The arrival of James Bradley Abel Jr.

Well...little Bradley arrived on Sunday (October 9th) at 12:13PM. It was really a series of events starting on Thursday the 6th. I figure everyone might be curious about my experience (or maybe just a couple of people) so Ill write it all out as well as I can remember it.

On Thursday evening, Brad was at work and I went to visit my parents at their house for a bit. I ate a piece of pizza while I was there and just hung out. Not really thinking anything would happen. My last doctors appointment (Monday) I was still a fingertip dilated and 70% effaced. Anyway...I went home because Brad was done with work and I needed to start dinner. As I walked in the door, I felt a little gush "downstairs". I didnt think too much of it since it had happened before and it was nothing. Well this time, it was a little different. It kept coming and coming and when I went to the bathroom, it was actually pink. Thats when I realized that it was my water breaking. I called Brad up and told him what was going on (he was stuck in a little traffic on the way home), finished up my packing, and hopped in the shower. By the time he got home, I was about done and he finished up with the dogs and packing and we went on our way.

We got to the hospital around 8:00PM and got checked in. They have these little strips of PH paper called Litmus Paper that they use to test if someones water has broken. Once I got the heart rate monitor and contraction monitor on me, they tested to see if it had broken. When they touched the paper to the outside of me, it turned blue like it was my water but when they put it inside to check close to my cervix, it stayed the same yellow color like it hadnt broken. They put a towel under me so they could check and see if anything was still coming out. An hour later, they came back and checked again. When they tested the fluid on the towel, it turned blue but when they tested my cervix again. it didnt change. So they checked to see if I was diliating and I was the same as my appointment on Monday. They then decided that it wasnt my water that had broken and they didnt know what it was and sent me home. I was convinced that it was my water but oh well.

On Friday, I worked like a normal day. Had a couple of slight contractions but nothing real crazy. I spotted pretty much all day that day but I figured that was from the internal exam they did and not anything else. Nothing eventful to speak of and I slept pretty well that night. On Saturday, Brad and I work up around 9:30AM and I decided I wanted to do something that day to pass the time and not dwell on when I would go into labor. We decided on carving pumpkins. We went out to the Ring Farm out here and picked out a few with my parents and my sister then went back to my parents house to carve. I had a few contractions that day as well and Brad decided to order the UFC fight that night and invited my brother over as well.

The fight started at 8PM and I was still having contractions from time to time...like every 30 min or so. By 10:45 when the fight was over, I was having them every 20 min or so. I decided to go to bed early, thinking they would go away when I was sleeping since they werent crazy intense. I never got to sleep. By the time I finished getting ready for bed, they were 15 min apart. Brad came to bed a half hour later and I still couldnt sleep. They slowly got closer together until they were 6-7 min apart at around 2AM. I ran a bath around 2 hoping it would help and seeing if they would go away (I didnt want another false alarm). I stayed in the bath for about 45 min and the contractions progressed to 4-5 min apart. Brad then realized that I hadnt come back to bed and came in to check on me. Together we decided to go into the hospital since I wasnt sleeping anyway. We packed up the little stuff we had unpacked since our trip on Thursday and walked out the door around 3AM.

We got to the hospital around 3:30AM, got checked in and got a room. They hooked me up, checked everything and did an internal exam. I was almost 2cm dilated and contracting pretty well on my own. I thought that since I was only 2cm, they wouldnt keep us. Well, I was wrong! They decided that since I was contracting really well on my own and my due date was so close (I was 39w 5d) that they would keep me and we would be leaving with our baby! My first nurses name was Beverly and she was great. I was trying to go natural so she basically left us alone unless she really needed to bother us. She took my blood for lab work, set me up with a heparin lock and let me know to call her if I needed her. At that point, Brad went out to the car to grab our bags and called family to let them know what was going on. I called my parents and they came over right away. Brad called his family and they left Pickwick right away. Everything was becoming more and more real.

Around 4:30, Beverly came in and checked me again...I was already 3cm! Since my mom's labor with my sister was so long (42 hrs I believe), I thought mine would be long too....not so much! After that check, Beverly left us alone and the contractions got more and more intense. I was really feeling them in my back and they were spreading to my lower stomach. The pattern of them was pretty weird. Instead of the 5 min apart, 60 sec long contractions all the books talk about, I would have 3 in a row and then a 3-4 min break. They were pretty rough. By the time the nurses had a shift change (7AM), I was mentally and physically done. I was tired and in pain and I was ready to give in and get the epidural. My new nurse (Sue) was amazing. She came in and told me that she completely supported me going natural and wanted to know what my plan was and how she could help. She realized that the baby was sunny side up and causing me back pain and knew it would be hard to push him out if that was the case. After a lot of going back and forth, I told her I wanted the epidural and she completely understood and got everything set up. She checked me and I had progressed to 6cm! She got some fluids into me and called the anesthesiologist to get things going. Once the epidural took, I was a completely different person. I could move my legs and could feel some things but no pain. I was happy and ready to go. I got my second wind and was feeling much better. Right around the time the epidural was getting finished, Brad's parents arrived after a long drive. We all got to hang out for the next few hours. Sue put me in a few different positions to get him to turn around and it worked! He turned his little self around and made things much easier later on when I started pushing.

It was around 8:30 by the time the epidural finally took and everything was good. Sue came in and checked me again around 10:00 or so and I had only gotten to 7.5cm. She decided to start some Pitocen to get the contractions going again and by 11:00 I was feeling pressure like I needed to push. So I had her check me again and I had gotten to 9cm. Around 11:25 I was at 10cm and ready to go! Sue got everything set up in the room and called the doctor. Brad decided to take a quick shower while she got everything ready and we started pushing around 11:45. Sue was amazing and really coached me through everything. The whole time we were there, the baby's heartrate would drop whenever I was on my back so she had me pushing on my side. As soon as Dr. Stafford got there, his heartrate came back up and everything was perfect. I pushed for around 30 min total and James Bradley Abel Jr was born at 12:13PM. He didnt cry much...not even when they stuck his heel to take blood or anything. He still doesnt scream or anything...just fusses a bit. He had a little cone head and has a little weird thing with his foot (it was sitting funny in the womb so it almost touches his shin but it is getting better) but he is so amazingly perfect.

He weighed 6lbs 12oz and was 19 3/4" long. Brad was 6lbs 10oz and I was 6lbs 14ozs. He is the perfect mix of both of us. So far, he is eating pretty well and sleeping okay. I have the feeling tonight is going to be interesting because he has slept pretty much all day. Anyway...here are some pictures of my bundle of love, Bradley. We are so incredibly lucky and happy to have him in our lives.

Heading Home!

One of his first pictures.

So sweet!

3 generations of James Abel's

Burrito Baby!

Lovin my little man!!

38 weeks

Well...the room is done, car seat installed, diaper bag packed (but not hospital bag...Im procrastinating), pack and play set up, swing put together, clothes washed...all we need is a baby boy. We are ready to go! We are getting so excited to meet this little one but it feels like its forever away. In all reality, its really close! I was just telling Brad the other day that I feel like a ticking time bomb. It could happen at any time. We are full term and if he were born today, it would most likely be with no complications and everyone would be happy but its best for his brain and lung development to stay in until NEXT Tuesday when we hit 39 weeks. The selfish part of me wants him out now...the mommy part of me wants him to stay in till his due date.

I am officially working from home exclusively. I get to sit around in sweat pants all day and talk to people on the phone on my couch. The dogs are loving it. They get to sit next to me and sleep all day instead of having to be in their crates. My last day of work is October 7th (next Friday). As much as I know we need the money, I would be perfectly happy to start my leave now. Its hard to commit totally to work when you are so excited about the future.

We have had some excitement this week but not on the baby front. My mom had her Gallbladder taken out a couple of weeks ago and hasnt been feeling well. She went to the walk in clinic on Sunday and she was so jaundiced that they sent her straight to the hospital. They thought she might have had a gallstone stuck in her bile duct so they admitted her and did a procedure yesterday to get it removed. When they went in there, they didnt find anything so they figured that she might have passed it. I spent some time at the hospital with her both Monday and yesterday and she definitely wasnt feeling well still. They decided to keep her again last night and see how she was feeling today. Hopefully she will get to go home tonight...I know my dad misses her at home. Im also hoping that they are right about her passing the stone. They are going to check her Liver enzymes today and see her body is doing everything right again or if something else might be wrong. I dont like seeing her in pain and not feeling well.

So we are on weekly appointments now. I have had 3 appointments since my last post. My 36 and 37 week appointments were uneventful. They didnt do any internal exams at all. Ive basically been told to slow down by the doctors. I guess I dont feel like I do all that much but the swelling in my hands and feet say otherwise. I feel like such a bum when I lay around the house. I dont know how people on bed rest do it (Im talking to you Lindsey McKinley! You are a CHAMP!). I want to be able to get up and get food and drinks...to go out to the store when I need it and to play with my dogs. I want to make sure everything is ready for the baby to come home...but thats too much. So Ive been spending more time on the couch (working from home especially) and less time running around. Anyway, between my 35 and 36 week appointment, I gained 8 pounds...8!!!! So I took my doctors advice and layed around the whole day after my appointment and weighed myself the next morning...I had lost 5 pounds of water weight. So I guess there is something to laying around.

My 38 week appointment was yesterday. I had my first internal exam since 35 weeks where I was not dilated and 50% effaced. I am now a fingertip dilated and 70% effaced. Yay for progress! She also mentioned that his head was REALLY low. Im definitely glad to hear that...Ive heard stories about people who end up with c sections because the baby never dropped low enough. C sections arent bad things...in fact it would give me 2 extra weeks of paid leave but in the ideal world, I would prefer an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. I will have another internal exam on Monday at my next appointment and hopefully we will have a little more progress. 

People keep telling me that I look great for being 38 weeks. Brad cant seem to figure out why I look so much smaller than other people. I figure its because I have a long torso and he has more room grow than a lot of people. I dont really feel that great...I kinda feel like a cow most of the time. I am REALLY hoping not to hit 200 pounds and but Im getting close.

How far along? 38 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 45 lbs...

Sleep: Ummmm...okay. I had a weird dream last night that work me up (not baby related at all) and it kept me up for an extra 45 min.

Best moment this week: Progress!!

Movement: I think he has turned around and is facing forwards now (Yay for no back labor!) so Im feeling more movement. My anterior placenta shields his hands but I feel his feet in my upper right and his head/body way down low.

Food cravings: Cherry Limeades, ice cream...I dunno.

Gender: Boy

Belly Button in or out? Out...but I can push on it and make it flat (his butt is right above my belly button)

What I miss: I was cooking dinner the other night and really wanted a glass of red wine to drink while I was cooking. But Brad wont let me...

What I am looking forward to: Feeling relatively normal again.

Milestones: Nothing really I dont think...hitting 38 weeks?

Daddy's Turn! Yea thats right im finally doing another post!

So not sure where to begin since its been so long since I last posted.  Al is doing well and things seem to be going good for the most part.  The second trimester flew by exept right at 6 months it seemed like things just stopped and it felt like it had been so long since we found out and we still were not even close to the due date, then things started to slowly go by and now all of the sudden here we are in last trimester at 37 weeks.  Now time is standing still again, this last month seems to be just dragging on.  I cant wait for him to be here and I know Al cant wait either. 

I feel really bad for her right now as her feet swell and her back labor is starting I find myself helpless because there is nothing i can do to ease her pain except stay on her about not doing anything at all except rest rest rest.  Not only that but there have been a lot of other things that have gone on and so we are all starting to place bets on whether she goes early or on due date or maybe late.

We did have a hospital trip a few weeks ago because of her timetable contractions for a consecutive 24 hours, however they just monitored everything, gave her fluids and shots to stop the contractions.  The reality check however was kinda nice because it gave us a first hand look at what to expect when we do have to go in for real.

Al is ready as she says every day she is ready for him to be here because of the pain she is in and the wonderful prego symptoms of swelling and back labor and ect that has onset pretty fast this last week or so.  We did have a doc appt now that we are on weekly visits.  The doc told her she needed to work from home and stay off her feet to get the swelling down.  It worked a bit but Al is stuborn and I cant get her to stop doing things around here that I can do.  Im just gonna have to put the foot down from now on and not let her do anything, she just needs to rest ( yes dear that is what i said, cuz i know your reading this, REST)!  

So that is about all I can come up with at this point, very excited, nervous, anxious, and scared all at the same time, but cant wait for my son to come into this world so I can meet him. 

P.S.  Al, REST for the next 3 weeks and Let me be a good husband and take care of everything else my love!

Home Stretch

Its amazing how quickly the last 36 weeks have gone by...and now they have completely slowed down. We only have 4 weeks left before our due date but this last week has felt like FOREVER long. I knew it would be that way but I was hoping it might move a little faster. Since our hospital visit, we have had two appointments. The first one was just a normal appointment. Pee in a cup, weight, blood pressure, baby's heart rate, any questions? At this appointment, the doctor said that as long as I wasnt having more than 6 contractions in an hour and they werent painful, just drink a lot of water and everything will be fine. Of course, my body is difficult and had anything from 4 in an hour to 10 in an hour but I refused to go back into the hospital. I figure I know my body and I would know if something was really wrong. Everything is fine and dandy now.

My last appointment was a little more eventful. I had to get a Group B Strep swab. Group B Strep is present in 30% of women and doesnt cause any symptoms at all. However, if you are positive and the baby comes in contact with it (vaginal delivery), it can cause issues with the baby. So if you are positive, you have to be on IV antibiotics when you go into labor for at least 4 hrs before the baby is born. I am hoping to not have an IV of any kind (just a Heparin Lock) so being GBS positive would stop that plan. Luckily, Im negative! So as of now, no IV! My doctor also performed my first internal exam (with the exception of when they checked during my hospital visit). At 35 weeks, I am not dilated but I am 50% effaced. I was a little surprised to have any progress at all but the real test will come if I have made any more progress. We will probably find out at my appointment on Thursday if anything has changed.

Ive been having more cramping and pain with my normal contractions over the last week. I definitely feel them in my low back and low stomach. I know its just my body practicing and I dont have to breathe through them at all. But they do give me a chance to practice some of the breathing techniques we learned in our birthing classes. They are definitely there more often when I go into work instead of working from home. I think its because when Im at home, I can put my feet up and get comfortable instead of sitting upright all day in an office chair. I will probably start working from home exclusively either next week or the week after. As of now, my first official day of maternity leave is October 7th. Anyway, Baby Abel has also been moving around a little more often over the last few days. The only problem with that is that its starting to get painful when he moves around instead of enjoyable. Sharp kicks and punches are not as much fun. And at some points, it feels like he stretches out so much that he puts pressure on some nerve or something in my lower middle back. It feels like someone is stabbing my back...not so fun.

We have also made some progress in getting ready for the baby to come home. Brad installed the car seat the other day and we washed the covers and everything. I packed up the diaper bag (that my awesome Aunt and Uncle gave us) with what we have. We still need some travel wipes and things like that and Im not going to pack clothes in there till I know how big he is going to be. I printed out a list of things to pack for our hospital bag but we are still missing some things to pack so I havent started on it quite yet. We will be purchasing those items this weekend and finalize everything we are bringing with us. We are almost there! Brad and I are definitely getting more anxious and ready to go. Im sure the next 4 weeks will DRAG on.

Brad actually tried to log on one night and put another post up but after writing a long 45 min post, it somehow got deleted and he gave up. Im gonna bug him till he does it again. I love getting his insight :).


How far along? 36 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 38 lbs...Definitely retaining water (yucky swollen feet)

Sleep: Still up to pee a lot but now its harder to get back to sleep. That could be because its an act of God to roll over these days.

Best moment this week: GBS negative!!

Movement: Starting to hurt but glad he is moving around.

Food cravings: Still Cherry Limeades...someone mentioned doughnut holes earlier today and they sounded DELICIOUS!

Gender: Boy...still

Belly Button in or out? Out

What I miss: Seeing my feet...Im so over being pregnant.

What I am looking forward to: Believe it or not, seeing my sweet husband's face when he gets to hold his little boy for the first time.

Milestones: Full Term!!

And I will leave you with a picture of my sweet baby boy. :)

Interesting couple of weeks...

 Well the Baby Shower went well. We had around 25 people come visit us (mostly family) and it was great to see everyone! My best friend, Ashlee, surprised me by coming into town from Florida and spending a few days with us. We hadnt seen each other since the wedding so it was SO great to see her again! I am very lucky to have such amazing friends. We got some of the stuff we needed for the baby but we still have some stuff to buy. One thing is certain, this baby wont need new clothes for a long while. We are very blessed to have supportive people around us. I think Brad's favorite gift came from Adam and Carrie. They gave us a Realtree Onesie. Its the perfect camo onesie he has been looking for. Im sure as soon as he fits in it, whenever daddy gets to dress him, thats what he will be wearing. Brad's parents made the 2.5 hour trip to visit as well. It was great for them to come and spend that time with us. It was definitely fun.

Starting the following Thursday (the 18th), I started having some timetable Braxton-Hicks contractions (practice ones). They didnt hurt at all but they were coming every 12 min. I woke up the next morning to go to work and they were still 12 min apart but this time they were a little painful. So I went to work, drank lots of water and called my doctor. They said if they were the same in about 30 min or so, to go to the hospital. Well I drank enough water to get the pain to go away but they were still happening every 12 min. So around 7:00 that night, they were still going on and we called the doctor again to see if we needed to worry at all. They told us to make the 20 min trek to the hospital to make sure everything was alright. So Friday night around 7:30 we got to Williamson Medical Center (where Baby Abel will be born) to get checked out. I just have to say that WMC is AWESOME! They had us registered and up on the Labor and Delivery floor in 15 min. Anyway, they hooked me up to all the monitors and, sure enough, I was having painless contractions every 12 min. The nurses were so sweet and really took care of me. 2 bags of IV fluids and 2 shots of terbutaline (a shot to stop preterm contractions) later, we got to go back home. We spent about 4 hours there total and the contractions had spaced out to every 25 min or so. Im still having them and they are still painless. They arent making me dilate or anything so everything is fine for now. We went to the doctor yesterday and spoke with her about it. She said that as long as I can manage with rest and hydration, I should be fine. I cant have more than 6 in an hour. She also said that as long as I can make it 2 more weeks, they will let me go into labor and have the baby. Which is good! They think he is healthy enough to make it but scary because 2 weeks is REALLY close and we REALLY arent ready yet.

Our hospital visit and doctor visit really got us thinking about what we need to do. We have now started talking about hospital bags and when to install the car seat and so on. We actually have just about everything to bring him home. I cant think of anything else we need ASAP. I think we can wait for a little bit after he is born for almost everything else. I am going to look through our registries and make sure Im not missing anything. I know we need the first aid kit and thermometer. I would like the Boppy but I can use a regular pillow at first if need be. I would also like the Diaper Genie but thats not a necessity...more of a want :). Brad can also head out and get last minute things if he comes early and unexpectedly. We have a car seat to take him home, a place for him to sleep, diapers, wipes, and clothes to wear. Everything is good :).


How far along? 34 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 30 lbs...Only gained 3 lbs from my last appt :)

Sleep: Sleeping fine...just getting up 3-4 times a night to pee.

Best moment this week: Knowing that everything is good to go after the hospital visit

Movement: Lots of stretching (glad he isnt kicking...it would hurt :))

Food cravings: Cherry Limeades from Sonic...sometimes pizza but I dont indulge that craving :)

Gender:  Boy

Belly Button in or out? Out

What I miss: Not having heartburn

What I am looking forward to: 4d Ultrasound on Friday with the Abel's!!

Milestones: Only 6 weeks left!

55 days...

 55 days...that's all that's left. Kinda crazy when you think about it. 55 days is not very long. That's 8 weeks. 2 months. A little overwhelming but itll all work out. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow. Itll be the same ol stuff. Pee in a cup, weight, measurements, heartrate...blah blah blah. Only difference this time is Im seeing a new doctor. Ive been rotating around the practice just in case my doctor isnt on call on a night Im in the hospital. So far Ive only seen 1 different one and I liked her a lot. Now Im seeing someone completely different and Ive heard good and bad things about her. Basically what Im getting is that she is very blunt and doesnt play around. Which is fine...makes the appointments faster and I rarely have any issues or questions anyway. All of the doctors in the practice are female (which is nice) and most of them already have children so they understand what Im going through.
We also have two different pediatrician appointments scheduled this week. We are meeting one in Spring Hill and one in Franklin. The one in Spring Hill was recommended by a friend and is supposed to be pretty great. The other one is me and my brother's pediatrician from when we were younger. She is really sweet but she is in Franklin (20 min away). The interviews are really for Brad to get comfortable with the doctor we are trusting. He is less confident with doctors and has to be REALLY comfortable with one before he will truly take their advice. Im more trusting than he is. I would just pick one and be done with it. I guess my outlook is that they have been through a lot of schooling to get where they are and if a friend recommends them, they are probably pretty darn good. Now if I were looking at a doctor that was completely unknown to anyone, Id be a little more leery but thats not really the situation here. Hopefully one of the two we are seeing this week will be perfect for Baby Abel and Brad and we wont have to do any more interviews but you never know.
So as the 3rd trimester rolls on, Ive been experiencing a few more aches and pains. On Sunday night, he was sitting right on my sciatic nerve and I could barely walk. Thankfully, he moved off of it when I was sleeping and Ive been okay since then. For about a week, my heartburn disappeared and it was AMAZING! Of course now its back with a vengeance and TUMS are my best friend once again. Ive also been getting this weird pain (kinda feels like a running cramp) in my upper back on the right side. Of course, me being a google fiend, I researched it. Turns out that as your uterus expands, its starts to push on your ribs, which in turn, runs pain to your back. Its really annoying and only happens when I sit down. If it starts to hurt (which is often), I have to stand up and stretch out my back to get it to go away...or have Brad push really hard on it for a bit. Baby Abel has been moving a little less...not scary less...more like "I have less room" less. He does more rolls and stretches than actual kicks. When he does kick, its pretty painful. I felt him have the hiccups for the first time last night. It was crazy feeling. Just like little rhythmic taps. I cant wait to have him here :).
Our Shower is this weekend!! Im so excited to spend some time with friends and family and celebrate the little one. We also get to show off our new house to people who havent been here yet. I dont know what we are going to do with the dogs yet (they get pretty hyper with new people around). We might just put them up in the bonus room in their crates for a while. We got our crib set up and in the room! We are also getting the rocker this weekend and a good friend of ours is giving us their baby dresser/changing table. The furniture will be set up by the weekend! Ive washed all of the clothes that we have so far and all of the blankets we have been given. Now I have to get the rest of the house ready for the shower. This means a TON of organizing and cleaning before Sunday. I really hope more people come to the baby shower than my wedding shower. It was a little depressing. I still need to go find a cute outfit for the weekend :). Anyway...enough rambling.


How far along? 32 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 25 lbs...yuck :(

Sleep: Sleeping pretty well. My hips are starting to hurt and last night I had a little trouble falling back asleep around 1:30.

Best moment this week: Little baby hiccups :)

Movement: Less kicks, more rolls.

Food cravings: Fruit Roll Ups and Cherry Limeades from Sonic

Gender:  Boy

Belly Button in or out? Out

What I miss: My normal disposition without the moodiness and hormones.

What I am looking forward to: The Baby Shower!!

Milestones: Getting the nursery somewhat ready :)

3rd Trimester

Well here we are...29 weeks along. Definitely in the 3rd Trimester. Im excited because we are that much closer to meeting Baby Abel. But Im started to freak out because we have NOTHING ready for him. We know where most of the big stuff is coming from (Brad's parents are buying the crib for us and my parents are getting the pack and play) but, right now, the nursery consists of some boxes and wrapped up decorations on the floor. We dont even have a car seat for him, his dresser/changing table, the rocking chair we are getting from Brad's grandparents, or any bedding at all. Our shower is 2 second weekend of August and I know a lot of it will come then. I guess I would feel better if we were better prepared right now. Part of it is, the ladies on the message board I frequent keep posting pictures of their finished nurseries and closets and we arent even close to being there. Oh well, Im just getting antsy and have to keep reminding myself that we have 3 more weeks till the shower and 11 more weeks to get everything ready. We did buy some dye and fragrance free laundry detergent yesterday to start washing all of his stuff so hopefully that will get me through till I can actually start working on the room.

Other than my obvious wish to get everything ready for him, things are good! Im still feeling great. Not really uncomfortable yet except for this stitch in my right side that Ive been getting most days. I can avoid it by leaning way back in my chair but then Im sitting way far away from my computer. My heartburn has gotten better (Thank God) and Im not crazy tired yet. No swelling of my feet or fingers at all. I can still slip my wedding rings off and on pretty easily.Hopefully I continue to feel good because its just getting hotter here. Ive been lucky so far!

How far along? 29 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 15 lbs

Sleep: Still sleeping fine, getting up a couple of times to pee but good.

Best moment this week: Toes in my ribs...but just tickling. Ill probably hate it soon enough

Movement: I usually feel him about 45 min to an hour after eating something...and LOTS at night.

Food cravings: Fruit Roll Ups :)

Gender: Still a boy

Belly Button in or out? Popping out pretty good now.

What I miss: Full nights of sleep...wont have those for a LONG while.

What I am looking forward to: Hospital Tour on Thursday

Milestones: Its 3rd Trimester time!!