29 Weeks

Were you as sick of the red shirt as I was?!!! Okay, so I still took one with it but really it's so much more fun to wear different shirts!

How far along: 29 weeks

Total weight gain: Who cares? As long as I am eating healthy foods. I will continue to track it just because I am curious but I think for other babies I am going to keep a "green veggie, fruit, protein" log instead of this section. But because I am curious to see for this pregnancy just how much I do gain....

29 lbs up.

Maternity clothes? I have started wearing some bigger, longer shirts because my old T's show half my belly now!

Stretch marks? It remains a mystery-still none that the eye can see....

Sleep: Really crazy- I went to bed at 5:30a.m. the other day. So I don't know now if I should be napping during the day if it's that hard to go to sleep at night- I'm going to be a little more cautious about it at least.

Best moment this week: I attended my friend Caralee's wedding this week; the best part? I was a bridesmaid! And would you believe it if I told you I was still able to fit into the bridesmaid dress?!!! I was shocked and excited that I was able to be a part of her special day.

Also, Jay and I started a tradition last year to dress up formally for our anniversary (a fun excuse for me to wear a pretty dress!) And I bought my dress for this year last summer- It is a gorgeous purple dress that I had my aunt alter for me to fit me perfectly. Well, when I found out I was pregnant, I thought we might just forgo our tradition this year, my friend gave me a gorgeous stretchy purple to be her bridesmaid and so I wore it for our celebration too! Voila! (although Jay's vest matches my other purple dress better, it still worked out).

Miss Anything? Being balanced- usually in the shower is when it kind of gets scary- right after rinsing soap or conditioner, it gets slick and I got a belly now with a baby so I finally went a bought a rubber mat to help and a handle that suctions onto the wall to use when it's slippery- any other suggestions?

Movement: He likes to move from one side to the complete other side- his whole body will be pressed up against one side or the other- maybe he is just exploring but he is not content with just laying in the middle. I got kind of worried one day and called the midwives who said I should eat and drink some juice and then count and once I did that he had 10 counts in like 30 seconds or a minute. I am so happy when I feel him moving around!

Food cravings: Maybe I'm a weird prego lady to not send my husband off to the store in the middle of the night (I was actually kind of looking forward to that part too- you always see it on the movies) but I do know that I hate water and cucumbers(maybe because they are watery).

Symptoms: Still some heartburn here and there- that means my baby is going to have a lot of hair right?;) I am starting to notice if I am out shopping or standing around that my feet do start to ache a little bit- it's not so bad if I can take some breaks (now the wedding line almost killed me- almost but I made it)

Belly Button in or out? Still the weird half and half thing- it's different being able to see what the inside looks like though-I don't think I've ever seen it before now.

Wedding rings on or off? On-it's getting a little squishy at times though- I am sure with the weather getting warmer and me getting bigger that soon enough I will have to put them away for a little bit.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody this week. Like I am up and down and all around. Mostly happy but I'll get all sad and wonder what is going on and then I remember I'm pregnant.

Funny Moment: So I was able to make it down to Manti and watch Caralee and Ben be wed for time and all eternity. I didn't realize though that they were getting married on the top floor: only way up? The stairs. What was funny was I didn't really think anything of it but before the whole party started up, a few people came up to me and said, "Honey, why don't you get a head start? You know, take it easy so you don't go into labor". Wha-wha-wha-what? I went with it but honestly I could have beat half those people up those stairs! No, it was good that I got to take it easy and it was so so cool to be on the spiral staircase. I was married in the Manti temple and caught a glimpse of them then so it was neat to actually climb them- and pregnant!

Looking forward to: Water aerobics with my friend Brooke! She teaches the class and it is so much fun and feels so good to be in the water- maybe it's because I don't feel all the weight on my feet and legs and belly- I think all pregnant people should go at least once just to see how it feels because it is AMAZing.