Kelly Belly-29 weeks

How Far Along:  29 weeks!  I swear the weeks are FLYING by right now....

Size of Baby:  she is the size of a butternut squash...those things are huge!

Maternity Clothes:  yes...

Weight Gain:  +22 total...went to the dr yesterday and I gained 4 pounds in two weeks.  I have to admit I wasn't expecting that.  I am totally ok with gaining weight but it is still hard to see that number rise up each time...

Sleep: not awesome.  I sleep really hard when I am sleeping.  I jsut wake up a lot to pee and then have a hard time falling back to sleep.  

Best Moment of the Week: the movers came on Saturday and moved all of the stuff out of my husbands office and into his new office.  All the books are in the shelves, they just need a little organizing.  I worked on that all weekend but then I had to work Monday and Tuesday.  This means that Blakely's room is totally cleaned out!  Now I just have to paint it and get the carpet cleaned.  


The baby furniture was not delivered on Friday like it was supposed to be.  There was a mix up and the crib wasn't in yet.  They think that it will be in this week or next.  


We had our first childbirth class on Monday night.  It was ok.  We go back for the next 4 Mondays and I am hoping that it gets a little better.  This time was kind of a get to know you thing.  She mostly talked about having people in the room and people coming in after the baby is born.  Stuff that I have already thought about but am still unsure of what I am going to do.  She had her opinions, which I totally respect, as she has been delivering babies for like 30 years.  But, I am just not sure yet what is right for my husband and I.  I am thinking just me and him the entire time, before, during, and after birth.  But we will see :)


Funny little tidbit about the teacher of our class.  She was talking about having different people in the room while you are pushing.  She said she thought it all worked better for everyone if it was only the people who were there for conception were there for delivery.  I busted out laughing (not on purpose).  She looked at me and my husband told her we had IVF.  She made a joke of it saying we could invite all of them if we wanted :)  Awkward....but funny....

  

Movement:  her movement has definitely slowed down this week.  All my books say this is normal, although it does freak me out a little bit.  She is still active at times but then really quiet at times.  Right about the time I start to worry about her...she starts dancing in there...maybe she can sense my impending freak out???


Not only has it slowed down but it has changed as well.  The movements are less like kicks and punches and more like rolls and turns.  I have been able to feel body parts this week too.  Sometimes I feel like she is trying to come out of my belly button!

Symptoms:   all still the same.  I don't think that I have talked about the leaky boobies for a while....they are still going strong, righty more so than lefty ;)

What I Miss: I just wish that it would cool off.  It is like 112 here today and I bake just walking to my car.    

Food Cravings/Aversions:  I  just have a crazy appetite.  I don't really eat unhealthy food...I just want a lot of what I am eating.  I eat a lot of fruit.  I just ate an entire fresh pineapple...and I am still hungry :(

Gender: a precious little princess...Blakely!

What I'm Looking Forward to:  getting her furniture, my shower that is in a couple of weeks, getting her bedding in, and this weekend away with my husband.  

Weekly Wisdom: This isn't really wisdom but I am so tired of hearing this...."You sure did pick a terrible time to be pregnant because of this heat"  First of all, I don't think there is ever a "terrible" time to be pregnant.  Second of all, not everyone gets to "pick" when this happens.  And third of all, I love being pregnant even when it is 112 outside!!!!

Milestones:   got all the dates set for my showers and finished up my registry!


Here is the belly pic for this week..and I did some comparisons below.

This kinda looks like a torpedo!  And where are my boobs?  Oh that's right...those C boobies are being shoved into an A strapless bra because I only bought size C regular bras....might need to get a new one because it hurt by the end of the night!