27 weeks

Here we are kiddos, at 27 weeks, just 13 weeks left of the pregnancy! Yahoooo! I cant wait to meet my little love bug! My belly is getting bigger and bigger every single day, its starting to really complicate my everyday tasks but you know what? I don't really care, I love this bump so much and even more so the little peanut growing inside of it. Well you know how I said last week that I have been bugging my mom to start the quilt? Well we started it four nights ago and guess what?! ITS ALMOST DONE! All there is left to do is sew the backing on and have it professionally quilted (when they do a bunch of intricate stitching to keep the front and the back from separating.) Here is the completed front side of the quilt! AHH I JUST LOVE IT!

Isn't it just amazing?!?!?! I couldn't be happier with it! Now I cant wait to get it completely finished! 

Well other than the quilt, this past week has been pretty uneventful, Sam and I did look at a couple apartments but none of them have worked out so far, but we are going to look at one tomorrow and I've got a feeling that this is the place we are going to call home! So keep us in your thoughts and prayers! 

I've been trying to keep on top with these photos every week, and though it is so fun to make these posts, sometimes I just dont feel like doing it! But I pushed through and that is why you are getting this post tonight! Yay for staying ahead of the game! Tonight when I went up to take my picture I got distracted by the quilt and all of a sudden I see my stepdad, Tony,with a pillow stuffed under his shirt and he was standing with the chalkboard, poking fun at my weekly pictures. LOL. He is too funny, here is a pic of us sporting our "bumps"

As you can see on my chalkboard, this week, Lilliana can taste! In fact, she has more taste-buds right now than she will outside of the womb! So if I were to eat something spicy she would be able to taste the difference in the amniotic fluid. Yes, my little darling has quite the refined palate! 

Speaking of tasting, on Monday I have to take the glucose test at my 28 week appointment and drink the infamous nasty sugary drink. I will let you all know the honest truth about it next week. But from everything I've been hearing I'm really dreading the test. Plus I cant have any sugar the whole day before I take the test!!!! My appointment isn't  until 1:15pm! AHH I DONT KNOW WHAT I WILL DO!!! haha, its probably not the worst thing in the world but man, everything has sugar in it!!! Well kidlets here is my REAL 27 week photo!

How far along? 27 weeks!

Total weight gain: I will let you know next week! (My Dr. will tell me on Monday)

Maternity clothes? Thats all this Mamma fits into!

Stretch Marks? :( boo

Sleep: UGH. my poor back!

Best moment this week: Working on the quilt with my mamma! :) 

Miss anything? Seriously, just being able to sleep on my stomach!

Movement: Oh yes! My little bug is quite the mover and I LOVE IT!

Food cravings: sweets!! and also cheese and crackers! I was craving Jimmy Johns today and I gave in and it was DELISH. Sorry honey! (Sam works at Cousin's Subs... OOPS!)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: Nada

Symptoms: **TMI ALERT** Im going to come right out and say it, the girls are leaking!!! WHAT THE HECK?! Tonight I was wearing one of Sam's big old T Shirts and he was like "OMG LOOK, YOU RUINED MY SHIRT!" and I looked down and there was a HUMUNGOUS wet spot right where my left boob is! It leaked through the shirt I was wearing and onto Sam's shirt that he was wearing! Seriously, my body is so NUTSO! I thought all this leaky boob stuff was supposed to happen after Lilly got here but nope its starting now! Oh well, just gotta deal. Another one is, Sciatica! :( AHHH! seriously this symptom is NO fun! It hurts to walk or lift or move my left leg in any way shape or form, its also really hard to get my shoes on. :( And last but certainly not least, constipation, ugh what a pain in my butt, literally. 

Belly Button in or out? Flat as a pancake! :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Quite happy aside from the occasional random outbursts into tears! ;) I was choking back the tears today while watching the game-show, "Lets Make a Deal." Poor Sam, haha!

Looking forward to: Seeing my little brother and sister tomorrow night!!! :) I just love those kiddos, they are so amazing and man, do they ever have LOTS of questions about the baby in my belly! 

I hope you all have a fabulous week!!! 

Until next time, 

<3 Me and L.G.

xoxo.

26 weeks {{6 months}} 182 days

Hello my wonderful and beautiful friends! Guess what?!? I HAVE THREE MONTHS LEFT UNTIL LILLIANA IS BORN!! Thats right! I am 6 months pregnant! It seems like just yesterday that I found out I was pregnant, and I was staring 9 months straight in the face. Sam and I have taken 6 months like a couple of champs and now we have just 3 left until we meet our precious girl. It is so surreal, I don't think it will actually sink in until I'm holding her in my arms.
Sam and I are on a hunt for an apartment right now, we are trying to get everything prepared for when she comes, her crib arrived in the mail and now I cant wait to get her room all ready! I told you last week that I would make a separate post about her nursery, I am still planning on doing this so don't you fret! We have all the fabric for her quilt and I keep bugging my mom to get started on it! Maybe this post will motivate her to start it! ;) *hint hint* love you mamma!
Well this past week I have been sick :'( boohoo!!!! I started getting sick last friday, I had a sore throat and it developed into a full on head pounding, ear aching, yellow snot blowing, coughing up green gunk, sinus infection. YUCK. I FINALLY got put on antibiotics yesterday, so hopefully I will be feeling better in a couple days! I have just had NO energy and have just felt like a heavy headed mess, but Lilliana on the other hand, has had TONS of energy and I am happy that she is feeling good! :)
On Sunday Tori and I went up to see Nikki to talk about the baby shower. Its all trucking along, slowly but surely, which is okay since the shower wont be until the end of April! We are just getting a HUGE head start! I don't think there is anything else new going on so with that I will say HAPPY FRIDAY!

How far along? 26 weeks! 6 months! 182 days! 

Total weight gain: Oh goodness, I will let you know at my next Dr. Appt. I am scared to find out! 

Maternity clothes? You know it!

Stretch Marks? GAHHHHHHHHHHH.... Every time I check my inner thighs gain an extra mark :'( goodbye swimming suit season for the rest of my life!!!

Sleep: Not so great this week because of being sick, its hard to breathe at night! 

Best moment this week: Today while I was driving home from work the song 'Ho Hey' by the Lumineers came onto the radio and I was just listening to the chorus and crying because I was just thinking about Lilly and holding her in my arms for the first time and how she belongs with me! I started singing the song to her and she was moving and kicking and it was just a really special moment. 

Miss anything? Right now, just being able to breathe out of my nose!! I'm so over being sick! I also miss my cute pre-pregnancy clothes!

Movement: lots and lots of it!! you can really see it from the outside too, my belly will have a wave of movement all across it! it looks so cool!

Food cravings: fruit!! gimme dem berries.

Anything making you queasy or sick: I was at buy buy baby with Tori and Nikki on Sunday and ran into the NoseFrida Snot Sucker! That about put me over the edge! I love my baby but I refuse to suck the snot out of her head with my mouth! If you guys didn't already know, snot had ALWAYS made me queasy, this is not just a pregnancy thing!!

Gender: girl!

Labor Signs: Nope!

Symptoms: I had a little bit of spotting last week, but it was just dried blood and I called my Dr. and she asked me a zillion questions just to make sure everything was alright with little Lilly bug and everything is just dandy! Other than that I'm having to change my pants a lot because I am sick so I keep sneezing and coughing and we all know I have a super small bladder right now, so those things do not mix well together!

Belly Button in or out? still hanging in there!

Happy or Moody most of the time: ehhh! maybe a tad moody this week since I've been sick but I think mostly I've been pretty happy!

Looking forward to: The weekend!!! One more day of work and I can just relax for a day! My body is SO needing it!

'Ho Hey' by The Lumineers

Until next time,

<3 Me and L.G.

xoxo.

24/25 weeks

Okay, I am so sorry that I didn't get my 24 week post up in time, I was a little delayed. Sam and I were house sitting for my aunt so I wasn't home to make the chalkboard and take the picture! So thank you for being patient and waiting til now! Lets see here, my belly is flipping humungous!!! Seriously, I look like I could give birth any minute and I still have a little over three months left!! ahhhh! Last night I had to go through my closet again and put away the rest of my pre-pregnancy clothing. NOTHING fits me anymore, I cannot get away with oversized flowy shirts.. unless they are Sam's T-Shirts, which I normally wear to bed now! I will say that Old Navy has been my saving grace, their maternity clothes are amazing and fit SO well and make a pregnant lady feel so purty, and let me tell you, that is not an easy feat! Speaking of clothes, I have been accumulating loads and loads of clothes for Lilly, it seems like her wardrobe is expanding while mine is quickly depleting! I am so blessed that I have wonderful people buying beautiful outfits for Lilly or giving me fabulous hand me downs, hey people, nothing wrong with hand me downs, I LOVE them! I wish I could show you all the cute things she has, looking at all of it makes me so excited for her to get here. The only downside, I am running out of places to put all of her stuff, and we haven't even had her baby shower yet! The baby shower planning is in its beginning stages and my two BFF's and I are having lots of fun 'pinning' all of our ideas, I have the colors picked out and I am SO excited, especially for the food! Only a pregnant lady.. or a man.. LOL. Well kiddos, as Lilliana's arrival draws nearer I have also begun to plan Lilliana's nursery. I have her crib currently being shipped, and her changing table and a sweet armoire picked out.  My amazing mother is making Lilliana's bedding and we have all the fabric for that picked out, now its just a matter of making it. I will definitely make another blog post solely on her nursery, I am so excited to show you all everything we have picked out! Well getting back onto topic, here are my 24 and 25 week pics!

How far along? 24 & 25 weeks

Total weight gain: 16.7 lbs

Maternity clothes? thats the only kind that fits! ;)

Stretch Marks? I found some on my inner thighs... UGHHHHH! 

Sleep: Wretched, my shoulders, neck and back are killin me smalls!

Best moment this week: My little sister Hanora got to feel Lilliana kick! It was such a special moment and I will always cherish it!

Miss anything? SLEEEEEEP. 

Movement: YES, lots and lots and I love every kick, flip and flutter!

Food cravings: ice cream, you scream we all I scream for ice cream! ..and I'm quite greedy with it. This week and last week I've eaten, Breyer's cookie dough ice cream and their chocolate ice cream. Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream and their Berry Voluntary ice cream. I am currently working on a tub of Edy's Peanut Butter Cup ice cream. OMG YUM!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Mozzarella Sticks. makes my tummy churn just thinking about them...

Gender: girl!

Labor Signs: nope!

Symptoms: constipation, YIKES. fatigue. 

Belly Button in or out? in!

Happy or Moody most of the time: umm happy, but I stayed up cleaning last night and was quite a crab because of how tired I was.

Looking forward to: SUNDAY! Me and my BFF Tori are headed up to my other BFF Nikki's house to do some baby shower planning!!!! I have the best BFF's EVER! 

Until next time,

<3 Me and L.G.

xoxo.

23 weeeeeeeeeee-ks!

Hello my dear wonderful fabulous friends! I'm sorry I am a little behind with the posty posts. This lady has been a busy gal, although I cant exactly remember what I've been busy with.. Thank you mushy pregger brain!!!! Well I told you in my previous posts that my BFF Nikki was coming down for her birthday celebration and so we could talk baby shower, but she only got to stay for one night because we had a dumb stupid ice storm!!! Although it was a short trip it was very fun and we did get some celebrating in and also some baby shower talk, and she even got to feel Lilliana kick! Lilly is not very shy, she is always kicking and you would probably feel her kick if your hand somehow stumbled upon my mountainous belly. MY BELLY IS GETTING SO BIG! Have a looksie!

How far along? 23 weeks!

Total weight gain: 16.7 lbs 

Maternity clothes? Yes, I have graduated from the demi panel maternity pants to the full panel maternity pants! I went shopping at Old Navy to buy some more maternity shirts too, I should be set for a while! 

Stretch Marks? Not any more than I have had before thank goodness, but I think the girls keep on accumulating more!

Sleep: Really uncomfortable!!! UGH! My doctor recommended vitamin B6 to help me sleep, but when I looked on the bottle it said "not intended for pregnant or nursing women," not sure if my Doctor was wrong (which I highly doubt) but I'm paranoid and refuse to take them, so there. 

Best moment this week: Nikki getting to feel Lilliana kick! Its so special to share that with the people that love her so much!

Miss anything? back and stomach sleeping, now I cant even sleep on my back!! WHAAAAT? It can cut off oxygen and blood to the baby, scary... 

Movement: oh tons and tons! she never stops moving, I love it!! ..now

Food cravings: Today I wanted to drink windex or pine sol, aaand munch on cascade bleach..... Dont worry I will not do this, I wont even take my vitamin B6, I was just craving it. WEIRD!! On a more normal note, chocolate ice cream and pizza!

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope!

Gender: girl

Labor Signs: nope!

Symptoms: sore belly, gas, bleeding gums. pregnancy is quite odd.

Belly Button in or out? in!

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy girl!

Looking forward to: my day off tomorrow! wahoooooo! I think I'm gunna get my hair cut!!!!!! FINALLY!

Until next time, 

<3 Me & L.G. 

xoxo.