But, I definitely loved this time because the reality of our baby girl finally set in! We were able to buy all of the things we needed and I had 2 or 3 things I was dying to get and when we got them it was just so exciting and so surreal! I also had two baby showers, one in Baltimore and one at home in Corona. Both were so beautiful and so, so fun! I'm lucky to have the best family and in-laws!
By the end of this pregnancy, maybe in the last 3 weeks, I was just DONE. Time went by extremely slowly and it felt like she would never come at times. When you hit 38 weeks or so, your baby could honestly come at any time! So this whole pregnancy, I was aiming for March 14th, my due date. But, when it comes down to it, that is just an estimate! You can go early, right on time, or late! I wish I could have just known when she would come and I feel like the waiting would at least be more bearable!
There's so many things I could say about my third trimester, so hopefully these questions let me cover most of it.
how far along are you? 29-40 weeks!
maternity clothes? OH HECK YA. Nothing but leggings and sweats all day, erry day. Honestly nothing else fit me by 37+ weeks. I gained pretty much all of my weight in that last month! Honestly, everytime I stepped on that scale, I was heavier and heavier. It's hard to admit, but I gained 50 pounds! I was so, so sad about this. I wanted to only gain 35 at MAX and I totally blew past that. It was the worst because seriously I gained 20 pounds in the last 4-6 weeks, I swear. So I thought the whole time that I was doing pretty good and then BAM, momma just got so fat hahaha but it's all totally worth it. But, with that crazy increase of weight also brought some stretch marks, which is even more annoying almost. I had literally NO new stretch marks until I was almost 38 weeks along, and then they popped up overnight. Literally. BUT, my saving grace is that I have always had some on my upper thighs and so I just got some in that area, so I wasn't too upset since that part of my body already had some! I escaped with no stretch marks on my belly and I feel so #blessed
sleep: sleep was hard! My bed at home is a queen size, and Sam and I are used to our king size, so that was an adjustment because I was larger than normal too (obviously ^^^) and so there was just no space, and I need my space when I sleep! So towards the end, pretty much every night I'd fall asleep with Sam in our room and then routinely would wake up around 3 am and go into the other room we have here at home and sleep on that bed. It is way softer and that helped me sleep and I just had the space I needed!
best moments: Definitely her kicks were so fun because they were just so strong and very often and you could see where her little elbows and feet were kicking. My baby showers were SO fun! Buying all of the baby gear and CLOTHES! Oh Sam would find me almost everyday just refolding her clothes over and over again. I also won 3 Instagram giveaways in one week! It was all for baby stuff so I got to get some really cute things for FREE. And if you follow me on Snapchat you know I'm obsessed with baby bows, and so between those giveaways, a trade I did that was photos for bows, and then making some of my own, this chick has like 80 bows. Too much? Never.
missing anything? Oh just being able to shave my legs and not feel like I was gonna pass out. Or being able to sleep normally. Or being able to walk more than 5 minutes without feeling like dying. Or being skinny. etc. etc. etc.
But again, it's ALL worth it.
movement? Oh yes, mostly at night, when I laid down on my right side she would go crazy. Or when I would sit back in a reclining chair she would also go crazy!
food cravings: In-N-Out chocolate milkshakes!
queasy or sick? Neither! Just uncomfortable!
gender: girly girl. best part of having a girl is the BOWS and clothes!
symptoms: uncomfortable 24/7
belly in or belly out? Uh that's a dumb question. I was a small planet.
happy or moody? Happy except for when I had my "I'm so over being pregnant" moments. Orrrr when I was hungry, but that's always, not just during pregnancy.
looking forward to: Having my baby girl! But also so terrified at the same time.
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