Week 29

 April 7-13, 2014

How far along: 29 weeks

Total weight gain:  I gained 5lbs since my last appointment (5 weeks ago) and I am up a total of approximately 25lbs.  Baby’s heart beat was at 142 and my blood pressure was 110/80.  Both the nurse and doctor (yes I finally saw the doctor instead of a midwife) are very happy with my progress.  And I passed my glucose test with flying colors!

Maternity clothes: Everything I wear is maternity clothes.  I have outgrown all of my regular lounging/yoga pants and luckily I have girlfriends who have been gracious to share theirs with me.  I can wear regular cardigans, which adds to my wardrobe choices.  When I go home this weekend I plan to pick up a few more shirts and skirts at Old Navy.

Stretch marks: No stretch marks, but I think I might have seen a very very small spider vein on my calf.

Sleep: I have been lucky not to wake up every night to use the bathroom, but as usual one night a week I am up between 2:30-4:30 unable to sleep.  Watching a television show on Netflix helps me fall asleep.

Best moments this week: My Orange County family baby shower!  My dearest friends Amanda and Erin threw me and my baby boy the most amazing baby shower (and they are super humans to do such great planning and prepping-one is a doctor and the other is a mother of twins!).  I loved spending an evening with friends and family.  Also a best friend of 21 years shared that she is 6.5 weeks pregnant (I believe it is still a secret)!

Miss anything: I am so glad everyone was enjoying wine at my shower, and it was tempting to have a couple of sips.  But there was delicious lemonade for all of us non-drinkers.

Food cravings: No specific craving but at the shower I ate almost all of the lemon cake bites (from Costco so I will be checking our Costco).

Pregnancy symptoms: BH contractions- especially during my train ride down south.  Is growing out of your regular clothes a pregnancy symptom?

Gender: Baby Boy.

Labor signs: BH contractions.

Belly button in or out: Belly button out.

Wedding rings on or off: Wedding rings on but felt tight due to the heat in Orange County.

Happy or moody: Super elated to spend time with family and friends while being pregnant.

Looking forward to: Getting the second bedroom ready for our boy (although also stressful).  I am excited to show Will all the super cute nautical themed clothes our baby got as gifts.