Pregnancy Update: 30 Weeks

How far along? 30 Weeks

How big is baby? About the size of a head of cabbage.  I had a doctor's appointment on Thursday and according to the ultrasound my doctor said she weighed around 3 1/2 pounds.  Something that made us laugh is at my appointment I was about 29.5 weeks along and when the doctor was checking and measuring her he said she had a 31 week size head.  Bryce said her head is big because she is already so smart ;).
Maternity clothes? Oh yes.  I feel like my belly has tripled in size over the last couple weeks.  I still wear a lot of my regular clothes but a lot of them look weird with my growing belly so my maternity clothes are now in constant rotation.
Stretch marks? Still none luckily, nothing new from the last update.

Sleep: I've been sleeping okay.  I still take at least two bathroom trips during the night and no matter how much sleep I get I always feel tired.  I might as well get used to it since that probably won't go away for the next several years ;)

Best moment of the week? Getting to see Claire on the ultrasound at my doctor's appointment on Thursday.  I love getting to see her once a month and receive reassurance that she is still doing great.

Food cravings?  Diet Pomegranate 7-UP!!  It is my favorite and I love when it comes out during the holidays.  I've been watching for it but I haven't seen it any stores yet.  If anyone does please let me know!  I will bake you cookies or something!

Symptoms?  Yucky heartburn every time I eat and lately I get it during the night and wake up from acid coming up my throat.  The round ligament pain hasn't been as bad the last week or so that's been nice to have a break from.      

Movement: She has had her legs up by my ribs on my right side lately.  She loves hanging out there and kicking me whenever I slouch or something.  I think she gets mad from getting squished when I have bad posture and she makes sure to let me know.

Gender? girl!

Belly button in or out? Still partially out.  It's not totally sticking out but I'm thinking it will get there soon.

Wedding rings on or off? on.
Anything making you queasy or sick?  I took my Glucose Tolerance Test on Thursday and that definitely wasn't my favorite thing in the world.  I felt so sick the rest of the day. I managed to keep everything down until eleven o clock pm....then I puked.  That makes the total number of times I have thrown up during my pregnancy two.  (I know I am still so lucky that I haven't been as sick as some women get!)

Happy or moody most of the time: I've been sooo happy the last couple of weeks.  I love the holidays.  They always get me so excited and put me in the best mood!  I just need Claire to hurry up and get here so I can celebrate all of the holidays with her.

Miss Anything?  No not really.
Labor Signs? Nope.  Let's hope these hold off for at least seven more weeks.  Then I wouldn't mind if I started seeing them a few weeks before my due date (every pregnant girl's dream, right?).
Looking Forward to? My first baby shower this next Saturday with the Leishman side of the family!  

A Month for Gratitude

  

  

I finally took down my Halloween decorations yesterday.  I decided leaving them up longer than a week after the holiday was over was pushing it a little.  I put up the two Thanksgiving decorations I have.....while I listened to Christmas music.  I am one of those weirdos who start listening to Christmas music on November 1st.  There is too much good music to limit to only one month of the year, so I allow it for two.  Bryce is still not sure where he stands on the issue, but after year three of doing it with me I think I'm winning him over on the idea. 

Every year I'm always tempted to skip Thanksgiving decorations and just put up my Christmas ones, but then every year I feel guilty not celebrating the month specifically set aside for gratitude.  I get so excited for Christmas time, it's hard for me not to jump ahead!  I really have so much to be grateful for, especially this year, so I'm trying hard to focus on gratitude over the next few weeks and let Christmastime wait until December (except for the music, that is something I refuse to wait for).

One thing I'm grateful for is having time to work on my to-do list before the baby comes.  It feels like I have so much time still but she will be here in only a little over two months!  I sewed a carseat cover for her last night.  It was so easy and I think it turned out pretty cute.  The top is the floral fabric and the bottom is yellow minky.  I wasn't really sure how to take a picture of it because you can't really tell what it is unless it is on the carseat.  But anyway, I think you get the idea.  

Another thing I am so grateful for is good friends.  I got the sweetest little package in the mail yesterday.  One of my best friends who I met when we were roommates my first year of college has moved across the country while her husband is going to law school.  Even while living across the country she remembered my birthday and sent me a birthday/baby gift.  She sent me two little baby spoons engraved with Claire's name.  I teared up when I opened the package and saw them.  They are just so darling and it was so thoughtful of her. (Thanks Michelle you are the sweetest!!!)  Bryce thought I was crazy for crying over baby spoons.  I didn't even bother trying to explain it to him and we just left it at pregnancy hormones.

   

Watch Me Grow: 36 Weeks

      

It's time for Rory's 36 week update.  She now weighs 50 pounds so by Ron Swanson's standards she is no longer a cat.  I bought her a new toy today from the dollar aisle at Target.  I used her toy to bribe her to sit for some pictures.

 

After a few pictures she started to get impatient.  She barked vehemently to let me know she was rather annoyed.

 

I decided she finally had enough and handed it over.  She was so excited!  She sniffed and played with it on her own for a few minutes and than she kept bringing it to me to play fetch with her....for an hour and a half!!  I should be more selective when I buy toys for her in the future.

24 Years Old

Yesterday was my 24th Birthday!  Bryce got me a new pair of boots (that I may have picked out myself).  I loooove them.  My old pair was going on their third year of use, and it showed.  I was really excited to get a new pair just in time for winter.

Bryce still wanted to surprise me with something so he brought me a yellow rose when he came home from work.  He is the sweetest.

I love having my birthday on Halloween, every year I have an automatic excuse to dress up.  This year, if you didn't see the picture in the last post, for Halloween Bryce & Rory dressed up as Bakers and I was a "Bun in the Oven."  Rory definitely stole the show.  She was by far the cutest out of our little family group.

After Bryce and I both got home from work and were all dressed up in our costumes we went to my parents house for my birthday dinner/family Halloween party.  We had my mom's homemade chilli and homemade bread for dinner, one of my very favorite meals!  We visited together, ate our fair share of Reeses, and cuddled lots with our little niece Lydia.  It's so much fun to see her but at the same time it's like torture because it makes me sooo excited for my baby to get here.

Bryce and I have plans to continue the birthday celebrating all weekend long.  I'm feeling pretty spoiled.  I think this is going to be one of my favorite birthdays.  I am so ready for what my 24th year of life is going to bring!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the Leishman Family Bakers & our little bun in the oven! 

 

Watch Me Grow: 35 Weeks

  

Rory is 35 weeks old and officially turned 8 months old as of yesterday!  She has been loving all of the fall leaves.  It's been windy and stormy and all of the leaves have blown off our trees into the yard.  Rory is in heaven.  Rory would stay outside and play in them all day if I let her.  

We had her sleep in our room last weekend and both nights when I got up to pee around 3 a.m. she followed me out the bedroom door and went straight into her crate to sleep the rest of the night.  She is a big fan of her crate and apparently likes sleeping in there better than in our bedroom with us. 
 

Rory's new favorite spot to nap is under the crib.  Bryce and I were in there putting a few things away and Rory made herself at home, crawled under the crib, and took a little nap.  It was pretty cute.  I'm curious to see if this will continue, especially when the baby is here!

Pregnancy Update: 28 Weeks (Third Trimester!)

How far along? 28 weeks! I am finally in my third trimester.  And two things to note: I'm actually doing an update on the start date of the week instead of halfway through like I usually do, and I made Bryce take my picture so I didn't have to post another bathroom shot (hooray!).

How big is baby? About the size of an eggplant; weighs about 2 1/4 pounds and is a little over 14 and a half inches long.
Maternity clothes? Yep mixed with regular clothes.  I'm wearing regular jeans in the picture above but the pants I wear to work are mostly maternity ones.
Stretch marks? Still nothing yet.  I use Bella B Tummy Honey Butter every day.  It is supposed to help prevent stretch marks and had great reviews so I figured it was worth a try!

Sleep: I still wake up quite a bit to go to the bathroom but I've been able to fall asleep again quicker so that has been nice!

Best moment of the week? Today during Stake Conference Claire started to get wiggly and move around everywhere.  You could see my whole stomach bounce around every time she moved.  Bryce and I kept watching and had a hard time not laughing out loud.

Food cravings? Still Costa Vida...and we still haven't had it yet!  We are going to get it this weekend for my birthday date though.

Symptoms? Heartburn, fatigue, and the awful round ligament pain is back.  It's getting harder to bend, walk for long periods of time, and get out of bed and things, not from my belly being huge but from the ligament pain hurting so bad.  I've also started having Braxton Hicks occasionally, so that's been fun...

Movement: She always moves so much when I'm trying to go to sleep.  Most of the time I think it's cute except for the nights I am way tired and keep getting woken up from her kicks.  I swear sometimes she's playing the drums in there or something. 

Gender? girl!

Belly button in or out? Partially out.  I think I'm definitely going to a have a belly button that pokes out.

Wedding rings on or off? on.
Anything making you queasy or sick? No, nothing recently.

Happy or moody most of the time:  I've been pretty happy but I also cry way easily.  I cry in movies, from reading conference talks, listening to music, talking to Bryce about our baby Claire and getting to be a mom...basically anything can set me off these days.   

Miss Anything? Hmm...maybe some of my clothes but that's about it.
Labor Signs? No labor signs but like I mentioned earlier I have been experiencing Braxton Hicks every now and then.
Looking Forward to? Halloween and my Birthday on Thursday!  And I am so thrilled to say I am in my third trimester.  I can't believe I only have 12 weeks left!