31 week
update!
Last weekend
was my baby shower in Brandon’s hometown. His mom, both of his grand mothers
and Katelyn (his brother’s girlfriend, one of my good friends) gave the
shower. It was so much fun!! They had
the cutest decorations and delicious treats.
His Mom is so creative!! Everything
was baby blue! We absolutely loved it, and we were once again reminded how
blessed we are to have such amazing friends and family! We were overwhelmed
with all of the gifts. I was not
expecting to come home with an entire truck load leaving no room for his new
crib and mattress that Brandon’s Mom and Dad gave us! Brody loaded up on
everything! Thank you so much to everyone who came! A special thanks to my mom
and sisters Olivia and Emily for driving all the way there to spend the day
with us. Brody is going to be spoiled by everyone!
I cannot
believe his due date is only 8 weeks and 1 day away!! Time is flying by. Some
women say pregnancy will be the longest nine months of your life, but so far it
has been the fastest nine months of my life!! I am trying to remind myself to
really enjoy every moment and every kick because it will be coming to an end
very soon! I can’t wait to hold him! My last appointment went great besides my
doctor being a little concerned with the amount and severity of the Braxton
Hicks contractions I have been experiencing.
These are what many call “fake contractions.” They are rarely
uncomfortable, but it feels like my entire stomach just knots up and gets
extremely tight. They are not uncommon
as long as you are not having them consistently or having too many within one
hour. Thank goodness I am very good friends with an OB/GYN. I text him with questions that he probably thinks are ridiculous, but he is always so sweet and tells me what is normal and what is not. When I first found out I was pregnant I made a list of questions to ask him including, "Is it okay to use whitening mouthwash?" He reassured me it was fine, and that he has had some interesting questions before, but has never had someone with such a detailed list all the way down to mouthwash ; ) hehe I would be a nervous wreck without him, and I am so thankful to have him!
I am still
feeling well. I am not sleeping much at
all anymore. I wake up, and stay up even though he has stopped his karate
practice at night. I stay so tired during the day. I really try to stay away from coffee and
have about 3 cups a week even though my doctor said having coffee daily was
fine. I’m not sure if that is what is
causing the exhaustion, but either way I stay tired! I have had a few bouts of
nausea after breakfast, but nothing major.
Both of these symptoms are common, and say that many first trimester
symptoms can reappear in the third trimester. So I will just get use to it ;) I
am also having some lower pain. He has
not gone to a fully head down position so his head is in the left side of my
lower tummy, and his legs are closer to my ribs on my right side. I have such a small torso so he just doesn’t
have a lot of room so that explains the lower back pain. Oh the joys of
pregnancy, but I know it is worth every backache, sleepless night, or cramp! I
just can’t wait to hold him!!
How far along: 31 weeks
Gender: Boy
Weight gain: A solid 16 pounds.
Maternity clothes: No
maternity clothes, and actually squeezed, literally squeezed into a pair of pre
prego crop jeans the other day. Not doing that again. I could invest in a belly
band, but they just don’t look comfortable since you have to leave you pants
unbuttons. I may give in, and give it a
shot though!
Stretch marks: None so far, but my skin is getting
so tight and itchy. I oil up every
night!
Belly button: Still flat but starting to poke out a
little more.
Sleep: What sleep? I gave that up last week!
Best moment this week: Hearing his heartbeat. Still makes me tear up every time I hear
it. I love it!
Worst moment this week: Feeling
absolutely exhausted everyday
Miss anything: My pre workout supplement. I am so tired now!
Movement: All day, everyday J I also want to note the first time I
ever felt him really move was in NYC back in December. I was relaxing in bed at the Waldorf Astoria
and felt a little twitch. That was him J
Cravings: sweets!
Queasy or sick: I have had a few mornings when I feel
nauseas after breakfast. Not sure what that is about.
Looking forward to: Finishing up his nursery!
Here a bunch of photos from the shower!
Brandon's Mom. I love her dearly!
My Mom and her husband David <3
Brody's Mom ;)
The infamous gorgeous selfie of Emily Laurel. I have the prettiest sisters!
The cutest diaper cake made by Aunt Katelyn ;) We love it!!
Thank you so much to everyone who came to the shower, and thank you for showering us with all of the amazing gifts! We are so blessed!!
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