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!!!