happy due date to us!

Our due date came and went, and I was really sad about it! I was working so hard to get our little Kam here! I was walking like it was going out of style, I ate a whole pineapple, we tried pressure points and massage, and we went on aggressive rides in the razor out at boomer's. Nothing worked. I gave up after a while and settled on a game of go fish with our nephews, I knew she wouldn't be coming anytime soon!

36 weeks!

How far along: 36 weeks

Gender: Girl

Weight gain: 27 lbs.

Maternity clothes: Anything comfy. Everything is so tight ha! I love the maternity shirts from target though! I keep buying more!

Belly button in or out: Flat

Sleep: Still sleeping relatively well, although more tossing & turning to get comfortable or lying awake debating whether I have to pee bad enough to actually get out of bed.

Best moment this week: Our trip up north gave me a much needed break! I got to take a nap everyday! It was heavenly! 

Miss anything: Energy! This weekend trip was so fun but my feet are swollen and I am so tired all the time! 

Movement: Always! She is so wiggly! 

Cravings: Cheez-it's! Alex got me the biggest pack from costco ha! They are delicious!

Queasy or sick: Not queasy but not necessarily great, so much heartburn these last few days & all around uncomfortable.

Looking forward to: Baby day! 

34 Weeks!

I went to the "what women want expo this week and scored these darling headbands! We also got the furniture for Kambree's room (finally!) Then i spent my afternoon folding itty-bitty things:)

How far along? 34 Weeks

Total weight gain: 25 lbs. gained
Maternity clothes? maternity & comfy clothes... so ready for spring dresses! & normal(ish) clothes once Kambree gets here! 
Sleep: Every night is still different, i sure love the nights i sleep all night though.
Worst moment this week: This week i said goodbye to my wedding ring! It's just a little too tight and i get too claustrophobic when it's even a little tight. 
Miss Anything? sitting comfy on the couch.. or anywhere for that matter. I can't wait to get out of bed like a normal human being, the process i go through to get out of bed is so ridiculous. 
Movement: still love feeling all of her random wiggles.
Food cravings: Chocolate, but I don't think thats due to pregnancy ha!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Patients. Mostly just the stinky ones. It's all I can do to not throw up while we are doing x-rays!
Gender: Girl 
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: I have heartburn every now and then, however, I am currently rocking the pregnancy waddle due to hip/pelvic/lower back pain every now and then.
Belly Button in or out? flat
Wedding rings on or off? off
Happy or Moody most of the time: Tired, but happy!
Looking forward to: baby's arrival! Seems so surreal at this point, I can not wait to see her precious face & hold her for the first time.

33 Weeks!

How far along: 33 weeks

Gender: Girl

Weight gain: 25 lbs. 

Maternity clothes: Leggings, target maternity shirts (my favorite!!) & maxi skirts

Belly button in or out: It's just flat ha

Sleep: Every night is soo different. I live for the nights i sleep all night, those don't come around very often! 

Movement: Her feet have made a nice little home in my right ribs. No matter how hard i try to move her she has claimed that territory!

Cravings: I can't get enough fruit! 

Queasy or sick: I'm doing good, every now and then I get queasy in the mornings, but I do pretty well most of the time. 

Looking forward to: THE END. I can't wait to meet my baby! I love her!

31 weeks!

How far along: 31 weeks (less than two months to go!)

Gender: Girl

Weight gain: 22 lbs.

Maternity clothes: The four maternity shirts I have, and the dress i bought are staples! I wear them more than i probably should! Although still stretching out my regular shirts one by one as I attempt to squeeze into them. 

Belly button in or out: Flat? Does that count? I don't think my belly button is capable of popping out

Sleep: Every night is different! Some nights I wake up to pee 20 times and sometimes i sleep all night!

Best moment this week: Easter! One of my favorite holidays! I am really looking forward to the 4th of july! Little miss will be here then!

Miss anything: Things are going downhill fast in the energy & comfort department, really missing being able to keep up.

Movement: So many knees & elbows!

Cravings: I wouldn't say I crave it but fruit always sounds yummy!

Queasy or sick: In the mornings after I take my acid reflux medicine and have to wait 30 minutes to eat anything... I fight throwing up every day. One day this week I actually ended up throwing up! I do not miss that 3 times a day!!

Looking forward to: I finish my second semester of the program this week! YAY! I can't wait to spend time in the sun & getting this girl here! 

30 Weeks!

How far along: 30 Weeks, counting down weeks in the single digits now, holla!

Gender: Girl

Weight gain: 20 lbs.

Maternity clothes: Leggingsssss!

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: Pretty good.

Miss anything: Getting comfortable & being able to breathe. 

Movement: Starting to be able to distinguish movement from fingers & toes, always such a funny feeling!

Queasy or sick: I still have heartburn every now and then, but the sciatic pain is getting a little better i think.

Ten more weeks, yay!

29 Weeks!

How far along? 29 Weeks

Total weight gain: 20 Pounds
Maternity clothes? I said goodbye to my scrub tops today. They were probably going to burst at the seams if i tried to wear them one more time!! I was trying to make them last since I only have three weeks of wearing red scrubs left but it was pretty much not going to happen! 
Sleep: It depends on the day (night.) Sometimes I am up ten times during the night and sometimes I sleep through the night. 
Miss Anything? Wearing whatever I want, my choices are getting pretty limited these days. I miss being able to move my body!
Movement: SO MUCH! I love this little girl!
Food cravings: I always want chocolate so I pretty much can't count that as a craving.
Anything making you queasy or sick: I had a patient this week that had a bowel movement during the exam... I just about lost it.
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Heartburn and I am so dang hot all the time! Thank goodness I won't be pregnant during the hottest part of the summer, I would die.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! 

28 Weeks!

How far along? 28 Weeks

Total weight gain: 19 pounds

Maternity clothes? I have only bought two maternity shirts and a dress from target. I usually just wear sweats anyways and those fit me pretty good still!

Sleep: I get up in the night quite a bit to pee but I can usually go right back to sleep!

Best moment this week: officially rolling into the third trimester - I can't express how excited I am to meet my sweet baby girl!

Miss Anything? Being comfortable!!

Movement: all the time, especially at night! She is always on the move!

Food cravings: Nope.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: Still lots of heartburn, thank goodness for medicine though, it helps me enough to get me through the day. 

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy.. although I do get frustrated when I have the sciatic pain in my hips and walking/moving in anyways hurts so so bad. I hate that I can't even walk and it usually ends in lots of tears. 

Weird moment this week: Saturday night I woke up at 2AM and was really struggling to breathe. I got up and walked around, had some water, and sat in the recliner for a bit. I tried to go back to bed but I just laid there and struggled to breathe for hours. It was the weirdest thing. Anytime I tried to take a deep breath my throat made a kind of gurgling noise? I think it had something to do with the reflux I have had. I'm not really sure it was so strange. I spent Sunday just relaxing at home. I still was having a hard time breathing but nothing like it was in the night. I'm not sure what happened but I am sure glad it is gone!

27 weeks!

How far along? 27 Weeks

Total weight gain: 19 lbs

Maternity clothes? Leggings, maternity shirts, and sweats!

Sleep: still sleeping great, sometimes i have a hard time falling asleep but once i'm asleep i usually don't wake up!

Best moment this week: Alex told me when i go to sleep he puts his hand on my belly and Kambree kicks and wiggles a lot! I am so excited for him to be a dad!

Miss Anything? Yes! Being able to MOVE. I've got the waddle down. You know the song wobble? As i walk down the hall in our house that song is always in my head but it's more like "waddle baby, waddle baby, waddle baby, waddle" I look dang good when i do it too ha.

Movement: Always moving! Her little feet have found a nice little spot in my ribs;)

Food cravings: Nope. Just seems like I finally have my appetite back. Being so sick the first twenty-ish weeks really took it's toll!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Not really.

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: Nope. I have started having contractions though.

Symptoms: Sciatic pain is on and off. Mostly on and i hate it more than anything. Heartburn is pretty much under control though which is such a blessing!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY! (Just really tired at the end of the day, & my feet! They are so sore by the end of my clinic shifts.)

Looking forward to: Getting this girl here! I cannot wait to meet her! Three months to go!

26 weeks!

How far along: 26 Weeks

Gender: Girl

Weight gain: No idea.

Maternity clothes: I wear the few maternity clothes I have, but I do wear lots of sweats and leggings.

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: I sleep good once I can get to sleep, I am always tired, but getting comfortable is getting a whole lot harder.

Best moment this week: Finally being able to say three months to go! :)

Worst moment this week: I have just been frustrated lately with how achy my body is. I can't sit in the same position for more than ten minutes and my feet are always hurting! I just want to be comfortable for ten minutes that's all i ask!

Miss anything: Being able to move my body!! 

Movement: My heavens this girl is a mover! She literally kept me up ALL NIGHT a few nights ago. Everytime I was close to falling asleep she would kick or turn again. I am convinced her hair is red.

Cravings: Nothing really! Just happy with anything.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: Getting her here! I am so excited to meet her and I am really excited to be pain free. My body has been hurting non-stop and I just want to feel okay again!

25 weeks!

How far along: 25 Weeks

Gender: Girl

Weight gain: No idea. I need a scale ha, or maybe it's better i don't know.

Maternity clothes: The time has come. I bought two shirts and a dress & i'm obsessed they are soo comfy. I wear them way more than is probably acceptable.

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: Sleeping great! 

Best moment this week: I really love feeling her move and wiggle around. It seems like she is always busy doing something.

Miss anything: Diet Coke.

Movement: Always moving!

Cravings: Just fruit water, I forgot how yummy that is!

Queasy or sick: Nope!

Looking forward to: Getting this little girl here already! We still have a while and we don't want her to come this early but we can't wait to meet her!

24 weeks!

How far along: 24 Weeks

Gender: Girl

Weight gain: I honestly have no idea

Maternity clothes: You could say I am avoiding maternity clothes, but i don't know how much longer that will last.

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: I have been sleeping sooo good, i love it!

Best moment this week: I was working at Freddy's and a polygamist girl came up to get a wash. She said, "How's the girl with the sexy baby bump?" I didn't even know what to say ha I couldn't believe that came out of her mouth, it was hilarious.

Miss anything: Being able to move! I feel so limited these days, my belly is getting big and I still have quite a ways to go!

Movement: Lots of movement all over. This little one is very busy!

Cravings: My little sister got me started on fruit water again. Water + strawberries + Dasani coconut pineapple flavoring. My favorite:)

Queasy or sick: I finally got medicine for Acid Reflux and life is so good! I am so grateful for medicine, acid reflux is no fun at all.

Looking forward to: Working on baby bedding, I finally bought fabric!

23 weeks!

How far along: 23 Weeks

Gender: Girl

Weight gain: According to my doctor i've only gained six pounds ha but i haven't been keeping track very well!

Maternity clothes: No, just sweats and leggings but my scrubs are getting real tight!!

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: Good

Best moment this week: One morning I woke up to four really big kicks, I loved that!

Worst moment this week: I went to the pharmacy to get medicine for Acid Reflux and a lady in line heard the pharmacist say the last thing i picked up from there was my pre-natal vitamins... then she totally chewed me out and said my child was going to have major birth defects! Since when are vitamins bad for babies?!

Movement: Tons of movement, i'm loving it.

Cravings: i love donuts, but i think i just love them always? I don't know if i really crave things, I feel like that could be a made up thing so women can eat whatever they want while pregnant? ha

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: Lots more movement and spring break!! 

22 weeks!

How far along? 22 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 9 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Nope! My scrubs are getting a little bit tighter though! I might have to get a new top! 
Sleep: Sleeping great
Best moment this week: The night before Valentines Alex and I were babysitting our nephews. After we put the boys to bed we were just laying on the couch talking. Our baby was moving around quite a bit and we just laid on the couch and watched my belly move around. Alex finally got to feel her wiggling around. I have been dying to give him a chance to see how amazing it really is! I couldn't have asked for a better Valentines present! 
Movement: Lots of movement! I can't really feel her moving around during the day, I think because I am so busy doing other things but whenever i get a minute to sit/lay down she immediately starts moving. 
Food cravings: I just miss drinking Diet Coke. I haven't completely eliminated it, but I drink very little of it. I kind of hate it ha. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: I have acid reflux pretty bad and I don't know what is causing it! 
Have you started to show yet: Yes! 
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In. I'm not sure that it will ever go out, which is fine by me. 
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy as a clam
Looking forward to: gettting this little girl here!! June can't come soon enough!!

There is no belly picture this week! The hot glue wasn't doing it's job so Alex thought he would put a few screws in it for me. He might have picked screws that were too long and they went right through my board. I was kind of sad, but we will put some shorter ones in and paint over it & that will have to do. 

While I was laying on the couch I videoed my belly ha. You can see three little movements on the right side of my belly. They are small but she sure was wiggling around!

21 weeks!

How far along? 21 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Not sure! Probably six or seven pounds?

Maternity clothes? Still just rockin' the Leggings.. cold weather is so convenient for being pregnant.

Stretch marks? Still trying to get rid of the first few I had but I haven't gotten any more!

Sleep: Sleeping great

Best moment this week: On Saturday when I got home from work Alex had taken the bed out of our guest bedroom and we got to set up the crib together! It was so exciting! Now I just need to get the bedding done!

Movement: baby girl moves all day long & I love it so much!! Everyone was right when they said it is the best part of pregnancy.

Food cravings: Chocolate and Diet Coke. Two things that cause acid reflux which I have had a lot of lately. So it seems like I always want those two things but I can't have either of them. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Eating right when I wake up makes me sick! 

Have you started to show yet: Yes

Gender: Girl

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: one happy camper.

Looking forward to: I can't wait for Alex to be able to feel the baby move around, I love that I can feel her all the time but I can't wait to share that with Alex. 

halfway there!! (20 weeks!!)

How far along? 20 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: six pounds gained!
Maternity clothes? Sweats and leggings, everyday!
Stretch marks? The ones I was starting to get are starting to go away, thank you burt's bee's!!
Sleep: Still sleeping great, every now and then I have to get up for a drink or bathroom break, but not too bad!
Best moment this week: seeing baby girl at my 20 week ultrasound & hearing that all is healthy and good!
Movement: this little ones is always moving around! I love it! There is nothing better!
Food cravings: Not really, I usually always want mexican but that is pretty typical for me!
Anything making you queasy or sick: I am doing my clinicals at an orthopedic office right now, and when those people get their casts off and come in for x-rays, I want to die. The smell is the most awful thing in the world, I can't handle it. Plus they get dead skin all over the image receptor and table and it's just not a fun thing!
Have you started to show yet: Yes
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In!!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happier than I've ever been in my entire life!! I am finally starting to enjoy being pregnant!
Looking forward to:  More fun nursery decorating and the big one... PICKING BABY GIRL'S NAME! (If we can ever agree on one!)

20 week ultrasound

I went in for my normal OB appointment on Wednesday this week. We listened to the heartbeat - 146 perfect!! The doctor would go back and forth from my heartbeat to hers and it was amazing how much faster hers was than mine. After my appointment the doctor wanted me to schedule my 20 week ultrasound. Well all the open slots for the next week were all during my classes. My schedule is really hard to work around. Then she asked what I was doing right then. I didn't have anything going the rest of the day, so she snuck me in! I tried to call Alex but I couldn't get ahold of him until after the ultrasound was already over. The ultrasound was amazing. The tech knew I was a radiography student so we went over all sorts of anatomy that she normally wouldn't do with everyone. We saw that she had two kidneys, a stomach, a bladder, all her vertebra, and they were neatly lined up, yay! Her cerebellum was measuring 1.93 which is crazy because I was 19 weeks and 3 days! The tech said the cerebellum is always really close to how far along you are until 24 weeks but we were exactly on! She was being a little bit of a sass during this ultrasound. She had her ankles crossed and her arm draped over her face, she looked so relaxed, it was so funny. We had to get measurements of her head but she wasn't very willing to move and her head was so far down. But after some convincing (pushing on my bladder, i thought i was going to pee my pants) she finally moved and we were able to get measurements of her head. There is nothing i love more than ultrasounds. I LOVE seeing that sweet little girl! 

 We had to get a side profile picture, check out that belly!! Also notice the arm draped over the face ha:)

 The tech turned on the 3D machine for a minute so we could see what on earth she was doing with the umbilical cord. That is one cute face!

You can't see her face very well in this picture but it is a prime picture of her belly and hands ha! 

19 week bump update!

How far along? 19 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 6 pounds!
Maternity clothes? Sweats and leggings... everyday! I'm really glad leggings are totally normal to wear around these days! 
Stretch marks? Yes... dang it! But, I have burt's bee's mama bee honey oil and their mama bee's belly butter and I think we've got things under control now! Plus, the oil smells heavenly!!
Sleep: This week Alex decided we sleep too much. We go to bed soo early but I am really tired all the time! I haven't been getting up to pee in the night anymore though, thank goodness! 
Best moment this week: realizing that I am almost halfway there.. BOOM!
Movement: so much movement this week! I love feeling her move all the time! I also put my really big anatomy book on my belly this week and i think she felt smooshed! She was not having any of that! She was moving around so much ha. So I did it a few more times, selfish i know, but feeling her move is too fun! 
Food cravings: Not really, I am starting to like food again though, I kind of started hating meal time for a while and it seems like my meal portions are more where they were before i was pregnant. For a while I would eat close to nothing and be full! 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Patient's and skunk smell. 
Have you started to show yet: Yes! Not too much though. I'm still waiting for the bump look. I feel like i am still in the not quite belly bump, you just look kinda fat stage ha. 
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Thinks are going great! I am feeling so much better. I still have sciatic pain but luckily that comes and goes! 
Looking forward to:  My 20 Week ultrasound this week!

My little brother and sister had some fun with my chalkboard sign this week ha, my little sister missionaries loved getting these pics! 

18 week bump update (yes, i skipped week 17, oops!!)

How far along? 18 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: probably three or four pounds, not really sure! 
Maternity clothes? Still rockin' the leggings, yoga pants, and sweatpants! 
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still sleeping great - minus the frequent trips to the bathroom.
Best moment this week: Since I skipped my 17 week update the best moment was feeling her move the first time. That was during week 17! January 12th to be exact. I was sitting in Sunday School and I felt three distinct little movements like nothing I have felt before! It was the greatest, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face!
Miss Anything? 
Movement: Yes, not a ton but every now and then I can feel little movements! 
Food cravings: DONUTS! Just plain ol' chocolate donuts. & french fries but i don't eat those very often, although they do sounds good, always! 
Anything making you queasy or sick: I can't get over the stinky patients. They make me want to puke. 
Have you started to show yet: It kind of depends on what I am wearing! In this tight hoodie you can totally tell but when I am wearing scrubs you can't tell at all! 
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! I'm starting to throw up a whole lot less!
Looking forward to: More movement! There is nothing better then feeling her wiggle around! 

16 week bump update

How far along? 16 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: two pounds gained
Maternity clothes? still just rocking the maternity leggings so far
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping great, minus waking up to pee every night at 3 am.
Best moment this week: finding out that we are having a girl!!
Movement: Not yet!
Food cravings: French Fries, sweet potato fries, anything greasy. It's so awful ha. I don't eat them very often but they always sound good!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Stinky patients, and when people smoke near me it makes me feel so sick!!
Have you started to show yet: Still just a little bump.
Gender prediction: At first I thought it was a girl and I kept having dreams about it being a little girl. For example, I dreamed that we were at Lake Powell and I woke up in the night to a crying babe. So i went and got the baby out of the crib and it was a little girl in a cute little swimsuit! Then I looked over and there was a rattlesnake in our room! Dreams are so weird. But then I was totally convinced it was a boy. The greasy food craving and the heartbeat was always on track with a boy so I was soo surprised when the tech told us it was a girl. In the beginning Alex really wanted it to be a boy, then after a few weeks he starting realllyyy wanting a girl & he has kind of thought it was a girl ever since. He was so right, and we are both thrilled!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Still sick which is such a bummer! I am sick of throwing up, but I would rather be throwing up than dealing with the sciatic pain. That is the worst! Please go away soon!!
Looking forward to: Feeling movement & finally being able to do some shopping! I am also working on the nursery and being sooo picky, oops!