Baby #3: 30 Weeks

30 Weeks

Baby is the size of a butternut squash
(about 17 inches long)
Weighs about 3 pounds

How far along? 30 Weeks
Maternity clothes? Always. I still wear normal shirts but always maternity pants...or leggings.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still sleeping pretty well. Still needing to switch sides every few hours because my sides get sore. Also, my back gets so sore.
Have you told family and friends: Yes.
Miss Anything? Walking up stairs and not being winded.
Movement: I don't feel him too much throughout the day when I'm doing things but if I sit or lie down, he kicks a lot. At about 29.5 weeks he became really active. He was still difficult to feel if I was walking around but if I lied down or sat down he would go crazy.
Food cravings: McDonald's chicken nuggets.
Anything making you queasy or sick: I've been pretty good so far this pregnancy.
Have you started to show yet: Yep. I feel like I'm huge right now.
Gender prediction: We're having a boy.
Labor Signs: No but I'm pretty sure I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody, for no other reason than I'm pregnant. I just feel ornery a lot and I know I'm being crazy but I can't stop it...pregnancy makes me ridiculous.
Other symptoms: Achy back, super tired
Do you have a name picked out: Nope. Tate's number one pick of "Tate Again" is sounding better and better.
Looking forward to: No more achy back.
Things I'm worried about: The baby will come really early, like pre-37 weeks early. Not that I really have anything that makes me think he'll be super early but the Braxton Hicks and the constant pressure make me feel like he's getting ready to make his debut.
Things I'm loving: Tate talking about and to the baby.  I think he's really excited. He loves holding his baby cousins and I hope that he also loves this new baby.

*Tate's 30 week update
*Brynn's 30 week update  

Also, let's take a minute to appreciate just how gigantic I've gotten in 5 weeks.

Baby Girl: 30 Weeks

 
30Weeks

Baby is the size of a butternut squash (about 17 inches long)

Weighs about 3 pounds

 

How far along are you? 30 weeks
Sleep:Pretty good lately, I sleep for about 2 hours stretches then have to roll over because my hips ache but I'm able to get back to sleep easily.
Mood changes: Not really a mood but I'm really tired again...ugh.
Cravings: This last week nothing has sounded good.  I take that back.  Things sound good, I make them and then I don't want to eat them/they make me nauseous.
Other symptoms: Slight swelling in my left foot and my fingers
Movement: This baby is so difficult to feel on the outside.  It's like her back is facing outward so all her kicks are toward my spine.  I feel her kicking but no one else really has.  Husband has felt her once, maybe twice. She likes to kick and sit on my bladder so I constantly feel like I need to go to the bathroom but I get there and nothing comes out. It makes me feel a little stabby to be honest.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Food in general.  Just feeling puke-ish lately.
Have you started to show yet:  For sure!
Do you have a name picked out: No, but we have gotten our list down to 3 names.  I'm sure we'll take those names off the list too.  This baby gets to choose her name when she goes to kindergarten.
Maternity clothes:Yep. I still wear some normal clothes that are stretchy and when I have to I wear normal pants with the belly band but holy moley...maternity clothes are the shiz! I received a bunch of hand me downs from Husband's sister and I am loving having maternity shorts.  I have yet to be able to actually find maternity shorts that don't look like underwear made of jeans with an added stretchy panel.  Who are these pregnant ladies wearing shorty-shorts? I've never seen them.
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out: in
Wedding rings on or off: on but getting tight.
Looking forward to: Being pregnant for 10 or less weeks!
Things I'm worried about:Not feeling her kick as much as I felt Tate kick.
Things I'm loving: Dreams about the baby.  I have a dream at least once a week that I give birth. Most are weird.  One of the most recent dreams was instead of Lamaze or sitting on an exercise ball or whatever to make contractions easier to manage the nurse would guide you through performing a ballet.  The nurse was in full ballet gear (leotard, point shoes, tutu, hair in a tight bun...) and I was in point shoes and a hospital gown.  The nurse did the actual ballet and I was supposed to watch her and do the same movements with my legs.  It was ridiculous but I delivered a huge baby with lots of brown hair.

*Baby H. 30 week update here

30 Weeks

30 Weeks

Baby is the size of a  butternut squash (about  17 inches long)

Weighs about  3 pounds

 

How far along? 30 Weeks
Maternity clothes? I finally bought some maternity pants around week 27.  I'm still able to wear normal clothes (with the help of my belly band) but these new pants are so much more comfortable.
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: About 2-3 hours at a time before I wake up because my body is so sore.
Have you told family and friends: Yep
Miss Anything? not having a sore back from just standing
Movement: Around 26 1/2 weeks, Baby H started moving like crazy.  Before this, he would have little bouts of movement now I feel lots of pretty strong kicks every hour or so. 
Food cravings: Still loving the salt.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Talking about gross things makes me kinda gaggy.  All Chinese food does a number on my stomach, especially cheap Chinese food.
Have you started to show yet: Yes.
Gender prediction: It's a boy!
Labor Signs: no
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on...though they are definitely tighter...being pregnant during the summer is probably not the best idea.  I decided to take my wedding band off and just wear the engagement ring.  It's weird to me how loose it is without the other ring.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Over the past few days I've been kinda grumpy, mostly because I'm not sleeping well.  No sleep=moody mommy. 
Looking forward to: Baby showers
Things I'm worried about: How much weight I'm going to gain...baby still has a lot of growing to do and I'm gaining weight like a crazy person. 
Things I'm loving: the mini belly earthquakes I can see every time Baby H. moves.