30 weeks- 10 weeks left!!

I'll post a pic later today

How far along? 30 weeks- Whoa! Only 10 weeks left! :O
Size of baby? My app says the size of a head of lettuce
Heartbeat? 142 BPM at the last apt
Total weight gain/loss? +14
Maternity clothes? Bought some dresses from Old Navy on Monday. They haven’t come in yet, so I don’t know if they make me look any better or not.
Stretch marks?  No, but the dark line has started to appear. And my belly button doesn’t look like it belongs to me anymore!
Sleep? This week was rough for sleep. I had leg cramps most nights that would wake me up every 3-4 hours.
Best moment this week? I finally found a long term sub assuming all goes according to plan. That was a worry that is now taken care of.
Movement? A lot. I’m not really a fan of hiccups though. It’s like muscle spasms over and over that you don’t notice at first until you become annoyed that you’re belly is moving every 5 seconds. She actually has them right now as I type this.
Food cravings?  Nothing new really. I do however want realllly cold water. I usually just drink room temperature water but that kinda grosses me out now. It has to be cold.
Gender predictions? GIRL- Emilia ‘Emi’ Grace
What I miss:  Still wish I could do things for myself and didn’t have to wait for someone to help me. That’s just annoying. I also wish I could clean my whole house without feeling completely whipped.
What I'm looking forward to:  Planning for my showers and getting the decorations up on the walls.
How are you feeling? Well I fell getting off the bus during a field trip on Wednesday so I felt a little banged up most of the week. Everything was fine, but my tail bone was really sore for a few days.

29 weeks

The sweater makes it hard to see a little. 

How far along?  29 weeks

Size of baby? My app says the size of a butternut squash

Heartbeat? 142 BPM at the last apt

Total weight gain/loss? +13 ewww!!!

Maternity clothes? Yep. I can’t wait for spring clothes though because I’m getting really sick of black and grey!  

Stretch marks? Not yet. But nothing looks super pretty! I’m definitely not a fan of my legs. They’re really strange looking!

Sleep? I am uncomfortable a lot while I sleep. I guess this will probably be a common thing for the next 11 weeks.  

Best moment this week? Finally got my baby furniture. The room is set up and now just need decorations.

Movement? Lots of movement.  

Food cravings?  I really like ice water right now. Normally I drink water room temperature but right now the colder the better!

Gender predictions? GIRL- Emilia Grace

What I miss:  Today when I left school they were making hot dogs for 5^th grade night. I suddenly REALLY wanted a hot dog. I’ll eat one in May I guess.

What I'm looking forward to:  Plans for showers have started. That’s exciting.

How are you feeling? Still dealing with acid reflux. I hear that means your baby has a lot of hair. We’ll see. 

27 weeks- hello 3rd trimester!!

How far along? 27 weeks

Size of baby? My app saysthe size of cauliflower

Heartbeat? 142 BPM at the last apt

Total weight gain/loss? +8

Maternity clothes? Yep! I wear the same 10 things over and over. I guess I need to start accessorizing better so I don’t feel so frumpy all the time.

Stretch marks? Not yet, and no dark line yet but still tons of veins everywhere! And my skin is SUPER sensitive. If I scratch ever so lightly I’ll have red lines running down for a long time later!

Sleep? Sleeping is good.  

Best moment this week? Started painting the stripes in the nursery. They're going to look super cute!

Movement? Lots of movement usually at night. Last night I think she was having a dance party.

Food cravings? Nothing in particular. Although, I can't gorge myself I've noticed, because it makes everything feel too heavy and bloated and sometimes causes me to get sick.

Gender predictions? GIRL! We had several names we entertained. The first we thought we liked was Brielle. Then Anthony said if she was mean people would say her name like a witch. Then I found Briella but I didn’t like it because it was too close to Isabella. Then we toyed with Gianna for awhile but I didn’t really like it for a baby or little kid. I thought it was a pretty adult name but not kid name.
Then I bought a book of 60,000 baby names and found Emilia pronounced Ema-Lea.It means soft spirited.
So that’s the name so far!
We debated on middle names for awhile too.
He wanted to use Bella’s name, Marie, but I didn’t really like that idea and Bella wasn’t too shot up about it either.
So the three we played with were Sophia, Natalia and Grace. I liked Grace because I think it needs to be a shorter middle name with Emilia and Piccolo.
So as of right now the name is Emilia Grace Piccolo!! If she comes out and we don’t think she looks like that we’ll reconsider at that time. We’ll call her Emi for short!

What I miss: Doing things for myself. I hate having to wait for someone else to do something that I would normally do myself with no problems.

What I'm looking forward to: Finishing the big things in the room this week. The stripes should be done Friday and then I'm getting a new fan and blinds hung on Saturday. Then the next weekend the furniture will be here so I can start decorating and doing the fluff stuff which will be fun.

How are you feeling? Still dealing with a cough, but no scary blood pressure drops this week. The cough only bothers me at night and early in the morning so most of the time it isn't a big deal.

I made Anthony take it before work this time so I didn't look so rough in this picture!

26 weeks- 14 more to go!!

I'll post a picture later

How far along?  26 weeks

Size of baby? My app says the size of

Heartbeat? 142 BPM at the last apt

Total weight gain/loss? +7 I don’t know how that’s possible. I feel like there is 20 extra pounds there!!

Maternity clothes? Yep, I wish more places had cute maternity dresses, but for now it’s pants and tops. Maybe when spring comes…

Stretch marks? No, but you could make some really cool art out of the veins that are all over my body.

Sleep? Sleeping is fine, except that I was sick most of this week so that made it tough.

Best moment this week? Seeing her flip around in my belly. I could see my entire belly move at some points

Movement? A lot. But more when I’m lying down which is usually at night.

Food cravings?  Nothing really. Just not food that’s too heavy. It makes me feel swollen and bloated.

Gender predictions? GIRL The initials as of this week are EGP

What I miss:  Doing things for myself. It’s frustrating having to rely on people to do things you’re used to doing for yourself!

What I'm looking forward to: Getting the room finished so I can start the fluff decorating.

How are you feeling? This week was rough! On Tuesday my blood pressure dropped to 86/52 and I nearly passed out at school. And then after that I’ve had a nasty cough and stuffed up nose. It made for a difficult week!

week 25- 15 to go!

Buying my crib   

                                         Cinnamon likes to lay on my belly. The other day her ears went up every time she got kicked. 

How far along?  25 weeks

Size of baby? My app says the size of an eggplant

Heartbeat? 142 BPM at the last apt

Total weight gain/loss? +8

Maternity clothes? Yep!  Some regular tops still fit but I don’t want to stretch them out.  

Stretch marks? Still haven’t noticed this yet. But I do have lots of blue veins.  

Sleep? Depends on the night. I had pretty stressful dreams this week that caused me to feel like I didn’t sleep well.  

Best moment this week? I finally picked a crib!

Movement? LOTS of movement. Mostly at night.  

Food cravings? Still would rather have a sandwich or cereal over a heavy meal like steak

Gender predictions? GIRL

What I miss:  I’d like to be able to move furniture and not have to wait for people to do it for me.

What I'm looking forward to: putting my nursery together! The fabric for my bedding has been purchased and my mother-in-law is working on that, I picked the paint colors and bought a crib so now I just have to start putting it together.  

How are you feeling? Still struggling with acid reflux which is NO fun!

24 weeks!

How far along?  24 weeks

Size of baby? My app says the size of an eggplant

Heartbeat? Last week the dr said 142 BPM

Total weight gain/loss? +6 à Last week it was actually +7 but when school started back I made an effort to eat more non processed foods and more fruit/veggies.

Maternity clothes? Yep! Some regular shirts and dresses are fine, but it’s just more comfortable to wear maternity clothes. Even my yoga pants kinda cut in.

Stretch marks? Not yet, but I have blue veins in various parts of my body.

Sleep? All I wanted to do was sleep this week.

Best moment this week?

Movement? Yep! She moves a lot! Especially right b before bed

Food cravings? I think this question should be meant for Anthony. He seems to suffer more from cravings that I do.

Gender predictions? GIRL, now we just need a name!

What I miss: I don’t know. I would still like to move things on my own and not have to wait for other people

What I'm looking forward to: starting the process of putting the baby’s room together.

How are you feeling? This week was rough. We started back to school and my body wasn’t prepared for being up all day. I came home and cried. Then Tuesday everything made me nauseous. Plus that lovely side effect of acid reflux is getting ridiculous.

22 weeks

How far along?  22 weeks

Size of baby? My app says the size of a papaya

Heartbeat? I forgot to ask at the last dr. apt. We go next week so I’ll find out then.

Total weight gain/loss? +6 à Yikes. I think I’m going to hate posting this later!

Maternity clothes? Yep! Some regular shirts and dresses are fine, but it’s just more comfortable to wear maternity clothes.

Stretch marks? Not yet, but I have blue veins in various parts of my body.

Sleep? Pretty good. I slept a lot while on vacation. It was great!

Best moment this week? Being off school and relaxing!

Movement? I feel lots of movements but I only think I’ve felt one kick so far. Anthony still hasn’t felt anything.

Food cravings? Still like cereal for dinner, but that’s really it.

Gender predictions? GIRL, now we just need a name!

What I miss: Being able to move things myself. I got really annoyed at Anthony when it came to putting up Christmas stuff. I also would just like to move the furniture upstairs myself rather than wait for someone else to finally do it.

What I'm looking forward to: starting the process of putting the baby’s room together.

How are you feeling? Pretty good, but not looking forward to going back to school.