Week 30

How far along? 30 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss:  I am deleting this question next week :)

Maternity clothes? I would say that my entire wardrobe as of now is maternity.  Either that or really large shirts that might as well be maternity!

Stretch marks? Not yet! (crossing fingers) I

Sleep: I have been sleeping great as of last week.  I am starting to get leg cramps and charlie horses in the middle of the night.. ugh.  Also, super strange dreams!

Best moment this week:  I think baby girl is doing flips in my belly.  You can see huge movements! Also, she gets hiccups about 2 times a day.  So cute!

Miss Anything? I miss being able to workout for more than 30 minutes without getting winded.

Movement: Lots and lots!

Food cravings: MILK..we now have to get 2 gallons of milk every time we go to the store.  Calcium is good, right!

Anything making you queasy or sick: This crazy Texas heat

Have you started to show yet: I have officially passed the 'fat stage' and moved on to full out showing!

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? Still in!

Wedding rings on or off? I am down to just my wedding bad.  Soon, I am afraid that will be gone :(

Happy or Moody most of the time: Poor hubby is starting to get some mood swings lately.  But, generally am very happy and enjoying my pregnancy.

Looking forward to: Our new life with baby girl!

Week 22

I think I must be sticking my belly out further then normal in this picture.... I look HUGE!

How far along? 22 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss:  ??

Maternity clothes? I have been buying some random maternity clothes here in there.. although I don't quite fill them out yet.. I think I will be happy that I have them in a few more weeks

Stretch marks? No - Yeah, to oil and lotion 2x/day!

Sleep: Sleeping great

Best moment this week:  My sister sent out my baby shower invitations.  I can't wait any longer to go home and see family.

Miss Anything? I miss doing group fitness classes at the gym.  When I am on the elliptical, all I do is stare in the group fitness rooms and wish I was there!

Movement: felt (what I think was) baby hiccups last night in bed! 

Food cravings: sweets of all sorts... dear God white chocolate morsels are addicting.

Anything making you queasy or sick: too much candy?

Have you started to show yet: see picture above

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In... it is hanging on for dear life.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy as a clam

Looking forward to: Holidays and dressing the baby up!! There are so many cute outfits out there, especially ones I can make at home :)

I have been doing A LOT of research on nursery design and here some some images that I LOVE!

What do you think?  I want it to be pretty, but not too girly.... 

Week 20

How far along? 20 Weeks 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: Ugh.. 16?? (its good for the baby, right?)

Maternity clothes? I would say yes!  Mostly because they are WAY more comfortable

Stretch marks? Not that I got this amazing cream that I apply religiously

Sleep: Sleeping great, minus waking up to pee every night at 3 am.

Best moment this week: finding out that baby C is a SHE! :)

Miss Anything? I miss my large coffee in the morning!

Movement: Feeling it just a little each day!  They feel like they are getting stronger.

Food cravings: Fruits and Sweets ... guessing all the sugar is contributing to my weight gain more than the growing babe in my belly... what you're not supposed to eat four bowls of chocolate cherios for breakfast??

Anything making you queasy or sick: Negative 

Have you started to show yet: People have been asking me, so YES!

Gender prediction: Girl.. and I was right! I have had so many dreams recently having a baby girl who looks just like me when I was a baby... weird but I always wake up so happy!

Labor Signs: No (I will crap my pants when I finally say yes to this question.. so nervous!!)

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On... with some lotion :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Feeling more movement & finally being able to do some shopping!

Dan's moment of the week!  We bought our first onesie for baby girl and he is so excited!

Week 19

This week was pretty exciting getting ready for my friend Amy's baby shower.  She is due pretty soon and it is so fun to talk to her everyday about what is going on with my body, my emotions, and just silly things that you only experience when you are pregnant!  Thanks for being there for me Amy!  Here are a few great shots of Amy's shower!

I seriously can't wait till my baby shower rolls around.  It was so much fun hanging out and celebrating a baby-to-be!  


Next week is our BIG reveal week where we get to share the gender of our little one.  I have been waiting for this day for the last 20 weeks!  I am so excited I can't stand it.  After we find out the sex, everything will start falling into place :)


Thanks for reading my blog!  Oh yeah... and thanks to my friend Brittney for the lovely "candid" shots of me above.  She cracks me up.

Week 18

How far along? 18 Weeks 2 days

Baby Size: a large bell pepper!

Total weight gain: mmmm... not sure because I hid my scale :)

Maternity clothes? I have been trying to get creative with what clothes I have

Stretch marks? Nope...

Sleep: Every night is different, some nights are wonderful and others I only get a few hours

Best moment this week: I am feeling KICKS!  They are super small, but it feels so good to finally feel baby Clemons in there!

Movement: Little kicks every now and then (more like flutters)

Food cravings: Vanilla Bean Fraps from Starbucks

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really anything out of the norm.

Gender: 2 more weeks!

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Not yet!

Belly Button in or out? Inie

Wedding rings on or off? On, but some days its a little tight, eeek!

Mood: Not so moody this week, just happy!

I am so excited that I finally booked my flight home for my baby shower!  I was debating waiting till July so I was further along, because everyone wants to see an extra large belly.  After talking to a friend she suggested that I come home earlier so I am not so uncomfortable on the 3.5 hour flight!  I am only going to be 28 weeks.... but still a bump nonetheless :)

Also, I can not stop looking at baby blogs, baby sites, baby reviews.. baby baby baby!  There are so many things on my to-do-list I think I need to make a calendar so I can break things down week by week so they are a slight bit more manageable.

Now that we found out Baby Clemons can hear us, we have starting singing and talking to them!  Dan likes to show the baby funny YouTube videos and I like to sing and tell it how much we love them and look forward to September!

Week 16

How far along? 16 Weeks

Baby Size: an alvocado

Total weight gain: 15 lbs... kinda went wild those first few months :)

Maternity clothes? I have about 2 pairs of Maternity jeans and some shirts.  Still trying to fit into my regular clothes!

Stretch marks? Nope...

Sleep: Getting about 10 hours a night.. not bad

Best moment this week: I passed the Down Syndrome test, happy healthy baby! 

Movement: Not yet, but I am hoping to feel some soon.

Food cravings: Lots and lots and lots of cottage cheese

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really anything out of the norm.

Gender: ??

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Not yet!

Belly Button in or out? Inie

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Happy unless I am tired or a sappy commercial comes on... then I can cry at anything

SURPRISE!

We are so excited to announce that we will be having a BABY in September!  No words can express how much we are looking forward to bringing a life into this world and starting a family together.

I hope though this blog I can reach out to family and friends all over the country and share our love and excitement even though you are all so far away.

We are so blessed right now with Dan starting his new job in September, our new home coming in August, and now the link that will make our family complete.  Love and miss you all!