Maternity Monday

How far along? 30 weeks 2 days!!

Total weight gain/loss: up 6.2 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Maternity clothes? Tops are mostly pre-prego but 100% maternity on bottoms except for yoga pants & such

Stretch marks? not from baby.

Sleep: Better this week!!

Best moment this week: Going to dr & hearing Baby girls heartbeat

Movement: More and more! I love the feeling!

Food cravings: Nothing really.

Symptoms: Exhaustion. And does having to practically roll off/out of whatever I am sitting on count as a symptom??

Gender: Beautiful baby Girl!!!

Labor Signs: Not for a while I hope! Keep on baking little one!!

Belly Button in or out? Think it will stay an innie

What I miss: Feeling well rested after sleeping.

What I am looking forward to: Baby shower in Roanoke this weekend.

Weekly Wisdom: Industial sied fans are needed if you plan on camping in July 7 months pregnany!

Milestones: 30 weeks!! Dr appts every 2 weeks now!! WOOOO

30 Weeks Pregnant

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30 Weeks!!

Squash Week 2 of 4

Your Baby
Big news for baby's brain this week: It's starting to wrinkle and fold and looks like something that grew in the back of your fridge. This is due to the rapid growth of your little genius's brain cells. Other highlights this week:

Fingernails and toenails are finally finished—causing his or her parents great fear and anguish the first time they try to cut those little daggers (it gets easier, we promise)! Plus, the bone marrow is completely in charge of red-blood-cell production now. Trust us, this is a good thing.

Baby is starting to shed his lanugo—the downy hair that was covering his skin. Now that he's chubbier and better able to regulate his body temp, he doesn't need to sport a fur coat 24/7.

"I spy an umbilical cord and the inside of my mom's uterus!" When your baby is awake, his eyes are now wide open and he's whittling away the hours looking around, checking out his rather dark, limited environs.

Your baby hasn't gained much weight or height this week, as most of his energy's been channeled to the brain. She weighs about 3 pounds and is approximately 15.5 inches long, about the size of London, not the city, Britney Spears' Yorkie terrier. Of course your baby is less hairy and way cuter!


Shay & our little squash camping 7.17.2010


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Maternity Monday

How far along? 29 weeks 2 days!!

Total weight gain/loss: up 5.5 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Maternity clothes? Tops are mostly pre-prego but 100% maternity on bottoms except for yoga pants & such

Stretch marks? not from baby.

Sleep: This has been a hard subject the past week. With the potty breaks and full on having to wake up to switch sides because my hips are killing me, crazy dreams, and no longer able to sleep on my back, things are rough to say the least.

Best moment this week: 7 months down!

Movement: More and more! I love the feeling!

Food cravings: Nothing really. Food sounds icky.

Symptoms: Heartburn and exhaustion. Oh yes and a few crying spells this week! UGH

Gender: Beautiful baby Girl!!!

Labor Signs: Not for a while I hope! Keep on baking little one!!

Belly Button in or out? Think it will stay an innie

What I miss: Feeling well rested after sleeping.

What I am looking forward to: The showers coming up!

Weekly Wisdom: Hormones suck. Pregnancy hormones are disastrous.

Milestones: Last week before the big 30 weeks...that's right folks I could very well deliver in the 30's E (crossing fingers not in the 40's!)EEEEkkk

29 Weeks Pregnant

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Maternity Monday

How far along? 28 weeks 2 days!!

Total weight gain/loss: up 5.1 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Maternity clothes? Tops are mostly pre-prego but 100% maternity on bottoms except for yoga pants & such

Stretch marks? not from baby.

Sleep: Now up to 3 potty breaks a night. Booo I was doing so well.

Best moment this week: Spengind a few days with hubby

Movement: She's a mover and a shaker!!

Food cravings: Anything someone else is talking about...

Symptoms: Sciatic nerve pain was much better this week, hips & back are starting to feel the brunt of things

Gender: Beautiful baby Girl!!!

Labor Signs: Not for a while I hope! Keep on baking little one!!

Belly Button in or out? Getting Flatter

What I miss: A cold Linenkugal on a hot summer's night

What I am looking forward to: FThe shower's I have coming up!

Weekly Wisdom: If someone starts talking about food put your ear muffs on.

Milestones: July 4th in utero!! Last week in month 6.

28 Weeks Pregnant

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28 Weeks!

Your Baby *Last week as an eggplant!*
As the Big Day nears, your baby is getting ready to go towards the light at the end of the tunnel (the tunnel being the birth canal, the light being the one the doctor is shining directly into it so she can see what the heck she's doing). Other highlights this week:

Your baby's eyes are partially open now and can blink. Truly superior babies can actually wink. (OK, there is no way to prove that, but it's fun to imagine, no?) Your baby can also now become a shiny, happy person as she has begun having rapid eye movement (Get it? REM? Shiny, happy person?? We'll be here all week.)

Her eyes have color now, too. It may not be the color she ultimately ends up with, especially if they're light gray or blue. The eyes typically don't settle on a final hue until nine months after baby is born. So when your mother-in-law says that the baby has her eyes, you can politely inform her that they'll most likely change soon. Sorry.

Your babe is downright chubby compared to a few weeks ago. She is about 15 inches long, about the length of an amusement park cinnamon-sugar-coated churro (yum!), and weighs 2 to 3 pounds.

Shaylynn and our eggplant 7.3.2010


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Girl Scout or Boy Scout?

While we were visiting family in VA we were fortunate enough to make a trip out to the Bou Scout Camp Nick attended for over 5 years as a kid. I had always heard stories of the place and the camp rituals, such as being "Tapped Out" into the Order of the Arrow. During this tradition a select few boys are "tapped out" by "indians" that ride in on canoes. Anyway to make a long story short, we decided to head up there so I could see what all this was about! I feel so fortunate to have experienced a piece of Nick's childhood!! While we were there I got my first three, yes, THREE stranger comments!!!

The first one was more or so overheard rather than a direct comment...But a little boy scout was talking to his friends while Nick was taking a picture and I heard the young boy say "Hey, that lady over there is pregnant!!" Then one responded yeah, if not I don't know what's going on!" My goodness adolescent boys are too funny., what did they think I swallowed a watermelon!

A guy was talking to us as we waited in line to get into the trading post to get our FRITO PIE'S and he asked if we were picking our boy up today. I just looked at Nick like what are we supposed to say!!! I think I was more baffled that he thought I had a child at 12. Anyways he then proceeded to ask when I was due. Nice guy he was but a little too curious for my liking, what did he want, our whole life story?

Then after we enjoyed our 5 course meal of chili, cheese, and chips we were walking to the campfire and a guy holds his belly and asks boy scout or girl? Nick and I both chuckled and just said girl!

Maybe I just haven't been out enough in public to have too many comments, but goodness the day I hit my 3rd tri I got 3!!! I have to say I secretly enjoyed them all, no matter how random they were ;O)

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Maternity Monday

How far along? 27 weeks 3 days!!

Total weight gain/loss: up 5.1 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight

Maternity clothes? Tops are mostly pre-prego but 100% maternity on bottoms except for yoga pants & such

Stretch marks? not from baby.

Sleep: It is getting a bit more difficult to turn over and the hips are back to hurting

Best moment this week: 3rd trimester!!!

Movement: She's a mover and a shaker!!

Food cravings: Watermelon

Symptoms: Sciatic nerve pain, hips & back are starting to feel the brunt of things

Gender: Beautiful baby Girl!!!

Labor Signs: Not for a while I hope! Keep on baking little one!!

Belly Button in or out? Getting Flatter

What I miss: Being able to walk or stand without my thighs falling asleep

What I am looking forward to: Finishing up her nursery and the showers I have coming up!!

Weekly Wisdom: If someone starts talking about food put your ear muffs on.

Milestones: 3rd trimester!!!

27 Weeks Pregnant

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27 Weeks!!!

Your Baby
Baby's lungs and immune system are maturing this week as baby prepares for his grand entrance. If he were born today he would have an 85 percent chance of surviving as his lungs are capable of breathing air (with medical assistance, of course). Other exciting developments:

Baby's done a lot of growing over the past few months. His length has more than doubled in the past 15 weeks! And that's not the only thing growing—baby's brain tissue and neurons are all developing at a rapid pace. His brain waves are now firing away just like those of a newborn baby. If baby is a he, his testes will have completely descended at this point.

Your baby now weighs in at approximately 14½ inches and just over 2 pounds, or about the size of that roast you made last time your in-laws were in town. (OK, the baby is the size of that roast you meant to cook before you decided that ordering Chinese was a much better idea.)


Shay and our Eggplant 6.25.2010



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Hello 3rd Trimester!!!

26 weeks & 6 days=3rd Trimester

That means 2/3 of this pregnancy is down only 1/3 to go! I think back to when I was JUST began this pregnant this mark seemed like such a big milestone and felt so far away! Boy oh boy did I see this day much quicker than I anticipated and I must say that I am happy about it! I am pretty excited to meet my baby girl but I am getting a little nervous, but what mother-to-be wouldn't?

Here is my 3rd trimester picture show! Enjoy!!







ANNNNND here is my 2nd trimester pics as a little reminder ;O)







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