34 weeks

btw, i'm aware that i missed that last 4 weeks of posts. nothing major has occurred though, so i didn't see the point of catching up. ahha

Your baby's the size of a butternut squash!

At less than two months to go, he weighs in at about 4.2 pounds to 5.8 pounds and measures about 17.2 to 18.7 inches.

How far along: 34 weeks.

Total weight gain: hm, i really should remember what my starting weight was. i think it's around 14lbs.

 Maternity clothes: i still avoid ... elastic and dresses are my friends.

Stretch marks: yeah, from previous pregnancies.

Sleep: want more. 

Best moment of this week: hm, hearing heartbeat. 

Miss anything:  same ole.

Movement: yah, he's rather strong. i can actually SEE him kicking his foot out.

 Food cravings: eh, nothing i can think of right now.

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: yeh.

Gender: boy!

Labor signs: nothing major.

Belly button in or out: flat, sometimes poking out depending on where he is laying.

Wedding rings on or off: on, always.

Happy or moody most of the time: happy.

Looking forward to: labor. HAHA

i'm pretty sure bear is transverse. obviously, won't know for sure until next appointment after i'm checked and/or with a sonogram but we're thinking he is. i have been feeling more pressure down low so hoping that he is making his way down and we don't have to try to turn him. 

bending over KILLS me. ugh. i feel like i'm constantly doing it too. 

and of course, i'm tired all the time and doing anything makes me out of breath. 

i'm ready for my boy to be here!

30 weeks

Your baby's the size of a cucumber!

Your 15.2- to 16.7-inch, 2.5- to 3.8-pound baby continues to grow.

How far along: 30 weeks. AH!

Total weight gain: 2lbs ... so up a total of almost 10lbs thus far.

 Maternity clothes: i prefer elastic waist haha

Stretch marks: yeah yeah yeah.

Sleep: it's actually been on the good side, i'll take it!! 

Best moment of this week: hearing his heartbeat at the doctor! and of course my doctor telling me that my weight gain is completely perfect and even if i gained another 10lbs in 10 weeks, i'd be completely fine!

Miss anything:  same ole.

Movement: yes, squirmy baby.

 Food cravings: tea. hot tea!

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: yeh.

Gender: boy!

Labor signs: contractions fairly often - but nothing serious.

Belly button in or out: kinda flat. haha

Wedding rings on or off: on, always.

Happy or moody most of the time: happy.

Looking forward to: hmm - vacation in 2 weeks?! 

so, not much updates this week. 

doctor went good - it was my last 'monthly' appointment. now i start the every 2 weeks!

i gained 2 lbs this past month so i'm up a total of almost 10 ... which my doctor reassured me it was perfect. haha i'd like to not gain anymore though! ;)

aside from that - it's been a really lazy week. i haven't had motivation to do much at all - mainly because the smallest of tasks (i.e. going up the stairs) wears me out. 

not to mention i'm super anxious for these next weeks to fly by so i can hold my boy. i am ready to have him here and NOT BE PREGNANT! HAHA!

a name :)

 barrett harvey poag

and he shall be called bear, by most!

we had a really hard time deciding on this name. i kind of always knew that the middle name would be harvey (it's my grandy's name - well, his middle name but he goes by it). 

so deciding on a first name to go with that and one that fit in with our family was tough.

i kept hearing the name bennett and although i like the name, already know a few. so i started thinking of variations and just thought barrett. i never knew it actually existed until i did research and found out it's actually a real name. HAHA ;)

anyway - it was the first name we said to kullen that he liked. and he has been referring to his brother as bear ever since. he's even fought with my mom over it stating "no, his name is BEAR!"

i can't wait to snuggle my little bear :)

29 weeks

Your baby's the size of an acorn squash!

Baby already measures about 15.2 to 16.7 inches long. Right now, we weighs about 2.5 to 3.8 pounds but he's still got a ways to go -- can you believe he'll triple in weight before birth?

How far along: 29 weeks! :)

Total weight gain: i'll find out next week at my appt - hopefully not a ton!

 Maternity clothes: i prefer elastic waist haha

Stretch marks: yeah yeah yeah.

Sleep: things have been eh this week. some nights great, others .. not so much.

Best moment of this week: seeing my babe in 4d :)

Miss anything:  same ole.

Movement: yes, squirmy baby.

 Food cravings: sweets. gimme.

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: yeh.

Gender: boy!

Labor signs:  just the continued contractions but no sign of REAL labor yet.

Belly button in or out: kinda flat. haha

Wedding rings on or off: on, always.

Happy or moody most of the time: happy.

Looking forward to: announcing name :)

we got to see our little bit on monday of this week!! he is quite cramped inside ... and looks to be a giant! ahha but we got some good sights of him and even saw him smile. we both think he looks a lot like rhys did in utero so can't WAIT to see him for real. 

other than that ... nothing new over this way!

28 weeks

Your baby's the size of an eggplant!

Putting on layers of fat, your baby now weighs in around 1.5 to 2.5 pounds and measures about 13.6 to 14.8 inches.

How far along: 28 weeks. hello third trimester! 

Total weight gain: 2lbs

 Maternity clothes: i prefer elastic waist haha

Stretch marks: yeah yeah yeah.

Sleep: i've had a few bad nights this week ... getting up MULTIPLE times to pee and then of course just not being able to sleep.

Best moment of this week: third trimester! :D

Miss anything:  same ole.

Movement: yes, squirmy baby.

 Food cravings: ice cream. fo sho.

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: yeh.

Gender: boy!

Labor signs: contractions fairly often - but nothing serious.

Belly button in or out: kinda flat. haha

Wedding rings on or off: on, always.

Happy or moody most of the time: happy.

Looking forward to: seeing my babe next week at a sono!

this isn't so much baby related BUUUUT we've got everything for the boys new 'big boy' room! beds, mattresses (ordered) and paint. now we just have to do it ... and by we, i mean adam. we'll be moving kullen's bed (aka our old bed, the most comfiest in the world) to my friend aubrey's house for the time being. then, we'll paint their room. put their beds together and start the transition. i'm nervous about moving rhys out of his crib and into a big boy room - but hoping he'll do fine. and also hoping it will help kullen 'transition' into sleeping and staying in his room all night long!

nothing super new with baby. getting bigger and i can definitely tell difference between a kick and a move of an arm - which is cool. he's not a real hiccupy baby like my others ... not sure what that means. he also seems to be a night owl. awesome. ;)

& for fun ... here's a picture of me. (if you follow me on instagram, you've seen it. haha!)

27 weeks

Your baby's the size of a rutabaga!

At 13.6 to 14.8 inches and 1.5 to 2.5 pounds, he's not just getting bigger, he's getting smarter.

How far along: 27 weeks.

Total weight gain: 2lbs

 Maternity clothes: i prefer elastic waist haha

Stretch marks: yeah yeah yeah.

Sleep: going okay this week ... no troubles aside from getting up like 3-4 times to pee.

Best moment of this week: doctors appt i suppose. realizing i didn't gain 10lbs like i thought! haha

Miss anything:  same ole.

Movement: yes, squirmy baby.

 Food cravings: eating out? haha

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: yeh.

Gender: boy!

Labor signs: contractions fairly often - but nothing serious.

Belly button in or out: kinda flat. haha

Wedding rings on or off: on, always.

Happy or moody most of the time: happy.

Looking forward to: seeing my babe next week at a sono!

i've got the pregnancy line! you know that weird/brownish line that goes down the middle of your belly? yeah, it's appearing this week. what a beauty. haha

and that's about the only update this week. i'm still having BH quite often ... usually at night and if i'm stressed about something then they come more frequently. i'm excited to be entering my third trimester next week - and in the home stretch! :) i'm ready to meet my babe!

26 weeks

HAPPY 4th OF JULY!

Your baby's the size of a head of lettuce!

He's still growing in the 13.6- to 14.8-inch and 1.5- to 2.5-pound range, and developing his senses, features and talents!

How far along: 26 weeks.

Total weight gain: too much i'm sure but i'll find out for sure on tuesday.

Maternity clothes: i prefer elastic waist haha

Stretch marks: yeah yeah yeah.

Sleep: i love sleep - although still suffering from a bit of insomnia now and again.

Best moment of this week: i guess NOT going into real labor? haha

Miss anything:  sure, especially today. haha

Movement: yes, squirmy baby.

 Food cravings: breakfast. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: yeh.

Gender: boy!

Labor signs: yes. well ... kind of. i've been having contractions and had a little scare on tuesday.

Belly button in or out: kinda flat. haha

Wedding rings on or off: on, always.

Happy or moody most of the time: both this week .. depends on day and hour and minute.

Looking forward to: doctors on tuesday? haha

so on tuesday - i had a little scare. we had a busy day with rhys' allergy appointment and then trying to rush in rain to get to an appointment for kullen (which ended up being rescheduled but i still had to drive home from rhys' appt in a downpour!) - then i had to run out to target to get a prescription lotion for rhys .. they told me 20 minutes so i walked around and checked back in 20 - and they said it'd be right up. 20 minutes from then, it was. but not before i dropped my phone while paying for it and shattered the front screen. AWESOME.
then i get home and make dinner, bathe the kids and finally decide to lay down for a minute because i was having noticeable contractions (BHs). so, after a little bit of them still coming every 2/3 minutes and not stopping - i started to get scared. 40 minutes passed like this but the contractions were not getting worse - just remaining consistent so i didn't want to panic. i decided to get up and walk around a bit and then lay back down and if they weren't gone by 8:30, i was going to go to the hospital. LUCKILY - they eased up a bit. they didn't quite go away but they weren't consistent and only had a couple more before bed.
since then - i've been having them here and there but nothing like tuesday night. can't wait to bring it up to my doctor to see what he thinks.

aside from that ... not much else. 
glucose test on tuesday so THAT'LL be fun. although i really don't mind the hawaiian punch like drink. haha 

and then i scheduled a 4d sonogram for later this month. through a facebook contest i won a 50% off prize - so i booked on a monday which already has a half price special so i'm getting half off the already half off :) can't beat it. and i'm excited to see my little man again!  hopefully by then we can announce his name!

25 weeks

Your baby's the size of a cauliflower!

During month six, the average fetus measures about 13.6 inches to 14.8 inches and weighs about 1.5 to 2.5 pounds.

How far along: 25 weeks.

Total weight gain: too much i'm sure. 

Maternity clothes: still avoiding them - although i have a pair of shorts that i love as long as i roll the 'belly band' down some. 

Stretch marks: eeks. i'm afraid of new ones. but could just be because i allowed my poor nakie bellah to get awfully sunburnt. 

Sleep: i love sleep - although still suffering from a bit of insomnia now and again.

Best moment of this week: so many compliments on how great i look ... because i don't see it. 

Miss anything:  sure, of course.

Movement: yes, squirmy baby.

 Food cravings: eh, nothing major this week ... aside from sweets. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: yeh.

Gender: boy!

Labor signs: nahhh.

Belly button in or out: kinda flat. haha

Wedding rings on or off: on, always.

Happy or moody most of the time: bipolar betty over here ... happy this moment, it could change in the next 5.

Looking forward to: labor. hahaha --yep. 15 weeks to go. haha

so, again no huge updates. i feel like this is the 'lull' part of pregnancy for me. the baby is already active and i pretty much know his schedule of 'kicking/moving' and sleeping. of course if i eat certain things - he's more active than not. so aside from getting bigger day after day - there isn't much going on. 

my boobs have started leaking, so yeah, THAT'S cool. and i already notice them 'fuller' than previously. now, one part of me is hoping that this means mister is coming early (although not THIS yearly) but the other part knows that's not what leaking means. haha! a girl can dream though, right? an august baby sounds appealing ;)

we were watching something on discovery channel the other day and one of the 'interviewees' name (first and last) was the name we've pretty much chosen (first and middle though) for our babe. i had to rewind and everything .. both of us thought it was the 'sign' we were waiting on. haha so stay tuned for that announcement.

a while back, i won a half priced sonogram through a facebook contest. i need to email about it because i never followed up. i'm hoping that i can still get the discount and if so, schedule something soon - i'm ready for another sneak peek at my boy! 

24 weeks!

your baby's the size of a cantaloupe!

Your 10.5-to-11.8-inch fetus weighs about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces and every week she gets closer and closer to being ready to survive (and thrive!) in the outside world.

How far along: 24 weeks.

Total weight gain: wouldn't be surprised if i gained another pound this week. ha

'Maternity clothes: eh, not usually.

Stretch marks: nothing new.

Sleep: today, i want more. 

Best moment of this week: not pregnancy related but my 'baby' turned 4!

Miss anything:  sure, of course.

Movement: oh yes, quite often! :)

 Food cravings: cereal, ice cream, soda. all the good things.

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: yeh.

Gender: boy!

Labor signs: nah ... not so much. although i swear i've felt contractions here and there.

Belly button in or out: still in .. somewhat.

Wedding rings on or off: on, always.

Happy or moody most of the time: moody.

Looking forward to: labor. hahaha

another boring week pretty much!

i'm so ready to have him ... although we haven't 100% decided on a name. pregnant is so long. haha! i love feeling him move and so does big brother kullen!

sleep is still okay .. still waking up sometimes and having trouble falling back asleep but some nights are fine. and i never feel like i get enough!

23 weeks

your baby's the size of a grapefruit!

At about 10.5 to 11.8 inches and about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces, baby's not just getting bigger, she's getting even cuter.

How far along: 23 weeks.

Total weight gain: omg. 4lbs. in a month. daggggger.

'Maternity clothes: i think i've wore a pair of maternity shorts .. but usually i do the rubber band through the loop thing or just wear stretchy clothes. 

Stretch marks: nothing new.

Sleep: ugh. i think pregnancy induced insomnia is creeping up. something i never really had before. i typically wake up at some point during the night to pee and have a very hard time falling back asleep. sucks. 

Best moment of this week: nothing big this week.

Miss anything:  sure, of course.

Movement: oh yes, quite often! :)

 Food cravings: cereal?

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope.

Have you started to show yet: yeh.

Gender: boy!

Labor signs: nope!

Belly button in or out: still in .. somewhat.

Wedding rings on or off: on, always.

Happy or moody most of the time: eh, happy this week? 

Looking forward to: picking a name! -- for reals.

so i mentioned it above but pregnancy insomnia - it's the pits. i have never - EVER - had a issue with sleep. i fall asleep quick and remain that way all night .. not wanting to get up! but lately, once i wake up to pee ... getting back to sleep is awful. i toss and turn trying to get comfortable and even when i'm comfy .. i don't feel tired. i often contemplate getting up and doing something other than tossing but never do. eventually i do fall back asleep and it's good sleep - it's just GETTING there that sucks.

name - gah. we are a referring to baby by a name but it's not one totally set in stone. even if we don't choose this name - the nickname will likely stick. kullen loves it. haha

i'm feeling heavy/big bellied these days. i know i have a LONG way to go. makes me nervous! haha!

so yeah ... not much new. i'm already ready to meet this kid! and to not be pregnant anymore! :) i'm wondering if this is it for me ... only time will tell i suppose!