30wks, a Bathroom, and a SHY baby...

30 weeks 1 day!

Belly measured 39 1/2 inches today. wowza

Hello Friends & Fam...

It is almost down to single digits... I have 10 weeks left of this pregnancy shindig and can't believe we made it to this point so quickly! Bexleigh is somewhere around 3lbs and 15.7in long and she is having a ball in her little nest. The coolest thing happened the other night as Brian and I got in bed....we felt her FOOT! OMG! It was so wild. I've been able to feel her head/butt a lot lately because of her little tricks she likes to play, but never any limbs. I had my hand on my stomach and she pushed that little foot so hard I thought it just might come through my skin. It was the coolest thing I have felt yet. Brian put his hand on next to see if she'd do it again, and sure enough she did! He said that was the hardest kick he could ever imagine! We may have a lil soccer player on our hands people!

I am still feeling pretty good, but starting to get "uncomfortable" whether it's sitting, standing, or laying. As much as I want her to continue cooking, I'm just about ready to punch my time card in... mama's ready to be done. I wouldn't mind sharing my birthday with her if she wanted to debut, oh say....23 days early?!? I'm just being honest here. We have scheduled our "learn how to deliver & become a mommy & daddy" classes and they start in 2 weeks. Brian, although not thrilled about going, will see how much better he will feel after seeing what kind of treat he got himself into. ;-D Fun stuff-can't wait!

NeeNee just finished painting the nursery and it looks awesome!

Her bedroom with fresh white paint!

This is her bedding fabric.

I can't wait to start filling her room with all her goodies she will soon be getting at our shower this weekend :) Her bathroom is now finished and I couldn't be more in love with it. The cats are having a hard time learning that this is no longer their "drinking hub" and that they will have to share soon. ewwwwwww boy

Wall color is fabulous!

Bexleigh's towels.

Full view of bathroom.

The sink & goodies.

Mama gettin her drink on!

On a semi-exciting note, we traveled to get our 4d ultrasound this weekend in hopes that we would get to see our beautiful baby girl's face and to watch her wiggles in action. PUNKED! Again, our child decided she was NOT going to cooperate for the nice ultrasound lady and they placed her file in the "bad baby" section. How sad! Bexleigh is head down (a plus!) and she is buried in my hip with her face smashed against my uterine wall. Basically, my child has her face pressed up against the glass--how cute. When we did get to see glimpses of her face, she had her hands covering most of it. She likes to Vogue-that's my girl. However, a few awesome things did come out of the appointment. 1- We DO get to go back for a 2nd attempt to catch her in action and try to see a clearer image of her face. 2- We did get a few shots to take home with us that showed her cute little lips, nose & hands. 3- We got to hear her heartbeat again in surround sound and it was still as amazing as ever. So we didn't leave empty handed, but I guess my little girl is not the "performer" that I thought she would be! Oh well! I can see it now... She'll be the one on stage at her dance recital- arms crossed, bottom lip out, brows bent in- REFUSING to do the dance she practiced all year. Lovely.

Well it's time to feed the little diva--so have a good week everyone!

--Jenn--

NYC fun, Sciatica, a few contractions...and a partridge in a pear tree.

Hello :) It's me...the not-so-on-the-ball blogger. I have a few things to catch everyone up-to-date.
A few weeks ago I took a weekend trip to NYC to celebrate a bachelorette weekend for my bff Holly. The weekend was so fun and jam packed! Her bachelorette party was SO MUCH FUN! We had a surprise lingerie party with a few of her friends and Momma Suz and she got a lot of very nice "unmentionables." lol After that we headed to a great Italian place for dinner where we had the whole lower level all to ourselves. The food and company were very good! As soon as we finished up dinner, we headed off to the main event of the night. All I'm gonna say about that is it was a BLAST! We all got in touch with our inner DIVAs. Good times. The next day we had a shower for Holly at her apartment with lots of her NY friends and that was such a great time. Overall, the whole weekend was a success and getting to see everyone again was so great! Bexleigh was a trooper the whole time and she even let me get the best sleep ever! The day after I returned home, I started experiencing the most awful pain in my tailbone/left butt cheek. Holy smokes, this was intense and I didn't really know what was going on. Then my dear, go-to-for-everything-pregnancy-related bff said, "Honey, you got yourself some Sciatic nerve pain. Welcome to pregnancy." Lovely. Over the next 2 days it grew worse to the point I couldn't even put any pressure on my left leg to walk. I immediately scheduled a massage because that was the only thing I could think would make my badunka dunk feel better. I also called my doctor after a few days of not being able to walk & they confirmed the lovely sciatica condition and suggested I see a physical therapist. Bexleigh was having loads of fun with this. She let me have it for a total of 8 flippin days!!! I would wake up each day pretty normal and by the end of the day be stuck on my arse because I couldn't walk. Luckily, today is the first day I have not felt any butt pain at all (knock on wood!!!) and I hope it continues.

Now this whole contraction business...it ain't no joke. This past Saturday we went to my newest obsession/favorite restaurant, Wasabi. I ate what I ALWAYS eat and had a fantastic time with our cousin and her husband for her birthday. About 10 minutes into the drive home I started to feel extreme cramping and pressure in my lower abdomen. It was getting more intense as we continued the drive home. I was feeling a little uneasy about this...not knowing what in the world was going on. As soon as I got home, I sat on the porcelain throne because that's the only place I felt like I may find relief. After sitting there for a few minutes I had four very sharp and intense contractions. They lasted for about a few seconds each. The rest of the night I spent in much discomfort, and of course got no sleep. The next day, I still felt a lot of pressure in my lower abdomen, but was feeling a ton better than I did. After going back and forth on what to do, I decided I better give the doc a jingle and just see what he thought was going on or if he felt I needed to make a little trip. I explained everything that went on in the past 20 hours and it was kind of left up to me. I chose to wait the night out and see if I felt any worse, which thankfully I did not. The past two days have been pretty normal, so I feel much better about this whole ordeal. I think Bexleigh is just having waaaaaay too much fun with all my organs. As for now I'm supposed to just take it easy (whatever that means!lol) and watch for any other "out of the ordinary" things to come back. I'm feeling confident that all should be fine.

As for baby movements, Bexleigh is still moving around quite a bit. I think I can finally tell where her head is now. It seems as though she likes to stand on my left side and push her looooong legs straight and push her head up out of my right side. It is quite a sight to see and I am trying to catch it on video. She's the most active child ever and I just wonder what she'll be like in the outside world! She should be a little over 2 1/2 lbs and about 15-16 inches in length.

As for me, I'm somewhere around +32 lbs and it is not fun carrying all this extra weight around! I can already taste my next marathon training schedule for MAY! Bexleigh better looooove her jogging stroller! I am still taking Zumba classes when I can and crack up when I watch my big ol belly in the mirror. I'm happy to be entertainment for other people-lol. At my last appointment I got tested for Gestational Diabetes and proud to say I am GD FREE!! Whoo hoo! My turkey timer has popped (aka the belly button) and it creeps me out. It reminds me of a squishy mushroom! Eewww! I am still stretch mark free so far and thrilled about that. My cravings have died down a bit. I don't really have to have anything anymore. I've noticed that I get full much faster these days.

Brian is phenomenal. He is the greatest husband in the world! I get waffles & OJ in bed every morning and he loves to rub my belly and make Bexleigh wiggle. He's been so great through this whole process so far! He even tells me I still look beautiful even though we both know I look like a swollen Oompa Loompa. Basically, he rocks. :)

The nursery is getting painted by NeeNee, which is what we plan to call my Mom since my Grandma is already "grandma." :) Bexleigh already has a bathroom and I absolutely LOVE it!! It's so cute and I will post pics as soon as NeeNee paints it! We have a few baby showers coming up and I can't wait to get some things to play with!! She already has tons of adorable clothes that I love holding up and pretending she's in them. Here is a sneak peek of her furniture!!

Well, that's about as much catching up as I can do for now. We have our last 4 week appointment in a few weeks and then we start going every 2 weeks. We are going to be doing a 4d ultrasound very soon, which they put on a DVD for us-very much looking forward to that!

I am signing off currently at 29wks 3 days :)

27weeks 2 days

Hello. I know, it's been awhile. I'M SORRY!!!!! I've just been soooooo busy relaxing that I just haven't found a free minute to blog, but today I did. ;)

Let's see..what has been going on in the little world that PSK is living in currently. Bexleigh is definitely one active child, and that's putting it mildly. Her typical day includes waking me up with her wiggles, kicks, and punches around 6am and pretty much continues all day long, with a few short naps squeezed in there. She LOVES to be on my bladder, which you can imagine what kind of fun that creates for me. "Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now....look out please. (tinkle tinkle) ahhhh. ----27 seconds later---- Are you kidding me, I gotta go again?!? -----sit down...nothing. ARE you serious!?! " It goes a lil something like that for hours at a time. We have gotten her on video a few times and wow is that a sight to see. So fun!

As for me, I'm still feeling pretty good. I can tell that my energy is slowly leaving me once again though. I'm still able to do a few Zumba classes a week, along with some walking at night, but that's starting to get more and more challenging. Bexleigh is growing and taking up more room in my belly and I still feel the stretching from time to time, which is still a little uncomfortable. It's actually getting harder to get in and out of my SUV, but I'm not sure a car would be any better. Last night I was getting out of the car and felt a horrible pull in my right side of my abdomen. Pretty sure I ripped my ab muscles to shreds. :( It's feeling better today, so I'm sure not too much damage could have been done. Who knew such easy tasks could become so challenging. I'm sure its only begun! LOL

Tomorrow I get to have my sugar test to see if I have Gestational Diabetes. Marvelous. Let's hope and pray that I DON'T because, I SUCK at following strict rules when it comes to eating. I promise if I'm cleared from this GD I'll cut back on the Kit Kats. PLEASE!!

Ok, that's about all I can do today. I have a NYC trip coming up that I will have lots to talk about. So until then, LOVES!~

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27 week belly pic

27 week belly pic front, basketball-esque view

27 week dissappearing feet angle