*35 weeks*

Ohhhh hey 35 weeks!! 5 weeks or less now!!

 

This past week was sort of a blur...went by pretty fast. I had 5 days off (Thursday through Monday), and I thoroughly enjoyed it!! Daryl and I went with mom on Sunday to MawMaw and PawPaw's to visit. It was nice, having lunch and visiting with them! I hope things get better for them. PawPaw's Alzheimer's isn't getting any better, as he had to ask my mom who I was a few times  :(  Afterwards, we went to Babies R Us and got a few things, and Mom insisted that Daryl and I need a bottle steamer for Camryn...so YET AGAIN, momma bought it for us. She's so amazing!!<3 We got home sort of late, and I was more than ready to hit the couch!!

Monday, Daryl had school and I sat at home pondering childcare options for after I go back to work. I called 2 babysitters around the area and they both had no openings, so I called the daycare Little Feats and spoke with the owner. She said they have no openings but that one will open up in January. So, as long as Daryl and I could pay first week's tuition by the end of the week, we could hold the slot. NO PROBLEM!!!  :)

Well, I worked Tuesday and Wednesday, and same 'ol same 'ol. Swollen feet, sleepy... yeah yeah.

Thursday wasur next doctor's appt. Before the appt, Daryl and I did a dry run to the hospital from the highway so we'd know how to get there. We met up with a girlfriend of mine who actually works in L&D at Virginia Baptist (where I am delivering), who is ALSO due in a few weeks and she showed us around the unit!! It's very pretty! Then we had our appt. My NST went well... I am actually having contractions every few minutes, but as long as they still don't hurt, I am good to go. Cam's HR is still great and my BP was 120/76. My doctor is so pleased with my progress, as am I!!

I got all my winter clothes out and put away the summer clothes this week, too. Feels AWESOME to do that, because this is most definitely my favorite time of year!!...and this also means that it is getting close to time to meet our little baby girl<3

Here are this week's stats...see ya at 36!!!

**How far along? 35 down now, 5 or less to go!!

**Total weight gain/loss: No weight gain this week...I actually lost a pound!

**How Big is Baby?  I don't know right now. We'll see in 2 weeks at our 37wk Ultrasound! But, she FEELS big!!

**Maternity clothes? Good Lord yes. I'm growing out of them through the belly area though. haha

**Stretch marks? <sighs>> It's inevitable.

**Best moment this week: Hearing her heartbeat again on the NST...that never gets old  :*)

**Movement: Yupp...all the time and I love it!! They're starting to hurt though. Hiccups 2x per day...when I wake up and at 5ish at night!

**Food cravings: Just ICE COLD WATER

**Nausea/vomitting? Just a little nausea.

**Gender: BABY GIRL...my Camryn <3

**Labor Signs: Hmm I don't think so yet...

**Belly Button in or out? It's an inny-outty now haha

**Sleep: Up every 2hours (or more) to go pee...roly poly Bonnie. HaHa But seriously, sleeping is sooo hard.



*34 weeks*

34 weeks!! 6 or less now, no matter what!!

Looks like I am hiding a pumpkin under my shirt!!

In the picture above, I just turned 34 weeks and decided it was time for a change...I got my hair cut into the inverted bob and lowlighted for the fall season!! I LOVE IT!!

I'm not going to lie, and since it is my blog, and I am going to whine just a little. The past week was rough on me. I worked the weekend, then off Monday, then back on Tuesday and Wednesday. On my one day off, Monday, Daryl had school, so I decided that maybe it was time to write our thank you notes for all the wonderful family and friends who have given us gifts for our baby girl! Well, talk about pregnancy carpal tunnel! My right middle and ring finger were stiff and hurt so bad!! Then we ran a few errands and hit the hay. I worked the next two days and was so swollen. I got a flu shot Tuesday during the day, but come Tuesday night, I got home and just sat on the edge of the bed and rocked myself. I really thought I was having contractions and was in pain. I called the OB dept at the hospital where I work and talked to them... they suggested I drink alot of water and try to rest. I did, but did not feel so great Wednesday morning. We discharged the one kiddo we had, and I went and laid down in an open room for the rest of the day. Knowing I had 5 days off coming up was veryyyyy relieving! I know that I definitely won't be doing a schedule like that for the rest of this pregnancy!

Small note: Annoying sinuses!! They keep kicking in...post nasal drip, watery eyes. Ugh!!

I had a doctor's appt on Thursday morning...my NST went great! Cam's heartbeat stays around 140 and my blood pressure was 108/64! I didn't gain any weight, and felt just much better that day. My doctor still doesn't like the swelling in my legs/ankles, but seems content with my progress right now. I am still hoping this little girl comes around 38 weeks...I am sooo ready to meet her!! Then having the holidays with my family....ahh, so excited!!

My friend Melissa had her little girl, Addison, this week. Such a precious little thing!! She did great and is doing wonderful! We are planning on going to visit them soon  :)

Well, here are this week's good 'ol stats!! See ya at 35...

**How far along? 34 down, 6 or less to go!!

**Total weight gain/loss: No weight gain this week!

**How Big is Baby?  I don't know right now. We'll see in a few weeks at our 37wk Ultrasound.

 

**Maternity clothes? Good Lord yes. I'm growing out of them through the belly area though. haha

**Stretch marks? <sighs>> It's inevitable.

**Best moment this week: Hearing her heartbeat again on the NST...that never gets old  :*)

**Movement: Yupp...all the time and I love it!! Hiccups 2x per day...when I wake up and at 5ish at night!

**Food cravings: Uhmm, was really excited about wings this week haha

**Nausea/vomitting? Nope!

**Gender: BABY GIRL...my Camryn <3

**Labor Signs: No, but I thought I did and it was really scary!

**Belly Button in or out? Starting to kind of pop out a little!

 

**Sleep: Up every 2hours to go pee...roly poly Bonnie. HaHa

*33 Weeks*

33 weeks!! So close, yet so far!! 7 weeks or less now...that almost sounds a little bit scary! I didn't get a picture this week because time just kind of flew by?! By the time I realized I needed to take a new one, it was almost time for my new blog entry!! So, you'll see a new one at 34 weeks!!

Well, this past week went pretty fast, I suppose. There isn't a whole lot to say about it, really. I was off the weekend, so I did a whole heck of a lot of relaxin'. Daryl decided to paint again, so he painted our spare bathroom a sunflower yellow. My momma picked out the color, and it look beautiful! I will take pics and post them soon! We got a new piece of furniture to put in the bathroom to call our "linen cabinet" and put all of Camryn's towels, washrags, etc, in it. It's kind of "HER" bathroom now  :)

Daryl went and had his Head CT done to check out what may be causing his migraines. Well, all his bloodwork came back perfect and his CT was negative. So, the doctor wants to send him to the eye doctor to check to make sure there is no pressure causing migraines. If that's negative too, we are going to go the sinus route and see if maybe an allergist can diagnose him and maybe check for nasal polyps or whatever else. The doctor really is aiming toward sinus problems and not migraines. So, yet again, we shall see!! I will update yall next time on this.

As for me....well, we had my 33 week NST done on Thursday and I must say, it was pretty neat!! We went in and I sat on a exam table and they hooked me up to a monitor. We got to hear Cam's heartbeat for about 25minutes. She is what they call a "sleepy baby" and didn't want to accelerate like they wanted her to. So, they "zapped" my belly and she kicked HARD!! So fun. My BP was high at first, but then I laid on my left side and it went down. They told me I had two contractions during the test that were 11 minutes apart, but since they were painless and I didn't even know I had them, they were most likely Braxton Hicks and no biggie. So, home I went and no reduced hours or bedrest for me!! I just gotta hold out until 36 weeks to be able to be out for all the holidays...just a few more weeks!!

I am swelling sort of bad these days. The TED hose aren't working so great at work anymore. I take them off after about 8hrs of wearing them at work because they get hot and don't help as much. I am very tired and HUGEmongeous. Nothing fits me. But, in a few weeks, it'll all be better :)

See ya next week, ya'll!!

**How far along? 33 down, 7 or less to go!!

**Total weight gain/loss: I'm not really sure...I forgot to care. HaHa.

**How Big is Baby?  We will see again soon... they say a "honeydew". I don't know, though???

**Maternity clothes? Good Lord yes. I'm growing out of them, though!!

**Stretch marks? <sighs>> It's inevitable.

**Best moment this week: Hearing her heartbeat again on the NST...that never gets old  :*)

**Movement: Yupp...all the time and I love it!! Hiccups 2x per day, atleast!!

**Food cravings: Ice water again!!

**Nausea/vomitting? Nope!

**Gender: BABY GIRL...my Camryn <3

**Labor Signs: Nope ...just BHC here and there.

**Belly Button in or out? It kind of looks like a butthole still. Ha.

**Sleep: Up every 2hours to go pee...roly poly Bonnie. HaHa

*32 weeks*

Here we are at 32 weeks!!!

Time honestly seems like its flying now!! We know that we have NO MORE than 8 weeks left...and that's not alot of time...especially when you are as big as a whale and can hardly move to get things done! Luckily, this past week, we got alot done, but I felt it...I was exhausted!!

Friday, Daryl had school and I ran some errands, then we headed over to Mom and Dad's house and visited with Lauren, Adam, and Connor, who came to visit for the weekend from Houston!! What an amazinggg weekend. That little Connor has got to be the cutest baby I've ever seen!! He's a little ham. He is getting so big so fast and has such a little personality  :)  We left late from their house after visiting for a while, and made it home by 11pm or so. Saturday was my cousin's wedding, and Daryl and I took a few pics at the gazebo to call our "maternity photos" haha. Hey, thanks momma! Here is one of them...

I look huge...but whateverrrr. She's soo worth it  :)



Come Sunday, I was completely EXHAUSTED, but it was my baby shower!! We got up early and headed to Chesterfield and had my baby shower at a place called Sergio's Restaurant (best pizza and ziti EVER). It was a wonderful turnout of about 30 or so friends and family. We got so much of what we need...stroller, carseats, swing, boppy, bumbo, clothes, etc. What an awesome occasion  :) We still have to get a few things like bottles and diapers/wipes and stuff, but the big stuff is done!! THANKS EVERYONE!! Once we got home, we brought everything in and just set it in her room and hit the sheets. Soooo tired.

Monday at work was a chore!! I was exhausted and Daryl texted me and told me he was struggling as well. We made it through and crashed once we got home. Then Tuesday we got up and headed to her room and spent ALL DAY in there putting together her stuff and washing her clothes. I didn't realize it was so late until it was almsot dark out. I worked Mon, Wed, Fri. this past week, so it was hard to actually rest up some. SWOLLEN FEET...story of my life this week!!

Thursday was our 32 week appt, and we had another US done. Camryn is weighing in at a whopping 5lbs2oz, and I am measuring at 35 weeks!! HOLY COW!! The US tech kind of giggled and said "Wowwww". So, hopefully we'll have her a little early (but not tooo early). She is head down and her HR is 151!! My BP was 125/70... AWESOME for me. Go me  :) The doctor wanted me to schedule a Non Stress Test for every week from here on out, so looks like we get to hear Cam's heartbeat on a monitor every week until she's born now! Very reassuring  :) After our appt, Daryl and I had lunch and made a trip to Target and picked up some tid bits, like diapers, wipes, bath stuff, etc, for Cam. Getting it all together!!

I had to go to a staff meeting at work that day as well and the girls at work threw me a little baby shower!! They bought us our Pack-N-play and had snacks and a cake!! It was soo sweet and we were soo thankful!!

Well, here are the updates for the week. See ya at 33!!

**How far along? 32 down, 8 or less to go!!

**Total weight gain/loss: +2 this week...I did NOT eat so great this week. Woops.

**How Big is Baby?  Camryn's gonna be a big girl!! Already measuring 5lbs2oz!!

**Maternity clothes? YES...but starting to outgrow alot of them. Eeeeek.

**Stretch marks? <sighs>> It's inevitable.

**Best moment this week: Hearing that she's a big, healthy girl  :)

**Movement: Yupp... alot of them hurt now! She's very active...when I get up from lying down, I have to sit there and give her a minute to let her shift herself down and OUT of my ribcage.

**Food cravings: I couldn't seem to get enough ice water this week...

**Nausea/vomitting? Nope!

**Gender: BABY GIRL...my Camryn <3

**Labor Signs: Nope ...just BHC here and there.

**Belly Button in or out? It kind of looks like a butthole.

**Sleep: Up every 2hours to go pee...roly poly Bonnie. HaHa



*31 weeks*

Welp, here we are at week 31!!

 The picture above was taken right before we left for our baby shower on 9/11/11!!

This past week was kind of interesting. I worked the weekend, and it wasn't bad. I obviously get tired easier and quicker these days, but it wasn't a bad weekend. Swelling, yeah, but my compression hose are still hanging in there!! Sunday night/Monday morning at about 3am, the dogs were going NUTS in the living room, barking and howling...I had pillows surrounding me, literally, and I could not for the life of me get up or roll over to wake Daryl up; so, I just threw my hand back and kind of smacked him hard across the chest. Poor thing, he jumped up so fast and ran into the wall, then the pole on the end of the bed...I yelled "Babe, calm down!" and he said "Oh." I laughed for about 30 mins, I don't know why. But when you see a grown man run into a wall it is kind of funny. TeeHee. Poor thing. Love him!!

I pre-registered at the hospital this week, so that when I go into labor and am in some pain, I don't have to go sit in registration and answer questions for an hour. So, that's done...good thing!!

I meant to mention this last week...I asked my doctor how far along she will let me go, just for future reference ...and she said that because of my blood pressure history, she won't allow me to go past my 40 week mark. So, if I have not had Camryn by 39 weeks (11/4/11), we will most likely schedule an induction for 11/11/11. So, that's good news!!  :)

So, Monday morning, I got up and wasn't feeling quite right. I know being very pregnant you are supposed to have to use the bathroom alot, but I was feeling the CONSTANT urgency to need to go...but it didn't hurt like a UTI. So, I tried to wait it out, and went to work Tuesday. Well, I floated alllll over the hospital (which is getting really hard), and I was completely miserable. I was constantly feeling like I needed to use the bathroom but really didn't, and it was just hard on me. So Wednesday morning I called and made an appt to see my GP in town and went and got tested...sure enough, it was a UTI. They put me on Macrobid, and antibiotic, for ten days to get rid of it. So far so good. I HATE taking any medication, but if I don't, the infection could get up into my kidneys and then I will have a BIGGGG problem.

Same as usual heartburn is getting a little worse, so Tums are really helpful these days!! I like pizza still, but not QUITE as much as I did. Salad was kinda my thing this week...and water. But, that's nothing new.

Here are the week's updates. See ya at 32!!!!

**How far along? 31 down, 9 or less to go!!

**Total weight gain/loss: +1 this week...I hope it stays this way from here on out!!

**How Big is Baby?  She's measuring in at anywhere from 3.5-4lbs and 18" long! I can update her actual weight next week when we get our UltraSound again!!

**Maternity clothes? YES. YES. YES.

**Stretch marks? <sighs>> It's inevitable.

**Best moment this week: Just her jabs, punches, rolls, kicks...knowing she's in there and active :)

**Movement: Yupp...I can definitely feel the 'hard' spots...like an elbow, or knee, or butt...and sometimes it hurts!! She likes to burrow herself in my sternum if I slouch and it hurts alotttt!

**Food cravings:  Uhmm...salad and fruit??

**Nausea/vomitting? Nope!

**Gender: BABY GIRL...my Camryn <3

**Labor Signs: Nope ...some pretty tough Braxton Hicks on Thursday afternoon!!

**Belly Button in or out? I think it wants to pop out, but can't for some reason haha

**Sleep: Up every 2hours ATLEAST to go pee... and it's probably only going to get worse!

*New Paint*

Here is our living room/ dining room/ kitchen with new paint!!..

<3 THANKS TO DARYL!! <3

**30 WeEkS**

30 WEEKS!! 3/4 of the way through this pregnancy!!

Well, this past week was pretty yadayada. Over the weekend, Hurricane Irene hit the east coast and devastated alot of people. We were lucky as we were far enough west that we just got wind and rain. I don't know anyone personally who got hit that bad that they had damages or anything, so I felt pretty blessed. It was a very laid back weekend, and we didn't do much but rest! I had a pretty sore throat and horrible nasal drainage Sunday, so you would have found me laying in bed most of the day with Daryl beside me, watching the Reds and doing some homework. Relaxing little weekend!!

Monday I worked and it was pretty nice, actually. Not too busy, but then came Thursday. UGH. Soooo crazy busy at work that I cried secretively in the bathroom for a few minutes because I was so exhausted and dehydrated because I didn't get a change to eat/drink anything for 6 hours!! Wowwzer. And dear me, pregnancy brain has gotten the best of me. I forget everythinggggg. Atleast my friends just giggle along and make me not feel so bad about it :)

Friday was our 30wk appt!! We tried for the 3d/4d UltraSound again, but Camryn was extra shy this time!! She really had her fists in front of her face. The US tech gave me a Coke and had me drink a little, then we tried again. So, well....YEAH RIGHT. Camryn turned over, burrowed herself into my back, and put her hands behind her head!! Wow, thanks baby girl!! HaHa. So they are refunding us the money we paid for the US but we get to keep the few pics we got last time!! Pretty cool :)  My bp was 137/70 and my belly is measuring perfectly! Doctor was very pleased and is seeing me back in two weeks again...and we get another US  then as well to check  Cam's growth. Time's a flyin'....she'll be here before we know it!!

Well friends, here are the weekly updates!! See ya at 31!!

**How far along? 30 down, 10ish to go!!

**Total weight gain/loss: +1.5 this week again...no too bad!!

**How Big is Baby?  She's measuring in at over 3lbs...they wouldn't tell me her size because it could overlap from what they told me last week...so over 3lbs!!

**Maternity clothes? Yupper. And noooo other.

**Stretch marks? <sighs>> It's inevitable.

**Best moment this week: Seeing my baby girl on the US and hearing her heartbeat<3

**Movement: Yupp...I can definitely feel the 'hard' spots...like an elbow, or knee, or butt...and sometimes it hurts!! She likes to burrow herself in my sternum if I slouch and it hurts alotttt!

**Food cravings:  Uhmm...nothing really?

**Nausea/vomitting? Nope!

**Gender: BABY GIRL...my Camryn <3

**Labor Signs: Nope

**Belly Button in or out? I think it wants to pop out, but can't for some reason haha

**Sleep: Up every 2hours or so to go pee... and it's probably only going to get worse!