29 and 30 Week Update

29 weeks and 2 days

30 weeks and 1 day - I think my belly popped out more this week - I've gotten a couple "woah belly" comments - it's hard to say in a picture because I'm wearing black last week and white this week and black is "slimming" :) But my mom said it, so it must be true!!!

  How far along: 30 weeks and 1 day - I missed posting this last week...but I'll still include my last weeks' picture :)

Size of baby: At 29 weeks it said about 17 inches...still...the size of a butternut squash! At 30 weeks, about 18 inches and the size of a head of lettuce!

Total weight gain/loss: Up 6 pounds now total. Apparently I gained 2 in the last week...but I totally get it. I've been craving carbs and sugar this past week and eaten a lot more than my entire pregnancy thus far. It's okay. It's healthy. Well, save for the sugar...it hasn't been that bad, but I totally give into the cravings a bit to help ease them!

Maternity clothes:  So once you answer this question yes, do I really need to answer it every week?

Movement: It's the kind of movement I love. The kind I giggle at. The kind that makes me thankful I'm pregnant and experiencing this again. The kick you in the side so it kind of hurts, but at the same time is just so sweet and cute. The rolling all over, some sort of crazy random limb movement. I love it. It's a beautiful thing.

Sleep: I'm so tired. Iron is not helping. But I'm sleeping well. We've given up on Alexys and I'm just gonna hope that once baby comes, she'll want her own bed. Otherwise, for now, she's in the middle - I told her it's BYOB and to leave me alone. And clearly that's bring your own blanket. I'm too tired to deal with it and gave up. So apparently we have a family bed...and not by choice. Oh well. Pretty soon she'll be a teenager and hate me. Perhaps I'll climb into HER bed at noon when she won't get out of bed, steal her blankets, and cuddle up :D Oh. But pregnancy. Yeah, I'm sleeping fine and napping on any day I can. 

Cravings: Okay, yes. And my husband thinks they're totally gross. I made homemade macaroni and cheese...but I added a ton of Parmesan to it...and because I was craving processed deli meat (don't judge), I added it (it was cooked this way and safe). He said it tasted grainy and like soap. For dinner and lunch yesterday I ate eggs fried over red onion, red peppers, chicken, and mushrooms, and then put salsa on top. I totally craved gummy bears and bought some of the organic, juice ones. So yummy. Mmmm...

Symptoms: They're the good kind of symptoms, honestly. Well, besides the stabby crotch pains and the waddling. But that's not bad at all. I can totally handle it. And yes, I just admitted to stabby crotch pains on my blog. Ha. I can't complain. For now, I'm really enjoying this part of pregnancy except for being so gosh darn tired and the occasional heart burn moment.

Best moment of the week: We moved our bedroom around this weekend so that we can bring up the playpen (we use the top bassinet part for babe) and put it in our room. I'm going away tomorrow for 4 days to Edmonton for skating and I had promised myself always that it was after Mountains that I could start washing and prepping stuff. And it's here! I can't wait to wash everything and set it all up :)