30 Weeks with Baby #2

10 weeks to go!!

How Far Along: 30 weeks on 2/15/13

Size of baby: Weighing almost three pounds (the size of a Chinese cabbage) and measuring about 15.7 inches.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Thinking about the same - 10 or 11 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Yes, for church otherwise living in comfy-I-am-a-stay-at-home-mom clothes! I love it when tanks are long enough to cover the bump and I can just throw on a cardigan.

Gender:  Baby brother (if only you could all hear Gwendolyn say those words. Her voice is so sweet.) Still no name.....sigh....

Movement: He rests occasionally, but when he's active, boy is he active!

Sleep: Gotta pump myself up to turn over and get out of bed in the morning now. I kind of throw myself out in a way. And it never fails, any sudden movement like that will automatically kick my uterus into a contraction. It's not overly glamorous, but all in all I'm still sleeping well and thankfully I can still make it all night without having to get up to go to the bathroom.

Afternoon naps have been happening on a regular basis as well. So wonderful!

What I miss: I do wish I could hold Gwendolyn on my lap without being a bit uncomfortable. I love our book reading/snuggle time so I push through and just kind of hold her off to the side. It's hard to say no when she wants "uppie" but she doesn't quite understand that she can't push and lay on my tummy like she used to. We have lots of talks about being gentle, but it's a lot for her to understand. 

Cravings: Nothing crazy.

Symptoms: I've been waiting for the ligament stretching, which has kicked in but still not super horrible like it was at times with Gwendolyn (where I couldn't even walk.) I also drop things constantly and am super forgetful. And tired. And lots of other symptoms that I'm sure some of you other moms can relate to.

Best moment this past week: Getting started and making progress on the guest bedroom closet. (It was literally spilling over with stuff.) Seems like a little thing, but thankfully it's not going to be as horrible as I thought and I'm letting go of things relatively easy!! 

I also made myself go to the gym and it felt so good to exercise and stretch again. 

I may have also gotten a massage and who can complain about a massage...life is good!