why hello, 41 weeks. - OVERDUE.

i am completely aware that i am overdue, and i am also aware that i have not done a survey in forevs so here you go. OH and please sweet baby jesus in a manger, let this be my last [inside] baby picture and bless us with a beautiful and healthy [outside] baby [and a healthy mom] this week.


hello lawn men, why is my grass this high?

How far along? 41 weeks - ova due.
Total weight gain/loss: 23 pounds - not too shabby.
Maternity clothes? BOO yes, but almost done!
Stretch marks? lets not talk about those.
Sleep: its really all over the place these days, not my pee, but how many times i get up at night.
Best moment this week: dropping that baby in my ute like its hot.
Movement: slowing, but she's still active right before bed.
Food cravings: eh, no real cravings.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: mucus plug gone, and lots of fakey contractions.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow, i doubt it will ever be a full fledged outie.
What I am looking forward to: not having an [inside] baby for much longer.
Milestones: being one week overdue, but who considers that a "milestone"?

40 weeks - me and cj.

surprisingly, i still feel like i look cute.


however, we all know how cj feels about his looks. :)

39 weeks - with a bump picture [perhaps my last]

wow my hair is shiny.


How far along? 39 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: 20 pounds, i will have been to the county fair three times by my next doctors appointment, so im sure this will be a smidge higher.
Maternity clothes? BOO yes, but almost done!
Stretch marks? lets not talk about those.
Sleep: i got up 6 times last night to pee. SIX TIMES!
Best moment this week: going to the fair :)
Movement: slowing, but she's still active right before bed.
Food cravings: sweets, hardcore sweets.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: does [maybe] losing my mucus plug count? :)
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow, i doubt it will ever be a full fledged outie.
What I am looking forward to: having an [outside] baby.
Milestones: hmmm, i blew up my exercise ball. its the little things people, the little things.

38 weeks - and i can no longer walk without a little waddle in my step.

this is true. so very true.


How far along? 38 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: its fluctuates. but at my last appointment i was up to 18 pounds since pre-pregnancy.
Maternity clothes? BOO yes!
Stretch marks? lets not talk about those.
Sleep: sleep, pee, sleep, pee, a little more sleep, a little more pee.
Best moment this week: finishing the nursery! yey!
Movement: slowing, but she's still active right before bed.
Food cravings: mexican food.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none, that i know of.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow, i doubt it will ever be a full fledged outie.
What I am looking forward to: having an [outside] baby.
Milestones: installing the car seat base in my car. crazy milestone, i know.

37 weeks - full frickin' term.

How far along? 37 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: its fluctuates. but at my last appointment i was up to 18 pounds since pre-pregnancy.
Maternity clothes? yes, but my non maternity shirts are becoming far too short, boo. i hate hate hate the frumpy maternity look.
Stretch marks? lets not talk about those.
Sleep: if you consider sleep, waking up 4 times a night to pee, then yes.
Best moment this week: FULL TERM and all that jazz.
Movement: slowing, but my stomach is currently going in every direction possible these days.
Food cravings: saltine crackers.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none, braxton hicks are more frequent for realz.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow, i doubt it will ever be a full fledged outie.
What I am looking forward to: having an [outside] baby.
Milestones: again, this would be being full term.

36 weeks - and the belly.

so here i am in all of my 36 week glory.


How far along? 36 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: up 22 pounds since pre-pregnancy. so, i most def did gain some weight from my last doctors appointment, but 6 lbs in 2 weeks! i must lay off of the cheese.
Maternity clothes? yes, but my non maternity shirts are becoming far too short, boo. i hate hate hate the frumpy maternity look.
Stretch marks? my old schoolies are most def getting more noticeable. ::tear::
Sleep: if you consider sleep, waking up 4 times a night to pee, then yes.
Best moment this week: realizing that i am one week away from FULL TERM!
Movement: my stomach is currently going in every direction possible these days.
Food cravings: WATER. but is that considered a food?
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none, braxton hicks are more frequent for realz.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow.
What I am looking forward to: getting her nursery done before she actually gets here. i promise, i will post pictures soon.
Milestones: having a "come to jesus" meeting with myself. i seriously just realized that it should be less than a month before our little girl is safe in our arms.

35/35 - one day late.

okay, when the hell did this happen?!? 35 weeks gestation = 35 days until my estimated due date [well, yesterday anyways].

::side eyes the floating baby on my left sidebar::

here are my stats and a picture.


How far along? 35 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: im sure that my 16 pound weight gain is up a smidge, cj likes to point out that i am looking "big" these days. thanks hun. ILU2.
Maternity clothes? im so tired of them. i'll be happy when i can buy some cute shirts for the fall.
Stretch marks? my old schoolies are most def getting more noticeable. boo hisssss....
Sleep: if you consider sleep, waking up 4 times a night to pee, then yes.
Best moment this week: looking back at last weeks "best moment this week", when i said people think i am small. apparently not my husband or his mother. it is never okay to point out how "large" a pregnant woman is looking. :^/
Movement:all the time, usually at night... i hope this is not a sign of her post womb sleep pattern.
Food cravings: mmm, not sure this week.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none, braxton hicks are more frequent for realz.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow.
What I am looking forward to: maternity leave minus the whole one income thing.
Milestones: 35/35! and cj feeling her kick so hard when we were at the movies yesterday.

34 weeks - a smidge late.

How far along? 34 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: down 5 pounds from last week, apparently my doctors scale was off the day i went.... so i am holding strong at a 16 pound weight gain since pre-pregnancy.
Maternity clothes? duh!
Stretch marks? my old schoolies are most def getting more noticeable. boo hisssss....
Sleep: ha!
Best moment this week: having people telling me how "small" i am to be so far along. i figured i would be a cow by now.
Movement:all the time, usually at night... i hope this is not a sign of her post womb sleep pattern.
Food cravings: cheese, like always!
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow.
What I am looking forward to: our second baby shower this weekend given by my mom and aunt judy.
Milestones: having to go to the doctor every week for check ups starting next week.

33 weeks - and i'm a slacker, i know.

its been two weeks since a belly update. slackville USA, i know.

soooo, here you go.


How far along? 33 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 21 pounds total.
Maternity clothes? duh!
Stretch marks? my old schoolies are most def getting more noticeable. boo hisssss....
Sleep: eh? so so i guess.
Best moment this week:being able to see miss v punching and kicking from the outside. :)
Movement:all the time, usually at night... i hope this is not a sign of her post womb sleep pattern.
Food cravings: omelettes please!
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow.
What I am looking forward to:meeting our little girl. we are counting the days now, not the months! eeeeek.
Milestones:getting the major component of the nursery [crib]. now, we just have to put the dang thing together.

31 weeks and a picture.

How far along? 31 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 17 pounds total.
Maternity clothes? duh!
Stretch marks? my old schoolies are most def getting more noticeable.
Sleep: eh? so so i guess.
Best moment this week: a guy saying with a quiver in his voice "you are expecting".... i knew by the look on his face, that he was 98% sure i was pregnant but was ready for the backlash that would ensue if i was not. LOL.
Movement: YES! she kicked CJs back while i was spooning him last night. :)
Food cravings: nachos please.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow.
What I am looking forward to: my family baby shower this coming saturday!
Milestones: finally confirming that miss v was in fact, not going to be cribless for much longer.

30 weeks and a picture.

How far along? 30 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 17 pounds total.
Maternity clothes? yep. i luuuuuurve my jeans!
Stretch marks? no new ones, but the old school ones are showing up more and more.
Sleep: eh? so so i guess.
Best moment this week: getting lots of stranger comments :)
Movement: YES! i wish she would not be shy around her daddy.
Food cravings: cheese... all kinds.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow.
What I am looking forward to: both of my baby showers!
Milestones: my sciatic nerve has been bothering me... dr says, blame miss v for that. i also feel like i look like a whale in this picture.

29 weeks - why hello, third trimester.

wow... THIRD TRIMESTER! where has the time gone?!?


How far along? 29 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 16 pounds total.
Maternity clothes? sporting them, but no new ones this week.
Stretch marks? no new ones, but the old school ones are showing up more and more.
Sleep: sleeping on my back, is pretty much out these days.
Best moment this week: finding out that my amniotic fluid is within the normal range! (now just stay there!).
Movement: YES! she is kicking up a storm.
Food cravings: salt... id probably eat you if you were covered in glorious salt.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in, but definitely getting less shallow.
What I am looking forward to: both of my baby showers
Milestones: cj being able to feel her kick from the outside. this happened just last night actually.

27 weeks - glucose and mommy views.

cj and i went last thursday for my one hour glucose test. im hopeful that i passed it, but i still have a day or so to wait just in case they decided i need to do the three hour test [blah]. cj has been so supportive by going to every doctors appointment with me to date, but he did inform me although he does love me, it would be hard to sit and entertain me in a doctors office for three hours if i have to do another glucose test, meaning i'll be flying solo if i have to go back, but im hopeful i wont. BTW, the orange drink is not nearly as bad as some ladies say it is. just sayin.

i got a little friendly with the camera the other day and decided to take a "mommy view" photo shoot, after about 10 different pictures, this is what i got. now cj can really see "what i see". :)


since its been awhile, here are my stats.


How far along? 27 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 15 pounds total.
Maternity clothes? sporting them, but no new ones this week.
Stretch marks? no new ones, but the old school ones are showing up more and more.
Sleep: cannot get enough of it.
Best moment this week: hmmm, nothing super interesting.
Movement: yes, miss legs of steel, cj is waiting patiently to get to feel her from the outside. stinkin anterior placenta.
Food cravings: ice cream.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in.
What I am looking forward to: my baby shower, even though its over a month away.
Milestones: really "popping" while i was away on vacation.

24 weeks, fathers day and viability!

all of the above was actually yesterday, but i, being the queen of promptness was too lazy to post, so please forgive me.

its really hard for me to believe that I am already 24 weeks pregnant. its even harder to think that in just a few short months our beautiful miss V will be here and our lives will be forever changed for the better.


the term "age of viability" refers to the point in pregnancy at which the baby could have a chance of survival if born prematurely, which is generally around 24 weeks of pregnancy. that is by doctors standards. OBVIOUSLY there is no way i want her to come early so stay in there until you are at least close to full term miss V, thats an order.

yesterday was also CJs first fathers day, even though he did not have an actual child to hold, he knew this was a special day for him being a daddy to be. i got him the willow tree figurine "new dad" to go with our collection. as you may remember, he got me the "cherish" figurine for mothers day, im all about returning the favor ;].

23 weeks, and only a picture.

22 week belly shot and i miss my cute shoes.

the desire i have to wear my beautiful collection of heels is easily overshadowed by the fact that i can only wear them for a mere 56 seconds before my feet feel like they have been hit with a sledgehammer after i walked a mile on broken glass. thank you sweet baby jesus that its the summer and i have three delightful pairs of rainbow flip flops to match every outfit.


How far along? 22 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: ill find out tomorrow at my drs. appt.
Maternity clothes? sporting them, but no new ones this week.
Stretch marks? old ones, but no new ones to date. [crosses fingers].
Sleep: if i can get in a nap, im a happy girl.
Best moment this week: looking pregnant and not just a fat blob, like i feel sometimes.
Movement: having an anterior placenta {baby is behind in as opposed to infront} has made it difficult to feel her kick, but i have been feeling twinges and such all week!!!!!!!.
Food cravings: water, pudding, sweet tea.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in.
What I am looking forward to: finishing up the painting in the nursery.
Weekly Wisdom: it may be a recession, but there is simply not a decrease in pregnant ladies!
Milestones: feeling baby v, woot woot.

21 week belly shot, and i love this dress.

even though i have had it for like 3 years. :)

i think the bump is becoming more noticable these days.



How far along? 21 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: up 12 pounds total.
Maternity clothes? sporting them, but no new ones this week.
Stretch marks? no new ones.
Sleep: it comes in waves, but naps are my new bff.
Best moment this week: painting the nursery!Movement: flutters?!? i wish i knew what i was looking for.
Food cravings: water, pudding.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in.
What I am looking forward to: feeling her kick and punch me, internally of course.
Weekly Wisdom: its gonna be hot here this summer, take things slowly and don't over exert yourself, stay hydrated as well.
Milestones: finding out i had a front facing placenta therefore the delay in feeling baby v kick is normal and should happen very soon seeing as that she weighs ALMOST a pound! woot.

20 weeks - i'm halfway yo.

holy cow! HALFWAY.


How far along? 20 weeks, and halfway.
Total weight gain/loss: up 11 pounds total.
Maternity clothes? sporting them, but no new ones this week.
Stretch marks? no new ones.
Sleep: talk to me later about that.
Best moment this week: getting to see our little girl v on the ultrasound.!
Movement: flutters?!? i wish i knew what i was looking for.
Food cravings: water, ice cream.
Gender: GIRL.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in.
What I am looking forward to: feeling her kick and punch me, internally of course.
Weekly Wisdom: don't wait until the last minute to start the nursery or any time consuming projects, im sure my energy will depleted by the third trimester.
Milestones: knowing who is in my belly!

18 week "bump".

this was taken ironically enough on Mothers Day. :)


How far along? 18 weeks!!!
Total weight gain/loss: up 7 pounds total.
Maternity clothes? sporting them, but no new ones this week.
Stretch marks? no new ones.
Sleep: talk to me later about that.
Best moment this week: big ultrasound in 2 days!
Movement: still nothing.
Food cravings: water, ice cream.
Gender: i have no maternal instincts on this subject. i fail.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in.
What I am looking forward to: our big ultrasound in 2 days!!
Weekly Wisdom: my brain is jelly and all i can think of is getting to see our sweet babe in two days and FINALLY able to buy gender specific stuff!
Milestones: BIG ULTRASOUND!!!!!

17 week "bump".

8 days and counting until our big ultrasound..... im about to pee my pants.


How far along? 17 weeks!!!
Total weight gain/loss: up 6.5 pounds total.
Maternity clothes? yep, i'm sporting them, but no new ones this week.
Stretch marks? no new ones.
Sleep: talk to me later about that.
Best moment this week: a stranger asked me when i was due.
Movement: still nothing.
Food cravings: water, apples and pizza.
Gender: i have no maternal instincts on this subject. i fail.
Labor Signs: none.
Belly Button in or out? in.
What I am looking forward to: our big ultrasound in 8 days.
Weekly Wisdom: i don't think your ready for this jelly, my bodies too bootylicious for ya babe. - not really sure where that came from :)
Milestones: i finally did some laundry this week, woot.