33 weeks

                      (new house spot again- and now with furniture in it!;-))


                                               How far along? 33 weeks.

Baby Hart is the size of:  A pineapple.

Total weight gain/loss:  Still the 19 gained I know of- we'll get  an updated weight check at my next appt. in a couple days :-)

Maternity clothes?  And alotta Jason's ;-)

Stretch marks?  Not sure?  I think there's a couple but they're hard for me to see on the bottom half of the big belly ;)

Sleep:  Rough.  Peeing a lot.  Achy a lot.  And trying to get used to sleeping in the new house ;-)

Best moment this week:  Moving into our new house!!! Crazy, but good crazy!!

Miss anything?  I miss my regular clothes ;-)  Unpacking into our nice new big walk-in-closet was a bit sad, since I'm really dressing out of a plastic tub of maternity clothes ;-)

Movement: Tons, tons, tons, and definitely hurts often ;-)

Food cravings:  Sweets. 

Symptoms:  A lot of the typical 3rd trimester stuff:-/  The back is starting to get especially sore:P

Showing? Oh, yes.

Gender:  Boy!

Belly button in or out?  Out.
Wedding rings on or off? On.

Adjustments? Adjusting to our new house!  Unpacking away!!

Emotions:  Well today was my huge interpreter's certification test in Atlanta, so NERVOUS has been a prominent emotion ;-) Now that it's over, I guess relief is one too;-)

Learned this week:  That unpacking a whole house, 33 weeks pregnant, with a toddler, is QUITE the challenge ;-)

So thankful for:  God's strength and calm He gave me through the test today; for the guys who helped us move; and for all being together as our little family in our new house!!

Looking forward to:  Getting more settled in this house, and getting the nursery ready! :-)

32 weeks

 (Side note: I forgot last week to say that that picture was the first one in the new house! This week's is the same spot, but now with our paint done!)

How far along? 32 weeks.

Baby Hart is the size of: A jicama (yes, I had to google what that was.)

Total weight gain/loss:  Still the 19 I know of.

Maternity clothes?  Yes-ish ;-)

Stretch marks? Not sure- I may have a couple on the bottom half of the belly but quite frankly it's kinda hard to see ;-)  That or it's more of the crazy vein-age.

Sleep: Well, while Jason was staying at the new house this week to work on it before we move in, Silas decided to get up at 5am each morning.  And barely nap.  So not awesome.

                    Best moment this week:  Seeing all the progress on the new house!!!

Miss anything?  Not gonna miss this apartment, that's for sure ;-)

Movement:  Tons.

Food cravings: Chocolate.

Symptoms: Tired/weak feeling :-/

Showing? Oh, yes.

Gender:  Boy!!

Belly button in or out? Out.
Wedding rings on or off? On.

Adjustments?  Making alotta adjustments to move in a couple days!!!

Emotions:  Nervous and excited about all that's happening and will happen in this next week- We move in a couple days, and my huge interpreter's certification test is in one week!  Eeeeeks!!!

Learned this week:  What a jicama is hehe ;-)

So thankful for:  God's amazing provision through this moving process and the new house!

Looking forward to:  Moving in a couple days!

31 weeks

How far along? 31 weeks.

Baby Hart is the size of: A coconut.

Total weight gain/loss:  Had a weight check today at my doc appt. and I'm at 19 pounds gained- same exact weight gain as I was with Silas at 31 weeks!

Maternity clothes? Let's not even talk about the crazy outfits I'm finagling.

Stretch marks? Not yet, but my body looks like a road map of vein-age.  A huge, convex, road map (enjoy the mental image).

Sleep: Hurts. 

Best moment this week:  Closing on our new house!!!!! AHHH!!!!!!!

Miss anything? Having energy and mobility.

Movement: Tons and starting to frequently hurt.

Food cravings:  Sweets, sweets, sweets.

Symptoms: As this lady puts it so well, yes, I'm pretty sure I'm being introduced to my 75-year-old self ;)

Showing? Huge, convex, road map.  ;)

Gender:  Boy:)

Belly button in or out? Out.

 Wedding rings on or off? On.

Adjustments? First of all, I would like to go back in time to my 31-weeks-pregnant-with-Silas-self and smack her.  My answer to this then was how I was adjusting to "all the free time" I had since I was done at my job and could focus all on the baby, blah blah blah.  Shew, musta been nice ;)  Um this time, adjusting to not being able to hold my bladder.  Yeah, that's right.

Emotions: Excited, overwhelmed, scared to death, and happy! ;) :)

Learned this week:  That time is moving at the speed of light!  Gulp!

So thankful for:  My sis-in-law and her family coming for a long weekend to help! They came in on Friday when we closed on our house, and Joel helped Jason a ton doing the laminate there, while Carrie helped me here a ton at the apartment!!!  They left today which is sad, BUT also so thankful for my dad-in-law coming too which was an unplanned surprise!!!! He's able to stay for a couple days and keep helping!!

Looking forward to:  Moving in to our new house and getting through these next couple of insane weeks!!! :-) :-)

30 weeks

How far along? 30 weeks.

Baby Hart is the size of: A large cabbage. Weird one, yes;)

Total weight gain/loss:  Still the 16 pounds as of the last doc appt a couple weeks ago- will get a better update at my appt next week!

Maternity clothes? Sure.... when I'm out... at home, it's more like Jason's shirts and sweats.

Stretch marks? Not yet.

Sleep: Not awesome- SUPER achy the last few nights. 

Best moment this week:  Doing our final walk-through on our house and picking out flooring and paint colors!!!

Miss anything? Raw cookie dough.

Movement: Tons still- some of it is getting quite hurtful, but most of it is still fun;)

Food cravings: Fruity candy.  Want. It.

Symptoms: Sciatica, achy/uncomfortableness, peeing all the time...

Showing? I must be huge, because people have been randomly super helpful lately.

Gender:  Boy!

Belly button in or out? Out.
Wedding rings on or off? On.

Adjustments?  Trying to mentally adjust to all the adjustments our lives are about to experience!

Emotions: Excited and terrified at all that's about to happen in these next 3 weeks!!!  In 3 weeks, I have a super huge, super critical, super difficult interpreting certification test.  Trying to study as much as possible for that in my "spare" time- ha!  Also, we close on our house this Friday, and our lease ends on the 30th- lots to do in those 12 days to get the house ready and pack and get over there!:)  It's all gonna be crazy, but good stuff!

Learned this week:  That I passed my glucose tolerance test!!!! Wooooooot!!!!!!!

So thankful for:  Being pregnant- I'm honestly super over it, but I know it's a wonderful thing and I'll miss it one day!:)

Looking forward to:  Closing on our house this Friday!!!!   YAYY!!!  And Silas' birthday on Thursday!!!!!!

Other highlights:  I found out my husband's employees are going to throw us a baby shower!!! So touched and excited!!!!

29 weeks

How far along? 29 weeks.

Baby Hart is the size of: A butternut squash.

Total weight gain/loss:  16 pounds as of last week's appointment.

Maternity clothes?  Yes, and I'm missing my regular clothes;)

Stretch marks? Not yet...

Sleep: Been getting SUPER uncomfortable.  Oh, third trimester, how fun you are.

Best moment this week: Getting my glucose tolerance test OVER with.

Miss anything? Having more energy and strength:/ 

Movement: Tons- I was thinking the other day how in the world to describe some of the wacky feelings- and I mean a lot of it feels like exactly what it is: knees and elbows pounding your insides; a little baby booty bouncing on your bladder.  But one that's harder to explain is when he's stretching or something and it's like when you blow up a pool float, and you keep thinking it's blown up all the way, but you keep blowing in it and random little spots pop full with more air and it just gets fuller and fuller.... yeah, that's how I feel sometimes when he's stretching and stuff;)

Food cravings: Sushi.  And funnel cakes.  And tea with honey.  Yeah, weird.

 Symptoms: Sciatica, restless legs, and that nasty food-crawling-up-my-throat feeling like I had in the 1st trimester. 

Showing? So this little girl (maybe 7ish) calls out to me "Hey, you're pregnant!"  Why yes, yes I sure hope so;)

Gender:  Boy!

Belly button in or out? Out.

 Wedding rings on or off? On.

Adjustments? Adjusted this blog background- am I the only one that found my last one to be unbearably annoying with all the little polka dots behind the text??  Or was that just pregnancy hormones?;)

Emotions: Ummm been a bit more emotional lately... doesn't take much to bring on the water works, whether happy or sad lol;)  Poor Jason;)

Learned this week: So thankful for:  Air conditioning!  Holy heat, Greenville!

Looking forward to:  Finding out if I passed my glucose tolerance test or not!

28 Weeks

How far along? 28 weeks.

Baby Hart is the size of:  A large eggplant... according to babycenter of course.... but I would like to second the large part ;-)

Total weight gain/loss: 16 pounds.

Maternity clothes? Yes, and even they are getting tight... you know you're in the 3rd trimester when that happens;-)

Stretch marks? Not yet.

Sleep: Well I was at my SIL's for most of the week and well... going to bed at a decent time may have been low on my priority list... ;-)

Best moment this week: Seeing my almost-3-yr-old nephew's eyes light up when he felt my belly as the baby kicked!

Miss anything?  I missed my hubby as he was gone with my SIL's hubby on a business trip.  Random fact, I always re-read the corresponding week from this blog from back when I was pregnant with Silas...and on my 28 week post with him, Jason had also been gone on a business trip!  

Movement: Still tons, and some of it's getting a little weird/tickle-y feeling and some of it's even a little scratchy-feeling... yeah, not the most comfortable thing in the world;)

Food cravings:  Lobster and sushi.  Don't ask me.

Symptoms:  Sciatica, and that nasty feeling like food is always crawling back up my throat from my stomach like I had in the first trimester.  Yeah, it's as gross as it sounds.

Showing?  So, true story: I dropped a bunch of ice in a gas station (don't ask) and as I'm trying to clean it up the worker guy comes over all frantic and with this thick accent is like "Ma'am!  Ma'am!  Don't do that, let me do that- I don't want you to deliver your baby!  I'd rather clean this up than deliver your baby."  So yeah, I'm showing. ;)

Gender:  It's a boy!

Belly button in or out? Out.

Wedding rings on or off?  On.

Adjustments?  Adjusting to this big belly... I keep bumping it into things and just generally under-estimating it's size;)  But it makes a great lap tray.  Score.

Emotions: Excited!  And terrified!! Haha!;)

Learned this week:  That a friend just named her baby the name me and Jason had just about decided on.... But she lives far away... sooooo.... to stick with it or keep looking for another??  Decisions decisions.... 
So thankful for: My SIL and her help and the fun we could have this week while our hubby's were gone!

Looking forward to:  Getting my glucose screening test done this Thursday and having that behind me:p

27 weeks

How far along? 27 weeks.

Baby Hart is the size of:  A head of cauliflower.

Total weight gain/loss: It's been a few weeks since my last doc appointment and weight check- so the 12 pounds gained at that point, plus the 300 I've gained in the last 3 weeks;)

Maternity clothes? Oh yes, and today I literally declared to my husband that I was torn because this crazy heat makes me want to wear my maternity dresses and skirts, but then I would look extra weird if I didn't do my make-up... soooo to do my make-up and be cooler.... or be warmer and not have to do my make-up... decisions, decisions;) 

Stretch marks? Not yet...but so itchy!:/

Sleep: Got quite a few GREAT nights of sleep last week thanks to my fabulous in-laws taking Silas on a trip to Atlanta last week to visit my SIL's fam!!:)

Best moment this week:  Having such a nice break for a few days while Silas was with my in-laws.  I got to catch up on much needed rest and lots of stuff on my to-do list.  Jason and I had some much needed dates too!!  It was a huge blessing after these last few crazy months, and before these next few crazy months hit too!

Miss anything? Running not pregnant, in the not 800 degree weather, and without pushing a jogging stroller.  Yeah, those were the days;)

Movement: Still tons, and the baby has had several rounds of hiccups lately too!

Food cravings:  Bagels and cream cheese!  And you don't even want to know about the mammoth sized cream cheese container I got at Sam's Club;):)

Symptoms:  Sciatica, round ligament pains (grow belly grow:P ), achy back, Braxton Hicks, and a general feeling of weakness.  Ah the impending doom of the 3rd trimester coming;) 

Showing?  I'd say so.

Gender:  He's a he! :)

Belly button in or out? Out.

Wedding rings on or off?  On.

Adjustments? Trying to mentally adjust and prepare for the 3rd trimester that's about to hit;)

Emotions:  So excited for having an infant again!!! Can't wait for the newborn smells and snuggles!  Also a little terrified at ALL that is going on in these next few months: we're suppose to close on our house on July 18th, have a ton of work to do on it before our lease ends on July 30th, are suppose to also pack and move in that time of doing all that work, AND I'm taking a super huge, critical interpreter's certification exam in Atlanta on August 4th.  Holy cow.  And oh yeah, get ready for this baby too;)

Learned this week:  That deciding on a name this time around is going to be QUITE the challenge;)

So thankful for:  The amazing break my in-laws gave me and Jason:)

Looking forward to:  Going to my SIL's in Atlanta on Wedneday!!
 Other highlights:  Silas has suddenly become more interested in and aware of the "baby in mommy's belly"- someone asked him where mommy's baby was and he totally came over and patted my belly (and also lifted his shirt and checked out his own belly LOL).  He's also come over randomly throughout the day to pat and snuggle my belly.  So precious!:)