31 week update and Sydney's Room - PIP heavy

Almost 30 weeks!

31 weeks 1 day

How far along? 31 weeks 6 days

Weight gain/loss: Still 10-11lbs

Feeling: Not horrible, I've been getting more BH contractions at night, I try to drink 10+ cups of water a day and that seems to help keep them away. 

Maternity clothes?: Same, same, same.

Sleep: Not AS bad, but not great. I've been so tired that I'm usually able to pass out and not wake up until I have to pee, but then my hips hurt so so bad and I limp to the bathroom.

Food cravings: Pizza and french fries

Movement?: Still a good amount, but she's obviously running out of room, she's been hanging out in my ribs more and more. She more flops than kicks anymore, it feels like she's just in there tossing and turning. 

What I miss?: Not having to worry about getting heartburn, I miss not being able to just eat a piece of pizza or chocolate cake without popping several tums afterwards. 

Best moment this week: I washed and folded and went through all her clothes to figure out what more I need. It was so fun sitting on the rug in her room and folding all those little tiny pink ruffley things. I only need 2 more sleepers and 3 pairs of pants that aren't pink. I even got her a Christmas dress in hopes she'll actually be here!

What I'm looking forward to: My apt tomorrow to see how my weight is, according to our scale, I'm up 1lb since my last appt, but I hate that scale. 

Milestones: It's not really a milestone, but I'm almost 32 weeks and that is CRAZY.

Now, Here's her room! I think I'm going to do a little shelf above the crib, next to the window that has her name on it, but other than that, it's done. Oh, and we're still waiting on the mattress that was supposed to be here Friday, and then Saturday, and still isn't here :-/

 This is from the door looking across the room

Again, but a different angle

The dresser we sanded and restained that we'll use as a changing table. Then the bookshelf was an old dresser that we took the drawers out and painted white. Also, I made the door organizer (ALL BY MYSELF) and the changing pad cover, as well as the backs of the shelf. 

Again

The rocker is an antique, and yes, the fabric is a little dirty, but I love it. The little stand still needs new holes drilled for a drawer pull that matches the ones on the dresser and the lamp is circa 1950's from my parent's farm landlady. The footrest I made (ALL BY MYSELF) and only cost $14! Then the frames on the wall have the poem that this blog is named after "Mother's Song: A Traditional Lullaby" - look it up for words. 

Again

And that whole side of the room

I'm pretty excited with how it turned out, and I'm very proud of how much I did myself. All the linens (curtains, comforter, crib skirt, sheet, changing pad cover, door organizer, and footrest) I sewed myself and I made the little mobile above the crib. Not to mention refinishing the dresser, repurposing the bookshelf and painting the side table. So anyway, that's the room!

29 Weeks

29 weeks 1 day

Sweet Sydney at 29 weeks 2 days

How far along? 29 weeks 2 days

Weight gain/loss: Still 10lbs

Feeling: Tired, sore and very heartburny. Despite being tired, I've actually been productive and working on the house.

Maternity clothes?: Same, same, same.

Sleep: Worse, I wake up every couple hours because my hips hurt and I have to pee. Then when I get back to bed, I'm wide awake and can't fall back asleep for 30-45 minutes.

Food cravings: Cheeseburgers

Movement?: Alllll over, her feet are in my ribs and her hands punch my cervix

What I miss?: A drink and sleeping

Best moment this week:  Seeing our little girl this morning!! She is SO much bigger now compared to my 20 week apt, it's crazy. She's measuring right at 29 weeks, flipped head down and is around 3 lbs. She's so beautiful, seeing her makes me so much more excited to meet her.

What I'm looking forward to: My apt on Tuesday to find out the official radiologist report on my U/S today, the tech said everything looked good, but I want to hear my doctor say it too. 

Milestones: This is my LAST week in the 20's! Seriously, were the EFF is time going??

28 Weeks

I know, I know, always behind. Samson was sick most of last week and we only left the house once, so you'd think I would've been able to update this, but I just didn't make it on! So, here we are, I missed 27 weeks and am already in my second week of 3rd trimester.

27 weeks in Sydney's room

How far along? 28 weeks

Weight gain/loss: 10 lbs total

Feeling: Pretty good, not terrible. I've been having a good amount of energy, but my whole body gets pretty sore if  I do too much work or go on too long of a walk.

Maternity clothes?: Same, same, same.

Sleep: Okay, I sleep in longer intervals, but then wake up in more pain.

Food cravings: Breakfast sandwiches

Movement?: About the same, her feet love to be in my side and then she flutters them. 

What I miss?: Nothing really!

Best moment this week:  Putting all the furniture in her room!! It's looking so cute, I just have to get my mom to help me with the crib skirt and curtains then it's just the decorations. OH, and the dresser is so cute, we're so proud of ourselves.

What I'm looking forward to: Next week!! (See update from today's apt below.)

Milestones: 28 weeks seems like a great milestone!

I had my 28 week apt today and actually just got back from it. HB sounded good, I did gain a little more than he would expect me to (like 4lbs instead of 2) but he could feel some swelling in my legs and attributed the extra weight to water retention, so that's good. He felt for positioning and she appears to be transverse (laying sideways across my stomach) and I'm measuring 29-30 weeks when he'd expect me to measure smaller, closer to 26-27 weeks. So he scheduled me for another u/s next week to get a baseline of her size and make sure there aren't any issues, which he doesn't think there are, just wants to see what's going on. I'm excited to get to see our little girl again, I just hope everything checks out! Just 9 days until we see her beautiful face!