He's Here!

So I officially earn the title of the worst blogger in the history of blogging.  I know you were all anxiously awaiting the announcement of Baby Beckwith's arrival, and I let you down big time. 

Here is a quick recap of how things went down.

My water broke on Friday July 11th at 9:30 pm and we went to the hospital so I could get started on antibiotics because I was Group B Strep positive.  After 23 hours of labor, including 4 hours of pushing, I ended up with a C-section and delivered a healthy baby boy!

Brandon made his entrance into the world at 9:03 pm weighing in at 10 lbs and 23 in. long.  We are totally in love with our little man.

We had his newborn photos taken at Camera Shy Photography Studios and they did an excellent job.  Here are some of my favorites:

We are 6 weeks in to this new chapter of our lives and are having a blast.  Brandon is a great baby and we are so lucky to call him our son.

My goal is to try to blog at least once a month to keep a record of how things are going, but who knows how busy I'll be with school and figuring out how to balance work with being a mom.

Bumpdate: 40 Weeks!

Well, I officially passed my July 4th due date.  Bummer.  Our next appointment is on Friday and we will be discussing induction options.  I also have a No Stress Test on Friday morning to make sure baby is still doing okay and that everything is functioning properly.  I think we get to have an ultrasound for that appointment, which is super exciting because we haven't had one since 20 weeks!

Baby has definitely dropped, the top of my stomach is pretty squishy to the touch compared to how it used to be, and I had a few days of good contractions but then they stopped.

Today is our 3rd wedding anniversary, which is crazy to me!  Where has time gone?  Mark got me the best anniversary gift of two small pans of brownies because he didn't know if I would want frosting on them or not and brownie ice cream.  He knows the way to my heart :)

We finished up baby's mobile today and just have to put a few things away in the nursery and it will finally be done.  I'll have to take some pictures soon and do a nursery post too.

How far along: 40 Weeks (and currently 5 days overdue!)

Gender: It's a baby!  I'm so anxious to know.

Weight gain: About 33 pounds, I seriously can't stop eating ice cream and S'mores.  It's a sickness.

Maternity clothes: Yup.  I'm down to about 4 shirts that actually fit.

Stretch marks: Yes.  Major bummer.

Belly button in or out: Out

Sleep: Pretty good, minus the fact that I have to start the night sitting up because of the heartburn.

Best moment this week: Hanging out with friends for 4th of July, and our anniversary!

Worst moment this week: Still being pregnant...I love being pregnant, but I want to meet this little baby so badly!

Miss anything: Laying on my stomach and not having to go to the bathroom every hour.

Movement: Yup!  I love it and will miss it so much.

Cravings: Ice cream, chocolate, and fruit.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good until I get heartburn.

Looking forward to: Having this baby!

Bumpdate: 39 Weeks!

I am seriously hoping this is the last Bumpdate I will get to do.  Here's to hoping Baby Beckwith comes soon!

Today is one of my due dates, according to our early dating ultra sound.  But the official due date for Baby B is July 4, only 3 more days!  Baby definitely feels lower, and I have been having more contractions, but nothing consistent.

Today was rough.  I'm not sure why but I had a crazy backache for about half the morning, and it really sucked.  Luckily Mark gave me a little massage and after laying down for a while I was back to normal.

I've been walking 3.5 miles everyday this week!  But so far Baby hasn't got the message to come out...

On to the weekly stats:

How far along: 39 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  I can't wait to meet our little peanut!

Weight gain: About 30 pounds, I ate too much junk food last week :)

Maternity clothes: Yup.  Except I have to be careful about which shirts I wear because my belly sticks out of the bottom of some of them.

Stretch marks: Yes.  Major bummer.

Belly button in or out: Out.  It's weird and squishy.

Sleep: Pretty good, but I keep waking up so early.  If I sleep until 7 am that's a successful night.

Best moment this week: Feeling baby move.  I'm going to miss it so much.  And relaxing by the pool.

Worst moment this week: Heartburn and my crazy backache.

Miss anything: Exercising like normal, sleeping on my stomach.

Movement: Yup!  I love it!

Cravings: Sweet things, especially ice cream.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good until I get heartburn.

Looking forward to: Our appointment on Thursday afternoon and a fun (hopefully baby filled) weekend!

Bumpdate: 38 Weeks!

I really can't believe it's almost baby's due date, but at the same time I am ready to meet this little gal/guy!

So far I've only felt minor cramping in terms of contractions, and my midwife said that I'll probably end up going past my due date, which is fine, as long as it's not two whole weeks past :)

I'm still going to the gym four or five times a week, mostly for walking in the cool building, and because they have a bathroom since I can barely make it through my whole 45 minute walk without needing to go.

This week I've been able to get quite a bit done for school, which will be so nice once school actually starts.

 

How far along: 38 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  I'm getting super anxious to know if it's a boy or a girl.

Weight gain: About 27 pounds

Maternity clothes: Definitely.  And the shirts are getting to short now that my bump has dropped a bit and continues to grow.

Stretch marks: Yes.  Major bummer.

Belly button in or out: Out, you can see it through my shirts now.

Sleep: Alright.  I typically only have to get up once if I get up at all.  But I wake up really early and just can't fall back to sleep.

Best moment this week: Our appointment yesterday.  I love hearing baby's heartbeat.

Worst moment this week: Being tired and achy.  My joints are starting to hurt if I stay in one position for too long.

Miss anything: Being able to get up without moving super slowly.

Movement: Yup!  And it hurts.  Baby has been super active at night and it's powerful movements!

Cravings: Sweet things.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good

Looking forward to: A relaxing weekend. And hopefully some thunderstorms, though I doubt we will actually get any down in the valley.

Bumpdate: 37 Weeks!

This week  has been pretty good.  I'm slowly getting the first week of school planned, now I just have to update some files and make some things to pass out to the kids and I'll be finished.

Going to the gym is not as fun as it used to be.  People give me the funniest looks and do some funny double takes as I walk by.  This morning I was doing the 30 minute circuit and had the following conversation:

 

          Man: Be careful!  I don't want to deliver a baby today.

          Me: Ha ha.

          Man: How far are you?

          Me: I have two weeks left.

          Man: Two weeks!  And you're doing this?  Does your doctor know?

          Me: Yes

          Man: And they are okay with you doing this?

          Me: Yes

Overall Mark and I are feeling really ready to have this baby.  I'm most scared for the labor and delivery part, I know I can take care of it once it's born.  I only have to finish packing my hospital bag, install the car seat, and start making the baby book.  But I keep telling baby he/she can come anytime now.

How far along: 37 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  Only a few more days until we meet him/her!

Weight gain: About 26 pounds

Maternity clothes: I'm mostly just bumming in a t-shirt and shorts, unless I have to leave the house.

Stretch marks: Yes.  Major bummer.

Belly button in or out: Out.  Mark says it looks like it hurts, but thankfully it doesn't.

Sleep: Not too bad, but some nights I have to sleep sitting up because the heartburn is so ridiculous.

Best moment this week: Maternity pictures on Monday, Breastfeeding class on Tuesday, and just hanging out at home enjoying the fall like weather.

Worst moment this week: Heartburn.  So. Much. Heartburn.  Especially when I'm going to bed.

Miss anything: Laying on my stomach, and weirdly enough running.

Movement: Yup!  Though baby is slowing down because he/she is running out of room.

Cravings: Sweet things.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good

Looking forward to: Our appointment on Friday!  And finishing up the last few things on the to-do list.

Bumpdate: 36 Weeks!

This first week of summer vacation is flying by!  I went into hyper nesting mode over the weekend.  Our kitchen has never been so clean!  I only have a few more things to check off my pre-baby to do list, which feels great.

I'm getting anxious to meet this little peanut, but it isn't allowed to come until next week Wednesday night at the earliest.  We have maternity pictures scheduled on Monday, and then a breastfeeding class scheduled for Wednesday evening.  I really want to make it through those two things before baby arrives.

How far along: 36 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  Only a few more weeks until we meet him/her!

Weight gain: About 27 pounds

Maternity clothes: I'm mostly just bumming in a t-shirt and shorts, unless I have to leave the house.

Stretch marks: Yes.  Major bummer.

Belly button in or out: Out.  So so weird.

Sleep: Not too bad, but I definitely don't sleep through the night like I used to anymore.

Best moment this week: Checking so much off of my to do list!  It feels amazing.  And baby has been kicking like crazy.  It's starting to hurt!

Worst moment this week: Being sore after working out.

Miss anything: Laying on my stomach.

Movement: Ton!  Though it's been hurting a bit this week.

Cravings: Sweet things.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good

Looking forward to: Our appointment on Friday!  Only 3 more (hopefully) left!

Bumpdate: 35 Weeks!

This week is the first official week of summer vacation.  I had meetings at school on Monday and Tuesday and spent Wednesday and Thursday at school as well.

I have officially touched every piece of paper in my classroom that I was so lucky to inherit, and after much purging my room looks so clean.  I was even able to get all of my bulletin boards for next year completed, which is a huge thing checked off my to do list.  If this baby comes on time or late I will be missing contract week, which means no time to do bulletin boards.  Plus I don't think I'll really want to leave my snuggly baby to go up to school to put them together.

All that's left on my school to do list is prepping for the first week and having all of my copies made.  As a bonus I would like to organize my classroom library, but I have to same some of my energy for my home to do list too.

Let's get down to business...35 weeks!

How far along: 35 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  Only a few more weeks until we meet him/her!

Weight gain: About 25 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes all the way, except for my athletic shorts which I have been living in at home.

Stretch marks: Yes.  Major bummer.

Belly button in or out: It's on it's way to an outie.  It looks weird :/

Sleep: Not too bad, but I wake up every time I want to roll over, which is annoying.

Best moment this week: Finishing up my room at school and our appointment today.  Baby's heartbeat is around 140!

Worst moment this week: Heartburn.  Waking me up at 2 a.m. and forcing me to attempt to sleep sitting up.  So not fun.

Miss anything: Laying on my stomach.

Movement: Tons, and I love all of it, even if baby does jam his or her butt up as high as it can go.

Cravings: Chocolate.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!  One teacher at school told me I was the happiest pregnant lady she has ever seen, so that makes me feel good.

Looking forward to: A relaxing weekend with a birthday party my BFF's little girl.

Bumpdate: 34 Weeks!

Wow this past week flew by!  It's the last day of school!!!!!!! I am terribly excited.  I have two meetings next week, and then I'm planning on spending time in my classroom getting all set up for the fall.  If I can get my bulletin boards finished and activities planned for the first week, then life will be good and I can concentrate on baby until he/she arrives.

How far along: 34 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  Only a few more weeks until we meet him/her!

Weight gain: About 28 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes all the way, they are the best.

Stretch marks: A few, mostly on my right side.

Belly button in or out: I don't have a belly button any more, it's so flat.

Sleep: Sleep is pretty good, waking up about once per night.

Best moment this week: Finishing up school!  My kids cleaned my whole room for me yesterday.  It was seriously so great.  Every book came off every shelf and they dusted everything.  My favorite quote was:

     Student: "Eww. This is so nasty." (talking about the dust)

     Me: "I know, that's why you are doing it."

     Student: "That's not fair!"

Seriously, it was the best. And they saved me a few hours of work next week, which is a bonus.

Worst moment this week: Finding shoes that are comfortable enough to wear all day at school.  Luckily our footwear dress code isn't too strict.

Miss anything: Cold lunch meat sandwiches.

Movement: Tons, and I love all of it, even if baby does jam his or her butt up as high as it can go.

Cravings: Sweet and salty.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: 12:30 p.m. today!  I'll be free!

Bumpdate: 33 Weeks!

One more week of school!  One more week of school!  One more week of school!

How far along: 33 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  Only a few more weeks until we meet him/her!

Weight gain: About 26 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes all the way, they are the best.

Stretch marks: Found a few more...major bummer.  But cocoa butter seems to be helping keep new ones away.

Belly button in or out: I don't have a belly button any more, it's so flat.

Sleep: Sleep is pretty good, waking up about once per night.

Best moment this week: Our appointment on Wednesday.  Hearing baby's heartbeat is the best sound in the world.

Worst moment this week: I don't think I had one.

Miss anything: Sleeping through the night and laying on my stomach.

Movement: Yes!  So much and it's seriously the best.

Cravings: Chocolate chocolate and more chocolate.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: A three day weekend!

Bumpdate: 32 Weeks!

I seriously love being pregnant.  It's absolutely the best feeling ever.  Hopefully labor and delivery will be good to me too :) 

How far along: 32 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  Only a few more weeks until we meet him/her!

Weight gain: About 24 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes all the way, they are the best.

Stretch marks: Found a few more...major bummer.

Belly button in or out: Almost an outie.

Sleep: Sleep is pretty good, waking up about once per night.

Best moment this week: So many things this week!  Today my kiddos shadowed the middle school, so I had the morning off.  We bought a new car tonight!  Field day tomorrow.  Hanging out with my bestie on Saturday.

Worst moment this week: So much talking at school...so so much.

Miss anything: Sleeping through the night.  Bologna sandwiches.

Movement: Yes!  So much and it's seriously the best.

Cravings: Chocolate and guacamole.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: My co-workers are throwing me a baby shower tomorrow after school!  Hanging out with my bestie on Saturday.  We don't get together nearly enough considering that we now only live one hour away from each other.

Bumpdate: 31 Weeks

I always have the best intention of posting these about midway through the week, but then I don't. 

This week was great.  We started our Family Life Unit in school, which is basically Sex Ed.  I was terrified to teach it, but it's actually going great.  I'm just teaching the girls, and they are asking such good questions.

We also finished up our third trimester class today, so now we can officially have this baby!  As long as it waits a few weeks to finish baking.

Onto the bumpdate:

How far along: 31 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  We were the only couple out of the 10 in our class that don't know what we are having.

Weight gain: About 23 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes all the way, they are the best.

Stretch marks: A few, mostly on my hips.

Belly button in or out: In, but seriously stretched and making its way toward being an outie.

Sleep: Sleep is pretty good.  I have to wake up now to roll over, which is irritating.

Best moment this week: Our 32 week appointment and our birthing class today.

Worst moment this week: I don't think I had one.

Miss anything: Sleeping through the night.

Movement: Yes!

Cravings: Cheerios and ice cream.  Yum!

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: This week at school.  It should move pretty quickly...and then only 2 more weeks!

Bumpdate: 30 Weeks

Another week has flown by!  We only have 4 more weeks of school, and 9 weeks until baby!

 

How far along: 30 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!  My 4th graders were asking me today what I was having and they did not believe me at all when I told them we were waiting to find out.  They were all saying "but why would you do that?"

Weight gain: About 21 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes all the way.  I don't really want to go back to wearing waistbands :)

Stretch marks: A few on my hips, but none on my stomach.  I did have two show up the other day, but they disappeared after I drank a bunch of water, which was nice.

Belly button in or out: In, but seriously stretched.  It's almost flat.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well but occasionally waking up with minor back pain or to use the restroom.

Best moment this week: School was easy this week.  We had lots of special activities going on.

Worst moment this week: This week felt long, which was a drag.

Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach, laying on my stomach, all things to do with my stomach.

Movement: So much!  And it's starting to hurt a bit.

Cravings: Ice cream this week.  I looked like a crazy lady at the store browsing the ice cream selection.  I finally settled on brownies and cookie dough.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: The beautiful weather this weekend, and our first Labor and Delivery class tomorrow morning.

Bumpdate: 29 Weeks

Whoa this post is super late.  Sorry about that.  I definitely got distracted last week getting back into the swing of things at school.

How far along: 29 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 19 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity clothes all the way.  I feel like real maternity shirts make me look huge, but they fit, so I'll just have to deal.

Stretch marks: A few on my hips, but none on my stomach.

Belly button in or out: In, but seriously stretched.  It's almost flat.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well but occasionally waking up with minor back pain or to use the restroom.

Best moment this week: Our appointment on Thursday.  Baby sounds great.  I'm measuring about one week big, so maybe we'll have an early baby?

Worst moment this week: Just general tiredness.  It's almost like being back in the first trimester.

Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach. or on my back.

Movement: So much!  And it's starting to hurt a bit.

Cravings: Ice cream this week.  And Cheerios.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: Next weekend!  (Is it too early to be looking forward to that already?)

Bumpdate: 28 Weeks

This week flew by.  I can't believe I'll already be flying back to SLC today.  Also, technically I'm 29 weeks today, but I just remembered to post this update.

And I think everyone has pretty much decided that we are having a boy, so if this baby comes out as a girl I think I'm going to be really confused and I'll have to double check that it's really mine :)

How far along: 28 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 18 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity pants, and I stocked up on some new ones so I have more than three choices.  Maternity shirts are fitting much much better too.

Stretch marks: A few on my hips, but none on my stomach.

Belly button in or out: In, but seriously stretched.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well but occasionally waking up with minor back pain.

Best moment this week: So many to choose from...being home, seeing friends and family, my baby shower, shopping with friends, a Tiger's game, relaxing...

Worst moment this week: Snow.  In April.  Which cancelled my Tiger's game.

Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach.

Movement: Definitely.  I absolutely love feeling baby move.

Cravings: Chocolate still tastes pretty good.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: Seeing Mark in a few short hours.

Bumpdate: 27 Weeks!

I'm officially on Spring Break!  What a lovely feeling.  I finished all of my grading before I left and my grade book is completely updated and ready for our midterm grades to be printed when we get back.

I'm also off to Michigan tomorrow!  I'm really looking forward to visiting friends and family for a whole week!

How far along: 27 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 19 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity pants.  I tried my belly band today, but I felt like my pants were falling off.  Good thing it was only a half day :) Wearing a mix of regular/maternity shirts, my maternity shirts are fitting much better now.

Stretch marks: A few on my hips, but none on my stomach.

Belly button in or out: In, but seriously stretched.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well but waking up once to use the bathroom.

Best moment this week: Spring Break for sure!

Worst moment this week: Just being exhausted.

Miss anything: Sleeping on my back, and waking up without a backache.

Movement: Definitely.  I absolutely love feeling baby move.

Cravings: Chocolate pudding.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: This weekend - flying back to Michigan and my baby shower!

Bumpdate: 26 Weeks

This week has been rough.  I've been really tired, and school is wearing me out!  Good thing there are only 6 more days until break.  I'm still going to the gym consistently, but have been getting some stares this week.  You would think people have never seen a pregnant lady walk on a treadmill before.

My dress that I've been wearing for these weekly pictures is slowly getting shorter as my belly gets larger.  It's pretty amusing.

How far along: 26 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 16 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity pants and a mix of regular/maternity shirts.  Maternity shirts are still too big in the stomach, but my regular shirts are stretching to the max!

Stretch marks: A few on my hips, but none on my stomach.

Belly button in or out: In, but seriously stretched.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well but waking up once to use the bathroom.

Best moment this week: Baby had a dance party the other evening.  I was getting punched and kicked at the same time!

Worst moment this week: My kiddos at school are slacking and not doing homework.  It's driving me crazy!

Miss anything: Sleeping on my back and drinking beer.  There have been a few nights this week where a cold one sounded amazing!

Movement: Yes!  It happens all the time now.  The kicks are getting strong enough that I can feel them when I'm standing up, which is definitely new.

Cravings: Anything sweet.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: This weekend.  Going to start tackling some cleaning and purging projects on my to-do list.  Plus I won't have much to plan for school, which will be awesome!

Bumpdate: 25 Weeks!

2 more weeks until Spring Break...2 more weeks...I can do this!

The countdown on my phone says we are less than 100 days away from our due date!  Seriously, how did that happen?  I am getting so so excited to meet this little baby.  My kids at school, especially the 4th graders, keep saying they want me to have the baby now.  I have to remind them that it's not done baking yet and that I'm not ready for it to come out yet either.

 

How far along: 25 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 15 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity pants and a mix of regular/maternity shirts.  Maternity shirts are still too big in the stomach, but my regular shirts are stretching to the max!

Stretch marks: A few on my hips, but none on my stomach.

Belly button in or out: In, but seriously stretched.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well.

Best moment this week: Feeling baby move a whole bunch.  It's so weird, but honestly the coolest thing ever.  I love watching my stomach move.  Also, we had free dress all week this week.  Wearing jeans to school has been AMAZING!

Worst moment this week: I don't think I really had one, besides just general stressful stuff.

Miss anything: Sleeping on my back.  I wake up on my back a few times a week, it's so hard not to sleep that way.

Movement: Yes!  Mostly at night, but this week baby has been moving more during the day.

Cravings: Today I needed to get a frosty and some fries from Wendy's. Yum!

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: The weekend

Bumpdate: 24 Weeks!

Time is seriously flying by!  I can't believe I'm already 24 week along and that I only have 9 weeks of school left.

How far along: 24 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 13 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity pants and a mix of regular/maternity shirts.

Stretch marks: Nope.

Belly button in or out: In, but getting flatter everyday.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well.

Best moment this week: Hearing baby's heartbeat yesterday.  They also said I was measuring a bit big, so maybe baby will come early?!?

Worst moment this week: My kiddos are really struggling with understanding ratios and it's driving me nuts!

Miss anything: Sleeping/laying on my stomach still.

Movement: Yes!  Mostly at night.

Cravings: None really this week.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to:Our appointment on Thursday was what I was looking forward to most.

Bumpdate: 23 Weeks!

Oops.  Totally forgot to post this last week.  Good thing I don't have a ton of followers or you would all be so disappointed in me!

How far along: 23 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 13 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity pants for sure, and working my way into maternity shirts, though for the most part they are still really big.

Stretch marks: None on my belly, but a few around my hip area.

Belly button in or out: Still in, but stretching out to really flat.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well.

Best moment this week: Seeing the baby kick!  It was so cool, but super weird too.

Worst moment this week: Report cards.  Enough said.

Miss anything: Sleeping/laying on my stomach still.

Movement: Yes!  Mostly starting around 7 or 8 p.m.

Cravings: Brownies and ice cream!  Yum!

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: Spring!  The weather has been absolutely gorgeous this week.

Bumpdate: 22 Weeks

Only 120 more days until our due date!  Crazyness.

 

How far along: 22 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 11 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity pants for sure, but I'm running out of shirts!  Regular shirts and getting too tight, but maternity shirts are still way to big.

Stretch marks: I found two, but then they disappeared, it was weird.

Belly button in or out: In, but stretching out really far.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well.

Best moment this week: Mark came home from Minnesota and got to feel baby kick!  So so cool.

Worst moment this week: I've been super tired for some reason, not really a worst moment, but still annoying. 

Miss anything: Sleeping/laying on my stomach still.

Movement: Yes!  I felt baby do a somersault the other day, so cool!

Cravings: Apples and peanut butter, and chocolate.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: The beautiful weather we are supposed to have this weekend.

Bumpdate: 21 Weeks

The bump definitely popped out way more this week!  I'm starting to feel like I look huge, though thankfully I don't feel huge at all.

How far along: 21 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 10 pounds

Maternity clothes: Maternity pants with regular shirts.

Stretch marks: Nope

Belly button in or out: In, but stretching out pretty good.  I have a feeling it will be flat within the next week or so.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well.

Best moment this week: Feeling baby kick from the outside.  It only happened twice, but it was so cool.

Worst moment this week: An almost 13 hour workday.  Yeah for conferences.

Miss anything: Sleeping/laying on my stomach.  And an ice cold beer has sounded amazing for a while now.

Movement: Stronger flutters.

Cravings: Cookies.  And Veggie sticks.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: No school on Friday!

Bumpdate: 20 Weeks!

Wow!  Half way done already.  That is super crazy to me!  This pregnancy is flying by!

How far along: 20 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 8 pounds

Maternity clothes: Moved into maternity pants full time and they are a-m-a-z-i-n-g!  Still wearing regular shirts.

Stretch marks: Nope

Belly button in or out: In, but starting to stretch out.

Sleep: Still sleeping really well.

Best moment this week: Our 20 Week ultrasound.  It was so cool being able to see our baby.  I can't believe how close they can get, seeing all 4 chambers of the heart pumping was super cool.

Worst moment this week: Heartburn. So far it hasn't been fun.

Miss anything: Sleeping/laying on my stomach.

Movement: A teeny little bit, but nothing consistent.

Cravings: Apples with Peanut Butter and Mozerella Stick.  Not at the same time though!

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: Friday at 12:30.  I need a break from my kiddos.

And here are Baby Beckwith's first photos:

 Baby's right foot.

 Profile!  It looks like the poor kid got my nose.

Bump Date: 19 Weeks

I'm only almost a whole week late in posting this.  Oops!  So here it is, Week 19!

How far along: 19 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 6 pounds

Maternity clothes: Moved into maternity pants full time and they are a-m-a-z-i-n-g!  Still wearing regular shirts.

Stretch marks: Nope

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: Still sleeping really well.

Best moment this week: Buying a humidifier!  It's seriously changed my life.  I can breathe all night long.

Worst moment this week: Having a cold.  Breathing was not very easy for a few days.

Miss anything: Not really.

Movement: Maybe.  I think I felt it moving around once or twice, but nothing consistent.

Cravings: Chinese Food.  I have yet to give in to this one though.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: A three day weekend!  And our ultrasound next week.

Bump Date: 18 Weeks

How has another week flown by?  The bump has definitely grown this week!  It seems like it's sticking out so far.

How far along: 18 Weeks

Gender: It's a baby!

Weight gain: About 4 pounds

Maternity clothes: Still using regular shirts, but I am loving my Maternity jeans.  They are so comfortable!  I also bought a pair of maternity tights, and OMG they are amazing.  And they don't cut off my circulation.

Stretch marks: Nope

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: Still sleeping really well.

Best moment this week: Having some friends over yesterday for the Super Bowl, even though they game sucked.

Worst moment this week: School was really busy last week with Catholic Schools Week, so I'm hoping that this week things get back to normal.

Miss anything: Not yet, this pregnancy has been super nice on me so far.

Movement: Not yet, but hopefully soon!

Cravings: Veggie Sticks (the "chips").  I bought a bag yesterday and could.not.stop.eating!

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: The Olympics start this week!

Bump Date: 17 Weeks

  Hello!  I thought I should resurrect the blog since, for some reason, all my family and most of my friends don't live anywhere close to us.  The plan is to update weekly with a bump picture, but we shall see if life gets in the way of that :)

So far this pregnancy has been amazing!  I have not been sick one bit, which I am so so so thankful for.  My energy levels haven't been too low either, though I have yet to experience that "burst of energy" that my workout video keeps talking about.

So without further ado...Bump Date #1: 17 weeks

How far along: 17 Weeks

Gender: It's a mystery, and I'm hoping it will stay that way!

Weight gain: About 2 pounds, though it definitely looks like more.  I think it's because I've been working out pretty consistently, so things are just shifting around a bit.

Maternity clothes: As of this weekend I'm currently mixing some maternity pants with my regular shirts.  And I'm trying out the Bellaband, so far it's worked, but it's only been one day...

Stretch marks: Nope

Belly button in or out: In

Sleep: Sleeping really well.  I typically get up once in the night if I drank a bunch of water before bed.

Best moment this week: Registering for baby gear yesterday, which was super overwhelming, but definitely fun.

Worst moment this week: Not sure that I had one, maybe putting on my jeans and realizing they made me look fat instead of pregnant.

Miss anything: Not yet, this pregnancy has been super nice on me so far.

Movement: Not yet, but hopefully soon!

Cravings: Not any recently, though I could eat french fries and chocolate ice cream at any point in the day and be happy about it.

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Looking forward to: Early dismissal from school on Friday, and (hopefully) not having tons of planning to do this weekend!