34 Weeks

How Far Along: 34 Weeks, 5 Days

Size of Baby: 4.75 pounds or a cantaloupe

Weight Gain: +26

Maternity Clothes: Still mixing, mostly maternity

Nothing in this picture is maternity 

Gender: Boy...Cade Alan

Movement: Yes, mostly just flips and rolls and random body parts sticking through my ribs. 

Sleep: Not great. I get up to pee about 3 times a night now and usually have trouble falling back asleep after each time.  

What I Miss: Feeling normal. My back has really been hurting lately and I am constantly starving but feel like I have no room once I eat.

Cravings: Ice cold water, oranges, blue coconut cream slushes (YUM!), and cheese fries

Best Moment This Week: Baby shower! We got so much for him! Sorting through it when I got home was fun but also a tad bit overwhelming. I am most excited over the car seat! I absolutely love the one we picked, and we got it at the shower! I can't wait to put him in it and bring him home from the hospital!! 38 days and counting!

And while I'm on countdowns I must add....16 days until THANKSGIVING!! Mmmmmm. I cannot wait for that! I might have to keep a pair of maternity pants around for every Thanksgiving from now on! :)

33 Weeks

I added a filter to this because I looked super pale.
On my phone it didn't look as odd as on the computer.
But  you can see the bump. That's all that matters.

How Far Along: 33 Weeks, 4 Days

Size of Baby: 4.25 pounds or a pineapple

Weight Gain: +25

Maternity Clothes: Still mixing, mostly maternity

Nothing in this picture is maternity, but this dress was much tighter than the last time I wore it.  

Gender: Boy...Cade Alan

Movement: Yes mostly just flips and rolls at this point. My doctor said I am feeling less jabs and kicks because he is getting more coordinated and has better control of his legs and arms. 

Sleep: Random. Either I sleep amazingly or terribly. There is no in between.  

What I Miss: Nothing. I am ready to meet him though! 

Cravings: Nothing new, anything sweet or fruity

Best Moment This Week: Going to the doctor. His heart beat was faster this time than usual. I'm not sure why. 

And Brian put the crib together yesterday!

Plus we have been getting gifts at school since my shower is coming up.

And on an unrelated note speaking of school, we made it through our visit from the state department yesterday! Everything went well, and they did not come in my room!! :) They went to the room across from me and right beside me but somehow missed me! *Sigh of Relief*

And I randomly do the looking forward to so I will do it this week because I am looking forward to the shower! I still don't have a clue what I am going to wear to it, BUT I am excited to fill our home with more baby things and just celebrate this little boy! Our house is already being overtaken by baby stuff and I love it. It is all just a constant reminder that he will be here soon. :)

32 Weeks

Brian took this picture from as far away as possible.
Maybe because I'm looking rough,
but anyways there's the belly.

How Far Along: 32 Weeks, 7 days

Size of Baby: 3.75 pounds or a large jicama

Weight Gain: +24..The pounds are packing on both Cade and myself at this point.

Maternity Clothes: Still mixing, mostly maternity  

Gender: Boy...Cade Alan

Movement: Yes, he had been calmer. He's back to his wild self. His constant rolling is wearing me out a little. I don't know why but the days he is really active I am much more exhausted than the days he is calmer. I guess he steals my energy. 

Sleep: My internal alarm seems to think 1:30AM is our new wake up time. NOT FUN. 

What I Miss: Nothing really. My back has been aching really bad lately and I am getting short of breath over really anything so I am kinda missing feeling normal I guess. And being able to wash my hands, dishes, etc without having to bend to reach the sink over my belly.

Cravings: Nothing new, anything sweet or fruity

Best Moment This Week: TASTE OF FORT SMITH, need I say more?? Hello pregnant woman's dream. Over 60 restaurants there to sample food from for $12. I was most drawn to the dessert booths of course. And we talked about going next year and having Cade there. I love thinking of things he will be here for. It still seems a little unreal to talk about him being here sometimes. 

On that note, Halloween last night had us talking about him being here next Halloween and dressing him up and all that good stuff. I can't wait for that. 7 weeks and counting!! :)  

31 Weeks

How Far Along: 31 Weeks, 5 days

Size of Baby: My app says 4 Navel Oranges or 3.3 pounds

At our ultrasound, he was 3.4 pounds

Weight Gain: +21

Maternity Clothes: Still mixing, mostly maternity 

I wore these red pants today rubberbanded, and they no longer zip at all. 

Gender: Boy...Cade Alan

Movement: Yes, he has actually been calmer lately. I don't know if he is as tired as I am or just running out of room to move around too much, but he is noticeably calmer lately. 

Sleep: Still random. I am exhausted all the time though. 

What I Miss: Nothing 

Cravings: Still just about anything sweet

Best Moment This Week: Seeing him in 4d! We had our ultrasound Monday, and he didn't want to cooperate. He always tries to hide his face from us, but we finally poked and rolled me around until he moved his foot...for a second. It was also fun because my mom went with us! This was the 1st appointment she has gone to so she got to meet my doctor and see Cade moving in real time, not just the DVD.

Here is his 4d picture:

Chubby Cheeks

He looks identical to me as a baby. Brian likes to think he looks like him, but we found pictures that proved that theory wrong.

Also this weekend we went to Catherine's to pick up some things that she had of Luke's to give us. Since it took us 3 tries to fit it in my car, I am thinking we are pretty set on what we need:

And after I started going through it, I sent my mom this picture to show her what all was in there...

Then discovered 2 more bags of stuff. Haha. Our sweet boy will never go naked! 

And that is just the clothes. We also got a Rock-n-Play, Pack-n-Play, Swing, and changing table among other small things. On top of what we have already been given. We have definitely been blessed with lots of hand-me-downs due to lots of babies in our families! AND blessed with tons of gifts from family already!

8 weeks and 2 days to go! I'm so ready to squeeze those chubby cheeks!!

30 Weeks

How Far Along: 30 Weeks

Size of Baby: Large Cabbage or 2.75 pounds

Weight Gain: +20 I'm packing on the lbs this trimester. Starting to get a little concerned. 

Maternity Clothes: Still mixing, mostly maternity. Nothing in this picture is maternity. 

Gender: Boy...Cade Alan

Movement: Yes! I'm already getting sad over not feeling him once he is here. Ive gotten so used to feeling him all day and I love it. On another note, this week I felt my first painful movements. Sharp jabby elbows! Ouch. 

Sleep: Totally random. Some nights are wonderful, others I'm up all night wide awake then exhausted the next day. 

What I Miss: Nothing 

Cravings: Those orange little Debbie cupcakes. I have somehow fought the urge to go buy some and demolish them but man have they been on my mind. I'm still trying not to buy any. As soon as I give in, they will become like the Oreos and I won't be able to stop eating them. 

Best Moment This Week: Registering. Just looking at all the baby stuff that will soon feel our home was fun. 

I am starting to get sad that I only have 9 weeks left of being pregnant, but I am so excited that he will be here in just 9 weeks! I can't wait to meet him and finally see what he looks like. Which we get a sneak peak of at our 4d ultrasound on Monday! I am so ready to see him one last time before he makes his grand entrance into this crazy government shutdown world of ours.

Registry

Just to remember...last night we started registering! We started at Target then finished up at Wal-Mart. We are pretty clueless as to what we really need so I went online for a list and we kinda followed it. But now I keep thinking of more things to add so we will be back soon to add to the list! It was so fun to look at all the baby stuff and think of it taking over our house. It was also fun trying to figure out what some stuff was and listening to Brian's reasoning. I had to take the gun away from him at Target after he registered for some toddler socks and bibs that he thought were for babies. Luckily, I was able to take those off. Exactly 2 months and 1 week from today until my due date! :)

29 Weeks

How Far Along: 29 Weeks

Size of Baby: Butternut squash or 2.5 pounds

Weight Gain: +17

Maternity Clothes: Still mixing, mostly maternity 

Gender: Boy...Cade Alan

Movement: Yes! And I still love it! I think I felt my first hiccups this week but only about 4 of them then they went away. Patiently waiting to feel them again. So sweet! 

Sleep: Back to good. I'm exhausted all the time. 

What I Miss: Not a thing 

Cravings: Nothing new. 

Best Moment This Week: Hearing his heartbeat at the doctor and scheduling our final ultrasound. I can't believe that will be the last time we get to see him before he is actually here. I just already love him so much.