38 Weeks

The countdown has really started!!! Only 14 days until my due date, yikes that's close! :-) Today is a housework day, I'm working on cleaning, organizing, and doing laundry. I've already organized our pantry, cleaned out the fridge/freezer, cleaned the kitchen and am working on laundry. Tomorrow I'm hoping to go get a mani/pedi and run some errands. Wednesday is my 38 week doctor appointment! I love going to see my doctor, she is wonderful! Although I have developed this fear that each time I go they're going to tell me that I have to stay at the hospital! HA! So the few days leading up to my appointment I go crazy making sure everything is ready just in case!

How Far Along: 38 Weeks

Size of Baby: She weighs close to 7 pounds and is almost 20 inches long! She's the size of a WATERMELON. Holy cow....

Total Weight Gain: 19 pounds? Not exactly sure.

Maternity Clothes: Yes! And non-maternity sweaters.

Gender: A little princess

Movement: Still moving all the time!

What I Miss: Bending over without getting heartburn, sleeping more than an hour without having to go to the bathroom.

Cravings: Dr. Pepper, that's pretty much it. Oh, and apples! I LOVE gala apples! We got a bunch of them at Costco the other day and they are SO good!

Symptoms: Sore ribs from her sweet little kicks, I tire out pretty easily during the day but my mind races at night with all that I have left to do!

Best Moment of the Week: Getting things checked off of the never ending to-do list and awaiting the arrival of Allie's {from Living the Adventures} sweet baby girl! As I type this she is 9cm and is just waiting to push!!! :-) Come on Raleigh Grace!!! Say a little prayer for this sweet little family!

What I'm Looking Forward To: My doctors appointment on Wednesday and having the nursery DONE!

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I tried to get some cute pictures with my furry babies, they weren't quite as excited as I was!

37 Weeks

Here we are folks...we're nearing the end of the marathon! Speaking of, did anyone see the woman on the news who ran a marathon at 38 weeks?! WOW! I cannot imagine! I am officially 20 days from the BIG DAY! I have now started getting asked, "are you still pregnant?!"..."oh WOW when are you due, you're HUGE?!"...strangers are SO kind sometimes, not. I really don't like being told that "there is NO WAY you'll make it to your due date" by random people at Target. One of my new favorite things to do is to call my mom :-) Each time I call she now answers and immediately says "are you in labor?!" then she giggles and says it's just so much more fun to answer the phone THAT way! Ha! Thanks mom! It does make me laugh though!

How Far Along: 37 Weeks=FULL TERM!!!

Size of Baby: Between 19-20inches long and about 6 pounds! WOW!

Total Weight Gain: 18 pounds officially

Maternity Clothes: Yes, and some non-maternity sweaters

Gender: Girl :-)

Movement: Still a TON! Watching my belly roll around is so entertaining! I love it!

What I Miss: Bending over! Cleaning/nesting is MUCH harder when you can't bend over!

Cravings: Milk still and Chick-fil-A Tea, that one may be from my tiredness during the day! Momma needs a pick me up! Also I randomly and MAJORLY craved a Dr. Pepper a few days ago! I went right to Chick-fil-A and got one! It was SO GOOD. I haven't had a DP in forever!

Symptoms: Oh gosh...everything?! haha Heartburn, BH contractions, not sleeping, I'm hungry ALL the time...even after I've eaten dinner!

Best Moment of the Week: Having a fun weekend with friends and the Hubster! He got Columbus day off and it was wonderful just to spend the day together! Also, Monday morning he put his ear up to my belly (where her little back is) and was able to hear her heartbeat! I was so jealous! I kept saying, "I wish I could bend that way!" The Hubster insisted it was only fair that he got to hear her heartbeat that way because I get to feel her move around all day long! :-)

What I'm Looking Forward To: My next doctors appointment! I just love going! Also finishing up the nursery and doing the big reveal! It's SO CLOSE! But not there quite yet! I can't wait to share it!

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Here we are...FULL TERM! :-)

I've created an online guessing game for when Emma Claire will make her big arrival! Go make a guess, see how close you can get!

Emma Claire's Due Date Game

36 Weeks

I feel like each time I sit down to write an update I just wrote my update for last week! Well I guess this time I did...I was so late with my 35 week post! HA! I just can't believe that next week I will be FULL TERM! We've gotten a lot done in her room, I'm planning on working in there this afternoon and will hopefully take a few pictures to share! :-) The dresser has made it upstairs now just needs to be deep cleaned and some shelf liner needs to be added, then I'll add in her clean clothes! We also bought Emma Claire's swing, which the Hubster put together THAT night, it was pretty cute! He also put together the pack n' play and was itching for more stuff to do! I think HE might be nesting ;-)

How Far Along: 36 Weeks

Size of Baby: almost 6 pounds and about 18 1/2 inches long!

Total Weight Gain: I'm guessing 18 pounds, we'll see at the doctor this week!

Maternity Clothes: Yep, although I have been wearing non-maternity sweaters!

Gender: I've said it before but...she better still be a girl! HA! :-) I've started getting nervous because I won't get another ultrasound to "double check" even though I had more than enough to confirm back at 20 weeks ;-)

Movement: She is still very active! Her little punches and kicks are KILLING my bladder and ribs. Thankfully I can usually move around and she'll move too. She also makes my belly SO lopsided sometimes..here's another picture of that!

This is looking straight down, the hubs took this standing behind me...she is COMPLETELY over to the right. I am so amazed at the ability of the human body sometimes!

What I Miss: Sleeping soundly...and comfortably. Bending over would be nice ;-)

Cravings: Still milk, and now organic milk...I realized that before when I was just having occasional milk that "regular" milk would be fine, but now that I'm drinking it a TON I need to be drinking organic. I actually think I like it better than regular milk!

Symptoms: Oh gosh...pretty much the same as last week: Heartburn, some nausea if she's really active, not being able to sleep, braxton hicks, PRESSURE...

Best Moment of the Week: There were so many!

- Getting her dresser up in her room!

- Going apple picking with the Hubs and Leah and CJ

- Buying her swing!

- The hubster putting the swing together RIGHT after we got home :-)

- Pack n' play is all put together

- Fall decorations are up!
- House is clean!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting all of her cute little clothes washed and finishing decorating her room! Also hanging out with friends next weekend...the Hubster and I are hosting a Pumpkin Picking and Carving party at our house! We're going to a pumpkin patch to pick pumpkins, then back to our house for carving, dinner and eating some sweet treats!

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I'm going to share two belly pictures this week, just because I'm not sure how many more weeks we'll have left! It actually looks smaller in this picture...

35 Weeks

I'm FINALLY getting around to my 35 week post! HA! It's almost time for my 36 week post! :-) So here goes nothing...35 weeks!

How Far Along: 35 Weeks

Size of Baby: 5 and 1/4 pounds and over 18 inches long! The size of a honeydew melon!

Total Weight Gain: between 17-18 pounds

Maternity Clothes: YES!

Gender: Sweet little Princess

Movement: All. The. Time. And every time I read "your baby's movements might be slowing down at this point in pregnancy as they run out of room" I think..HA you've never met MY baby! I think she moves MORE now than ever before! It's almost constant, and I love it :-)

What I Miss: Oh goodness...sleeping through the night, not having to visit the bathroom each time I stand up, being able to walk at a normal speed, not having pressure constantly on my pelvis! The list goes on and on :-)

Cravings: MILK. I haven't had this much milk since I was a little kid! I drink it 2-3 times a day. Most of the time it is to relieve heartburn but I do crave milk on it's own too.

Symptoms: Heartburn, some nausea if she's really active, not being able to sleep, braxton hicks, PRESSURE...can't think of any more right now

Best Moment of the Week: Finishing her dresser and chandelier AND making her bed! :-) I can't wait to move her dresser from the garage up to her room. Although I'm sure the hubster can...hehe her room is on the 3rd floor. Have I mentioned that he's a GREAT daddy!?

What I'm looking Forward to: Finishing her room and washing all of her clothes and meeting her of course! But not yet..I still have more to do!

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34 Weeks

WOW 34 weeks! I feel like I say this every day but WHERE DID THE TIME GO?! I am just 3 weeks away from being full term and 6 weeks away from her due date! I've started what I'm calling "scared nesting" aka I'm freaking out that she'll come before everything is done!!! I know fall crafts don't really relate to her birth...but the house has to be cute for her arrival, right? ;-)

How Far Along: 34 Weeks

Size of Baby: 4 and 3/4 pounds and 18 inches! About the size of a honeydew melon!

Total Weight Gain: 16 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Yes

Gender: Little Lady

Movement: All. The. Time. :-) I LOVE it! Last night I was on skype with my parents and they got to see her move!!! Her movements are THAT BIG now!!! It was so cool! And I got a video of her having the hiccups!

What I Miss: Being comfortable during sleep, bending over, not needing help putting socks and shoes one! hehe

Cravings: Hmm...I have started drinking milk with meals. I don't think I've done that since I was a little kid! I don't really crave milk, but I have been wanting a LOT more milk lately, yay calcium! Oh and apples, granny smith to be accurate! :-)

Symptoms: My very LARGE belly, braxton hicks off and on, sore right ribs (someones foot loves to hang out there!), nesting

Best Moment of The Week: Getting my replacement phone!!!

What I'm looking Forward to: Finishing up my fall decorations and all of my nursery projects! :-) And then sharing them with you!!!

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And just for fun, here's a little progression of the growing belly!

33 Weeks

Wow, I just looked at the countdown to Emma Claire's due date and there are only 49 days left people! Where has the time gone?! This last week literally flew by, it was so wonderful having the hubster home with me for a whole ten days! :-) Now we're back to the grind that is real life...he left bright and early this morning and won't be back until this evening. Settling into a new routine is always hard, but I am just SO GLAD that he gets to come home each night and the long summer of separation is over now! I've taken it pretty easy today, I've found the less I run up and down the three flight of stairs in our house the better I feel. I'm going to figure out a cleaning schedule so that I can make sure the house is neat and tidy without constantly running up and down stairs. Today I've mainly stayed on the main level and have been cooking and baking up a storm, at least I'm doing something! It might not be cleaning or laundry but that's okay :-) Now on to the fun stuff...baby update!

How Far Along: 33 Weeks

Size of Baby: A little over 4 pounds and 17 inches long, she's now the size of a honeydew melon!

Total Weight Gain: 15 pounds! I went to the doctor on Friday and everything is still looking good! I was SO excited because my second appointment with my new doctor was scheduled for the week of the Hubster's vacation! So he got to go with me and meet the doctor :-)

Maternity Clothes: Yes :-) And some regular shirts too, that are longer. I finally had to go out and buy maternity JEANS! We had a cold front and I just figured I could wear my old jeans with my belly band...ummm WRONG. The LAST thing an eight month pregnant woman should do is try to put on her old jeans!!! HA! While they fit (sort of) there was no way even a belly band could help those suckers fit!

Gender: She better still be a girl! HA! I had a dream the other day she was a BOY! EEK! We'll just blame that on crazy pregnant dreams!

Movement: Lots and all of the time. It's been so fun to watch the Hubster watch and feel my belly. I LOVE having his hand on my belly and then when she moves he'll say, "What the heck was THAT?!" She kicked him so hard once he pulled his hand away and said, "WOAH!" She startled him! :-) It's fun that I know her position, her head is way down low, and her little tushie is up on my left side which means hands and feet are towards my right side. I'm starting to feel her feet in my right ribs more often. She's not necessarily kicking me but she makes it hard to sit sometimes because her feet are just there!

What I Miss: Bending over! When did that get so hard?! I feel like yesterday I could bend over and now I can barely put my socks on!

Cravings: None really.

Symptoms: Braxton hicks, indigestion (really only if I do a lot of bending over during the day),

Best Moment of the Week: Spending time with my husband :-) I forgot how much I just love being with him. He always makes me feel better, he cracks me up, AND it's been SO WONDERFUL to have someone to get me water/a blanket/anything else I need. Seriously ladies, don't take your husbands for granted during your pregnancy. It has just been wonderful having someone else to share in the pregnancy! Not that I'm discounting help from all other people, but it's just nice to share the pregnancy with the other person who helped make the tiny little person inside of me :-)

What I'm looking forward to: Getting her nursery put together. We didn't really focus on her room at all during the Hubster's week off. We're planning on painting tomorrow and will hopefully be putting the crib together soon and finishing some other little projects :-) Here's a fun tidbit of nursery info...I just bought a $5 chandelier that's going to be all dolled up for her room! I can't wait to share!!!

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She looks REALLY high in this picture! I feel like I'm SO MUCH BIGGER than I look in this picture!

If you read all of that then kudos to you! I was very chatty today! Some days I find that I could care less about doing another update, but this week I was more into it. I think it's because Hubster has been home and I feel like I have more to talk about. :-)

32 Weeks

Hi y'all!!! I CANNOT believe I'm at 32 weeks already...that means that there are only EIGHT more weeks until her due date and that I'll be full term in only FIVE weeks! WOW! Where has the time gone?!

How Far Along: 32 Weeks

Size of Baby: 3.75 Pounds and 16.7 inches long

Total Weight Gain: 14 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Yep! Although now that I'm unpacked I have found several "normal" shirts that I can still wear! The one I'm wearing in this weeks picture is non-maternity!

Gender: Girl! Emma Claire

Movement: ALL the time, and it's way more fun now that the Hubster is home and can feel her too!

What I Miss: Sleeping through the night ;-) I've been getting up 3-4 times each night, bending over, putting clothes on normally  

Cravings: None right now, I wish I had some...it would make restaurant decisions much easier!

Symptoms: HEARTBURN...oh my word y'all...I HATE tums :-( yogurt has been helping, and if I am careful to not bend over too much it's not too bad. I don't have it everyday but when I do it's no fun. Braxton hicks are in full swing! I can't get over how hard my belly gets! The bathroom and I have also become best friends again! I swear every time I get up I have to pee! Ha!

Best Moment of the Week: When the Hubster came home! I love having him here! :-) It's been so fun showing him around our new little town and neighborhood!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Picking up our crib and painting the nursery!

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31 Weeks

How Far Along: 31 Weeks

Size of Baby: Over 16 inches long and 3.3 pounds! That's equivalent to 4 naval oranges!

Total Weight Gain: 14 Pounds

Maternity Clothes: Yep!

Gender: Girl

Movement: Lots of it! She's been kicking or grabbing really low lately! Those little kicks and jabs aren't as cute as the others! ha!

What I Miss: The Hubster, but he comes home this week!

Cravings: Nothing really this week...I did REALLY want Chick-fil-A on Sunday, but isn't that how it always goes? ;-)

Symptoms: I've started having some braxton hicks contractions, heartburn, swelling feet for the first time...I think that may be from being on my feet for two days straight painting!

Best Moment of the Week: As of right now...getting the family room painted! By the end of the week it will be the Hubsters HOMECOMING! :-) I cannot wait for Friday!!!

What I'm looking Forward To: FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY! :-) The Hubster comes home AND I get the rest of my living room furniture!

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YAY! A normal picture! Against the freshly painted wall :-) I just love it!

30 Weeks

Here we go...the big 3-0!!!

I cannot believe there are only 10 weeks left now...WOW!

How Far Along: 30 Weeks

Size of Baby: Almost THREE pounds!!! And about 15.7 inches long. She's about the size of a head of cabbage!

Total Weight Gain: 14 pounds officially! Went to my new doctor this week and LOVED her!

Maternity Clothes: Yep!

Gender: Little girl

Movement: LOTS! Her movements have become much BIGGER! I can tell when she rolls over and sometimes I can feel her feet when she's stretching out! I've also felt her little bottom! My Mom and I were waiting for the doctor and I was feeling my belly and saying, "I think this is her bottom..." Then when the doctor was feeling my belly she said, "This right here is her little butt!" And it was right where I had showed my mom!!

What I Miss: Sleeping through the night! I've been getting up 3-4 times a night now!

Cravings: Yogurt (Which is also great for heartburn!), Chick-fil-A, and lucky charms! Totally random!

Symptoms: Heartburn...from all of the bending over :-(, pelvic pain and pressure, my trips to the bathroom have become more frequent!

Best Moment of the Week: Finding a new doctor up here! She was wonderful, I loved her! I was so anxious about finding a good doctor and hospital. I am completely relieved to have found my doctor. I can't wait for the hubster to meet her!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting the house all settled! Moving at 30 weeks pregnant is NO easy task! Luckily I have great helpers :-)

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So this is all you get this week...allll baby! Momma was yucky from unpacking or covered in paint and in no condition for a picture ;-)

29 Weeks

I know I'm wayyyy behind on my updates! So here we go! :-)

How Far Along: 29 Weeks

Size of Baby: 2 and a half pounds and a little over 15 inches long!

Total Weight Gain: 13 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Oh yes!

Gender: All girl! :-) Miss Emma Claire!

Movement: All the time, I just love it! She is more active at night when I finally lay down to rest.

What I Miss: I can't think of anything at the moment!

Cravings: Still just Chick-fil-A

Symptoms: Some back pain has started :-(

Best Moment of the Week: My wonderful baby shower! Read about it HERE! :-)

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting to our new home and seeing the Hubster!

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I didn't get to take a "normal" side picture so here is one from the baby shower!

28 Weeks

WOW! 28 Weeks...aka I've officially started the THIRD and final trimester! I'm now SEVEN months pregnant...I've been saying this a lot lately but seriously, where did the time go?! I feel like I just found out I was pregnant and now I'm a whopping seven months?! AH! And the due date countdown is now at 84 days. HOLY COW! Moment to minorly freak out please...I just cannot believe that she will be joining the world that soon! I am still coping with the exit plan, hopefully in the next 84 days I will come to terms with the inevitable. I'm sure by the time her due date rolls around I will be so excited to meet her it won't matter...I hope. ;-)

How Far Along: 28 Weeks

Size of Baby: 2.25 pounds and about 14.8 inches tall!

Total Weight Gain: 13lbs

Maternity Clothes: Yes!

Gender: Sweet little GIRL!

Movement: Still a ton of movement. I do get a little freaked out when I can tell I'm feeling a foot/elbow/butt (not sure which I am ever feeling...but I know it's hard!). Movement now is just so different from the first little flutters! I also LOVE watching my belly at night. She literally rolls around and it's the neatest thing to watch. She has also started kicking and moving enough that I can see her movement through my shirt.

What I miss: Other than the Hubster, not too much. :-( Countdown: 25 days!!!!!

Cravings: Chick-fil-a...but who doesn't LOVE Chick-fil-a?! Grapes, Doritos (that's a new one), and kettle corn (convenient that we're still SO far away from fall! ha!)

Symptoms: My belly is feeling SO tight lately. I just don't know where she's going to go these next several months! I feel like I'm running out of room already! ha! Check back in with me at 39 weeks and see how I'm doing then compared to now ;-)

Best Moment of The Week: Spending time with my best friend Rachel and working on nursery projects with my Mom and Dad! We (I use that term loosely, my Mom has done almost ALL of the work! She's awesome!) have been working on an old dresser that we found at a local resale shop that will also be the changing table in the nursery! Look for a post about this soon, it's not quite done yet! We are also right in the middle of finishing up the rocking chair for the nursery! It's the flea market rocking chair that I wrote about HERE. It is DARLING! I can't wait to share! I also have a "new" antique low dresser thanks to my wonderful dad! I seriously have the BEST dad EVER! He was my personal carpenter all weekend helping fix up and repair both dressers! One literally had to be completely re-built! Look for a bunch of fun furniture posts to come soon!

What I'm looking forward to: Finishing up baby projects with my parents and my baby shower next weekend!

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I'll leave you with a few pictures of one of my little darlings being extra cute...

Uh huh...she completely shredded an entire paper towel right at my feet! Little stinker! She even looks guilty!

27 Weeks

Hello everyone!!! I feel like I've been so out of the blogging world! I spent the past few days at my condo in Waco getting it ready for the big move! I have the best best friend EVER who came and helped me organize, pack and clean! This is definitely the weirdest moving experience I've had. The Hubsters company is paying for movers to move us...however they HAVE to pack everything up for it to be insured. So I spend the last three days making sure that the condo is as organized as possible so that they will be able to pack quickly and efficiently. Not being able to pack myself up has been stressful but I hope all of my hard work pays off when they show up! I know lots of people move with moving companies all of the time, but my family has always moved ourselves so it's my first experience with a moving company.

How Far Along: 27 Weeks!!!

Size of Baby: Almost TWO pounds and about 14 and a half inches long!

Total Weight Gain: I'm guessing about 13-14 pounds. Not sure

Maternity Clothes: Yep

Gender: Sweet little girl!

Movement: TONS! This week I was eating some pretzels (in a bowl nicely situated on my stomach) and Miss Emma Claire decided to kick at it! My mom and I watched her move the bowl around for about 15 minutes!

What I miss: The Hubster of course...and sleeping comfortably!

Cravings: Fruit, mainly grapes

Symptoms: Some stretching pain, her movement, and nesting has begun to kick in! I suppose it's the perfect time! My moving process is possibly the most organized

Best Moment of the Week: Spending time with my best friend while she helped me at my condo :-)

What I'm looking forward to: Seeing the Hubster in less than a MONTH!!!! The countdown is at 30 days until he moves into our house! I'm so excited! I can't wait to see him!

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26 Weeks

How Far Along: 26 Weeks

Size of Baby: About a pound and two thirds (not to be exact or anything haha) and about 14 inches long.

Total Weight Gain: I'm thinking about 13lbs

Maternity Clothes: Yes. And some non-maternity shirts.

Gender: All girl, and her wardrobe is growing each day!

Movement: LOTS and all the time! Her favorite time of the day to be active is about 4am-5am right after my middle of the night potty trip! As much as I love it, she's started to keep me from falling back asleep lol

What I miss: A continuous nights sleep without interruption.

Cravings: Nothing really this week.

Symptoms: Nothing new this week.

Best Moment of the Week: Shopping with my mom! We had a great time and got some ADORABLE little outfits, look for a post on that soon!!!

What I'm looking forward to: Getting everything settled with our move and finishing everything that needs to be completed before the big day!

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25 Weeks

Well here I am at 25 weeks!!! I've finally finished traveling (for now) and am enjoying relaxing at home with my parents!

How Far Along: 25 Weeks

Size of Baby: 13 and a half inches and about a pound and a half! About the size of an eggplant!

Total Weight Gain: At my doctors visit this week I had only gained one pound since the last visit. So I've gained a total of 12 pounds.

Maternity Clothes: Yep! :-) Although stretchy maternity pants are KILLING me in this heat!

Gender: Girl

Movement: ALL the time! I love it though. I have noticed that she is way more likely to move around a bunch when it's quiet. If the TV has been on and is turned off she'll move around. She also tends to move more in the late afternoon and evening!

What I Miss: The hubster...that's pretty much it. I don't miss anything pre-pregnancy right now.

Cravings: Chick-fil-a lately! I just love it!

Symptoms: Her movement, some stretching pain, low back pain occasionally.

Best Moment of the Week: Finding a dresser for the nursery and getting closer to deciding on nursery bedding!!! Also, Tonight we had a fun dinner with my Grandparents, I love getting to spend time with them. For appetizers my mom had a fun idea to serve the guacamole in a margarita glass! It was so cute and everyone has their own little serving!!!

What I'm looking forward to: Ordering baby bedding and getting started on all of my nursery projects!

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