Pregnancy: Eggplant to Cucumber

So the pregnanter I get (pregnater is totally a word, p.s.) the more I start to slack on these things. I get the pictures taken; I just take five years to fill out the questionnaire and post it. Because of all of this, this post is another 3-in-1 post. I would promise that I'll get better, but I'd probably just break that promise. Instead, I promise I will try to get better. (Sorry, Yoda. Trying is the best you're getting from this pregnant lady).

How far along? 28 weeks/29 weeks/30 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: How about we just say a lot and leave it there. (One day, we will buy a scale. It'll probably be when Julia is already 2, and I've already had my second child, but it will happen.)
Maternity clothes: Yes. My mom just sent me some super cute tops that I'm really stoked to wear.
Stretch marks: It all looks the same: stretch marks on inner-thighs, but no where else (yet).
Sleep: It comes and goes. Some nights, I still feel like I'm awake all night. Other nights, I feel like I'm only awake for part of the night. Either it's getting better, or I'm just getting used to it all.
Best Moment this week: For week 28, I went to the temple with a friend who received her endowments. Week 29, I went to the temple for that friend's sister who also received her endowments, and then we went back for her (the original friend's) wedding. Week 30, I got to spend some quality time with the hubs. He turned 30, and we spent some time away from it all. It was really nice. 
Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach.
Movement: I smile every time she moves. Seriously. It's a little reminder that makes my impending motherhood all the more real (which completely terrifies me), but mostly, her movement just assures me that she's alive and well.
Food Cravings: I’m back in see-food eater mode. It’s actually terrible.  (I don't think this has changed)
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing specific.  (Same)
Labor signs: Not to the best of my knowledge.
Belly button in or out? In. (Same)
Wedding rings on or off? Still on.  (Same)
Happy or Moody most of the time: Mostly happy, but I can switch to irritated pretty quickly (It's not a pretty picture; I don't like doing it!).
Looking forward to: General Conference. I'm not going to lie; this is partially because I can sleep in and be spiritually fed in my pjs, but I'm also pretty stoked because this will be the first General Conference where the speakers can speak in their native tongue instead of having to all speak in English. I'm really excited about it! :)

Pregnancy: Would a cauliflower by any other name still be as gross?

*Disclaimer: This post covers cauliflower-sized baby to rutabaga-sized baby (there’s a lettuce-sized baby in the middle of those two). Basically, I’m covering weeks 25 through 27 all in one post because if I don’t, I’ll probably be two weeks behind forever. So here we go!

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How far along? 25 weeks/26 weeks/27 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +15-16 lbs (I cut my hair and lost two pounds…but I don’t think that counts)/+16ish lbs/ +17ish lbs (We really need to buy a scale!
Maternity clothes: It’s seriously time to go shopping/My aunt and grandma took me shopping!!/Yes, and that will probably be the answer to this question from now on. 
Stretch marks: I haven’t really been looking, if I’m totally honest/So far lotion seems to still be working/my inner-thighs aren’t looking so hot. I think those are my worst stretch marks so far.
Sleep: Not so awesome, lately. I feel like I’m awake all night. (This is still exactly the same)
Best Moment this week: I chopped off all my hair, Jake came home, and he felt Julia kick. :)/Going to the open house with Jake/Getting to tell everyone at work that I’m pregnant!!
Miss anything: Not feeling tired, but I guess this is just a precursor of what is to come when Julia actually steps out into this world. (This is the same for all 3 weeks)
Movement: We’ve had kicks, punches, and the hiccups, so yes: lots of movement./I’m pretty sure she teaches a night kick-boxing class/I felt her move her foot (or hand), but it wasn’t a kick or punch. It was more like she was just moving past me. It was weird and really cool at the same time.
Food Cravings: I’m back in see-food eater mode. It’s actually terrible.  (Still true for all 3 weeks)
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing specific.  (Same)
Labor signs: Nope. (Same, although we did have a slight possible pre-term labor scare, but it also could have been Julia dramatically adjusting her position, so who knows?)
Belly button in or out? In. (Same)
Wedding rings on or off? Still on.  (Same)
Happy or Moody most of the time: I’m back in more-or-less happy mode, but sometimes I get moody and irritated (and I apologize if you hit me in my moody mode. It’s not pretty)./More moody/Back to happy
Looking forward to: Friday: we’re going over to my grandma’s house to hang out for a bit, and then we’re going to see my newly-married friend on Saturday (yes, the one that eloped last week); we’ll also go to the Ogden Temple open house on Saturday. It’ll be fun!/My hanai sister-in-law’s bridal shower/I start work on Monday (I’m a writing tutor at ISU), and on Saturday, my hanai sister-in-law takes her endowments out, so I’m excited about that, too!

Pregnancy: “You Cantaloupe” “Watch me!” (A week late)

(If we could all just ignore the fact that it looks like my face was hit with a stinging-curse and has been turned all puffy, that would be great….really, really great).  

How far along? 24 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +15 lbs
Maternity clothes: I need more.
Stretch marks: The ones I already had have gotten more pronounced.
Sleep: It really varies. Some nights, I feel like I slept really well, and other nights feel like I haven’t slept at all. 
Best Moment this week: Throwing my sister-in-law’s baby shower on Saturday. It was really fun and made me even more excited for mine!! Also, my best friend got married—she eloped! (Technically that’d be part of next week since she got married on Monday, but next week’s post doesn’t have the word “cantaloupe” in it, so there.)
Miss anything: Jake. A lot. Like, a lot a lot.
Movement: Oh yes. She’s a little dancer. 
Food Cravings: I’m back in see-food eater mode. It’s actually terrible. 
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing specific. 
Labor signs: Nope.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? Still on. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: I’m back in more-or-less happy mode. 
Looking forward to: Thursday (Aug. 21): I have my next doctor’s appointment, and we always listen to Julia’s heartbeat, AND Jake comes home!

Pregnancy: A Grapefruit-sized little Girl

How far along? 23 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +15 lbs
Maternity clothes: Yes. I need some new maternity pants though. These ones are starting to feel kind of tight. 
Stretch marks: Still haven’t spotted any new ones (Apparently, lotioning up every day is working…for now)
Sleep: Five to six hours, but I just got a body pillow, so hopefully my number of sleeping hours will go up.
Best Moment this week: I had two: Thursday, I got to drive down to Utah and see a bunch of my cousins and aunts, and today (Saturday), I went over to Burley with my brother- and sister-in-law for a family reunion. All the kids that were little babies last time I saw them are running around and speaking in more or less complete sentences. Yesh! 
Miss anything: Jake
Movement: Oh yes. It feels like she’s doing summersaults in there. I’ve felt some definite kicks (or punches, I’m not 100% sure which). I think we may have quite the feisty little girl on our hands.
Food Cravings: Still hot fudge on vanilla ice cream; it’s actually kind of ridiculous how much I think about it.
Anything making you queasy or sick? My niece’s diapers…but they’d make a non-pregnant person a little queasy, so I don’t know that they count.
Labor signs: Nope.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? Still on. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: I’m back in more-or-less happy mode. 
Looking forward to: Being able to put Jake’s hand on my stomach and have him feel her kick. Sorry everyone else, but no one gets to feel her until her daddy does. (It’s only fair. He helped make her after all.)

So, for those of you who don’t know, Jake has received a pretty cool opportunity to provide “opposing forces” for some marines in Utah. I don’t know how much I’m allowed to tell you (not that I know that much), but basically, the marines have some training that they have to do for new drills, and they need bad guys. Jake is getting paid to be a bad guy. He’s pretty stoked. They technically start tomorrow, but he left yesterday, so he could catch a ride down to Utah with his uncle.

On an unrelated note, here are some pictures from my fun with my cousins!

     

Pregnancy: Princess Papaya

How far along? 22 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +14 lbs (or more…still don’t own a scale)
Maternity clothes: Yes. There are still a few t-shirts that fit, but I’m quickly coming to the end of being able to wear those.
Stretch marks: Still haven’t spotted any new ones (Apparently, lotioning up every day is working…for now)
Sleep: Five to six hours.
Best Moment this week: Meeting up with a friend and possibly finding a birth photographer (keep your fingers crossed!)
Miss anything: Sleeping through the night…still  
Movement: Definitely. It’s still hard to know for sure what is her and what is gas, but I know she is moving. :)
Food Cravings: Chocolate. Specifically, hot fudge on vanilla ice cream….which I think I’m going to go dish up for myself…
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing that didn’t make me queasy when I wasn’t pregnant.
Labor signs: Nope.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? Still on. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm still tending to be more moody.
Looking forward to: Feeling her kick, and knowing for sure that it was her.

And for those of you who are sick of all the pictures of me, here’s a picture of Jake:

Pregnancy: A Pretty Little Pomegranate

How far along? 21 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +13 lbs
Maternity clothes: Yes. I still have some non-maternity clothes that I fit, but that’s because that clothes was a bit big on me to start with.
Stretch marks: Still haven’t spotted any new ones
Sleep: Less, much, much less than before. I think I’m getting around five to six hours a night, but it still feels like I'm awake, tossing and turning, all night.
Best Moment this week: We found out that (believe it or not) we are having a little girl! Jake and I were pretty shocked. We thought for sure we were having a boy, but this little girl proved us wrong. 
Miss anything: Sleeping through the night.  
Movement: I think so. At least, I'm pretty sure.
Food Cravings: I’m currently a see-food eater. If I watch a commercial for Olive Garden, I want Olive Garden. If I think (or see or smell) pizza, I want pizza. It’s kind of just everything all the time.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing that didn’t make me queasy when I wasn’t pregnant.
Labor signs: Nope.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? Still on. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm still tending to be more moody.
Looking forward to: Feeling her kick, and knowing for sure that it was her.

Pregnancy: Banana Baby

How far along? 20 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +11 lbs at least. I haven't weighed myself lately. Someday we will get a scale...
Maternity clothes: I have some clothes now. I'm definitely away from the smaller end of my wardrobe.
Stretch marks: Still haven’t spotted any new ones
Sleep: Less, much less than before. I must be getting at least seven to eight hours, but it doesn't feel like that. I feel like I'm awake, tossing and turning, all night.
Best Moment this week: I made, and finished, a count-down for the pregnancy (I added six extra rings that say "Any day now.")
Miss anything: Sleeping through the night.  
Movement: I think so. At least, I'm pretty sure.
Food Cravings: Artichokes, but maybe that's just because I've been thinking about them for ages.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing that didn’t make me queasy when I wasn’t pregnant.
Labor signs: Nope.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? Still on. My fingers feel fatter, but I’m really hoping that’s just psychological. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm tending to be more moody. I try to keep happy, but I'm pretty moody.
Looking forward to: Thursday!! We find out what Baby Contor's name will be. :)