29 weeks

29 weeks

How far along: 29 weeks

Weeks to due date: 11 weeks! 

Total weight gain: 14 pounds

Maternity clothes: Yep!  

Sleep: Oh how I miss thee! This week I’ve been up at 6AM one day. 5AM another day… and even 4AM today.  I think the baby and Olivia have made a pact that one of them will have me up early. Naps have been a life saver!  

 

Exercise: 5 days of bikini body mommy workouts. 3 strength and 2 cardio. And I got in a 1 hour walk and a 40 min Kayak adventure on Sunday. What else do you do when you’re up at 5 and everyone is sleeping except the wee one in the womb =) It was a gorgeous morning and I’m actually glad I was up! 

  

Best moment this week: Father’s day was a really great day! That was the day the baby woke me up at 5. It was so beautiful and so calm I just had to be outside.  When I got home from walking and Kayaking, Andy and Olivia had just woken up so we had breakfast and got ready for the day. We then listened to a great sermon together and went to the Medina Café for lunch. Everyone had the weekend off so it was just nice to be at camp and enjoy the quiet =)

What I miss: I miss being able to sit comfortably with Olivia on my lap. This belly has really been getting in the way and when Olivia leans up against it the baby will often try to kick or push her away. Not the most comfortable thing in the world.

Movement: I’m not quite convinced there is just one in there because the baby has been moving so much!  I’ve been feeling the baby’s hiccups too =)

Food cravings: Donuts!

Making me queasy: Feeling good!  

Starting to show: I am pretty sure I popped even more this week!  

Gender:  11ish weeks and we will know

Happy or moody:  Both

Things I've been experiencing this week: I’ve had a few “moments” this week.  Moments of overwhelming joy from a few simple…. moments =) One of them was when I wrapped Olivia up in a towel and gave her a snack after she had been playing in her pool for a while. I Love that I get to be her mom and she gets to sit and warm up on my lap and that we get to just do life together. I remember seeing other moms with their kids and looking forward to things like that and now I get to experience it!

Another moment was on Saturday. I had decided to make sweet potatoes and grill steak for lunch. Well, the steak took a little longer than I expected and the sweet potatoes totally got burnt and stunk up the whole house and filled it with smoke. Because of the awful atmosphere in the house we decided to eat outside. We laid a blanket in the shade and ate steak and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (great substitute for sweet potatoes right?!) and it was perfect.  Maybe I’m too sentimental or whatever but I truly love moments like that. The moments that are so real and so simple but are so beautiful.  

What I'm looking forward to: Going to SD this weekend. I also have an appointment in Fargo on my way to Madison so I’m looking forward to that too.  It is always so fun to hear that heartbeat!

Size of baby:  An acorn squash