Friday, April 27, 2012

30 Weeks - Only 10 more to go!






















How far along? 30 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 22 lbs. +  
Maternity clothes? yup
Sleep: Still pretty good, although I keep waking up super early every day
Miss Anything? Not really. After I tried to drink the non-alcoholic wine which was really bad, I've had no cravings for Alcohol. lol. And I'm making up for the things I can't eat by eating a lot of everything else I can eat. haha. Well, I guess it's really the only time in life I have a good excuse for eating as much as I want. 
Movement: Still amazed when I feel the little one move around in there. I could just watch my belly for hours.
Food cravings: Twix Bar, Tiramisu, Ice cream with Strawberries ;) I think I've had too much Tiramisu though the last few weeks. Tommy has been doing a great job at trying to satisfy my cravings for sweets. He's constantly hunting for Twix bars and Tiramisu. He keeps surprising me with stuff, he even brought an entire Tiramisu cake home from the Grocery store the other day! Although he complains that I eat his sweets now, I think he secretly loves it, because he has an excuse to buy and eat more sweets now.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Symptoms: Some back pain, which got worse yesterday because I slipped and fell down the stairs :( Luckily it was just the last 3 steps, but I hit my back and my butt and sprained my wrist. 
Mood: Happy
Energy: Pretty good! My belly feels a bit heavy at times, but I still work out as much as I can, doing my prenatal yoga and preggo fitness class. 
Looking forward to: Our Baby shower in LA….two more weeks.

Favorite Moment: Tommy and I went to Vegas last weekend to visit his mom and sister. We realized that we hadn't been out there since last summer although it's only a 4 hour drive. So we decided to get a quick trip in before the baby arrives, since traveling will be a lot harder then. We had a really amazing weekend. We ate out at some really yummy restaurants, got pampered with a pedicure, went shopping, went to see a show (Le Reve) at the Wynn Hotel. Overall a really relaxing and fun weekend. And then we had a little surprise planned for my mom- and sister-in-law. Since we haven't had another Ultrasound since week 20, we went to get one of these 3D ultrasounds done that you can do on your own. It's $100 and they take a video of the ultrasound and colored 3D pictures. The place was really nice, the room where they did the ultrasound had a really comfy big bed for me to lay on, big couches for family members to sit on and a big screen on the wall so everybody could watch the procedure. Everybody was excited….but we didn't have much luck. Our little mountain baby was sounds asleep and had no intentions of waking up. He was curled into a ball with his hands and knees covering up his face. So unfortunately we didn't get to see much. We tried to wake him up for 45 min, the nurse gently pushing my belly, I tried some yoga poses, jumped up and down, drank some cold water, but nothing helped. There was one quick moment where he moved his hands and yawned and then covered it right back up. haha. Oh well, we didn't get any good pictures but at least we know he's doing fine. His heart beat was strong and he seemed to be really comfy in there. So we were still happy that we went. 

Monday, April 16, 2012

WEEK 29


















How far along? 29 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 21 lbs. +  about one pound a week. Glad it's not more since I've been eating tons of sweets ;) It's very apparent that it's Tommy's baby since he's the one with the big sweet tooth not me!
Maternity clothes? Yes, just had to buy a few more shirts since it's getting harder and harder to fit into any of my regular shirts and sweaters now.
Sleep: Still pretty good, although I started getting some leg cramps during the night
Miss Anything? Eating and drinking certain things. I ended up buying some non-alcoholic red wine, which unfortunately tasted awful :(
Movement: So amazing to feel and see him move around in my belly. I can tell that it's getting tighter in there, because I can see it now when he turns around. Pretty crazy to watch!
Food cravings: Tiramisu and lots of other sweet stuff
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Symptoms: Some back pain, leg cramps at night sometimes
Mood: Happy
Energy: Pretty good overall. Little bit more tired than before, since everything is a little harder to do with all the extra weight…walking, climbing stairs and such.
Looking forward to: Feeling our little mountain baby's hiccups in my belly….haven't felt it yet.
Favorite Moment: Watching my belly when he moves around in it :) 

Sunday, April 1, 2012





















How far along? 27 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 19 lbs. +  Crazy how quick I'm gaining weight. I feel like every time I look in the mirror my belly has grown again.
Maternity clothes? yup
Sleep: Still pretty good, although I started getting some leg cramps during the night
Miss Anything? Leberwurst, Red Wine, Sushi
Movement: feeling him kick all the time :)
Food cravings: Tiramisu
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Symptoms: started to have a little bit of back pain due to the growing belly
Mood: Happy
Energy: still feeling great overall, but I am slowing down a lot. Hiking has gotten a lot harder. I hiked 4 miles on Saturday and the trail was pretty much flat and I was having a hard time with it :( Half way through the hike my feet started hurting and I had to walk a lot slower and even take breaks in between. Crazy how much more difficult things have become. I guess I just have to accept that I have to slow down and can't do everything I was able to do before. But I'm still doing my pregnancy yoga class, fit for baby class and Zumba class. So I'm trying to stay active and do as much as I can. 
Looking forward to: Holding our little one for the first time.
Favorite Moment: Showing off my belly when I go places. People are finally noticing that I'm pregnant and are asking about it ;)