27 weeks

To start off, I just have to say...

It was a MUCH better week this week! 

Zero crying all week! Woohoo (I bet Chris is most happy about that haha!)

I really can't imagine getting ANY bigger than I am right now...

I won't grow TOO much in 3 months, will I?! HA yeah right!

I'm still a bit shocked every time I look down or feel my stomach, it sticks out much further than my boobs nowadays.

I'm feeling good, minus some back pain, of course.

It's always really random, I can never tell when it's just going to start hurting.

The other day I had the most extreme rib pain ever. Every time I would breathe in, it felt like someone was stabbing my right ribcage, owie! I checked it out online, everyone said it's totally normal, so I didn't worry. I just put a heating pad on and it's been feeling better ever since.

I checked out a super oldschool prenatal yoga DVD from the library. I have done several different yoga routines but hadn't found one I really enjoy...until THIS one.

Holy cow, it's about 50 minutes of good yoga stretches, some of them are awkward and hard to hold. But after I do the routine, I feel AMAZING, it's like magic!

This week, we bought Vivien's car seat from Babies R Us! YAY!

It's super cool, it has an electronic base to tell you if everything is secure and all!

We also ordered her matching stroller (it was an online only thing for some reason).

Only 91 days until my due date, I can't believe it! Time is flying by!

Chris and I decided that we want to have a fun little getaway before Viv comes, so at the beginning of April, we're going to go stay in a hotel in Park City for 2 days. It will basically be our last time we'll be able to (or want to) "travel" alone for a long time. I'm not going to want to leave our little girl for a loooong time, I can tell.

Vivien has been kicking harder and harder each day (maybe that has something to do with my rib pain? Haha!) Sometimes she will kick so hard that it kind of scares me for some reason. Chris was feeling my belly the other day and she karate kicked him, he couldn't believe how hard it was! Aww our little cutie!

We seriously get more and more excited every day! I want to meet our little girl SO bad! I actually had a dream about her the other day. She was newborn but looked like she was about 9 months or so, she had blond hair and had the cutest little laugh, she was so happy. I was SO bummed when I woke up. She'll be here before we know it though!

That's about it for this week! We love you VIV!

26 weeks

Oh my heck, I'm huge. That's basically the sentence that can sum up this week. It's like I have doubled in size in 1 week. I have the hardest time getting comfortable. EVER. Oh the joys.

HAPPY 26 WEEKS TO VIV!

Holy moly, look at that belly!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Well, this week has not been my most favorite since I've been pregnant. Like I said before, I'm just feeling huge and uncomfortable. My back is hurting, I can barely lean over, I want to lay on my stomach so bad, and I'm definitely starting to waddle. 

The 1st half of my pregnancy I was basically void of all emotion. Nothing made me emotional, I didn't cry at any of the ultrasounds or anything. But now...OH GOSH, it's a completely different story. I'm proud of myself if I can get through a day without a total breakdown. Sometimes I just cry for no reason at all. It's not fun. It makes me even more puffy/swollen looking than I already am. Sweet. I have also been totally angry and stressed out, which is NOT good for Vivien, so I really need to cool it.

I'm sorry to complain, I think I just need to start a new week. I'll have a more positive week this time around! On a happier note, our baby seems to be doing great. She is such a kicker! It's funny, she is very calm during the day but at night she turns into a soccer player (all other moms say that's totally normal). On one (of my 8) iPhone apps, it says to try shining a flashlight on my belly to feel her reaction. So, Chris and I tried this...it was so awesome, she would kick right where we were pressing the light "STOP IT, MOM! I'M SLEEPING IN HERE!" so cute!

There's my cute baby daddy getting used to Viv's chair!

Aww it's SO comfy, I love it!

Chris let me buy a swim suit this week from Target. I hadn't been swimming in a while because I didn't want to stretch out my cute 1 piece suit. So, I was finally able to get in the water and feel weightless for a bit. Such a nice feeling, plus I'm totally sore from it! Yes!

Well, that's about it. Although it's been kind of a rough week, I'm still so happy to be pregnant. I have been blessed with a very easy pregnancy so far and I'm so grateful. I love my Viv and I would go through any type of pain, weight gain, or emotional break downs for her.

25 weeks!

25 weeks already! We're to the last week of the 2nd trimester!

Ohhh yeah, big Budda belly!

Chris loves my belly, he is just going to be the cutest dad!

This week was pretty uneventful.

I'm feeling good, can't complain!

Legs are fine (maybe because of the soap in my bed?)

Not sick, not too tired.

Life is good!

Earlier this week, I bought a pair of super cute pink skinny jeans for some "lose that baby weight" motivation after our little Viv comes! Nowadays, my workouts mostly consist of walking, they say it's one of the best pregnancy workouts, kind of boring but I'll have (NEED) plenty of time to workout after she comes!

Usually Vivien kicks at the bottom of my stomach, but this week she has been kicking towards my ribs like CRAZY! Today I even felt her push out instead of just kick, it was kind of scary but super cool! I immeditately texted Chris to tell him.

Well, like I said, it was a pretty uneventful week. The closer we get, the more excited we get to meet our baby girl. AH I can't WAIT! We love Viv!

24 weeks

Happy 24 weeks to Vivien!

We had a pretty eventful week, lots to talk about.

First things first though:

 

A couple 24 week-ers 

Today at work, Aubrey said,

"It finally looks like you have a baby in there!"

YAY! About time!

We went to the doctor on Tuesday, everything is still looking great! I just have to say, EVERYONE in Dr. England's office is SO nice-the secretaries, the nurses, and Dr. England himself, holy cow, I highly recommend them! Before my appointment, the nurse, Ashley, saw me in the hall and said hi to me by name, I thought that was really impressive. 

So anyway, each time I go to the doc, my blood pressure gets a little bit lower, must mean I'm getting less nervous being there! We found Vivien's heartbeat RIGHT off, literally the second the doppler touched my belly. Good feeling. Dr. England started off by going over our anatomy ultrasound (we haven't seen him since we had it done), he said everything is completely normal and looking fantastic! Phew!

I had 2 questions this week:

Q1. My mom had to have all of her kids via C-section, since we are built so similarly, will I most 

likely need to have a C-section also?

A1. We won't know until we get a little bit closer. Since I got both my mom AND dad's genes, there is no way to be certain quite yet. 

Q2. Every time I work out, I get a really sharp pain around my right hip bone, is this normal? 

A2. As long as the pain goes away when I stop exercising, then it's completely normal. There is a lot of stretching and cramming in there lately, so there will be some discomfort. I may need to slow down on my exercises though (not that I'm going intense at all these days).

On my next appointment, I have to do the glucose test. Lovely. I haven't drank anything but water for the past 3 years, so I really am curious as to how this is going to be for me. Oyy! I love it, Chris comes to each of my appointments with me, he is so cute, he loves everything there is to do with our baby Viv.

I was pretty dang sick this week. I had a KILLER cold, I even had to call in sick one day and leave early another day. My sinuses were full of pressure, I could barely breath, my head hurt so bad, and I couldn't sleep at all. Holy miserable, especially since I refuse to take any meds. Our doc insisted that I take a Sudafed, so I finally did (only 1 though), and I really think it helped. I'm basically better by now. 

Weirdest story:

Yesterday and the day before, my legs were KILLING me. Oh my heck I wanted to cry (I didn't though, so impressive haha!) It hurt so bad and I couldn't sleep, it felt like they were aching from the inside and that I always needed to shake them to make the pain go away. I googled it and found Restless Leg Syndrome, which is common in pregnancy. I then looked up things to relieve the pain, I tried everything they suggested.

-Yoga

-Walking

-Hot pad

-Iron pill

-Warm tub

-Massage

-Eating bananas

-Elevating legs

Nothing seemed to be working. Then, I saw something funny, a website said to sleep with a bar of soap in your sheets at the bottom of the bed. Silly. So, I googled "restless leg syndrome bar of soap" and there were SO many things about it. A billion people swear by it and say it heals their leg pains. I decided to give it a try, what did I have to lose? GUESS WHAT!? I didn't lose a wink of sleep, my legs feel completely better. What the heck?! It makes no sense at all. Look it up, there is a bunch of stuff on it and no one is quite sure why it works. Maybe it's just in my head, but I think it's pretty awesome!

I thought this was so nice. Yesterday, I walked into work and Erin said, "Cami, you look so good and so healthy!" I loved that compliment, I don't think anyone has ever flat out told me that I look "healthy", it made me feel so good.

GREAT NEWS!

My mom made our bed skirt, maybe I've already mentioned that, but it looks SO cute. And then, our chair came today! Chris and I arranged the room, once we got everything in place, I got all teary-eyed, I just love it all so much and I can't wait for our baby to live there!

Our chair!

Here's Chris measuring stuff and being all manly

Here is the room as of right now, we have a few more ideas of things to put on the walls, but there won't be too much more to it! [Notice the cute poka-dot bed skirt! We still need to buy sheets and sew the bumpers.]

I have to mention how blessed we are. My dad made the dresser for me a few years ago and Chris's parents bought us the crib. So, the only thing we have had to purchase is the chair. We also are so grateful to my parents for letting us live here while Chris is in school, it has helped SO much and we can't thank them enough. 

Vivien is 24 weeks today. 24 weeks is awesome because if she is born, she has a 50% chance of surviving, that goes up 10% each week from now on. We want her to stay in there as long as possible, but it's nice to know we are getting to some safe points, just in case. She is still kicking like a crazy monkey, Chris was actually able to see her kick through my belly this week! SO exciting!

Well, that's about it for this week. We love our baby girl so much, can't wait to meet her!