33 weeks!

Have you started to show yet? Feeling huge!

Food cravings: I really want sushi. Every day. :(

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope. Heartburn has replaced queasiness.

Miss Anything? Advil. I've been having sciatic pain and it's a monster.

Mood: I've been a littttttlllleee bitchy lately. ;)

Sleep: I've been sleeping well! The last few days I've slept 6 hours straight without having to pee. 

Best moment this week: Getting the crib set up! It's feeling so real now. 

Annoyances: Just leg and back pain. I feel like I've been riding a horse for hours. I guess it's called SPD...it's awful.

Maternity clothes? All day, every day! I don't mind them, they're so comfortable!

Symptoms: Heartburn, SPD, sciatic pain, swelling when I stand too long. Can the next 7 weeks just fly by? Kthanksbye.

Movement: All the time! He's getting so big, I wish I could add more room for him. 

Belly button in or out? It's officially flat this week!

Wedding rings on or off? Still just my wedding band. 

Looking forward to:  Getting the rest of the decor up. I am going to put some shelving and art above the changing table, and possibly some art above the crib in the bedroom.

To recap, we put up the crib in our bedroom this weekend! Here's a shot of it all set up:

Xoxo,

Kelsey

31 weeks!

Welp, I got a little busy and wasn't able to do a post last week. This week got away from me as well with all of the festivities and travel, so I will have to improvise! Here's a shot of my beautiful cousin and I, from lunch on Tuesday.
I thought it would be fun to post a picture from when this all started, to give some perspective (and make me feel quite large!). 5 weeks to 31 weeks:

What a difference a few months makes!

Have you started to show yet? Oh god, yes.

Food cravings: I had a crazy craving for Firewood Cafe's tortellini and house sauce. I was able to satiate that while I was down in Napa...SO amazing!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing at the moment!

Miss Anything? Yellowfin tuna salad!

Mood: Good, but I have been feeling a little more ornery than normal.

Sleep: Eh, it's okay. I am waking up about 3 times a night to pee, and I have a hard time falling asleep once I've gotten up. I've definitely added a half-caff coffee every morning because I'm usually really tired.

Best moment this week: So many to talk about! First things first, my baby shower on Sunday was amazing. My mom did such an amazing job and I really was so blown away. Second would be getting to spend time with my family. I really do miss them more than I realize, and try to soak up all the time I can with them. Third, Valentine's Day today! Erin and I went and picked out chocolates together (I'm too particular these days and Erin knew it would be safe to get the ones I actually want!), and we'll go out to dinner at one of our favorite spots. 

Annoyances: This new ache that makes it feel like I've been riding a horse. It literally feels like I did 10,000 plie squats. Doctor says it's normal :(.

Maternity clothes? Ohhh yeah. regular clothes just aren't happening.

Symptoms: Tired, the ache mentioned in 'annoyances', back pain, heartburn, swelling in my feet and hands.

Movement: All day everyday! He's still bottom-down, so I'm getting some really strong kicks on my side.

Belly button in or out? Nearly flat!

Wedding rings on or off? Still just my wedding band. 

Looking forward to:  Getting some nursery projects done this weekend! Thanks to my shower and all of my generous friends and family, we're able to start getting things organized and put away :)

Xoxo,

Kelsey

28 weeks, third trimester!

Have you started to show yet? Yes, bigger every day :)

Food cravings: Pineapple still! I can't get enough.

Anything making you queasy or sick: No, but I have to eat smaller meals or I get horrible heartburn.

Miss Anything? Red wine :)

Mood: Mostly good. I do get a little crazy now and then. I just have no patience for people.

Sleep: It's good, but I'm so restless. I wake up about every 2 hours and just go back to sleep. 

Best moment this week: Erin bringing home a chocolate cake because I was having a crappy week. Such a lovely man :)

Annoyances: Getting my blood taken 4 times on Monday. My poor arms and hands are so bruised and sore!

Maternity clothes? Best stuff ever! I had to indulge and get some new ones because the ones I had were becoming monotonous. 

Symptoms: Tired, swelling in my feet when standing for too long, heartburn, sciatic pain if I sit too long. 

Movement: He is starting to get cramped in there, so there's less flips but he's getting stronger so I'm getting really strong kicks in the ribs and side. 

Belly button in or out? Same as last check in...still about a 1/2 inch deep.

Wedding rings on or off? Still just my wedding band. 

Looking forward to:  Next Wednesday is our second hospital tour, so hopefully we can make a decision (there are two to choose from) next week!


Xo,
Kelsey

26 weeks - only 96 days left!

Have you started to show yet? Yep! In fact, people stare at me now. What's with that?

Food cravings: Pineapple!

Anything making you queasy or sick: No, but the heartburn is still around. Usually if I don't eat. So strange.

Miss Anything? A full caffeine espresso. Like, a big ol' Venti triple shot.

Mood: Pretty good! Mostly just trying to stay positive about getting bigger.

Sleep: I have a strange pattern starting. I wake up around 2am to the baby kicking me, and then again at 4 to pee. Then I'm up at 7:30 to let the cat out and get my day started. 

Best moment this week: Feeling Sean's head when he was moving around the other day. So far everything has just been jabs/pokes, but to feel an actual body part was so unreal. ALSO, my countdown is at double digits now...how crazy!

Annoyances: When I walk any long distance, my right lower side hurts. I think it's from the stretching from the baby getting bigger, but boy is it annoying!

Maternity clothes? Yes, but I think it's time for some new ones. It feels like I wear the same 4 outfits on rotation.

Symptoms: Tired, heartburn, starting to waddle when walking, some swelling in my feet.

Movement: All day every day. He's a busy little man. He tends to be the most active in the evening after dinner. 

Belly button in or out? In, but it's getting shallower! It's only like a 1/2 inch deep at this point.

Wedding rings on or off? I'm down to my wedding band...my engagement ring is too wide to fit on comfortably. Good thing I like my band by itself :)

Looking forward to:  Sunday - I'll officially be in the Third trimester!! Woop!

A lot of you saw that I'm starting to get frozen meals put together. We finally went out and bought a chest freezer, which has been on our must have/wish list for a long time now. We found a great deal on one and couldn't pass it up. So, I put together 10 ready to make Crockpot meals, and we'll see how it goes. We also had a ton of extra meat so it's nice to have somewhere to store it all.
This will all come in handy once I'm getting ready for the baby to arrive. I'm thinking lots of pre-made pastas, casseroles, etc. If any of you have recipe ideas, please send them my way :).

Xo,
Kelsey

Week 24 - Merry Christmas!

Have you started to show yet? Ohhh yes. Bigger every day :)

Total weight gain/loss: I'm officially taking this off...I stopped tracking honestly.

Food cravings: Strawberries/raspberries.

Anything making you queasy or sick: No, but everything gives me heartburn.

Miss Anything? Homemade egg nog :(

Mood: Great! Feeling sleepy so that leads to crabbiness...so there's that. 

Sleep: It's random. I wake up about 4 times a night, twice of those times to pee. It's not super deep sleep.

Best moment this week: Samson was laying on my belly and the baby kicked him...needless to say, Sam is totally freaked out.

Annoyances: Nothing that I can think of :)

Maternity clothes? I think I wear more maternity than non-maternity stuff these days.

Stretchmarks? Same ones as last time.

Symptoms: Tired, heartburn, sore hips/the front of my uterus is sore, hungry at all hours of the day/night.

Movement: Lots! Erin still has yet to be able to feel him. It seems like Sean stops kicking the second Erin puts his hand on my belly. Little stinker :)

Belly button in or out? In, but it's getting shallower!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Gender Predictions:  IT'S A BOY!!!!

Looking forward to:  Christmas on Wednesday! My favorite day of the year :)

22 weeks

Have you started to show yet? Yes sir! Although I haven't grown too much this week. 

Total weight gain/loss: 11lbs. So weird to be excited about weight gain haha.

Food cravings: Banana cookies with coconut :)

Anything making you queasy or sick: No thank goodness!

Miss Anything? My pre-pregnancy jeans.

Mood: Good this week. Sometimes outbursts of general pissiness, but nothing too bad.

Sleep: This week has been strange. Waking up one or two times a night just STARVING. Getting up to use the restroom and have a granola bar.

Best moment this week: Snow on Friday :) 

Annoyances: The snow! Normally it goes away the day it comes, but it's been SO cold that it hasn't melted yet. I think it will melt tomorrow or Wednesday. The roads are just horrible and there's no where to go!

Maternity clothes? Yep! Starting to embrace the fact that they actually flatter me more than trying to wear my pre-pregnancy clothes.

Stretchmarks? Yep. No new ones since last week, so that's a win!

Symptoms: Slight insomnia, hungry ALL THE TIME, heartburn and restless legs. I think the restless legs is partly from the fact that I can't go anywhere, so if I do some squats it helps.

Movement: He is getting stronger by the day. It still catches me off guard when he starts up, but he is getting a routine so I can somewhat expect when it's going to come.

Belly button in or out? In, but it's getting shallower!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Gender Predictions:  IT'S A BOY!!!!

Looking forward to:  My doctor's appointment tomorrow. After that, Christmas! I just love it so much :)

And, to finish, a silly picture!

xoxo, Kelsey

21 weeks!

Since I've been taking photos every other week, I thought I would still do the questions part on the off week. Just so I can keep track of my changes as well! 

Have you started to show yet? Yes! I get bigger by the day.

Total weight gain/loss: 10lbs! And I definitely feel it...I feel so much heavier in general.

Food cravings: Chocolate covered raisins and cantelope :)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope! 

Miss Anything? Not this week - really enjoying the pregnancy so not missing much.

Mood: Great, but sometimes I get a little weepy. Yesterday we saw Hunger Games and the preview of Noah (like Noah's Ark) made me cry. Hormones :)

Sleep: Great! It's been so cold the last few weeks, so I've been snuggling up and sleeping really soundly.

Best moment this week: Having my family come to visit! They left on Sunday, but I'm happy I get to see them in a few weeks for Christmas.

Annoyances: Nothing really!  I pretend to hate that it's so cold out, but I really love it. It means getting in warm clothes and snuggling next to the fire. 

Maternity clothes? Yes! I had to go buy some new stuff today because almost none of my pre-pregnancy shirts aren't fitting over my belly. I am still able to make longer sweaters work in the meantime.

Stretchmarks? Yes..my boobies are growing at an alarming rate. 

Symptoms: Not really anything out of the ordinary this week. I have been growing a lot more and little man's kicks are stronger, but sometimes I even forget that I'm pregnant!

Movement: Very active little guy! I can tell he's been moving around a lot more because sometimes he kicks my right side, and an hour later he's kicking my bladder. Once in awhile I get a good kidney kick, and that's pretty surprising!

Belly button in or out? In, but it's getting shallower!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Gender Predictions:  IT'S A BOY!!!!

Looking forward to:  My next doctor's appointment on the 10th. I don't think it'll be anything exciting, but it's so nice to go visit the doc and hear that everything is going well. 

So this week we decorated the house for Christmas, mostly on Friday while my family was still here. Here's a shot of our mantle, which I have since added some lights along the bottom to add more Christmas spirit :). Note that I made that wreath in the middle of the mirror. My mom taught me how to forage the greens and put it together. Pretty proud of myself!

I'll add photos of our house from the outside in another post tomorrow :)

XO,

Kelsey