35 weeks and 35 days left to go!

How far along are you? 35 weeks ... a little overwhelming how time has creeped up on us
Total weight gain/loss? Tuesday starts the weekly Dr visits which also means the weekly weigh in's!  Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.
Maternity clothes? All day, every day!
Strech marks? Lotion seems to help keep everything looking okay
Sleep? Lots and lots of it! I think it's about time to allocate a daily nap at lunch though.
Best moment this week: Showing off the baby's room.  Lots of people were here over the weekend and they haven't seen the room.  It was fun to show it off and brag about my mom's amazing job with the nursery bedding.  We also purchased a Toyota Prius.  Plenty of room for baby now :)
Movement: Pretty sure things are starting to get tight.  Lots of pressure that makes me want to hold my breath.
Food Cravings: Watermelon?  I just need someone to cut it up for me!
Belly button in/out: In
Gender prediction: Nothing different for me.  No instinctive feeling.
Wedding rings on or off: Wearing a ring just not my wedding/engagement ring
Happy or Moody: Happy!



34 weeks

How far along are you? 34 weeks
Total weight gain/loss? My feeling was correct and I gained more than I would have "liked" in the last two weeks.  The Dr was assuring that I am still doing awesome though.  I'll blame it on water retention :)
Maternity clothes? I have bought only one maternity shirt.  Then some regular shirts, just in a larger size.  My shirt wardrobe is dwindling in that I'm close to not being able to cover my belly in the pre-pregnancy shirts. 
Strech marks? Trying to lotion up and hope that the marks on the bottom of my belly don't grow
Sleep? Still plenty of it!  Makes for a happy pregnant lady!
Best moment this week: Our small group/Bible study had a baby shower for me today.  Such a wonderful group of women.  I'm ecstatic to bring a child into this world knowing the Christian community that he/she will be raised in.
Movement: I still get very distracted by the baby moving around.  Definitely a special little world I'm living in.
Food Cravings: Bread and butter pickles
Belly button in/out: In
Gender prediction: Thinking I should start a poll on here to see what the "audience" thinks
Wedding rings on or off: The Dr was a little concerned about the tightness of my wedding band so I switched to another ring.
Happy or Moody: Happy!

33 Weeks and Counting

How far along are you? 33 weeks
Total weight gain/loss? We're going to the Dr's every two weeks now which means more frequent weigh in's (lucky me).  I have a feeling this next appointment isn't going to be so great though.  I feel like my tummy is growing by the day!
Maternity clothes? Getting close to wanting to wear my jammies all the time again
Strech marks? I'm going to say yes but other's tell me they aren't.  Strange marks at the bottom of my belly.  Wierd thing is I don't feel that this is "where" my belly is streching.
Sleep? Lots of it!  I'm incredibly lucky as I usually don't wake more than once in the night to use the bathroom.
Best moment this week: Hmmmmm.  I'm savoring the baby's constant movements as I feel like I'm running out of time to have this kiddo safe and sounds inside of me.  We also did another round of car shopping this week.  We're starting to change our mind from the Civic Hybrid to the Prius.  Decisions, decisions.
Movement: Baby Bettencourt is getting strong!  No more flutters or bits of movement.  It's a full on boxing match inside there.
Food Cravings: Thanks to one of my co-workers, I've been eating napoleons from the chicken pie shop.  My dad sure had a sweet spot and I suspect this baby might as well.
Belly button in/out: In
Gender prediction: I'm clueless
Wedding rings on or off: I have trouble somedays getting them on.  Just reminds me to drink my water and then I seem to be okay.
Happy or Moody: Happy!



Nursery 101

Project nursery is near completion and I couldn't be happier with the results!  We had a little hiccup with the furniture as the glider did not go together as planned.  Amazon was amazing about the exchange and we were back on track.  My mom made the bedding which turned out perfect.  Definitely something we will hold on to for future children, grandchildren, etc.  A few more finishing touches to complete.  In December, when my sister-in-law is in town from Ohio, we're going to add a tree mural to the wall.  I'm overwhelmingly intimidated by the project so her help will be greatly appreciated.  This will also give us the opportunity to add a little boy or girl to the tree (swinging or climbing the tree) as the baby will be here by then.  For now, here are the results!



Maternity Photo Shoot

My father-in-law took these amazing pictures!



How far along are you? 32 weeks (my apologies for skipping last week)
Total weight gain/loss? Gained 2lbs the past month which makes for 13lbs total
Maternity clothes? Cheater jeans as James calls them!  That's all I wear :)
Strech marks? Ugh.  Not sure if they are strech marks or not - James and my mom say no.  Strange things that your body does while growing a little person.
Sleep? Back to my daily naps at lunch and 4 hour naps on the weekend.
Best moment this week: Too many best moments!  Baby shower, my mom being in town, seeing the nursery bedding, spending time with Jessica, James successfully putting together the glider, a 4D ultrasound, taking maternity pictures and more!
Movement: The other night my belly was moving to the right and left so I showed James.  He said "you're making your belly do that."  Ummm ... show me how I can make my belly do that mister!  A little creepy I suppose.
Food Cravings: Back in a strawberries mood :)
Belly button in/out: In
Gender prediction: Still more boy predictions than girl...only a few more weeks then we will know!
Wedding rings on or off: Borderline on
Happy or Moody: Best mood ever!  Everything is coming together perfectly!