30 weeks

its been a little bit since I have posted. Just been so busy and having some things go on, so I really didnt feel like posting anything.
Had an appt with Susan yesterday. According to *my* scale I have not gained anything, but according to hers I have gained 1 lb since my last appt. She thinks im going to gain at least another 10-15lbs. I beg to differ! That will put me up to around 45+lbs. Around 36 weeks I start losing weight so I can only hope that I dont continue to gain a ton.
So in all on *my* scale I have gained 30 lbs
Her scale I have gained 33lbs total.
Of course I would like to take the lesser of the 2, but as long as baby is healthy I will just work hard to lose it once he/she is here.
baby is head down and shoving its feet in my ribs. makes for an interesting time. I was walking around a lot yesterday then all of a sudden my pelvis started hurting, this was minutes before my appt. Susan confirmed that the baby was head down. He/She must have flipped while I was busy doing something and I didnt realize it. Baby is still like that today.
For the last week I have been more than exhausted. I get a second wind late in the evening so I feel like I don't need to go to bed, but I sure pay for it the next day. You would think I would have learned by now.

Here is a pic that I took today, only 10 more weeks until im due!!!

28 weeks

Ive been so busy this past week I didnt get a chance to post or even take a picture on time. Nothing really new this week. Baby is SO active, mostly in the evenings when I am trying to relax before bed. I was in complete misery last night. every movement was so painful. He/She was playing in my pelvic area and on top of it I was having braxton hicks and the combo was insane. I only have 11 weeks until my due date and I still have so much to do.
I have to start thinking about getting birth supplies. I usually get them between 30-34 weeks. I already have my pool so that isnt a big deal.
I have a ton of diapers to make yet. I bought plain white fabric and dyed them, but @@ at me. I didnt add enough dye or something cause once I washed them they got really light and faded. I am dreading the thought of re-dyeing them. I am half tempted to ask someone else to do it. I have a ton of dye left too.
I really don't know what else to talk about. this has been a busy but boring week so there is nothing to talk about.
Here is a pic that I took 2 days ago. i was 28.2 weeks. I am 28.4 weeks today

27 Weeks!

7 months/3rd trimester here I come!. WOW! How many times do I have to say this? but I cant believe I am this far along already. Where has time went? Im still not ready. There are days when I think I can do it, but then those infamous days where I just want to crawl into a hole come all too often these days.
Baby J is kicking the crap out of me everyday. There is very little sleep time for this little boy or girl it seems. The movement is starting to get painful, mostly in the evening when he/she is the most active. I am pretty sure baby is head down, which makes things interesting. more specifically sitting down. Right where my body bends is right where the baby is at and likes to move. talk about uncomfortable!
Swelling has started. my toes look like sausages by the mid afternoon. Thanks to the heat! I know I am suppose to rest and keep my feet up, YEAH RIGHT! who has time for that???
Sciatic nerve is getting better, but I still have my days.... like today UGH! of course the day I have plans that require lots of walking @@
Im really cutting back on the junk and eating more sensibly and now I am losing weight, hmm??
I think most of it is just water weight. I could not stay off that toilet yesterday it seemed like. and I didnt even drink THAT much either. Im far from depriving myself of food, so I know the weight loss is not an issue. Here is a pic from yesterday- 27 weeks exact

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Belly

Here is a pic from today. Belly sure has taken on a new shape since last week. I got woke up early early this morning to what I thought was the baby literally flipping around. First head down, then a painful maneuver and was sure baby was feet down. Right now im not quite sure. lots of movement but I haven't paid much attention to where I think he/she is at.
My midwife thought the baby was head down at my last appt. doesnt really surprise me, my last 3 went head down and stayed that way fairly early on.

Got the kids' pics back

Been meaning to post pics. We took the kids to a local park and had pics taken (link to the photographers site is a few posts down). she did a FANTASTIC job. The kids had a blast. We opted to get a cd with all of the photos and in the end she put over 260 pics on the disk! It was sooo hard breaking down my favs. but here is some of them :)

26 weeks now!

Had an appt yesterday with my midwife. Hard to believe its been a month already since she was here last. I am 26 weeks today!!
as of yesterday (according to her scale AND after lunch and lots of water lol) I am up 6 pounds. According to my records, I have gained a total of 29 pounds. YIKES! I have 14 weeks to go!! I could easily gain another 15-20 pounds. So I am cutting out the junk. yeah right haha. no but really. I am cutting back. I am going to allow myself a treat 1x a week. Crossing my fingers that I can handle that. the only craving I am really having is ice cream and that is just from this ridiculous heat. I am eating healthier already, its just hard, the past week I have been sick with a stupid cold and for some reason I have been VERY hungry. I am only able to eat small amounts of food until I feel full, but then like an hour later I am feeling hungry again. But everything looks great with the baby. measuring 2 weeks ahead still. heart tones were great. She poked my finger to check my sugar and iron levels. great there. a little hypoglycemic, but that has been a norm for me for the past 10 years. I took a belly pic a few days late last week. I havent taken a new pic for this week yet, so here was my 25 week pic: