Bonus Post!

I just thought I would write another post this week and tell everyone how much I love chalky tasting antacids from the Dollar Tree.  They are by far my favorite thing to eat.  I also really like otter pops and musty tasting ice.  I also love the smell of wet cement and bleach, lol!  This baby seems to follow the cravings I had with Allison (although not as strong) so I'm wondering if this is a girl in disguise, ha ha! 

Anyway, I am probably just suffering from iron deficiency and should be taking my prenatal vitamins but I don't want to.  I enjoy having some cravings and when they are satisfied, I am glad to have something that makes me happy :)

36 Weeks and Weekly Visits to the OB

I always know I'm getting close when I have to start visiting the OB weekly.  I go in tomorrow to be checked and see how this baby is progressing.  Head down?  (I'm pretty sure since he gets the hiccups and they are low in my pelvis.)  Thinning out?  Dilating? 

This morning I weighed in at 173.8, up over 3 pounds from last week but since I didn't have a weight gain last week, not a big deal.  I actually probably weigh a little less but I believe I am retaining water.  I did not make dinner and ate out or had pizza last Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat nights. 

Anyway, 4 weeks to go and surviving.  I'll be honest, not loving it. The morning sickness is starting to come back stronger and I feel quite uncomfortable and uneasy a lot but hopefully I'll be done soon. 

On the plus side, the kids started school today and having a busy routine will help the time pass more quickly.  Today flew by with all I had to do and I'm exhausted.  On that note, good night.

5 Weeks to Go!

As of this Friday I will only have 1 month to go, yippee!  I am so ready to be done and I wish I were one of those lucky ones who delivers early so that I had less time to go.  It would be ideal to deliver 2 weeks early and then be able to attend all of my family events without being pregnant. However, with a brand new baby, they would be hard too.  Oh well, it's all good.

This morning my weight was 170.6, same as last week.  I am officially in the 170's now and the lowest I saw on the scale last week was 170 exactly.  I vacillated between 170 and 171 all week.

This week I seemed to feel better for the most part.  One day I did housework for 6 hours and it kicked my butt, but it felt so good to deep clean my house.  I must be getting some nesting instincts because I deep cleaned last week and yesterday I cleaned out my fridge and today laundry and my microwave.  I will probably finish up cleaning the basement which I didn't do last week because I ran out of steam.

There was even an evening that I felt quite normal and no morning sickness at all which is rare these days.  I have even started taking a little more zofran because the nausea has kicked back in.  Not like the 1st trimester but still there.

One downside, I have had some back pain in the night and the exercises, which I do pretty much nightly now instead of every other day, do not touch the pain and I wake up hurting (around 4 or 5 AM) and have a hard time sleeping in, even a little.  I had a prenatal massage on Saturday which I thought would help but alas, I still have major back pain this morning, boo.  If something wakes me up that early (like having to pee) it's a bummer because of the pain.  If nothing wakes me up I am usually ok with the pain until I get up around 7 AM.

Also, I have had some insomnia this past week.  I have never had insomnia with pregnancy so that was unusual.  One night I woke up at 12:45 to pee.  Then I was up at 2:30 with Allison because she had a nightmare and again with Mikey at 3:30 because of another nightmare.  I was up with him for about 15 minutes and then was hungry so I had to eat.  Then I couldn't get back to sleep until 5 AM.  Then I couldn't fall asleep the next night either and I wasn't even tired.  Well, it hit me big the next day and I haven't  had trouble sleeping since besides back pain. 

I guess I will have to take Tylenol PM more if the back pain is causing to much discomfort or preventing me from sleeping because I want to enjoy this sleep before the baby comes.

One last funny bit.....my 2 year old boy now thinks there is a baby in his tummy.  I remember Allison acting this way before Mikey came but Mikey just started this week telling me daily there is a baby in his tummy.  It's cute!

One week before school starts, we are going to have some fun!

Getting Closer

This week was pretty good.  I am slowly losing my energy and can't do nearly as much as I want but the end is getting closer.  I had a fun lunch with a friend who had her baby on Friday morning and I'm so glad she is done :)  She expected to have her baby early like her last one so going all the way to her due date was hard on her.

This past week I went through and organized all of my baby boy clothes.  I have tons of clothes in 0-3 months but then I have lots of summer clothes from 3-6 months since both of my other boys were born in the spring.  I bought some long sleeved onesies so that I have can have this baby wear the short sleeved shirts but lots of the outfits are one-piece short sleeved items that will just have to go.  Some are just so cute so it's a little sad!  I will continue to have this problem for the first couple of years until there are both summer and winter clothes in the same size from 2 on up. 

This morning I weighed in at 170.6, down 0.4 pounds from last week.  However, I was in the 169's all week but after a weekend of, ya know, weekend food, I am always a little higher on Mondays.  So total weight gain at 34 weeks is 30.8 pounds.  I am still aiming to stay around 135 this pregnancy and with 4 pounds and 6 weeks to go, it's possible.  Plus tomorrow I will probably weigh less than I do today.

Anyway, yesterday was a rough day and a rough night so hopefully I will feel better today.  I am hoping that fall comes early this year (beginning of Sept instead of end) so that I can switch up my wardrobe a little.  That would be nice :)

Stress and 33 weeks

So 33 weeks has been on my mind a lot this pregnancy because my good friend delivered her baby earlier this year when she was only 33 weeks.  While I am jealous she was done at this point, I know that having a preemie is not ideal and the newborn stage lasts a long time.  Plus she was in labor for days before she finally delivered so for now, I'm content to keep this little guy in.

This past week was a stressful one for my family.  My husband works for a company that bids on contracts from the government to have work doing missile defense and the work they have been doing for years and years came up for bid.  They bid and sadly, they lost this time.  We were shocked!  We had planned to go out Wednesday night and celebrate but instead, were quite bummed instead.  I woke up Thursday morning even more sad because in order for Justin to stay with his company, we will likely have to move out of state.   Otherwise he will need to look for another job in the future here in Utah.  He is more inclined to stay with his current company and move but we need to figure out what is best for our family.  His current job goes through March so it isn't anything that will need action immediately but still, not such a great feeling when we are about to start a school year and have a baby. 

On Thursday I had a sitter for 3 hours to go school clothes shopping, run errands and go grocery shopping.  I really walked quite a bit but it was very nice to get out.  Then I made Justin one of his favorite dinners but he didn't make it home until 8:30 PM because of meetings at work and this meant cleaning up dinner and putting the kids to bed by myself.  By the time he got home, I was so worn out I could barely stand up.  On Friday, I was completely worn out so I just vegged all day.  Every time I stood up I would have pains in my lower stomach and so resting was necessary.  Luckily my Mom decided to come visit so she was able to help out with the kids and packing so they could go camping that night.  We went up to the ward campout and had dinner and then I went home with a couple who was not spending the night. 

On Saturday I slept in after a peaceful night all to myself.  Then I got up and went to breakfast and then wandered around Walmart and did some errands at Walgreens and a hardware store.  Then the family came home and we went swimming that afternoon to celebrate the kids doing great at swimming lessons.  It was a fun day but by the end of the day I was worn out again.

This past week I was around 168-169 all week but yesterday my weight just shot up.  This morning I weighed in at 171 but I had eaten my breakfast so I would've been a little less.  I have also had some digestive issues so this weight gain may just be constipation or water retention but either way, oh well.  This came after eating very well yesterday (I fasted sugar so that I will be able to feel the spirit strongly when it comes to decision time about Justin's job) and ate lots and lots of veggies and grains. 

Anyway, I have faith that we will make it through this trial and that we will figure out the right place and the right company for our family.  I'm grateful that Justin is such a hard worker and takes such good care of us.