How far along: 30 weeks
Total weight gain: 25 pounds
Maternity clothes: I purchased some stretchy yoga pants a couple weeks ago and they have been heaven for me. Pretty sure those are the pants I want to be wearing when I'm in labor.
Stretch marks: Yes, a couple small ones on my left hip and they look like lightning bolts (at least they look cool).
Sleeping schedule: For the past couple months, my body is now used to getting up and using the bathroom once a night, it's quite robotic and sometimes I don't even open my eyes. In addition, I stopped drinking water by 9pm and it seems to help reduce the number of times I have to use the restroom.
Best moment of this week: Everyday I go in her (almost ready) room and I just sit there and imagine myself with Emma in my arms, then I hold my belly and talk to her about all the ideas I have planned to do as a family together and how excited everyone is to meet her.
Miss anything: Wine and a nice cold one when its 110 degrees outside :(
Movement: Emma (that's her name by the way... Emma Sofia) moves SO much and she's not graceful about it either. She is so active all the time.
Food cravings: Nope.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Have you started to show yet: Most definitely. She's got 10 more weeks to go!
Gender/Name: If you don't already know, we're having a girl and her name is Emma Sofia Morris. Kevin and I had our girl name picked out for years now and yes... we got the first name idea from one of our favorite shows Friends and the middle name has been passed down for generations on my side of the family (I'm a Sofia myself) and we decided to keep the tradition alive.
Labor signs: Not yet, at least I don't think so.
Belly button in or out: In
Wedding rings on or off: On, but it is starting to get a little tight :(
Happy or moody: I'm all over the place. I definitely noticed that I am a lot more sensitive as of recently. I'm crying more, laughing more, and getting mad quicker. These hormones are just too much sometimes, but my joy, anxiety, and happiness of being a mother and awaiting her arrival is always there.
Looking forward to: these last 10 weeks with Emma in the womb. I have so much to look forward to such as: baby showers, birth classes, a maternity photography session, a mini trip scheduled for my husband and I before baby's arrival, and of course the day she's finally here. I'm terrified of child birth, but I'm starting to feel more and more pumped every week because I just want to see my daughter, hold her, and smother her with kisses.
I quickly want to say how fortunate Kevin and I are to have the support system we have. So many have been calling us, visiting us, texting us and have been so supportive and caring throughout my pregnancy. Our loved ones can't express to us enough on how excited they are for Emma to be here, especially the soon-to-be grandpa's. My dad can't get enough of my belly and my father-in-law lights up every time he visits. They and everyone else who has expressed their excitement with us are counting the days or I mean seconds for October 4th. Thank you for that, thank you for being as excited as we are. This is by far our greatest happiness and our greatest adventure and experiencing it with our loved ones only made this journey 100 times better. We love you. Emma is such a lucky little girl to have all of you.
I plan to post one more entry before she gets here, but we'll see how it goes. I'm off to bed and Emma decided to have a dance party just now, I guess I won't be finding a comfortable sleeping position for hours...oh joy.
Here is a current picture of me at 29 weeks.
Spread kindness and rest well, world.
With love,
Ale
