32 weeks, T-8 weeks till EDD!

Total weight gain/loss: I think I'm about +50/51. Aside from the weekend in DC, I've been really good about watching my cals
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: I've been starting to pee 2 times a night standard, so that's getting annoying.
Best moment this week: Any time Gabriella says something really funny. She seriously has me rolling on a daily basis
Movement: Yes
Food cravings: PIZZA
Labor Signs: Nope, we're all good in this department
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: regular clothes. I'm definitely at that point where I'm sick to death of maternity clothes
What I am looking forward to: the weekend, continuing work on Gabriella's new room and starting to get the nursery ready
Milestones: 32 weeks tomorrow - she'll be here in less than 8 weeks!

Went to DC last weekend and had a lovely time with my BFF and little Miss Dalia who is just as precious as can be. To say there was eating over the weekend would be an understatement. It was just so nice to be able to spend some quality time with my bestie. Its been a really long time since we've been able to do that as most of the time we don't see each other for long and its usually just a quick catch up.

Aside from some really annoying things that Chris did while I was gone, he did manage to put G's new furniture together (dresser and nightstand). They look awesome. I haven't been able to find a bookcase that I like so the plan is to buy the Ikea one that we like the size of, then paint it! That way it can be the exact color I want. I'll be ordering all the decals for her room soon since we'll be at the point that we can put them on the walls within the month and I want to be able to do that ASAP (since that the fun part).

Once we get rid of extra furniture parts in the nursery (from the guest bed set that was in G's room) I can start cleaning up the nursery and getting it ready. I already have my list of things to buy, which seemingly grows even though I check stuff off.

I forgot to take a belly pic last week, but need to take one tonight. I gotta go see how I compare to 32 weeks with G!

31 week update/survey

Total weight gain/loss: +48/49. At my OB appt today my doc advised me to stick to a 1800 cal diet versus 2K. Ok, you got it boss. We'll see how the pounds keep packing on anyways!
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: I made Chris sleep on the couch all night last night. Nuff said.
Best moment this week: Gabriella transitioning well to her big girl bed!
Movement: Yes
Food cravings: Chocolate and cookies
Labor Signs: No, but see week 30 update
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Nothing in particular
What I am looking forward to: DC this weekend!
Milestones: in the 30s now! Craziness!

1st night success!

So proud of my little monkey. She did GREAT in her big girl bed!

30 week update

Its been rather eventful 'round these parts since my last update. I think the most monumental event of note is that tonight is Gabriella's 1st night in her new room! It took a little longer to get her settled down and after one rogue wake-up 30 min in to take her to go pee (this was insanely humorous - we haven't done anything with potty training yet, but she really did have to pee, and she did a little in her diaper and a little on the potty, I was shocked!). After we put her diaper back on we said our good nights, snuggles again and she went right back to sleep with no problem. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed for a wake-free night. I hope she makes it through ok till morning. I feel like tonight will be the hardest night and then it'll hopefully be easier moving forward since she'll only get more comfortable. The room is only 2 weeks freshly painted so we haven't gotten all her decals up. It'll be a work in progress for a few more weekends, but I will definitely take pics and post soon.

Second super important thing, we have a name for baby girl. As I've written before, Emilia was my fave name and Chris finally came to the conclusion that Emilia was the best name for our little girl. Soooo we shall call her Emilia! Gabriella and Emilia. I love it!

Third, I ended up in L&D last Sunday. Not fun, but everything is ok. For maybe about a month now, I've been experiencing very sporadic lower back cramping. It comes in waves, almost contraction-like. It happens for like 15-30 seconds, then dissipates. It might happen 3-4 times in a row and then its gone. I was experiencing this maybe once a day, once, every other day. It never caused me any worry since I have regular cervical checks and everything was always checking out ok. So, last weekend (Friday) I was noticing that they were becoming more persistent, coupled with some occasional front cramping. I made note to keep an eye on it and call the doc if needed. By the time Sunday rolled around they were still around with no signs of leaving so I called the on-call OB. This was my doc during my pg with Gabriella so he knew my LEEP history (he actually did it). He advised I come in and get checked. They ran a gamut of tests: standard blood tests, checked cervix, fetal fibronectin, u/s, CM culture. Everything was ok, but they did find out that I had the start of a yeast infection and that while not dehydrated, my daily water intake was too low.

The conclusion of the hospital stay was a 7-day course of monistat and at least 64oz of water per day. Since on this regimen I can say that my back cramping has decreased a ton. I still have it on occasion, but nothing like last weekend and with no frequency whatsoever. I see my regular OB on Wednesday and given the good progress I'm hoping I'll still be ok to go to DC next weekend.

Since I've written a novel, I'll skip the check list update and wait till Wednesday when I go to the doc. Until then :)

28/29 week update

How far along? 28w4d
Total weight gain/loss: I'm about +44-45ish. I have been really good about my calories and still gaining about the same when I was moderately careful, so meh. It is what it is.
Stretch marks? None to report just yet. I've been slathering myself in a concoction of Mama Bee Belly Butter and Bio Oil.
Sleep: Chris is back in the bed since we had G's new room painted. Last night was his 1st night back so I am adjusting. I am better prepared this time with ear plugs. I did have to use them at about 4am. Otherwise he really didn't bug me b/c I made it a point to go to bed WAY before him.
Best moment this week: Well, it was technically last Friday, but hey within the past week. I had my 28 week growth u/s. Baby looks great and was measuring a full week ahead in growth (so 29 weeks).
Movement: Yes definitely. She's contorting my stomach daily.
Food cravings: I love everything. I have been hitting the watermelon again.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Nothing in particular
What I am looking forward to: finishing G's big girl room, 3D u/s (yet to be scheduled), visit to DC
Milestones: Lol, getting to the point where the baby's weekly development is all about how she's gaining weight. We're getting so close!

A little bit about Gabriella: She's doing fab. Still cracks us up on a daily basis. She is a very demanding and bossy little 2 year old but she is also incredibly affectionate and loves to show us how much she loves us. She calls Leo "Leo Bears" which I find so cute. She got that from us; we call him Leo Bear....she just added the "s." I'm super excited to get her in her new room. Its already been painted - the next steps are getting the old furniture out and building her new bed. We bought her a toddler bed back about a month ago. I don't know yet what we'll do for final furniture. We have a dresser that we planned on keeping in there, but we may be getting rid of it and putting a new one in. Nevertheless the plan is to have her in it within the next 2 weeks. I may be potty training Labor Day weekend - but we'll see. I think she's ready but meh, we'll see.

Week 27 and 3rd trimester!

How far along? 26w5d
Total weight gain/loss: According to the OB I'm about +38/39. I'm not happy about it, but alas my eating habits haven't changed so there's not really much I can do. Just to clarify, my OB has not said a word about my weight. I'm just interjecting my displeasure with it. To this effect, I have added 30 minute walks 3 times per week in addition to some very light upper body strength training and some squats. I also continue to go to yoga 2 times per week.
Maternity clothes? Yes, and close to moving up in size
Stretch marks? No but holy eff is my belly button area getting stretched. I think I look noticably pointier in that area according to this week's pic (in belly pics)
Sleep: Chris has left the bed again and I am sleeping pretty well. Its been REALLY hot (like 100F hot) and while we of course have A/C, our bedroom is above the garage and thus gets the warmest. I do what I can to stay comfortable and while I'd love to snuggle under a light cover from the A/C, I'm happy to at least be comfortable uncovered all night long.
Best moment this week: Scheduling our next u/s. Its 8/2, I'll be 28w4d. Oh, also, I got the OK from my OB to go visit my BFF and her little darling next month in DC (pending my cervix cooperates - thus far its been a rock star).
Movement: Yes, I'm at that point where I can feel the shape of her body. She's head down, with her back on my right side, and her feet and legs to my left. Her feet are pushing out my belly button all the time--> which explains all that stretching (and the growing pains)
Food cravings: Well, its was a Portillo's Cheeseburger, but then I had that for dinner. Now I really want some cold chocolate milk.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Normal summer temps. With heat indices in the 105+ I'm looking forward to a nice summer storm to cut down on the heat a bit.
What I am looking forward to: the wedding I'm going to in about 10 days, the weekend, sleeping tonight
Milestones: 3RD TRIMESTER! I can't believe I'm finally here :)

Week 26

How far along? 25w5d
Total weight gain/loss: I'm guessing +35.
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: That good sleep with Chris in the bed was short lived. I've been in hell for the past week. He's offered to go in the other bedroom, but alas, I don't think there's any point. We'll be disassemblng that bed to decorate G's new room most likely this weekend.
Best moment this week: The power outage at work. I've been home all week!
Movement: Yes - I'm starting to notice that she's the most active in the morning. From the time I start to stir to wake up through my morning snack.
Food cravings: Hummus, again.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: The medium size pg belly - we're definitely moving into 3rd tri belly
What I am looking forward to: today's prenatal massage, getting started on G's new room
Milestones: Hmm, I dunno. I don't think one really applies this week, but we are getting SUPER close to 3rd tri- omg! I think its about a week away, depending on what you go buy. I always think of each trimester as roughly 13.5 weeks, so in a week, I'll be there :)