Baby Wisely #2: Week 29

How far along? 29 weeks Acorn squash!

Best moment this week: Gearing up for the holidays, making cookies with my sister and grandma, and general Christmas happiness! (Technically, Christmas falls under week 30-- so more to come there!)

Confusing pregnancy symptom of the week? Having an insatiable urge to clean and nest, but running out of energy about 20 minutes in. (Body does a pretty good job of telling me 'no'-- back pain, braxton hicks contractions--SIT DOWN it says!)

Movement: Our litter kickeroo! She is having way too much fun in there. She's pretty consistently up in the early morning, and starts kicking around pretty hard at about 9pm or so.

Food cravings:  Milk and veggies! (Which is unfortunate, because still this week I am surrounded by sweets and junk food!) 

Anything sounding disgusting? Nope! 

Sleep? Still sleeping super hard, although feeling more whale-like. 

Clothing situation? Super stoked that I'm still supported in my maternity wardrobe. Although it's a bit concerning that a lot of my maternity t-shirts are already getting too short... (and here's a first-- have to keep an eye out so my boobs don't get too overwhelming. This is a wonderfully terrible problem to have with a small-boobied person like me!)

I'm generally feeling: Pretty dang happy, and pretty ready for Christmas to be all set (again, posting this retrospectively out of the holiday craziness). It's a lot of work trying to plan Christmas, that's for sure! (THANKS MOM AND DAD for you doing this for us every year forever and ever!!)

Notable sibling moments: Poor Norah has been under the weather this week. I spent the 23rd at home with her on the couch snuggling. She's got a horrible cough and a fever. Poor bean!! (That awful cough is hanging on something fierce, too.) 

Looking forward to: Relaxing a bit! Bryan is getting super motivated now that the holidays are over to get all of his collectibles packed up (which makes me super happy! He's been a champ considering nearly all of his possessions are going to live in the garage or attic. Great job, dad!)

Baby Wisely #2: Week 28

How far along? 28 (Chinese cabbage? I feel like I need to expand my produce horizons. Plus, now all of my apps are crossing their lines as to how big baby actually is-- eggplant? Chinese cabbage? Rutabega?)

Best moment this week: Enjoying the cookie and food filled happiness that is the holiday season!

Confusing pregnancy symptom of the week? Not realizing how wide you are, until you are trying to decorate your department Christmas tree and accidentally keep hitting people with your baby.

Movement: Definitely enjoyed watching the new Star Wars as much as I did :) (We sat in the Lakewood 12, so Bryan got to have his hand on my belly most of the time-- she was having a grand ol' time in there during the action scenes!)

Food cravings:  Milk! Still milk!  

Anything sounding disgusting? Nope! 

Sleep? Sleeping really well (read: no potty breaks) but getting increasingly more difficult to turn over.

Clothing situation? Throughout this weekly photo thing, I'm taking it as a personal challenge to see it I can piece together 40 outfits. Sweet! (Plus... I still have two pairs of pajama pants that fit, so I consider that a win.)

I'm generally feeling: A bit overwhelmed, trying to both get ready for Christmas and nest (clean the house, rearrange and tackle two girls rooms at once). I'm pretty sure I'm going to forget something pretty serious Christmas thing.

Notable sibling moments: Norah now regularly concerned for Sprout's well-being. "Is baby Sprout happy? Does she want some noodles? I love baby Sprout." SWOON.  

Looking forward to: Enjoying this week before Christmas! Cookies and milk, ahoy! (But, I can really do without the cookies... more milk, please??)

Baby Sprout #2: Week 27

How far along? 27, again, what the heck is a rutabaga? 

Best moment this week: Enjoying the huge surge of energy I've had this week! 

Confusing pregnancy symptom of the week? The hilariousness of not knowing you're covered with flour (or any other dusty thing) until someone else sees you. This week I accidentally made a chalk board belly print on my tum.... Bryan had a good laugh.

Movement: My lil' octopus soccer player.

Food cravings:  Milk! 

Anything sounding disgusting? Nope! (Man, what a boring foodie week!)

Sleep? Sleep is good! Sleeping hard. Been gearing up for the holidays, which has been keeping us busy-- and crashing promptly.

Clothing situation?  I'm really starting to resent having to wear pants. It's rough when even leggings are uncomfortable (sometimes you just want to let your tum air out, you know?)

I'm generally feeling: Very excited! Starting to really kick in that she's in there. It's easier to try and level with your little sprout when you can feel her interacting with your day. (She kicks Norah when I put her down to sleep, kicks Bryan when we lay next to each other, and keeps meetings at work pretty dang fun :)

Notable sibling moments: Had another great week of general interest from Norah! Which is still super heartwarming. Logging these moments for when they possibly don't go so good!

Looking forward to: Continuing to fix up Norah's big girl room!

Baby Wisely #2: Week 26

How far along? 26 weeks, our eggplant baby!

Best moment this week: Having Norah really warm up the idea of having a sister. We've had a few squishy moments of her talking to my belly, attempting to feed it (weird, but I'll take it), and telling us how happy she is to get to play lava monster with baby Sprout one day. (Far difference from a few weeks ago, of BABY IS NOT SHARING. BABY DOES NOT GET TO PLAY.) 

Confusing pregnancy symptom of the week? That never ending, and never really satisfying, tinkle-fest. I feel like I have to pee all day, but when the time comes to go... hardly anything happens. Have I forewarned TMI? Well, TMI! (Personal blog, welcome! Ha!)

Movement: This week, I feel like she will focus in on certain body parts, and go to town poking the crap out of them to her liking. Today it was my right hip. She'd kick up and down and all around it, like, 'Heeeeeeey! What's this! This is cool!"

Food cravings:  Nothing crazy-nuts. Kind of wish I had developed a really cool one by now. You know, potato chips and toothpaste type stuff. Ah, well. 

Anything sounding disgusting? Not necessarily

Sleep? Sleep is good, but I had a hard time recovering from my vacation last week-- it's certainly a 'sleepy at my desk, caffeine would certainly help me on a normal occasion' type of week! 

Clothing situation?  So much happier after the generosity of my buddies! Woot!

I'm generally feeling: Pretty darn perky this week!

Notable sibling moments: Reiterating-- Norah, just might possibly, be excited on having a sibling! (Don't quote me on that :)

Looking forward to: Enjoying the holidays, and taking it easy for a little while!