Week 30!!!

So I missed week 29, because life is just so busy! I'm actually trying to figure out how I'll have anytime in October to document weeks 31-35 because I can't even believe how much stuff we have going on! But it's good, because it will help time go by! Because by the end of crazy October I'll be 2 weeks away from full term! I'm sure I'll go all the way to 41 weeks, because that's just my luck, but at 37 weeks the baby could come any time. But again, that's just not my luck!

Anyways, I'm on my break at work, because for now this is the only time I can find to do this. So...we got the nursery painted, and the crib set up! We've still got an elliptical smack dab in the middle of the room, and painting stuff all over the place, but the nursery is getting somewhere! I have got some crafts done for Nixon's room and I really just can't wait to start hanging stuff up and be completely set up for him! What will be exciting is when we've got the car seat sitting in the car ready to go for whenever he decides to come :)

So, so I have time to eat my lunch I'm going to cut to the chase and get on with the baby stuff!

*Nixon is the size of a cucumber...I'm assuming they mean length! Probably pretty close to 3 pounds!
*Research shows that during sleep Nixon could possibly be dreaming :) precious!

How far along? 30 weeks! Hey we made another fun milestone ;) 
Total weight gain/loss: 18 lbs. So weird.
Sleep: I'm afraid I'll never get a good nights sleep ever again.
Best moment this week? Anytime I feel my sweet boy move!
Miss anything? Being able to eat without wondering if what I'm eating will give me heartburn.
Movement? As we speak. 
Food cravings:I love anything breakfast! Especially pancakes!
Have you started to show yet? Yes, I swear I look bigger everyday.
Gender? BOY!!!!! 
Labor signs? Nope.
Belly button in or out?Neither. It's not in, but it's not out. It's just there.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most of the time? More anxious. Which brings up mood swings.
Looking forward to: Our crazy October so time can fly :) 

Week 28!!!

3rd trimester baby! I remember starting my 2nd trimester and thinking I'd never get to the 3rd, but here we are :) 12 more weeks til due date! Crazy! Some people have told me it will go fast, and some have said it will go slow....I think I'll listen to the people that say it'll go fast... :) but maybe not too fast, because we still have a bit of work to do to be completely ready for him...but then again, who is ever completely ready for such a big change??? We are so excited though! Now that I've reached the milestone of 3rd trimester my next thing to be excited about is making it into the 30's, which is only 2 weeks away! :) For some reason 30 just seems so much closer than 28!

I am definitely, officially pregnant. What I mean by that is my clothes just don't fit anymore...I've been able to wear a couple of pants still up to this point but they are beginning to hurt my belly. And then there's the issue with the shirts...let's just say that what I wore today needs to wait until post baby, because it just doesn't fit like it used to haha. You can bet I came home and jumped into some sweats! And now I never want to get out of them....I wonder how that would go over at the temple tonight?

We got our first delivery from UPS today, it was the crib bedding set! And the crib should be here next week! So after we get the room painted and stuff in a few weeks we'll be able to set it all up! Wahooooo! :) Oh and I don't remember if I mentioned it last week or not but we bought our first box of diapers. Sams Club was having a good deal on a box of newborns so we made the purchase! :)

*Nixon is the size of an eggplant...though I'm pretty sure that one has already come up, so I looked on another app and it says the size of a small cabbage!
*Nixon is probably 2.5 pounds now.

How far along? 28 weeks! 
Total weight gain/loss: 16 pounds.
Sleep: I have the hardest time getting there...
Best moment this week? Definitely hearing his perfect little heartbeat at my appointment yesterday. 
Miss anything? Still sleep...I have a feeling it will be sleep for a long time ;) 
Movement? Oh yes. Especially when it's time for mommy to go to bed! 
Food cravings:I really just want something salty, but I can't.
Have you started to show yet? That I surely have. 
Gender? BOY!!!!! 
Labor signs? Nope.
Belly button in or out?Neither. It's not in, but it's not out. It's just there/
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy I think!
Looking forward to:Getting into the 30's! 

By the way, my doctors appointment went really good yesterday! And I just mention this because I had a crappy one last time, because my blood pressure has been high and I've just had to be really strict with my diet. I am glad I finally got the glucose test over, because that drink was so nasty! It hurt my throat because it was that sweet. And I will probably never be able to have anything orange flavored again. It will be nice to have the results so that we can get that worry out of the way. Dr. Noorda was really happy with me and says I'm doing great :) I was concerned about getting gestational diabetes so I've been testing my blood sugars whenever I get the chance, and given the last test I did Dr. Noorda doesn't think I have anything to worry about :) He actually told me last time I went in that he wanted me to have minimal weight gain due to my blood pressure, so when I went in yesterday I hadn't gained anything according to his scale in the last month, so he asked if I'd been eating and just joked around with me and it's always nice to be praised by your doctor. Ah presh....and I got a nice little shot in the behind. Definitely wasn't expecting that when I walked in...so for all my friends that are rh negative...when you hit 28 weeks, brace yourself...every rh negative pregnant woman gets one. 

Week 27!!!

We are in our last week of the 2nd trimester, and then it's on to the 3rd and final! And now everything really is starting to happen! Just in regards to getting ready for him! I can't even believe we've only got 13 weeks left! Eeeek! It will be the best ever to meet our little man! :)

So. Things are taking place with preparations as I mentioned, but things with the bod too. I lost a lot of sleep the other night because some cute boy decided it was time to be awake and kick mommy all over the belly...and the bladder. Was it worth the loss of sleep though? Oooooh yeah. And that same night/morning I woke up at 4:30 to take a little potty break and I totally couldn't fall back asleep...that was sad because I kid you not, before I got pregnant I NEVER woke up to pee!!! But again....worth it!

So we are in week 27!

*Nixon is the size of rutabaga? Whatever that is...but he's probably weighing in close to 2 pounds.
*His eyelashes are forming!
*I'm sure you've heard the old wives tales about baby having a lot of hair if you get heartburn bad...well if that's true...then he's got my hair!

How far along? 27 weeks! 
Total weight gain/loss: 16 pounds
Sleep: You already read my tidbit on this...
Best moment this week?: We were feeling around for him last night and he came right to the surface and we could feel him perfectly! 
Miss anything? Sleep.
Movement? The last couple days it's been almost all day :)
Food cravings: Chocolate creamies! 
Have you started to show yet? That I surely have. 
Gender? BOY!!!!! 
Labor signs? Nope.
Belly button in or out? In but it will be out soon enough.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy I think!
Looking forward to: Getting that dreaded glucose test done and over next week! 

Week 26!!!

This week has been a fun one for new things happening with Nixon! And Kohn finally gets to join in on the fun, and not just hear about it :) Nixon finally gave daddy a good kick! Kohn loved it, it was precious!

We've had a fun week in general! We went to the temple with our friends on Tuesday, Wednesday we ran into a drunk guy (kinda scary though), and last night we had our friends over to watch the USU/Utah game and ate pizza and yummy stuff! Sadly the game didn't end up like we would have liked, it was still fun though! But the temple...that brings me to another fun Nixon story!

As I was sitting there in the session Nixon started to kick my square in the gut, and he was going crazy. So I looked down and could totally see my stomach moving with his kicks! Definitely one of the coolest things ever! :)

So I'm at work on my break so I'm going to quickly cut this short!

*Nixon is the size of a head of lettuce and is inching towards 2 pounds now!

How far along? 26 weeks! I can't believe in 2 more weeks we'll be in the 3rd, and final, trimester! 
Total weight gain/loss: Still hanging out at 15! 
Sleep: I definitely have to wake up every night to visit the bathroom at least once and then I wake up multiple times to get comfortable again and again...and again. 
Best moment this week: Definitely when Kohn was able to feel Nixon kick him in the face! And of course when I saw him kicking in the temple! 
Miss anything? Energy.
Movement? Of course! I'm feeling him everyday now, and Kohn can normally get him to kick him at night before bed. He hasn't been moving as much as I'd like him to be the past couple days though, but he's been hanging out more towards my back too, so I'm sure I'm just not feeling all the kicks he's kicking.
Food cravings: I just like food. 
Have you started to show yet? That I surely have. 
Gender? BOY!!!!! 
Labor signs? Nope.
Belly button in or out? In but it will be out soon enough.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most of the time? Honestly it just depends on the day...and who you are ;) 
Looking forward to: Getting started on the nursery. And getting the glucose test done with in the next few weeks. 

Week 25!!!

Out of all my pregnant friends, 5 of them are having girls...my little man needs guy friends, people! We have some cousins that we were born in June and July that are both boys so that will be great but still! We have a group of friends that does FHE every Monday and 4 of us are preggers. 2 of them know they are having a girl, I know I'm having a boy, and our other friend will find out what she's having in about 7 weeks...and I keep telling her it better be a boy to even it out! We'll see how that goes...

So other than that I'm really drawing a blank on what to say...oh last night we headed up to Tony's Grove to have a little camping adventure with a group of friends and it rained...just about the whole time. We grilled our burgers, stuffed our faces under umbrellas, and then the girls ran to the tent while the boys grilled their brats and sat in the rain, all 4 cuddled under an umbrella (presh). It really was pretty fun though and we've got a pretty great group of friends! 

So I've decided working at a daycare has its perks...every time a mom brings in blankets or diapers or something to donate to the infant room, the infant teachers usually think of me and bring the stuff to me. I've received 4 boy blankets (that were like brand new), and I got some newborn diapers yesterday, crazy to think that he will be that tiny, for just a minute though haha babies grow sooo fast! 

I'm getting more and more excited because we're going to start working on getting the nursery together in the next month or so. Next week we're going to order our crib and the crib set we found and pick some paint and go from there! Of course we've gotta get things taken care of in our spare bedroom first though. Kohn's gotta go through his closet, we've gotta get rid of a lot of crap, including an elliptical (that's not crap) that's hardly been touched, so if anyone knows anyone that wants to buy one, keep us in mind. It's in great condition, just sayin ;) and....basically babies are a lot of work, and we're excited! :)

*Nixon is the size of a head of cauliflower! 

*Nails are starting to form on his fingers and toes.

*He is starting to grasp his hands and wiggle his fingers and toes.

How far along? 25 weeks! 
Total weight gain/loss: Still hanging out at 15.
Sleep: It was definitely harder for me to sleep this week, because all I wanted to do was sleep on my belly!
Best moment this week: Kohn and I finally agreeing on a crib set!
Miss anything? Sleeping on my belly...
Movement? Yes, but he likes to hang out in the back so it's subtle a lot of the time. Kohn still hasn't felt him move but he can find where Nixon is sitting, which is pretty cool too! 
Food cravings: Chocolate kisses...
Have you started to show yet? Yes, but when I went to the dentist the assistant was so kind to tell me that I did not look as far along as I am, and then later that day another girl said the same thing.
Gender? BOY!!!!! 
Labor signs? Nope.
Belly button in or out? In but it will be out soon enough.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most of the time? I've been moody this week. I've gotten irritated by the littlest things and am just on a roll...so sorry.
Looking forward to: Getting started on the nursery.

Week 24!!!

Can you believe that August is halfway done! I swear I was just writing about Kohn getting back from Seattle, which was the 1st of August! Time seriously flies, and I know I say that all the time! But I found out I was pregnant in April, 4-almost 5-months ago and I thought time would never pick up. And here we are, more than halfway. I'm only a short 4 weeks away from the 3rd trimester! 

A friend of mine made a very good point, it's only going to get faster cause we're coming up on all the holidays before baby comes! We've got school starting (I know, not a holiday, but still), then Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! But our baby will be here before Christmas, and maybe even a little bit before Thanksgiving, but I highly doubt that. Who knows though? We'll just have to see, and it'll be here to know before we know it! 

We are trying to figure out how we want to do Nixon's nursery. I think we've both decided we really like the blue and brown look. But we might look blue and gray. We're not entirely sure, but it's fun making all these little decisions! And it'll be even more fun when everything starts getting put together, like painting the nursery, and putting the crib together, and setting up the bedding in the crib! Oh I'm excited! 

P.S. I might have said it before, but oh well, I'll say it now too. When Nixon is here you can expect there to be pictures on my blog posts. I think I just need to figure it out first haha 

So, let's talk a little more about Nixon! :) 

*Nixon is the size of a cantaloupe. 

*It's not visible by ultrasound, or probably even very dark, but Nixon has hair on his head! 

*Little man is figuring out the breathing technique! :)

How far along? 24 weeks! 
Total weight gain/loss: 15 pounds. Right on track but still freaks me out.
Sleep: Sleep is starting to become harder because getting comfortable is harder.
Best moment this week: Definitely hearing his heartbeat at my appointment yesterday.
Miss anything? I've said it before and I'll say it again, running.
Food cravings: They're these awesome crackers called Nut-Thins. So good. 
Have you started to show yet? Yes, yes I have.
Gender? BOY!!!!! 
Labor signs? Nope.
Belly button in or out? In but it will be out soon enough.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most of the time? I've been pretty happy this week! 
Looking forward to: Just getting further and further along  :) 

Week 23!!!

Another week has come and gone and here we are. I thought measuring the pregnancy in weeks would make it go by slow but I actually kind of like it. Because the baby progresses so much so fast that something new is happening every week. I love it!

Baseball is done this year :( I can't believe how fast the season went, meaning how fast summer went! But next baseball season Kohn will have his baby boy cheering him on (as much as a baby can) and that will be fun! :)

All we've really done in the last week is work and do the usual so I think we'll make this a short post and jump right on over to covering baby stuff!

*Nixon is as big as a grapefruit!

How far along? 23 weeks! 
Total weight gain/loss: I don't know at this point.
Sleep: Nixon thinks it's time to roll around and kick when mommy decides she's going to lay down to sleep. But his kicks are still small enough that they don't wake me up yet so I still usually get decent sleep. 
Best moment this week: Nixon had been sort of quiet and not moving a whole lot since Monday and I was worrying about it but when I sat down and ate a bowl of Reeses Puffs he was all over the place, so that was pretty awesome! :) but he is still small enough that there will be days that I go without feeling him.
Miss anything? Tying my shoes without it being a chore. And I'm not even as big as I'll be haha I'm in for it!
Movement: Yes, as I mentioned above :)
Food cravings: Now I just want to eat Reeses Puffs all the time.
Have you started to show yet? That I have.
Gender? BOY!!!!! 
Labor signs? Nope.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or moody most of the time? I've been pretty happy this week! 
Looking forward to: My appointment next week so I can hear his little heartbeat again :)