Friday Funny

Me: OH MAN!

Jace: What happen Mommy?

Me: Mommy just made a giant mess.

Jace: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Daddy just cleaned you house Mommy. GO TIME OUT NOW!

35 weeks

NEW THIS WEEK--- click above on the ExpectNet.com icon and guess Peanut’s Gender. There are other fun things like weight, time and date as well.

How far along?: 35 wks 1d

No picture today. My mom has my camera and my phone SUCKS. I am definitely sticking out more this week so I will be sure to post a picture over the weekend.

35 weeks means 35 days till EDD. And I know I have been saying this for a few weeks but OH. MY. GOSH.

We can actually countdown now. Let the countdown begin!!!



Total weight gain: 30 lbs total. That means I gained 1 lb in 2 weeks. I told you guys that would happen. All that walking at Disney hid the fact that scarfed an entire package of Oreo’s in 4 days.

Appointment update: This is a new thing I will do every week since I am weekly appointments. >gulp<

Today I had the Group B Strep test. While I had my pants off the doctor decided to do a quick little exam to see if the contractions are doing anything.

They aren’t. Damn.

I am not dilated at all,-3 station and 30% effaced.
In order to push the baby out I need to be:
Dilated to a 10, +4 and 100% effaced.

The doctor said it is up to me to be checked at my next appointments. I think I will skip it at my 36 wk appt and have her check me @ my 37 wk appt. If there is no progress then I will skip the internals all together. They are just a tease anyway. I walked around dilated to a 3 and 50% effaced for 3 weeks with Nylin!

Good news though- Peanut is head down! It is still possible for Peanut to flip but it would hurt like hell for me and be hard for him or her. I am hoping Peanut is down to stay.

Peanut’s growth:

Peanut doesn't have much room to maneuver now that s/he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds, which is about the weight of a honeydew melon. These nest few weeks are super important for lung development and fat growth. Peanut will be packing on the pounds, which is going to kill Momma’s back!!!!


Sleep: still sucks

Best moment of the week: hearing Peanut’s little heartbeat. Love it!

Worst moment of the week: back lower back is KILLING me.

Movement: A LOT!!

Gender: Surprise

Food cravings: Oreo’s!

Labor signs: lots of contractions

What I miss most: bending over without grunting

What I'm looking forward to: Meeting my little Peanut!

Next appointment: May 6th.
Look at this month. IT IS CRAZY!!!!!! So much to do and somewhere in there I am going to have a newborn baby. Wow.

Wordless Wednesday

Must have....

Survey

Outside my window... I see my Peonies getting ready to bloom! YAY!!!! They did not bloom last year because Jason ran it over with the lawn mower. It was an accident since the grass was so high he had no idea what was under there, lol. Peonies are very tempermental and refused to bloom last year. I am glad I get to see them before we have to move the entire bush (the addition is going there). I doubt I see any bloom from it for another 2-3 years since they REALLY get mad when you move them.

The time is... 11:21 AM

Today I feel... tired. I find this is something I am feeling about 90% of the time lately.

I am thinking... that this seems like the longest pregnancy ever. I am in no way trying to rush things BUT I am SO DONE being pregnant.

At the moment, I am thankful... for the health of my family!

I am going... finish Peanut's blanket today, hopefully.

I am wearing... Jeans and a tee, both maternity of course.

I wish... my husband and I did not have to work ever again.

I am reading... nothing signifigant. Maybe a magazine here or there.

I am working on... finishing up Peanut's blanket.

I am hoping... to find a cute little embriodered hat that says "Peanut"

I am hearing... Barney, Jace is home today.

I bet you didn't know... I hate when my food touches.

One of my favorite... types of food is Mexican.

34 weeks

How far along?: 34 wks 1d

Picture taken this morning:


Peanut could be here in as little as 3 weeks. OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jason told me this at the dinner table the other night and I freaked. I knew it. I have known it for a while but for some reason when he said it, it hit me. THREE WEEKS??????????

Oh. My.

Total weight gain: not sure right now. I bet I have lost a lb or 2 since being in Florida. I have walked A LOT. I think I walked 3 miles in the freaking airport alone! Then the night we were at Epcot I probably walked 5-6 miles. No joke.
My feet and ankles are so swollen I look like

Peanut’s growth:


Peanut now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds like the average cantaloupe and is about 18 inches long. I know you are looking and my belly thinking- uh that is WAY bigger than a cantaloupe, I know I know. Don’t forget there are several other things in there protecting little Peanut and those things grow as Peanut grows- that is some of my big belly, the rest is chocolate doughnuts.

Peanut’s fat layers — which will help regulate body temperature once s/he's born — are filling him/her out, making Peanut nice and round. Peanut’s skin is also smoother than ever. The central nervous system is maturing and the lungs are continuing to mature as well.


Sleep: nothing new here. I am tired. Sleeping sucks. I wake up about every 2 hours. Sometimes I fall right back asleep and sometimes I don’t. I try to sleep on my belly every night and every night I fail. Why I thought it was going to get easier as I got bigger is beyond me!

Best moment of the week: talking to Jason on the phone until 11:30. It was like we were teenagers again!

Worst moment of the week: missing my husband and kids!

Movement: A LOT!!

Gender: Surprise

Food cravings: nothing really.

Labor signs: nothing at all.
What I miss most: sleeping on my belly

What I'm looking forward to: getting my bag packed for the hospital.

Next appointment: April 28th.

Amazing

That is the one word I would use to describe my husband.

I know, PUKE right? Say what you want about me being mushy and gross, I don't care. I love my husband.

I woke up Sunday to breakfast in bed and went to bed on Sunday with nice new shade of pink on my toes. Jason is probably going to kill me for putting this in blog land but I have to brag. My husband cooked me breakfast, brought it to me in bed, took care of me all day AND painted my piggies for me and did not even complain! Amazing.

I am one lucky girl!!!
Some women go thier entire lives without finding the right man and here I am, 29 years old and I have the man of my dreams.

Being away from Jason and the kids this week has been tough on me already. I have only been away from them for about 30 hours and I am missing them like crazy!!! I could NEVER travel on a regular basis. It is funny to me that just little while ago Jason was working out of town every week and it was fine. Now? Not so much.

I hope that he reads this tonight and knows how much I love him.

Friday Funny- better late than never

This is pretty funny/ironic

33 WEEKS!

How far along?: 33wks 1d- No picture today. My belly is the same as it was last week. Maybe a little more poked out but it is still big and round ;) I will be sure to take a nice picture next week. I am even thinking of bribing my sister in law to take a couple of nice shots for me. --Hint hint Bridget!--

Peanut will be full term in just 4 short weeks. Oh. My. Gosh.
I had Jace at 37w3d. I am hoping to make it to 38w4d with this one. No sooner. No later.
That is the day after Nylin’s recital. Even if I go into labor right afterwards I will be ok with that J

Total weight gain: 29 lbs YIKES!!!!! The doc only wanted me to gain 34 total so I only get 6 more lbs…. Although I hate that I am gaining a little more than planned I am not going to cry about it. This is my LAST pregnancy. This is the LAST time I get to eat whatever I want and not feel guilty about it. The rest of my life I will be watching what I eat. For the next 4-7 wks I am going to eat whatever the heck I want.

Peanut’s growth:
This week Paenut weighs a little over 4 pounds and has passed the 17-inch mark…think a pineapple. Peanut is rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his/her skeleton is hardening.


Sleep: Nothing new here, trying to sleep sucks. I am tired about 98% of the time.

Best moment of the week: having my boys with me at my doctor appt today. I just loved looking into Jason’s eyes and holding Jace’s hand while we listened to little Peanut’s heartbeat. One word: Amazing.

Worst moment of the week: realizing that this pregnancy is the last for me. I have known the entire pregnancy but it kind of hit me this week. Some things about pregnancy REALLY suck but then there is the good. Oh the wonderful good. Feeling my Peanut move around inside my body, knowing that I am carting around a little tiny human, knowing that I am 100% responsible for the growth and health of this little human just makes me feel so good. And it is the last time I will feel this. Wah!

Movement: A LOT!!

Gender: Surprise

Food cravings: SnoCones. Weird huh?

Labor signs: I had a few REAL contractions this week. Nothing timeable but they hurt like hell so I am 99% sure they were real.

What I miss most: sleeping on my belly

What I'm looking forward to: The weekend- surprised? LOL My work is having an event at Forest Park that looks like a lot of fun for the whole family.
I am also going to Florida for work next week. I am excited on one hand because I know it will be nice to sleep without kids snoring in my ear BUT I am going to miss my family, a lot. I miss them already thinking about it. WAH WAH!

Next appointment: April 28th.

Wordless Wednesday

Best day ever....

Friday Funny

32 Weeks

How far along?: 32wks 1d
OMG 8 weeks. 55 days. Wow.

8 weeks is NOTHING. I cannot believe my little Peanut will be in here in 8 weeks or maybe even less! Jace is having his surgery on May 10th, anytime after that and before May 20th is good for me. I know that is wishful thinking though. I want Peanut to stay in there at least 37 wks too so really anytime after the 12th of May.

The emotions that come along with being 32 weeks pregnant are pretty overwhelming. All I can think about it how in just a few weeks we will meet the newest member of the Webb family. I cannot wait to lay eyes on my little Peanut. Wonder who s/he will look like? Most likely Jason but could I get a red headed baby? Please? Just one? That is all I am asking for!!! I have three gorgeous children (if I may say so myself!) and they are all perfect, but none of them have red hair. I secretly want a redheaded little girl named Rose. How cute is that???

Total weight gain: 24 lbs

Peanut’s growth: By now, Peanut weighs around 3.75 pounds and is about 17 inches long, think a large jicama.



Peanut is roughly gaining about a ½ of a pound a week (which shows on Mommy!). In fact, Peanut will gain a third to half of his/her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as s/he fattens up for survival outside the womb. S/he now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Peanuts skin is becoming soft and smooth as s/he plumps up in preparation for birth.

Maternity clothes: I need more short sleeve shirts. I feel like I wear the same 3 shirts every day. Old Navy and I are becoming close friends.

Sleep: Sleeping sucks. How is it that I am so tired but I am barely sleeping? I will tell you--- My big fat belly is all in the way. I am a belly sleeper and I cannot wait to sleep on my belly again (although sleeping oversized leaking boobs does not sound good either!). I think I will just cut a hole or two into my mattress and call it a day. Seriously.

Best moment of the week: Having Jason “nest”.
No joke. He is nesting. He is like a cleaning machine. His reason? His kids and pregnant wife should not have to live in a mess, nice! I am not talking about just cleaning the kitchen either here folks. He is DEEP cleaning! He is cleaning windows, vacuuming everything that can be vacuumed, dusting, doing laundry and whatever else you can think of. No closet, nook or cranny is safe around him this week. Although there will be nothing left for me to do when I am nesting, I am not complaining! Love him!

Worst moment of the week: realizing that 84 degrees is actually 93 degrees for a pregnant woman. My feet are swelling and I am sweating like a pig in July. Gross.

Movement: A LOT!!

Gender: Surprise

Food cravings: chocolate. I think that is only because it is in the house. Dang Easter Bunny!

Labor signs: I am having contractions but I am sure they are all braxton hicks.

What I miss most: sleeping on my belly

What I'm looking forward to: The weekend. HAHA I know I say this every week but come on, who does not love the weekend? Nylin starts Spring Soccer this weekend and I LOVE being a soccer mama!!!

Next appointment: April 14th.

Wordless Wednesday, sorta

My First and My Last

You know you are pregnant when…..

You wake up tired.

You think that 83 degrees is just too hot!

Your feet are so swollen that you make fun of them yourself.

You get stuck in your outdoor chair on Easter Sunday and laugh so hard about it that you end up crying.

When finally getting out of said chair you pee yourself, just a little.

You cry when one of your kid says I love you.

You almost cry when your husband accidently passes the last McDonalds when you
really want an ice tea. (he turned around- that stopped the tears!)

You think that one cake is just not enough on Easter Sunday.

Your six year old starts making excuses for you. "Daddy, she DOES have a baby in her belly you know?"

Zantac is considered a side dish.

You forget half of the funny things you thought of to write in this post.

You remember the really funny stuff later and cry because you forgot to add that to the post.

You come back twice to post something you forgot earlier. The second time you come back you actually forget what it was you wanted to post.

Easter Pictures

We had an amazing Easter. The weather was great which always makes things better.

Here are a few more than a few pictures.....

Friday Funny

31 weeks

How far along?: 31 wks 1 day

63 days until my due date! I am hoping for more like 45 days, haha!

Total weight gain: 24 lbs

Peanut’s growth: Peanut should measure about 18 inches long from head to toe and weighs about 3.5 pounds. Rather than hearing vibrations, baby's nerve endings in his/her ears are connected now so that s/he can hear distinct sounds, like familiar voices and music.


Maternity clothes: Just bought some new ones for Florida and I am glad I did. We are having a "heat wave" here in STL! It is 85 today!

Sleep: I am sleeping ok. If I wake in the middle of the night it is sometimes hard fo rme to fall back asleep.

Best moment of the week: hearing Peanut's heartbeat at the doctors office

Worst moment of the week: Finding out that Jace will for sure need to have his tonsils and adenoids removed. They want him to have it done ASAP since it is so bad. ASAP to them is May 10th, which happens to be his 3rd birthday. He won't know but I will :( The month of May is going to be crazy with soccer games, surgery, weekly appointments, dance recital, school ending and POSSIBLY Peanuts arrival! AHHHH!

Movement: A LOT!!

Gender: Surprise

Food cravings: Ice cream :)

Labor signs: nothing at all!

What I miss most: sleeping on my belly

What I'm looking forward to: The weekend. We are going to get the garden set up as much as we can and get our yard cleaned up. A clean yard=a happy mama!!!

Next appointment: April 14th.