I hit 34 weeks on Thanksgiving, it was funny because when we initially booked our trip to AZ I didn’t realize I would be so pregnant when we went and there was a potential for problems with airlines… silly me!

Baby’s size:

A butternut squash

I am feeling:

Thankful, I am grateful we had a safe trip, and were able to see all of our immediate family, we even saw the great grandparents and a handful of D and I’s aunts and uncles! Stressed, D and I had the tough realization this week of just how soon this new baby is coming and just how unprepared we are. Even as being “seasoned” parents and knowing baby doesn’t actually need much for the first few weeks or months we realized we don’t have like anything, at all! Not even a diaper! We do have clothes from BB’s stash and we have her old crib and blankets but it feels like we need to get the ball rolling! The hardest part is that the more active I am the more Braxton hicks contractions I get and then I am limited to what I can do realistically.

Cravings:

I was craving egg nog lattes pretty hard this week but even that has just been half hearted. I will say that while it’s not a craving I have been really enjoying a can of la croix in my water mixed with water and ice. It makes drinking water so much easier and I appreciate the little bit of carbonation! Additionally, salads have been sounding extra delicious. I kept telling D that in addition to the Mexican food I really wanted to just eat tons and tons of fresh salads. In fact for thanksgiving, while it didn’t actually happen I was looking forward to a huge plate of salad more than any of the other foods!

Food aversions:

Everything! Im not sure it’s an aversion but my appetite is gone and I have very little desire to eat much!

3 pros of the last week:

• Making it back to Juneau with not problems, pregnancy related!
• D’s constant and oh so sweet sorry and care for me. I really married a keeper!
• Having a built in heater, while D and BB were in sort of a shock at the 13* weather when we got back it didn’t seem to be too bad especially since I was so so warm in AZ!

3 cons of the past week:

• So much swelling and so little sleep in the beginning!
• Not being able to do as much, I feel so pathetic but standing and walking for long periods of time make everything tense up and I get Braxton hicks regularly, it makes everything a little more strenuous to do.
• Leaving family and the sunshine.

Belly button in or out?

Still in!

Labor signs?

Nope, nothing at all this week!

What do I miss?

Being able to be as active as my kiddo and sitting comfortably. I also miss wanting to eat, it sounds funny to me because with BB I was so sick of always wanting to eat and always feeling hungry but now relying on heartburn to tell me I’m hungry which makes me even less willing to want to put things in my mouth has been a challenge!

What am I looking forward to?

Getting our house settled and set up, I know it’s going to be a lot of work but D has been into HGTV shows since he got bored on the airplane and it’s been really fun dreaming up things for our house. Also, getting a few big projects I’ve had sitting over my head done. Also, we are having our favorite (and only) photographer come to Alaska next week to take family and maternity photos for us and I am so excited!! I’m a little panicked thinking about what we should wear and so on but I cannot wait because it’s going to be so magical and I have been aching for new photos for a long time! Especially since we have so much blank wall space to fill!!

Symptoms:

Nothing new this week, since getting back to Juneau the swelling went away completely! It’s so funny how that happened!

Difference between this kiddo and BB:

Ironically, I believe that our sudden oh crud moment is really similar to a moment we had when we were waiting for BB’s arrival. I remember about at the time thinking we have so much to do because she could come anytime after 36 weeks which is only TWO weeks away!! I clearly didn’t know that most 1st time moms and moms in general go past their due date! This time I feel like we have so much less time to get things done, however, D and I seem to be in the awesome place, where really what I am saying is that I have been sort of forced to slow down a bit by my body and I am trying to listen and D has seriously picked up my slack in so many ways! I feel like he has stepped up so much and I can’t ever thank him enough, but it feels so good knowing that he is happy to just take over where I leave off and can step right in! I think that because we have BB around I am more active and pushing myself harder than when it’s was just D and I and I think too having no family around immediately D and I are really relying on each other this time!