September 2014 – Page 2 – On An Even Kiel

Baby Kiel is now the length of a 12-pack box of Dr. Pepper! Fitting, since it’s still one of my guilty pleasures. 🙂 I feel like I’ve been pretty good food-wise with this pregnancy, so I try not to feel too bad about my Dr Pepper indulgence. Anyway, Baby Kiel is now about 15.75″ long and weighs about 3 lbs.

How far along: 30 weeks
Gender: Still a mystery! 🙂 You can go vote here if you’d like!
Weight gain: Still 13 lbs
Symptoms: Back aches… owww…
Maternity clothes: Yes. I’m waiting for the temperature to drop another 5-10 degrees so I can start trying out my fall maternity wardrobe!
Stretch marks: Not yet
Belly button in or out: Still in! It’s making me nervous though…
Sleep: A little more tossing and turning lately. I’ve been feeling warmer at night, plus switching sides is becoming more of a process. And Andrew claims that he’s trying to snuggle with me despite the “wedge” that’s between us, but I swear he’s trying to steal my body pillow. 😛
Best moment this week: Getting Baby Kiel’s carseat in the mail! Having that here makes me feel a lot more prepared. Now we can at least take the baby home from the hospital!
Miss anything: Wine! I had a few sips of Andrew’s merlot when he made steak for dinner, and it tasted SO GOOD. I’m thankful I didn’t crave it the whole pregnancy though.
Movement: All the time! Especially when I’m trying to fall asleep at night. Sometimes it’s kicks, but a lot of times it feels like full-blown acrobatics in there. The lurching around makes me feel a little nauseated sometimes, but it’s also just an amazing experience! I think I may have felt the baby’s hiccups this week too.
Cravings: Chocolate and candy, which is unusual for me. We went to Elveden last weekend and came home with two different types of dark chocolate bars and a bag of cinder toffee. And then at the commissary I picked up my favorite Ben & Jerry’s ice cream: Phish Food!
Looking forward to: Decorating the house for autumn! I love the colors and smells of this time of year.

Baby Kiel at 30 weeks (and 4 days):

29 weeks and Baby Kiel is as long as 6 lemon cucumbers. In other words… 15.25″ long and 2.75 lbs! Yes, I am running out of ideas for these pictures, haha. But then I looked at the kitchen table and saw this:

The garden has been giving us LOTS of zucchini and cucumbers… so that was my inspiration! Now… any good recipes or uses for a lot of cucumbers?

How far along: 29 weeks

Gender: We don’t know. 🙂
But I’ve had my first dreams about the baby (finally!). My first dream was of an ultrasound that clearly showed a baby boy. But then a couple of days later, I was changing the diaper of my baby girl. So that was no help.

Weight gain: 13 lbs
Symptoms: Back aches… owww…

Maternity clothes: Yes

Stretch marks: Not yet

Belly button in or out: Still in!

Sleep: A little more tossing and turning lately. I’ve been feeling warmer at night, plus switching sides is becoming more of a process.

Best moment this week: A SURPRISE baby shower! I knew there was talk of a shower being planned by the girls I work with, but no one ever asked me about a date or anything. Andrew and I went on a completely normal weekend errand, so nothing suspicious there. But as we approached our house on the way back, I saw cars parked on the road… and then more in the driveway. Andrew sent me to the backyard to check things out (I probably looked really nervous), and there was a cute nautical-themed shower set up!

It was small, but it was nice that I got to talk to and hang out with everyone all at once. I got some nice gifts, and I loved seeing people from work! Plus the weather cooperated and we didn’t get rained on. 🙂

There were so many cute little details:
It was so sweet of everyone to come and celebrate Baby Kiel!

Miss anything: Not having back pain. I feel like I need to change positions fairly often to help relieve the ache in my lower back. This is good (I guess) though… it keeps me moving and changing activities throughout the day.

Movement: All the time! Especially when I’m trying to fall asleep at night.

Cravings: Nothing really

Looking forward to: Fall! I have some cute maternity clothes I’m ready to break out! 🙂

Baby Kiel at 29 weeks:

Month: September 2014

30 Weeks

29 Weeks