30 weeks!!!

wow, we are 75% cooked!  it feels like such a short amount of time until he will be here, and the rest of the pregnancy has gone by quickly too.   i guess time flies by when you are having fun, or chasing a toddler all the time.  it's been a decent week.  i have been very tired, like all the time, thank goodness for naps!  but that means it cuts into my own time to be productive. so last weekend i sent jarad and bowie out of the house so i could catch up on cleaning and house projects uninterrupted.  good thing my OCD allows me to keep the house in check during the week, but i still feel behind.  i have mentioned it before, but i can not wait to get someone in here to do a deep clean on the house!!!

the weather is getting nice, we have been spending a lot of time outside, but it is also allergy season.  my car had a film of yellow pollen on it the other day, which is affecting my sinuses.  it feels like the never ending cold from a few weeks ago, but at this point i am certain i am dealing with allergies.  and as soon as i lay down at night i get stuffed up.  and jarad says i have been snoring a lot lately.  speaking of sleep, that has been getting harder and more uncomfortable.  i know the week before i said i was sleeping well, well not so much this week.  i have had a harder time falling asleep and getting comfortable.  if i end up on my right side i will get bad belly cramps, i think his head is on my lower right hand side of belly.  and it's been fun at bed time to lay there and feel him kick, he has been getting violent lately.  there was one night that jarad had his hand on my belly and lil guy was going crazy and throwing elbows at him.  it actually hurt me and i jumped it was so hard and intense, it gave us both a good laugh.  this has also been the first week that i have been able to feel hiccups. 

any sort of physical activity is getting harder on my body.  going to the gym sets me into braxton hicks contractions.  i can only walk at a very low incline and at a very slow pace.  but if i can still do it, i will, i feel it's important to my overall health.  picking bowie up is extremely hard, and she is slowly getting kicked off my lap as my belly gets bigger and bigger, there is limited space now for her to sit comfortably and cuddle.  bending down or trying to get up from a sitting position is also hard for me.  the only time i really find myself out of breath is if i am carrying bowie up the stairs.

everyone tells me how small i am and are surprised that i am due in 2 months, but i sure don't feel small.  i don't have the linea negra yet or stretch marks.  but my varicose veins are getting worse and going down my legs.  some of them even hurt a bit.  i don't have any cravings or aversions.  i just eat as i normally would but there is no holding back or dieting.  there were a couple of days i felt like my appetite was increased, and i carbed up with some spaghetti and tacos and that hit the spot! 

i did have a doctors appointment today late afternoon and everything is looking good and healthy.  the one thing that i hear at every appointment is how big he is.  the doctor said he is measuring 2 weeks ahead.  currently he is still in a head down position and has a strong heart beat.  we will monitor his size over the next couple appointments and the frequency of my doctor visits will start to increase.  i need to get my TDAP shot in the next couple of weeks.

weight gain this week = 1 pound
total weight gain = 7 pounds

baby milestones...

~lanugo may be falling off as he is getting enough fat to keep himself warm without it
~he will start putting on half a pound a week until birth
~vision development is about to speed up
~approximately 17 inches long
~size of cantelope
~weighs over 3.5 pounds