T-Minus 10 Weeks!

I cannot believe that in 10 short weeks, we will be holding our little girl. It blows my mind that this pregnancy has gone by so quickly. I'm sure the next 10 weeks will drag on, but I am so glad we have them to prepare for our little addition! In 2 weeks we will get our final (hopefully) ultrasound, and it'll be the last time we see her until we get to meet her in person! Her nursery still has a few boxes in it from the move, 2 filled with Bryce's things, one filled with a down comforter that decided not to keep it's feathers in it anymore, and a laundry basket filled with papers... Oh and a huge vizio box! But besides that, we have gotten our crib, the crib bedding, some clothes, diaper bag, a craft, and other goodies ready to be set up in her nursery. We still need to refurnish a dresser for her, but we have the bare necessities! Not to mention all of the newborn clothes we have thanks to my sister sending us a box full, we are so lucky. It's getting more real that she is coming, but still feels like it's not really going to be real until we have her in our arms!


How far along:

30 weeks!!

Size of baby:
My apps say: A Summer Cantelope, A butternut squash (swear this already was one), A cucumber, head of cabbage, or about 3 pounds (more or less).

Total Weight Gain:
I think I officially hit 15 pounds according to my Doc's scale... except I always have morning appointments and this last one was in the late afternoon. But still it's fine. She is supposed to gain 1/2 a pound a week from here on out, so hopefully I won't go too far over 25! ;)

Stretch Marks:  

I still have the same ones, just small ones on my sides or love handles. None on my belly yet! But they don't bother me like I thought they might :)

Maternity Clothes:
I don't even think this should be a question anymore

Movement:   

Still happening, but it's more kicks and smaller feelings since she is running out of womb ;) But she is still moving a lot, I can tell where her bum is and everything. She rams her head into my bladder and cervix and it's starting to hurt and be super uncomfortable. There is also a TON of pressure, I think she's dropped a bit... oh she's head down by the way, she has been, but I got it confirmed at the doctors haha.

Belly Button in or out?:
It's still in there. My mom thinks it's just going to go flat and never pop out. We shall see.

Sleep:
I wake up throughout the night but fall back asleep extremely quickly. Last night was the first time it took awhile to fall asleep because I had so much pressure near my cervix and it made me nervous that she was going to try and come out hahaha. I also had unbearable chest pains... I was very close to having Bryce take me to the hospital because I could barely breathe and it was causing me to panic a bit. This happens sometimes, but last night was the worst it's gotten. Miserable.

What I miss:

Being able to shave easily. My belly is in my way and it's such an effort to try and reach my legs these days. Same with tying my shoes. I usually just go with Toms haha.

Food Cravings:
Hmmm, well I keep eating pizza. It just always sounds good. Also... My friend Megan had the best doughnuts I have ever eaten at her reception the other day. Best cinnamon sugar doughnuts EVER.... and now I just want them all the time. I've gotta figure out who catered her wedding!

Food Aversions:  

Luckily this has passed for me.

Nausea:
Thank goodness this has passed. I don't really have any problems.

Moody/Happy?
I am quite happy. But impatient... Bryce's computer wasn't finding the wifi and I wanted to throw it across the room hahaha.

Wedding ring on our off?

Still on and I can still wiggle it around, but I don't know how much longer that will hold up.

Symptoms: 

I have been getting acid reflux a lot more. It's very annoying. Tums are my best friend.

Best Moment this week:
I just had a great time in Utah this past weekend. I got to help out a bit with my best friend's bridal shower, I got to hang out with my friend before she gave birth, went dress shopping for one of my best friends weddings with my other great friend, went to my friend Megan's reception and saw Whitney, my maid of honor, there with her cute boyfriend, and it was just wonderful. So many good moments.

Worst Moment this week:
Sunday was rough. I was having cramping for hours on Sunday and feeling a lot of pressure that I was nervous something was wrong. Honestly my body is just growing and my hips are moving and I recognize that, but it still makes me nervous!!

What I’m looking forward to:

Bryce and I have our 3 year wedding anniversary next Tuesday, and I am excited to go out to dinner and just have one last childless anniversary with him :)

Name:

I just made a craft on picmonkey.com (seriously best every) where I designed 4 pictures that I am using to put on canvas (they are being printed now) and they will go on her wall, and one has her first and middle name on it!!! I'm going to ask Bryce if I can just post it on the blog or if we should wait. i'm impulsive these days, so he's my compass for decisions ;) We will see what he says, if you see it below then you have your answer. If not, maybe check back in the weeks to come :)


Here it is!!! What our little girls name is :) this is the piece I am having printed on 4 8x10s of canvas that I spent a long time on. I used ideas from Pinterest obviously lol. PLEASE don't post the name directly on my Facebook. I would rather people who actually care enough to read this stuff find out haha, that way if we change it (not likely) we will not have to announce the change on Facebook haha but oh well! I'm sure someone will. 

One more thing to add. One of the reasons I wanted to wait to announce it until the baby was born in the first place is because I didn't want anyone to say "oh I know a Harper who did this" or think I stole their name for their future baby or something... So please don't say anything negative, this is her name and it is beautiful and we love it and have had it on our list (aside from the middle name) since before we even started to try and have children. When the baby is born and already named, people can't really say anything because she is already named. I've just been so excited to tell everyone that I thought I would share and already I'm starting to wish I hadn't... People with the best intentions can often be blind to hurtful things they say. I'm also hormonal and so I take everything a bit more to heart. Sorry for the rant. This obviously wasn't in my original blog because I didn't think it would be necessary. 

30 Weeks Picture:
 

I know that It seems like I always wear this but I swear I don't hahaha. It's my go to pull over!!