pregnancy update: 29 weeks!

How far along? as of today 29 weeks 3 days, i can't believe how fast it's seeming to go!

Total weight gain/loss: okay. i'm all for honesty. so at the beginning of my pregnancy i was 177. on friday at my appointment i was 199. so i guess that means 22. yikes. that seems like a lot. giving that i have at least ten more weeks to go, i'm thinking i'm not going to stay at my goal of 200 or under. BUT it could happen.

Maternity clothes? absolutely yes! and i love them. on friday i wore my 'good things come in large bellies shirt' i LOVE that shirt. and the receptionist at the hospital said "that would be a bad shirt for a guy to wear". i totally lauged. and pictured a bald old chubby guy in a shirt saying that. :0) nothing against bald old chubby guys...but it would look funny! lol.

Stretch marks? not noticing any new ones. but that could have something to do with the fact i can't see the underside of my belly so well.

Best moment this week? i don't know if it's the 'best' but something 'interesting' this week was that for the first time EVER in any of my pregnancies i am measuring EXACTLY where i 'should' be. 29 at 29 weeks. generally i measure 1-3 weeks ahead!

Movement: yeppers. i love it. and amelya is obsessed with finding where the baby is. it's fun. she's really starting to 'roll' more too, i love watching my belly jiggle all around, for a GOOD reason!!

Food cravings: still sweets. anything sweet. like the big bag of salt water taffy from fleet farm. yummy!! i've eaten almost all my favorite colors out of it. i also have been really wanting strawberries lately, but not ones from walmart, they tend to not be so good. i want the fresh picked from the vine strawberries! :0)

Gender: a girl!! and we're 'for sure' naming her evaleigh. my doctor asked me on friday if we had names and she said how much she liked it and had never heard it before. i took it as a compliment and shaun said because she liked it, then it must be good. ((have i ever said boys are weird?! lol. he was being kidding...i think?))

Labor Signs: nope. but that's fine with me!!

Belly Button in or out? pretty much all out. and amelya asked me what it was the other day! lol.

What I miss: hmmm. i miss not having a ton of pressure under my ribs. :0) that's a lame one. but miss baby girl e LOVES her mamas ribs. she's up there a lot. so i'm a mean mama, and try pushing her down. she doesn't cooperate all the time though. lol.

What I am looking forward to: i'm starting to get super excited to meet her. i know it's a bit early to start getting SO excited. but i keep trying to picture her in my head. and picture us carrying around a carseat. and picture the girls and dustin being big siblings. and then i start to say...slow down!! i want to enjoy every last second of it all!!

Weekly Wisdom: this is staying the same as it has been:: enjoy it. every single second. as much as you can. ((i've not had to endure weeks/months of throwing up and i'm sure it can be hard to enjoy that)) so enjoy the time that you're not feeling sick and not throwing up. and enjoy the non-headache moments...because all too soon they baby is here in your arms and not your belly. and remember no matter HOW miserable you feel...there are women out there who'd give ANYTHING to be in your place!

Milestones: because i'm between weeks...the baby is somewhere between the size of a squash and a head of lettuce. :0) and 15 inches long. wowzers. good thing there's only about 5-7 inches for her to grow...'only'

so like i said, i had my glucose test friday. it went fine. well mostly fine. i was a big dork, and brushed my teeth about five minutes before drinking the orange drink. ummm can we say NASTY. no. double nasty. i seriously had a stomach ache and felt like i could barf at any moment. it was bad!! and not fun!! i survived though. my mom watched the kids for me so it that was nice. since she lives close to the hospital i walked up the street to my appointment.

i've also noticed i've become more of an air head lately. i'll blame the pregnancy i guess. someone asked me and was CLEARLY pointing at my belly...boy or girl? i looked at her and said boy or girl what? she said baby? oh yeah. duh. girl i said. :0) geesh. then at the doctor one of the ladies asked when are you due? i said the 16th. she said of may? june? oh. july. i said. man alive! i felt silly, but it's not that big of a deal!!

the girls' dance recital went well. they did SO GOOD!! here is a link to the album of pictures from their rehersal. i figured that's a bit easier than loading them all on to here too!!

and because it's may, i would like to remind you that ANY sized order of wildtree is put in a drawing for ALL of the NEW may release products. go to my site and check it out!! if you're local you can email me and i can add your order on to a party i'm having tomorrow to save you on shipping costs. if you're not local, sorry, but the easiest way is for you to order straight through my site.

and anyone intersted in booking a show gets their name in FIVE times for the drawing for the products!

and like i said i'm having a party tomorrow. i'm excited. it's a 'lunch hour' party so i go to my aunt's work during their lunch hour and set up. they eat and learn about wildtree. and i'm done. it's a fun way to do a party!! and thanks to my sweet friend chantae for watching the kiddos for me!

so that's all i have for today!! hope you all have a great night!!