How Far Along: 30 weeks, 3 days
Size of Baby: roughly 15.7 inches long and weighs almost 3 pounds (about the size of a head of cabbage)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: +4 since last dr appt three weeks ago (based on today's dr appt), +15 overall.....started at 114 so now up to 129. Next appt. is this Thursday and Leah gets to go with me!
Blood Pressure: Oct. 4 - 100/62, Nov. 1 - 110/60, Nov. 21 - 112/78, Dec. 30 - 120/78, Jan. 20 - 122/78
Heartbeat: 142 at appt. two weeks ago
Maternity Clothes: Maternity everything for the most part! Long sleeve maternity tees with cute cardigans (non-maternity) are my go-to outfits!
Gender: Baby SISTER.....Lauren Kelley Hendricks.
Movement: She is a definite little wiggle worm and seems to get the hiccups quite often!
Sleep: Luke was out of town last week so I had both kiddos in "our bed" (as Lane calls it) so I didn't get the BEST sleep of my life. Hoping to make up for it this week! In fact, I took the first nap I've taken in YEARS this afternoon!
What I Miss: I miss not having heartburn! I can't go to bed without two Tums ready to go on the nightstand.
Cravings: Sweets! Ice cream, cookies, brownies, pecan pie..... I have to have dessert every night (and afternoon and morning)! I told Luke that I don't want flowers of any kind for Valentine's day! All I want are sweets from all of my favorite places! The kids are loving Mommy's sweet tooth because we have dessert nightly now.....not something that we always do! AND fruit salad which is so unlike me! I HAD to have it at dinner last night and I devoured it in no time! I'm hiding under a blanket devouring a pint of Caramel Cookie Crunch Gelato as I type this. Dinner's in 30 minutes!
Symptoms: heartburn, heartburn, HEARTBURN! I've offically lost sight of anything below the belly unless I kick my legs out in front of me. Bending down is out of the question and by the end of the day I'm a waddling duck. My sciatic also bothers me at the end of the day.
Best Moment This Week: Luke came home from Vegas late Wednesday night after being gone to market for 5 nights which is always a nice treat! The week went by fast so it wasn't too bad flying solo! We were able to squeeze in date night last night which is always fun! Gotta get in as many as we can before Lauren arrives and our date nights come to a hault for awhile (or she comes with)! Lauren also had a VERY GOOD mail week! She is going to be one stylin' little diva! I've become ADDICTED to Facebook resell pages where I can buy gently used (sometimes brand new with tags) outfits in some of my very favorite brands (Mustard Pie, Giggle Moon and Persnickety) at great prices! I've had AMAZING luck with it all so far! Lauren also got a box of adorable goodies from Nana and Papaw!
Looking Forward To: Having Daddy home all week and my dr. appt. on Thursday! Her nursery furniture arrives on Tuesday! Now I just have to figure out my paint colors (one of my least favorite things to do.....I always stress way too much over paint colors) so we can get it painted pronto! Hopefully her glider arrives in the next couple of weeks as well!
