28 week pregnancy update!

12 weeks to go! I can't believe it!! This week went really fast and I'm thinking the next 12 weeks will too. So far we have bought a few new outfits and been given all my nephews clothes which are pretty much brand new (thanks Michelle!!). We have a bunch of gender neutral blankets left over from MJ, her burp cloths, her bassinet, her cot (we will be getting MJ a bed when jelly bean is ready for the cot), a jungle themed swing which we were given (thanks Suzie!!) as MJs swing is pink, an adorable lamp we were given (thanks again Suzie!), 2 boxes of newborn nappies which were bought for us (thanks Amanda!) and a massive amount of toys which are a combination of MJs, Michelle's and Suzie's. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends. 

We still need to purchase a baby bath, a larger car seat for MJ, our cot sheet set which won't be used until jelly bean is 4-6 months old, swaddles, a couple blue blankets, bath products and my hospital items! I know we have left it very last minute but I'm worried alot of that will be bought for us at our baby shower so besides the car seat, we won't be buying much until after the baby shower.

We also haven't set up any sort of nursery as we may be moving very soon and our house is only 3 bedrooms. So I will have to swap the girls rooms so MJ has the larger room, then put jelly bean in with MJ. I don't want to do all that if we're moving soon after!!! So we won't be buying nursery decorations until we know what were doing!

Week: 28 weeks!!!!

Pregnancy symptoms: I'm starting to get quite hungry but I'm trying to be good! I'm still feeling a little tired and my indigestion is getting worse! 

Moody/happy: Happy chappy this week! :)

Total weight gain: 73.5 kgs

Movement: Jelly bean is so active! I know MJ was even more active then this but I don't remember it so this is just as amazing and new to me! I had a very very late night (5am) one night this week and he didn't really move for 2 days. I got so worried, I was planning on making a trip to the hospital, but after some rest, he went right back to kicking like crazy :) Lesson I have learnt; I'm not 16 anymore and my baby needs rest!!!

Best moment this week: We had our first midwife appointment today :) It went really well which I'm so thankful for. I was really worried because last pregnancy I had a bad experience with my midwife centre and ended up seeing a private OB. Jelly bean is measuring a week ahead which needs to be monitored. I'm hoping this doesn't mean he is going to be a big boy :s Ouch!!! Otherwise everything else was perfect!!

Looking forward to: Sharing love with my family and friends this christmas! 4 days until Christmas and it couldn't have snuck up on me any quicker! I still have 3 presents to buy!!! Eeeeppp

Xxx

29 week pregnancy update

Week: 29 weeks 

Pregnancy symptoms: I'm starting to feel very large. It's not too bad but I do find myself waddling and am finding it a little difficult to move around.

Moody/happy: Overall, very happy :) I did get a little emotional last night from lack of sleep over Christmas but otherwise there has been a smile on this dial all week!!

Total weight gain: 74.5kgs :s eeep I did some damage over Xmas!!!

Best moment this week: Well that's quite obvious!! It was Christmas of course!! We had a wonderful 2 day Christmas celebration with our families and I got very spoilt :) 

Looking forward to: Christmas is over, so now we have a baby shower to organise!! And I had to move the date because a few family members couldn't make it so its only 3 weeks away now!!!! We have decided to have a very relaxed BBQ, with men and women, in a blue theme of course!! I've always organised my own baby showers. I don't thinks its very big here in Australia to have your mum/best friend organise it for you and I don't want to take the chance and possibly miss out on having one! I've had a baby shower for each of my children which seems sort of greedy to some but I have asked for no presents as we just want to celebrate our babies!! I think the rest of this pregnancy is going to go super quick seeing as its new years eve in 4 days, our baby shower in 3 weeks, Tom's birthday in 5 weeks, my brothers birthday in 9 weeks and our baby is due to make his grand entrance in 11 weeks!!! I'm almost positive there's a few more birthdays in there somewhere!

Watch my 29 week update here.

Xxx

27 week pregnancy update

Week: 27 weeks!

Pregnancy symptoms: I've been incredibly tired and I'm starting to wonder if its my iron levels? I have indigestion every day but its not so bad so I can deal with it :) Incase you were wondering I had it with both my children and they both had hair when they were born! Slight traces of protein in my urine but nothing to worry about! I get out of breath fairly quickly and I'm swelling a tad during the day. I think that's it!!

Moody/happy: Still very happy! 

Pregnancy cravings: My eating habits have taken a turn for the worst! I'm so tired that I can't be bothered preparing anything so I keep eating junk. And now all I want is junk food :s I would gladly eat super healthy but someone would need to come cook for me lol! When I do have energy I've been making a few nights dinner and freezing them because I don't want to feed my kids junk and i'd really rather not eat junk for dinner.

Total weight gain: 73.2kgs (4.2kgs all together)

Sleep: Still sleeping amazingly. I don't remember being this tired with the girls though.

Movement: Jelly bean is not kicking as hard as mj did but he's certainly kicking alot! I'm still crossing my fingers that he will be smaller and his kicks are not as strong because he has more room!

Best moment this week: Well because I'm  uploading this entry late, it's actually part of next weeks update but on Saturday I surprised Tom with an engagement ring. We were supposed to go looking together but I knew exactly what he wanted so I just went ahead and bought it! He was stoked. 

Looking forward to: Our first midwife appointment next weekend. I'm naughty and missed our first one due to the whole getting engaged and spending an amazing weekend with my fiancé lol. I do see my doctor regularly though so it wasn't a big deal. I am a little nervous because I really didn't like the midwives I had with mj and its the same clinic. I ended up seeing a private OB.

Not looking forward to: If you have had the glucose test then you will know what I'm talking about, but for those who don't know, it's a test to see if you have developed gestational (pregnancy) diabetes. First you have to fast (not eat). Then you need to drink 600mls (I think) of this straight sugar syrup yucky stuff which is ok for the first mouthful but by the end you feel like you've just drank a litre of straight cordial. Then you need to wait an hour (i think) in the waiting room, then you have to have your blood drawn. I think you may have to have your blood drawn before the test to. I suppose it isn't a big deal but the wait is sooo boring. Thank god for candy crush lol!

To watch my 27 week pregnancy update click here.

Xxx

26 week pregnancy update

Week: 26 weeks

Pregnancy symptoms: I had a sore back again for 2 days but nothing major. I'm starting to feel quite hungry again, like I could just eat all day and I'm in quite a predicament. I want to move our bedroom furniture around and make room for baby, start exercising, organise the baby shower ect ect, but I can barley keep my eyes open and I haven't moved off the couch much in the past week. I'm sleeping so much at the moment! But as I've learnt, these symptoms come and go so the minute I have energy, look out! I have also been experiencing pain in my right hand which felt worse this morning, so I took my rings off an walla! The pain is still there but I have a huge indent where they sat. Thank god my engagement ring is too big. I'm not taking that puppy off!!

Moody/happy: I'm not sure if its because of my awesome birthday week or that I'm the future Mrs Mears but I've been feeling great in the mood department. I don't feel pregnant at all in that category :) 

Total weight gain: 73.2kgs

Sleep: I can't get enough! I've been overly tired these past few days.

Looking forward to: Christmas! I've been really naughty this year so I only have a few presents but over the next few weeks I will have all my laybys paid and can put them all under our tree!!! And we have a few christmas concerts and carols to attend, one being Caitlin's concert which will be fun :)

Worst moment this week: Here in Australia, summer started December 1st. And here in Melbourne it's been rainy and cold since December 3rd!!!!! Stupid weather!!

Movement: Jelly bean has become quite active! Even daddy notices in the middle of the night while he is snuggling me. His kicks have gone from full jabs to little bubbles popping all over. I'm almost certain he has gone head down and is getting a little squashed now. 

Belly button in/out: It's slowly been going inside out but I've noticed over the past few days it's pretty much out and staying out!

Best moment this week: Well this was actually last week but seeing as I didn't do an update: We're engaged!!!! I guess that was the best moment this week also as I still catch a glimpse of my ring every now and again and it's almost like being surprised all over again. I forget that we're getting married and to be reminded at the most random of times puts the biggest smile on my face and brings back all the memory's of that night :) 

To read our proposal story click here.

To watch my 26 week update click here. 

Xxx