Last Survey (hopefully!)

How far along? 40 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: ~+36...yowza!

Maternity clothes?: Yes, I have stained many of them, since I cannot see when I spill on my belly...so they are not looking very chic.

Stretch marks?: I made it to week 38 with only a few stray stretchies, but courtesy of baby dropping, I have patches of them below my belly button. Good-bye bikini...FOREVER!

Sleep: Pretty darn good. I get up to pee about 3 times. Wish I could say the same for the Hubs, thanks to my liking the window open and my incessant snoring (which was only made worse by my cold). He now wakes up shivering, forced to listen to an orchestra of snores and snorts.

Best moment this week: Hearing from the Doctor that I am 1 cm. dilated and 50% effaced! Progress is progress!

Movement: Yes: big, rumbling movements.

Food cravings: Grape popsicles...mmm!

Gender: No idea. Hubs still thinks boy.

Labor Signs: Cramping...inconsistent though.

Belly Button in or out? Flat and ever so slightly out.

What I miss: Not feeling my belly on my thighs when I sit, margaritas, not freaking out by every little feeling inside.

What I am looking forward to: Giving birth and hopefully celebrating the Hubs' 1st Father's Day!

Weekly Wisdom: Stay busy during the last few weeks/days. Helps to not obsess!

Milestones: Made it to the due date!

32 weeks!

How far along? 32 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: ~+26...so big.

Maternity clothes?: Some of my maternity clothes purchased a couple months ago are getting snug...very scary!

Stretch marks?: Just a couple, but none on the belly...thank god.

Sleep: I've been sleeping great, with the exception of the charlie horse in the calf about once a week.

Best moment this week: Got some relief from back pain thanks to some physical therapy!

Movement: Yes and lots of it. I'm enjoying every minute of it.

Food cravings: Fruit. We're close to finishing the 4 lb. basket of strawberries I bought 4 days ago...yum!

Gender: So hard to say...been thinking boy lately. The Hubs and I decided we would buy two special outfits to bring with us to the hospital, one for if it's a boy and another for if it's a girl. I bought the 'girl' outfit at Nordstrom yesterday and OMG it's *so* stinking cute...made me kinda hope it's a girl :)

Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks made many appearances last week in Victoria and has come every day since.

Belly Button in or out? Neither--it's so flat. However, the little part in the middle is trying to bust out.

What I miss: Many pairs of my shoes, sleeping on my belly and wine.

What I am looking forward to: My first baby shower on Sunday!

Weekly Wisdom: Drink as much water as possible. It helps with EVERYTHING!

Milestones: Wow--we're beginning the 8th month!

24 week check up!

How far along? 24 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: ~+15...seeing the doctor next week and really hoping I didn't go crazy lately.

Maternity clothes?: Fo sho.

Stretch marks? Unfortunately, Lefty (left boob) is stretchy stricken on the underside. None other than that, well, that I can see :(

Sleep: Lately, it's been marvelous. Peanut gives me a not-so-subtle 5am wakeup call to give it more room by getting up to pee by kicking me.

Best moment this week: While laying it bed, I started talking to Peanut and it kicked back! I'm sure it's a coincidence, but I like to think it was saying "Hi Mommy! I hear you!"

Movement: Yes and lots of it. I'm enjoying every minute of it.

Food cravings: Yesterday it was garlic. Usually I just crave food in general.

Gender: Now I'm back to thinking boy.

Labor Signs: may have had my first round of Braxton Hicks on Tuesday night...or I may have just worn myself out dancing at a nightclub in Atlanta...yes, you read that right.

Belly Button in or out? Still slightly innie, but is flattening out more and more every day.

What I miss: Skinny ankles

What I am looking forward to: Working on the nursery and (hopefully) passing the glucose tolerance test on Thursday.

Weekly Wisdom: Only fly when absolutely necessary...it's getting difficult between the lugging around luggage to water retention to the crazy swollen feet...not fun.

Milestones: Today is Viability Day! While it's not all that great of news, but Peanut would have a 50/50 shot with NICU care of surviving outside the womb. Clearly, I want Peanut to cook longer, preferably another 14-16 weeks longer. Basically what it really means is if I (GOD FORBID) go into labor, the NICU would do everything in their power to save my child. Any time before this, most insurance companies wouldn't allow it. :: Exhale ::

Haven't done this in a while...

How far along? 17 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +6...I attribute this mostly to the insane amount of peanut brittle eaten since Christmas. Little Peanut only weighs 6 ounces...

Maternity clothes?: Yes, elastic waist pants are glorious.

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Ugh. Sleep, you went from friend to foe. Wednesday night was particularly bad as I felt crampy all night. I think it was because I ate an insane amount of food for dinner and the baby is going through a growth spurt, so there just isn't enough room in there.

Best moment this week: Feeling flutters

Movement: See above.

Food cravings: Just the usual, tacos and refried beans

Gender: At the moment, I'm thinking girl.

Labor Signs: No-Thank God.

Belly Button in or out? Innie.

What I miss: Sleeping on my tummy

What I am looking forward to: The flutters are great, but I'm looking forward to the definitive kicks.

Weekly Wisdom: Don't bother with the non-alcoholic wine. Grapefruit juice with Pellegrino is delish.

Milestones: Movement!

8 Weeks

How far along?: 8 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +2, and still soooo bloated

Maternity clothes?: Just bought some, you can see them here

Stretch marks?: Can you get stretch marks from excessive bloat? Hopefully not.

Sleep: Getting more and more difficult. I've begun having to get up once in the middle of the night to pee.

Best moment this week: Broke the news to the parents and Sister J...all are very excited.

Movement: Nope.

Food cravings: Fruit

Gender: I have no idea

Labor Signs: No thanks.

Belly Button in or out?: Innie.

What I miss: Sleeping through the night. And not having spontaneous back pains.

What I am looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat on Monday!

Weekly Wisdom: When something sounds good, eat it! Rarely does anything sound good.

Milestones: This was a bit of a boring week. Sorry to disappoint.

7 Weeks.

How far along? 7 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Still even, but I look like I've gained already :(

Maternity clothes?: Not yet, but this insane bloat makes me want to buy some already. Right after work, I immediately switch to a stretchy waist

Stretch marks? Nooooooooo.

Sleep: Yes please! Boob soreness has made my normal tummy sleeping very difficult, so mostly it's on the back with pillows under my knees.

Best moment this week: Getting away with more secret-keeping...shhhh

Movement: Nope.

Food cravings: Every morning while I watch the Today Show, a commercial comes on for Rice Krispie treats....makes me want them soooo bad!

Gender: The Hubs says boy, I say girl. Shocker.

Labor Signs: No thanks.

Belly Button in or out? Innie.

What I miss: Not freaking out whenever I feel the teeniest bit of cramping.

What I am looking forward to: Halloween tomorrow! I think we might spill the beans to our closest friends.

Weekly Wisdom: People are none the wiser with soda with a lime at the bars.

Milestones: I started crying in the middle of Target at just the thought of how much I already love this little peanut...for a selfish DINK, that is a milestone :)

6 weeks

I'm stealing this questionnaire from one of my favorite blogs...I thought it would be a funny way to track the pregnancy:

How far along? 6 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Even-steven since I'm just starting out....thank god!
Maternity clothes? Clearly, not wearing any...but I have been looking online and so far, I'm not impressed.
Stretch marks? Noooooo.
Sleep: Sleeping a lot...I seem to always be tired. One weird thing is that I wake up, on my own, every morning bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 6:15am....but around 7:30 I wanna go back to sleep.
Best moment this week: Hearing the hubs say, "love you guys" when leaving for work...makes me melt.
Movement: Uh, no.
Food cravings: Ketchup...which is odd because I never liked it before. You should've seen the pile of it I scooped up with my fries.
Gender: I have no idea...the hubs thinks boy though.
Labor Signs: Zip.
Belly Button in or out? Innie.
What I miss: Wine...already
What I am looking forward to: My first appointment...scheduled for November 9th.
Weekly Wisdom: To have this question on here is a mistake, since I have none....I guess I would say, stop thinking of all the negative things that could happen and focus on the positive....or some crap like that :)
Milestones: This is just the beginning!!