What a Long Night!

Needless to say, last night was not one of our better nights. Daddy and I laid down to go to bed around 11:30, but almost as soon as Daddy fell asleep, I began experiencing incredible pain. Immediately my mind of course went there... Oh no, we are only 31 weeks and this is it. The more I laid there and made every attempt I could to listen to my body, I realized that the pain was not coming from my abdomen, but rather from my back. Once I realized this I felt a bit calmer, however the pain was not going away, in fact it was getting worse. The pain was beginning rather mild and growing stronger and stronger with time,then letting up again, just like a contraction. Hum, this led me to wonder what back labor was, so I decided it was time to wake up Daddy and get a "second opinion."  Daddy was super wonderful in making every attempt he could to make me feel better.  After what seemed like FOREVER, the pain finally began to subside.  I unfortunately had been in so much pain for so long that I was unable to even get into bed, so I slept in the recliner in our room the rest of the night.  Lets hope we don't have another evening like last night!

31 Week Belly Photos

31 Weeks

We made it to week 31!  It is exciting to know that all five of Baby’s senses are fully developed.  Baby also keeps getting smarter. That’s good to know, since I feel a little dumb these days.   Some say that “pregnancy brain” isn’t a proven physical ailment, but I cannot think of another time in my life when I've had more on your mind than now.  From 31 weeks on, I am bound to feel a lot of the same symptoms -- some may get worse, some may become bearable. And I might start to have more trouble getting around as I get heavier and feel more and more short of breath. I am trying to remember not to push myself too much. 

Baby's going through major brain and nerve development,  eye development, too. Baby's irises now react to light, and all five of Baby's senses are in working order.

Baby's about 15.2 to 16.7 inches long and weighs about 2.5 to 3.8 pounds this month. Baby's getting so big, Baby's crowding my lungs.

How far along: 31 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +15.5 lbs

Pregnancy Symptoms: Unable to see my feet, back pain, lightheadedness, pregnancy brain, sciatic pain, difficulty sleeping, difficulty breathing when walking up a flight of steps, left foot pain, thirsty all the time, Braxton Hicks, increased urination, difficulty eating as I am full after a few bites, swollen ankles and feet

Maternity clothes: Yep

Stretch marks: Nope

Sleep: Laying down for 5-6 hours, although I would say sleeping 3ish hours on a good night

Best moment last week: Making it another week, losing 1 lb and feeling Baby move around more

Movement: All the time, especially at night and after I eat

Food cravings: Sweet Tea

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks, oh yea

Belly Button (in or out): I'm an outie!!!!!!!!!!!!

What I miss: Energy

What I am looking forward to: Finding out if Baby is a boy of girl

Milestones: The nursery is ready for Baby... just needs the crib to be raised and clean bedding placed on the mattress and we are ready to go!

Gift for Mommy... Round #2

Miles and Daddy were very excited to come home from Costco to show me that they were able to bring home the chaise lounger this time!  I am so loved!!!  Maybe I will be able to sleep a bit now.

The Nursery is Here!

After much anticipation, Miles and Baby finally have a room to call their own.  Everything is ready to go for Miles and Baby to be the best of friends in their African themed room.  The only things left to do:

1) Raise the crib and put clean linens on it
2) Paint the room a khaki/army greenish color
3) Hang Baby's name on the wall once we know if Baby is a boy or a girl!

I am sure over the next few weeks I will find lots of other changes to make to the nursery, however for the time being, I think it looks great!

Going Home Outfit

When we were pregnant with Miles, Daddy and I thought it was silly to purchase new born sized clothing, thinking that it was a huge waste of money, as babies grow so fast.  With that being said, we really have very little new born sized clothing, and since we tend to have little babies, based on Miles birth weight and slow growth, coupled with the fact that Baby may come a little earlier than originally expected, we decided that we needed to purchase some new born clothing for Baby.  As we do not know if Baby is a boy or a girl, I went out and bought 3 boy and 3 girl outfits.  This way, Baby has a few outfits to wear that are very boy or girl.  One outfit will be for coming home from the hospital!

Here are the results of my shopping spree:

First True Craving!

Tonight on the way home from our small group up in Hunt Valley, I had my very first EVER pregnancy craving, or at least we think.  We were driving down York Road when I REALLY wanted a Chick-Fil-A sweet tea.  Now mind you, I do not like sweet tea and I have never had one from Chick-Fil-A, so that is a bit interesting.  I mentioned to Daddy that it sounded really good, and the next thing I know the car had spun around and we were heading straight to Chick-Fil-A.  Needless to say, this was the moment that Daddy has survived 71 weeks of pregnancy between Miles and Baby and never had the chance to experience, so he was a bit excited!

The entire way to Chick-Fil-A (about a mile) I was trying to reason with Daddy, telling him just how silly this whole thing was, and that I can make it home to get a drink.  Hum, maybe this is why I don't feel I have had any cravings... I reason with myself too much.  Well, whatever the case, Daddy bought me a large sweet tea and I drank the whole thing in about 20 minutes!  It was SUPER YUMMY!