Bump date {32 weeks}

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• How far along? 32 weeks 2 days
• Weight Gain/Loss: +3 lbs at my recent dr appt, +18 lbs total so far
• Sleep: I want more
• Best moment this week: in the past two weeks, Christmas was really great! New Years was a little more than I planned, but was pretty fun overall. I am paying for it with a sore throat two days later now!
• Movement: lots of rolling, hiccups, and some pretty big "freak out" kicks and punches that feel like she's trying to make a break for it
• Food Cravings: the usual. 
• Food Aversions: nothing I can think of 
• Belly Button: ALMOST flat. Ugh
• Stretch Marks: No new ones yet!
• Symptoms: just tired for the most part. 
• What I miss: I'm a broken record - sleeping through the night
• What I’m looking forward to: our first baby class is on Monday, my baby shower next weekend and finishing the nursery! I'm hoping we will have the nursery almost wrapped up by next weekend, aside from wall art and the stinking rocker that we can't find. 
• Nursery update:  my mom finished painting this week! The only thing needed is a little touch up, but here it is! 
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  Ignore the white spot, that's glare from the window. 
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  That lamp kills me - it's the equivalent of a tutu!
  
  
  It's hard to get a good picture of the blue but it's pretty similar to this: 
  
  Sherwin Williams Calypso
  
  
  
  I love seeing her room from the living room, peeking through the door :) 
  
  
  This week's to-do list:
  1. Find a rocker!
  2. Touch up paint
  3. Put together crib, hang curtains, put together closet organizers
  4. Wash baby clothes/blankets, put away before the onslaught that next week's baby shower will bring
  5. Find a pouf ottoman and order wall art
  6. Continue packing hospital bag
  
  
  Recent purchases: a backup diaper bag, a custom sized cradle mattress, and the crib! 
  

  Boken diaper bag

  
  

  

  Babyletto Hudson crib in white 

  
  

  

  Ababy.com makes custom sized mattresses, and since the cradle is one that was hand built for my baby sister, it never had a true mattress. It's a little bit of a funky shape so I'm hoping the 15.5" x 28" x 2" mattress will work well. 

  
  

  Here's a recent picture too, but unfortunately Luke and I took no pictures on Christmas OR New Years. We suck. 

  

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Bumpdate {30 weeks}

• How far along? 30 weeks 6 days. THIRTY?!? 
• Weight Gain/Loss: feeling heavier, that's for sure!
• Sleep: still crappy. It's a combination of the new house and general pregnant discomfort. 
• Best moment this week: my trip to Ikea where I found a ton of things I needed for the nursery. 
• Movement: definitely more rolling and sliding sensations instead of sharp pokes. Luke can officially see her moving from across the room now too!
• Food Cravings: Lots of chocolate!
• Food Aversions: I still can't handle the smell of eggs when they are cooking. I can eat them fine at a restaurant though!
• Belly Button: still an innie
• Stretch Marks: No but I'm thinking i might get some around my belly button. My skin is looking a little stretched and odd right there. 
• Symptoms: Backaches, my stomach get sore when I'm on my feet too much, heartburn when I forget to take the meds, and lots of trips to the bathroom. There have been a few big kicks that have sent me running to the bathroom - Luke thinks it's hilarious ;). Naps are starting to make a comeback too, as I find myself pretty tired every day.  I don't think this is a symptom actually, but I'm feeling pretty anxious and stressed about getting things together for the baby, and it's making me pretty cranky. We have some clothes, a few diapers, and lots of ikea furniture that needs to be put together. Yikes. 
• What I miss: slouching (weird, but true) and bending over comfortably. Wrapping presents has been a serious workout. 
• What I’m looking forward to: Christmas! Three more days. The week is going to go really fast I'm sure. We are spending Christmas Eve and Christmas with my family this year, which is so much more convenient and comfortable. Luke is taking off Thursday and Friday, so we will finish shopping for his family at that point. We also have another doctor appointment Friday! They are coming so fast now. Three weeks until the next one, and then two weeks, and thenwe start weekly appointments after that! 
• Nursery update: I did some damage at Ikea this week, and found some great stuff. Baby girl now has curtains, a rug, two lamps and a chandelier (I. Know.), a closet organization system I'm hoping will work like I think it will, a hamper, a side table for the rocker, and lots of other basket organizers for clothes and whatnot. My mom was able to get the first coat of grey up on the walls and I love the way it looks! It's been pretty cold so it's been hard getting a second coat done or trying to tackle the turquoise. We need to pick up some white paint and some better tape for the white stripe that will divide the colors - I'm thinking of trying out the orange Frogtape that's meant for textured walls. Why do textured walls have to be so difficult?!  Overall I'm loving the details that are coming together. Lots of textures and colors, without being babyish and hopefully without being overly trendy. I plan on ordering the crib this week, which great grandma Ivy is buying for the baby. We are also searching for a rocker that's tall enough for Luke and I without being a beast. Ideally it rocks, reclines, and swivels, but we will see what we find. We haven't had much luck yet. I'm also stalking craigslist for a white dresser, and my dad is supposed to be building a higher base for the family cradle so it's easier to have by the bed. 

30 weeks

A bad nighttime picture of the wet paint in the nursery. Loving this grey though!

Christkindl market = delicious German food and a bout of homesickness

Curry wurst and pretzels made me a happy pregnant wife

I love Denver's union station, especially at Christmas time!

Finn investigating some adorable hand-me-downs from Luke's boss 

Oh tannenbaum....

Wanted to share pictures of our annual Christmas tree hunt! Every year we head up to one of the national forests that is participating and I love it! Some years we drive a few hours, some years we trudge through knee deep snow - this year presented it's own challenge for me, hauling my 28 week pregnant belly around in the woods! My balance was definitely off, so luckily the snow wasn't too deep so it was a little easier to see the obstacles that I needed to step over. This year we were lucky to find beautiful trees very quickly! However, they are all (all 4 family trees) drying out too quickly and shedding needles like crazy. That's the thing with avoiding fake trees or tree lots - you can't guarantee the condition of the tree no matter what they look like. I think it's totally worth it though!

Here are some pictures -

Found it! 

Watching Luke clear some branches to get to the tree 

We were a little over zealous with the height of our tree....

My jacket was working hard to cover me :)

One of my favorite candid pictures ever!

The Moss girls!

All the kids - Bryan, Meg, Luke, Kelly, and me

Working on getting our tree up finally! It sat at my parents' house for two weeks until we could move it to the new house. Finn is watching Christmas Vacation while we do this :) We ended up hacking a couple of feet off the top and another 6 inches from the bottom to get the tree to fit! 

Bump date {29 weeks}

How far along? 29 weeks 2 days

• Weight Gain/Loss: I'm sure I'm gaining steadily now :)
• Maternity Clothes: 5 long sleeve ts, 2 sweaters, 3 jeans (1 grey pair) and lots of leggings. So far I've avoided buying more. I've also had to buy some new bras finally which should last a while hopefully 
• Sleep: meh
• Best moment this week: getting our Christmas tree up! It's finally starting to feel like Christmas. 
• Movement: she hit my bladder so hard last night I thought I was going to pee myself hahaha
• Food Cravings: lets just assume I'm eating my weight in sweets mmkay? 
• Food Aversions: nothing
• Belly Button: Still in
• Stretch Marks: Not yet
• Symptoms: Still dealing with heartburn and backaches, and I can tell my kidneys are not functioning at 100%
• What I miss: wine and ever this week. Coffee too, since it doesn't taste that great these days 
• What I’m looking forward to: getting the house unpacked, and starting on baby girl's nursery. Things are getting more difficult for me to accomplish! 

29 weeks

Ridiculousness occurs on a daily basis around here

Bump date {28 weeks}

• How far along? 28 weeks 6 days
• Weight Gain/Loss: up seven pounds from my 24 week appt - yikes! I'm up 15 lbs now total, so I'm still in normal range
• Maternity Clothes: I've given up on all regular clothes so I don't stretch it out. 
• Sleep: thank god for the Snoogle! We finally purchased one this past week when we were finishing our registry at Babies R Us, and I don't know why it works, but it does!
• Best moment this week: closIng on our new house and moving in! I have a lot of unpacking to do. 
• Movement: Plenty when she's awake, especially in the evenings. Her feet are up in my ribs in the right side for the most part but it just tends to be uncomfortable more than anything. I felt her hiccups for the first time on Black Friday, and I've felt them a few other times since then. 
• Food Cravings: sweets! Thank goodness I passed my glucose test.
• Food Aversions: nothing Ive noticed. 
• Belly Button: Getting shallow but not close to popping out yet
• Symptoms: Oh hello kidney stones! Yeah, my third trimester greeted me with kidney stones. Ended up at the ER, then labor and delivery with a possible kidney infection which turned out to be stones. That was some of the worst pain I've felt, but we will see if I still think that after this baby makes her appearance. Still dealing with occasional heartburn, which is being helped with Prilosec, and back pain. 
• What I miss: sleep
• What I’m looking forward to: So much! Christmas is two weeks away, then we have our baby classes and baby shower in January then it's February! This trimester is going to go so fast!

Here are some pictures from the past two weeks!

Goodbye house! Final walkthrough of our old house

Finished up the youngest niece's 1st birthday quilt in a day - I paid for my procrastination with a few days of back pain. 

Black Friday loot, in the form of baby girl clothes. She is going to be SO spoiled.

Our final walkthrough of the new house on December 3rd!

28 weeks! I've been so bad about getting pictures lately

Snow and FREEZING temps!

Glucose test - geeee-rosssss but I passed!

Ridiculous puppy snuggles

Bump date {26 weeks}

• How far along? 26 weeks 3 days
• Sleep: some nights have been better after most of the house stress was over 
• Best moment this week: it's been a pretty low key week which was great in itself!
• Movement: plenty. I can tell when she's sleeping now too
• Food Cravings: Overall, I'm loving Mexican food and sweets still
• Food Aversions: none
• Stretch Marks: Nope but my skin is feeling really tight and itchy these days
• Symptoms: Ohhhhh the heartburn. I started taking Prilosec yesterday so hopefully that starts helping. We will see how I feel after the move this weekend!
• What I miss: sleeping on my stomach and back without feeling bad about it! I miss wine lately too
• What I’m looking forward to: I'm struggling to be positive this week. I am feeling very emotional about moving out of our first home and nervous about loving the new house as much. I think it's all happened really fast and the fact that I have to spend two weeks at my parents' house (especially now that my grandmother is living there too) is making it harder to be excited about the new house because it's not an immediate move. I'm trying to remember why we are moving, but I'm going to miss this house!

26 weeks and looking very pale :)

Bumpdate {25 weeks}

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• How far along? 25 weeks 2 days
• Weight Gain/Loss: I had gained 4 lbs at last week's appointment, and my fundal height measurement was perfect at 24 1/4, so everything was exactly where it should be. 
• Sleep: still crappy
• Best moment this week: considering it's been two weeks (whoops!), I would say the house selling in about 24 hours and us finding our new house!
• Movement: plenty
• Food Cravings: Overall, I'm loving Mexican food and sweets still
• Food Aversions: none
• Belly Button: still in
• Stretch Marks: Nope
• Symptoms: the heartburn is getting worse! I'm starting to think I need to take a medication for it. My belly is starting to itch as well and the skin feels so tight. I've also started getting leg cramps at night - not bad enough to wake me up but my calves are sore in the mornings. 
• What I miss: not having limitations! It's been hard working on this move when I can't move furniture or anything too heavy. I wear out so much faster nowadays too. 
• What I’m looking forward to: our new house! It's going to be a great family house with a great yard, and I can't wait to bring our girl home :) 

Pictures from the last two weeks! 

A picture from the wedding 

Listed Saturday at 330, two offers by the next evening, a third offer and under contract Monday morning!

I believe this was at 24 weeks 

Celebrated my handsome guy's 28th birthday on the 8th! Massages, beer tasting for him, and an awesome dinner at Denver Chophouse

Getting bigger!

Our 6th USMC birthday ball together, and the last one since Luke's contract is up in July. 

25 weeks - where did this belly come from?! I look huge. 

Our adorable new house! Inspection went well overall, so we are on our way!