29 Weeks (July 12-18, 2012)

Baby's Size:  Acorn Squash (15.2" long and 2.5lbs)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm up about 18lbs in total I think.
Starting to Show? My loose baggy non-maternity shirts are now tight which seemed to happen overnight! Ella is really growing in there.
Belly Button: The part that was sticking out a bit is now a little bigger.
Sleep: Having a rough time sleeping this week. When I get up to pee in the middle of the night it takes forever to fall back to sleep.
Movement? Still moving a ton, mainly when I'm sitting or laying down and relaxed or after a meal.
Food Cravings: We're back on Taco Bell this week except it's chicken chalupas this time instead of the cheesy gordita crunch.
Queasy/Sick? Feeling good this week other than the heartburn.
Miss Anything? I miss not knowing what heartburn even was.
Mood: Great mood, so happy and excited about my baby shower!
Best Moment of the Week: Definitely my baby shower! It was so great seeing everyone that I haven't seen in a while and Evan and I got so many awesome things off our registry!! So grateful to our amazing friends and family!!
Looking Forward To: Going through the things that we got from the shower and starting to set up and organize Ella's room. I also want to organize any other parts of the house that need organizing to make life easy after she gets here.


Here are a couple baby shower pictures and a link to the rest of them!

28 Weeks (July 5-11, 2012)

Baby's Size:  Eggplant (14.8" long and 2.2lbs)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm up about 18lbs in total I think.
Starting to Show? Yep, people are now commenting on how much my belly has grown.
Belly Button: Still almost flat and there is this one part that is starting to stick out a bit.
Sleep: Sleeping great, being off of work for 5 days is amazing!!
Movement? Still moving around a LOT. I was laying in bed the other night and she starting moving so much, I grabbed my camera and recorded it and it looked like she was trying to break out!!

Food Cravings: Being on vacation we grilled out a lot so that was all great, and ice cream of course!
Queasy/Sick? I feel good this week.
Miss Anything? Not really
Mood: Super good mood, it's amazing what 5 day off of work will do! Very happy!
Best Moment of the Week: The whole week was great. We got things done around the house, lounged around in the backyard and in the kiddie pool, visited with my uncle and Chuck as well as the Borucki's and went to Dmitry & Tina's wedding which was fun! And the weather was fabulously hot and sunny!
Looking Forward To: The baby shower and setting up Ella's room!

We got Ella's dresser/changing table and night table this week!! Her room is starting to come together!!

27 Weeks (June 28 - July 4, 2012)

Baby's Size:  Rutabaga (14.4" long and 1.9lbs)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm up about 18lbs in total I think.
Starting to Show? Belly feels huge! Although everyone keeps saying how tiny I still am, I feel huge!
Belly Button: Still almost flat
Sleep: Sleeping much better this week.
Movement? Still moving around a ton in there.
Food Cravings: Nothing in particular this week, still loving ice cream.
Queasy/Sick? I feel good this week.
Miss Anything? Moving without much effort, not feeling achy and tired all the time, and not having heartburn which I have never ever had before getting pregnant.
Mood: Pretty good this week, happy and excited for it all!
Best Moment of the Week: Jen coming over and helping me paint Ella's room! We got 3 of the 4 walls done before running out of paint (and energy!) Now just need to add the stripe!
Looking Forward To: Seeing everyone at my baby shower!

I had my 28 week doctor's appointment on Tuesday and now I start going every 2 weeks (it seemed like it was forever away and now we're here!). I had the glucose test and the stuff I had to drink was actually not that bad thankfully! The appointment was very rushed so that I could get down to have my blood taken exactly one hour after drinking the juice. They listened to her heartbeat and that sounded great.

26 Weeks (June 21-27, 2012)

Baby's Size:  Lettuce (13.6-14.8" long, 1.5-2.5 lbs)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I think about the same this week (14lbs in total)
Starting to Show? I think that's obvious from the pictures. Ella is certainly getting big in there!
Belly Button: It is slowly disappearing and nearly flat at this point.
Sleep: Sleep was bad most of this week, couldn't fall asleep and kept waking up. Movement? She's still moving a LOT and you can see my belly move when she moves which is really cool!
Food Cravings: Nothing in particular this week.
Queasy/Sick? Pretty good this week, still some heartburn.
Miss Anything? I miss walking normally (definitely starting to waddle) and being able to move freely without so much effort!
Mood: Pretty irritable this week. Overloaded at work and just really tired.
Best Moment of the Week: The Prep Banquet was really fun and it was so nice seeing everyone!! 
Looking Forward To: Painting Ella's room this weekend and starting to really get excited about my baby shower which is coming quickly!

Below are the other 2 paintings for Ella's room that I finished this week.

25 Weeks (June 14-20, 2012)

Baby's Size:  Cauliflower (13.6-14.8" long, 1.5-2.5 lbs)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: About 1.5lbs this week (14lbs in total)
Starting to Show? Definitely getting significantly bigger every day!
Belly Button: It is slowly disappearing and nearly flat at this point.
Sleep: Sleeping okay this week.
Movement? She's still moving a LOT and you can see my belly move when she moves which is really cool!
Food Cravings: Chicken salad sub with lettuce, tomato and pickles!
Queasy/Sick? Pretty good this week.
Miss Anything? Not really
Mood: Still a little irritable but generally okay.
Best Moment of the Week: Celebrating my birthday with my friends :)
Looking Forward To: Getting Ella's room painted and my shower!

Below are a few good pics from my birthday taken with my new camera that I love!

24 Weeks (June 7-13, 2012)

Baby's Size:  Canteloupe (10.5-11.8" long, 12.7-20.8oz)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: About 1.5lbs this week (12.5lbs in total)
Starting to Show? Getting bigger by the day!
Belly Button: It is slowly disappearing and nearly flat at this point.
Sleep: Having a hard time not getting up to pee before my alarm starts going off but other than that sleeping great now that I'm using the body pillow.
Movement? She's back to moving a ton. I feel like she's either trying to break out of my belly or starting in on her tumbling early in there!
Food Cravings: Chicken salad sub with lettuce, tomato and pickles!
Queasy/Sick? Feeling a little better this week, still have heartburn though.
Miss Anything? I wish it didn't feel like such an effort to move lately!
Mood: Still a little irritable but generally okay.
Best Moment of the Week: The weekend was great. Evan went to Mickey's bachelor party for the weekend and I got a lot of crafting done. I did 3 paintings for Ella's wall and made the taggies bean bags … I'm super impressed with myself!
Looking Forward To: Finishing Ella's paintings for her room and it's almost my birthday!

23 Weeks (May 31-June 6, 2012)

Baby's Size:  Grapefruit (10.5-11.8" long, 12.7-20.8oz)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Nothing this week, still at 11 pounds.
Starting to Show? Definitely significantly popped more this weekend. There is absolutely no doubt that I'm pregnant from an outsiders point of view. All the neighbors commented on how tiny I still was and how cute my little bump was. (It doesn't feel very little!)
Sleep: My belly has been achy in the mornings when I wake up. I'm wondering if the way I'm sleeping is irritating it. Also woke up at 3am very uncomfortable on Saturday night.
Movement? My stomach has really been bothering me this week. I've eaten horribly so I'm assuming that is why but she hasn't been moving around a whole lot.
Food Cravings: No cravings really this week, just been eating horribly. McDonald's one night, Taco Bell another, out to dinner with Dmi & Tina, out to dinner with Evan's parents. Bad, bad, bad... need to get back on track!
Queasy/Sick? Feeling crappy this week. My stomach feels so full it hurts, yet empty and hungry at the same time and almost nauseas but the heartburn is so bad and making me not want to eat. I think this worst week yet this whole pregnancy.
Miss Anything? No, not really
Mood: Relatively good, a bit irritable because I feel so crappy.
Best Moment of the Week: Really nothing exciting this week. Christy and Andy's cookout on Friday  night was fun.
Looking Forward To: Feeling better, getting started on Ella's decorations, finishing the downstairs!!! Evan applied for work from home so keeping my fingers crossed that he gets it!!