33 Week Picture

Sorry, no 32 weeks picture. We got busy and missed our window of opportunity, but here I am at 33 weeks. Yikes - I'm really getting big! Believe me I definitely feel it. Way back when I was in the 20's I thought I was starting to get uncomfortable, but that was nothing! I laugh at myself. Now, I'm lucky if I can find a comfortable position to sleep in, but even when I do I have to get up at least 2 times a night to go to the bathroom. Not that I'm complaining. I have had a relatively easy pregnancy and I know I'm lucky. For the most part I feel good and I still like being pregnant.

Something I was expecting to happen during pregnancy that hasn't happened too much is all the unsolicited help your supposed to get from strangers. I haven't really had a lot of experience with that. I've seen some people look at me like they should help, but they usually just keep going. Twice I've loaded a 20lb bag of dog food in my car while a male PetSmart employee looked on yet offered no help. Maybe I just look exceptionally fit and capable or maybe it's because people in this area don't really care. Who knows? The good news is I've managed just fine so far. Thankfully John does all the heavy lifting when he's around - including going up the stairs to the kitchen to get me a Popsicle. Mmmmm, I like popsicles!

30 Week Picture

30 weeks - I can't believe it. Some days it feels like I am way past 30 weeks, but overall I'm still really enjoying being pregnant. Actually I feel like this picture is a little bit deceiving - I'm not really this big. I think it's the shirt. The third trimester has been more anxiety prone than even the precarious first trimester. I guess my trip to labor and delivery got me more shaken up than I expected. Other than that one little incident everything has been going very well. Nighttime is my only really bad time of the day. I tend to get cranky and uncomfortable. Too bad for John this is mostly during the time he is home. Hmmm, maybe that's not just a coincidence - only kidding.

25 Week Picture

I missed Week 24, but just picture me about 1/2 inch smaller than this picture. This is me at 25 weeks. My belly is rapidly expanding and consequently making some things a little more difficult to do. For example: Bending at the waist, putting on socks, getting the dogs in their harnesses, getting up off the couch, and did I mention bending at the waist. All in all I feel really good - I have very few physical symptoms to complain about.

I go back to the doctor next week and pretty soon I'll start going every two weeks. Next week I get to do my glucose tolerance test to check for gestational diabetes - yes this is the test where I have to drink that sickly sweet orange stuff. I hear it's not so bad. Keep your fingers crossed that I pass with flying colors.

19 Week Picture

Here I am at 19 weeks. I can't believe I'm almost halfway through. Sometimes it still doesn't even feel real. I'm still not feeling any movement, which is frustrating. I do know that the bug is moving because I heard it at my last appointment, but no feelings yet. I haven't fainted since my last episode over a week ago, which is a relief.

The countdown is on to the BIG ultrasound! One week from today we will know if we are on team pink or team blue. I hope you've voted in the poll. We'll see if all those "girl" voters are right. The other big news for the week is that we've started working on the nursery. Actually we're setting up the new guest room/office first (formerly the office), then when that is done we'll move everything out of the nursery and start working on that. Of course we're waiting to find out the gender before we decide on the decor. Coming Soon...room renovation pics.

15 Week Picture

So here I am at 15 weeks. At this point I would say that people can tell I'm pregnant, but are probably still not going to ask for fear that I'm not! I finally got some maternity clothes - Old Navy is great! I got 2 pairs of pants and two knit shirts for under $15 - what a deal! So far I still feel really good and have lots of energy. My books say that at this point the baby is about as big as a softball (the sports reference is for you Mike - a little something for everyone!). And I'm anxiously awaiting the day I can feel the baby move. I swear Willa can feel it because sometimes she will be sitting on my lap and then turn suddenly and look at my belly. Hmmm....I wonder? I go back to the doctor in February. I'm not sure if I'll have an ultrasound at that appointment, but if I do hopefully we will find out the gender.

Oh and a quick update on the job front - John had a really promising interview with a company called Bechtel. He talked to the boss for almost 2 hours and he's hopeful they'll call him back for another interview. This company is HUGE and has done a lot of high profile projects. They are the ones who built the Hoover Dam. John would be working on a new metro rail line - it's a pretty exciting project (I mean for engineers it's exciting).

That's it for now. More updates soon!

12 Weeks

So we've decided to post pictures of me week by week so we can capture how quickly my pregnant belly grows. There is nothing much there right now, except that my pants don't fit anymore! I'm a little behind on the pictures so here is me at 12 weeks. If you look closely you can see my belly poking out a little bit. I'll post the current picture soon.

Craving Update: Cheeseburgers and fruit!