30 Weeks!

Wow! I can't believe I just typed that, 30 weeks! This means only 10 weeks until my official due date. That's not much time at all!! Especially when you factor in my Dr. talking to us about inducing about a week early, umm, yeah, that's really 9 weeks in my mind! Crazy! And the next 10 weeks are going to be busy and FLY by!

30 Weeks

Maternity Clothes: You betcha.
Stretch Marks: Yes, I look like a cat used my tummy as a scratching post. And a few of them have been a bit sore and itchy this week which just means they are getting worse. Oh well, that's life, you won't hear me complain about them.
Total Weight: Well, I went to the Dr. last week and was at 30lbs, so I'm guessing maybe a couple more pounds by my next appt. in a week? Who knows, I don't look at the scale when I'm at home.
Aiden's Measurements: About the same this week, about 3 pounds and roughly 17 inches in length. This week he had a lot of brain development but not growth, according to those online baby websites and my books.
Sleep: Yes, let's talk about sleep. I had 3 great nights of sleep this week. I only got up once to pee and I slept soundly and felt great. These were the 3 nights I took Tylenol or Tylenol PM before bed. Then on another night my leg cramped up and I broke my toe - see a few posts below for full story. Then last night I was pretty tired but could NOT fall asleep, and then I woke up literally every couple hours or LESS to pee. I think I lost count around trip #5. Needless to say I'm tired and didn't sleep well. I think I'm going to start taking Tylenol before bed again, it really helps my hips and therefore sleep is better all around!
Movement: Well he's been pretty consistent lately. Except for the fact that Kris wanted to feel him moving around on his birthday and well, that didn't exactly happen. He felt him kicking around this morning a bit, so I guess that counts.
Cravings: I can't really say I've had any lately. Some foods sound good, some don't but nothing really stands out or is something I just have to have. I enjoyed stuffed peppers this week for dinner.
Belly Button: Still in, no change.
What I Miss: All the little things, like not having a hard time digging laundry out of the washer, or being able to put away dishes without being clumsy and breaking things, or bending over to pick stuff up, or sleeping well. I also miss being able to sit indian style, thanks to a broken toe that hurts a bit too much, but normally it's soo comfy that way.
What I Look Forward To: Eek, so much. We are going to Reno in 2 weeks from today. We should be getting our stroller/carseat travel system this week via UPS and I'm excited about that. The weather is cooling down a bit this week - no more 100's it's down to 80's and that is soo much more comfortable. And I want to start Aiden's monkey blanket this week! OH, plus I bought the book "The Time Travelers Wife" to read on the drive to Reno so I can see the movie when I get back. I have a feeling I'm going to LOVE it, just like the notebook.
Highlight of the Week: Well yesterday was hubs birthday and that was exciting and we got some really good news financially this week which was a nice relief and will help us out a lot in the coming months! yay!

Broken Toe Oh My!

As if I didn't waddle enough, I broke a toe yesterday.....

In short my left leg cramped up when I was changing positions in my sleep around 8am. I jumped out of bed to "walk it off" as I often do when my leg cramps up these days. Well, I got on my feet on the side of my bed, and just as quickly my entire left leg went stiff and gave out under me. So down I went with a big thud onto my thankfully well cushioned butt, and of course my left leg curled up under me too. I spent the next 5 minutes in a lot of pain trying to move my leg and well, not getting very far since it was still cramped up. I finally pull myself up onto the bed and manage to relax my leg a bit, this is when I panic a bit. I start concentrating on baby, he's totally moving around fine, my butt didn't even hurt from falling on it. At this point I notice that my pinky toe on my left foot is THROBBING - it hurt soo badly. So I reach over and take tylenol and text the hubs to tell him what happened. He offered to come home but I just told him to work and I would stay in bed and sleep it off.

Next thing I know I'm being woken up an hour later by my mom. Kris has called and texted her to tell her I fell and hurt myself and it was swollen and he was worried. Now of course mom is worried, I mean I am almost 30 weeks pregnant. I tried to assure her (and him) I was just gonna stay in bed, I'd get up and put ice on it and rest. I made sure they both knew that I didn't fall far, I landed on my butt, baby was moving, no pain or anything like that associated with him, just a toe. Her and my hubs would have none of this, so she picked me up and I spent the day being babysat by my mommy until Kris got home.

Oh and NO I didn't go to the ER. Waste of money, I've broken toes before, it's blue and purple and a little swollen and hurts a lot and I can't walk well. It's broken and the most they will do is tape it to the next toe and tell me to ice, elevate and Tyelnol. I didn't fall far, just hard on my foot, and I didn't hit my back or belly and Aiden has been moving just like always, trust me I've been making sure. Nothing to fear, but it sure isn't pretty. I tried to take a picture to share with you all, but I couldn't bend down far enough to really get a good shot. Too bad for you. Good thing I can only see it when I prop my foot up but I don't even get a close up of it's glory.

It's my Hubby's Birthday!

Yay! He is 28 today. I am very happy to get to spend all of his birthdays with him, I just love him. He gets soo excited and has been counting down for a month now. I love being the first to tell him Happy Birthday when he wakes up too.

I should tell you that Kris' family is the type that when you hit 18 birthdays aren't special anymore. It's a card and maybe some money. No real gifts, no real big celebration. When he joined my family I couldn't believe it. Last year we gave him a taste of how WE celebrate and how it will be from now on...

Last year we did it up big, my family threw him a huge surprise party (just for us, but still a big surprise to him) and we got him lots of gifts and had them set up like they were under a Christmas tree. We are talking party favors, streamers, balloons, a big banner, a homemade cake, and I took him to a very expensive dinner too.

This year will be a bit different. It's not that he doesn't deserve the special, but well, we can't afford the special so much with baby on the way. He told me that this year that he just wants baby Aiden to be really active for him. He even had a little talk with him a few nights ago. Aiden is a stubborn little one already, he kicks a lot and moves for mommy, but as sure as ANYONE goes to feel him he clams up. He has kicked Kris' head a few times though, but I hope this evening Kris really gets to see and feel him move around a lot. *chugs cold orange juice*

I did get Kris a gift, new beard and mustache scissors and Grand Torino on dvd. Well, he opened them both a week ago - whoops! I plan to take him to dinner again, but on a cheaper scale. We got a $50 gift card to Macaroni Grill so I figure that's better than Taco Bell for dinner. Right?

My family will of course do our usual "family night" tomorrow and I believe the plan is to celebrate his birthday then. This usually means going someplace like Red Robin and having them try to embarrass him, although he doesn't get embarrassed, i do. My parents plan to chip in together and get Kris a nice BBQ I believe. Tonight we may go see his family for dinner, but I never know what plans he has set up.

Anyway, that is my excitement for the day. My hubby is amazing and I'm happy to be celebrating with him. Too bad he is currently working, at least his boss is going to let him leave early! I'll leave you with pictures from last year because they are just soo cute!

Future Projects...

Okay so I think I am getting ahead of myself.... I keep finding all these "simple" sewing projects that I just HAVE to make before Aiden arrives. I don't doubt that I can do them, even though I am a newbie to using a sewing machine, but I don't want to forget all of them. So this is more of a list for me, but you can all enjoy too.

1. Cute burp cloths courtesy of Chickpea Sewing Studios

I have already done 8 of these, but I'm putting it on my list because I want to do more, and I have 4 more I can currently do without buying anything new! I better get to it! This is a picture of the ones I've already done.

2. Boppy Covers courtesy of Vanilla Joy

picture is from her website as well, too cute! I'd like to make 2 or 3 of these so I can rotate them in the wash. 3. Nursing Covers courtesy of Pinkatilly or Bliss Tree.

picture from pinkatilly 4. Baby Sling courtesy of Karma Baby
picture from Karma Baby - not a pic of me. I'm not sure if I will like this or not, but I figured it's soo easy why not give it a try?
5. Aiden's snuggly blanket.

Now this isn't from a website, I got some brown minky fabric and some yellow flannel with monkeys dressed as pirates on it. It was super cute and the craft store had a simple blanket made with the same two fabrics. So I'm going to make my first blanket with the intent that it will be the one Aiden curls up with and that I throw in the diaper bag. Here is the fabric.

There you have it - my growing sewing to-do list. I feel like I'm leaving something out, but that's all I can think of right now. I am also going to do some aprons and matching kitchen towels for Christmas presents to my girlfriends, but well, those can wait, and hopefully won't take long. Mom and I also signed up today for a 4 week quilting class to learn and put together a full size quilt. Not a simple blanket, like a fancy old fashioned quilt. That will be in September, I'm a bit scared, but super excited about this.