32 Weeks Pregnant Picture

32 Weeks Pregnant Update

How far along: 32 weeks and 1 day pregnant in the pictures

Symptoms: Peeing; Trouble sleeping; Back pain; Boobs leaking; Some round ligament pain; Boobs sore some days; Dizziness every so often; Absent minded/forgetful; Very tired this week; Runny nose, but that may be because it is so dry outside right now; Thirsty all the time!

Cravings: None really

Aversions: Whatever may potentially give me heartburn

Wedding rings: On

Sleep: Been trying to sleep at night, but not working out so well and I don't think I have taken any naps in the past few weeks, but I feel like I am slowly approaching the time of exhaustion during pregnancy where I am going to be needing one every now and then...

Excited for: The baby shower coming up. I have been working on the decorations every day for the past week and I am covered in glitter and paint by the end of the day and it is definitely getting me excited.

Missing: Sleeping and some cold weather! Come on weather! Get colder!!!

Movement: She moves all of the time as always. I love it though. I love being reminded that she is hanging out with me all day and I have a feeling I am going to miss it once she is here. When she pokes me randomly or has her little hiccups it is so crazy to think she will be here with us in person.

Dr. update: I will be in there on Monday for an Ultrasound.

Exercise: Walking + eliptical 

Stretch marks: Same as last week (none)

Swelling: At the end of the day if I have been on my feet all day, which is every day. I haven't been doing much relaxing this week. I have been kinda going and going working on the baby shower stuff all day up until dinner and bed time. I definitely feel like a huge balloon though. Crazy how much your body changes during pregnancy. 

Maternity clothes: Still haven't bought or worn any maternity clothes, just making due with the clothes I have right now.

Labor signs: Nope!

What I am loving: Getting ready for the baby shower. It keeps my mind off things that are stressing me out and makes each day go by so quickly. After the half way mark at 20 weeks pregnant, things almost felt like they slowed down a little bit...now things are moving along so quickly I feel like I wake up and I am another week along and another week closer to meeting her. 

Best moment of this week: Still best moment this week is the same as last week...making the baby shower decorations and planning for it. The invitations went out yesterday so now it is just a count down until the big baby shower day! YAY!

XOXO Sydney 

28 Weeks Pregnant Picture

28 Weeks Pregnant Update

How far along: I am 28 weeks and 5 days pregnant in the pictures! (except the workout one at the bottom, I think I was a few days into the 28th week)

Symptoms: Peeing all of the time still; Leg numbness has gotten worse this week, it is on and off, but mostly around the time I am trying to fall asleep or when I am working out; She is definitely starting to "feel" heavier when I am walking I feel like she is just on my bladder all of the time; I am a lot more tired this week, these past few weeks I have had a fair amount of energy, but this week I am super tired! Oh and Braxton Hicks a lot!

Cravings: I haven't had any cravings yet...Zack has more 'cravings' than I do and I like to give him a hard time for it haha

Aversions: We have been having Mexican food way too much & I normally like Mexican food all of the time, but right now I am DONE with it for sure!

Wedding rings: On

Sleep: Not happening...I did get one good nights rest last night though! So that was nice!!!

Excited for: I am excited for meeting her, but the closer we get the more nervous I am getting too!

Missing: I am missing FALL weather, what is this 90 degree summer weather!?!?! I wanna be in cozy clothes and giant cardigans! I know that in Southern California September and October are often our warmest months, but this is hot! 

Movement:  She moves all the time, like a crazy person! She was doing circles all around today all day...just circling and circling and would hit my bladder as she would complete a lap around each time...I think she was counting how many times she could circle around in there. I was definitely aware of how many laps this little one did! She is strong!!!

Dr. update: Passed the glucose test! WOO! I was worried even though I have been eating healthy and working out all pregnancy, it was still something I was stressing about so I am happy that is over! She is no longer in the breach position she is now head down. I know that for the first 25 weeks or so they are moving around everywhere and it doesn't really matter the position. But from what I have read they still have a lot of room in there, but will be working on positioning themselves head down. I was a breach baby so anytime we can see her working on that head down position is a good day for me! She is only 2 lbs and 9 oz which is smaller than normal (43%) the doctor said, but he also said that she will probably be around 6.5-7 lbs when she is born! I am not complaining about that! Zack and I were both relatively small babies so it makes sense!

Exercise: Still working out! I definitely feel heavier and feel like I am not as energetic, but I am making an effort to workout almost every day during the week...if not every day. I had to take a day off this week because I have been having Braxton Hicks from over doing it too often and for too long during the day, so I have tried to relax a little bit!

Stretch marks: Nope.

Swelling: After working out still! I am sure these feet are gonna start swelling up here pretty soon!

Maternity clothes: Still haven't purchased any maternity clothes...I am sure I am cutting it close and will eventually need some! We will see!

Labor signs: Nope!

What I am loving:  I loved seeing how big she was this week! We hadn't seen her in a while and I was missing her sweet little face! However, she was hiding it the whole time. She had her hands covering her face the entire ultrasound haha it was frustrating and funny at the same time!

Best moment of this week:  Seeing her on the ultrasound! Seeing how much she has grown!!!

XOXO Sydney 

21 Weeks Pregnant Picture

21 Weeks Pregnant Update

How far along: I am 21 weeks on the dot in the pictures!

Symptoms: My lower back pain has been easing up since the chiropractor and taking a few days off of working out; I haven't had heartburn until yesterday afternoon after eating so there's a new symptom; My boobs still feel heavy and my nipples still hurt every now and then; I haven't noticed much light headedness nor many headaches, so that's a plus; The biggest symptom is still the peeing every five seconds

Cravings: I have really been liking fruit still, I have already gone through almost two bags of grapes in a matter of days and they're huge bags so I am having fruit with every meal and for every snack. I am liking cherries right now and still any citrus!

Aversions: Any super greasy food isn't really doing it for me right now.

Wedding rings: On

Sleep: No naps, I was really tired the other morning after waking up so I went back to bed for about 15 more minutes. I have been having to get up about 2 times a night to go to the bathroom so my night sleep is often interrupted. Other than that I am just sleeping at night and no naps here!

Excited for: Watching her grow even more now. We are in her plumping up stages so I am excited to see our little chunky monkey next time we go into the doctor's office.

Missing: I am missing my normal workouts as always, bathing suits that fit, never thought I would say this...but I am missing my pre-pregnancy boobs, they were so much more manageable haha. I am missing not peeing 24/7. I get annoyed having to leave the house knowing that I will have to pee within the next ten minutes! But it is all funny and Zack and I laugh about it all so it hasn't been bad, just enjoying the ride!

 
Movement:  She loves to move when she hears music now. Whenever she hears music she has her own mini dance party in there. She loves to move when she hears Zack's voice and when I am hungry. I recently noticed she moves a lot when I eat anything sugary like fruit, which is expected with babies! She must have her momma's sugar loving taste buds. 

Dr. update: Still another 3 weeks away! 

Exercise: I had to take a few days off this week because of my back...I think I took off 1 or 2 days. The other days I kept it a much lighter, shorter walk and Zack came with because I wasn't able to hold the dog leash because sometimes Oak can be too strong and yank my back. However, yesterday I did do my normal hour or so long walk with Oak and got him all exhausted before Zack and I headed to the beach for the rest of the day. 

Stretch marks: No stretch marks on my back, belly or anywhere yet. There is a small chance I have a few new ones on my boobs, but it is hard to tell...they may be old. I am over analyzing everything haha!

Swelling: I haven't noticed any yet, other than after I workout or when it is really hot outside.

Maternity clothes: None yet!

Labor signs: Nope!

What I am loving: I am loving her movements, it makes waiting for the next ultrasound go by that much quicker because we can feel her with us all the time and we don't need the machine to prove to us there is something in there! Haha. Those first few months are hard because you know there is a little person in there, but you can't feel it...so I am really enjoying her movements even when she is kicking my bladder all day ;)

Best moment of this week: Zack was playing some song from his computer and all of a sudden she started bouncing off of the walls. My shirt was pulled up so it was just my bare belly and she was going crazy. Moving from one side of my belly to the other, it was funny just watching her do it and not only feeling her do it. We can see her move all of the time now and it is really entertaining. 

XOXO Sydney 

18 Weeks Pregnant Picture

18 Weeks Pregnant Update!

It's so funny how much more 'bloated' the belly looks when I do not take them first thing in the morning. The size of the belly also differs throughout the week...depending on what I eat or how much water I am retaining that day. I am trying to stay active so I don't bloat so much. But there is definitely a difference in the pictures above in contrast to the pictures below where I had just worked out and not really drank any water or eaten anything yet.

How far along: I am 18 weeks and 5 days in the top pictures!

Symptoms: Tailbone pain, occasional breakouts, moody when hungry, moody when tired, boobs have been hurting a lot this week and I don't think I can afford for them to get any bigger...you need like three hands to fully cup one of them, back hurts when standing or sitting for a long time...so tons of issues this week haha.

Cravings:  Not really any cravings this week...I keep wanting cake and I am so NOT a baked goods person. My weakness is candy and candy only, but cake...a really fresh cake sounds good and no I will NOT be giving into that craving haha.

Aversions: No specific aversions this week, but when Zack suggests something to eat I normally feel strongly against it or fully for it, so it kind of depends on the day.

Wedding rings: On

Sleep: I have been napping a lot this week for some reason. I tell Zack to set an alarm for 30 minutes and then he tries to wake me and I am asleep for 3 hours. I am not a heavy napper normally so I think she must be going through a major growth spurt this week or something. 

Excited for: Still really excited for the anatomy scan coming up soon! Can't wait to see her!

Missing: Having more energy and less restrictions. Not being able to lift certain things that are too heavy or just feeling limited in general. I have been okay with the whole pregnant in summer this week & loving that my body is just growing our little baby. 

 
Movement: I feel her moving all of the time and Zack feels her move all of the time too. My mom has felt her move as well. She is super active in the morning and in the afternoon...and then a bit before bed. I can see her kicks all of the time too, they are so cute and little.

Dr. update: We go back soon for the big scan!

Exercise: I still get out and exercise everyday. I have been going on a lot of early early morning walks with Oak. We get up at around 5:15 AM and go on an hour to an hour and a half walk. I am burning tons of calories, just not as quickly as I used to with my other workouts, but I am still replenishing them at breakfast and throughout the day. Just staying active and healthy so labor is hopefully easier and so it won't be such a pain to take off any baby weight later. 

These pictures were taken after my workout first thing in the morning during the 18th week and you can still see muscle tone so that's a good sign! You just can't see it in the pictures above because I had drank water and eaten a little something I believe. It is also funny to see the belly at the very end of the day when I look huge....

16 Weeks Pregnant Picture

So I will be 18 weeks pregnant this Thursday, but I have been a little behind on my posts. There has been a lot of craziness going on here...with Zack switching jobs and all of the house hopping we have been doing I haven't had a second to really sit down and blog. But here I am, back at it!

We are all going to just let the 15 week picture slide. Yeah, were gonna pretend it just disappeared because somehow... I never took one. I don't know how that happened? pregnancy brain maybe?

So here are some week 16 pictures and some updates!

My hair is soaking wet in this picture, it looks like someone canola oil greased it to my head, but I can assure you it is just straight out of the shower haha.

How far along: I believe I was 16 weeks and maybe 2 days here.

Symptoms: I get really dizzy randomly throughout the day, it doesn't even matter if I get up quickly I could just be walking fine one second and then the next second walk into a door jam. I haven't noticed an increase in my appetite. I do feel that some days I eat more frequently, but other days food doesn't really interest me all that much.

Cravings:  No cravings, sometimes I will crave flaming hot cheetos and if the craving lasts more than 2 days I typically give in, but I always try to ride it out haha. I am still really loving citrus fruits! Also, really cold tea or really cold juice. Love it. 

Aversions: No aversions other than really greasy foods, those gross me out right now.

Wedding rings: On

Sleep: Way more energy, although once during the 16th week Zack walked me into a room and pulled down the covers and shut the blinds and told me I was going to take a nap. He told me I was cranky and needed to take a nap. I fought him on it like a 2 year old and then woke up almost 3 hours later refreshed....made us laugh.

Excited for: During week 16 we were excited to confirm the gender of our little peanut, which we did at 16 weeks and 4 days.

Missing: Feeling good in a bathing suit. I feel like I have massive boobs and thunder thighs. I know its all temporary though haha.

 
Movement: We felt movement the day or so after we confirmed the gender!!!

Dr. update: We go back when I am 20 weeks for the anatomy scan!

Exercise: Still getting out and exercising daily, some days I feel super slow. Like I lost any speed I once had, I feel like an old woman I have to tell Zack to slow down sometimes which is weird for me because I am a super speedy walker normally. I often do hour long beach walks with Oak so we both get worn out! 

Here is a picture of me at 16 weeks and 5 days pregnant, safe to say I had some belly bloat because it was during the middle of the day. When I wake up I am not nearly this large...it progressively gets larger as the day goes on haha. 

I am going to be posting the gender reveal photos that we put on instagram and also the 17 week update as well! Thank you all for sticking with me as we transitioned with the move, the posts will be getting back on track!

xoxo

Sydney 

14 Weeks Pregnant Update and Catch-Up

We are finally settled up here and everything in San Diego has been handled.  Zack will be driving back and forth to work for the next week, but then he starts his new job up here the following week. Things have been so busy and scattered that for my 14 week picture I also have some less than perfect mirror pictures after waking up in the morning. I will be posting the proper picture for the 15 week update this week also. I am behind on my posts so I am just going to bombard you guys with a bunch of posts within the next few days!

So here is the 14 week belly shot in my extremely attractive pajamas. We have still yet to unpack everything and I am having to take these in the mirror in my Dad's living room. Zack and I are staying in one of the extra rooms here at the beach while we continue the house search.  Like I said, I have the chalkboard and will be back to doing chalkboard updates for my 15 week update! Yay!

How far along: I am 14 weeks and I believe 6 days pregnant in these pictures...waited til the end again...

Symptoms: I have stopped throwing up, but I am having headaches and really bad lower back pain randomly, near my tailbone. My boobs hurt, but they are slowly feeling a little less painful.

Cravings:  I haven't been having any cravings at all. If someone mentions something for dinner or lunch that sounds good I will get excited haha, but no real cravings on my own which is nice. Still craving meat every so often. I think my body is just demanding protein right now.

Aversions: I don't really have any aversions this week either. I can't think of anything. I am finally feeling like myself again, yayy!

Wedding rings: On

Sleep: I didn't take any naps for week 14, I did start crying when it got late at night and I wasn't asleep yet but that was because we had been moving and cleaning all day, but apparently I was emotional and wanted to sleep. I felt like a toddler haha.

Excited for: Confirming the gender of our baby :)

Missing: Feeling comfortable in a bikini haha, I am still in the awkward phase of pregnancy where it is debatable on whether I am fat or pregnant. I am missing fitting into all of my old clothes comfortably and without having to try on a million things that only barely look acceptable for public. I have been living in workout clothes. 

 
Movement: None

Dr. update: We see him soon to confirm the gender, but the gender isn't a secret amongst our family we have only told a few close friends too, so we will see if the gender is different or if it stayed the same!

Exercise: Still exercising daily! Long walks and walking the dog to keep my baby and myself healthy! 

Moving on to Catch-Up

This is hopefully the last time I will have to combine two posts like this. Things are finally settling down and we are getting used to the adjustment and all of that so let's hope for the best! 

 Here are some things we have been doing, in no particular order. Just a few things that we have been doing in the past week! 

It includes mine and Zack's birthday celebrations (4 days apart from each other) and random pictures from throughout the week!

For my birthday we all went out with my family to Sundried Tomato in San Clemente and because for some reason I crave meat this pregnancy I ordered a steak....which I NEVER EVER do. We had a low key dinner, celebrated and then went on back to my Dad's to fall fast asleep because Zack had work the next day.

This was before we had gotten ready to go out for dinner, Zack surprised me with some gorgeous flowers including my favorite, gerber daisies :)

Here is another shot before we went out to dinner, lovin on my man ;)

On a different day (they have all become the same day now in the hectic process of moving), couldn't tell you which day haha, but Zack found a precious little bird learning how to fly in my Mom's backyard. It's mom was having a heart attack chirping up a storm as Zack held it so we put it back on the edge of the fence and it continued practicing how to fly. The little bird couldn't get itself off the ground so it needed an extra little help from Zack haha. BIRD WHISPERER. 

Apparently I am not feeling photogenic at 5:30 AM, this past Saturday (hey there's a day I know...only because it was ZACKS BIRTHDAY) I woke up early to take Oak on a beach trail walk because we live two steps away from the trail and I wanted to get on it before the 7 AM dog walkers. Zack ended up waking up and going on one with me, only he cheated and took the beach cruiser bike instead.

Nice and blurry, but also a nice and empty parking lot. No walkers this early:)

Hey I guess I am having pregnancy cravings because this is all I seem to want. I keep craving really cold teas and slightly sweetened drinks. I think it helps keep my blood sugar up without having to eat around the clock. I feel like I need to come with instructions...feed every 2-3 hours or else it will begin getting really mean and emotional. So Zack and I went to Lavender Lounge and I got a Decaf Strawberry Tea with Strawberry Choobies and he got a Sweetened Black Tea with Lychee Choobies....and yes we went back for refills and then I had to pee every 5 minutes for 2 hours straight. Worth it. 

We took Buddha, one of my mom's golden retrievers (one of our family dogs) that I grew up with on a hike with Oak. It was pretty hot out so we didn't stay out there for too long (and I had to pee, as always), but it was good exercise and it is always nice to do cardio outdoors rather than on a machine. 

My brother had his prom this past Saturday. So this is just a picture of my brother and his girlfriend taking pictures before prom. 

Zack and I then rushed back to his house which was only a few minutes from the picture location to head out with his family to his birthday dinner. Our birthdays' are only a 4 days apart from one another so that's always kind of fun. For Zack's birthday he was really craving Buffalo Wild Wings, so we went there to celebrate!

Just a  picture of Oak on Zack's parents porch which I posted on Instagram already, so if you follow me on there then you have already seen this adorable little face ;)