How far along? 34 weeks and 4 days

Total weight gain:  25
Maternity clothes?  silly question at this point!
Stretch marks? Nope, not yet
Sleep: not the best sleep
Best moment this week: hitting 34 weeks!
Miss Anything? yes, I miss having control over my body!
Movement: Constantly
Food cravings: No cravings
Anything making you queasy or sick: contractions!
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs:  Of course... lol Still dealing with good ol' preterm labor
Symptoms: feeling VERY pregnant!
Belly Button in or out? not all the way out
Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or Moody most of the time:  happy
Looking forward to: My work shower and church shower :) We are so blessed to have such great people surrounding us... I have said it more than once... But Maddie is going to be spoiled rotten!


It hasn't been the easiest week, but we are one week closer to meeting our sweet girl. We had yet another visit to the hospital this week and now have signs of Miss Maddie getting ready to join us! Who knows how long she will put us through this anxiety! We are beyond ready for her. I obviously want her to stay in as long as she can, but with all of the these "labor signs"  I'm ready!!

How far along? 33 weeks and counting

Total weight gain: 24
Maternity clothes?  duhhhh
Stretch marks? Not that I can see
Sleep:bathroom breaks throughout the night make it difficult to sleep.
Best moment this week: Having so much time with the hubby
Miss Anything? SUSHI
Movement:  Constantly, its starting to hurt
Food cravings: No cravings
Anything making you queasy or sick: contractions!
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs:  Yes, still considered in Preterm labor...But once we hit 34 doctor said he will be much happier!
Symptoms: very tired and achy
Belly Button in or out? it's now half and half... looks pretty weird!
Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy but very anxious!
Looking forward to: Making it to 34 weeks! The doctor said at that point things will be much easier if I go into labor. I'm sure Madilyn will continue to keep us going crazy!


Well the nursery is finally put together! We are still waiting on a couple of things but, if she decided to make an early appearance we would be ready for her! Chris did a GREAT job at putting everything together. And thank goodness for moms! She came over and helped decorate, clean and wash her tiny little clothes. It starting to feel very real! I can't wait to hold our sweet little girl :)

How far along? 31 weeks and counting

Total weight gain: 21
Maternity clothes? Yes, just bought some new clothes :) I love them as much as you can love maternity clothes :)
Stretch marks? Not that I can see
Sleep: It comes and goes.. Some nights are better than others.
Best moment this week: hearing that Maddie is still healthy despite the scares we've had
Miss Anything? Being comfortable...Everything has now become uncomfy
Movement: So much movement! She has the hiccups at least 2 times a day.
Food cravings: No cravings
Anything making you queasy or sick: contractions!
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: Yep!! We are doing our best to make her comfy and stay in a little longer
Symptoms: Nesting!! It's hard when you're not allowed on your feet when you get home! But it's worth it to keep Maddie safe
Belly Button in or out? In... and I'm shocked I just knew it'd be popping out by now
Wedding rings on or off? wedding bands 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and stressed. Hoping our baby girl will take her time.
Looking forward to: Madilyn's baby shower!! I can't wait to be surrounded by our family and friends. We also will have our last 3d ultrasound this weekend. Can't wait to see my sweet baby girl

So this has been a trying week to say the least. But we are doing better and doing all we can to keep Maddie cooking! If we can just make it to 38 weeks I'd be thrilled! Only 6 1/2 weeks! I'm sure by the time we hit 38 weeks she will decided to stay and go past her due date! She is such a little drama queen! She must get it from her dad... Not me surely?!?

Week 30!

How far along? 30 weeks... it seems so close, yet so far away!

Total weight gain: 20...Yikes!! I have 15 pounds left to gain to be on track! Hope I can make it!!
Maternity clothes? Yes!
Stretch marks? Still not seeing any...But I can't see under this big belly of mine! :P
Sleep: Sleep is a thing of the past I'm afraid! I have been up before 5 am this entire week.
Best moment this week: Stocking up on my cheap Huggies wipes!
Miss Anything? Sleep and being able to walk around with out getting winded!
Movement: She is a busy little girl. She has had the hiccups a lot this week! It kind of makes me feel bad! I know how bad the annoy me.. Hope she isn't annoyed!
Food cravings: Appetite has kind of died down. I feel like there is no room for food!
Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: Contractions come and go... but nothing steady
Symptoms: Sleepy and nesting has started to set in!
Belly Button in or out? Still in and I just knew it'd be out by now, but it's hanging in there!
Wedding rings on or off? I'm only wearing my wedding band right now.
Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy and oh so eager!!
Looking forward to: Hopeful getting her crib set this week!! It's taking forever!!!! And also I'm getting very excited for our baby shower next weekend! Can't wait to see all of our family and friends!

Coupon Saving Momma!

So my love for getting a good deal has now gone a little overboard! I have always watched in amazement and wanted to try and find those good deals on my own, but I've never put in the time to find coupons and match prices etc.

Well with Madilyn joining us in two months I realised that there are going to be a lot of items that we aren't use to buying. Which will increase our budget. I got the bug when I was able to find the great Kmart Huggies diaper deal! I was a little crazy and went to 4 different stores to stock up like I wanted to. I ended up getting a total of 14 boxes for 5.99 and I had 3-4 .50 coupons as well. It was a great score! Spent a little over 80.00 and it would have retailed for over 300.00!!

Now for my latest coupon run! This time I found a great savings at Walgreen's. They had 216 ct wipes on sale for 3.99 after the sale and an in store coupon. I had a couple of .50 coupons that I paired up. I also found out about there "register rewards". I'm a HUGE fan! There are certain items in the weekly ad that will earn you money back. So today I tried it out... Take a look at my goods!

5 Huggies wipes

2 Bottles of Scope

2 Boxes of Kotex

1 Venus Razor

1 Toilet paper

1 Sponge thingy

1 Omega Super Krill Fish Oils (Chris)  --- Regularly 26.99!!!

I ended up paying 38.00 and change for all of these items. Before sales, coupons, and in store savings it would have been 119.00! I was very happy with my first real couponing trip. I hope to stock up on some items so we wont have to worry about them as we are trying to get settled in with our sweet Madilyn.

Ok, I'm done :) Just wanted to show my stash for the day! I'll be updating week 30 tomorrow!! :)



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:)

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!