33 weeks

how far along are you? 33 weeks

maternity clothes? I am starting to miss jeans and have been tempted to get some maternity jeans. But I must stay strong! I do not need them! Only 1.5 months left! And I feel like I'm wearing out my larger maternity and non maternity tops and it makes me sad cuz I want to wear some of the clothes after being pregnant but not have them all worn out and yucky looking.

 

sleep: I have been using a tiny little cute mini belly pillow for on my right side and it totally helps with the right abdomen numbness and pain! I keep waking up earlier than I would like (even on days when I can sleep in) and having to pee (or other things) but the minute I'm out of dreamland, I get super nauseous and HAVE to eat and then I might as well stay up for the day. -____- It's been super annoying. I miss laying in bed and not feeling bloated, stomachache, nausea, etc. Also last night I had a scare at 4:57am, there was a bunch of wet spots on my underwear the size of the palm of my hand or bigger and even on the sheets. I kind of freaked out and thought my water had broken and went to the bathroom and changed my pad and tried to fall back asleep (because after googling "how to know if water has broken" many articles said to lay down for a bit and then see if a bunch more gushes out when you stand) and when I got up 4 hours later, there was no gush and I had no contractions. Luckily I had a Dr.'s appointment today and he checked me and said it had not broken. Phew. But it was a good practice fire drill! I remembered to do TACO! (time, amount, color, odor)

best moments: My baby shower this week! It was so perfect and I got such cute things! Now I have to consolidate and organize so I don't go insane with the amount of things that DONT HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THEM YET (since I'm OCD about organizing and we don't have a freaking clothes dresser yet. Anddddd we're still in our 1 bedroom apartment until AUGUST. It's kind of giving me anxiety that nothing has a place to be put away anymore. Hnnnnnggg) And baby girl has loved dancing. Sometimes I just hold my belly and feel her dance and close my eyes and think about her and I get so excited.

low moments: I kind of had 849574839 muslin swaddles gifted to me. And no bibs or bottles or burp rags or other useful things. So there's that.

missing anything? Just feeling comfortable. I feel like I will appreciate my non pregnant body soo much more after feeling so much discomfort so regularly for so long. And I've had a fairly mild pregnancy compared to others! I hope I'll feel so happy and giddy and energized after I adjust to the baby and my body has time to recover that I can run 5ks again! I don't really like sitting out on stuff, Derek wants to do a half marathon in October, but I will not be able to recoup myself by then.

movement? Dance parties. I swear she shimmies.

food cravings/aversions: Fruity everything. Starbursts. Strawberries. Pineapple. Fruit Snacks. JAMBA JUICE.

 

queasy or sick? Just in the mornings before I eat. Just gotta sit and patiently wait 20 min for that cereal to hit my stomach before I'm a real functioning human being again.

gender: Girl. I want. all. the. clothes. (Matching outfits with me too)

symptoms: Achy abs again (I thought we were already done stretching out my abs! They are gonna be like uninflated balloons after baby comes.) More and more Braxton Hicks (not painful, just makes me have to pee and short of breath. Feels like a hippo is sitting on my chest during it. I am practicing breathing through them though.)

belly in or belly out? Out when I'm full

stretch marks: Still mostly in the clear (please please please stay that way. I'm a stick of greasy butter over here lathering myself up all the time with Bio Oil.)

happy or moody? Happy today, moody yesterday.

looking forward to: General Conference weekend and not traveling anymore. And treating myself with birthday money that I've saved for post-baby clothes.