Third trimester!

Yep- insane huh?  I am 29 weeks exactly today.  Starting my 3rd week in the 3rd trimester!  Whoa!!!

I've been slacking, as per usual, with my weekly updates on my blog  (Seriously- if you are interested- watch my vlogs on YouTube)

Here is a video I did of my belly progression throughout the first two trimesters...


And here's the vlogs for weeks 27-29!  (I haven't done 29 weeks yet-- I'll add it when I do!)




And here's the update thing for today :)

How far along: 29 Weeks
Size of Baby: Butternut Squash
Total Weight Gain: Officially hit the 20lb mark today!  Yikes!
Maternity Clothes: EVERYTHING.  Even my bigger medium tshirts are too tight now.  So I steal my husbands tshirts to sleep in LOL.
Gender: We're having a baby BOY!!!
Movement: Big big big rolls and kicks and jabs.  I've got one super active little man!  Ha, and I know this is only the beginning ;)
Best thing this week: Best thing was def. our 4D ultrasound we just got yesterday.  I'll do another post w/pics from it! :)
Sleep: Sometimes hard to get comfortable, and I wake up often either to pee or after nutty dreams.
What I miss: being able to sit for a while without it feeling like a knife in the back of my ribs (right side).  Pretty sure he's pinching a nerve.
Cravings: Still loving mexican, also all about apple/cinnamon and pumpkin things.  I'm soooo ready for Fall!
Symptoms: More leaky boobs (thankfully only at night.  I'm thinking I should go ahead and pick up some breast pads though-- just to avoid a potentially embarassing situation! LOL), back pain, occasional shortness of breath, and I'm tired more (though not quite as bad as the 1st trimester).  He's just getting bigger- as am I!
What I’m looking forward to: Having a day off tomorrow (yay for Labor Day) to spend with hubby.  Don't know what we're getting into but hopefully he will be able to put together the baby's crib at some point :)

Ergobaby carrier giveaway!

I just entered a giveaway from Mandy at She Breathes Deeply for an Ergobaby Bundle of Joy baby carrier!

I actually am registered for this very one...

They are a little pricy- as opposed to say, a $30 one from Wal-mart.  BUT these are approved for older and heavier babies as well.  In her blog post, Mandy said her husband even carried their 22lb toddler with ease.  It's also recommended for people with back issues.  I don't necessarily have "back issues" but I love the idea that it won't kill my back to use it.  I'm pretty much counting on a bigger baby (probably at least 8lb) so I love the idea that I can use this into toddlerhood!

Here's hoping I win this thing!  Haha-- and go check it out and enter yourself if you are expecting or already have a little one! :)

Behind again... (Weeks 24-26)

So I'm behind on the pregnancy updates yet again.  If you want to keep up better, I'm much better at doing my vlogs semi-on time, so go to my Youtube channel to watch them :)

In the meantime... today I'm 26 weeks pregnant!  INSANE.  That means this is my LAST week in the 2nd Trimester!  Holy cow!  I'm almost 2/3 of the way done!  I also realized that today I'm exactly 6 months pregnant.  (Even though most people think of 24 weeks as 6 months, because 6x4=24-- there aren't always 4 weeks in a month!  And the 40weeks of pregnancy doesn't equal exactly 9 months, rather 9 1/2 :)  Pregnancy factoid of the day!)

So here's my weekly pictures 

And here's my little update thingy :)

How far along: 26 Weeks
Size of Baby: English hothouse cucumber  (yeah I had to look that up lol)
Total Weight Gain: 15lbs!
Maternity Clothes: Yeah pretty much everything now, unless it's yoga pants or something.
Gender: We're having a baby BOY!!!
Movement: Moving a TON still.  I can't tell what position he's in cause I feel kicks EVERYWHERE.
Best thing this week: Still loving feeling him move around in there :)  Last weekend we got his room  painted :)
Sleep: Meh it's good.  Getting harder to get comfortable though.  And I discovered even though we don't have room for it.. I want a king size bed! ;)  Love my hubby but man I wish I could spread out more!
What I miss: It's getting harder to bend down to get something I drop
Cravings: MEXICAN FOOD.  Like the real stuff- not taco bell lol.
Symptoms: back pain if I do too much during the day (sometimes hips too), and TMI alert but I've noticed I've leaked some colostrum.  lol.  Kind of odd but I guess a good sign!
What I’m looking forward to: Our babymoon-- which we've decided to do a "staycation"  We are going to go to Charleston on a Saturday and go to an elective ultrasound place and get a 3D ultrasound :)  Maybe do some shopping and go to some restaurants down there we don't have at home  (I'm thinking IHOP!) and then play hookie from church on Sunday and go do something of my hubby's choice (probably I will be accompanying him for 9 holes of golf-- and who knows what else :))  Not sure when exactly this is taking place-- depends on when I can get an appointment!


And here's the links to the videos I've done since then 

Bloggers- Coast to Coast

I joined in on this map-- looking forward to hopefully finding some other bloggers near me!  If you have a blog, go ahead and click on the button to go link yours as well!

23 Weeks!

How far along: 23 weeks 4 days
Size of Baby: Ear of corn
Total Weight Gain: up 11lbs so far this pregnancy
Maternity Clothes: Yeah pretty much everything now, unless it's yoga pants or something.
Gender: We're having a baby BOY!!!
Movement: Moving a TON.  I can totally SEE his kicks on the outside now.
Best thing this week: Love feeling him move all the time.  Def. best part so far of this pregnancy
Sleep: Usually good.  I can't make it past 6 without having to pee, and occasionally I've had trouble getting comfortable to start with.
What I miss: to be blunt-- stretch mark free boobs.  LOL  I'm liking the new size but I've got some wicked stretch marks on em.  Maybe it's wishful thinking but I hope that's the only place I have them!
Cravings: Meh, nothing really... well one day I REALLY craved Outback's cheesy fries...went and got some too!!!
Symptoms: pretty much the same as in the past few weeks...
What I’m looking forward to: Actually school starting.  I'll be going back to work (which now I babysit in the summer but it's barely enough to pay bills let alone have any extra) and I'm looking forward to having a little extra money to spend on Jackson :).  Our babymoon whenever we decide to go, and also my cousin Stefani & her family are visiting in Sept.  Looking forward to that a TON!




This weeks vlog:



And some goodies I got at a yard sale last weekend...

NESTING!!!!

Yep I've officially started nesting.  Like big time.  I've started this whole new thing now to get my house organized and hopefully STAY organized.  So before I give you my regular pregnancy update I thought I'd share with you the method to my nesting madness ;)  I'm hoping that after some tweaking I can continue to keep up with it after Baby Jackson is born too!

So to start I came up with a short list of things that need to be done DAILY.  I then grouped them into two groups-- one "morning routine" and one "evening routine".  I've made a huge effort in the last week or so to get myself up early enough to do those few extra things before I leave to babysit or whatever and I just spread out my evening routine from the time I get home to the time I go to bed.

Here's my "morning routine": wake up, let dogs out, shower, get dressed & ready for the day, feed dogs (if Brew hasn’t already), eat breakfast, make bed, unload dishwasher (if needed), put one load of laundry in washer.

Usually my hubby does take care of feeding the dogs in the morning so I don't always have to worry about that one :)   Then I go about my day until evening-ish then I will start...

My evening routine:  switch laundry to dryer, feed dogs (take them for a walk and/or play with them outside if nice weather), cook dinner, finish loading & start dishwasher, straighten up kitchen, pick up anything in main living areas & put in its place, fold & put away laundry.

Just adding those few extra things really doesn't take much more time, and I have it saved as a note on my iPhone so I can make sure I get it all done.  In addition to that I have one little thing I do each day.  If I keep up with everything it's really not a huge job.  So here's my list of things I do each day.  I made this specifically so the evenings I have something to do (like Thursday night clogging practice) I made my job a smaller job than say a day I don't do anything like Mondays.  I do these things in addition to the morning/evening routines.


Sunday- Change bed sheets, Deep clean kitchen, Vacuum floors
Monday- Deep clean main bathroom, Empty trash & take to road (Brew does this)
Tuesday- Clean/straighten bedrooms
Wednesday-  vacuum floors
Thursday-  Deep clean half bathroom
Friday- Pick up & dust living room & family room, vacuum floors
Saturday- Outside chores (Brew) catch up from anything missed during week, do any special projects, relax


So there you have it-- my little system.  I started it last week so I've been keeping up with it since then.  I'm pretty proud of myself for doing so!  lol.  So hopefully I can stick with it until the baby comes then after he comes just do a bit of tweaking to accommodate my new routine ;)  I highly suggest this if you want to get your house cleaned and organized and keep it that way.  It's an easy way to spread it out so it's not too overwhelming.  (Before I was the type that let everything go and then spent and entire day- or two- doing nothing but cleaning!)  Let me know if you have a similar "system" to keep organized! :)




In addition to getting the house cleaned and organized I've also been starting on baby Jackson's nursery!!!  Here are two videos showing my progress so far!!!

22 weeks!

Trying to get back into the swing of doing weekly pregnancy posts.  Most of what I'm going through though I talk about in my vlogs, which is on my Youtube channel, but I'm still trying to record some things here!

So here I am at 22 weeks!

I feel bigger and bigger by the day!  lol.


How far along: 22 Weeks, 1 day
Size of Baby: Papaya  (about 8in & 1.2lbs)
Total Weight Gain: Just hit the 10lb mark this week.
Maternity Clothes: Yeah pretty much everything now, unless it's yoga pants or something.
Gender: We're having a baby BOY!!!
Movement: Still feeling him LOTS!  Brew got to feel him move for the first time this past week <3
Best thing this week: Feeling him move on the outside more, and Brew getting to feel him
Sleep: Usually good.  I can't make it past 6 without having to pee, and occasionally I've had trouble getting comfortable to start with.
What I miss: Sometimes, usually when I'm trying to get dressed nice or something, I miss my old regular clothes.  But I wouldn't trade being pregnant for anything, and I'm so thankful to be carrying a healthy baby! <3
Cravings: Subway subs.  And I've also gotten back to craving sweets.  I really wanted brownies last night...
Symptoms: pretty much the same as in the past few weeks...
What I’m looking forward to: Brew & I are planning a little weekend getaway/babymoon sometime in August or September :)  Also, we've started working on the nursery so I'm looking forward to seeing it get put together!!!



Here's my vlog, and also a video of my recent baby buys!