36 weeks

I am now visiting the OB every week for check ups, which means we are one step closer to meeting Alexander! We bought our glider for the nursery after our OB visit on Thursday and have it set up in the nursery. I am still working on the letters to spell out Alexander to put on the wall with the crib. Once I have them done and hung up I will consider the nursery complete, well that is until Alexander is home to use it.


How far along? 36 weeks and 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: plus 23 pounds
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? yes, and they are itchy now too!
Sleep: I am tired all the time again. But I am getting sleep in between the frequent trips to the bathroom.
Best moment this week: Having the glider in the nursery makes it one step closer to being ready for Alexander's arrival.
Movement: yes, still trying to count them to make sure everything is fine.
Food cravings: I love eating
Food aversions: none
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: some contractions, I'm starting to thin out but no dilation.
Belly Button in or out? still in for the most part
What I miss: having a sense of balance...and walking without waddling.
What I am looking forward to: My next OB visit to see if I am getting closer to meeting Xander.
Weekly Wisdom: To try and take it easy.
Milestones: Just hitting the weekly visits to the OB. Xander is in the head down position and ready to go once he decides it is time!

Baby Shower October 10, 2009

Well I have finally uploaded my pictures from my baby shower. I don't have all the pictures yet since I still have to get them off of my mom's camera. But here are a few pictures from the shower.

Cookies my sister had made for the baby shower, not only were they cute they tasted great!

The diaper cake my mom and sister made for me:






Some of the decorations:


The yummy cake:


My family and Friends who shared in my shower with me:

35 weeks!

I am 35 weeks pregnant and only have 35 days to go (technically at least)!! I am still measuring at the 36 week mark, and have an earlier due date, but we haven't changed the way we count the weeks I am pregnant. I am making progress on Alexander's nursery and have been washing all of his cute clothes in anticipation of his arrival. I have the diaper bag packed with his coming home outfit for the hospital. I need to buy a larger bag for my hospital items and pack it and then I am ready to go! I started to paint the letters for Alexander's name to put in his nursery. I still have some work to do on them though.

How far along? 35 weeks and 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: plus 20 pounds
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? yes, and getting new ones every day since my belly has been rapidly expanding
Sleep: I sleep but wake up an average of 3 to 4 times a night
Best moment this week: Celebrating Avery's first birthday and our first anniversary!
Movement: yes, still counting the kicks though
Food cravings: I love eating
Food aversions: none
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: some contractions off and on
Belly Button in or out? mostly in
What I miss: being able to get up out of bed, a chair or the couch without Andrew's help, and having a sense of balance.
What I am looking forward to: Finishing the nursery
Weekly Wisdom: Try to get rest when I find time.
Milestones: I'm about a month away from meeting Alexander!!!

34 weeks

Six more weeks until I finally get to meet Alexander, and I'm ready to just hold the little guy. I have bought the letters to spell out his name for the nursery. I am going to start painting them this weekend and we need to get his nursery organized still. Andrew and I have had a busy work week and haven't been able to get settled in the new apartment since we moved in last weekend.


How far along? 34 weeks and 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: plus 20 pounds
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? yes, I now have a stretch mark over one of my scars from when I had my gall bladder removed.
Sleep: I wake up about every two hours to go to the bathroom, but I'm able to fall back a sleep right away.
Best moment this week: Deciding on Alexander's name.
Movement: yes and I was advised to start my kick counts to make sure Xander is moving enough.
Food cravings: All food taste good these days
Food aversions: none
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: None this week
Belly Button in or out? It is still in for now
What I miss: Having energy to do all the things I need to get done before Xander arrives.
What I am looking forward to: Finishing the nursery
Weekly Wisdom: None I can remember.
Milestones: Just hitting the 34 week mark is great!

33 weeks

Baby Whitworth now has a name...Alexander but we will call him Xander for short. I had my first baby shower this past weekend and everything was great. My mom and sister did a great job of putting it together. I'll post pictures in another post of it once I have them uploaded. I will also post pictures of the nursery once we have it all together. Andrew and I moved into a larger apartment and are in the process of getting it back together.

How far along? 33 weeks and 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: plus 20 pounds
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? yes.
Sleep: Some nights are better than others.
Best moment this week: My baby shower and getting the nursery furniture into the nursery.
Movement: yes
Food cravings: All food taste good these days
Food aversions: none
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? in for the most part
What I miss: Just being able to do more in a day, but now I just need to take more breaks and relax when I can.
What I am looking forward to: Getting Alexander's name letters painted and into the nursery.
Weekly Wisdom: nothing new this week.
Milestones: One more doctor's visit in two weeks and then I start going weekly. Xander is almost here and I can't wait to meet him finally.

32 weeks

Where did this pregnancy go? It is flying by so fast! I can't wait to finally be able to hold the little guy, and I have a feeling it will be sooner rather than later. We are getting ready to move into a bigger apartment next weekend and then I can finally have the nursery set up. I can't wait to have all of his furniture and clothing in one place. I have also been looking for a shower curtain and bathroom accessories for his new bathroom.



How far along? 32 weeks and 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: plus 18 pounds.
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? yes, but no new ones this week.
Sleep: I take what I can.
Best moment this week: Spending time with my family last weekend and having a nice birthday dinner with them.
Movement: He loves to hit and kick mommy.
Food cravings: Chocolate
Food aversions: all food sounds good to me these days.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: I think he will be here sooner than November 27.
Belly Button in or out? in for the most part
What I miss: Being able to do everything I want without getting help from others.
What I am looking forward to: My baby shower next Saturday and setting up the nursery.
Weekly Wisdom: nothing new this week.
Milestones: Eight more weeks until the little man is here!