29 weeks!

How far along: 29 weeks, 11 weeks until our due date!

How big is baby: According to the Bump, Weston is about the size of a squash during weeks 29 - 32. Average size is 15.2 - 16.7 inches and 2.5 - 3.8 pounds! His energy is surging, thanks to the formation of white fat deposits beneath the skin. He is also settling into sleep and waking cycles. All five senses are finally functional, and the brain and nervous system are going through major developments.

Weight Loss/Gain: Still hanging around about 21 pounds gained.

Maternity Clothes: Definitely! I think I'm almost out of my workout t-shirts too. It will be tank tops at the gym!

Next appointment: October 19th and then my appointments will be every 2 weeks!

Movement: Weston is extremely active now. This week has included a lot of full body rolls. It's pretty amazing.

Food cravings: Just the usual sweet tooth, especially because I was trying to be really good at the beginning of the week for my glucose test.

Food aversions: I didn't really want any chicken this week.

Best Moment this Week: I'm pretty sure I passed my glucose test! I tested my blood sugar after my appointment and it looked good. I also got to fill out the birth certificate application which made things seem that much more real!

Worst Moment this Week: I wouldn't say it's a horrible thing, but I think I'm starting to develop some minor heartburn.

What am I looking forward to: The crazy month of October! I will be so busy with a wedding to attend, baby showers to attend and host, a test to take in Beaumont for grad school, and birthing class!

28 weeks!

How far along: 28 weeks, only 12 until our due date!

How big is baby: According to the Bump, Weston is about the size of an eggplant during weeks 25 - 28. The average size is 13.6 - 14.8 inches and 1.5 - 2.2 pounds! Inside the womb, the formation of tiny capillaries is giving him a healthy pink glow. He's also soaking up my antibodies, getting the immune system ready for life outside the womb. Eyes are forming, and he will soon perfect the blink -- perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes.

Weight Loss/Gain: I'm up about 21 pounds at this point.

Maternity Clothes: Yep!

Next appointment: September 21st and I will do my glucose test that day.

Movement: Weston is extremely active now. It's much more than a few kicks and bumps lately. It's full body rolls or something! All day long and all night long!

Food cravings: Just the usual sweet tooth.

Food aversions: Nope! This week was a good week!

Best Moment this Week: Feeling Weston move so much although when it wakes me up at night now!

Worst Moment this Week: Had some irrational crying one morning this week and that hasn't happened in awhile.

What am I looking forward to: Getting past the glucose test this week and then onto the busy month of October! My appointments will be every two weeks after this appointment! Exciting!

The Nursery

We finished the nursery today! Inspired by the bedding, we went with dark furniture and bright pops of primary colors throughout the room.

The name letters are chipboard letters from Hobby Lobby that I covered with scrapbook paper.

I used wordle.net to create the artwork using song lyrics and Weston's name. The songs I decided to use are "You Are My Sunshine" and "Baby Mine." The shelves and frames came from Target.

Our changing table combo and crib are Baby Cache are Baby Chache contempo in Espresso finish. We love the brushed silver details on the legs. The artwork are prints from Etsy.



The bookcase is from IKEA and the lamp goes with the bedding set that also matches the rug and valance in the room.

Our chair is IKEA Poang in black and the side table is Lack in red! I love the pop of red! The comforter is part of the bedding set which is Zooptopia by Southern Living. It was the first thing we bought for the nursery.

Fluffy mail!

A few weeks ago, I won a blog giveaway for 2 Comfy Rumps one size cloth diapers. They are from Canada, so it took awhile for them to arrive but when I checked the mail yesterday, they were here! I got one in white and one in orange (love it) and both are snaps. They are definitely cut on the larger size, so it will probably be awhile before we use them but I'm interested in try them as they are a very affordable option.

27 weeks!

How far along: 27 weeks and we're in third trimester!

How big is baby: According to the Bump, Weston is about the size of an eggplant during weeks 25 - 28. The average size is 13.6 - 14.8 inches and 1.5 - 2.2 pounds! Inside the womb, the formation of tiny capillaries is giving him a healthy pink glow. He's also soaking up my antibodies, getting the immune system ready for life outside the womb. Eyes are forming, and he will soon perfect the blink -- perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes.

Weight Loss/Gain: I've gained about 17.5 pounds. Not much change from last week.

Maternity Clothes: Yep!

Next appointment: September 21st and I will do my glucose test that day.

Movement: Weston is extremely active throughout the day! He's definitely moved up so I'm feeling him move in different places now.

Food cravings: Nothing new, just enjoying sweets still.

Food aversions: Nothing although my time eating Mexican may be over for awhile. I'm not sure it's sitting with me that well anymore.

Best Moment this Week: Making it to third trimester. It feels surreal but so exciting!

Worst Moment this Week: I was pretty worn out during the beginning of the week this week, but got more energy later in the week.

What am I looking forward to: The month of October! It's going to be very busy, but exciting too. We will begin our birthing class, have a wedding to attend, baby showers, and I have a practice principal test to take!

26 weeks, 6 days! Third trimester!

Today is the first day of third trimester! It seems like just yesterday that got my first faint positive test. Now there are just 92 days left until our due date!

I had a beautiful dream last night. My Nana was in the dream and it was extremely vivid. I could see her and hear her. Weston was also in the dream and he was talking some. He called her Grandma and I told him that he name was Nana. He squealed and smiled so big and said (very loudly), "Nana!" and she just smiled at him as she held him. It was a truly moving dream for me. Of course, it had the weird dream aspects as well like the fact that he was pretty sturdy and obviously not a newborn, but I was telling everyone how he had just been born. In the dream, I also couldn't remember exactly what day he'd been born. I think we finally figured out that was December 20th. I think he was supposed to be three days old or so in the dream, and already talking! Dreams are definitely interesting things, but it was wonderful to see Nana and to see her holding my son.

26 weeks!

How far along: 26 weeks! This week is my last week in 2nd trimester!

How big is baby: According to the Bump, Weston is about the size of an eggplant during weeks 25 - 28. The average size is 13.6 - 14.8 inches and 1.5 - 2.2 pounds! Inside the womb, the formation of tiny capillaries is giving him a healthy pink glow. He's also soaking up my antibodies, getting the immune system ready for life outside the womb. Eyes are forming, and he will soon perfect the blink -- perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes.

Weight Loss/Gain: I've gained about 17.5 pounds. Not much change from last week.

Maternity Clothes: My SIL gave me some more clothes to borrow and I found some good pieces in her stuff so now I have more variety to get me through the beginning of the school year.

Next appointment: September 21st and I will do my glucose test that day.

Movement: Weston is definitely a busy boy throughout the day, especially in the evenings.

Food cravings: No cravings exactly but I'm still enjoying peanut butter a lot. Baked cheetos are also amazing!

Food aversions: Made some tilapia for dinner one night this week and it was not working for me!

Best Moment this Week: We're down to double digits! As of today, there are only 98 days until my due date! I was also amused this week when Weston was moving and Justin laid his head on my stomach only to get kicked right in the head!

Worst Moment this Week: I didn't feel very good on Wednesday night, but luckily woke up feeling just fine the next morning!

What am I looking forward to: Finishing Weston's room! We ran out of supplies last week but now we have everything we need to finish up. We're also getting ready to work on painting and decorating the master bath.

25 weeks, 5 days - 100 days left!

As of today there are only 100 days left until my due date! It seems like just yesterday that we found out we were pregnant. I feel Weston moving every day and it's still amazing. I don't know how active other babies are but he is definitely a mover and shaker! I wish I could see what he's doing in there because he seems to be having a good time! My goals for the next 100 days are to stay active, eat healthy, and enjoy every moment (even the challenging ones)! I feel truly blessed to have a healthy little boy and a wonderfully supportive family. I am so blessed!