15 Months

In hopes to remember all the little things, I will attempt a monthly post of the baby haps' So Here we go! Age: 15 months Clothes: 18-24 month. 18 month clothes have been lasting a lot longer than I thought they were. Hopefully she will fit into some 24 month long sleeves this winter since we have a decent stash handed down and bought over Christmas. Even if she doesn't I’m sure they will fit for fall. Unless she has some crazy growth spurt! Shoes are size 5 for now. She likes to “put them away”. In Mommy’s closet with Mommy’s shoes <3 E has a slight sock obsession. And knows that they belong on her “toochies” (tootsies). She will try to put them on but has not been successful yet. Pro at taking them off though  especially in the car. Loves to wear her winter hats! Favorite Foods: Mac and Cheese, pomagrantes, grapes, little pizzas, peas, cheese, fishies, animal crackers Favorite Words: Mommy, Daddy, kitty, doggy, woof woof, Caliou?, ‘what’s this?’, bobby (happy) Favorite Activities: going down the slide grandma and grandpa got her for Christmas, climbing stairs, climbing sofas, climbing chairs… you get the idea. She also LOVES brushing her teeth. All I have to say is “let’s go brush your teeth” and she will run to the bathroom. Hide and seek with Daddy Favorite Things: her blankees, and a penguin (she likes to push his nose in and have mommy or daddy pop it out) Signature Moves: spinning in a circle, peek a boo (slaps her face with both hands over her eyes and holds them there for an extended period of time before we "find" her ) Proudest Moments: Fell off the chair onto her face, ouch! Till next month !

39 Weeks!

How many weeks: 39 Weeks! 
Touch your toes?no
Stretch marks? yes
Sleep: HORRIBLE!
Best moment this week: Finishing the baby room!! YAY!
Miss Anything? sleep
Movement: she's slowed down a bit, maybe running out of room or resting up for her big exit.
Food cravings: Starving
Anything making you queasy or sick: no
Gender:  It's a GIRL!
Labor Signs: pressure, cramping, contractions, stabbing pains
Symptoms: carpal tunnel, back ache, fatigue, slowness, swollen feet and hands and everything in general really
Belly Button in or out? OUT!
Wedding rings on or off? off :-(
Happy or Moody most of the time: mostly happy just tired which probably results in some pissy moods
Looking forward to:  Baby G! Any day now!!!!

38 weeks!

Well this week we had a tiny scare. Spent a few hours in labor and delivery with some blood pressure issues. Just needed some rest and it came down.  This week things have changed a lot. I thought it was hard to move before, well it's almost impossible now.  I have definitely been spending more time on the couch and listening to my body to slow down.  I keep thinking she's coming early but we all know she's the boss.

How many weeks: 38 Weeks! 
Touch your toes?no
Stretch marks? yes, more showing up in random places.
Sleep: Do I dare say I'm sleeping a little better? Still getting up a million times but having an easier time going back to sleep, watch now I won't sleep.
Best moment this week: listening to my baby girls heart beat for 4 hours while in the hospital.
Miss Anything? wine, being able to get up from the couch with out grunting and using all my strength.
Movement: she's slowed down a bit, maybe running out of room or resting up for her big exit.
Food cravings: eating anything and everything insight and still havent' gained anything in 4 weeks!
Anything making you queasy or sick: no
Gender:  It's a GIRL!
Labor Signs: braxton hicks, lots of pressure and cramping
Symptoms: carpal tunnel, back ache, fatigue, slowness
Belly Button in or out? OUT! It finally happened!
Wedding rings on or off? wedding band only is on.

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy most of the time.
Looking forward to:  Finishing the nursery.  We got the glider last night so we just need to put that together and get the extra junk out of the room and we are all ready for Baby G!

30 Weeks!

Countdown is seriously on! 10 weeks to go, hopefully :-)  This week was the week of dropping things. Or maybe I just notice how much I drop now more since I can't bend down. You know it's bad when you drop your keys and for a split second think, "hmm it might just be easier to buy another car"

How many weeks: 30 Weeks!
Touch your toes? Can't touch my toes. not no way, not no how
Stretch marks? they are creeping higher and higher on my belly
Sleep: it's just frustrating.
Best moment this week: got some fro yo not once but TWICE! And had a date night with the hubs!
Miss Anything? sleep and energy
Movement: This week I can tell things are getting cramped in there. Her movements are bigger.  We saw a leg, or arm or something move clear across my belly the other night.
Food cravings: not reallyAnything making you queasy or sick: nope
Gender:  It's a GIRL!
Labor Signs: nope

Symptoms: Carpal Tunnel, heartburn,  leg cramps in the middle of the night, back pain has returned.
Belly Button in or out?  I swear she was trying to pop it out the other night, but she was unsuccessful.
Wedding rings on or off? on! except for one super humid hot day. Thank you so much for all the heat waves this year!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy with the occasional melt down.
Looking forward to: getting under 10 weeks!  Can't believe we are almost there!

29 Weeks

How many weeks: 29 Weeks!
Touch your toes? Not happening.
Stretch marks? lots
Sleep: it's just frustrating.
Best moment this week: Having a fun day with my prego bff :-) here is a pic of us a few weeks ago. We are about 9 weeks apart and both having little girls!!!

Miss Anything? getting out of bed without rolling out
Movement: Lots and lots, sometimes painful jabs, last night I swear she was trying to get out. Not yet little girl, you still have some time to cook.

Food cravings: 

Mint Chocolate Chip cupcake!

Anything making you queasy or sick: staying away from fried foods, wasn't eating much to begin with but it's probably best this is out of my diet.
Gender:  It's a GIRL!
Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: all of the previous ones now hot flashes?
Belly Button in or out?  still in!
Wedding rings on or off? on!

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy
Looking forward to: Having a day off with the hubs this weekend :-) We are off to a wedding!

28 Weeks!

Hello 3rd Trimester! I welcome you with open arms and heartburn.  Please treat me well the next 12 weeks, I promise to behave myself.

My Mom took this picture. What do you think the hubs is thinking?

How many weeks: 28 Weeks!
Touch your toes? It's official, baby girl is in the way.
Stretch marks? ugh yea...
Sleep: it's just frustrating.
Best moment this week: Progress made in the baby room! Finally got some time with the hubs on the 4th to get some stuff Craigslisted and donated!
Miss Anything? wine and Landshark
Movement: She's a feisty little one! and thinks she's funny jabbing me in the bladder.  You better be cute kid.
Food cravings: nothing special
Anything making you queasy or sick: definitely can't eat fried foods, will give you heart burn for days. I splurdged the other night on Chik-Fil-A chicken nuggets and fries and it was a horrible night of breathing fire.
Gender:  It's a GIRL!
Labor Signs: no, although I think I'm having some braxton hicks contractions.  My belly will get really tight and I'll have a dull pain for a little and then it goes away.

Symptoms: Carpal Tunnel, heartburn,  and generalized slowness.
Belly Button in or out?  Will it forever be an inny? only time will tell
Wedding rings on or off? on!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy
Looking forward to: getting past my Dr.'s appointment. Ugh they cause so much stress!

27 Weeks!

Totally failed to take a belly pic.....ooops!

How many weeks: 27 Weeks!
Touch your toes? I could yesterday!!
Stretch marks? yup!
Sleep: constant battle between me, and the 5 pillows I sleep with
Best moment this week: Spending the day with the hubs, end enjoying a sweet breakfast at Cracker Barrel mmmm bacon!
Miss Anything? sleep, I just want to sleeeeeeep
Movement: Lots and lots!  This week she kicked the Dr. when she was finding her heartrate with the doppler. hehe feisty little girl!
Food cravings: still lots of fruit,
Anything making you queasy or sick: the thought of everything that needs to get done before she's here!
Gender:  It's a GIRL!
Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: same as previous week plus heart burn
Belly Button in or out?still in, which is surprising
Wedding rings on or off? on!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy with a dash of crazy pregnant woman disorder
Looking forward to: a day off in the middle of the week for the 4th~!  and an extra plus?! my hubby has off!  Time to cross some things off our list!

I don't think I've mentioned this before.  Just something I want to remember and know I will probably forget.  Baby G is consistantly hanging out on my left side, so much so now that my belly is actually lopsided. It's kinda funny.  If I felt comfortable putting my bare belly all over the internet I would show you , but that's just not going to happen so you'll just have to visualize a lopsided belly.
Also this week, had my Dr. appointment.  Sent me to do an early glucose test, the test for Gestational Diabetes. Let's all keep our fingers crossed that the results are negative and my sugars behave themselves.  what prompted it a few weeks early is my "rapid weight gain".  I had a full on complete meltdown at the Dr.'s office.  For the record...I have been eating very balanced meals, and walking atleast 10 miles/week.  I have gained quite a bit of weight and am definately above the amount that "should" be gained at this point.  So I had the test a few days ago and I'm awaiting my results.  And PEOPLE this test is not as horrible as everyone makes it sound.  The drink tastes like flat sugary orange soda, it did not make me jittery or quesy nor did I have a major sugar crash after and need to take a nap.  I did not fast as it was not required for the 1 hour test.  I had a low carb dinner ( grilled chicken and salad)  and for breakfast (1 hour prior to test) I ate eggs with cheese and 2 slices of low cal multi grain bread with smart balance.  So... hopefully those are good signs?  We'll see and I will let you know.

26 Weeks!

This week the hubs had his birthday the big 3-1!! We celebrated by going out to dinner and having some ice cream cake back at home. 

How many weeks: 26 Weeks!
Touch your toes? nope I'm about 1/2 inch away from touching my toes.
Stretch marks? lots, mostly on the left side where baby girl likes to hang out.
Sleep: yea that just doesn't happen anymore
Best moment this week: okay...I broke down and had a turkey sub. I know I know bad mommy. But it was from a sub shop that slices their own meat daily so I think we are safe.  And it was SO GOOD!
Miss Anything? wine.........really missed that this week
Movement: She's moving and groovin'!  She will occasionally respond to a poke.  And was dancing to music last night!
Food cravings: eating lots of fruit
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Gender:  It's a GIRL!
Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: itchy belly, no sleep, leg cramps at night, carpal tunnel, swelling in feet, and it's getting hard to put my socks on, among other symptoms that I'm not about to discuss on the interweb.
Belly Button in or out? in but not for long
Wedding rings on or off? on!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: entering the third and final trimester! Time is flying by, but going slow at the same time.

25 Weeks

How many weeks: 25 Weeks!
Touch your toes? Yup, this may be the last week however, things are starting to get a little cramped in there.
Stretch marks? yup, growing in number by the minutes
Sleep: eh, here and there I get sleep.
Best moment this week: Watching my good friend get married!!!
Miss Anything? sleep, margaritas, turkey sandwiches
Movement: lots of movement! sometimes I wonder what she's doing in there, feels like she's having a dance party.  It makes me giggle :-)
Food cravings: nothing inparticular
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Gender:  It's a GIRL!
Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: Carpal Tunnel, swelling in my ankles and fingers, itchy itchy belly
Belly Button in or out? in but starting to pop out

Wedding rings on or off? on!
Happy or Moody most of the time: I got better towards the end of the week. Beginning of the week I was miserable.
Looking forward to: a free weekend to hopefully catch up on sleep and maybe do some more cleaning in the baby room!!!

23 Weeks!

"JOSH!!! Get in here!!!!"

"What's the matter???!?!"

" Look at this!" (crazy prego lady points to stretch marks that have just formed on belly)

"Yea...soo...."

"They weren't there this morning!!!"

"Umm you're pregnant that I heard that happens"

And that is the story of my husband the genius.

How many weeks: 23 Weeks!
Touch your toes? Yup
Stretch marks? yes! they showed up on Monday, I swear out of nowhere. boom stretch marks on the left side of my belly. Which I guess makes sense since I'm bigger on that side since thats where miss g likes to hang out.
Sleep: a little better than last week. with the exception of last night, horrible!
Best moment this week: Starting our registries!
Miss Anything? sleep, margaritas

Movement: lots, so much that it is waking me up at night. This morning at 4:30 she was having a party in there!

Food cravings: everything is fair game

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope

Gender:  It's a GIRL!

Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: Carpal Tunnel, swelling in my ankles and fingers

Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? just my band on for now :-( humidity is making me puffy

Happy or Moody most of the time: A little more moody this week, not sure if it's the stretch mark/too many cookies or hormones
Looking forward to: a short work week. and hopefully cooler temps, it's brutal out there!

22 Weeks

How many weeks: 22 Weeks!
Touch your toes? Yes but this basketball is getting in the way.
Stretch marks? maybe? I don't know.
Sleep: It's been rough this week.
Best moment this week: Seeing the overwelming love and support for the G Family
Miss Anything? sleep, margaritas
Movement: lots, she moves when she's hungry :-)
Food cravings: nothing inparticular
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Gender:  It's a GIRL!
Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: Carpal Tunnel in my wrists, some leg cramps in the middle of the night and occasional swelling in my feet.
Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? on!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: hopefully having Josh feel the baby move very soon.  And hearing the heartbeat <3

It's a Girl!

When the hubs and I announced we were pregnant to our families we wanted to tell everyone at the same time and do something special.  So I got little chinese take out boxes at Michaels and in each one I wrote, "You're going to be an Aunt" or "Grandma".  So of course we had to do something special when we found out the sex of the baby.
We invited everyone one over for dinner the night we had the ultrasound. Luckily baby girl was cooporative for the ultrasound tech and we did indeed have something to announce.  We asked everyone to wear blue or pink, depending on if they thought baby g was a boy or a girl.

Unfortunatley Josh's Dad was in the hospital this day so we went straight to him and told him first.
We didn't make everyone wait too long, with pink balloons we announced it was a girl!

And then we celebrated with tacos and cupcakes, with pink frosting on the inside of course ;-)

Noah is especially excited for his cousin to arrive.



YAY! It's a girl!



21 Weeks

You know you are pregnant when you come home and your husband has made a smiley face with your pregnancy pillow and wrist guards:

Okay now back to our regular weekly pic:

How many weeks: 21 Weeks!
Total weight gain: 22lbs    I have the authority to eliminate any questions. HA!
Touch your toes? YES! Still good but getting there.
Stretch marks? I don't think so, but I know they are on their way.
Sleep: I'm just going to come to terms with the fact sleep sucks and will never be the same.
Best moment this week: Spending an entire day with my hubby at the Phillies game!
Miss Anything? sleep
Movement: love her little flips <3
Food cravings: nothing inparticular
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Gender:  It's a GIRL!  Mama was right!
Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: Carpal Tunnel in my wrists, and occasional swelling in my feet.
Belly Button in or out? in

Wedding rings on or off? on!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: more kicks! and buying cute little baby girl clothes!

19 Weeks

This week the little beaner is the size of a heirloom tomato. Or mango depending on what baby site you look at.

courtesy of one of the grandpas to be

I had a Dr. appointment yesterday and for some reason they didn't even mention my massive weight gain.  Phew!  Maybe it's the baby that weighs 10lbs now?  Haha anyway I will just keep walking and eating healthy:-) No worries my friends.  Besides the weight all is good with the baby and that's all that matters.  Heartrate is in the 150's and I'm measuring right on track.

How far along? 19 Weeks

Total weight gain: 21lbs yikes...again...!!!   I'm thinking that was one major growth spurt hopefully we slow down a bit
Maternity clothes?

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: morning sickness and bathroom breaks have now been replaced by numbness in my fingers.
Best moment this week: Hearing the heartbeat <3  This week it was in the 150's
Miss Anything? sleep sleep sleep
Movement: yes! little by little it's becoming more consistent
Food cravings: all food is fair game
Anything making you queasy or sick: Feeling queasy at random times, not getting sick though so that is good :-)
Gender:girl prediction only 8 more days till we find out!!!

Labor Signs: no

Symptoms: hip, back and now wrist pain/numbness! Hello Carpal Tunnel!

Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Josh says happy.  And added I'm less moody than when I'm not pregnant. Thanks...I think
Looking forward to: 8 more days till we have our next ultrasound and find out if Baby G is a boy or girl!  What do you think? Boy or Girl?

18 weeks

Wow only 2 more weeks til we are half way there, that is just crazy to believe. And also very scary.  I guess we need to start tackling that list of stuff to get done before the baby gets here.

Other than major hip and back pain that landed me on the DL for the MS Walk on Sunday and the couch on Saturday, I ate horribly last week.  My body just does not like what I did to it last week, this weekend I just felt sick from all the crap I ate.  So lesson learned, everything in moderation.  I think I was eating more because I haven't gained in the past few weeks, well I gained 4 weeks worth of weight this week, I'd say I'm back on track.  Now back to a more balanced diet, since I don't think cookies and fries will make my baby big and strong.

The baby is the size of a green bell pepper this week.  For those who are more visual learners my Dad concocted an example of what the baby looks like now.

And here is my weekly picture.

How far along? 18 Weeks

Total weight gain: 17lbs yikes!!! gained those pounds that haven't been adding on in the past few weeks. I guess those cookies and french fries are catching up. Time to get more fruits and veggies in my diet :-)
Maternity clothes? belly bands and mostly maternity clothes
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: the bathroom breaks have been reduced to usually 1 or 2, down significantly from 5 or more.
Best moment this week: spending some time with my Biznit at the walk on Sunday :-)
Miss Anything? not really, I guess the normal, sleep and being pain free
Movement: yes! just a little, some days I go without feeling anything and I get worried.
Food cravings: cookies, chips and other not soo healthy options, hence the 4 lb weight gain this week.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Even cleaning the shower drain didn't make me puke but eating an entire box of Kraft Mac and Cheese did the morning after :-)
Gender:girl prediction
Labor Signs: no
Symptoms: lots of lower back and hip pain this week, baby is growing! and mama is hurting!
Belly Button in or out? in but it's turning all sorts of shades of purple. gaaaaarooossss!
Wedding rings on or off? on!
Happy or Moody most of the time: I've been a little moody this week, sorry Josh.
Looking forward to: Dr. appointment on Monday to hear the heart beat <3 and 15 more days till we have our next ultrasound and find out if Baby G is a boy or girl!  Any guesses? 

17 Weeks

A funny thing happened this week.  I find it is good to have sense of humor when dealing with some of the symptoms of pregnancy.  For instance, I decided to get a salad at Burger King the other day.  Really wanted a double cheese burger, but thought we needed some veggies.  So got the salad, parked my car, chowed down on half of it and then threw it up.  Luckily I was able to grab a plastic bag in time, and I was parked.  I've become a professional thrower upper, so proud.  Along with my salad I also got a small french fry.  Which I downed immediately after the salad.  So lesson learned, more french fries less salads.  By the way, Burger King you need to change your french fries back to the way they were.  I'm very disappointed in the new type and will probably not go to your establishment anymore.  I have a feeling you would have gotten a lot of business from me in the coming months. Too bad so sad.

How far along? 17 Weeks

Total weight gain: 13lbs
Maternity clothes? belly bands and mostly maternity clothes
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: still getting up a lot. a cold this week didn't help.
Best moment this week: the punch/kick in the stomach that made me jump!  It scared me!  Ever since I've felt the baby wiggle now and then but nothing as intense as that!
Miss Anything? The occasional cold glass of wine while sitting on the patio.  I really was in the mood for a margarita last night, extra salt. mmmm.
Movement: yes! a little bit each day
Food cravings: nothing inparticular
Anything making you queasy or sick: baby spinach, some smells get to me
Gender:girl prediction
Labor Signs: no
Symptoms: round ligament pain, lots of lower back pain, itchy belly
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :-)
Looking forward to: More movements and for Josh to be able to feel it from the outside.

16 Weeks

Sorry I fell asleep for a few weeks. Here I am!!!!  It's been a busy few weeks, my nephew was born! Little Noah Michael. He is so amazingly cute, isn't he?

Oh and because I can't get enough of him, here is Noah in his Easter outfit.

As for my little beaner, this week it is the size of an Avocado! An Avocado?! wow no wonder I'm popping out.

How far along? 16 Weeks

Total weight gain: 13lbs
Maternity clothes? belly bands and mostly maternity clothes
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: still getting up a lot. I have a feeling this will be the norm for at least 18 years.
Best moment this week: random baby movements, mostly after I sneeze
Miss Anything? Not really, I think I'm slowly getting over the no lunch meat/hoagie thing.
Movement: yes! I had a little last week and a little this week
Food cravings: BLT's! I LOOOOOOVE BLT's seriously is there anything better? I've already had 2 this week.
Anything making you queasy or sick: baby spinach, some smells get to me
Gender:girl
Labor Signs: no
Symptoms: I think it's safe to say morning sickness has left the building! woo hoo.  Other symptoms stuffy nose and back pain
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :-)
Looking forward to: feeling more movements!