30 Weeks

How far along: 30 weeks

Maternity clothes: Yep!
Stretchmarks: ...

Sleep: Lots. I overslept one day last week. Whoops!

Morning sickness: Nope

Movement: All day, everyday.

Food cravings: Fruit. All I have wanted the last couple of days is fruit!
Food aversions: Nothing really.

Have you started to show yet: Yes.

Gender prediction: It is a Girl <3 

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in

Wedding rings on or off: On! 

Milestones this week: Glucose test came back normal. That was the best news we have gotten. I am in the process of having our birthing tub reserved.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Miss Anything: Riding my horse. The weather is now perfect for riding.

Looking forward to: Eric Church, Justin Moore, and Kip Moore concert this weekend with the fam! Hopefully I am able to stay up! :]

29 Weeks

How far along: 29 weeks

Maternity clothes: Yep.
Stretchmarks: ...

Sleep: Waking up in the middle of the night on a regular basis now. Not digging that at all.

Morning sickness: Nope

Movement: A ton.

Food cravings: Mac and Cheese!
Food aversions: Nothing

Have you started to show yet: Yes.

Gender prediction: It is a Girl <3 

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in

Wedding rings on or off: On! 

Milestones this week: Our very first birthing class was on Thursday. I felt 20x better about my decision to birth naturally as we walked out. Obviously, I was nervous about it and have had so many people tell me that I can't do it. Being around like minded moms was the best thing for me. 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy.

Miss anything: I have started to forget what it was like to not be pregnant. Here is a list of things I miss: Sleeping on my stomach, designer jeans, being able to sit for long periods without having to get up for a potty break, caffeine, and cigarettes. Yes, on occasion I will miss nicotine; this crazy addictive substance. 

Looking forward to: This weekend. Austin is off yesterday through Sunday afternoon. Our anniversary is on Monday and we wont be able to spend it together. We plan to visit the place he asked me to 'to go steady'. It will be a good weekend to turn the cell phone off and just be for a couple of days.

28 Weeks - 7 months

How about a new perspective?

How far along: 28 weeks

Maternity clothes: Oh yes.
Stretchmarks: ...

Sleep: Getting to the point where I want naps again. Probably not a good thing.

Morning sickness: Nope

Movement: Yes. Blazin Buffalo Doritos. She either really likes them or really hates them!

Food cravings: Still French Toast. I did get to have it over the weekend, but I still want it every morning.
Food aversions: Nothing

Have you started to show yet: Yes.

Gender prediction: It is a Girl <3 

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in

Wedding rings on or off: On! 

Milestones this week: It was a good week! We decided on a crib. My awesome Mother-In-Law has been extremely patient with me. I have been SO picky about what I want but after a while all cribs start to look the same. We painted a swatch of two different color grays on each wall in the nursery. Pretty sure I have decided on the lighter gray. I am afraid to go too dark in the event of making the room look small. 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Miss anything: My jeans.

Looking forward to: Our first birthing class! This Thursday we will start our what should have been 12 week birthing course! I was going to be disappointed if she couldn't squeeze us in because she came recommended from my doctor.  They have already completed the first two segments but the instructor is going to be kind enough to let us come into the course a little late and catch me up the day before. We are extremely excited! One more step closer. 

Funny story: I had my glucose test on Friday. Well because my stupid self didn't call an hour before I went in I have to go back in and do it all over again. The Glucola didn't taste that bad. It was more the PURE sugar after not eating for 3 hours that made me feel like crap! And I had a lovely sugar crash. I slept for four hours when we got home. 

I told Austin we only have about 12 weeks until the big day. His jaw dropped a little. It was cute <3 

27 Weeks

How far along: 27 weeks

Maternity clothes: Definitely. My maternity shirts make up an entire load of laundry! That is amazing. I need to buy more jeans this week.
Stretchmarks: ...

Sleep: Not bad. Still trying to get used to falling asleep without Austin home. Nightshift blows.

Morning sickness: Nope

Movement: Oh yeah. Mom got to feel her for the first time this week. I was leaning up against some boxes and she kicking them.

Food cravings: French toast. Every morning I want it so bad so I stopped at Burger King and settled for french toast sticks... Not the same. I guess I should just make a bunch of it and throw it in the freezer.
Food aversions: Nada.

Have you started to show yet: Yes.

Gender prediction: It is a Girl <3 

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in

Wedding rings on or off: On! 

Milestones this week: WATCHING the belly move! Not only can I feel her but I have started to notice crazy visible movement. I hope Austin sees it before he goes back to work!  

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach! I catch myself trying to roll onto my stomach some nights. Not comfortable at all.

Looking forward to: Austin has the next 3 days off of work. Were gonna do some much needed housework and have an even more needed datenight! Cannot wait to spend time with him. I have seen him for a few minutes the last few days and I am lucky to have that! He was kind enough to bring be a breakfast burrito when he got off work! 

This week has been a huge adjustment.  Austin is on a late shift.  I just keep telling myself that this is temporary and things will soon be back to normal.  Lying to yourself is hard sometimes.  We are making the best of it.  

My grandfather passed away a week ago.  He had been in and out of the hospital for quite a few years.  He went in for surgery on his leg and things progressively got worse.  I held his hand and told him I loved him right before he passed.  I feel blessed that I was able to be there with him and surrounded by family.  The memorial is being held this weekend; this will not be easy.  I hope everyone can try to focus on celebrating his life <3  

26 Weeks

How far along: 26 weeks

Maternity clothes: Always. 
Stretchmarks: ...

Sleep: Austin's new schedule has changed our sleep schedule completely. We were in bed at 9 and I was up at 3. Not okay.

Morning sickness: Nada!

Movement: Lots! I do get a little nervous if I don't feel her for a few hours.

Food cravings: Nope.
Food aversions: Nothing really. I am back to eating a little bit of red meat. 

Have you started to show yet: No doubt.

Gender prediction: Girl <3

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in

Wedding rings on or off: On! 

Milestones this week: 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Miss anything: I miss fitting into my Buckle jeans and being comfortable.

Looking forward to: My glucose test in 2 weeks... JUST KIDDING! Definitely not looking forward to that at all

Motivation

As much as I would like to blame it on pregnancy I just can’t do it. I have been so darn lazy lately. We got our spare rooms sorted through but after that I haven’t done a thing to any of them. The office desk still needs to be painted and book shelves need to be found.  The workout room needs a tad bit of organization for the weights and my miscellaneous stuff that shouldn’t be on the floor. And Reagan’s room needs just about everything. I still have to paint and decide on a crib. I have been on a hunt for a white dresser for her room. I am starting a fund for the glider I want seeing how it is like 700 dollars with the ottoman. Our bedroom doesn’t have a single piece of art on the wall. I haven’t put anything on the potshelves either. So I am thinking of painting one wall royal purple and starting from there. I completely lack creativity. Even Pinterest doesn’t inspire me sometimes. 

Austin said he didn't want me to write a list of improvements we are wanting to make to the house because the pricetag will be too painful to bare. Too bad. Maybe this will motivate us. We have owned this house for over a year and I feel like I haven't made any progress with it.

• We would like to put hardwood floors throughout the house. The previous owners put in cream colored crappy apartment carpet. And my dogs have nearly demolished the grout in the kitchen.
• With new floors comes new baseboard! Thank goodness because they put in crappy apartment baseboard too.
• Austin has had the itch to get started on refinishing my kitchen cabinets but we figure it probably isn't a good idea for me to be inhaling a mass amount of wood stain fumes at the moment. So that will have to wait for a little bit.
• I am in the market for a chandelier for the dining room. There is currently a 1980's brass and cherrywood ceiling fan above my brand new dining room table.
• New hardware for the doors is a must. I think there is a different knob on every door. 
• Blinds! Holy cow, you should see the terrible red vertical blinds in every room. Why?! Who thought that these were nice? My dogs completely demolished the blinds on the sliding glass door. I couldn't stare at the half eaten slats anymore. 

Well, after writing this I got a hint of motivation; we made a trip to Lowe's! We are measuring our windows for new blinds and hopefully we'll get them ordered tonight. 

These are my half eaten blinds!     

And these are my new curtains! I am thinking I will buy two more panels to make them a little more full.

25 Weeks

How far along: 25 weeks

Maternity clothes: I love me some ruched shirts. Bought my very first pair of maternity pants. Why didn't any of my prego/mommy friends tell me how amazing these are?!
Stretchmarks: Eh

Sleep: I have become a light sleeper.

Morning sickness: Nada!

Movement: A ton. Mostly at night when we are ready for bed. I don't mind though because Austin is able to feel her.

Food cravings: Nothing lately?
Food aversions: Burgers :[

Have you started to show yet: Oh yeah, and of course people have no problem letting me know.

Gender prediction: It is a girl.

Labor signs: No.

Belly button in or out: Definitely in

Wedding rings on or off: On! 

Milestones this week: We had another appointment this week. Doc said I am measuring perfect. We went over some birth options and now I have to decide on a birthing class. 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Definitely happy.

Miss anything: Some of my regular clothes.

Looking forward to:  Our next 4d ultrasound is in 3 weeks! Absolutely cannot wait to see how much she has progressed.