39 Weeks

Pregnancy Journal:

How far along? 39 Weeks!!! I officially feel like I've been pregnant forever these days.  These last 2 weeks have by far been the hardest so far!  

Pregnancy photo shoots: So Jon has thoroughly enjoyed our pregnancy photo shoots.  On this one I swear he took 30 pictures.  They're pretty funny!

 

 

 Weekend before 39 Weeks

 

39 Weeks exactly & last day of work

 

Me & the little pup.  Her world is about to change too!

Total weight gain/ loss? I've officially started gaining lots of fluid weight this week.  Gaining 7 lbs in 1 week is never fun...especially when you can see the fluid in your feet, legs, etc.

Maternity clothes? My clothing this week has been PJ's! :)  My last day of work was at my 39 Week mark and I've been put on bed rest.  No more maternity dress clothes for me!  

Sleep? Everything is so uncomfortable, so sleep is not happening so much.  Poor Jon hasn't slept much either thanks to me.   

Best Worst moment this week? We'll start (again) with the worst before we get to the best.  My last day of work was on Tuesday.  I've been swelling really badly and noticed little headaches.  Early Wednesday AM, I woke up with a pounding headache.  I've never had migraines, but I would think that this could be somewhat comparable.  I took Tylenol...and it didn't help.  I was in tears from 2AM until Jon got home from work.  Somehow I finally went to sleep & then woke up to call the Dr's office.  The prescribed Tylenol 3 with codeine & told me to check my blood pressure.  The Tylenol made me pretty drowsy and after checking my blood pressure multiple times (and it being outrageously high for me), they told me to go back to Labor & Delivery to be checked for possible Pregnancy Induced Hypertension.  So...back to L&D we went for more fun blood tests and where they monitored my blood pressure every 15 minutes for 2+ hours.  My blood tests came back fine, but by this point my headache had not stopped and my blood pressure was still around 150-160/90-100.  We came home again after being told that if my headaches & blood pressure remained high, we needed to call the doctor again the next morning.  Of course it was still bad the next AM, so I went to the doctor that afternoon & we made the decision for me to go ahead & get induced Sunday night and to be on strict bed rest until then.   

Best moment this week?  Since I've been off work and pretty sick, Jon has stayed home with me.  It's been pretty nice to have quality time together before Jett gets here.  We've been a little bored just because neither of us are used to being at home 24/7.  Our DVR is completely empty for once! I guess Jon has reached his "nesting" phase of this pregnancy too.  He's done laundry everyday, done the dishes, vacuumed, dusted, etc.  I could get used to all this!

 

Emma has also been soaking up all our attention....and sunbathing in the living room:

Rotten dog! 

Miss anything? I'm pretty much over the swelling, headaches, high blood pressure, etc.  I do miss my normal feet though.  I had to take a picture of them so I'd remember how bad they were swollen!

Movement? Movement has turned into contractions.   

Food cravings? With not feeling well, I've been pretty nauseous again.  Things sound good, but when I go to eat something I can have very, very little of it.  I don't think I've ate much of anything this week. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Not really.  Just nothing sounds good. 

Have you started to show yet? Haha oh yeah!  

Belly button in or out? In. I really thought it would've popped out, but it's held on.    

Wedding ring on or off? Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy and anxious

Name? Jett Owen Baker.

Looking forward to? I think we're both pretty nervous, excited, anxious, etc. about tomorrow night.  Our world is about to change, but we're ready to meet this stubborn little boy!

33 Weeks

Pregnancy Journal:

How far along? 33 Weeks -- Jett is the size of a honeydew melon & is approximately 4.5 lbs.

 

33 Weeks

Total weight gain/ loss? 6 lbs

Maternity clothes? I finally gave in this week & started using my belly band for everything.  One day I'll be able to fit in my clothes again, right?!

Sleep? Sleep is so uncomfortable and starting to get miserable.  I wake up in the middle of the night constantly.  I guess it's just preparation for whats to come. 

Obviously though, Emma & I do sleep quite well.  Maybe I just think I'm not sleeping good! Sneaky, sneaky hubs takes pictures of us sleeping.  That poor little pup just doesn't know whats about to come. 

 

Best moment this week?  Since Jon has been off work this week recovering from his surgery, we've got to spend a lot of time together.  We went to a Christmas Concert at church with Newsong, Fracesca Battistelli, Building 429, & Johnny Diaz.  Loved all the Christmas music!  On Friday, the Alpha Gam members that I went to college with had our annual Christmas party.  It was so great getting to see everyone & catching up! It was especially fun seeing 5 of us pregnant at the same time-- 3 with boys & 2 still haven't found out yet.  On Saturday Mom & Dad came up for the weekend & we put some final touches to the nursery.  We also had the JPD Christmas Party that night.  And then Sunday I had my AGD Baby Shower!

Funny moment of the week: On Thursday this week, I was dead set on wearing my brown leggings, dress, and boots to work.  At 7:40 I was ready for work minus the boots.  I tried for 20 minutes trying to get 2 different pairs of boots on with NO luck.  It was awful! I was so out of breath and frustrated that I ended up changing my outfit completely & wearing heels to work.  So much for wearing my brown boots!! And, obviously you can be pregnant in heels (even though Mom thinks its a terrible idea). 

Miss anything? Being able to wear my brown boots!! :)

Movement? Movement all the time!

Food cravings? Just hungry in general.  Anything & everything tastes good at this point. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.

Have you started to show yet? Oh gosh yes.  Baby bump for sure. 

Belly button in or out? In....but maybe not for too much longer

Wedding ring on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Name possibilities? Jett Owen Baker

Looking forward to? Christmas & being off work 

23 Weeks

This week has been a busy one so far! The sorority houses at ASU are underway which means lots of meetings.  Alpha Gam's interior designer came in this week to help with all of our choices, so it's been fun picking out items for the future house.  It's also Homecoming Week at ASU & that means tons of friends coming to Jonesboro! And....it's tax extension deadline at work. 

Pregnancy Journal:
How far along? 23 Weeks --- Baby Baker is the size of an Ear of Corn this week

Total weight gain/ loss? At my appointment last Thursday, I've lost 5 lbs so I'm back to no weight gain. 

Maternity clothes? My Gap maternity stretchy jeans are awesome! Still in my regular clothes though.  I feel like one day I'm just going to wake up & gain 20 lbs all at once.   

Sleep? Not sleeping good at all.  Last night I went to bed around 10:00.  I read on my Kindle for a little bit & then crashed.  At 2 AM I was WIDE awake.  For whatever reason I decided to get up and fold laundry from the dryer & wash all the bathroom rugs in the house.  At 3:00 I text Jon (since he was working) & he came home for his "lunch" break.  He left around 4AM & I then decided to start reading my Kindle again.  I think I finally went back to sleep at 5:30AM.  Whew. 

Best moment this week? Jon & I went to Camden to see my parents & Papaw this weekend.  I had the best time just getting to spend time with them.  I miss Mamaw so much. There's so many times that we would be at their house & I would think about her not being there.  It was wonderful, though, getting to spend time sitting & talking with Papaw. 

 

Emma missed Papaw too!

 

 

Also, I was on the search for any old Sock Monkeys that Mamaw may have made.  I remembered a few from when I was little & we finally found one right before we left. 

 

Sock Monkey made by Mamaw, Outfits from Popsicles, & the rocking chair that my mom & I had when we were little.  It was yellow & I repainted it as soon as we got home. 

 

Other than that, Jon & I went to Popsicles last Thursday and oh my! at the stuff, people, etc.  Everyone keeps telling me to not buy clothes, but it's so hard not to when there is so much precious stuff that is inexpensive! I have to stop buying clothes!  

 

A few of our Popsicles finds! I've decided that little boy clothes are so fun!

 



Miss anything?  No

Movement? Definitely feeling the kicks!

Food cravings? Bananas and my favorite fall item---pumpkin!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Not this week, thank goodness.

Most entertaining thing you've been emotional about this week? Nothing so far...but it's only Wednesday :)

Have you started to show yet? Not any more than last week, but oh the strech marks.  Eeeek!

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding ring on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Name possibilities? A couple...but not sharing them just yet :)

Looking forward to? ASU Homecoming this weekend! I'm helping with the Alpha Gam Member/Alum tailgate in Tailgate City & am so excited about seeing old college friends.