29 weeks

How far along?: 29 weeks!

How big is baby?:  Over 2 1/2 pounds and over 15 inches in length- this is butternut squash week!

Weight gain/loss?: +3 for the overall. 

Stretch marks?: I should change this to say, besides the few that Brayden left, none. 

Maternity clothes?: All maternity pants, still mixing and matching tops, but some of my tops are getting too short.

Sleep?: Pretty well for the most part. As long as I take my medicine around 9:30-10pm each night, I don't notice my legs getting all weird and I sleep pretty well. I have woken up a couple of times due to baby kicking me HARD because I was a little too far over on my belly instead of my side. She is bossy already!

Food cravings?: Pizza, cereal, ice cold water. 

Gender?: We are having a girl! 

Movement?: Yes! Baby girl moves all the time. I see her rippling along my stomach now. I also felt her hiccups for the first time over the weekend, and she has had them a couple of other times since then. 

Belly button?: Getting flatter and flatter. 

What are you looking forward to this week?: Brayden's 2 year well check, doing a garage sale with a friend, work work work- just staying busy! 

We are 10 weeks away from meeting our baby girl! 10 WEEKS!! :) It is going to go by so fast. She is a mover and a shaker, that is for sure. I feel her constantly. I have done some more organizing in her room and moved some more of Brayden's things to his big boy room. I started a list of what needs to go in her diaper bag for the hospital as well, but I won't be packing up for awhile yet! I feel pretty good about where we are in terms of being ready. We still have to get the bassinet attachment out for the pack and play, get an extra sheet, get the infant car seat and base out- but we have awhile yet. 

I ordered some new nursing bras (yay exciting- not) because I threw out all of mine when I was done nursing Brayden. They stretched so much and were falling apart- gross. I ordered 2 from Gap and I need to get one that doesn't have a wire so I can sleep in it. Amazing, that last time I knew I was going to try breastfeeding but didn't bring a single nursing tank OR bra to the hospital. Total idiot move, I know. So this time, I am trying to be more prepared. I also got 2 nursing tanks from the Gap, so we'll see how well those work out. I am slightly worried about nursing again when I have Brayden around since I didn't pump at ALL last time- so I might have to embrace the pump. 

I have most of the newborn clothes washed, along with some blankets. It's just so fun to do all of these little clothes all over again! The curtains are ready to be hung up as well, but I don't know if Brandon would be ok with Brayden sleeping in a room with pink curtains- just kidding! 

Baby girl's muscles and lungs are starting to mature, and her head is growing to be able to house her growing brain. Her bones are soaking up the calcium these days, so my cold cereal craving has to be helping that! 

I find myself envisioning what she will look like, how delivery will go, how Brayden will react, and how my husband will be holding a baby girl. It makes me positively giddy inside. We are so incredibly blessed to be welcoming another baby into our family! On one hand, I can't wait- but I am trying to slow down and enjoy our last weeks as a family of 3.