30 weeks!

baby size? 3lbs, a head of cabbage

weight gain? 7.4lbs from pre-pregnancy weight {my dr. says it's normal now to gain 1lb a week from here on out! crazy! so maybe 10 more lbs to go!

stretch marks? yes, still the same. no more, no less! and though my belly button is still "in" i would say in a few weeks it's going to be flat. every time i sit down i look at it to see if it's gone flat! haha.

foods i'm loving: sweets, icecream, chips- anything horrible for me!

foods i'm hating:  not really anything to speak of. i'm not a huge fan of meat right now, but i will eat it still and feel fine. actually, i'm not a huge fan of eating in general now- it just seems like such a chore. 

sleep? ah! i wish! i am now entering into the SUPER uncomfortable phase, i fear. i wake up almost every hour from stiffness and pain.

symptoms?  still some muddleheadedness. and some muscle cramps in my calves. right when i hit 28 weeks i started having considerable pain in my lower ribcage. when my ribs aren't in pain they have gone numb, and neither of those seem good. haha. i read that some women actually have dislocated ribs as a result of pregnancy! that's crazy! i hope it doesn't get to that point for me. 

what i miss: being able to sit and work on the floor for long periods of time. a lot of the work i've been doing lately involves being on the floor- cutting fabric, gluing, scrubbing- and it makes my muscles cramp! i also miss being able to take a walk without my feet swelling...

what i'm looking forward to: not being pregnant anymore! and holding littleman.

frustrations: blah the things people say. like how my baby looks 'unusually large for a first pregnancy'. ha! when is that ok to say?? but i have to chalk that one up to C's great great aunt who is super old, i'm going to give her the benefit of doubt that maybe she's just senile. 

emotions? absolutely everywhere. mostly stressed about life in general- wanting to escape and get away. feeling overwhelmed by all that has happened and all that is going to happen. wanting to meet littleman and see his sweet face. feeling less apprehensive about labor and more apprehensive about breastfeeding and knowing when to feed him, etc. i worry every so often that baby is okay in there- and hope that he is and is healthy and happy. i wish i could have more ultrasounds- they always give me peace of mind!

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we had our 30 week appointment yesterday and it was good! baby's head is still down and his hips are up in my ribs {explaining the rib pain!}. he kicks and kicks all day long and they're getting stronger now- some actually startle me!

we found out at this appointment that my doctor used to be a beer boy at the Reds baseball stadium when he was in medschool. which is pretty hilarious. it was back in the 1970's and he said that it was such a great job! haha. so funny! things you never think of your OB doing... 

our naming venture has reached a stall- we know the first and middle names we like, but i don't like how they sound together. they just don't flow. and it bothers me! C isn't bothered by it, but i always wanted my children to have strong beautiful names. so now i need to sit down and play around with name order and try to find a way to make them sound alright together. or perhaps add a second middle name in for the sake of smoothness. 

my cincinnati babyshower was this past weekend and it was so fun! not a ton of people came, but it was a rather small invite list to begin with so it was expected. it was nice to have all my friends in one place and my mom was there and it was great! on monday, after the shower, my mom and i made a list of all the things i still needed and went out and bought a bunch of things. we bought a crib mattress and now the baby room is starting to look like an actual room! crazy!! i really like how it's coming together. it's nice seeing the to-do list shrink and shrink especially since i only have 9.5 weeks left till littleman comes!