Week Three

Week Three

You keep having visitors.  Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Tim came to help out for a bit.  With that, we moved back upstairs to Mom and Dad's room to sleep.  You love to snooze in their bed instead of your own.

 You are starting to have longer happy, awake periods and especially love bath time now that we figured out the right temperature and amount of water.

 After your bath seems to be your happiest time.  Even though we can't quite get you to smile yet, we seem to get quite a few pictures where you look like a happy guy.

 Dad figured out the Moby carrier.  Mom can't quite get it.

 On Sunday, Ben and Nicole came to visit and you got all dressed up in this snazzy outfit.  Your 3 month clothes are finally starting to fit!

Week Two

Week Two

On Sunday this week, you met your Uncle Jeremiah and Auntie Amber.

 Mom and Dad are slowly adjusting to the new normal of sleep.  You seem to be doing just fine!

 We started reading you books this week.  You love to listen and even look at pictures of monkeys in one of your books.

Week One

Week One

We brought you home from the hospital on Monday afternoon.  Grandma DeeDee came over to help out for a few days.  Things went pretty well, but then on Tuesday you decided you didn't want to eat any more.  We had to call the doctor's office to see what we should do and ended up pumping and feeding you with an eye dropper.  A few hours later, you started eating again.

We think that you have a sensitive tummy and had some gas pain making you not want to eat.  Let's not do that again.  Mom couldn't stop crying she was so worried about you since you were supposed to be eating every 2-3 hours to gain back your weight.

We ended up moving downstairs later in the week to take turns staying up with you at night since it was easier for us to stay awake while watching TV.  We watched all four seasons of the show New Girl and started some other shows and movies as well.

You had your first doctor appointment on Thursday and also got circumcised.  You were a trooper through all the poking and prodding.

On Saturday, you got to meet a bunch of family at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  Even though your umbilical cord was about to fall off and was super stinky, they were happy to meet you.

Week 35

How far along?  35 Weeks

Maternity clothes? Yes, and getting generally uncomfortable.  I have to tuck my tanks into my belly bands otherwise I get too itchy.

Stretch marks? One little guy rearing his ugly head

Sleep? Still fine.  Not terrible but I keep having issues with waking up in the middle of the night on the weekends and not being able to fall back to sleep.

Best moment this week?  Getting the stroller and swing put together and the surprise baby shower my coworkers had for me.

Movement? Yes. Strong, solid movements.

Food cravings? Clementines

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope

Have you started to show yet? Definitely

Gender? Boy

Labor Signs? Having cramps more often

Belly Button in or out? Solid outie

Wedding rings on or off? Off.  I bought a substitute ring this week that I can turn into a right hand ring.

Happy or Moody? Happy.

Looking forward to?  Christmas break which will lead right into maternity leave giving me a solid 3+ months off..

Miss Anything? Not having to plan my wardrobe around which shoes I can stand to wear.

Week 32

Baby birthing class complete.  Officially ready to deliver a baby... not!

How far along?  32 Weeks

Maternity clothes? Yep. Officially borrowing lounging clothes from Josh now.

Stretch marks? Still no.

Sleep? Ok.  I had a two and a half hour round of MMA on Saturday night/Sunday morning, so that made for a long day on Sunday.

Best moment this week?  Josh had his last Tuesday night class!

Movement? As evidenced by the professional karate, boxing, and taekwondo happening... yes.

Food cravings? Still just eating significantly more sweets than normal, which is probably still less than the average non-pregnant person.  Definitely blessed to not have a sweet tooth.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope

Have you started to show yet? Definitely

Gender? Boy

Labor Signs? I learned this weekend that I have been having contractions.  I didn't think I had, but learned that the times that my belly gets hard are actually contractions.

Belly Button in or out? Turning into a little bit of an outie.

Wedding rings on or off? Barely on.  I might need to start looking for an alternate.  I could definitely keep them on technically, but my weird ring claustrophobia is kicking in.

Happy or Moody? Happy.  Does it count as moody if you start crying from watching the birthing video in class???

Looking forward to?  Last shower this weekend, Thanksgiving, and keeping our annual Black Friday shopping tradition.

Miss Anything? Sitting comfortably.  Also, getting completely real for a second (stop reading if bodily functions gross you out), I miss having a normal poop.  I'm not even sure I remember what its like to not be gassy or constipated or have diarrhea.  Gross, but real.

Week 31

SINGLE DIGITS OF WEEKS LEFT!!!

How far along?  30 Weeks

Maternity clothes? Yep

Stretch marks? Still no.

Sleep? Starting to get tired again.  I am in a constant battle of how tired I am and how pathetically early I can go to bed.

Best moment this week?  Discovering that canned goods give an AWESOME foot rub.  Brought one to work and rub my feet whenever possible.

Movement? Still lots of movement.  Starting to get some obvious kicks to the ribs and bladder

Food cravings? Nope

Anything making you queasy or sick? I get full really easily which can make me feel a little sick.

Have you started to show yet? Definitely

Gender? Boy

Labor Signs? Nope

Belly Button in or out? Flat

Wedding rings on or off? Barely on.

Happy or Moody? Happy

Looking forward to?  Baby birthing class over the weekend

Miss Anything? Sandwiches and hard cider

Week 30

How far along?  30 Weeks

Maternity clothes? Yep

Stretch marks? Still no.

Sleep? Getting better as my shoulder improves

Best moment this week?  Book club meeting with friends

Movement? LOTS of movement.  Definitely patterns, but times of just constant movement which don't seem to be related to anything in particular.

Food cravings? Nothing really, but sweets more than normal

Anything making you queasy or sick? Had to buy a new jumbo bottle of tums

Have you started to show yet? Definitely

Gender? Boy

Labor Signs? Nope

Belly Button in or out? Flat

Wedding rings on or off? Barely on.

Happy or Moody? Happy

Looking forward to?  Our class at the hospital

Miss Anything? Not having sore, swollen feet ALL the time