Week 30

I know I'm a few days behind, but here you go...

Well if Easter weekend was one of the best weekends of this pregnancy, than last weekend had to be by far one of the worst. I should have known it was coming because of all the pregnancy symptoms that I was experiencing last week. Well, come last Thursday I started to experience excruciating pain in my back, legs, and in my pelvic bone. It felt like the baby was going to fall out when I stood up. And it just got worst from there. At times I was in so much pain that I could barely walk. I thought that my doctor might put me on bed rest when I went in for my doctor's appointment on Tuesday. Thank goodness that Tuesday morning I woke up feeling almost back to normal. Luckily for me there was no cause for alarm and I'm not going into early labor. Yay! However, I need to take it easy from now on if I don't want to be placed on bed rest. And the doctor suggested I start wearing a belly support to help lift the baby up off my pelvic bone and relieve the pain in my back and legs. So I'm now sporting one of those until the baby is born.

Over the weekend we picked out bedding for a boy and a girl (which one of them will be ordered from my hospital bed the day the baby is born) and decided on the wall color for the nursery. Some of the furniture has been moved into the nursery as well. So we are making progress. Photos will follow as soon as there is paint on the walls and some of the decor is up!

Rory

We decided to keep the turtle and now Shelly is officially a Harrington. Having her here has been much easier than I originally thought and Rory is such a big help with her. Shelly is technically his first pet and he's doing so well taking care of her.

Priceless!

Shelly's his buddy

Maggie's still not sure about her

I.LOVE.THIS.PICTURE.

PS- Is it wrong that I want to snug with the turtle? She's so dang cute! I guess I'll just settle for rubbing her little feet for now. But if anyone knows how to snug with a turtle, please let me know!


Some of his art from school...

Not sure why he decided to paint the tree logs black

Four hearts

This is my favorite... I'm positive he has no idea who Richard Nixon is!

Stripe-less zebra

Four leaf clover

Week 30

How far along? 30 Weeks & 5 Days
Total weight gain/loss: 24 lbs (no weight gained this week... SHOCKING!!!) 
Maternity clothes? Still both maternity and non-maternity. 
Stretch marks? Still looking good.
Sleep: Not so great over the weekend with all the pain. And Tuesday night it felt like I was being attack by all my pillows. Maybe it's time to scale back to only 2 or 3 now!
Best moment this week: Hearing that the baby is doing great and that bed rest is not in my near future! Hooray!!!

Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Subway sandwich...boo! 
Movement: Tons
Food cravings: Nope 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Eating in general leads to feeling faint and nauseous... This is due to the fact that the baby is pushing my stomach upward and feeling smaller than usual. 
Symptoms: Where do I begin... back aches, rib pain, sore legs, pelvic pain and pressure, heartburn

Have you started to show yet: More than I'd like to admit 

Gender prediction: Girl. I try and imagine having two boys, but I see us having a boy and a girl. I Had a dream the other night that I had a boy, but continued to wonder if I was having a boy or a girl. I wonder what that means.

Labor Signs: Not yet! Hooray!
Belly Button in or out? Barely in
Wedding rings on or off? On 
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY now that I'm feeling much better. OK and a moments for grumpiness.
Looking forward to: Finishing up on Rory's room and continuing on the nursery!