moving rant and stuff

so my mom is renting a 4br house in calverton and jay and I are moving in with her. I know its going to be hard living with my mom again after not living wit her for 2.5 years, but the help with noah, and dinners, and savings on rent will outweigh the cons. tomorrow were going to the house and checking it out. the people moving out (who is apparently just as pregnant as i am, what a coincidence!) should be 90% done moving... we'll see about that. so if all goes as planned the landlord (john) is going to paint the entire inside of the house, put up a new railing for the stairs, put up molding for the doors(?) and get the cesspool replaced. ugh. so much!! i really hope he just paints the house asap (like this week coming uo.. before we move in) and everything else kinda gets pushed to the side. unless of course we actually NEED a new cesspool. my mom and sister are asking for the strangest thigns to get done before we move in. i dont get why the house needs to be repainted, or why WE need a railing, when a 8 month pregnant lady did just fine without one this whole time... w/e. i just hope there isnt a lot of construction going on when noah gets here. painting the house while hes here would piss me off so much. what do they expect me to do with a newborn with all those fumes? ugh. its not like there buying the house from him.. which reminds me. he said that once his mom passes hes going to sell the house. and btw, she has like one foot in the grave already! sooo whats going to happen if she dies like... next month? were out of there? hellll no. Jay jokingly said we'll buy it from him. right. well.. maybe. Ive gotta see it first then maybe I'd be on board with that. oh, and gabi is having a shit fit cause mom promised her she could have the whole upstairs for herself, and mom would take one of the rooms downstairs... did i forget to mention gabi's going away to school in January? why would SHE get the biggest rooms of the house and make mom squeezw into a small one?? i dont get it. well now were mving in too, so gabi gets the smallest room upstairs, mom gets the other one upstairs, and we get the 2 downstairs down a hallway. which is perfect so our cat doesnt have to walk throughout hte house (aka deal with the annoying dogs) to get to her food/litter box which will be in the basement.

didnt mean to rant or type nearly that much about all of this stuff.. but that was on my mind.

Im going to be 36 weeks tomorrow. 36 FREAKIN WEEKS! i cant believe it. i have 4 weeks to go.. if i make it to my due date. wow. I just hope he comes after we move, after the paint and after 37 weeks so he's full term. Im so ready for him besides the just mentioned things.

were moving next weekend, hopefully, as long as everything goes on schedule and as planned. i already packed up my clothes, all the odds and ends around the house expect for the dishes, the kitchen stuff (microwave, toaster, etc). i packed up the bathroom stuff, the babies stuff (which is still accessible just in case he decides to come early) and now we just have the furniture to move and we're all set! i cant wait to have a room with a/c. and a final place set for noah to meet the world. sighhh.

so.. about being 35 ks and 5 days pregnant. everyone stares at me. everyone. i feel like they think im an alien, or as if i dont notice them staring at my belly. yes im pregnant, no i still have a month to go, no thats not a long time, yes i feel fine, yes, the summer heat sucks ass and no, i dont wish i was pregnant in the winter. that pretty much sums it all up hahah. the siscomforts ive been feeling: cant move fast. to get to one side of the bed to another takes like 30 secs haha, and its awkward trying to move. my belly is big, my legs dont bend up far anymore, and I weigh just so damn much! i get out of bed on average 2x a night to pee. not too bad. a few nights ago my back was killllling me. i think it was cause i was out and about with my mom and sister for like a week straight to escape the heat in my grandmas pool and run errands. my bacj got better once i stayed home in front of the fan and played Farmville and Bejeweled non stop haha. hmm what else. oh, ive been having random contraction feeling things. deff not Braxton Hicks anymore. I know what those are like. (they are when my belly gets hard, and my belly button area goes in deep, and the 2 sides rise up in hard masses.. fun, i know.) these are different. i think i had 2 in the past week or so. one was after i hurried my ass to the bathroom after one of jays softball games (afraid they were going to lock it up at belmont park cause it was late). it was like a contraction. thats the best way i can describe it. it was a tightness all around my belly, that hurt, a lot. i had to breathe through it and I just felt like either farting my brains out, or puking. then it went away in about a minute, and all was good. this was i think the day after my back was hurting from all the stuff with mom and gabi.. so that might have contributed to it. thats about it with the discomforts. my skin is clear, my hair is getting long (going to cut it this week.. should have actually cut it when i had the gift card to christopher jon salon, but chickened out and just got a trim..boo), i have cellulite all over my body. no really. if i squeeze the skin on my arms i have it, on my calves, my thighs (well duh) my butt, everywhere. and jay told me he saw that i got some more back fat. yayyy thanks. im really hoping what everyone is saying is true. "oh honey, your young and your going to breastfeed! the pounds will just melt right off of you!!' i hope. how about all my pregnancy weight, plus 15 lbs? that be nice. a nice 115 again. i wish.

alright i guess im done now haha.. i figure i dont have many more chances/time to write more blogs about being pregnant seeing that im almost done (!!!!!).. so a nice long update was needed.

survey in the AM with pictures, i promise.

35 WEEK SURVEY!

How far along? 35 weeks! ive hit the 35/35 mark! woo hooo i cant believe it!

Total weight gain/loss: lets see.. i just had half a wrap so hopefully it doesnt show... 168 :( booo. only a little while to go tho, so hopefully it doesnt go up much more...
Maternity clothes? lots of stuff. got 2 camis, a cute pink flowy shirt, an orange shirt that matches my favorite blue one, a plain blue tee, and 2 white shirts that are perrrfect for this hot weather

Stretch marks? i got vaseline hydrating lotion, and it seems to help alot

Sleep: been getting up 2x a night to pee.. im just lucky im not normal and havent been doing this all 9 months haha

Best moment this week: not sure. hes been kind calm lately, and nothings really been happening haha
Movement: slowed down since the full moon last week, but hes still an active little boy.
Food cravings: starbucks caffe mocha, iced coffee, anything thats chocolate or coffee.. or both! haha
Gender: little boy
Labor Signs: lots of braxton hicks. have to drink more water.

Belly Button in or out? sam, out on top, flat on bottom
What I miss: just weighing less, and not feeling like a fatty haha

What I am looking forward to: playing with him, seeing what he looks like, holding his little hand :) and weight loss haha

Milestones: 35/35! wowww. 14 days till full term, and 35 days till due date woo hooooo.

34.5 weeks appt

so i had my most recent appt yesterday with heather the midwife. she was so cool, and sweet. i kinda hope i have her "catch" noah. i just felt like we clicked really well. so, my appt was for 140, and jay took off yesterday cause i was feeling a little crappy the day before, bad headache and just feeling soo out of it. anyway, he wanted to go to IHOP before hand, so we did, and of course i got Nutella crepes and hash browns (yummmm!). i felt kinda bad knowing the scale was going to show that i just ate a huge meal, and was probably going to get another "talk" from the midwife. well. i hopped on the scale a little while after the crepes, and it said 168. 168! the scale there is always higher by like 2-3 lbs compared to my scale.. but last time i was there they said i was at 34 lbs.. so that means i only gained 2 lbs in the past 2 weeks. plus, i just ate a big meal.. i felt so good about myself. ANNND i didnt get a talk this week :) what a relief.

I took maternity pictures with Carlye weds, it was funny. im so camera shy, and dont know what to do in front on the camera, but we got some cute shots from it. were doing more saturday morning outside, which will be nice cause studio (aka my apartment) was so boring and we had nothing to work with.

thats about it. i cant believe ill be 35 weeks sunday!! my 35-35! hollllly crap. 37 days till my due date. wowwww. and even leff till im full term. jesus.

stretch marks.

so. im starting to get this huge halo of stretchies around my bellybutton. ive been using bio oil and earth mama angel baby body butter, and neither of them have really helped. well yesterday i got a sample of vaseline aloe fresh hydrating lotion, and ive been using it a lot and my stretchmarks are definitely improving. when i went to my appt yesterday she told me "you need to use more lotion, its like white girls are afraid of lotion! -heather" haha. so i started using more and this stuff really is helping. i may just buy a huge thingy of it when i run out.

34 week survey

How far along? 34 weeks. hoollllly cow. its really hitting us how close we are now.

Total weight gain/loss: lemme see.. 166. whimper. ugh. well we DID just get back from vaca. we ate alot of pizza and beef jerkey...
Maternity clothes? nothing new

Stretch marks? ones on belly stretching a bit.. but its okay.. they fade sometimes, then get bright.

Sleep: pubic bone is killing me lately.. not last night tho.. but every other night its been terrible.

Best moment this week: not sure. this whole week has been full of baby stuff, between the hospital tours, and getting ready for him.
Movement: more than ever. he is insane!! we'll see if the next full moon makes him come early. this one deff made him act strange.
Food cravings: chocolate. icecream, hot cocoa, anything.
Gender: little boy
Labor Signs: none. a lot of braxton hicks, and a loooot of cramy thick discharge. like very thick. ew, i know.

Belly Button in or out? out on top, flat on bottom
What I miss: not having cellulite and stretch marks everywhere, not weighing 160 lbs, being able to get up/get out of bed/put on my pants on my own haha (same)

What I am looking forward to: holding him.. losing this weight. (same)

Milestones: none this week. but soon 35/35!

34 weeks!!

wow! i cant believe it. we have 3 weeks till im full term and 6 weeks till my due date! wowwww. sooo i just wanted to update everything thats been going on lately.

We took a breastfeeding class and a hospital tour in the hospital this week. i liked seeing where we'll be and what the rooms look like. while we were walking around the tour i started getting realllly crampy. but not like contractions. it hurt like i was running the mile in school and you get that cramp on the side of your stomach.. ugh. but i think it was also due to stress. i was with my mom and sister and they were just bugging the crap out of me. well, my mom mostly. thats when i decided theres no way they can be in the delivery room with me and jay, no matter how much gabi whines. my mom was perfectly okay with it. thank god. i didnt want to hurt her feelings, so im glad she said its fine.

Noah has been CRAZY lately. there was a full moon 2 days ago, and the day before it, and the day of he never stopped moving. and when i mean moving, he was jutting out and kicking everywhere.. quite annoying when it never stops haha. while I type this, he is rolling around while pushing soo hard against my cervix. idk how he doesnt dilate me with his head, and make my water break. ive been having a lot of braxton hicks. i thought it was just him laying in a weird position, but i asked my midwife (maria) and she said, yep those are braxton hicks! well, ive been noticing them all the time now haha. i just know hes going to come early, hes already trying to break out of my belly haha. hopefully, he comes after 37 weeks.

Were installing the car seat today. im going to call the car seat inspecter guy at the fire department and see what side of the car to put it on, and when he can inspect it. jay thnks we dont need to, buti read somewhere that 8/10 car seats are installed incorrectly. sheesh. but i dont want him to think hes going to do it wrong, so ill just say i want to make sure with someone whos certified in exactly this.

Sleep has been okay. when i roll over my pelvic/pubic bones hurt sooo much!!! im using a pillow between by legs, and sometimes when i wake up my legs crack open. ugh. so painful.

We were supposed to get our maternity pictures done yesterday, but jay had an unexpected trip to Odessa, which was AMAZING, so we had to put it off till this thursday when jays at work :(.

Oh, and that reminds me. i think Noah has dropped a bit. its funny though.. all the pregnant women on the boards talk about how they couldnt breathe or eat anything more than a few bites before they dropped and how relieved they were once they did drop. but i dont/didnt feel any of that. i was eating a lot still, and can breathe fine. then they also complain about it feeling as though your holding a melon between your legs when they REALLY drop. i hope i dont get that symptom.

Ive had the easiest pregnancy ever. really. i loved every minute of it and these past few months have been amazing. growing our son in my belly. hes just so amazing, and i cant wait to see him in person. i cant wait to kiss his little face and hands and hold him so close to me. soon! cant believe it!!!

My mom is moving into a 4 br house in a few weeks and jay and i are pretty sure we want to move into 2 of the rooms. the rent would only be 500 plus utilities. which is half of what were paying now. even if we sta for just a few months it would be great for our wallets, and to help out with a newborn. i really hope he doesnt come in the middle of us moving though. ohhh that would be annoying. but hopefully iacn start packing soon, and once move in day comes, we can load up and ship out asap.. without having half our stuff here and half our stuff there. we have to check out the place soon, but theres very little that would make us stay here. theres fleas everywhere, the people downstairs are terrible and we have no yard whatsoever.

alright im done blabbing, survey is coming up in a minute.

33 week survey

How far along? 33 weeks! wow less than 30 days till im full term, and less than 50 days till my due date!

Total weight gain/loss: 163. hasnt gone up at al this week :) although, at the doctors, they got me at 166.. hmm
Maternity clothes? nothing new

Stretch marks? got more bio-oil, stretchies seem to have calmed down a bit

Sleep: this morning i was able to crack my whole back , like i used to before i got pregnant. ahhh sooo nice. sleeps been fine though.

Best moment this week: having mom and gabi video tape my belly moving, and having them feel him at his craziest moments haha
Movement: a lot
Food cravings: cut back on the pancakes.. got chocolate icecream though, but jay is monitoring how much i have haha. but, no cravings really.
Gender: little boy
Labor Signs: so, when my stomach gets really hard, and it feels as though noah is taking up my whole belly, that is a braxton hicks. i thought i wasnt having these, but apparently, I'm having these A LOT. like a few times in an hour sometimes. yesterday at the beach, i thought i had a contraction. it felt like a menstrual cramp, and it was uncomfortable for about a min or a little less. a lot of thick stuff coming from my vag. didnt even know it was there till i went ot the bathroom at the beach yesterday and saw all of it.. it was a lot. and when i went to the bathroom 2 days ago, i saw little chunky white things in the toilet.. but not as big as they describe a mucous plug. when i watch those videos of the lady' belly at 39 weeks the day before she went into labor, her belly moves just as much as mine, and i think (not just for that reason.. but also for the other reasons stated above) that I will deff have him early. like, maybe 37 weeks. well, maybe its just cause I HOPE he comes around 37-38 weeks haha.

Belly Button in or out? out on top, flat on bottom
What I miss: not having cellulite and stretch marks everywhere, not weighing 160 lbs, being able to get up/get out of bed/put on my pants on my own haha

What I am looking forward to: holding him.. losing this weight.

Milestones: hes the size of a honeydew melon! wow.