30/31 Weeks

We are getting into the third trimester.  I am so excited to meet our little boy soon, but I feel like I have not accomplished anything for him.  I think part of the reason has to do with our house hunting.  We have been in limbo looking for a house since December, and finally we just decided to get the guest bedroom ready.  I just wanted to do something -- I guess the nesting feelings are true!

31 week Appointment updates:
1) 140 bpm - heart rate

2) Baby Eli is a mover and a shaker.  I love it when he rolls around in there - its so much fun to watch and feel.  However, starting at about 10-11pm he goes CRAZY!  We call this his "Cirque de Sole" hour.  I feel like he is doing somersaults in my belly. When he moves, it literally looks like a wave going across my belly.  Derek and I will both just watch in awe and love watching him when we are getting ready for bed.  Needless to say, I cannot go to sleep until he is finished and comfortable again :)

3) Measuring normal now at 31 cm.  At our last appointment, the doctors mentioned that I was measuring small.  If I was still small at this appt, there was cause to be concerned. The Dr. said I was probably measuring small because of the babe's low positioning on my sciatica.  So happy we are normal and back on track!

4) No more sciatica pain!  That was a long 2 weeks.  We are so happy we are over that period.  Sometimes I still feel a numbing/soreness in my glute/hamstring at the end of the day when I do to much.  I am still learning to run errands or workout in small spurts so I don't over do anything.  It's definitely a learning process when you just want to get things done.

5) Walking about 2 miles.  I stopped crossfit when my sciatica starting giving me problems.  So now, 2 miles is the cut off for me before any soreness or back pain comes along.  Right now the goal is to keep moving :)

6) First major Pregnancy Brain Moment:  It was a typical morning getting ready for work.  I started to blow drying my hair and realized that it has taken about 45 min and its still not dry.  I finally figured out that I forgot to rinse out the conditioner.  But not only did I have conditioner in my hair, I managed to put in all of my hair products on top of that.  So what's a girl to do when she doesn't have time to hop back in the shower??  Sprinkle a little baby powder on top to not look as greasy and throw on a head wrap.  However, I wish it stopped there .... I proceeded to get to work and hopped on the elevator when a woman looked at me and started her sentence with "Oh Honey ...". I also proceeded to put my shirt on inside out.  Instead of having a tag, my tank top had a very large print on it screaming "Motherhood Maternity".  To say the least, not my finest moment.  I am glad I can look back and laugh!

 

30 weeks

Our first piece of furniture for the nursery! We had this changing table custom made for us out of a 1930s Antique buffet.