How Many Weeks? 30 weeks
Size of Baby? Baby is the size of a zucchini. 15.7-inch, 2.9-pounds and continues to grow about half a pound and half an inch each week.
Showing? Goodbye to this question! I'm showing to the point where complete strangers have started to congratulate me and grill me
Symptoms? My back pain is a pain, but has been coming and going so tolerable. Sarah and I had an outing to buy some supportive flats so I can start to wean myself off my heel addiction. I do not promise to go 100% without though! Also, dog nose is back with a vengeance. The smallest, normal smells have been making me nauseous. Like my deodorant that has basically no sent at all!
Sleep? Some nights I've been waking up more frequently than my usual single bathroom break. But luckily I've been able to fall back asleep quickly.
Miss Anything? Vacation. It feels like for-ev-er since we were able to really get away and I think it's what I'm most looking forward to post-baby. We have a few things in the works :)
Movement? Visible movement at this point! I'm excited to get some belly contorting videos to send the parents.
Food Cravings? Nothing specific. One day I'm starving for anything and everything and the next I don't feel much like eating. My guess is it all depends of baby positioning.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Lots of smells!
Gender Prediction? I've had 2 gender dreams and both were different. So, still no. I've carried so similar with both of my own kids, as well as this one, that I can't even go off that.
Recent Doctors Appointment? This past weekend we met our new doctor. Why new doctor do you ask? Well thanks to our lovely government sticking their hands in health care we were forced to change my insurance plan. My IP's and case manager are way too nice and have been leaving me out of the nitty-gritty as much as possible regarding the whole mess but in short we couldn't be told who my providers would be until the 1st of the year. They have spent hours and days trying to figure out where I can deliver now at the same time as fighting to keep me "grandfathered" in with my current health care (since I began my 3rd trimester on the 1st). We finally decided to run a plan B along side this fight, which was picking a new OB and planning to deliver at El Camino hospital in Menlo Park instead of Stanford. So we met with the new doctor, who is lovely, and had a great normal check-up. I'm measuring right on track and we got to hear the glorious heartbeat. This new doctor wants to see me every 2 weeks through 36 weeks and then once a week thereafter! Nutty!
Best IP moment? Just them. They're awesome! End of story.
Most asked question? Now that there is no hiding this belly people have been firing questions at me! Which I honestly don't mind but when the random checker at the store starts to get too deep into questions I feel weird playing along like this kid is mine. Usually if someone I don't know says congratulations I just say thank you but after, is this your first? How many do you have? Have you picked out names? Etc. I find myself feeling like I need to mention it's not my child. Which of course leads to an entirely other line of questioning. If I don't "come clean" in my head I imagine continuing to shop at the same store and showing up in a few months without a giant belly but with no baby ever in toe. I don't want anyone to think something terrible happened I guess? I'm still navigating the whole selective knowledge thing I suppose.
Nesting? I've had a low key last few weeks (for me anyways). I'm sure I'll find something else that "needs" to be done soon though!
Size of Baby? Baby is the size of a zucchini. 15.7-inch, 2.9-pounds and continues to grow about half a pound and half an inch each week.
Showing? Goodbye to this question! I'm showing to the point where complete strangers have started to congratulate me and grill me
Symptoms? My back pain is a pain, but has been coming and going so tolerable. Sarah and I had an outing to buy some supportive flats so I can start to wean myself off my heel addiction. I do not promise to go 100% without though! Also, dog nose is back with a vengeance. The smallest, normal smells have been making me nauseous. Like my deodorant that has basically no sent at all!
Sleep? Some nights I've been waking up more frequently than my usual single bathroom break. But luckily I've been able to fall back asleep quickly.
Miss Anything? Vacation. It feels like for-ev-er since we were able to really get away and I think it's what I'm most looking forward to post-baby. We have a few things in the works :)
Movement? Visible movement at this point! I'm excited to get some belly contorting videos to send the parents.
Food Cravings? Nothing specific. One day I'm starving for anything and everything and the next I don't feel much like eating. My guess is it all depends of baby positioning.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Lots of smells!
Gender Prediction? I've had 2 gender dreams and both were different. So, still no. I've carried so similar with both of my own kids, as well as this one, that I can't even go off that.
Recent Doctors Appointment? This past weekend we met our new doctor. Why new doctor do you ask? Well thanks to our lovely government sticking their hands in health care we were forced to change my insurance plan. My IP's and case manager are way too nice and have been leaving me out of the nitty-gritty as much as possible regarding the whole mess but in short we couldn't be told who my providers would be until the 1st of the year. They have spent hours and days trying to figure out where I can deliver now at the same time as fighting to keep me "grandfathered" in with my current health care (since I began my 3rd trimester on the 1st). We finally decided to run a plan B along side this fight, which was picking a new OB and planning to deliver at El Camino hospital in Menlo Park instead of Stanford. So we met with the new doctor, who is lovely, and had a great normal check-up. I'm measuring right on track and we got to hear the glorious heartbeat. This new doctor wants to see me every 2 weeks through 36 weeks and then once a week thereafter! Nutty!
Best IP moment? Just them. They're awesome! End of story.
Most asked question? Now that there is no hiding this belly people have been firing questions at me! Which I honestly don't mind but when the random checker at the store starts to get too deep into questions I feel weird playing along like this kid is mine. Usually if someone I don't know says congratulations I just say thank you but after, is this your first? How many do you have? Have you picked out names? Etc. I find myself feeling like I need to mention it's not my child. Which of course leads to an entirely other line of questioning. If I don't "come clean" in my head I imagine continuing to shop at the same store and showing up in a few months without a giant belly but with no baby ever in toe. I don't want anyone to think something terrible happened I guess? I'm still navigating the whole selective knowledge thing I suppose.
Nesting? I've had a low key last few weeks (for me anyways). I'm sure I'll find something else that "needs" to be done soon though!
I have been terrible about getting belly pictures! So I took this while out at a new listing yesterday. 30 weeks with my belly buddy! I think there is no doubt I'm showing more at this point than with my own.
30 weeks with Charlie
30 weeks with Kendall
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