30 week comparison between Preslie and Landon.
He is definitely making a bigger appearance than his sister did at this point!
Weight Gain/Loss: So far I've gained 20 pounds.
Size of baby: Almost three pounds; about 16 inches long; the size of a eggplant. However, I'm going to guess he's closer to three-and-a-half pounds - maybe even four pounds.
Gender: BOY!
Movement: He moves all. the. time. However, over the past week or so his movements have eased up a bit. Usually, he moved every minute it seemed. Now he moves most when I wake up in the morning, after I have a cup of coffee, after lunch, right before bedtime and any time I eat fruit.
Sleep: I've been sleeping great! No complaints in this department. Oh, and I do snore. Kevin doesn't hesitate to remind of this. I snored while pregnant with Preslie, too.
Maternity clothes: All maternity clothes. My maternity, work dress pants are starting to fit a bit snug but I refuse to get any new ones with only a month left of work. So, I'll make due for the next 30 days and maybe incorporate some more dresses into my work wardrobe.
Symptoms:
1) I've been so emotional this pregnancy. I'm not usually a crier, but I can cry about anything.
2) Holy heartburn. This child better have a ton of luscious locks because I've never experienced anything like the pain of this heartburn. It comes randomly too: if I'm hungry, if I've eaten a healthy meal, if I've eaten a bland meal, in the middle of the night or any time of day. Doesn't matter - it's there.
3) Back pain has eased up some so that's been a nice relief.
4) Still have achy feet and at night my feet get so hot!
5) Contractions have slowed down. The last time I went for a leisurely walk on a cool day, I had contractions coming every five minutes. So the doctor told me no walks until I'm 37 weeks. Since then, I've been resting a lot more and drinking more water and it's helped ease the contractions. Little Landon still has a bit of growing to do!
6) I don't feel so tired anymore thanks to the fact that we discovered I'm anemic. So now that I've been taking iron supplements it's helped my energy level so much!
7) NESTING! It has hit hard this time around. I want to clean ALL THE THINGS!!! Baseboards, door casings, doors, window sills, blinds, behind and under all the beds, sterilize the bathrooms. All of it. And it has to be done like yesterday. I sit at work just thinking of all the stuff at home I could be cleaning. I'm sick.
Aversions: They come and go and I can't really think of anything specific at the moment. Obviously, still grilled chicken and anything sweet.
Cravings:
1) Quiznos
2) Alcohol
3) Entenmann's chocolate donuts like WHOA.
4) Fruit roll-ups (apparently I'm a child)
What I miss:
1) Being active
2) My body, post-babies
3) Going out for drinks with Kev. Not that we really did that a lot before, but just having the option to do it is what I miss - where I can drink too.
Best moments:
1) Getting Landon's room about 80% done.
2) Folding and putting away newborn jammies and onesies in his dresser.
3) Opening a pack of newborn diapers. My word they are so tiny! You really forget how small they start out!
4) Feeling Little Landon kick when I sing songs to Preslie.
5) Having two, very relaxing weekends away over the past few weeks.
6) Finding out one of my BFF's is also having a boy!
7) Passing my glucose test.
What I'm looking forward to:
1) Getting the rest of Landon's nursery decor in and his room completed.
2) Maternity leave!
Baby Daddy:
1) Kevin finished painting the crown molding in Landon's room so I got to check that off my "To-Do List Before Baby."
2) He started a new job last week and seems to enjoy it. I'm hoping his new boss will give him at least a week off to be at home with us once Landon arrives.
Big Sister: Preslie is starting to warm up to the whole "baby" thing. She now says "baby" and she will pick up her Cabbage Patch doll (which used to be mine when I was little) and kiss and hug it. So I feel that's a step in the right direction! Especially since she doesn't throw it. Improvement, people!
She's been throwing more fits lately and when she does I think to myself "Hmmm...this should be interesting when she does this and I have a screaming infant as well."
