8 months!

I can't believe I am 8 months pregnant! It feels like just yesterday we found out we were pregnant. And I can't believe I have been on bedrest for FIVE weeks now!

Baby girl decided to give us another adventure in L&D Sunday night.  I hadn't been feeling good all day, and just didn't feel "right."  Dr. E wanted me to go in just to make sure everything was ok.  It turns out I was dehydrated (Not sure how...I feel like all I do is drink water!) They gave me a bag of IV fluids and all was well!

We also went to see Dr. E last week for a checkup.  Everything is looking great!  He pushed my next appt. back to 2 weeks since everything was looking good.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 32 weeks

Size of baby: 16.7 inches, and she should be around 3.75 lbs, about the weight of a jicama...Last Wed. at my appt. my stomach was measuring 2.5 weeks big, so I am guessing she is still bigger than that!

Weight gain: +23

Maternity Clothes: My new wardrobe consists of shorts, pj pants and tshirts

Gender: GIRL!!! Ashlynn Marie!

Movement: Still a crazy, active little girl!

Sleep:  Sleep has been ok, although I have started to wake up more to go to the bathroom throughout the night

Symptoms:  My stomach feels huge....Laying down is kind of awkward because of it. I am a little hormonal/emotional, and the "nesting" and "I'm going to be a mom soon?!" thoughts have kicked in full gear

What I miss: Target, driving, wearing scarves and boots

Cravings: Lately I haven't had too many cravings....It's more so that nothing sounds good to eat, and I am really indecisive about food

Best Moment this week: Celebrating Thanksgiving with family, and enjoying a much needed long weekend with my better half!

What I am looking forward to: Saturday we are having a "Man Shower" hosted by our homegroup! Since I can't go to a shower, they are having a shower for all of the guys (they are golfing, not having cake and punch lol!)

31 weeks

We are down to single digit weeks until baby girl arrives! 9 weeks! (Or less!)  This week was pretty uneventful, pregnancy and life wise.  My meds are still working, and baby girl is still cooking! I sat on the back porch the other day for a bit because I missed fresh air so much. I have never enjoyed sitting in the cool with a cup of hot chocolate so much!


My work had a shower for me last week (without me lol!) and my friend Hailey brought me the gifts! It was so sweet and I am so blessed to work with such great ladies!


I think my picture is just going to start getting added a few days after my post, because Wed. are makeup/clothes days lol!


Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 31 weeks

Size of baby: 16 inches, and she should be around 3.3 lbs, about the weight of 4 navel oranges...although by now we know she is a little bigger than that!

Weight gain: +21

Maternity Clothes: My new wardrobe consists of shorts, pj pants and tshirts

Gender: GIRL!!! Ashlynn Marie!

Movement: Still moving all over the place! Last week at my appt. she was head down, but Dr. E said we are going to keep an eye on her because she wasn't very far down and doesn't seem to like to settle into one place!

Sleep:  My legs have been hurting the past few nights, but I think upping my water intake (even more!) should help that!

Symptoms:  Def. hormonal, a little achy, a contraction here or there

What I miss: Target

Cravings: Lately I haven't had too many cravings....It's more so that nothing sounds good to eat, and I am really indecisive about food

Best Moment this week: My mom came last Wed. and helped me get alot organized in the nursery and got the bedding put on for me! I will have pictures soon!

What I am looking forward to: Spending Thanksgiving with family! And really reflecting on ALL that we have to be thankful for in our lives.

Three*Oh

30 weeks. That sounds like such a more calming number that 29.  Feels closer, and a little more real! 

This week has been good....I got to celebrate my birthday-bedrest style! My amazing husband did a great job of making it special! I also started some part time/temp work, which is a blessing in SO many ways! 

I had wanted to take maternity pictures about this time....So I am trying to use pinterest/my creativity to come up with at lease a few cute pictures Mark can take of me/us...We'll see how that turns out!

(I haven't changed out of PJ's for the past 2 days...so I will add a picture when I am dressed to go to the dr. tomorrow!)

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 30 weeks

Size of baby: 15.7 inches, and she should be around 3 lbs, about the weight of a head of cabbage...although by now we know she is a little bigger than that!

Weight gain: +20

Maternity Clothes: My new wardrobe consists of shorts, pj pants and tshirts

Gender: GIRL!!! Ashlynn Marie!

Movement: Still moving like crazy! We have started to feel little body parts rolling across my stomach....pretty wild!

Sleep:  Since I started doing some work from home, I seem to be able to fall asleep easier at night. Although I do find that my stress/crazy nesting thoughts come out whenever I lay down.

Symptoms:  The normal aches and pains are there...I can't lay propped up on my back anymore or she squished my vena cava. And probably a little hormonal too :)

What I miss: Going outside more than once every 2 weeks, cleaning, eating out, oh ya know...the usual

Cravings: Chocolate milk, Chickfila, fruit, peanut butter

Best Moment this week: Our crib came this week!!! Mark got it all set up and I can't wait until we have a sweet baby girl sleeping in it (Well, I lied...I can wait about 10 weeks!)

What I am looking forward to: Going to see Dr. E tomorrow and seeing where we are at!

Bedrest Buddy

When you are laying at home all day, it can get a little quiet! Thankfully I have this guy to keep me company!

Mark was looking through pictures on my phone the other day and he started cracking up...because 90% of my recent pictures are of our dog.

What can I say? The things he does seem a lot more entertaining when your days consist of laying in bed, showering and watching endless shows on your computer.

One thing I have learned from Zeus....bedrest is some exhausting business!

Thankfully my days..and life are fixing to get a little fuller! I started a part time temp job yesterday, so I will have a little more to do than lay around! Praise the Lord!

29 weeks!

Taking things 1 week at a time here! It has been a good week, just alot of laying around :)

Dr. E seemed calm about everything last week. That made me feel better! He seems to think that with the meds and bedrest that she could stay in there full term. Such a praise!!

Nesting has set in, and I can't really nest, so I am so thankful for friends/family who have helped out with things! And can I just say...my husband is AMAZING! He has taken such good care of baby girl and I these past few weeks! 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 29 weeks

Size of baby: 15 inches, and she should be around 2.5 lbs, about the weight of a Butternut Squash...she weighed more than that 2 weeks ago, and my stomach measured 30 weeks last Wed.!

Weight gain: +20

Maternity Clothes: My new wardrobe consists of shorts, pj pants and tshirts

Gender: GIRL!!! Ashlynn Marie!

Movement: Active as ever! I have started doing kick counts, and I am supposed to feel her move 10 times in 2 hours. It took me 5 minutes to feel 10 kicks haha!

Sleep:  Laying around during the day makes falling asleep harder, but otherwise sleep has been great

Symptoms:  Hormonal :), hungry and thirsty

What I miss: Sunshine

Cravings: Chocolate milk, Chickfila, fruit, Burger Street

Best Moment this week: 1) Going in for my 28 week appt and touching base with Dr. E

2) Mark and our sweet friend Ben painted the nursery! And our friend Katie brought over the finished bedding!!

What I am looking forward to: Celebrating my birthday this week :)