29 Weeks

I'll be 29 weeks tomorrow. I guess its time I give a real update again on this kiddo in the oven.

This picture is for you Whitney. And the beautifully planned scenery is for everyone else that would like to see my very untouched half bath. We'll get to redoing it eventually.

Woah, check out that bump. Cheyanne sure looks bothered, doesn't she?

How far along?: 29 weeks
How big is baby?: He is supposedly just under 15 inches all curled up, except at night when he decides to stretch himself out. Then he feels like he's more like 6 feet tall. He weighs roughly 2.5 pounds.
Weight Gain?: I dread this question so much. Why is this always one of the first questions people ask when discussing pregnancy?! Ok, truth time. I've gained 9-10 pounds so far. I think it has evenly split between my belly and backside. Next.
Stretch Marks?: Thank heavens, no.
Maternity Clothes?: Oh yeah. All pants are maternity at this point. Tops are still fitting just fine minus the shorter ones. I pretty much live in my long Gap tshirts.
Sleep?: Right now sleep is pretty good, once I can get to sleep. That has nothing to do with pregnancy but more to do with I don't sleep well when Giant is away.
Best moment this week?: During our nighttime prayers and our normal "God bless" lists, we prayed for baby brother. I paused and asked Cheyanne (which I do every now and then recently) where is her Baby Brother. "Belly!" and proceeded to point to her belly then to mine. I laughed and so she pulled up my shirt to "see." I love how much she is growing, mentally and physically, this girl is amazing.
Food Cravings?: Most anything that doesn't require me to cook it for long. Sure wish I had a chocolate chip cookie right now.
Gender?: "He" better still be a boy.
Movement?: At all points of the day, I can see my belly jumping and jiving. Its my favorite part of pregnancy.
What I miss?: Wine. Still wine. 
Belly Button?: Still in there with my pretty bling. Its closing in every day though. Push that sucker in.
Labor Signs?: No. Braxton hicks- is it too early for that?
What I'm looking forward to?: Finally picking a name for this sweet boy. I am not a "baby boy" kind of person. I want him to have a name sooner than later, although I think we've agreed not to share it until he's here. Sorry for busting anyone's bubble about that. Oh, also, I'm really really looking forward to my physical therapy starting next week. Apparently pregnancy with me means hip and sciatic nerve pain for the last few months of pregness. I'm hoping therapy works this time. 
Milestone?: Definitely the highlight of my week was seeing him at the ultrasound. I guess that is the last time I'll see him until he's here unless we do a 3D-4D sess like we did Cheyanne. I don't think they do ultrasounds  later on.

So that's that. 29 weeks down. 11 more to go until the big due date. I finally went back and compared myself to my previous pregnancy. Check this out. I thought I had preggo squirrel checks now. Look at me then! Ah. I didn't do a 29 week survey update apparently then but I did a 28 and a 30. Interesting to compare where I was and where I'm at now. I'm so glad that I have kept this blog up for the last two years. I love having a comparison. If you're pregnant, do it. Its worth it!

We're all Jello Legs and Drums

Tomorrow is the big day for my Giant boy. PAST test day... and boy is he sweat'n it. He will do great though- I have no doubt! He's been training non stop this whole week, running through the test twice a day working on improving his times. He's not one for mediocre or the minimum. He's striving to blow them away. It starts tomorrow at 7am at Langley AFB so please say a little prayer for him tonight and tomorrow. The PAST consists of 1- 20 meter underwater (no breath) swim. 1- 500 meter swim. 1.5 miles track run. And then calisthenics (push ups/pull ups/sit ups/ etc). All with time requirements timed to the milisecond. All very rushed. All back to back. Eeek! Swimming then running has him nervous most of all because of the "jello legs" he feels afterwards. All his years of football trained him to sprint the hell out of himself- for shorter distances... not sprint straight for 1.5 miles... right after swimming 500+ meters. That's been his biggest challenge, besides psyching himself out that is. But, dear husband, I have faith in you and all of your training! It will pay off tomorrow! I can feel it! And hopefully, he'll get picked up right away from one of his top jobs and then things roll! Come on Monday!! We want good news and a call with a date Monday! Fingers crossed.

I have no new news to report on my end. I haven't heard any results from my glucose test yet- which according to my sister- no news is good news! It went pretty easy. Tasted like burning orange crap drink...

...that gave me killer heartburn, but besides that, it was tolerable. Phew! I read the horror stories before hand, so I had no idea what to expect. I have an appointment next with my OB so if I don't hear anything before then, I'll let you all know come Tuesday. My peapod seems to be losing space in there. It feels like she is bumping into me much more often and enjoys playing the drums against my right rib cage. I'm constantly rubbing my right side. I wonder what people think when they see me rubbing circles into my side with my palm. No I'm not working out gas bubbles- I'm attempting to move my daughter away from my ribs so I can stand straight and breathe!! Not that she has many other options of places to go. Sorry kiddo. Your mama's little too. Make do with whatcha got! She moves my stomach a lot now! Very weird to see my clothes jumping all over the place through the day. Hope she does it this weekend for my sister and Momma to see. She likes to get shy every time my mom's around! She gave her two kicks last time and called it a day.

And here I am today...