Hello, We are 33 Weeks Pregnant. This is crazy. So crazy. He will be here is 7 Weeks or less. On Saturday...I woke up screaming almost crying with a HUGE charlie horse...luckily Hubby knew exactly what was going on as I was stuffing my face into my pillow trying not to cry...he was able to make it go away pretty quick by rubbing my leg and straightening my leg/foot. Holy Moly did that hurt. I definitely boosted my water intake the next day...and my friend told me to eat grapefruit, so I went out and bought a bunch...I actually love grapefruit anyways. Someone also said Banana's...it's a good thing I have been craving fruit lately...cause I have no problem eating more of them. OMG watermelon is so freakin good these days. I decided to get our Master Bedroom cleaned up....there were dust bunnies all under our bed and behind furniture. We have started to notice that the Condo we live in is very dusty. There is a main road just outside of our house and I am sure those huge log trucks don't help the dust much at all...so this is something I have been having to adjust to. Definitely gonna be sure to do a dust/sweep at least every Week or two from now on. So I moved all of our furniture around...and made a little "Nursury Corner" for this little dude. I even hung up the Paper cranes that were sitting there for about a month. I will post pictures of a tour of our Bedroom once we get it finished completely...just needs a few little final touches as well as some more organization stuff and it will be done. I don't know if I mentioned this in the last post or not...but I started a Pinterest Board of recipes I want to make before Baby comes (of things that I can prep now and freeze) and then I also made a board for after Baby comes...and that is basically a board of healthy recipes. I am not kidding when I say that I am more than excited for this little man to come so that I can get my body back. No more being lazy like the last time I squeezed out a Baby...this time No Mr. Nice Mom...I am going to be the biggest hard a...s...s on myself...healthy eats after he arrives. Then when the Doctor gives me the 'Ok" to start adding more fitness than I will do that. But I think being prepared and making lists and recipes will help out with getting right on track a nice and healthy way. So this Weekend as well as the next few weeks to come I will be making more meals to freeze...and more lists of weekly meals I want to follow...snack ideas and all that jazz. I am so excited for our Maternity Photoshoot on Saturday though...My Mom sent me a package and it arrived Today...in it was a Metis Sash, so stoked to wrap it around my pregnant belly and get pictures...then wrap it around my newborn Son and get pictures later. Love. How is Mama doing? Well I am doing great. Definitely more energy now...and more and more on my mind of things to get done around here. Braxton Hicks are definitely getting more and more often everyday. I would say 1-10 ish in a day is pretty normal this time. Sometimes they are so painful. Mostly just uncomfortable is all. He is moving all the time, he gets hiccups a few times a day, He sits on my blatter...pretty much most of the day. I am starting to feel more and more pressure at times, and I do get a little worried when it is hard to walk because there is so much pressure. I'll definitely need to bring it up with the Doc. My Feet are pretty swollen by the end of the day, especially when I have been on them all day (another thing I will mention to the Doc) Other than all those yucky symptoms, I am loving pregnancy and am so Thankful that I get to experience this again. I definitely stop and enjoy the moments of his movements, or his little hiccups. I cannot believe how fast the time is going. How Big is Baby for Week 33? He is the size of a Durian Fruit. Weighing in at about 4.2-5.8 lbs and measuring at about 17.2-18.7 inches. Yikes. It is crazy to think that Isaiah was just a few ounces more than that and pretty much that length... Here are my Q's for the Week. Enjoy! How far along? 33 Weeks 6 Days Pregnant Total weight gain and bump measurements: No more tracking... Maternity clothes? Basic Tee from H&M and my Thyme Maternity grey pants :) Stretch marks? Just itchy so I think they are starting. Sleep: Yes. Best moment this week: Hanging up the Paper Cranes Miss anything? Not really. Movement: Yes more and more everyday...I cannot believe how much he moves. Food cravings: Fruit Anything making you queasy or sick: No Gender: Boy ;) Labor signs: no Symptoms: Braxton Hicks, Fetal Movement, Charlie Horse Belly button in or out? In (wants to be out) Wedding rings on or off? On. Happy or moody most of the time: I definitely have my Mood swings lately...super pregnant... Looking forward to: Our Photoshoot on Saturday Thanks so much for stopping by...can't believe I can have a baby in 4-7 ish weeks....
...following my dreams... -Cynthia
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Hello, Well I am a bit behind on my updates. I am actually 33 Weeks now. Yikes. I am going to just jot down what 32 Weeks was like though. There wasn't a whole lot that went on. We had Prenatal appointment on Wednesday. Doctor says everything is going well. My ultrasound results came in and Baby is healthy and doing great. He is in the 50th Percentile across the board...meaning everything is measuring just on schedule for how far along I am...he is not too big not too small. I thought he was going to be HUGE...since I am, but he's the perfect little size. Other great news is the placenta moved away from the cervix. Not sure if I said anything before...but I had something called Placenta Previa...meaning the placenta was too close to the cervix. I may have had to have a C-Section because of it (because there would have been too many risks of doing it vaginally) So YIPPIE...this makes me so happy. But I wasn't stressed over it or anything like that I was gonna take anything as it came. I am going to every 2 Weeks for Prenatal appointments now. No more every month....I will do 2 more 2 Week appointments and then go to every Week...How the heck did this happen???? Wow there are no baby buys this week. Although the girl who is making my little cloth diapers (and some for Isaiah) got my fabric in the mail and will start on them as soon as she gets home from holidays. So they should be here in a few Weeks. So excited for them. I am working on some amazing things for him though...knitting up a storm in my house these days. I am slowly working on getting our Master bedroom organized and figured out and will move onto my sewing room eventually too, the sooner I do that...the sooner I can make some more stuff for this little peanut...and Isaiah too. Not sure if I mentioned that our Maternity Photoshoot has been changed to a closer date. We are now going in for June 1st (which makes me very happy...considering I feel like a beached whale these days) I am pretty sure that is all on the agenda for this past week. OH....OH....OH...so My little sister told me the wonderful news about her being PREGNANT on Thursday. Seriously I am thrilled...I am going to be an AUNTIE....again. Lol. I am so blessed to have all these little nieces and (hopefully) nephews around me in the next Months to come. It was a super happy day when my little niece Isla arrived into the world. So I am over the moon with excitement that there are 2 more joining. But seriously...my baby sister is pregnant...this is truly amazing. She told me when we were out for lunch at our local Farmers Market...whatever you do DO NOT TELL YOUR PREGNANT SISTER you are pregnant...when you are out in a public place. I had so many tears streaming down my face (I tried so hard to not cry...but I was so overwhelmed with joy that I could not help myself) Congrat's Baby Sis, I Love you So much and I cannot wait to meet my little niece or nephew <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 How does Mama Feel? Well I am getting more energy...which is strange...I feel MASSIVE..yes, but somehow I am getting more energy and more motivation to get things done before he arrives. A few days ago I started making some lists for things I need to accomplish before he arrives. Cleaning lists, shopping lists, menu lists, organizing, etc. I am aslo starting to crave healthier food now a days too...which is a huge relief considering I have been on a "fast food" kick for the past several weeks. It has not been nice on the scale. Let's talk about scale and weight for a sec. At my Prenatal appointment I got my weight checked (as I do at all of my appointments) Anyways I pretty much weigh the same weight as I did when I was finished my pregnancy with Isaiah...in fact I am pretty sure I am the same size (belly wise) So I have decided that it is just going to stress me out to weigh myself every week from now on...and I would rather not do that. So sorry no more weigh-ins. I will hop on the scale when I am in labour to see how much I gained in total with this guy and then do my belly measurement there...so if you don't see this info anymore this is why. How Big is Baby for Week 32? Baby is the size of a Squash, he weighs about 2.5-3.8 lbs and measures about 15.2-16.7 inches. Here are my Q's for Week 32. Enjoy. How far along? 32 Weeks 6 Days Pregnant Total weight gain and bump measurements: No more tracking... Maternity clothes? No pictures this week :( Stretch marks? No but my boobs are really itchy...so I am thinking they are starting to form there...and my thighs. Sleep: Yes. Best moment this week: Learning that the placenta moved Miss anything? Not really. Movement: Yup...all day long. Food cravings: Fruit Anything making you queasy or sick: No Gender: Boy ;) Labor signs: no Symptoms: Braxton Hicks, Fetal Movement Belly button in or out? In (wants to be out) Wedding rings on or off? On...I take them off at night though Happy or moody most of the time: Happy but emotional at times Looking forward to: Getting my body back! Again, I don't have pictures this week. Sorry about that. Oh well, next Week for sure. Thanks for stopping by.
...following my dreams... -Cynthia Hello, We are 31 Weeks! Holy Moly! I can't believe there is only like 2 Months of this pregnancy left. Definitely creeping up to the final stretch. I am getting so nervous...but super excited at the same time. We will get to meet our little man very shortly. I am definitely starting to feel stressed out a bit, just because there is so much to do to get ready for his arrival. I need to make a game plan and start checking things off my list. I want to save the whole last few weeks of June for cleaning my house top to bottom (since it needs to be so clean for his arrival...hehe) So for the rest of this Month and beginning of next I want to get things organized for him (the rest of his cloths, diapers...buy whatever I need to buy for him) as well as decorate our Master Bedroom...make it welcoming for a little boy to arrive. There are still some things I want to sew...and crochet for him as well...so that will be my focus this Month and the first 2 Weeks in June! Our Maternity Shoot got moved to a closer date (due to a few things) But I am so excited about this because I am seriously feeling pretty massive these days...and June 16th was so far away that I thought, by the time we get there I am going to be way too big. So it is going to now be June 1st! Just over 2.5 Weeks away. That is awesome. I am absolutely in love with the Photographer's work...so that makes this even more exciting. Baby Buys: We bought this used off of one of my dear friends Lauren :) She is the reason we even wanted a Beco carrier. She has about a million carriers...so I came to her for advice and this was the one she recommended. She was buying a new one with a different patter on it (same carrier) so offered this one to us as first dibs. It is is mint condition and I am in love with it. Can't wait to use it...I think I will absolutely love it. It feels so comfortable even now! Really you can't beat a $90 deal when they are about $150 new! Thanks Lauren!!! I picked this 2 piece up from Walmart. I think it was like $7, we definitely need to consider that we will probably have to buy a few more little outfits. Isaiah was born in the middle of Winter (therefore all of his itty bitty clothes are winter clothes) I didn't even think that we don't have any shorts for a new baby. There are a few more things on our list of things to buy for the baby...so I am sure you'll see more to come! How does Mama Feel? Definitely better than the previous Weeks I had...I have a bit more energy now. Still very uncomfortable...but I am getting used to that. He isn't moving around as much (still a lot...still more than Isaiah did) but not as much...I think that is due to being pretty squished in there! Haha! I feel encouraged to lose weight very fast and get back on track with my Health and Fitness after baby comes...Yes I will give myself a few Weeks to get settled and get into a grove of surviving parenthood with 2 children under 2! LOL! But this pregnancy has been a real motivation to get back on track and lose this baby weight (and pre-baby weight...that I haven't lost before I got pregnant) I will not be going into another pregnancy until I reach my goal (or at least close to my goal) which will be about 30 lbs pre-baby weigh this time around. Eeek! Seems like a lot...but I can do it... I will be so much happier and I think more comfortable with the next pregnancies because of it...(lol "pregnancies") How Big is Baby for Week 29? Baby is the size of a pineapple (this is funny because my BIG craving right now is Ham and Pineapple Pizza...best thing in the world) Worse thing in the world before this pregnancy...I could not stand it. Baby is about 15.2-16.7 inches long, and weighs about 2.5-3.8 pounds. Here are my Q's for the Week! Enjoy! How far along? 31 Weeks 6 Days Pregnant Total weight gain and bump measurements: 177lbs. 44.5 inches Maternity clothes? My H&M Striped Tee and just regular yoga pants. Things are definitely getting tighter... Stretch marks? Not that I can tell... Sleep: Yes. Best moment this week: Celebrating Mother's Day :) Miss anything? A glass of wine. Movement: Yes. Food cravings: Ham and Pineapple Pizza Anything making you queasy or sick: No Gender: Boy ;) Labor signs: no Symptoms: Heartburn, Crampy, Pressure Belly button in or out? In. Wedding rings on or off? On. Happy or moody most of the time: Happy Looking forward to: Getting my body back! Well that's about all for the Week. I definitely feel big and pregnant :) Thanks for stopping by!
...following my dreams... -Cynthia Hello, Holy Moly...is all I have to say. This pregnancy is cruising by. I cannot believe there is potential only 7-10 ish Weeks left. Yikes! I for real need to get my butt in gear. Well there has been tonnes of stuff going on around here lately. My Sister-In-Law and my little niece came down to visit for a Week. They stayed with our In-Laws. I had a blast with them. There truly isn't anything better than seeing my little man play with his cousin. He seriously loves his little cousin. So cute! So we kept pretty busy all week with outings and what not. My Hubby was gone on a "Rock Tour" he has a Rock class that he took on tour around some schools in Alberta! So we missed him, but it was nice to have company here as well to keep our mind off him being gone. Also it all of a sudden went from using shovels to using rakes...within a Week. Seriously the weather is gorgeous here, and we have been spending a lot of this past Weekend and first few days of the new Week outside. We went and picked up my Birthday Patio Set a few days ago and Hubby set that up for us on Sunday. Then on Monday I went into Edmonton with one of my other Mama friends to get some shopping done. We went in for a Costco grocery trip, but there was other places that were a must stop at as well. So we shopped for our babies and for us too. It was such a long day, but so fun! Not sure if you guys like seeing my Mama/Baby buys. But I like posting them, so yeah hopefully you enjoy them as much as I do. If not...sorry about that. We have a birthday party to go to on Thursday, so we are excited for that. Isaiah's little friend Emilie is turning 2 Years Old! How time flies...a few short months and he will also be turning 2. So crazy to think about. Anyways here are my Mama/Baby Buys for this Week, since there really isn't anything else to update on! Mama Buys: We went to H&M and I picked up this Maternity shirt for about $12. The quality is actually really great and I feel like it looks really great, my nice round belly! LOL Old Navy has always been another go to place for me. I like their maternity clothes...although if was to compare I would say H&M has better quality in their clothing. But I couldn't resist this $4 top I found on the clearance rack. Very light weight and will be perfect for summer. Stripes just look good with a big belly full of baby (in my opinion) Then we went to Thyme Maternity and I picked out some nursing musts. The left is just a basic nursing top tee, you have the extra piece of fabric that you can just lift up for easy nursing. Then I found just a light tank top for the summer (which you just pull down from the top when you need to nurse) The last time I was there I picked up that navy blue scarf (from last weeks post) so when I went this time around they had them on sale for $12. SO I grabbed the other color they had. I am going to really enjoy using these to cover up this summer :) Baby Buys: So the last time I was at Thyme maternity they gave me a coupon that was basically if you spend $100 you get $50 off your order (during a certain time period) Which kind of started the idea of going into Edmonton to go shopping...I knew I needed nursing gear and I didn't want to waste that amazing deal. So when I was in there the other day I ran into these swaddling blankets...which I have been drooling over since before I was even pregnant with Isaiah a few Years ago. These are marketed at $49 a box for huge massive, bamboo organic swaddling blankets. So I pretty much got these babies for free. I know I am going to LOVE having these with my new little man, and more babies to come. Best part is, the patterns are the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life and I would totally wear them as scarves later (something to use after I am done having my babies) Also because my bill was over $100 I got this free little onesie with my purchase. So I picked out the 2 nursing tops, the nursing scarf, the swaddling blankets and got this cute little onesie for $65. What a deal I just scored! I could not even resist these. LOL. Since our baby will be born in the middle of a hot summer, I thought these would be perfect! I LOVE H&M. They were about $15/each which is pretty normal for little outfit sets. I was definitely keeping my eye out for matching outfits for the boys, but couldn't find much, I needed 0-3 and 18-24 months ish (Isaiah is 18 Months...but he still fits 12 Month clothing) So 18 Months will probably still be a bit baggy when his little brother arrives. I found these cute little button dress shirts at Old Navy for $5.99 each on clearance. Of course I had to buy Isaiah this shirt when I saw it...Best Bro Ever (from Old Navy) That's pretty much it for what I bought for myself and my Little Men (I bought Isaiah some well needed sleepers, pjs and summer clothes...but I am just focusing on what I am buying for a new baby. LOL. Plus that would take forever to include what I buy him on a regular basis. LOL! How does Mama Feel? I am feeling actually pretty darn good. Definitely times of discomfort and heartburn. But I really can't complain. I feel like I am getting more energy and I am ready to start hanging out outside and going for walks. I am so happy Summer has arrived! How Big is Baby for Week 29? Baby is the size of a Cucumber. Measures about 15.2-16.7 Inches and weighs about 2.5-3.8 lbs. Getting bigger. Not much longer! Here are my Q's for the Week. Enjoy! How far along? 30 Weeks 6 Days Pregnant Total weight gain and bump measurements: 2lb weight gain (YIKES) 177lbs. 44.5 inches belly (no change this week) Maternity clothes? Wearing my new H&M Tee Shirt (Striped) and my new Thyme Maternity grey pants! Stretch marks? I am not sure...I don't think so, but you never know! Sleep: Yes. Best moment this week: Buying my first iPad! Miss anything? A glass of wine. Movement: Constantly Food cravings: Not really. Those Chicken wings I had the other day were out of this world though. Anything making you queasy or sick: No Gender: Boy ;) Labor signs: no Symptoms: Fatigue, Discomfort, Heartburn Belly button in or out? In but wants to pop...but can't...it looks silly. Wedding rings on or off? On. Happy or moody most of the time: Happy most of the time! Looking forward to: Getting my body back! Size Huge...but I still love it ;)
...following my dreams... -Cynthia Hello, Well 1 more Week down. 11 More to go! This is crazy to me. Soon enough our little man will be in our arms. This is something I cannot even begin to imagine possible. Lol. I can't believe how fast time is going. I feel like I am pretty much done with this pregnancy. Lol. I am getting tired, my feet hurt, I feel HUGE, I feel as big as a house...as big as I was with the 38 mark of my Pregnancy with Isaiah. And I still have 11 Weeks left. We'll see if the growing will slow down. I am thankful however to still fit my clothing...I must give myself that, my 2 Mat pairs of pants I have still fit just fine, and I have lots of shirts I can still wear. Although I am starting to feel lots of growing every week going on in my Belly (obviously) and I am starting to feel it in my Thighs and butt ;( Boo. Something I didn't want to happen. But that is the many joys of being pregnant apparently. At least I still fit my clothes. Enough feeling sorry for myself. I have had it...haha...I should be so Thankful to get to experience Pregnancy (and believe me...I truly am) I Love it all, you gotta take the many changes with your body in pregnancy with all the amazing outcomes of it! Soon enough I will be holding our little boy in my arms for the very first time! Staring down that the beautiful little face as he wonders where the heck he is. Kissing him for the first time, Cuddling him for the first time, Changing him for the first time, Breastfeeding him for the first time, Bathing him for the first time, Introducing Isaiah to him for the first time. Eeeek I am so excited for what is about to happen on this journey of having another Baby...another Boy <3 Pure Love is all I feel at this very moment. This Baby has already got a complete different sense of character than Isaiah did. I cannot believe how different they are in Utero than one another. Isaiah was so calm, so chill, hardly really moved around (unless music was blaring), had the hiccups often, but just so chill is the only way I can describe him. This little man however...YIKES. He has is wake up time anywhere between 2-4 am (doing the craziest dance routine I can imagine), he is constantly moving, has the hiccups all the time, when music plays...he is seriously rocking out (like his brother did...but I would say even more so), Constantly twirling (changing positions) Scraping his hands, feet against the my belly...Yup he is on the move all day long. We had our Ultrasound on Monday! The Tech said that Baby is doing great and is nice and healthy. She said he (although she wasn't able to verify this time...cause he had his legs crossed) has a perfect little face. It was awesome how she was able to describe to us how he was lying when we went in though. But I am 95% he is always rotating his positions because where she said his head was...his hiccups were the complete opposite of that the next day. So I am pretty sure he just moves all the time, and doesn't like to stay in one position. But yay for having a good ultrasound. I will get the results back in full detail from the doctor at the end of May (I had one more month of an appointment every month...and then I get to go to an appointment every 2 weeks...which is when it gets crazy) Baby Buys for the Week: So I went to a store in Edson the other day and picked these little outfits up for the little man. It was kind of a Thrift Store deal...but they also sold some new stuff too. I think the total was like $10 or something like that. Lol. Score! Little sleeper was $1.99, 2 Piece $4.99, Rock one-sie $1.99, and little long sleeved shirt $2.49...that's a steal of a deal! haha! I remember my Mom only using these on my brother and sister when they were babies...I have looked for these at several different stores and could never find any, so I always just used the regular q-tips. But I always had a fear of putting them too far in Isaiah's ears after a bath (I know, I know "Your NOT suppose to put them in ears" but I for one hate it when my ears have water in them after a shower...and I have always done it this way) So now I won't be paranoid when cleaning out babies ears (or Isaiah's)! I got these on sale for $0.99 each! ;) Ok so I am finally adding in my Mama Buys from a few weeks ago. I have to do it now, because I am going into Edmonton again on the 6th to do more shopping for myself and I will have to do a Mama/Baby buys section on that one as well. I plan on getting all of my nursing tops/bra's/pads...etc, as well as a few last minute things for the baby, a few outfits, creams, lotions etc. Maternity Shirts: Black from H&M basic top, Navy Blue from H&M basic top (don't remember price, but I think $10 each sounds about right) Navy Prints Cream shirt from Thyme Maternity ($15 ish) Maternity Pants & Tanks: Grey Pants from Thyme Maternity ($30 ish) Shorts I got used for $10. The Tanks tops are actually from Target (I got a while back) They were I think $15 each. This "Nursing" Scarf is from Thyme Maternity it was about $15. I will definitely be making more of these. They seriously look like a huge square (but they are also circular) How does Mama feel? I feel pretty darn tired. This pregnancy is doing a number on my body. Lol. I enjoy pregnancy and am loving every moment of it. But I must say that it is definitely hard at times. The Heartburn is not helping. This heartburn is weird though...I have never felt anything like it! With Isaiah it was mostly a sharp pain in my lungs and was hard to breath...but I didn't get it very often with him...when I did...it was BAD...but it only happened a handful of times with him. This pregnancy however, yes it does feel similar at times with the sharp pain in the lungs...but it's mostly in my throat with this one. I feel like I have to burp, and it is very uncomfortable :( My back hurts...actually it hurts a lot of the time. I feel massive. I want to be done so I can get my body back. I know I know stop complaining....but seriously this has been really hard on me. It doesn't help that I started with 5 Extra pounds going into this pregnancy than I did with the last one. So that is pure motivation right there to get on track a few weeks after I deliver this cutie. Other than those two major symptoms I am doing great and feel pretty great to. I love everything else to do with pregnancy, especially the thought of growing another little person. How Big is Baby for Week 29? Baby is the size of an Acorn Squash! Weighs about 2.5-3.8 lbs, and measures about 15.2-16.7. Awesome. Here are my Q's for the Week! Enjoy! How far along? 29 Weeks 6 Days Pregnant Total weight gain and bump measurements: 6.2 Weight Gain (I forgot to weigh in last week so the previous week was 168.8) I am now 175 lbs. 1.5 inch increase since 2 Weeks ago. Belly is measuring at 44.5 inches. Maternity clothes? My flowy white top is from Thyme Maternity (I bought it for my first pregnancy photoshoot) and my maternity grey pants are from Thyme Maternity ;) Stretch marks? Not sure. I think so Sleep: It's getting more and more uncomfortable...but I can't complain! Best moment this week: Seeing Baby via Ultrasound Miss anything? No Movement: All the time! Food cravings: Deep fried Pickles! oooh and corndogs Anything making you queasy or sick: No Gender: Boy ;) Labor signs: no Symptoms: Fatigue, Discomfort, Heartburn Belly button in or out? In but wants to pop...but can't Wedding rings on or off? on (but I am starting to notice if I leave them on when sleeping, my finger is very swollen in the morning...so I have been taking it off. Happy or moody most of the time: Happy most of the time! Looking forward to: Sewing some projects for Baby! As for pictures I didn't get around to doing any normal ones (the ones Jayden always takes of me every week) But I did take a few with my iPhone for instagram. LOL. So this is all I have for this week. Thanks so much for stopping by. Yay Summer!!!
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