How Far Along? 30 Weeks
Total Weight Gain:
12 pounds
Have You Started to
Show? Whenever I’m walking away from Nick he likes to tell me that I don’t
look pregnant from the back. I then usually turn around with my hands on my hips
and remind him that I DO look pregnant from the front. I’m pretty much all
belly these days.
Stretch Marks? No
stretch marks here! I use my Mother’s Special Blend Oil twice daily and my
Nubian coconut papaya lotion. I have noticed that my skin has been a bit itchy
lately so I have been lotioning in between oiling up.
Belly Button?
Out. I’ve accepted it, but if I lay flat on my back it is flat still so at
least that’s something!
Maternity Clothes?
My search for the perfect maternity coat has not been easy! I found two super
cute maternity coats at Nordstrom: the first coat is the Japaneese Weekend'MamaCoat' Convertible Jacket and the second coat is the Isabella Oliver 'Alma'Double Breasted Wool Blend Maternity Coat. However, the Japanese Weekend
‘MamaCoat’ is $278 and the Isabella Oliver ‘Alma’ coat is $429! Ouch! If I were
to spend that kind of money on a jacket it would have to be a NorthFace! Since
I will only need it for a couple months I just couldn’t justify the price. Thus
my search continued! I found a few other jackets at online stores that I liked
but you have to pay to ship them back. Nordstrom has spoiled me with their free
shipping, free returns. I then looked at Motherhood online and found two coats
that looked like they might work. I have learned to read the fine print about
returns and upon further investigation I read that online purchases can be exchanged
for new merchandise in the store or refunded via store credit only. Again, no
thanks! I then remembered that Macys carries some of the Motherhood lines and
eureka! I found the two jackets I wanted to try. The first is the MotherhoodMaternity Hooded Belted Open-Front Coat and the second is the Jessica SimpsonMaternity Houndstooth-Print Belted Puffer Coat. The best part is they are both
only $99! I ordered both coats to compare and am hoping that one works out. We
are still having a beautiful fall but the nights are chilly so I know I will
need a coat very soon. I wore my NorthFace down vest on a two-mile walk this
week and was very disappointed to discover that I couldn’t zip it around my big
ol’ belly!
Symptoms: My
headaches and heartburn have virtually vanished thanks to Kathy, but I have
been fighting a cold/soar throat all week. I keep telling myself that I will
not get sick but I have to admit that I haven’t felt 100% this week. Kathy gave
me a Silva Solutions homeopathic cold and flu solution to take and I know it
has helped keep this darn cold at bay, but it is just fighting to hang on to
me. I have also been using my nettie pot like crazy and drinking honey and
lemon tea to help my throat. I LOVE the honey and lemon tea and think I may
still have it after I beat this cold! I still drink my red raspberry leaf tea
everyday and will continue that, but the honey and lemon is a nice treat!
Movement? It
still amazes both Nick and I how active our son is in the womb! He is
constantly on the move and has even been ‘showing off’ more lately! I spent a
day running errand and hanging out with my mom this week and she got to feel
her grandson kicking and rolling around like a wild man! Nick has also named
one of his new moves ‘The Running Man’ – it truly feels like he is trying to run inside of me! His
little feet just start pushing out against my belly on the far right side and
then he tries to ‘run’! It is such an odd feeling, sometimes it tickles and
other times it is sort of uncomfortable. He also likes to use my bladder like a
Sleep? This
category really should be titled ‘Lack of Sleep’. If I’m not waking up to pee
I’m waking up because I’m starving! This usually happens between 3 AM and 5 AM.
The only problem with getting up to eat something is that once I’m up I’m awake
for the day. I’ve tried bringing snacks to bed but I still can’t fall back
asleep after I eat. I have also been getting stuck in bed. It’s definitely
harder to get up and I get caught/tangled in my pregnancy pillow almost every
time I try to get out of bed. It really is quite comical!
Exercise? We have
walked the doggies a few times this week, but I have been so busy this week and
I haven’t been feeling that great so my exercise hasn’t been the best. Here’s
hoping this next week will be better.
Food Cravings:
Eggs, beef, Chobani Greek yogurt and blueberry banana smoothies. I also made a
really good beef and vegetable soup this week. Whenever I make soup I tend to make
a huge pot so I am going to freeze a couple containers of soup so we can pull
them out for meals after our little man arrives. I really want to have several
meals frozen ahead of time for us to enjoy after Baby Morelli arrives so this
is a good start.
Food Aversions: Chicken
especially fried chicken. To me, the smell of fried chicken is almost as bad as
the smell of diesel trucks.
Happy or Moody?
Happy! Even though I haven’t been feeling great this week I have been really
happy. I’m just so excited for our little man to arrive it’s hard to let
anything get me down.
Miss Anything?
Felling healthy. Since I’m rarely sick it is so frustrating when I do catch
something. Even though it hasn’t been a horrid cold it has still been annoying!
I always have a new appreciation for being healthy when I’m sick.
Nursery Progress:
Our furniture has finally arrived in New York and will be delivered to us by
the end of the month! I can’t wait to see it and really get down to business
decorating the nursery! My baby shower invitation went out last week and I have
already been receiving gifts! My friend Shannon bought us the 4Moms Infant tub
and the 4Moms spout cover. I am really excited about both of these gifts, as I
know we will use them all the time! My friend Natalie also sent me some
surprise gifts that arrived all wrapped up from my Amazon Registry. Thus far I
have resisted the urge to open them, but I don’t know if that will last. I love
all the items on my Amazon registry so it feels like Christmas every time the UPS
man arrives!
Best Moment This
Week: I had several ‘best moments’ this week. The first was attending the
infant first aide and CPR class at Mother’s Haven with my hubby and mom. After
learning how to perform CPR and the Heimlich on an infant I feel so much more
prepared for the arrival of our son. The class was really great and we all were
so glad that we took it. After we finished the class my mom and I both had to
pee, when we finished I showed her a few of the cute baby items that Mother’s
Haven carriers. We then noticed that Nick was nowhere in sight, I just figured
he was on his phone returning calls outside, but I was pleasantly surprised
when we walked out. Nick was bust watching the instructor give a car seat
safety demonstration and asking her questions. It just melted my heart yet
again to see him taking his daddy duties so seriously! On the ride home he said
that we need to get our car seat soon so he can install it and have the
instructor check it. The instructor teaches the first aide and CPR class once
month at Mother’s Haven and will gladly inspect anyone’s car seat to insure
that it is properly installed. She also told us that Kootenai Medical Center
offers car seat safely inspections! What a great thing to offer new parents! My
second best moment this week was a call from my friend Natalie! I haven’t
talked with her since she returned from her trip to South Africa so it was
great to catch up! I only wish she lived closer so I could catch up with her in
person!
Looking Forward to:
Our next class at Mother’s Haven. Nick and I are going to a breastfeeding
class, Unlocking the Mysteries of Breastfeeding, this Saturday and I am really
looking forward to learning more about breastfeeding. It’s all so new to me and
I am very eager to learn. I also ordered The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding this
week. My friend Laura, who has an amazing blog, Tiny Toes Little Nose,
recommended it and said it was the only breastfeeding book I would need to
read. I think it will be great for all those nights when I have pregnancy
insomnia!
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