Life Through Our Lens

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Hello 3rd trimester!!!

How far along? 28 Weeks!!! Yay 3rd Trimester here we come!!

Total weight gain: 18
Maternity clothes? Yes!
Stretch marks? Not yet :)
Sleep: sleep?? what is that? I can't fall asleep at night even though I'm soooo tired!
Best moment this week: Snagging a FABULOUS Diaper deal =) Gotta love saving money!
Miss Anything? Missing some of my old clothes... I'm determined to see them again one of these days:)
Movement: She has been playing with my ribs here lately... Doesn't feel so great!
Food cravings: Nothing crazy this week
Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing really
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: Having some Braxton Hicks here and there
Symptoms: Sleepy!!!!!
Belly Button in or out? Still in...But not much longer
Wedding rings on or off? I'm only wearing my wedding band right now.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Emotions seem to be high here lately!! Poor Chris!
Looking forward to: Still waiting on Madilyn's nursery furniture! I'm so anxious! And we get to see her this weekend in our 3d/4d ultrasound! I'm so excited to see her again!

I had another session with our Photographer (Beth Harrison Photography) this past weekend and we got some really good shots! I first went around 20 weeks but the bump looked more like I had a heavy lunch! Mom went with me this time and we had such a great time snapping photo's of Maddie AKA "the bump"! She sent us a few shots early and we already love having them. I can't wait to show Madilyn when she gets here.

Also, I scored a great deal on Huggies Diapers! After going to 3 different stores I finally scored 14 boxes of diapers! It's funny how excited this made me! I took my mother along with me to help. We had so much fun trying to get the good deal. I'm sure people around us thought we were crazy!! It was fun and we saved some major dough!!

I can't believe we are already here at the 3rd trimester... Where has the time gone?! I feel like I was just sitting on the couch contemplating on how I was going to tell Chris that I was pregnant... It was the scariest/happiest day of my life. I'm so ready to have her here with us, but I'm also a little sad that we are coming to the end of this great time in our lives! I'm going to try and enjoy the rest of my time with Maddie and soak it all in. She will be here in 10-12 weeks!! Aghhhhhh!!!

OK enough rambling for this week... Time to go grab a bowl of ice cream:)

Friday, July 27, 2012

How far along? 27 Weeks

Total weight gain: 18
Maternity clothes? Yep. I don't see them going away anytime soon!
Stretch marks? Not yet :) I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
Sleep: I can't get enough sleep. I feel like I'm in the 1st trimester again!!
Best moment this week: Seeing our family this past weekend.
Miss Anything? Being able to feel comfortable. Now EVERYTHING is uncomfortable
Movement: Oh yes, and I love it!
Food cravings: FRUIT! I can't get enough of it!
Anything making you queasy or sick: the thought of chinese food makes me want to... ya you know!
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: Contractions have started :/ I'm getting a small taste of whats to come!
Symptoms: Sleepy
Belly Button in or out? It is getting so close to popping out...
Wedding rings on or off? I'm only wearing my wedding band right now.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Madilyn's crib should be in any day now... I'm so ready to get her room finished!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

How far along? 25 Weeks

Total weight gain: 13

Maternity clothes? Only comfy things to wear now that Maddie is out and about!
Stretch marks? Not yet, I'm sure they will come shortly :(
Sleep: Mmmm it's not bad, but it's not like it was before. Trips to the bathroom make it hard to have a solid nights sleep.

Best moment this week: Getting our diaper bag :) Can't wait to carry it!

Miss Anything? I miss being able to do things that use to be very easy!
Movement: She is moving all the time now. She has moved her kicks up high to my ribs now :)

Food cravings: I love apples and peanut butter, frosted mini wheats, and pizza!

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope

Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No, thank goodness!
Symptoms: Oklahoma heat + pregnancy= swollen fingers!!
Belly Button in or out? In, but it wont be too long before it's gone :(
Wedding rings on or off? still on as of now.. but I'm getting leary on wearing them much longer.
Happy or Moody most of the time: overwhelmed with happiness.
Looking forward to: Florida next weekend! And another 3D ultrasound the following weekend!

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Week 18 has arrived! It has been a crazy week! I'm trying to remember to slow down and enjoy all these amazing moments. Madilyn is moving more and more everyday. She loves it when I have ice cream at night...She kicks for more! I can actually feel her kicking right now! Motherhood is so amazing, even though there are some not so glamorous times, I can truly say I LOVE carrying this sweet baby girl. I feel like people today don't realise what an absolute miracle it is to have a child. I can't even explain how blessed I feel to be able to bring the sweet little girl into this world. God is more than amazing!! OK, I better stop before my pregnancy hormones kick in... My tears are on high alert these days! Here is my week 18 picture. She is the size of a sweet potato!

How far along? 18 Weeks

Total weight gain: 2.5
Maternity clothes? Yes, just went and bought a few items for the summer time
Stretch marks? Not yet. I need to go grab some cream!
Sleep: My sleep has been good this week!

Best moment this week: Madilyn kicking for the first time
Miss Anything? I have been craving some feta cheese! I'll be ready for that again!
Movement: I'm not just feeling the swoosh movements, but also kicks and punches!

Food cravings: I'm super gross and LOVE fish sandwhiches right now!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope :)
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No, thank goodness!
Symptoms: Hello heartburn and by the end of the day my feet are a little swollen.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? still on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy but everything sweet makes me cry!
Looking forward to: seeing our sweet baby again, and planning a babymoon!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Week 17

Here we are at week 17! I can't believe I'm almost halfway there?! My belly seems to be getting bigger and bigger. Although if you didn't know me you would probably just think I'm packing on the pounds. I'm so ready for a round baby bump! I had a bad time with headaches this past weekend. It was the worst pain and by far the worst encounter with the pregnancy so far. After two ER visits later I'm finally feeling better! THANK GOODNESS! Other than that things are good! Can't wait to see our little pumpkin in a few more weeks!

How far along? 17 Weeks

Total weight gain: 1.8 pounds
Maternity clothes? yes, I only have one pair of "real" jeans!
Stretch marks? none yet!
Sleep:Ok, I wake up at least one a night and every morning around 5am
Best moment this week: Having my horrible headaches stop! YAY!!!!
Miss Anything? COFFEE
Movement: I have been feeling very light movements. It's such a great feeling! I can't wait for them to become more noticeable!
Food cravings: Pizza and Ice Cream!
Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing really
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No, thank goodness!
Symptoms: Hello heartburn!!!
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: May 31st. We get to see little Madilyn and make sure she really is a girl! :)

After reading through other blogs of soon to be mommy's, I thought this would be a great way for me to keep track of all the exciting things happening in our lives right now. I also think it will be fun to look at later on when Madilyn is here.

I'm going to try and update this weekly so I can remember every bit of this experience.I'm going to post the older "bump" pictures and then start for the current week :)