32 weeks! bump and questionnaire

Questionnaire

How far along? 32 weeks!!

Total weight gain? It's been a month since my last official weigh-in, but I will know for sure when I go to my next appointment on the 30th. My guess: +28 lbs, up another five from last time. Could be more since Mills  is doing a lot more growing herself these days... We'll see!

Maternity clothes? When I bother to put on "real" clothes, absolutely! I have a pair of maternity jeans, several maternity tops, and a few dresses now, too :) I also bought a couple of tank tops (non-maternity) in larger sizes than normal.

Stretch marks? so far, so good...

Sleep: I can only sleep on my sides, and when I'm on one side for too long, my hip starts hurting, so I continually toss and turn throughout the night! I think I could have it a lot worse though and only take naps once or twice a week.

Best moment this week: Hmmm, not too much has happened in the past week. Well, there's been a lot going on here but not so much with me! 
I didddd get a good deal on some practically brand new bumgenius cloth diapers and got to spend time with a good friend when I rode to Nashville with her for her second glucose test (she passed- yay!).
I also wrapped up Mills' "my first babydoll" that my mom got her and walked around the house with it like a real baby just to see how Bailey would react. She was super curious and happy but very gentle, giving the babydoll kisses and sniffing her all over. I think Bailey will loooove being a big sister ;)
One last thing: with the kids being gone for the summer and the dorm being empty, I can read in peace and do laundry whenever I feel like it! (so exciting, right!?)
Oh oh oh, can't believe I didn't think of this first. The truly best moment of the week was finding out we WILL be moving out of the dorm and into a house here! It may not be until right before Millie arrives, but we should be outta here and mostly settled into the new place :) woopwoop!

Miss Anything? With the warmer weather and recent outdoor activities, I've missed wine and beer! What's more summery than relaxing outside with a cold one? It's water for this girl, though, for another two months!

Movement: tons. Millie gets especially active soon after I eat and when I squish her while I try to sleep (sorry, Mills). I love seeing my belly bulging and trying to figure out which body part she's using to poke me this time.

Food cravings: Mexican! I'm meeting a friend for lunch tomorrow and am already drooling thinking about chips and salsa. And a taco salad. I've also had a few uncured turkey hot dogs recently- yum!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Greg waited until forever to grill my turkey dogs tonight, and the hunger made me feel sick. Other than that, nope!

Gender: wiggly baby girl

Labor Signs: just lots of Braxton Hicks!

Symptoms: harder to breathe, thirstier, easily fatigued

Belly Button in or out? way out :) Visible through my clothes

Wedding rings on or off? on and loose- no swelling here!

Happy or Moody most of the time: still happy. I don't think pregnancy makes me moody...although I have had a few tearful bouts when singing alone in the car...

Looking forward to: lots this month! Our appointment Wednesday, checking out a local pool (I am dying to get in/be near some water), going to Virginia for a wedding in a week and a half  (and stealing a quick visit with family), and going to a mountain cabin with Greg and his fam the weekend after that.

Here she is:

2nd baby shower and 31 weeks (5.21.12)

The week I got back from Virginia, I went to dinner with a friend one night (Mexican...mmmm) and subbed my last day for this school year. To close out the week, I also had my second baby shower!! It was a lot of fun, and Millie scored some sweet gifts :) Here are a few photos from the shower:

 

 The wonderful hostesses. Thanks, yall!!

And the 31-week bump:

30 week bump! 5.14.12

Catching up... 29 weeks (week of 5.7.12)

Well, it's been a few weeks! After getting back from Virginia, I tried working on a post, but the desktop is torturously slow, and the laptop hasn't been working since December...turns out it has a bad drive. School's out though, and the dorm is deserted, so I'm currently typing on the computer in the common area.

My trip to Virginia was great! The drive wasn't even as bad as I anticipated. Bolthouse Farm smoothies, heated seats, and good music is all it takes I guess :)  The beginning and end of my week in Virginia were the most fun, starting with lunch with friends, a fantastic baby shower, and a trip to my sister Katiebug's new apartment in Charlotte to get her things moved in, and ending in Katie's college graduation! Throughout the rest of the week, I still got to see my mom, sisters, nephews and brother-in-law plenty, eat lots of good food (I was on a chips and salsa/Mexican kick that week), and see baby Mills on ultrasound. I also did some sewing, making some diaper cloth inserts for some of the sweet, little gDiapers Mills got from my mom and sister, Boo. I slept terribly, though, while I was in Virginia, so I looked forward to getting back to Greg, Bailey, and my own bed in Tennessee.

I never got an official 29 week photo, but my mom took countless pictures throughout the week. Here are some of them (with and without my belly)!

Belly button entertainment!

 Fam at the baby shower (Boo, Henry, Luke, Mom, Lilly, me, Katie, and Ashley)

 Some friends at the baby shower

 Luke and Lilly

 Me at 29w5d

 

Millie at 29w5d (We could see her chest rise and fall as she practiced breathing! She also did some sneaky ninja moves, kicked her foot up by her face, and sucked at her fingers and lips...so cute!)

 

Katie, the college grad!

28 weeks- diabetes appointment!

The morning of my glucose test, I had eggs for breakfast, trying to avoid sugars/carbs that could possibly mess with my test results. I got to my appointment, had my blood pressure (still good and low) and weight (up another 8 lbs for a grand total of 23 thus far!) checked, then drank the sugary drink. A nice little surprise (ha) was that I could choose between orange or fruit punch! I opted for fruit punch and drank it down pretty quickly (not that it was super tasty; I was just thirsty), then headed in to my little room so the midwife could measure my belly and listen to Mills' heartbeat. The night before, Greg had put his head on my belly and heard Millie's heart beating to the right of my belly button, in the exact same spot the midwife found it at my appointment. I guess the girl has her favorite snuggle spot :)

During my hour-long wait, I got extreeeeemely sleepy and was yawning non-stop. Finally, they called me back to take my blood, and I sat in the chair. I always request to lie down in case I feel woozy, but, for a minute, I considered giving sitting a chance. The other times I've had to had blood drawn (which I think is only twice ever), I was lying down and everything turned out fine, so I thought maybe I could just handle sitting up.Being so tired though, I was resting my head against the wall, and the nurse asked if I was alright and if I wanted to lie down. Good thing I took her up on it because I started feeling sick while she took my blood, and after she'd finished, I got really dizzy and the color drained from my sweat-beaded face. After approximately five miserable minutes and a juice box, the dizziness passed, but I still felt off the rest of the day.

The midwife thought that rather than my levels shooting through the roof, they bottomed out after the test, but I figured my body reacted the way it did just because I really hate needles, veins and blood.Who knows. I did call and get my results today, and I passed! Yay. The nurse told me the acceptable range was 65 to 135, and my score was 65. I guess being on the very low end may have contributed to my dizzy spell after all.

Before heading back to the Buckle, I ran some errands in Nashville including stopping at Babies R Us and ordering a few gDiapers (with money I got from re-selling-- and profiting-- on some cloth diapers I had purchased when I was just 6 weeks pregnant!) and getting a cute, comfy maternity dress from Target.

I'll be Virginia-bound on Friday! So, my next photo will include a change of scenery, but here is this week's photo, taken today at 28 weeks and 1 day:

12 more weeks to go!