36 Weeks Pregnant 9 months!

LOOK WHO IS 9 MONTHS!!!! HA! I made it ;-)
So this week I am 36 weeks pregnant. Remember how a few weeks ago I was having a lot of shooting pains in my cervix? WELL I WAS RIGHT! LOL Doc checked me and I am 3 cm dilated and very thin babies head is very low. SOOOO this means that I could go into labor any day now. EACK! LOL if I make it to my 37 week appt. when he checks me if I am any further along he will send me to labor and delivery to be monitored then decide if he will be moving up my repeat c-section. So next week may be the week! Ready of not! Oh and I asked doc why I am having weird sore pains in my stomach and he said that I'm probably contracting but it's not noticeable but the contractions are making my stomach sore.
Well since my doctors visit I have been running around crazy trying to get things cleaned and finished  I still need to put a few things on the nursery wall and I want to get a few chores done around the house. Like wash all the bedding scrub all the showers, fun stuff. I'm full fledged NESTING mode!
Big sister said she is not ready for a crying baby yet LOL! As for me I am up to 24 lbs and I had promised myself 25 was my max so I AM ready ;-).....as soon as I finish cleaning and putting the nursery together LOL!

And boy am I lucky, I chanced it and went to the coast 4 hours away this weekend. I will not be making that trip again for awhile HA! Here are hubby and I...

36 weeks pregnant! 9 Months WHOO HOO!

XOXO,
Jess

35 Weeks Pregnant

35 weeks pregnant and let me tell you about the most AMAZING feeling I had this week! Baby had her self shoved up on my stomach. As I was sitting there.....waiting for my Sonic order ;-).....I felt what felt like breathing movements coming from you. It was so amazing and sweet. I looked it up and yes many woman explain how at a rare moment you can feel your baby practicing their breathing in your belly. SOOOOO SWEET!
Almost have the nursery done. Got the rocker glider and painted that bad boy white LOL! Just need to put a few things on the walls!

35 weeks!

Oh look I bought a maternity top ;-)

XOXO,
Jess

34 pregnant

At 34 weeks I did my hospital tour. TOTALLY bumbed that my husband didn't get off work in time to go....really I was not happy.
Anyways....I got to see the beautiful hosptial I will be delivering at. Where to go when I come in, the room to wait for my c section, where I will recover and the room I will be in afterward. The nurses are so nice there. They also told us all about the technology they have and baby monitoring.
My doctor visit went great. I told him about the sharp shooting pains in my cervix that I have been having. He said it's perfectly normal. The baby is just pushing down on the cervix. He also gave me a prescription for my lovely acid reflux. OH BTW a maternity pillow REALLY does help with this too. LOVE MINE! I went over all my millions of questions/concerns I had about my RCS. And we set a date for 39 weeks so on May 20th. I have to be there at 5:30 in the morning.....fun. LOL. Oh and I had to go get blood work done to make sure my iron levels are good to go for the surgery.
I finished the LAST piece of the bedding this week YAHHHH! Putting that bed skirt on was a tough one but I got it ;-).
Did I mention this baby girl has the hicups like at least twice a day EVERY DAY!

Here I am 34 weeks pregnant!

32 weeks pregnant

HELLLO 32 weeks pregnant!!!
Well this week I got to go to my 32 week check up and ultrasound. Guess what?! I was right! Baby did turn! She is now head down where she is suppose to be and will not be flipping back around per doc.
She weighs 4 1/2 pounds, couldn't get a length because she was being stuburn and had her feet and hands in her face.
Doc says my dizzy spells are because she is blocking blood flow to my brain.....uhhhhh YIKES! He says he can do nothing about it and it will probably get worse as she gets bigger, lovely. His advice.... be careful driving. Thanks doc....
The first thing doc pointed out was "See all those spiky things? That's all her HAIR!" OMG a baby girl with hair?! AWWWWWW ;-)!!!! I got to see of her fingers and toes, I made sure her umbilical cord wasn't wrapped around her neck....me being a little over protective already?! maybe.... LOL
Everything about her is perfect and I'm doing great. Hard to get a profile pic because she didn't want to be disturbed. Oh and weight I'm still at only 18 pounds since pre pregnancy. Yah me!

32 weeks 4 days ultrasound

32 Weeks pregnant

Now time to pick up the rest of the baby items we need and finish the nursery!

XOXO,
Jess

31 Weeks Pregnant

Well 31 weeks and 8 month pregnant   I can still fit in my size small tops....with a tank top under LOL. Baby is moving non stop. Had a pretty bad scare in the car this week. Thought I was gonna black out! YIKES!!! I got really dizzy and couldn't control it. Called doc and was told to start logging my dizzy spells and we would go over it at 32 week check up.
Ohhh I got another pregnancy massage this week ;-). It was lovely.
Other then that nothing new. Picking up items we still need here and there. Hopefully will get the nursery done soon!

31 week preggo pic!

XOXO,
Jess

30 Weeks Pregnant

Now last week I was 30 weeks pregnant. And OMG it was a hard week for me. So I already new at 28 weeks baby was breached plus I knew because well I could feel her in both my rib cakes at the same time! So I am pretty positive that she turned. All last week I had horrible pains and pressure. I was miserable. And by the end of the week I only feel her down low and up high. We shall see at my next ultrasound at 32 weeks.
I had a doctors appt. this week for my 30 week check up. So far I have gained 18 pounds which I consider good! Doc told me to eat more and so I am LOL. I registered for the hospital while I was there and informed the doc that I scheduled our hospital tour. I don't plan on taking classes since I did all of those with big sis.
At this doc appt the doc asked a bunch of questions like what kind of BC do I want to use after birth. Do I plan to breast feed. If I go into labor before my scheduled c section at 39 weeks I can come in and say HEY I want my c section! or I can try a vback it's up to me at this point. I'm still scared to try a vback due to the horrible experience I had with my daughter. Doc said this baby is very unlikely to be OP like she was. But again it's totally up to me how I want to deliver. He also told me that after 32 weeks NO traveling to the coast, which is 4 hours away. He doesn't want me delivering at the coast....neither do I LOL! Let's see....what else did the good doc tell me to do...OH! Call him if I have any contractions bleeding water breaks all the big signs of YOUR IN LABOR. And if at any time I don't feel baby move for 4 hours straight to go lie down in a quiet dark place see if I can feel her and still nothing call him.
And by the way YES I plan on breastfeeding. I plan on nursing full time for as long as possible/pumping. AND I am planning on cloth diapering. So as of now I'm trying to find some cloth diapering mommas I can get advise from!

OH! Went ahead and set up some of the baby gear! All was given to us THANK YOU FRIENDS XOXO Except the Arms Reach Co Sleeper. I got that for a great price on Craigslist. The couple bought it brand new and only used it for a few weeks. I wanted it because I plan on having a csection and nursing for as long as possible. This bassinet can be used closer to 6 months instead of just barely 3 months like normal bassinets.

 Arms Reach Co Sleeper

 Pack N Play

wing and comfy rocker sling....thingy LOL

Here's my 30 week pic!

AND here is a BONUS LOL! I took an up close BELLY pic ;-). Still rocking my pre pregnancy size small pants LOL

XOXO,
Jess

29 Weeks Pregnant

OMG!!! Boo on me! I can't believe I have gotton so far behind!
OK well back when I was 29 weeks pregnant I had my BABY SHOWER!!! It was a perfect shower. My Aunts threw it for me at La Madeline restaurant. My MIL ordered cute cupcakes with babies on them and strawberry cake balls YUMMM! I got lots of cute stuff and some beautiful hand made items from my Aunt. Love them!
This week was also Spring Break. OHHHH yah now I remember why I got behind LOL! My daughter was horribly sick all week. High fevers ect. Thanks goodness momma did NOT get sick. YAHHH ME! But it was an exhausting week.
After the shower I made my list of things I still need....which is a LOT. EACK!
Here are some baby shower pics along with a few of the hand made items

Momma and Big Sis 

Big Sis! 

 Adorable cupcakes and cake balls

 Pillow for nursery

 Stool for nursery

 Baby's name!

My beautiful and talented Aunts

And here is my 29 week preggo pic!

XOXO,
Jess

28 weeks pregnant

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY! This week I went for a follow up ultrasound to check on my low lying placenta. And guess what.... ALL CLEAR!!! HAPPY DANCE HAPPY DANCE! So no restrictions for ME!
Baby is beached but has time to flip. Hope she does because she is beating up both sides of my rib cage at the same time.
Baby weighs 2 lbs 15 oz. That's almost THREE POUNDS! Goodness! And in her sono picture it kinda looks like she has HAIR! LOL
Let's see what else this week....I gained a lil weight. Guess that's what happens when the doc orders you to EAT. OHHHHH!!!! And my baby shower is this Saturday! I started receiving gifts in the mail from out of town guests. How exciting! I also got in the mail the vintage 7 year baby record book that I ordered off of Ebay. LOVE IT! It's that same one that I used for for my older daughter.
Alright ya'll next week I'll be able to share about my baby shower! Can't wait to see fam & friends, eat good food and cake and BABY STUFF!

My 28 week pic

Sono picture

See the "hair" on top of her head ;-)

XOXO,
Jess

27 weeks

Well last week....sorry....I was 27 weeks ;-). Nothing exciting. Baby was moving a lot. I've been feeling fine. Getting anxious about the weeks flying by. Thinking of how blessed I am to be the one to carry this little bundle of joy inside of me for 9 months ;-)
I DID go and find my dress for my baby shower! And I ended up buying two pairs of maternity leggings for the summer and two summer tops, it was a buy one get one free deal! I tried on some maternity shorts and BAHAHAHAHAHAHA I almost died laughing. My little chicken legs looked ridiculous. So it's dresses and leggings for this momma!

Here's my 27 week pic!

26 Weeks Pregnant

I feel like I have really POPPED...so not comfortable LOL. Even hubby said WOAH that belly has grown! LOL
So week 26 has been pretty good. Baby girl is kicking all the time and I do mean like ALLL NIGHT LONGGGGGG. Oh and I got my first Braxton Hick this week. Woke me right out of my sleep! I had them a lot with my older daughter so we shall see how this pregnancy goes.
Hmmm what else! Well we finished more of the baby bedding! The diaper stacked, crib blanket and organizer! And my baby shower invitations went to all my guests! Super excited about that!
Other then that I have just been starting to get a little stressed about making sure we hurry up and get ready for baby to be here and how my older daughter will be cared for when I go in for my csection. Since she will still have two weeks of school at that point. That really stresses me out LOL.

Brainstorming on how I want to make the DIY mobile and what decorations I want to use on the wall :-) I think I need the crib and dresser in the room so I can get INSPIRED!

Here's my belly pic!

XOXO,
Jess

25 weeks pregnant

So 25 weeks pregnant went pretty well ;-). Only issue I had was ....dizzy spells. I tarted having episodes were I got blurred vision and dizzy. I called my doc and he had me come in to check my blood pressure but blood pressure was fine. He asked me how my glucose test came back. I told him ummmm....wellll....I never got a call back so I ASSUMED I passed. Doc checked the results and found that my blood sugar was actually very low for some one who just drank a bunch of sugar. He asked me how much I eat. And I admitted I'm not the best at remembering to eat. I do eat I just don't eat a lot. My snacks are fruit & veggies. Doc says my body over produces insulin so I need to EAT... and he isn't talking about fruits and veggies he wants me to eat snacks all day long anything to get carbs ect. in me. I'm suppose to call him on Monday to tell him how I'm doing.
Besides that week 25 was great! We finished painting the nursery  Grape Hyacinth 25% lighter. And I finished the curtains and put them up on a beautiful curtain rod from Lowe's. And my Aunt finished the crib bumper! So excited!
I also found a cloth diaper at Target called Charlie Banana that has disposable inserts. AWESOME! I'm really wanting to use these! I bought one to start. I plan on getting one a week until baby comes. I also added them to my registry. I'll put up a separate post about it ;-).
As for me still at 10 lbs, still wearing normal tops but size 1 or SX maternity jeans. It's getting harder to shave or get comfy and I certainly can't eat large meals at one time. I fill up immediately. Baby is always in my rib cage.
OH OH OH!! Hubby got me a gift certificate for a massage at Blooming Pregnancy for my Valentines Day gift! I'm going to make myself try to wait on using it LOL....this will be hard.

Belly Pic

XOXO,
Jess

24 Weeks Pregnant

Ohhh yes the last week of my second trimester! Which means I'll be 7 months on Saturday which means the beginning of being uncomfortable...LOL
So went to my 24 week appointment this week. Doc says I'm measuring perfectly. Babies heart beat is 104 a minute which is perfect. I'm up 10 pounds from pre pregnancy weight which is great. All though big sisters bday was this week and I have had a lot of cake.....I'm bout to take my behind for a walk after I post ;-).
Baby has found my rib cage this week. Ahhhhhh the joys of getting bigger. I really do enjoy watching her move across my stomach. It cracks me up. But girrrrl once she gets something caught in my rib cage I swear I jump right out of my seat!
Starting to pick up a few items for the baby. I'm getting nervous that the day is getting closer and we don't have much of anything yet. Especially none of the essentials  I can't wait for my baby shower so I can feel better and know what we need to plan to buy ourselves.
Other then baby growing I'm feeling great. Still wearing my XS maternity pants that are a lil big. And still wearing normal tops just putting tanks under most if they are getting to short.
Next doc appt. is at 28 weeks. I get another sonogram to check on my low lying placenta and then I go back to see my doc about the results. Hoping for the best!

My 24 week belly pic

XOXO,

Jess 

23 Weeks pregnant

Helllo 23 weeks! Only one more week after this of my 2nd trimester HOLY MOLY! Can't believe it!
So this week I'm doing great. Still congested but I looked up some tips for my RLS.
*Don't drink caffeine too late
*Don't lay in bed watching TV before you go to bed, wait to lay down until you are actually going to bed.
So far they are working! I also stole my small decor pillow that I put on y bed to use in between my legs which helps.
OHHH ooooh lala I got my 1st pregnancy massage at Blooming Pregnancy. LOVED IT! They give you $25 every time you spend $50. They really want you to keep coming back! I went right to sleep last night I was so relaxed.
This week I'm trying not to over do myself with getting ready for my older daughters 8th birthday party this weekend but I know I am LOL. As soon as I get off the computer I need to run BACK to the store for the millionth time this week to get the rest of what I'm making. One of my DIY Pom Pom's died from death of spilled milk last night (rest in piece pink pom pom) so I need to get more tissue paper and who know what else. I ave a list.....on my phone LOL. Not only do I forget EVERYTHING these days but even when I write a list I forget to take the list! So I down loaded a Note app to my phone to help a preggo momma out ;-).
Next week I have my 24 week appt. I'm thinking it will include my glucose test....fun. AND it's big sis' actual bday next week. The big EIGHT! I can't believe in a few short months I will give birth to another baby girl after EIGHT years! :-)

Here's my 23 week pic. I'm barely holding on here at like 4:30 LOL! That massage had me relaxed!

XOXO,

Jess 

22 weeks pregnant

Welllll I never got around to posting last week for my 22nd week of pregnancy LOL. but the week was just great!
22 weeks meant 6 month mark WHOO HOO! Still feeling good. I have congestion and RLS but besides that baby is a thumping away in my tummy. I picked out colors for her nursery walls. Well let me rephrase that. I picked SEVERAL purples and I narrowed them down to two. I'm going back one more time to see if one I like looks even better another 25% lighter. I'm so excited to get our DIY nursery started so I can share with everyone!

Here is my 22 week belly pic!

XOXO,
Jess

21 Weeks Pregnant

Well I'm 21 weeks this week. Time is flying by! No appointments to talk about. I'm doing/feeling fine. Harder to sleep this week. It's harder to get comfortable and when I sleep to long with out getting up to pee my bladder hurts SO bad that when I move I get a horrible cramp! LOL!
Hubby got to feel baby kick for the first time twice! I've tried a few times before but as soon as I put his hand on my belly she stops. I guess last night she didn't like his cold hand so she kicked him a few time HEHEHE ;-). Crazy girl!

OH this week I went and picked out all of the fabrics for my nursery bedding. I'm SUPER excited! I can't wait to get started! We are doing purples with blues and greens and pinks. TOOO CUTE! Doing a Purple Shabby Chic look. I'll add some pictures of the fabric. I plan on starting to check out local antique store and trying to find knick nacks here and there for decorations. Like mirrors/frames ect. Also my Aunts have started planning my baby shower EEEEACK! I'm screaming with excitement!

Well here's my 21 weeks belly shot!

Here are our beautiful Nursery Fabrics! The top picture if the main fabrics, and the second it the purple minky I'm using on the blanket and the pink satin trim I'm using through out.

XOXO,
Jess

14 weeks pregnant

YAWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNN good evening everyone! I'm actually posting on the day I took the belly shot (pat myself on back). That partly has to do with the fact I wanted to upload tonight's pictures of our towns annual tree lighting and partly because my hubby is playing PS3.
So I officially feel out of my 1st trimester. I have energy, I'm running around all day already getting ready for baby. PROBLEM is my anxiety at night is back which keeps my head spinning at night. Not bad things of course just my normal craft visions and decor visions running rampped through my mind all night not allowing me to sleep. All week seriously. I'm so exhausted right now I could lay my head down on my keyboard zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Weight?- I refuse to look at the scale last time I did I was still under 110 which of course is fine but I'm still eating like it's Turkey day and haven't exercised all week. I wish my mind racing all night counted for burning calories hmmmmm....We are finding out in TWO weeks what we are having YAHOOO! But like I said I'm keeping a lid on it till everyone gets their Christmas cards!!!
How's baby?- I am feeling baby a lot more. Flutters have gotten a little stronger AND everyone once in awhile I feel a tiny KICK/PUNCH. Makes me smile ear to ear! Next appt. is December 10th, same week we go for our 2D sono!
How am I feeling?- Well I mentioned NO sleep. My back pain has also kicked in. I have inflammation in my back from when I gave birth to Alaina, worst back labor EVERRRRRR. So now that I can't take the drink I had been drinking for it inflammation is back now that I'm growing and my back is in pain and feels on fire. I also can't lay/sleep on my back anymore. Starting this week it's very uncomfortable  I don't remember that this early last time. But apparently 14 weeks is a normal time for your back to start getting uncomfortable, lovely... Oh and Per my daughter today my belly is growing, thanks kid!
Here's my pic and I'm sneaking one in of my daughter from tonight sitting with Santa and Mrs. Claus. I asked Santa for a Maternity pillow and unlimited gift certificates for prenatal massages. Go and and take care of that Mr. & Mrs. C! ;-)

14 weeks and 4 days

XOXO,
Jess

13 weeks pregnant

OK sooooo I'm late on my 13 week post. Sorry everyone! It was a busy Turkey week!
So at 13 weeks I was very excited to be in my 2nd trimester! WHOO HOO! It was also the mark of 4 yrs that hubby and I have been together AWWWW.
Last week I was feeling pretty good, a little light headed and dizzy a few times. OH and I bought my first pair of maternity pants! This belly band works but is annoying when it starts shifting. So I got an XS pair of Heidi Klum skinny jeans. A little big but soooo comfy! Put those bad girls on for Thanksgiving ;-) hehehehhe. But I have one suggestion Heidi PLEASE make these super comfy over the belly band skinny jeans in more then just ONE color!
Baby is moving I am now feeling tiny little punches a little stronger then the flutters before. So cute! Hmm what else....still have no name for a boy just a girls name. Let's pray for team PINK pretty pretty PLEASE. Only a few more weeks till we find out! But I won't be revealing the sex until after all our friends and fam have received their Christmas card!
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!!


13 weeks 4 days

XOXO,
Jess

11 weeks pregnant

WHOOT WHOOT It's my BIRFFFDAY week! So this week I am 11 weeks pregnant AND I turn 30! Oh and guess what.....I literally gained 4 lbs over night. So my first weight gain of the pregnancy....I'm now jogging daily LOL and blaming the Halloween candy ;-).
Feeling good most of the week. However I ate way to much popcorn at the movie theater while watching Wreck-It Ralph. No more movie theater popcorn for me. I have had energy which is good but my insides feel like they are being stretched apart. I keep getting weird stretching pains through out, no fun.
I went in yesterday at 11 weeks 6 days for my 1st screening and ultrasound. They did an ultrasound to measure the fluid on the babies neck and took a bunch of my blood. Baby looks so CUUUUTE! I saw it's hands wailing around, looks like it's trying to suck it's thumb like my daughter Alaina. And we got a super cute picture of it's long leg and foot stretched out. SO IN LOVE! Oh and another YAHOOOO my hubby finally got to come! This was his 1st time coming to the doctors with me.
I can not remember all the stats the sonographer was informing me of the baby but I will get them next week when I see my regular doctor. Check out our sonograms and my 11 week belly shot!
Tomorrow we are having a big dinner with friends and family downtown, then I volunteered myself to go out afterwards...someone remind me to take a nap at some point tomorrow between my daughters last softball game and getting my hair did before dinner, thanks ;-)!

Pictures of 11 week 6 day baby :-D

My belly shot on my bday! 11 weeks 5 days 

XOXO,
Jess

10 Weeks Pregnant

WHOO HOO! I'm actually posting on time HA! Well tomorrow I turn 11 weeks and I can't wait until I get to go to my next appointment next week and then I have another the following.
So this week I have been feeling better. Was even feeling great for my picture LOL. My only issues I had were a horrible dry nose early in the week which was causing a head ache and making me breath through my mouth causing horrible dry mouth YUCK. This week was Halloween! My princess was a Cheetah, I made a tutu for her for the 1st time. Too cute! Ohhh and I bought a belly band thing to keep my pants up since I've been holding them up with a hair tie :-O. No weight gain still but this baby bump is getting bigger.
 I got my belly band at Target for $16. They only had white or black and they come in sizes S/M, M/L and XL I believe. I got a S/M. I put it on and.... I was not a fan. Maybe I'm just a little bloated this morning who knows but I took it off and went back to the hair tie. But I do have to admit that sucker kept my pants up!
So anyways besides that I've been trying to catch up on rest from walking a million miles trick or treating and baking goodies for the school all week. OH and someone at the school informed me that baby will be coming right in time for all the kiddos to be home with me with a newborn! I didn't think about that....it could either be overwhelming or helpful. I might be teaching a 6 & 8 year old how to change poopy diapers their first week out of school. LOL hehehehehe ;-).
OHHHHHHHHH and I do believe I convinced my hubby to do an early 2D sono at 16 weeks so we can find out the sex of the baby and announce at Christmas WHOO HOO! SO EXCITED!
So next week I'll be going for my screening and I'm assuming I get to see baby on a sono? Hope so! I'll update you next week! Let me know if you have any belly band comments.

Pics from Halloween

10 Week Baby Bump! My Photographer/7 yr old informed me that you can barely see the writing so next time we will write in a different color ;-).

XOXO,
Jess

9 weeks pregnant

Well last week I was 9 weeks pregnant. My nauseous symptoms have gone. I've got more energy, feeling better. Belly is growing but still no weight gain. Had to head to Mac to get a lighter color of make up since I'm looking pretty light these days ;-). I subbed for 6 2 years old's one day last week. OMG running after 6 two year old's for the first time in years and being pregnant will make you need a NAP!
I can't wait for our little baby to get here!!!!
As you can tell I was NOT feeling this 9 week picture LOL but here it is. And since I'm a week behind for this week, week 10. I'll be telling you my opinion about the "Belly Band" I've been sporting the un-buttoned pants holding them by a hair tie so their more comfy on the growing bump. But that also cause mommy to be tugging on her pants all day. SOOOO I'm going to head to good ole' Target and pick one up.

XOXO,
Jess