30 Weeks with Baby #2!

How far along? 30 weeks -- HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Total weight gain: I'm guessing I'll be weighing in at 150/151 so calculating after my loss I'm 20/21 lbs gained or I'm at 15/16 from my actual pre-pregnancy weight (135). I have been trying to kick sweets to reset my crazy sweet tooth that I feel is the root of all evil currently. 

Check out THIS awesome weight tracker to make sure you're staying on point. I decided to help myself make good choices I'm also trying to continue to use MyFitnessPal app to track what I eat.

Don't laugh! 

  

Maternity clothes? I still fit into about 3/4 pairs of pre-pregnancy pants thanks to my beband, clearly that's not the case with my Halloween costume! Otherwise I'm now using bodycon/mini dresses as slightly longer shirts to accommodate my much larger midsection. I can't wait to wear them as dresses again!!!! -_-

Stretch marks? No new ones!! Brandon found some Palmers at Target and went ahead and grabbed it for me I was running out of the Vaseline I had been using up to this point. I'm really enjoying the feel of Palmers and even find myself using it more than twice a day because it smells SO GOOD! :)

Sleep: This week no matter how much sleep I get I'm exhausted and I would like to hibernate for a weekend just to see if that will help. I'd really love to sleep in and wake up to pumpkin pancakes! HINT HINT

Best moment this week: Ryder always is so sweet about his brother and has been setting aside his clothes that he doesn't think fit him any more for him and picking out toys and placing them in the bassinet.

Miss anything? The energy you get from your second trimester! Why can't that follow you even slightly into the 3rd. I AM SO TIRED! I probably miss being able to walk at a more reasonable pace. It seems like first thing in the morning I'm good to go and then once I've had lunch I'm on waddle status until the next day.

Movement: I'm finding him trying to escape through my bellybutton lately and he pushes on a part of my stomach then runs his hand/foot down the inside of my stomach and it HURTS! Either he's really strong or I'm a big baby because yowzas! I find myself having a hard time catching my breath from it occasionally

Junk Food cravings: Apple crisp, pumpkin roll, and still a Carmelo. 

Healthy Food Craving: Clementines, that's where I'm getting my sugar from. I'm such a sucker for those tiny oranges! Ryder loves that he can peel them by himself too. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Hate to rub it in for some of you but I'm feeling AWESOME!!!!

Gender: BOY!!!

Labor signs: Back to none, and I like it that way. 

Symptoms: Starting to feel my sciatica pinched frequently, just waiting for it to pass but getting up after laying down has been difficult.

Belly button in or out? I am still with a flat outtie. The space that was once my belly button is surrounded by more bellybutton, but my guts are in! YAY!

Wedding rings on or off? On, with the cold weather I am starting to feel swelling in my hands!

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy but too tired to show it? HAHAHA I'm a little moody from stress about Ryder's birthday and holidays coming. Stress = excitement. It is causing me to need more "deep breathes" away from Ryder. 

Looking forward to: FOOTBALL SEASON IS OVER! Can I say it again? This Saturday is the LAST Saturday that we wont see Brandon because of football!! He dedicates 25+ hours every week to mentoring and coaching young people and I commend him for having such a big heart. I am so thankful for his generosity and I may seem ungrateful or unhappy most of the time about it but the bigger picture is his act of kindness, it is a harder thing to accept when you already lose 40 hours a week + evenings and weekends for realty. Ryder and I will be so happy to have him home and now I can finally get the gutters cleaned!! Hahaha I really do love and appreciate all he does for our community it's so sweet of him, but now I hope to watch him play some city league basketball! 

WOOHOO BASKETBALL SEASON!

Note: I just discovered amazing uses for my crock pot, food! It makes food! Fabulous wonderful 10 minutes in the kitchen, then you simply plate it, food! It's amazing! We made Chicken Fajitas on Tuesday night with plenty enough left over for lunch on Wednesday (I love leftovers for lunch) and there was still more! Then on Wednesday, we had Chicken Parmigiana with enough to have for lunch today (Thursday) and I even froze some! I am so shocked and in love with crock pot. Please share if you have anything you think I should try, we are a little picky... we don't eat pork. I KNOW, BACON! People love the stuff. It's just not something we get around to doing. 

Off to the doctor on Monday!!! 

xoxo

Catch ya later!