30 Week Update

I better hurry up and get this 30 week update out, as I am now on 31...I will get caught up eventually. :) Perhaps it will be before the baby gets here. ;)

Are you ready for this picture? I am wearing a dress...not a good idea. Or, rather, holding my dress down under my belly wasn't a good idea. I even tried to make the photo black and white, to make it look better...fail.

The way I am carrying Olive is so different! I swear my uterus popped out of my pelvis and then dropped onto my lap. I feel like my belly is hanging down...it is so much more uncomfortable. Were my muscles and skin really that weak?! Let's not even talk about my completely popped-out belly button...

How far along?
I am 31 weeks today, going on 40 - or so I look and feel! Bah! I am really getting antsy here people...It's not that I really want her to come today or anything. I just want September to be here already. Forget August! I have 63 days to go.


Baby is the size of a...
large cabbage. She is approximately 16 inches in length and 3.5 lbs now. Or, this big:

:)

Symptoms:
I am getting tired again. I want to do so much, but my body just isn't keeping up with my brain. I am having to take breaks a lot. Lucy makes me laugh about it. We will be playing and I have to sit down for a second. She will always ask, "What you doin' mommy?" I can't tell you how many times I've told her, "Mommy has to rest for a second."  I seriously feel like Gilbert Grape's mom most days...I can't even move without getting out of breath, or light headed, or weak.


I am getting really forgetful! It is pretty bad. It is really simple things too. I can't believe I am spacing off so bad. I don't even care to admit some of the things that I've forgotten. :{ Hopefully it will get better!

I want ice. I really want it. I don't think I would constitute it as a craving; but, every single day I want to stop and get an ice water from Sonic. I drink it and then eat the ice. Mmmm...sounds good! :)

Anything new?
I'll admit, not really. I can't even tell you where the last week went. I guess the ultrasound was new; however, I've already updated you a little bit about that. I still need to get the other, better photos for you. 

I have another, regular doctor's appointment this Friday again - Friday the 13th! :) I know how to pick'em, right? I think it will be the usual. I am seriously hoping for no more than a 5 lb weight gain; but, it isn't looking too promising. I am trying not to fret about it too much. It's hard though. I really, really want to stay at my goal. Then, I feel guilty when I think about weight while I'm pregnant. Don't worry though. I think it's obvious to everyone, especially after the ultrasound pictures, Olive's not starving and neither am I!

New with Heath?
Heath who? Oh, you mean that man who cohabits with me? Alright, it isn't that bad. But, since he started grad classes again, he's been pretty distant. He is either not in the house at all, on the computer, or outside reading. It's tough. We knew it would be. But, it distances him a little more from the pregnancy. I know how it works though. He will be super ready for her arrival as soon as his course is done. He will then be in "prep" mode. :)

New with Lucy?
Well, we continue to discuss Olive with her and have even been reading books about babies. I still think that the thought and idea of Olive is fun for her. She thinks of it as she does her baby doll, Aurora. When Olive actually gets here it's going to be tough. I really don't know how to prepare her for that. We will see...

Anything else?
There really isn't anything else. I am just so ready already. I am so uncomfortable. Come on! It is too early to feel like this too. I have a long way to go! I mean 63 days! The entire month of August! Bah! I need something to distract me...come on cool weather, fall, leaves, and football season.