28 weeks

Of course I was going to post week 27, and then that didn't happen, but here is week 28!

 

 

 

How far along? 28 weeks (7 months) Third Trimester!!

Total weight gain/measurements: 7lbs! Woah, were did all this weight come from all of a sudden? I guess I shouldn't complain. Some people have gained a lot more than 7lbs by now. But I'm healthy and so is the baby, so that is all that matters!

Size Of Baby: About 2 1/4lbs and 14.8 inches long. No wonder I gained some weight!

Sleep: I'm sleeping a little bit better now. I wake up about 2 times a night to pee. Sometimes more, depending on how much I drank before bed.

Maternity clothes: I have A pair of XS maternity pants and XS maternity shorts that I wear. Other than that, I use my belly band. I have a few maternity tops I bought on clearance, but I mostly wear regular shirts. Or fitted t-shirts that I got a size bigger.

Stretch marks? No pregnancy stretch marks yet.

Best moment this week: More people finally noticing I'm pregnant. They aren't always sure when they ask, but its nice to be asked!

 

Miss anything? Lunch meat. Seeing my feet sometimes. Energy Drinks!

 

Movement: Constantly! This child doesn't stop moving! She is definitely her daddy's child.

Cravings?: Fruit, Chocolate, lunch meat, wine, and meatball subs! (I indulged in the chocolate, fruit, and sub lol).

Anything making you queasy or sick? Hamburger meat. I used to love it, but I cant eat it now.

Gender: She is a girl!

Labour signs: I haven't had any, which is a good thing!

Symptoms: Peeing, back pain, cramping, discharge, my pelvic area has been really sore. 

Belly button in or out? In.

Happy or moody most of the time: I'm always pretty happy. Unless I'm exhausted or starving

Baby related purchases?: Nothing new. We did our registry though!

Looking forward to: Another Ultrasound! Decorating the Nursery! Having her! I dreamed about having her and now I'm impatient! I want her!

Bad!

I am a horrible blogger. It doesn't help that there has been a lot going on lately...

• I picked up more hours at work
• I started Online and regular college classes
• My laptop committed suicide and I had to get a new one
• Tropical Storm Isaac graced us with his presence
• There were also some family birthdays

I know all I do is make excuses, but all of that on top of pregnancy made the last 2 weeks or so a little more complicated than usual.

Since I don't have too many pictures of the things that have been going on, I can post the one thing I do have pictures of. Tropical Storm Isaac. (According to one News station, we were lucky that we weren't affected by this storm at all.) Ill post the pictures and let you decide if we were affected.









Does this look like a regular light rainstorm to anyone else?

Late, but 26 weeks

My internet connection was down, Im Sorry. I know the 27th week post should be up in two days, so hopefully I can get that one up too!

 

 

How far along? 26 weeks (6 months)

Total weight gain/measurements: 4lbs up from pre pregnancy weight

Size Of Baby:  About 14 inches and 1 2/3 pounds

Sleep: I have to have my legs wrapped around S, or a body pillow. I now wake up at least twice to pee. Sometimes my back is killing me when I wake up

Maternity clothes: My sister gave me an amazing pair of maternity jeans. Also, another pair of maternity shorts. I still wear my belly band most of the time. I wear shirts in a size up, but they are still pretty roomy.

Stretch marks? No pregnancy stretch marks yet.

Best moment this week: S cuddling up to my belly in his sleep. Having baby girl kick S super hard! He didn't believe me how much she beats me up!

Miss anything? Being able to bend down and get up easily. Staying up late. Sleeping good.

Movement: Constantly! This child doesn't stop moving!

Cravings?: Fruit, Chocolate!!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Eggs. I didn't like eggs before pregnancy and I still don't. I also don't like meat anymore.

Gender: She is a girl!

Labour signs: I haven't had any, which is a good thing!

Symptoms: Peeing, back pain, cramping, discharge.

Belly button in or out? In.

Happy or moody most of the time: I'm always pretty happy. Unless I'm exhausted or starving

Baby related purchases?: See last post for lots of pictures.

Looking forward to: Another Ultrasound! Decorating the Nursery!

Baby girl!

This little girl has so many clothes already. Its only Wednesday, and we found out on Friday that she was a girl. Fiance's mom did some shopping over the weekend, and when I had off on Monday, I did some shopping with my mom.

Some of her clothes that are in my closet.

These are a few of my favorites...

$2 at JCPennys. She has other sizes and patterns of this.

Onesie with pants $3

I love these little shorts!

$3 for this outfit. She has 2 in different sizes and patterns.

Also $2 or $3 at JCpennys! She also has this in brown in another size.

I love lady bugs!

Her Gma got her these. I haven't seen them anywhere yet, but I love them! Half of them have ruffles, and the other onesies are white with bright colored butterflies.

I love this little set. My mom got her this.

Somebody also told me Gymboree had a lot of things on clearance. When we went into the store at first, it didn't look like it, but they really had a lot of good deals!

Shorts! Where we live, you can never have too many shorts! Most of these are 12 months and up. I only paid $3-$4 a piece for them! (Gymboree)

She got blue socks in every size to fit her until she is 2. lol. They were only $.45. The packs of socks were $1 a piece or something like that. $2 for the hat. And the shoes were the best price of all! They were originally $28, marked down to $2! (Gymboree)

Shirts. $2-$4. (Gymboree)

The little pink dress was $5 and the sweater was $6. I am in love with the sweater! (Gymboree)

All of her clothes are different sizes, all the way up to 2t.

Some onesies I had gotten her. These are pretty much her only Newborn sized clothes. (The top right white onesies isnt newborn though).

Bath Towels! The two pack frog ones were on clearance for $3!

Baby blankets! I love how soft they are. I got each of them on sale too.

Scary

*Warning post might be TMI*
On Monday, I had the day off so my mom and I decided to do some shopping for our little girl. We didn't stay out too long, and I made sure I ate, kept hydrated, and rested when I could. By the time I got home, I was a little crampy and just felt crappy. I decided to take a Tylenol and go to bed early. I went to sleep around 10, and other than getting up at 7am to pee, I slept in until 11am! It felt good.

The scary thing was when I got up at 11 and went to the bathroom, I noticed pink on the toilet paper. The water in the toilet was also red tinged. I called the Dr.s office and they said to go to the hospital. I peed a few more times before I left (I still had to change and get a few things to take to the hospital since I had literally just woken up). Every time, it seemed like things were getting worse. I started to get little ity bitty clots. I was getting cramps and getting scared more and more by the minute.

By the time we got to the hospital, I was taken straight up to labor and delivery. I had to undress and pee in a cup. When I went to pee in a cup, the whole thing was red. Not yellow like pee should be, but a dark red. I also had more clots. I completely lost it. I started freaking out and crying. Luckily my mom was there. I just started yelling for her. The nurse was trying to help my mom calm me down long enough to get undressed so I could be hooked up to the monitors. My mom managed to help me and I got hooked up to hear baby girl's strong and steady heartbeat. She was also moving like crazy.

They did so many tests to try to make sure I wasn't dilated and that I didn't have any infections or anything else. The Dr. had thought my water might have partially broken and started leaking and then caused an infection. The nurse thought maybe a UTI, but I didn't have a single symptom for it other than the blood. I spent a good 5 hours in the hospital. I was released with antibiotics and was told to follow up with a dr. in a few days, as long as nothing got worse. They still weren't able to tell me what was wrong by the time I left, so hopefully the medicine helps. So far I am doing better, but I still will have fresh blood or tiny clots here and there.

So Im sorry I haven't posted, but I have a few posts for you guys since I was behind. I have my 25 week update and some pictures from my shopping spree!

Big Pregnancy Update

So Friday was a busy day. I got off work a little early and we went to have a gender ultrasound done. At first, we couldn't see anything. The baby wasn't in a good position. The ultrasound tech had only one more appointment before he had to leave, but he told us we could try again in a few minutes to see if the baby moved at all. If not, we were out of luck and had to reschedule. So I drank some juice and we walked around. Luckily, that worked and the baby moved into the perfect position.

As horrible as it is to say, we were shocked by the news. We were both so positive (as well as everybody else) that we were having a boy. My motherly instincts were wrong. Everything was wrong. Both of us couldn't help but be sad. We had wanted a little boy so badly. We didn't plan on having any girls, at all. (Not that we could control it). The thought didn't really cross our minds. We both always just saw ourselves having boys. I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with a little girl. Things are going to be completely different. It was hard hearing everyone tell us, just be happy that your having a healthy daughter. Your going to love her anyways. We obviously get that, but in a way, we were mourning the loss of our son. When we lost our first baby, we didn't really grieve, but we just tried to move on. Thinking this baby was a boy, made it harder on us. All of the what ifs about the first baby didn't make it any easier either. I'm sure I'm going to be judged as a horrible mother. I feel horrible about having these thoughts and feelings, but for some reason,  I cant really help it. I know I'm not the only one who felt this way, because I have seen it on my birth boards too, but does it get any better?

We don't have a name for her picked out yet. A boy name was easy, because he was going to be named after his dad, but now, we have a lot more to think about. My Fiance is Russian, so we decided we want to pick out a Russian name if possible. But we want a name that means something. Anybody who has ever named a baby before knows how hard naming a baby is!

One good thing is that I can finally start picking out Nursery stuff. This baby girl will have two Nursery's. One of them my Fiance's mom will be decorating, and the other I will be decorating. It will be fun to see what each of us come up with. I'm starting to run out of time though! There is so much to do. Look for plenty of before and after nursery pictures with plenty of DIY posts!

Also, we agreed to let S's mom do a baby shower for us. It will be in the middle of October. My mom is also throwing a shower, but we haven't planned too much for that one yet. Now S and I have to go make our registries. Any suggestions on the best places to register?

Baby Shower Themes/Ideas

My Fiance's mother insists we have a baby shower. I'm still not too sure about the idea. I didn't really want a shower in the first place. And if I let one mother throw a shower, I have to let the other one...lol. So that would be two showers. I didn't decide on having one, but it did make me look at pinterest for themes...lol.

This is what I came up with...

I love ducks!

Sea themed. Fiance and I like Sharks a lot. His mom really likes the sea themed stuff, so if she was throwing it, this would probably be the theme.

And the theme I want the most! Halloween. Ive always loved Halloween things! I'm not sure if we could pull it off though with the dates and everything else :(

24 weeks! 6 Months!

Some days I have a small belly and other days it seems huge! Its usually bigger by the end of the day.

How far along? 24 weeks (6 months)

Total weight gain/measurements: 3lbs from pre pregnancy weight

Size Of Baby:  About a foot long and weighing a pound.

Sleep: I wake up to pee a lot more now. Have to sleep on my sides. Most comfortable with my legs wrapped around a pillow.

Maternity clothes: Shirts are starting to get a little short/tight. Got some shirts a size up and they have plenty of room. I have 2 XS maternity shirts too. Some pants are tight to button, so I use my belly band.

Stretch marks? No pregnancy stretch marks yet.

Best moment this week: Seeing my stomach twitch and move when the baby moves or has hiccups.

Miss anything? Lunch Meat! Having Energy!

Movement: Lots!Especially at night!

Cravings?: Lunch Meat! Im craving lunch meat badly. Clam Chowder. Salt and Vinegar chips!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Eggs. I didn't like eggs before pregnancy and I still don't.

Gender: Not sure yet. Moose keeps those little legs closed every time!

Labour signs: I haven't had any, which is a good thing!

Symptoms: Peeing Constantly! Back pain.

Belly button in or out? In.

Happy or moody most of the time: I'm always pretty happy. Unless I'm exhausted or starving

Baby related purchases?: Will be buying more stuff when we find out the gender.

Looking forward to: Another Ultrasound! Decorating the Nursery!

At least Im not the only one

My blogging lately has been nonexistent. Ive noticed that I'm not the only pregnant blogger who went missing at times during their pregnancy though. I honestly don't mean to. My days pretty much go like this....

If I have to work: I get up, go to work, come home, eat if I didn't eat at work, shower, than go to sleep. If I work the next day, I repeat that. I feel like a Zombie. I eat, sleep, and work, Over and over again.

My feet kill me after I get off work. I can pretty much wear heels or flats to work, so I wear flats. I got gel pieces for the part the rubs the back of my ankles because I got blisters. My feet are swollen and so achy though by the end of the day, but what else would I expect after working 7-8 hour shifts? But I really don't know what to do because the pain sometimes is unbearable! Any suggestions would be great!

If I don't work, I go to my Fiance's and spend my days off with him. Mostly eating, sleeping, and being babied/pampered :) And I do have to say, it is really nice after working a few days in a row!

I have plenty of new things to blog about though, so hopefully I keep these posts going! I still have regular clothes on, so I'm going to go take my 24 week picture for my update tomorrow!

Who doesn't like getting cheap diapers?

Since being in the hospital Sunday night, and starting my new job, I have been tyring to relax and take things easy. Not being able to fall asleep until after 4am and then having to get up at 8am, leaves me pretty tired in the evenings. Tonight I ran a few errands and I'm glad I did because I found a great deal!

This week (until Sunday) CVS has Pampers brand diapers on sale. The 36/40 packs of swaddlers, baby dry, and cruisers are all on sale. They start off 2 for $19, which isn't that great of a deal, but if you use a CVS card (Which is free for anyone to get), the diapers become 2/$16. (After you pay the $19, you get a printed paper for $3 which you can use on your next purchase, its pretty much like a paper gift card good for anything in the store.) Diapers then become $8 a piece, which is an okay deal. But the savings don't end there!

I signed up to receive coupons from Proctor and Gamble in the mail. (The company that makes pampers, tide, Always brand pads, Tampax, Luvs, and many others). I had a $2 off one pack of pampers and a $1 off one pack of pampers coupons. So my diapers became 2/$13.

You can sign up to receive Proctor and Gamble coupons here. You can also sign up for free samples and print coupons there.

CVS also had a coupon for $4 off a $20 purchase. So I had them Scan that coupon first, and then the rest of my coupons.

My final price paid for diapers came out to 2 Packs of 36 count diapers for (Drum roll please....) $9

Which is a great deal if you ask me :)

Do you want cheap diapers?

If you don't have any pampers coupons, you can find some here.

This will give you a total of $3 off of the 2/$16 (becoming 2/$13). I'm not sure when the $4 off $20 coupon expires, but you still might be able to get that too! (CVS will also send you emails with coupons and check their website too for extra coupons! You can view their weekly ad online as well.)

If you don't have a CVS card, sign up! Its Free! Most peoples tricks to getting cheap diapers is buying them from drugstores with deals like these!

I didnt disappear for good/Nursery

So I promise I didn't disappear for good. I just had a rough couple of days.
I have been having some pain and cramping issues lately and Ive been trying to rest and take things easy, so I haven't pulled the laptop out.

Anyways, I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do for Moose's Nursery. Despite the fact that I wont get another ultrasound to be sure he is a boy until August!, I still want to start decorating. We have the extra room in the house, but I'm not sure if I want to use it or not. Now that might sound crazy, because why wouldn't you use it? But right now it has a bunch of stuff in it and it would need a lot of work and money put into it to make it ready in time. Plus, S and I would like to move eventually (sometime soon). I just don't want to put a whole lot of time and money into a room, and then move out a month later. The room is big enough for now to put Moose in it with us, so I might just do that and decorate it a little. I don't have much of a theme either, maybe just a color scheme.

Here are some ideas that I love...



The blues, oranges, and greys in this just look great together! I love it. Our room is already grey, so the colors could be a good idea. But all of the furniture and baby crib we picked are dark wood. I like this for a little boy.



Its not the nursery I like in this picture, but the dedicated wall space with the baby pictures on it. I love it! It would be nice to have a pregnancy picture, than a newborn one, and a year old picture. It would be great.



The colors in this are a little plain, but the green looks nice with the dark wood and I love the tree decal in the background. S is a great artist and could do some amazing work for the Nursery.

I have almost 18 weeks left to figure it out (give or take a few weeks). Hopefully I make up my mind by then! lol.

All pictures came from pinterest.

21 Weeks

 

 

How far along? 21 weeks

Total weight gain/measurements: One pound heavier than when I got pregnant. In early pregnancy, i lost a few pounds.

Size Of Baby: 10 1/2 inches long. The length of a carrot.

Sleep: I can never get comfortable anymore. I used to sleep great.

Maternity clothes: I have a few pants that are starting to get a little tight.

Stretch marks? No pregnancy stretch marks yet.

Best moment this week: Fiance being able to feel Moose kick from the outside.

Miss anything? I miss my back not hurting all of the time. I miss not peeing every 5 minutes

Movement: Lots!

Cravings?: Fruit punch still. I was craving white wine (I didn't drink any though).

Anything making you queasy or sick? Eggs. I didn't like eggs before pregnancy and I still don't.

Gender: Not sure yet. Moose keeps those little legs closed every time!

Labour signs: I haven't had any, which is a good thing!

Symptoms: Constant peeing, cravings, fatigue, backaches & Heartburn!

Belly button in or out? In.

Happy or moody most of the time: I'm always pretty happy. Unless I'm exhausted or starving

Baby related purchases?: I bought a yellow duck hooded towel that came with 3 washcloths.

Looking forward to: My next ultrasound, and finding out the gender.

The worst thing that could happen to a pregnant person!

So today, something completely horrible happened :(

All of this amazing looking food you see... Waffle fries, milkshakes, chicken nuggets, and spicy chicken sandwiches.... This is what I want. All of it. Its all I can think about. But there is only one problem....


Chick fil A is CLOSED on Sundays! How could they do that?! Don't they think about the poor pregnant women sitting at home craving their delicious food?



I might just wait until July 13th and go. That's only a few days from now. It will be worth waiting to get a free meal!
Yes I will be one of these people, along with friends and their kids, to dress like this...



If anyone else is interested in getting A FREE MEAL from Chick fil a, check out their website
http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Cows/Appreciation-Day
Anyone dressed as a cow will get a free meal of their choice. Kids will get a free kids meal. I think it is hilarious. I will make sure I do a post about this to show off our costumes.

20 weeks Pregnant

Sorry I am a little behind on this post, and that I haven't posted in the last few days, I got a little busy.

How far along? 20 1/2 weeks (5 months)

Total weight gain/measurements: Right now I Weigh the same as before I got pregnant. I'm finally back up to that weight.

Size Of Baby: Baby is the length of a banana

Sleep: Wake up a lot. I only wake up 2-3 times to pee, I mostly wake up because I'm uncomfortable.

Maternity clothes: I still fit in pretty much all of my clothes. Shirts are getting tight. Pants fit fine. I have a belly band for when I need one. I wear it occasionally because it makes my back feel better.

Stretch marks? No pregnancy stretch marks yet.

Best moment this week: Fiance being able to feel Moose kick from the outside.

Miss anything? I miss sleeping good. I would like to be able to work out too.

Movement: Lots!

Cravings?: Fruit punch! I drink it everyday. I was also wanting a specific kind of chocolate. A "whatchamacallit" chocolate bar seemed to satisfy me.

Anything making you queasy or sick? If I get too hot or if I don't eat for a long time I get sick.

Gender: Not sure yet. Moose keeps those little legs closed every time!

Labour signs: I haven't had any, which is a good thing!

Symptoms: Headaches, constant peeing, cravings, cramps, fatigue & Heartburn!

Belly button in or out? In.

Happy or moody most of the time: I'm always pretty happy. Unless I'm exhausted or starving

Baby related purchases?: I have a swing, diapers, some hats and socks, clothes, and some blankets. 
Looking forward to: My next ultrasound, and finding out the gender.

Pinterest.

This isn't a picture of me, but I think it is a gorgeous pregnancy picture. I love the dark on the lighter background. I have a hard time finding pregnancy photography that I actually like. By the time Im ready to take my pictures, I probably still won't know what all I want to do.

There are a lot of ideas you can get from Pinterest. Anything from photography ideas, diy instructions, Nursery decoration ideas, and much more! It is so hard not to look at pins and not get ideas for the future!

I want to do this with Moose's feet. But I was thinking more Newborn, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and then a year. It would be great to have a few years from now to look back on.

I just love this! Even the colors look great.

I love this newborn picture! Its so sweet.

All pictures came from pinterest. These are the links for the photos with people in them.

http://pinterest.com/pin/132363676517671504/

http://pinterest.com/pin/38843615505556409/

Shopping!

I think I have a little bit of a problem with shopping. Im not one of those people who sees a $30 pair of sunglasses and buys them just because. If something is a good deal though, Im probably going to end up buying it. I like finding deals, clearance items, and using coupons and Im not ashamed to admit it. I like saving money. When you save money, you have more money to spend later!

Today I went to Target and Walmart (for things other than baby stuff), and I just happened to stumble across some good deals.

The first deal I got was at Target. I have heard great things about their diapers, and have had good experiences with them before. I decided that I will use name brand diapers on Moose until he gets a little bit bigger. (Probably a size 2 or 3 in diapers). Then if I like Target brand diapers, I will switch to those.

The smallest size in the big packs of diapers were a size 2 (12-18lbs). The deal that they had was if you bought two boxes of diapers for $13.99, then you would get a free $5 giftcard.

First, I was planning on buying Pampers swaddlers (in smaller sizes) to get the deal with a $5 giftcard, but their boxes had less diapers and cost $24.99 a box.

I once read that a good deal on diapers, is if they come out to $0.20 or less a diaper. I try to stick with that since im pretty new to having to buy my own diapers.

The diapers I got ended up having 96 diapers per box in it, and when you do the math, they came out to less than $0.12 a diaper, which seemed pretty darn good to me!

The next deal I got was at Walmart.

I saw this onesie pack the other day, but I wasn't going to buy it because it was over $9. Ive been told twice they think its a boy, but just when Moose starts to move for them to get a better look, he decides to curl up into a ball and not let us see anything. My maternal instincts just scream that he is a boy, and I cant help but calling him aa he. Anyways, if for some reason Moose decides to be a girl, I have a good friend who is having a boy and will benefit from any gifts.

Today when I went into walmart, this 3 pack of onesies was marked down to $5. Being that it makes each onesie less than $2, I found that a good price. Walmarts cheapest brand of single onesies is $2.77 a onesies, and most of my local consignment stores start at $2 a onesie for used clothing. So I couldn't help myself when it came to buying it. They had other sets to chose from, but Im not a big fan of sports and I probably wont be putting Moose in much sport themed clothing.

I will have to make a whole other post for some of the other deals I have gotten on baby stuff and a lot of the things I have gotten so far.