My life as I know it

Week: 32 Baby length: 16.7 inches Baby weight: 3.75 lbs. - the weight of a squash Bump size: 40.75 inches Weight: +27 pounds (+2 lbs. from last week) Cravings: Not too much, maybe some chips and dip? What if I told you that in the middle of this week's "photo shoot," I started crying? What if I told you I had absolutely no explanation for my tears other than the fact that I was so tired that I didn't feel like I could even smile for a picture and then when I saw the photo after it was taken, I felt like I looked fat and ugly. So I started crying. Luckily, the ridiculousness of the tears then caused me to laugh at myself therefore leading to the picture with this smile. It was a busy week for mom-to-be and Baby R! Lots of excitement for both of us. After a week of annoying back pain, I had a prenatal massage on Friday, thanks to my SIL and BIL Traci & Russ who got me a gift card for my birthday. I walked into the appointment fee...

Week: 31 Baby length: 16.25 inches Baby weight: 3.3 lbs. - the weight of four navel oranges Bump size: 40.75 inches ( +2 inches from last week) Weight: +25 pounds (-1 lb. from last week) Cravings: Ice cream Cravings Ice cream still sounds good to me any and every day of the week. Don't worry, though. That doesn't mean that I've been eating it every day. I actually have more self discipline than I give myself credit for. That being said, I did have ice cream twice this week. And I didn't hate it. Baby Bump My belly grew two inches this week and I can definitely tell (and so can everyone else)! I am running into things with my belly more often. Someone asked me if I ever wake up and forget that I'm pregnant. The answer is no, I don't. But I do seem to keep forgetting that my belly is not the same size and that I can't squeeze through small spaces anymore. Bending over is also getting more difficult. Ironically, the harder it gets f...

Week: 30 Baby length: 15.7 inches Baby weight: 3 lbs. - the weight of a bag of apples Bump size: 38.75 inches Weight: +26 pounds (+3 lbs. from last week) Cravings: Ice cream Cravings I had quite a few tasty treats this week. Menchie's frozen yogurt while my friends were in town, cake at my soon to be SIL's wedding shower and East Coast Custard. With the exception of my Menchie's bowl, which was overflowing, I did demonstrate portion control with the other goodies. In fact, the leftover treats from my soon to be SIL's shower are still sitting in my fridge untouched. Baby Movements I felt one movement quite close to the ribs this week. I won't say it hurt but I also won't say it felt good. Can't imagine what that's going to be like when it happens more often. Several times this week the baby moved in such a way that it put pressure on my bladder and I instantly felt like I was going to pee my pants. Not the first time I...

Do you ever go through life thinking, "this could only happen to me?" I feel like that is my life's motto. This is just another example. *** The request was simple: stop in on my friend's cat a few times while she and her husband were in Myrtle Beach. They only live about 10 minutes away and I was happy to help, so I said yes. Today was my first day on duty. To say it didn't go well is the understatement of the century. When I arrived at their house, I was greeted by the cat at the top of the stairs. The greeting went fine. She sniffed my hand, let me pet her and then she went on with her business. The first thing I noticed was a birthday gift for me on their dining room table (which was an extremely nice surprise) so I went over to open it. All of the sudden and completely out of nowhere, while I was reading my birthday card, the cat charged me and started attacking my legs - my bare exposed legs. On a 95+ degree day, it never occurred to me that maybe...

Week: 29 Baby length: 15.25 inches Baby weight: 2.5 lbs. - the weight of a pineapple Bump size: 38.75 inches Weight: +23 pounds (+.5 lbs. from last week) Cravings: Jones Salt & Vinegar Chips Look out, I'm breaking all the rules. Technically Baby R is the size of a butternut squash this week. But Giant Eagle only had HUGE squash that were twice the size I needed and about triple the price I wanted to pay. So I decided this pineapple weighed about 2.5 pounds and would be a great (and tasty) substitute. Thanks for your flexibility on this issue. I appreciate it.   Cravings My BFF Kari had her shower this weekend and I stayed with her on Saturday night. She got me a bag of Jones Salt & Vinegar Chips (my fav) and I dominated them. Baby Movements The baby's movements are very frequent and very strong. People are actually noticing my belly moving while I'm sitting still. You can also see random parts of my belly poking out or my belly lo...