More like 24.5 weeks....woops! But look at that belly!!
How far along?24 weeks!!
Total weight gain: ≈12 lbs
Maternity clothes? If I have to leave the house, otherwise I am living in my yoga pants!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: I think I must have jinxed myself with last week's post....sleep has been intermittent! Best moment this week: I gave my last presentation of my graduate career this past week, certainly not a "best moment," but it feels great to know I do not have to give anymore class presentations! On Tuesday I woke up sick so I have been pretty miserable since then. Sore throat, headache, congestion, and a cough....and of course worried sick about how baby is doing in there given that I picked up this bug! :(
Miss anything? Right now I just miss being healthy!
Movement: Yes and getting stronger & more frequent!
Food cravings:Hmm...I went to a friend's baby shower on Saturday and couldn't resist a couple few handfuls of lay's potato chips...it's been forever since I have eaten those. So bad... I also made some super yummy vegan, oil-free chocolate fudge brownies on Friday night. We shared with grandma Bev and Vera but kept a few for ourselves....very dangerous! I think this is becoming more of a "confession section"! Anything making you queasy or sick: Being sick :)
Showing?Yes!
Gender: Baby boy!!
Labor signs: No
Symptoms: No new pregnancy related symptoms this week
Belly button in or out? Pokin' out!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Meh...not moody in the emotional sense but very much in whiny/sick mode!
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving & putting up our Christmas tree!!!
Baby’s size:Cantaloupe or as long as an ear of corn! (But I read that my uterus is about the size of a soccer ball, which looks about right!)
Maternity clothes? Yup, and big stretchy versions of my "normal" clothes!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Good...I must wake up about 15 times every night to pee but, thankfully, I have been able to fall right back to sleep! Best moment this week: Meeting up with my bestie & her mama! She lives in Redlands so I don't get to see her very often but we met up and walked around the shops and went to Panera for lunch. They also brought me BAGS of hand-me-down baby boy clothes and a super cool play mat! Their family is so generous and we are so grateful! <3 Also, I had a lot of fun shopping with hubby this Friday. We went to Children's Orchard because they were having a 99 cent sale for "new" clothes that had not yet been on the floor for regular sale. Even though we had to fight rush hour traffic to get there, we had so much fun digging through the bins of little clothes and it was cute to see which outfits James picked out. At one point I showed him a cute little elephant onesie that was size 6 months and he said, "when he gets older I want him to wear cool stuff."Since when is 6 months older? LOL. He is trying to age my sweet little baby already! I of course want him in cutesy little baby clothes as long as possible. James and I totally scored and found 25 very cute items. All of them were only a buck each! We are pretty much set as far as baby clothes go now. We will probably end up buying a few more pieces along the way, but we have a good amountof baby clothes to start us out! Check out my inventory list (and pictures) below.
Miss anything? More clothing options! Getting sick of those darn maxi skirts ;)
Movement: Oh yeah, and still loving every minute of it!
Food cravings:No, although after Friday's shopping adventure we were too hungry to cook something at home so we stopped at a Chinese vegan restaurant and indulged in some takeout-style food. It wasn't really up my alley and I felt guilty and sick after eating fried food. I rarely ever eat anything fried so I had to make up for it by juicing when we got home (and then I promised baby I would eat healthy from now on!) P.S. Chocolate has antioxidants, so technically, it IS healthy. Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, feeling pretty good.
Showing?YES! Lately I like to sing James slightly remixed versions of "old classics"
including...."I like big bumps and I cannot lie" and Fergie's "My bump,
my bump, my bump, my bump...my lovely baby bump. Check it out!" all while doing a very silly sexy dance! ;)
Gender: Baby boy!!
Labor signs: No
Symptoms: Nothing new this week.
Belly button in or out? I'd say it's officially a true "button"
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving!
Baby’s size: Grapefruit! Again, isn't a spaghetti squash definitely bigger than a grapefruit?!?
Look at all of these clothes!!!
James and I decided to take an inventory of the clothes we had so we could make sure we didn't end up with too many in one size. I'm not sure how many clothing options babies need, but I think we are almost set for clothes and will just pick up a few more basic bits and pieces along the way.
Baby Gear Inventory:
Shoes: 4 sneakers, 1 pair of sandals, 1 pair of loafers
Newborn clothes:
Short sleeve onsies: 1
Long sleeve onsies: 2
Sleep gowns: 2
Cozy long pants: 1
0-3 Months:
Short sleeve onsies: 1
Long sleeve onsies:1
Long Sleeve onsie with pants: 1
Cozy long pants: 3
3 Months:
Short Sleeve onsies: 3
Long Sleeve onsies: 3
Long Sleeve onsie with pants: 3
Long Sleeve plaid shirt: 1
Cozy Long pants:6
Long plaid pants: 1
Cotton Zippy Jackets: 4
3-6 Months:
Short Sleeve onsies: 3
Long Sleeve onsies:2
Long Sleeve onsie with pants: 3
Plaid shorts: 1
Cozy Long pants:3
Cotton Zippy Jackets:3
Overalls:1
6 Months:
Short Sleeve onsies: 2
Long Sleeve onsies: 2
Long Sleeve onsie with pants: 3
Long Sleeve plaid shirt: 1
Cozy Long pants: 1
Long Khaki Pants: 1
6-9 Months:
Short Sleeve onsies: 1
Plaid Shorts: 1
9 Months:
Short sleeve onsies: 5
Long Sleeve onsie with pants: 1
Cozy Shorts: 1
12 mos-2T: This is where we decided to stop taking inventory, but we now have a good amount of clothes in these sizes too!!!
We are also making progress in terms of baby items we already have: crib, bouncer, exersaucer, ergo, and a rocking chair!
So our little man has been busy growing in mommy's tummy! Seems like just yesterday he was a grape, and now look at him!!
Quite the growth spurt he's been on. And man oh man has he been squirmy! Supposedly he's sleeping 12-14 hours a day, but if that's true, he's a tosser and a turner. He's getting stronger and stronger every day and it's awesome to feel him moving. Every night after dinner mommy and I sit on the couch and just wait to feel him move.
As it becomes more and more real for us, I'm blown away at how strong, patient, loving and self-sacrificial my mom is and was. I can't even imagine having to experience something so exciting and scary as this "alone"... I've long admired her strength, but being in the midst of this has given me a new lens with which to appreciate her. She'll also be happy to know that I have yet to remove the "It's a boy" / "DaddyO" graffiti she left on my car (good excuse to not wash my ride).
We had quite the exciting week, as Wednesday we headed back in to visit our midwife and check the results of our ultrasound. Everything looks great and baby is right on track.
Took a little longer than usual to find baby's heartbeat, but that's just because he's SO busy in there. Tumbling and tumbling, squirming and squirming! Here's the video:
The lady had a bit of a close call while driving back from the store this week. Some knuckle head not paying attention ran his light and came within inches of hitting Ashley. Slammed brakes and a raised heart rate got baby moving around a bit, but everyone and everything is JUST fine. Told her I would be chauffeuring her or driving for her from now on, but then Friday night on our way to a lovely date night the same thing almost happened AGAIN when some crazy lady thought it was her turn to turn into a drive way, RIGHT in front of us!! Get with the program people, we've got a baby on board!!!!
That reminds me. Friday night was a wonderful impromptu date night. My lady got all dolled up to come to the 3 year anniversary celebration for one of my clients. When she arrived, the event was already winding down. So, we decided after making a round and saying hello to everyone to head out to Fashion Island for a nice dinner. We walked around the mall for a bit... checked out some nostalgic baby books in Barnes & Nobles (Golden Books, Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, etc.), and after making our way to True Foods we realized that they really didn't have much for us vegan folk anymore. So off to Benihana in Newport we went. It ended up being a lovely, romantic meal. <3
We also scored again this week when Grandma Bev and Auntie Cori dropped off some cool socks for our little man when he gets a little bigger. Monster socks and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle socks to be exact.
Tis the season... almost. We picked up our first Christmas tree Sunday which will be raised the day after Thanksgiving!!! That's our new tradition from now on (I was informed by Ashley today).
Oh. Confession time. And I broke the middle mirror of our 3 panel mirror bathroom vanity cabinet. Another unexpected daddy project! We headed to Home Depot this weekend to check for a replacement mirror and came close to getting kicked out for dancing in the mirrors in the mirror aisle. That's it for dad!
Here is Ashley's 22 week bump photo & update:
How far along?22 weeks!!
Total weight gain: ≈ 10.6
lbs! Eek!
Maternity clothes? Yup, and big stretchy versions of my "normal" clothes!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Good Best moment this week: Hearing
that everything was good with baby at our pre-natal appointment. Our
midwife went over the anatomy scan with us and we got to hear little
guy's heartbeat (...eventually, he was moving so much that it was hard
for her to find it. All we could hear at first were the woosh woosh
sounds of him doing gymnastics in there!) After our appointment I headed over to Children's Orchard and used a coupon they had sent me to get 8 pairs of cute little pants for $3!! Hubby and I had a fun date
night on Friday! Dressing up while pregnant is very interesting...I had ONE dress that fit over my bump and my
tolerance for stilettos has significantly decreased!
Miss anything? Not
gaining weight at the speed of lightning! It's fine....just alarming!
Gaining 2.6 lbs in a week is pretty bizarre, but I haven't done anything
differently so I'm not sure if it's just a growth spurt with baby or
what. Also, still missing the ease of non-pregnant movement. I feel so
silly when I am winded after climbing the stairs to our condo!
Movement: Yes!! So fun!
Food cravings:No really big (or weird) cravings, pretty much back to my normal eating style. I had been craving Benihana vegetable sushi rolls and we went there for a date night on Friday! So yum! Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Showing?Oh yeah! It's crazy how much this bump is growing every day, I feel like I am 30 weeks not 22!
Gender: Baby boy!!
Labor signs: No
Symptoms: Same as last week....abdominal/ligament pain, itchy skin, easily winded, full belly!
Belly button in or out? Kind of in a weird halfway stage....but pretty much out!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Meeting up with Gen for a girl's day this week & Thanksgiving at Native Foods (okay so I have a couple more weeks to wait for that one!)
(Daddy's chalk art was a bit faint so I had to add the weeks in post-production!)
How far along?21 weeks!!
Total weight gain: ≈ 8
lbs!
Maternity clothes? Yes! I bought a tank top and a sweater at Old Navy this week because they sent me a 20% off coupon! I was hoping to get one more pair of jeans but they had limited options...looks like one pair of skinnys and my maxi skirts will be my new Fall/Winter/Spring wardrobe!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Pretty good Best moment this week: Still loving feeling baby move! I actually saw my belly move from the outside today!! I was sitting on our balcony studying for my psychopharm midterm (blah) and I looked down at my belly and could SEE him kicking or punching me (lovingly, of course)! Also, on Tuesday I had a wonderful girls night with Grandma Lind and she offered to host our baby shower!! I am so excited! She has a GORGEOUS home and is a fabulous host!
Miss anything? The energy & stamina to do my workouts! Everything is so much harder!
Movement: YES!!
Food cravings:Chocolate!Can I really blame this on pregnancy? No...but I am definitely still on my homemade candy kick. I really need an intervention. We are going to juice tonight to try to off-set my indulgences! I feel extra guilty anytime I eat junk food because I read that baby is now swallowing and tasting amniotic fluid and whatever I eat he will develop a taste for! I hope he remembers the kale more than the peanut butter cups! Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really, sometimes my stomach feels VERY full and that makes me feel sick. I think it depends on baby's position.
Showing?YES, seriously this bump gets bigger by the day, and judging by my weight I'd say I have had a bit of a growth spurt!
Gender: Baby boy!!
Labor signs: No
Symptoms: Abdominal/ligament pain, ITCHY skin, easily winded, full belly!
Belly button in or out? It's an inny-outty
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Mostly happy, perhaps a bit sensitive! School is getting a bit more stressful these days with lots of exams, papers, and presentations so I am going to go ahead and blame any moodiness or bad behavior on that! :)
Looking forward to: Our next prenatal visit on November 6th to go over the anatomy scan with our midwife. Also, my bestie Gen said that her brother and sister-in-law have some hand-me-down baby boy clothes for us (score!), so I can't wait to see them!
Baby’s size: Pomegranate!
Halloween was pretty low key. We celebrated with Anthony, Maggie & Anabelle by going to a downtown "kids block party" and checking out all of the cute little costumes and games. Thankfully, now that one of us actually has a child we don't seem so strange at these events. I really wanted to pass out candy, but alas, there was not a trick-or-treater in site around our condo. I've already traded in my Halloween decor for some holiday-neutral Fall decorations and am starting to get super excited for Christmas! I made our Native Foods Thanksgiving reservations just as soon as they would let me and am already drooling just thinking about it. I love this time of year!!!
Baby's crib will just be in our room so we don't have a nursery "theme" per say, but I have picked out my colors. Baby's "corner" will be neutral (tan/cream/mocha) and a vintage-y greenish-blue (like seafoam/sage but these colors never look the same on any website or fabric). I cannot wait to see the blanket my mama is making with these colors!!
I have been scoring most of our baby gear second-hand, but I found a mobile that I am absolutely in love with that I am hoping to convince hubby to let me splurge on (hint, hint hubs!!). It is from restoration hardware and it is SO stinkin' cute (pic below)! Our crib is in our garage waiting to be assembled and it has been VERY hard for me to wait. I want to wash and hang all of baby's clothes and have his little area all set up for him, but my more rational half is insisting we wait! After endless research and hours spent online, I think I have my registry pretty much finished! It's pretty crazy how much stuff one little baby "needs." I am trying not to get sucked into the consumerism trap with the baby gear so I have done a lot of blog-reading to see what other mamas found to "absolutely essential!"Anyway, I guess we will wait until closer to the shower to set up the crib and clear out the front closet, but I definitely want to do it before baby stuff begins taking over our condo! I need to focus on finishing my thesis and remember that I have a couple months to nest AFTER I graduate...hard to get my priorities straight, baby is so much more fun!
