Weekly Bump Update: Week 35

How far along: 35 WEEKS!!!

Baby size: Cruz is as big as a Coconut!!

Weight gain: 25 lbs. exactly! I'm okay with that!

Maternity clothes: All day, everyday!

Stretch marks: No, I've been lucky so far.

Sleep: It's been a little better this week than last. I don't feel like I'm waking up as often, but I am still getting up to pee once or twice during the night.

Gender: BOY!

Movement: Constant!!! But I'm enjoying it while I can. I know I'll miss it when he's not in there anymore.

Best moment this week: Celebrating Ty's 33rd Birthday with a big UK win!!!! He was a very happy birthday boy! That game was a nail biter! :)

Looking forward to: Finishing up his room, our baby shower with Ty's family in 2 weeks, and Cruz's arrival!!!

Food cravings: Chocolate milk and cereal. But not together!!

Weirdest food I ate this week: Chocolate milk and cereal! But not together! haha I've had a bowl of cereal almost every night, either for dinner or as dessert. haha!

Anything making you queasy/sick? Nope.

Labor signs: I think I might be having some Braxton Hicks contractions every now and then, but nothing crazy!

What I miss: Being able to get up off the couch easily. haha! It's hard to get up with this big ole belly!

Symptoms: Same as last week really...Heartburn. Swollen hands and feet. Middle of the night potty breaks. Random pains in random places. Sleepy.

Nursery: I think I decided on some artwork that Tonya is working on for me. Yay! Just need to get the big dresser box out of there and our glider in and a few other things...hamper, trash can, lamp and we'll be ready to go!

Belly button in or out: It's a little bit of an outty!

Mood: Pretty good!!!

Workouts: Got in 2 this week. I was really wanting to get 3, but it didn't happen...oh well.

Things that suck:  Finding out that my maternity leave isn't going exactly like I thought it would with using my sick time and vacation time, so I'm going to have a few more weeks unpaid then what I was planning...oh well. We'll make it work! I'm spending those 12 weeks with my baby!!

Things that don't suck: Being able to count on 1 hand how many weeks we have left until Cruz is here!!!!!!! :)

More pics from Week 35:

Getting ready to run errands last Sunday! Look at that big ole belly!!!!  

Walking after work on Monday! Love having this track right by work! 

It was a gorgeous day and I wanted to take off running when I first started...but just some brisk walking is all we can handle right now. :) 

Came home to this on the front step!! Thank you, Krystal for the sweet gift!! :) 

They just love each other so much...it's sickening! haha 

(Excuse my roughness in this picture) I sent Ty this pic during halftime of the UK/WVU game Thursday night and told him my watching buddy fell asleep on me! ha! 

Random find at Dollar General! So so good! haha 

Freezing my booty off at the softball field Saturday. Yes, I thought my softball watching days were done for for the most part, but there was a benefit tournament back in Ty's hometown for his cousin and he helped umpire and since it was his birthday, I wanted to be there with him. Luckily the sun was warm and I survived. haha!

The Birthday Boy just had to get out there and pitch some balls between games. That's what he said he misses the most about softball.

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Weekly Bump Update: Week 34

How far along: 34 WEEKS!!!

Baby size: Cruz is as big as a butternut squash!!!

Weight gain: 25 lbs.

Maternity clothes: All day, everyday!

Stretch marks: Nope, thankfully!

Sleep: It's been kind of rough this week. Waking up a lot again and having to pee, then not being able to fall asleep right away sometimes. bleh.

Gender: BOY!

Movement: All. The. Time!! He doesn't really hold still for too long, but I love knowing he's doing okay, so I'll take it!

Best moment this week: Getting the dresser in the bedroom and starting to fill it with his clean little clothes!!

Looking forward to: Finishing up his room, our baby shower with Ty's family in 3 weeks, and Cruz's arrival!!!

Food cravings: Still chocolate milk! I had to stop at the IGA Monday after work and get another half gallon. MMM!!!

Weirdest food I ate this week: Chocolate milk, everyday???? haha I don't really think it's weird, but it's defnitely not the norm for me. I'm enjoying it now while I don't feel too guilty about it.

Anything making you queasy/sick? No.

Labor signs: Negative!

What I miss: I still miss being able to wear my rings. Also, with this nice weather we've had lately, I miss running. I went walking monday after work and wanted to run so bad, but knew it wasn't happening. Just a 1.5 mile walk wore me out!

Symptoms:  Heartburn has really picked up this last week. Yuck! Swollen hands and feet. Middle of the night potty breaks. Random pains in random places. Sleepy.

Nursery: It's getting filled up! Can't wait to get our glider and get some art up on the walls!

Belly button in or out: It's a little bit of an outty!

Mood: I've been in a really great mood lately! I'm getting really excited to meet our little man!

Workouts: Got in 3 this week. Well maybe 4 because Monday I walked a mile and a half and then went home and hand washed my car. That was another workout! Tuesday, Ty and I walked downtown to get coffee (I count that as a workout these days) and Wednesday I went to Zumba!

Things that suck:  Knowing that if Cruz decides to wait until his due date or the week after that my Doctor won't be the one delivering him. She's off that week and we haven't decided to do the whole "inducing" thing yet because it's too soon and I have no idea if I'll be progressing at all by then. Fingers crossed everything works out just fine! :)

Things that don't suck: Knowing that in about 1 month I'm going to be a MOM!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

More pics from Week 34:

Finally caught Miss Lexie in Cruz's crib!!! Little fart! 

GORGEOUS day for a walk after work on Monday! I love that we have walking "tracks" right outside of work!

Got her first hand washing from Moi and she looked pretty great! 

 

 Ty and his friend, Aaron, got the dresser upstairs Monday!! YAY!!!!

 

Michelle reminded me that she drank chocolate milk when she was pregnant too and drank it out of an IU cup, so I figured I'd keep up with tradition. haha! 

Cruz only has a little bit of clothing, blankets, burp cloths, bibs and everything other cloth item possible! haha 

On our way back home after our coffee run. We wanted cold coffee, but it was too chilly, so we went with hot!  

Getting ready to take of tags off to start washing these little bitty things! 

Dresser out of the box and starting to get filled with all things tiny and adorable for Cruz! 

Sarah, who works up in Administration, is due at the end of March and is being induced this Wednesday, the 25th. John, my director, wanted to take our picture together! He didn't get my good side. Hello huge face! haha Anyway, look how cute and tiny she is! She doesn't know what she's having yet. Crazy girl! (I think it's a girl, btw)

 

 Poor sleepy boy on Thursday when I got home from work. Staying up after working all night to watch the NCAA tournament will wear any grown man out. ;)

 

 On my way to run errands on the first beautiful day of Spring!!! Cruz let me know we needed to take a selfie! Hello buddy!

 

#basicwhitegirl haha I sent this to Krystal in a text. She appreciated it. ;) 

Ty and I after the Cats won on Saturday!!! I look sleepy and swollen, but I'm feeling pretty good!! And look how cute Ty is in his face paint! He makes me laugh! haha 

Our cute visitor Saturday night (his mom and dad aren't so bad either!) He tried out Cruz's GoPod and approved! Look at that sweet little face! Can't wait for him and Cruz to be BFF's! :)

Weekly Bump Update: Week 33

I told Ty that sign just keeps getting closer and closer to my belly...or I guess my belly is getting closer to the sign! ha!

 



How far along: 33 WEEKS!!!

Baby size: Cruz is as big as a durian! Whatever the heck that spiky looking thing is!

Weight gain: Right at 25 lbs.

Maternity clothes: Yes, please!!

Stretch marks: Nope, thankfully!

Sleep: It's been okay lately. Waking up a lot, but I usually go back to sleep pretty quickly. Take a nap on the weekends when possible too!

Gender: B.O.Y.

Movement: Constantly!! He's a mover and a shaker!

Best moment this week: Getting our crib set up and getting our dresser shipped to us!!!

Looking forward to: Getting the dresser up to Cruz's room, so I can get organized and ready for baby boy to make his appearance!!!

Food cravings: Chocolate milk!! haha Ever since I got that half gallon last week, I bought another one Monday at the grocery and drink a little bit each day! I don't think Ty has even touched it. ha!

Weirdest food I ate this week: Can't think of anything...

Anything making you queasy/sick? No.

Labor signs: Negative!

What I miss: I miss wearing my wedding band and engagement ring. I'll get it out and just look at it every now and then because I miss getting to see it everyday!

Symptoms: Swollen hands and feet. Middle of the night potty breaks. Random pains in random places. Sleepy. Occasional heartburn.

Nursery: It's coming along!! I'll do a big reveal when it's all done!

Belly button in or out: It's a little bit of an outty!

Mood: Really good!!

Workouts: Got in 3 this week! 2 days of Body Pump and walking and 1 day of Zumba!

Things that suck:  Wanting to get Cruz's dresser upstairs and filled with all his little clothes, but knowing that I can't help Ty get it upstairs because it's 130 lbs! :( I'm impatient and want it up there already!

Things that don't suck: Knowing that we are only a month and a half away from meeting our little man!!!

More pics from Week 33:

Lexie enjoying the big box the crib came in! 

Mimi and PawPaw setting up Cruzer's crib! 

We got the car seat and stroller out of the box!! 

The cutest little bed!!!! :) 

Thank you, Mom and Gerry for Cruz's crib and for putting it together!! 

We have no idea what we're in for, but we sure are excited!! :) 

The big ole dresser just hanging out in our kitchen...

Weekly Bump Update: Week 32

Hello big belly and sleepy face!!

How far along: 32 WEEKS!!!

Baby size: Cruz is as big as a squash!

Weight gain: Low 20's. Fine by me!

Maternity clothes: Yes, please!!

Stretch marks: Not as of yet...

Sleep: It's been decent. Starting getting up to pee once or twice a night, but I usually can go back to sleep pretty quickly.

Gender: B.O.Y.

Movement: Oh yeah! He's not one to sit still for long!

Best moment this week: Mom painting the nursery! We had so much fun and it looks SO GOOD!!!!! And then she and Gerry brought over the crib on Sunday b/c I think Mom knew I was really, really looking forward to getting it set up. hehe! They're the best!

Looking forward to: Getting the rest of our furniture in and getting the nursery completed!!!

Food cravings: Nothing that I can think of this week.

Weirdest food I ate this week: Not weird, but I ran to the Dollar General Friday after work to get a few things (milk included) and I saw chocolate milk and just had to get it! I don't ever buy it b/c it's so bad, but gosh, it was SO yummy!!! It was just a half gallon and I finished it Saturday night (b/c it was going to expire). I think Ty had a small glass or two. haha!

Anything making you queasy/sick?  No.

Labor signs: Negative!

What I miss: Stil miss walking without pain. And unswollen hands and feet. Oh my gosh, they hurt!!

Symptoms: Swollen hands and feet. Middle of the night potty breaks. Random pains in random places. Sleepy. You know, the normal 3rd trimester symptoms, I'm sure!

Nursery: It's painted and we have a crib!!!! Eek!! It's starting to feel very, very real!

Belly button in or out: A little teeny tiny outie!

Mood: Pretty good!!

Workouts: Yep, just got in 1. Plus cleaning the wax out of the carpet in Cruz's room (whoops) on Tuesday, and some snow clearing Thursday afternoon. Those were both definitely workouts!

Things that suck: Waddling still sucks.

Things that don't suck: Seeing Cruz's room come together!! And knowing that Spring is right around the corner which means, Cruzer is right around the corner!

More pics from Week 32:

Ty kinda sorta dumped over a candle warmer with a little bitty candle on it while cleaning out the middle room that is now Cruz's room and this happened. Whoops! 

This was the best I could get the carpet...luckily Cruz's dresser will be going there! 

Freezing my rear off waiting for the ice to clear off my windshield and window on Wednesday after work. Yuck! So over the winter and winter weather! 

And then this is what I woke up to Thursday morning! Yeah, we got a good 10-12" of snow! 

My car definitely wasn't going anywhere that day! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you're ready for a bare belly picture...b/c here you go!!

 

 

 

 

 

Hello baby bump!!  

I feel like it's so big, but I know it's only going to get bigger!!! Yikes!

 

 Lexie supervising Painting Day! She really wasn't too sure what was going on. I still think she's confused. She just sits in the middle of his room and will meow until we come in there!

 

 Our wonderfully skilled painter, my Mom!! :) She did such a great job and we had so much fun just hanging out all day! :)

 

Before:

 

And After:

 



I think it looks more grey at night and more blue during the day with the sunlight! We love it!!!!

The crib was put together (and taken apart a tiny bit, then put back together ;) Love ya, Gerr Bear) on Sunday, but that's technically Week 33...so you'll have to wait until next weeks update to see those pictures. :)

Weekly Bump Update: Week 31

How far along: 31 WEEKS!!!

Baby size: Cruz is as big as a pineapple!

Weight gain: Well after about 47 sugar cookies from my baby shower, I'm sure I'm up more than 20 lbs. Blah. Whatever! They were worth it!

Maternity clothes: Yes, please!!

Stretch marks: Not that I've found. Thank you, cocoa butter!

Sleep: It's been pretty good this week! Poor Ty has been off this past week and he said I snore TERRIBLY!! Whoops! Good thing he hasn't had to sleep with me this whole pregnancy!

Gender: B.O.Y.

Movement: Yep! All. The. Time. And I know I'll miss it, when I don't get to feel it anymore, but sometimes, I'd be okay if he held still for longer than 5 minutes. ha!

Best moment this week: Getting back into working out, and getting to hang out with Ty while he's been off!

Looking forward to: Mom coming to paint the nursery this Saturday!!! I can't wait! Hopefully we'll get our dresser soon and I can start putting things away. I think that whole "nesting" thing is creeping up on me!

Food cravings: Smoothies!!! I have been a smoothie fanatic this week!

Weirdest food I ate this week: Can't really think of anything weird...

Anything making you queasy/sick? Nope!

Labor signs: Negative!

What I miss: Stil miss walking without pain. I'll be okay when that's over with!

Symptoms: Swollen fingers. Random aches and pains. Just this week I started getting up around 4 am to pee. Haven't been waking up in the middle of the night to go this whole pregnancy...glad he waited to sit on my bladder until now. ha!

Nursery: The futon is out and Ty has orders to clean the rest out the next few days that he's off work. Mom is painting Saturday, and I can't wait!!

Belly button in or out: It's starting to pop out. Yikes!

Mood: Great! For the most part, until someone tells me I'm waddling or mocks me waddling. Yeah, not a fan of that.

Workouts: Got back into it this week and made it 3 times! Woo Hoo!

Things that suck: People thinking it's cute to tell me I'm waddling. I'm sorry, but that's not a compliment to me...I can't help it that it hurts to walk and waddling is the only option. :(

Things that don't suck: Continuing to get baby shower gifts in the mail and having friends still drop them off. We have gotten so spoiled! Cruz will never want for anything, that's for sure!

More pics from Week 31:

Proof that I made it to the gym! ha! 

 6 week difference! We're growing, that's for sure!

 

Went to the high school championship district game Friday night!! It was fun, but so crowded and hot!

We went over to our friend's house to watch the UK game Saturday, and this goofball was really proud of his burgers and hot dogs that he said he needed a "selfie" with them!! haha

 

And our whole spread in general! hahaha