36 weeks! Almost there!

HOW FAR ALONG?:  36 weeks 6 days.

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?: As of Monday, I have gained almost 30 lbs!! Thats insanity to me! This mama is hitting the gym as soon as possible once Lexi is born!

STRETCH MARKS?: NOPE!!

SLEEP?: It still comes and goes. Some nights I only wake up once or twice, others i'm up all night. She's been very active at night lately, so I havent gotten much sleep.

MATERNITY CLOTHES?: Shopping sucks.I'm done.

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: I had a doctors appt on Monday, and she said I was 2 cm dilated. I know that doesnt mean much, but atleast its a LITTLE bit of progress, right?

ALSO, We FINALLY FINISHED THE NURSERY! After a week and half of construction, mess, dust, and overall chaos, my house is DONE, and the nursery is put together, clothes are washed and put away, hospital bags are packed, we are READY!

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: Last weekend Rony was away for a few days on a snowboarding trip, so that kinda sucked. My mom came and stayed with Harley and I though, so it wasnt that bad!

MISS ANYTHING?:  Coffee. Going to the mall and actually being able to fit into clothes.

MOVEMENT? Always. She's been doing this thing lately, where she sticks out what i'm assuming is her butt as far as she can..to the point where my belly looks deformed! Its actually pretty painful too. And she's still kicking up a storm in my ribs. My midwife said she is in birth position already, and that her head is really low,  just like when I was pregnant with Harley, so I hope that means the labor will go as fast this time around too!

FOOD CRAVINGS?: ICE!!!!

ANYTHING MAKING ME QUEASY / SICK?: NOPE, Thank goodness!

SHOWING YET?: oh yes.

LABOR SIGNS?: Some contractions here and there, but nothing regular yet. LOTS of pressure though, walking is pretty painful!

MOOD?: Ready to be done, but anxious at the thought of EVERYTHING changing so much once she's here.

COMPLAINTS?: Nope!

BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: OUTTTTT!!!!!

WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: ON!

LOOKING FORWARD TO...?: Meeting our baby girl!!!!

34 Weeks

HOW FAR ALONG?:  34 weeks 3 days

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?: Not sure, I have an appt on Monday so ill know for sure then, but Im thinking probably a good 25-26 lbs? wahhhhh!!!!

STRETCH MARKS?: NOPE!!

SLEEP?: Not happening. Between my wisdom tooth pain, and my constant back pain, im lucky if I get a good 3 hours of sleep a night. Good preparation for when baby Lexi is here, right?

MATERNITY CLOTHES?: Shopping sucks. Im done shopping for this oompa-loompa body!

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: SUNDAY WAS MY BABY SHOWER!!!!! My amazing family and friends threw me the most wonderful surprise shower ever! It was so nice to have everyone together, and Rony and I received SO MANY things for baby Lexi, in fact there is very little that we will need to get ourselves. We are so grateful for all the love and support from our family, and cant wait till our little girl is here to share with everyone!

ALSO, we finally painted the nursery. It was this horrible tacky blue color, so I was SO happy to see the color go! Thanks to Neosha and Carina for helping me paint! The new floors have been purchased and will be installed next week, so im hoping we can FINALLY get the room together by next week, cuz im not sure how much longer this little one is gonna stay put!

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: Wednesday afternoon I had my first ER visit :( I started feeling kinda of  "off" the night before, with alot of back pain on one side. I figured it was just regular back pain, so I went on with my normal day the following morning. By early afternoon, the pain was much worse, and after trying my regular heating pad/hot bath routine that usually helps fopr my back, and it not helping AT ALL, I decided to call Rony and tell him what was up. I told him to stay at work, that it was probably nothing, but JUST IN CASE, i wanted get it checked out. Turns out, I have an infection in my kidneys, and that was causing (and still is) the pain in my back. After being there for hours (almost 6 hours, to be exact) and antibiotics through IV, I was sent home on bedrest and 7 days of medication. Thankfully im feeling a little better now, and hopefully the meds work!

MISS ANYTHING?:  Coffee. I don't think this answer is ever going to change. I also miss being able to breath, and being able to fit into my clothes.

MOVEMENT? Always. Rony got her on camera last night jumping around my belly every time he would say her name, it was really funny. She is a very active little girl!

FOOD CRAVINGS?: ICE!!!! I cant even explain this obsession, but im having to lay off due to my lovely wisdom tooth pain. Boo!!!!

ANYTHING MAKING ME QUEASY / SICK?: NOPE, Thank goodness!

SHOWING YET?: oh yes.

LABOR SIGNS?: Apparently some irregular contractions, which could or could not be caused by the infection... not sure. So the DR has me taking it easy JUST IN CASE she decides to come early.

MOOD?: Ready to be done. Just plain ready. I want to meet my baby girl, and feel like a normal human being again.

COMPLAINTS?: GET THIS CHILD OUT OF ME! Ok, maybe not yet, but seriously...I would like my lungs back please.

BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: OUTTTTT!!!!!

WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: ON!

LOOKING FORWARD TO...?: Meeting our baby girl, the nursery being done!!!

32 weeks- Baby has a name!!!!

HOW FAR ALONG?:  32 weeks 1 day!

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?: 23 lbs...

STRETCH MARKS?: NO!! And I must admit, I am the worst when ti comes to using any kid of cremes or oils, Goooo genetics!!!!

SLEEP?: I have my good days, and my BAD days. But Ive been getting a solid 4 hours or so of sleep every night, which I can work with.

MATERNITY CLOTHES?: I refuse to buy anymore clothes, so i will have to make do with what I have so far!

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: Last Thursday was our "Mayer Christmas" and we had a blast playing a game my sister in law showed us, which involved TONS of wrapping paper and tape! Sunday was Christmas was MY family, which was fun like always, tons of food, games, and a whole lot of people talking at the same time, LOL. Christmas day was very low key...Harley was with her grandparents in Miami ,so Rony and I just spent the day being lazy, caught a movie in the afternoon, and went to dinner and hung out with some friends at night. Simple, but nice. AND WE FINALLY PICKED A NAME!!!!!! After many months of searching online, reading books, and hearing suggestion after suggestion from friends and family, Rony and I finally agreed on a name. We had decided on "Brielle" as the middle name a while back, but we were stuck on a first name. Nothing seemed right. We wanted a name that was easy to pronounce in spanish and english. but I didn't want a name that was very common, or that anyone else I knew had. About a week back, Rony was looking for names online, and came across Lexie..and we both really liked it!! It wasnt too weird or out of the ordinary, but at the same time, we didnt know anyone with the name. It was perfect. Rony didnt like the way the last "E" looked with the middle name, so we dropped the E, and decided her name will be Lexi Brielle!!

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: No complaints!

MISS ANYTHING?:  Coffee. I don't think this answer is ever going to change. I also miss being able to breath, and being able to fit into my clothes.

MOVEMENT? Always. Although her movements are less kicking, and more whole belly shifts from side to side.

FOOD CRAVINGS?: ICE!!!! I cant even explain this obsession.

ANYTHING MAKING ME QUEASY / SICK?: NOPE, Thank goodness!

SHOWING YET?: oh yes.

LABOR SIGNS?: Lots of braxton hicks, but that about it.

MOOD?: Anxious, and just plain ready to be done with this...but at the same time i feel like we're not ready, so im very conflicted.

COMPLAINTS?: GET THIS CHILD OUT OF ME! Ok, maybe not yet, but seriously...I would like my lungs back please.

BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: OUTTTTT!!!!!

WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: ON!

LOOKING FORWARD TO...?: The New Year, lots of exciting changes!

30 weeks! 10-more to go!

HOW FAR ALONG?:  30 weeks 1 day!

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?: Haven't weighed myself this week..hopefully still hanging on to 20lbs!

STRETCH MARKS?: NOPE! Im REALLY hoping i can make it through another pregnancy without thme!

SLEEP?: Ive been sleeping pretty good lately, yay!

MATERNITY CLOTHES?: I scored some awesome deals yesterday at H&M on two maternity pants, those should last me through the end of this pregnancy!

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: WE BOUGHT A NEW CAR!!!! Its a Jeep Liberty, and its beautiful!!! Mommy really needed a new safer more reliable car!

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: This morning I had the worst leg cramp!!!! i woke up in tears! Hopefully i dont get too many more of these!

MISS ANYTHING?:  Coffee!

MOVEMENT? All the time!!! She is clearly running out of room because i feel movement ALL day and ALL night.

FOOD CRAVINGS?: ICE!!!! Still ICE!

ANYTHING MAKING ME QUEASY / SICK?: NOPE, Thank goodness!

SHOWING YET?: Yea. Despite people thinking im "small" Rony pointed out today that my belly has grown ALOT this last week.

LABOR SIGNS?: Lots of braxton hicks, and still alot of cramping, but nothing serious. .

MOOD?: Anxious, and starting to feel a little stressed that nothing is ready, and we still havent picked a name!

COMPLAINTS?: Nope!

BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: OUTTTTT!!!!!

WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: ON!

LOOKING FORWARD TO...?: Chirstmas!!!!!

28 weeks

HOW FAR ALONG?:  28 weeks 6 days! Officially in the third trimester.. hallelujah!

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?: Went to the Dr today..Ive gained 20lbs (!!!!!) total so far. Dr was a little concerned that I havent gained any weight from my last appt to this one, since apparently she expected me to gain ATLEAST 2 lbs over the Thanksgiving holiday. Umm nope, didnt happen. I did however assure her that I ate more than i could possibly stomach, and promised i'd gain atleast another pound by my next appt. We'll see.

STRETCH MARKS?: NOPE! Although I had a nightmare the other night that I had gotten a huge one right down my belly, and I woke up freaking out. lol oh the joy!

SLEEP?: Despite being terribly sick with a cold this past week, I can actually say Ive been sleeping pretty decently lately! I REALLY hope it continues this way!

MATERNITY CLOTHES?: Nothing new. Still trying to get away with the clothes I already have!

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: I had an ultrasound last Wed, and my mom was able to come with me! She was able to see the baby moving ALL OVER THE PLACE. And at one point, she yawned, which was the cutest thing in the world! I cant wait to do the 3D ultrasound to see what she's gonna look like! .

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: I have been battling a horrible cold for about a week now, and since I cant really take much, its been really hard on me. Also, one of my wisdom teeth have decided to start coming in...PERFECT TIMING HUH? So ive been pretty miserable lately.

MISS ANYTHING?:  Coffee, Feeling like my body is MINE, and not being taken over by a little over active alien!

MOVEMENT? All the time! I dont even think this child sleeps! Even when I was getting the ultrasound done, the tech had to stop several times and, her words exactly: "Lets see if she calms down a little so I can continue with my measurements!" Oh dear, im in for a ride with this kid!

FOOD CRAVINGS?: ICE! My iron is low, and I knew even beofre the dr ran the tests, because I always crave ice when my iron is really low.

ANYTHING MAKING ME QUEASY / SICK?: NOPE, Thank goodness!

SHOWING YET?: Pffft! Way past  "showing" and right onto "Dang she's huge!" Atleast thats how I feel anyways!

LABOR SIGNS?: Ive been getting alot of Braxton Hicks lately, and some light cramping, but nothing painful.

MOOD?: Anxious!

COMPLAINTS?: Nope!

BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: OUTTTTT!!!!!

WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: ON!

LOOKING FORWARD TO...?: Chirstmas!!!!!

27 weeks

HOW FAR ALONG?:  27 weeks 6 days, so yes, ive been slacking on the blogging, oops!

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?:  I am starting to accept the fact that I cant help gaining weight, so as of my appt last week, i had gained 18 lbs. Holy geez, thats alot. 

STRETCH MARKS?:  Nope. But man am I checking!

SLEEP?: Still the same. Still horrible. 

MATERNITY CLOTHES?: Im trying to work with what Ive got, and since "winter" is almost here, i'm hoping I can get away with not buying anymore maternity clothes till she gets here!

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: We went to Atlanta this past weekend! It was so nice to get away from Orlando for a bit, and spend thanksgiving with family! It was SO cold!!! Friday night it dropped down to the 20's which is farrrrr too cold for me, but sitting by my in law's fire was awesome. Thanksgiving was great, we had SO MUCH FOOD!!!! My mother in law is an awesome cook, and Im pretty sure i gained way too much this past weekend, but oh well! 

Also, my mom came to spend the week with me this week! Words cannot express how excited I am to have her here, but I think the one who's most excited is Rony, he loves mami's cooking, and I dont mind her cleaning, haha!

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: Did I mention we DROVE to Atlanta? Yup, that right, preggo me sat in a car for 8 hours to, and almost 10 hours cuz of holiday traffic, back home, Not fun.  

MISS ANYTHING?: Sleep!! and caffeine. 

MOVEMENT? Always. Im not sure this kid even sleeps, she is seriously always moving and kicking!

FOOD CRAVINGS?: Still lots of sweets, and frozen/crushed/shaved ice. 

ANYTHING MAKING ME QUEASY / SICK?: Nope!

SHOWING YET?: Oh yea!

LABOR SIGNS?: LOTS of braxton hicks, and lots of pressure, in my pelvis, but my midwive says thats normal.

MOOD?: Tired. All the time.

COMPLAINTS?: Nope! 

BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: totally out now,

WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: ON!

LOOKING FORWARD TO...?:  My ultrasound appt on Wed, and finalizing the baby registry this week! 

25 weeks!

HOW FAR ALONG?:  25 weeks 5 days

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN?:  I refused to weigh myself the other day at Publix…so Im not sure. But im sure ive gained at least another pound or two.. ugh!

STRETCH MARKS?: ::Knock on wood:: Nope!

SLEEP?: Pffft, Ive given up all hope. On a GOOD night, ill sleep about 3 hours straight.

MATERNITY CLOTHES?: I now have two maternity pants, and two shirts. But I was able to find a few tshirts and long sleeved shirts at the mall the other day that fully cover my belly, so yay!

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: I got a haircut and a pedicure this week! J Other than that, this past week was SO busy!!! I feel like Harley’s activities (School, friends, ice skating) have officially taken over my life! But im trying to take advantage of the last few months of her being an only child, and im enjoying spending more time with the other moms and getting all of their advice!

WORST MOMENT THIS WEEK?: Nothing really.

MISS ANYTHING?: Sleep!!!

MOVEMENT? All the time!! She definitely wants to make sure we remember she’s in there!

FOOD CRAVINGS?: Still lots of sweets! And grapes. And ICE, lots of crushed ice!

ANYTHING MAKING ME QUEASY / SICK?: Nope. Some smells make my stomach turn a bit, but nothing too bad.

SHOWING YET?: Oh yea!

LABOR SIGNS?: Negative!

MOOD?: Tired. All the time.

COMPLAINTS?: Nope!

BELLY BUTTON IN or OUT?: totally out now,

WEDDING RINGS OFF or ON?: ON!

LOOKING FORWARD TO...?:  Our awesome photographer Jacqui, that did our engagement pictures, is coming this week, and we've scheduled our maternity shoot for next weekend!!!! Im not as big as far along as most people would do them, but I want to take advantage of her being here, plus i already feel huge, i rather do them now than later when im too uncomfortable to move! Thanksgiving in Atlanta with the Mayer family!!!! I cant wait!!!!