30 Weeks....The countdown begins!

How far along? 30 Weeks
Total weight gain: 21 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No Hallelujah!
Sleep:  Getting tough with all of this extra weight…not really a side or back sleeper so I really just have no clue how to get comfy.
Best moment this week: Getting Dawson’s hospital hat! 
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything?  Eating without heartburn!
Movement: He is loving his karate practice these days!
Food cravings:  Sour Skittles again!
Anything making you queasy or sick: I have had a few waves of nausea lately…weird?!?!?
Have you started to show yet: Most definitely

Gender prediction:  Baby Boy Dawson
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In- but it seems to just be fading away to nothing
Wedding rings on or off? On, but getting a little tight
Happy or Moody most of the time: A tad moody...I blame my back pain
Looking Forward to: Hearing Dawson's heartbeat this week!

I cannot believe baby Dawson is getting so big!  I am sooo excited to only have 10 weeks left in my countdown! Things have been great for the most part.  Lately I have had this terrible back pain to the point that nothing I do relieves this pain and I just cannot get comfortable.  I just want to lay out flat and cry multiple times a day lately but my wonderful hubby helps me get some relief putting pressure where I hurt and massaging my back.  I have had off and on pain all of my pregnancy, but nothing like this.  Sometimes it is my hips, but lately it has been from my shoulder blades all the way down to my hips and sometimes shooting down my leg....I thought uh oh sciatica?!?  I surely hope not,but I am so excited to have my appointment to see a chiropractor tomorrow!  I hope that I am just majorly out of alignment and he is able to give me some releif to get through the next 10 weeks.  I tried sooo hard to say oh its just normal...but many of my recently pregnant friends have said I should call the doctor considering it isn't going away and seems to take my breath away it is so painful at many points in the day.  At first I thought I just need a nice massage...well I called the doctor and obviously a massage will releive the tension but if I am crooked or Dawson is on a nerve than that will not fix my problem.  They told me to call a chiropractor so I did ASAP.  I was a tad nervous since I have never seen one and even more nervous considering I am pregnant. Being my researching self...I just had to read some articles on chiropractors and pregnancy.  To my amazement it can be super beneficial with labor and delivery being just around the corner.  It can help breech babies turn, help my hips line up for the proper position, and obviously relieve pain from carrying the baby.  I was also excited to read that many women who had been using chiropractors in the last trimester found that their labor and delivery was faster.  At this point I am looking for pain relief, but if it works the wonders they say it does I am truly looking forward to the benefits! 

So excited to put my baby boy in his hat! I love it!!! 

 

28 Weeks!

How far along? 28 Weeks
Total weight gain: 17 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No Hallelujah!
Sleep:  A little better this week…some back pain and acid reflux but to be expected!
Best moment this week: Relaxing
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything?  My cute shirts!
Movement: Yes!!! He is a wiggly little one!
Food cravings:  Cereal! ( I used to hate milk and cereal)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Most definitely

Gender prediction:  Baby Boy Dawson
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In- and praying it stays that way!
Wedding rings on or off? On, but getting a little tight
Happy or Moody most of the time: Lately I’ve been happy with random weepiness
Looking forward to: This being my last trimester!! WOOHOO

I cannot believe that we are 12 weeks away from meeting our sweet Dawson (or sooner)  !  I am so happy to be in my last trimester and am so thankful to have had an easy pregnancy so far!  Not much other than enjoying this wiggly boy inside me each day.  I cannot wait to see what he looks like and kiss him! 

Baby Shower Fun!

Last weekend was so much fun!  I went back to Raleigh to have my first baby shower with family and some close friends and had such an awesome time!  My mom and sisters all got together to and planned an amazing day!  Everything was exactly how I would have hand picked it and so much more!!!  My sister-in-law and I drove from Charlotte to Raleigh on Friday and the fun began!  We had such a great ride talking about what life with Dawson is going to be like and how life has already started to change around here. Once we got to Raleigh, my big sis Heather spoiled me (as always because I'm the baby and that is what big sisters do )  and did my hair and eyebrows....much needed these days!!!  After I left the salon I went to my Mom's house and had a fun evening with my mom, other big sis, and neice.  We had so much fun playing Mary Kay ...watching Dawson do gymnastics all night and trying on footie pajamas!  It was an awesome start to a great weekend.

Yes these are my 10 yr old nieces pajamas...and I think I did strectch them out! 

 

Saturday I got kicked out of the party area and banished to a morning alone so my family could set up for the party.  Once the time came it was so neat seeing everything that they had worked so hard on.  I loved every detail.  The shower was wonderful and Dawson was one spoiled little boy!  He received so many great items and we are truly grateful for everything that our family and friends did for us last weekend! 

I posted my pics on facebook since it is MUCH quicker!  Enjoy