30 Weeks and some random stuff

Well, hello 30 weeks, nice to meet ya chunky arms!

Wow, that's all I can say. I snapped this picture before heading off to work today. Look at those arms. I previously complained about my buff arms and now the buffness has disappeared amongst the chubness. Funny, Funny. **I just looked at the picture and almost cried. I didn't realize how skinny I was before I started housing another human in my belly! Also, please excuse the messy counter top and disheveled towels. This is what happens when you wake up 15 mins before you're supposed to leave for work.

I have tons of things to accomplish this weekend. I have an appointment with my Doc at 3:30pm this afternoon. Then I'm having an early dinner with a girlfriend at this place.

Tomorrow I have a sample sale at 5am. Plan to hit up a couple of malls to find a dress for my baby shower. Need to take my pup for part 2 of her 3 part vaccination. Then I'm picking up the cute lil' girl pictured below. She lost both of her teeth! I think it's the cutest thing EVER. Sunday I have tons of crap to do and it's Father's Days! Okay, I'm lazy, enough with this post.

And just because she's cute, here's my adorable Juicy girl. Why didn't anyone tell me I'd fall madly in love with this dog?! Ahhhh, she's the best.

Weekly Survey

Can you believe I'm blogging from home as I'm sitting on the couch, watching the Laker game and eating a handful of spicy guacamole Pringles..teehhee. I didn't want to go another week without doing my weekly survey so here we go.....


How far along?: 29 weeks.

Total weight gain: 20+ lbs. Not too sure of the exact number. My next appt is a week from tomorrow.
How big is baby? According to my books, Avery should be a lil' over 2 lbs

Maternity clothes?: Yes! I feel like I need to buy one more pair of jeans because My others are feeling a lil' snug, but is it really worth it considering I only have 10 more weeks to go?

Sleep?: ehhh, not too bad. Thankful that I have yet to experience those crazy charlie horses I've heard about.

Best Moment this week: Purchasing Avery's stroller and car seat thanks to my wonderful brother and SIL

Movement?: She's starting to move more throughout the day and less at night. Her movement is definitely getting stronger and she's still nestled in the left side of my belly, which seems to be her favorite spot.

Food cravings?: S W E E T' S!! It was Popsicles last week but now I want cookies and M&M's and Hot Tamales and Pop Tarts and Fruit Snacks. OMG! It's madness!

Labor signs?: No. I have had some horrible lower back pain but I'm pretty sure it has everything to do with working out on the treadmill and nothing to do with labor.

Belly button in or out?: hmm, most days it's flat but at times it looks like it's poking out.

What I miss: The ability to bend over.

What I'm looking forward to: Maternity photos, baby shower, meeting my daughter.

Milestone: Another week down approx 11 more to go.

That's it for now. I gotta get back to this game and my precious puppy. I have pics to upload but I'm on my bf's laptop so they probably won't be up until tomorrow or sometime this weekend. Speaking of weekends, I have nothing planned for this upcoming weekend. I'm soooo excited. I get to relax. Yesssss!

What are YOU reading?

For some reason, within the last month or so I've been reading like crazy. I even checked out our local library, got a card and checked out some books!! That's huge for me. I typically buy books, read them once, and toss them in the closet. So, I wanted to ask you internets, what are you reading? Have you read anything good lately? Anything I should read? I am currently reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover and I cannot put it down. I'm almost done though so I'm looking for some others. I heard The Help by Kathryn Stockett is also a great read so, I might check that out as well.

I'm behind on my Preggo survey, yes I know - I suck. I really don't like blogging from home. Maybe I would If I had more time or if I didn't have the most adorable dog ever to play with.

I'm definitely feeling pregnant though! I am now officially in my 7 month. I feel like time is just flying by. I cannot believe how fast this pregnancy has flown by. I still remember taking that first pregnancy test. I remember my first ultrasound and I remember when we found out we were having a girl and I was just 14 weeks! Where has the time gone?!?!

As time quickly dwindles down, I find myself getting more anxious, more nervous, more scared. I cannot believe that in less than 3 months, I will meet my daughter face to face. Part of me secretly wishes I would just stay pregnant forever. It's silly - I know. But it's so true.

I've had a wonderful pregnancy. No complications (other than the minor scare at the very beginning) no morning sickness, no sickness at all really. I've felt pretty good throughout my entire pregnancy and I thank God for that. I am now hitting that uncomfortable phase. It hurts to bend over. It takes quite a bit of work to get out of bed, or off the couch or even out of the car for that matter. My hips are starting to ache throughout the night and I find that I'm constantly flipping from one side to the other. Avery has positioned herself right above my bladder so I now feel the need to pee not once, not twice, but three times before I leave the house! We went to pick up Chipotle for dinner last night and every single time we made our way to the door I would stop and say "hold on, I have to go again". This morning at 3am I woke up because my belly was itching like crazy (still no stretch marks, yay!). I got up, stubbed my toe on the bed went to the bathroom and slathered my belly with oil, without turning the light on. If that's not determination, I don't know what is. I'm determined to stay stretch mark free!

At any rate, it's all starting to sink in that we've reach the end so to speak. We're in our final trimester. I'm seriously amazed, honored and thrilled. God chose me to be Avery's mom. The thought of that gives me chills and makes my eyes water.

Anyway, that is not what this post was supposed to be about. I just wanted to know what book to read. lol. Back to work I go.

xoxo