Happy New Year!

Circumference of belly:  43 in.      

Best moment this week:  Christmas!  I love Christmas and spending time with friends and family.  I got to catch up with my best friend Laura and her hubby Peter over the break.  Dan and I spent Christmas eve with my parents eating tamales and making sugar cookies.  Christmas day we went back over to my parents in the morning for gifts and then headed to Houston to see Dan's family.  We spent a couple days up in Houston before heading home.  We really had a nice holiday.          

Worst moment this week:  Back pain...boo.            

Miss anything:  Nope          

Movement:  Still a mover and a shaker but his movements are getting slower.  Poor thing is getting cramped in there.  He also loves my left side and I mean LOVES it.  If I try to push him somewhere else he immediately goes back to my left.  He is very stubborn.

Sleep:  Some nights are better than others but most are not good...I'm actually quite used to it so it's really no big deal anymore.    

Food cravings:  Sweet tea!  Strangely enough though my cravings are calming down and so is my appetite.  Starting to run out of room in my belly.  It doesn't take much to fill me up and I find myself less hungry than before.  We went to Pappadeaux the other night and I had soup and salad and couldn't even finish it.

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope    

Baby purchases:  We bought our chaise lounge from IKEA!  This along with our dresser were our gifts to ourselves this year.  I know some moms are really into gliders but after testing one out at babies r us I decided it wasn't for me.  Laying in this thing though is so comfy, easy to get out of, and just an amazing piece of furniture.  We also got lots of Christmas gifts for Alex :-)   

Symptoms:  Nasal congestion, sciatic nerve pain, back pain, and my bladder constantly feels like I am going to explode.  Lovely huh?!  However, it is all worth it for our little man.              

Belly button in or out:  Flat            

Wedding rings on or off:  On 

Looking forward to:  Still have another week off...woohoo!

Christmas morning at my parents house.

Christmas Eve downtown seeing the lights.

Dang.  Why didn't anyone tell me that I need to cut back on the peanut butter?!

Dan's favorite outfit for Alex.  I wonder why??

    

Merry Christmas!

Circumference of belly:  42 and some odd inches.    

Best moment this week:  Doctors appointment was great!  135 heartbeat and measuring right where he should be.  I love that Daniel wants to go to every appointment with me.  I always tell him I understand if he can't go and needs to work but no matter what he has going on he stops and goes with me.  I think he loves listening to the heartbeat as much as I do =)          

Worst moment this week:  Nothing     

Funniest moment this week:  At our doc's appointment Alexander started moving like crazy when the doctor put the cold gel stuff on my belly for the heartbeat.  He clearly does not like being cold!           

Miss anything:  Getting into a comfortable position while sitting is starting to get challenging.          

Movement:  His movements are getting slower and bigger...I think he is slowly starting to run out of room.  

Sleep:  Few hours here...few hours there...      

Food cravings:  Fruit (especially bananas), toast with peanut butter, milk, and french fries.     

Anything making you queasy or sick:  No      

Baby purchases:  Our dresser is here!!!  Pictures below =)  

Symptoms:  Bleeding hands because they are SOOO DRY!!!!                

Belly button in or out:  Flat            

Wedding rings on or off:  On 

Looking forward to:  Enjoying two weeks off.  I hope to have the nursery for the most part finished and I will be resting a lot.

Spent today doing some crafts.

Here is our dresser =)

32 weeks

Circumference of belly:  Gigantic.    

Best moment this week:  Pajama day at school!  Getting to go to work in pj's and do fun Christmas activities all day, followed by watching Polar Express is the best!          

Worst moment this week:  Back pain!  Seriously it is driving me nuts.  It is right underneath my right shoulder blade and is constantly throbbing...    

Funniest moment this week:  Kids keep telling me my belly is getting bigger while adults tell me I look so tiny.  I think the kids are more honest than the adults lol.         

Miss anything:  I miss a good work out but I seriously am too tired at the end of the day to do anything except sleep.  I guess I should enjoy having an excuse to not work out but I really do miss it.  Once Alex is here he and I will be taking lots of walks around the neighborhood!         

Movement:  Sometimes I feel like he is trying really hard to escape lol.  I just wish I knew when he pushing out if it is his butt, head, foot, or elbow.  Lately he has enjoyed my left upper abdomen under my ribs which can make it difficult to breath at times.  

Sleep:  Been having more baby dreams and it is harder to fall asleep at night.  My mind is consumed with everything we have to do still to get ready for Alex's arrival.    

Food cravings:  Toast with peanut butter or strawberry jam.  Nom.       

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope      

Baby purchases:  Got a lot of really sweet gifts from the shower two of my friends threw me last weekend.  Some pictures below.  We also ordered our dresser!  I am so excited for that to come in next week.

Symptoms:  Upper back pain, indigestion, and pure exhaustion.              

Belly button in or out:  Still flat.         

Wedding rings on or off:  On 

Looking forward to:  Christmas break...one more week to go!!!

Not my best photo but oh well.  

Mandy and Kathryn.  My sweet friends and hostesses =) 

Sweet gifts =) I can't wait to start using them!

Apparently our dogs think they are the babies.  Guess I will be washing that ha.

Here is the dresser we ordered.  Found at Target (I seriously have a Target addiction), on sale, and free shipping.  I'd say we got a sweet deal.  I am going to find 

some cute baskets for the bottom!

Fa la la....31 weeks!

Circumference of belly:  42 inches.

Best moment this week:  Life is good =)  That is all.        

Worst moment this week:  Almost fell asleep at my desk the other day.  My eyes were watering I was yawning so much.  Exhaustion is back in full swing.  

Funniest moment this week:  This is totally not pregnancy related but I taught my kids the Grinch theme song yesterday.  Every year I use that song to teach metaphors because the song is full of them.  I cracked up watching my class sing the song to the karaoke version.  They got so into it and some even made up some funny dance moves.  Kids seriously don't care how crazy they look and don't care who is watching.  I love it!  I can't wait to see what funny things Alexander does as a kid.        

Miss anything:  My (what used to be) soft skin.  It's like leather these days.           

Movement:  Yup.  He is very predictable.  He moves after each meal, when I am laying in bed at night, wakes me in the middle of the night, and loves to kick my bladder at the worst possible times...and I love it...well except the bladder part...that can be embarrassing.  

Sleep:  I have never been one to hit snooze but I just can't jump out of bed like I used to anymore.  I hit the snooze button everyday this past week.  

Food cravings:  Cookie butter on shortbread cookies!  This has been my after school snack.  So good.  If you have never had it go to Trader Joes.  Your life will be forever changed.  Also been wanting Golden Chick a lot recently.  Another thing you must try.  Head on over to Helotes ,before I eat all the chicken, right now and buy some spicy tenders, fries, and sweet tea.  AH-MAZING.    

Anything making you queasy or sick:   Nope.  My kids at school are starting to get sick so my already crazy hand washing has been significantly increased.  Last thing I want right now is to get sick.   

Baby purchases:  Got some more books =)  Also going to go look at a dresser this weekend.  Pics to come soon if it works out!

Symptoms:  Acid reflux flares up from time to time.  Yuck.  My skin feels decent with the lotion but I have to put it on CONSTANTLY.           

Belly button in or out:  No change.      

Wedding rings on or off:  On! 

Looking forward to:  Two of my dear friends Mandy and Kathryn threw me a baby shower today =) It was nice spending time with family and friends.  I can't wait to use all the fun stuff we got for Alex! 

30 weeks...EEK!

Weight gained so far:  A whopping 26 pounds!      

Best moment this week:  Doctor called with my lab results and it was nothing but good news (breathing a sigh of relief).  I am good with my blood sugar (so no 4 hour test for me) and my iron levels are normal!  One more monthly appointment here in a few weeks and then we go to every other week.    

Worst moment this week:  Thanksgiving break is over =(  BUT just three more weeks until Christmas break!  

Miss anything:  Nothing          

Movement:  Yup.  Started my kick counts in the evenings.  It doesn't take that long to feel him move 10 times.  I feel him all the time now.  Hiccups are something new as well...feels like muscle spasms about every 5 seconds.  

Sleep:  It takes me longer to fall asleep at night it seems like...I think I am starting to just get antsy knowing we are nearing the end.  

Food cravings:  Still oatmeal.  I even wanted oatmeal cookies the other day so of course I made them (and ate them with a tall glass of milk).  Also, anything with salt.  I am trying to ease back on the salt shaker since I know it could cause swelling.  Mmm...french fries...    

Anything making you queasy or sick:  When I lay down I sometimes get a little heartburn...nothing too bad yet but it definitely doesn't make my tummy feel fantastic. 

Baby purchases:  BOOKS!  Yes I know it will be a while before he can read BUT there is no harm in reading to him.  I can't wait to snuggle at night in his room with a good book and read to him.  

Symptoms:  Trying out some new lotion for my dry skin...hoping to notice a difference.     

Belly button in or out:  When I lay down or sit it starts popping out but when I stand it is flat.  Bizarre.     

Wedding rings on or off:  On

Looking forward to:  Watching some Christmas movies this evening with some yummy hot chocolate =)