37 Weeks

So, I know I just wrote about the move....so this is just an update with me!

How far along? 37 weeks
Maternity clothes?  Yes. I have a few outfits that I just cycle through now.
Stretch marks? Yes! My sister and my mom never had stretch marks....why am I getting them so badly?
Sleep: Eh, it's ok. Since my hips are so sore, I wake up about every hour to roll over. Then I realize I have to use the bathroom.
Best moment of the week:Nothing really sticks out. Just happy to be back in Moscow and with Bryce. :)
Miss Anything? Not being the size of a house. Just being able to move around like I used to.
Movement: Yes!
Cravings? Chocolate
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet? Yep
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: No, not really. Couple braxton hicks.
Symptoms: Sore hips, swollen ankles, the usual stuff. 
Belly Button in or out? Still in!
Wedding rings on or off? Off.
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!
Looking forward to: The baby coming!

Pros and Cons of Moving While Pregnant

So, we just got done with our move a couple weeks ago. And we're really feeling at home here and love the new place. I'll have to post pictures soon. But I thought I'd make up a list of the good and the bad of the moving process.

To kind of give a background, my mom and I came up a couple days earlier then the boys to get the place cleaned. That way, when the muscles got here, we could just move everything in! The place wasn't as clean as I thought it was going to be when we arrived, but luckily the rental company sent some people back over to clean and re-did the carpets. So much better!

Cons:

• As much as I thought I could help, I just got way too tired. Also, I just can't bend over and move the way that I wanted to. Note: I was 35 weeks pregnant when we moved, I'm now 37...whoop!
•  The stress of finding a filthy apartment waiting for me wore me out! I knew some cleaning would need to be done, but we wasted half a day dealing with getting it cleaned like it should have been done in the first place.
• This is more of summer specific one, but the heat and being on my feet all day made my feet/ankles so swollen! 

Pros:

• It's kind of the best way to nest, you start from scratch and everything is clean! Then you get to organize everything the way you want. 
• You get lots of help since it's pretty obvious that you are useless.
• Everything gets done at once, for us, it wasn't a drawn out process and we were completely done and settled in a few days. 

So it's not that extensive of a list. But, if we had to do it all over again...I would opt out of moving while this far along. Even if it had been a few weeks earlier I think I would have been able to do more. It's all done though and we are really happy with the new place. The baby's room is all ready to go. I'll have to take pictures soon. Bags are pretty much packed. I know it could be another month, but it could also be any day now too. It's kind of weird to think of it that way. 

Crib!

So I had a post awhile ago about different kinds of cribs I was liking, so I thought I would do a short post about the one I finally picked. It was such a blessing that my parents got the crib for us as a wedding gift, because we definitely would not have spent the money on this crib. But I do love it so much! So the crib we got was this one....

 But...as you may have guessed, white is not really our color, especially Bryce. So we got this crib in their "blackberry" finish that looks like this.

I'm so excited to get to Moscow and set this bad boy up! Apparently while I was gone in Pocatello, my parents took the crib out to look and make sure everything was fine...and they said the finish was really rough. Like sandpaper. So Babies R Us was great and re-ordered one for me and got it ordered and here within a week! I think I'll be able to pick it up tomorrow and pick up some last minute things as well.  

34 Weeks

So, I'm a bad blogger. Not like I'm really trying to be one, I like the idea of it. But obviously I just don't have the motivation yet to do it. I would like to get into more. If anything, just for my sake...so I can remember all these moments and changes that are happening in our lives. 

Anywho, the baby weighs almost 5 pounds and it about 18 inches long! Holy cow! He's getting so big and strong. Sometimes his kicks are more painful than anything, but I find comfort in feeling his movements throughout the day. I'm feeling huge lately though, and am starting to think about how to get my body back into shape after the little man comes. I don't want to set up unrealistic goals for myself, but at the same time I need a goal and some motivation. I'm thinking about signing up for a 5K that I actually did when I was about 6 six pregnant earlier this year. This would give me about 2 months to train if I take 6 weeks off with doing no running at all. I'm not going to be trying to break any records, but I think having something that I have to work towards will help.

In other news, we are moving next week!! I can't wait. Having all this baby stuff and nowhere to put it is driving me nuts. I'm definitely ready to start nesting. I can't wait to get the apartment cleaned and ready for the baby. I'll feel better about the due date coming up when things are ready. :) 



How far along? 34 weeks
Maternity clothes?  Yes...and some of the tops are getting small. Ah!
Stretch marks? Now starting to get some on my hips. Wha???
Sleep: Hips are still sore, not too bad though. Walking and stretching seems to help a bit.
Best moment of the week: Unfortunately nothing really stands out since I had to leave Bryce this week...
Miss Anything? Starting to miss my old body.
Movement: Yes!
Cravings? Food! 
Anything making you queasy or sick: None
Have you started to show yet? Duh...
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: Sore hips, swollen ankles when it gets really hot.
Belly Button in or out? Still in, but it getting more and more shallow
Wedding rings on or off? Off. :( I probably could still be wearing it, but I didn't want to take any chances. I have a fill in ring for now.
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!
Looking forward to: Moving next week!!!

Two years....

today I married my best friend. These two years have gone by so fast and now I can't believe we have a little baby on the way too! We are so incredibly blessed with so much and just so blessed to have each other. I will be missing him a lot today, but I know we are making a decision that is best for our family this summer. 

 
I know this fall that a lot will change, but I think we are so ready to be parents. And I know Bryce will be such a great dad. I love watching him with all of our nieces and nephews, it just makes me so excited to see him with our little baby boy. 

I'm so blessed to have Bryce in my life. Since I've met him, I've been happier than I ever have been in my life. He still gives me butterflies when I see him and yet I'm so comfortable around him. I can truly be myself with him. I can't imagine my life with anyone else.

29 Weeks

Well, a lot happened this last week. Mainly because we got to go to Oregon to see Bryce's family. It was so much fun, and I wish we had taken pictures.  But I might be able to snag some from someone else. 

The trip went by really fast and it was so much fun. Lots of family time and they had a shower for us while we were there too! We got so much great stuff, it really was a blessing. Plus, it was great to be with Bryce so much. I slept better with him there than I had in awhile. And I'm excited because he gets a 3 day weekend this week so he can come visit. YAY!!!

How far along? 29 weeks
Maternity clothes?  Yes...same as before
Stretch marks? Same....
Sleep: Same, but I've been so tired from visiting family that I feel like sleep has been better. My hips still bother me though.
Best moment of the week: Being with Bryce and seeing family!
Miss Anything? No, not really
Movement: Yes! He moves so much. My whole stomach moves at times.
Cravings? Food! 
Anything making you queasy or sick: None
Have you started to show yet? Duh...
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: Sore hips, swollen ankles when it gets really hot.
Belly Button in or out? Still in, but it is more shallow than before.
Wedding rings on or off? On, but I need to start looking for a replacement ring. My ring is getting a little tight.
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!
Looking forward to: My second baby shower this weekend. :)

Worries

Lately my wonderful husband has brought up the financial burdens we are about to endure. It's frustrating, because I feel like he is saying the things I was worried about before we decided to get pregnant. But before, he would just say "It will be ok!" and things like that. And now that I'm pregnant and not working...and won't be working, I'm worried that he is bringing up these concerns as well. I'm sure we will be ok, but now I feel guilty for no longer contributing financially. 
So what has this lead me to do? Rack my brain for things that I can do as a new mom to help bring in some money. I wish I was naturally more creative so I could sell something online, but alas...I'm not. The only thing that I thought I could be good at is graphic prints, because those are always the things I like to doodle and stuff. But like an fool I deleted the Photoshop that came automatically on my computer years ago. So I don't have the software, and I'm not about to spend that much since I don't know how to use it. 
But really, I just need to trust in YHWH. He will provide for us, and I think this was part of His plan for us. He will help us through, we just need to trust in him. I just need to remind myself not to worry so much and to be patient and not anxious. And if there is something for me to do to help provide, He will reveal it to me. Well, that is all for my ramblings for now.