the rest of the clothes I know are keepers. 

Week: 34

Weight Gain: I will give y'all a teaser here... I have officially gained and stayed at the gained 30 lb mark!

Maternity Clothes: Same ones... But I will say that maternity bathing suit that I bought "just because", has come in crazy handy! Like crazy handy! Ladies, if you find yourself pregnant in the summer, get cha a baby belly appropriate suit. It will change your life.

Wedding Ring On/Off: On, it does catch at my knuckle depending on how swollen I am at the end of the day. I take it off to put my Burts Bees mama oil on.

Sleeping: These last few days not well. I wake up a good 4-7 times. Get up to pee 3-4 times. And constantly am changing positions. My hips go to sleep very easily.

Weekly Highlight: Making the bags for the nurses. I hope that they like them. I feel like the nursing and teaching professions are similar, and I wanted them to know we appreciate them!

Stretch Marks: Same ones... I have a daily routine of Palmers stretch mark lotion, Bio Oil, & Burts Bees mama oil. Who knows what works and what doesn't... My belly doesn't itch, so that's good!

Cravings/Food Things: I have been eating more sweets this week... And I cannot seem to eat much of anything after 5/6pm. I am so full and heavy from the day so I haven't been able to stomach much else. There is no room!!

Labor Signs: None that I am aware of. I have been feeling him a lot lower than I have before. Who knows!

Missing Anything In Particular This Week: being able to walk my dog in the evenings. The heaviness has kept me from it.

Weekly Mood: I have been tired this week. But I have gotten a lot done, so accomplished! Tired & accomplished!

Whatcha Looking Forward Too: Meeting my little angel baby! I cannot even wrap my mind around how close we are!! AND LSU football starts this week! So hulllooohhhh Tigahs, I have missed you!! LSU vs. Wisconsin in Houston. We are planning to go, have tickets (thank you Haliburton)! And thank you Doyle's for the Houston Digs! We are much appreciative that you are allow us and the furry little beast to crash there for the evening!

Workout This Week: Yoga & Walking. It is a slow yoga week because things keep coming up in my yoga time slots.

The beginning of the hospital bags! Christopher is packed in the Northface, Nurse presents in the whole foods bag, I will be the Vera Bradley dufflebag, and Baby J will be in his diaper bag!

Baby J's borrowed bassinet! Snuggle Baby!!

Yeah yeah yeah I got sucked into the fall stuff being out! BTW these are YUM!

A peak at the closet shelving. We have it on both doors! Love it!! Have all the diapers we have been given (Honest & Pamper Swaddlers) stocked up and ready for the babe!

Hospital bag list. Color coordinated and sorted... judge all you want!

HubsMan ran his first Half Marathon! In real life it is 13.1 miles... based on this course being mis-marked he ran 14.3! Go head brotha!

Goodie bag prep for the nurses! I hope they like candyyyy!

32 Weeks & counting!

Another combo blog... another week slacked! In my defense I had Week 32 written, just never posted. So I figured I would just add it into Week 33's post!

I began week 33 with my 32 week check up. Since I was out of town as was Dr. J we had trouble coordinating last weeks apt. So Monday afternoon I went for my checkup. All looks good! Howeverrrr my belly is measuring on the larger side. Thank you to a growing baby J or a weekend at the beach. I wanna say its the baby! Here are two "belly pictures" from week 32. I think my belly looks pretty cute here! It does not always look this way guys... don't get toooo excited!

What what a basketball! 

Where o where did my toes go?!?

Week: 33

Maternity Clothes: Got lots of use out of my maternity bathing suit when we were at the beach!

Wedding Ring On/Off: on

Sleeping: all good

Weekly Highlight: It is always fun to go to the doctors. It was nice to speak with him about some of my concerns with being induced and not being able to do natural birth.

Stretch Marks: Same ones to the right of my belly button. Which upon further review is really to teh left if you are looking at my belly.

Cravings/Food Things: I have been really wanting soft serve with sprinkles. What I really want is Kohr Brothers peanut butter with chocolate sprinkles. But seeing as how I have no plans to go to OCNJ and the season is ending, I dont imagine that wish will be granted.... sad face

Labor Signs: Nope, but I def feel new kinds of stretching and stitch type pains in and around my belly.

Missing Anything In Particular This Week: Comfortable hang out shorts. I cannot seem to find the right lounge-ware for the house..

Weekly Mood: I have been tired this week. But I expect that due to a traveling and busy weekend.

Whatcha Looking Forward Too: the 36 week sono!!!!

Workout This Week: Yoga and walks as normal

Belly Button Update: It appears to be diapering! I have this reddish circle around it and the button itself it working on going away...

Week: 32!

Maternity Clothes: And I have given in... nursing bras have been bought! I have been fighting it and boy oh boy those nursing sports bras are so darn comfy! They don't do much in the way of making the girls look marvelous, but they will be perfectly suitable to wear from here on out!

Wedding Ring On/Off: On and feeling normal. I have days of more swollen limbs fa sho. But still fits! 

Sleeping: fairly well actually. BUT I will say adjusting positions is quite a workout. I have not mastered how to switch sides without feeling like I ran a mile... man o man having ab muscle is something we take advantage of!

Weekly Highlight: One of my very sweet friends gave us a box full of goodies and clothes. I am feeling very grateful to Erika for her super kindness!! 

Stretch Marks: Same ones as last week, to the right of my belly button. Anddd it appears my belly button is doing something weird. It constantly has a reddish ring around it... We shall see what comes of it! 

Cravings/Food Things: I am trying to make sure I am eating enough protein and greens. Man it is hard!!  I am also keeping track of things in a Chow Chart. It is in out Birth Bootcamp bool. 

Labor Signs: Nope! Thank you baby boy! 

Missing Anything In Particular This Week: Not losing my breath at the drop of a hat. 

Weekly Mood: Tired and Excited and Accomplished! 

Whatcha Looking Forward Too: Beach Vacayyy!! Janes Gang does Portofino! 

Workout This Week: Lots of walking and yoga