Baby Bump: Week 39 - Still pregnant

It is official Baby Bear will definitely be a June Baby. 5 days until D-day. I am swollen all over, my feet, my hands, and everywhere in between. I feel like if you pricked me I wood leak water rather than blood. It is so sad than even my flip flops are tight. I know we are getting closer and closer every day.

Baby Bump: Week 38

We are getting closer to D-day and realistically it can be any day now. I am excited and scared all at the same time. I actually like being pregnant and I am in no hurry to deliver. I love being able to feel her move inside of me and knowing that I won't be ever to have that feeling again is what I will miss the most about pregnancy. I know that once she is out, she is out and I will never ever experience the wonders of pregnancy like I have. I don't know if we will have another baby later along the line, but this will always be my first pregnancy. My father-in-law told me at the very beginning of my pregnancy to cherish the time that I am pregnant because it is all new and this will always be the first time.

Plus, both Papa Bear and I are getting over a cold so I would really like to fully healthy when she enters this world. Papa Bear has been working like crazy to finish a project he has and he is hoping to have it done by the end of the month and then he can take the time to spend with us. So hopefully Baby Bear can hold on and bake for another week or so. That way we can have a June baby and Papa Bear will be able to be home and not worry too much about work once she is born.

I have been swelling like crazy. I have Fred Flintstones feet and my calves and thighs are bigger than I have ever seen them. My hands hurt, my face is rounder and even my maternity clothes are too small. It is crazy, just when I think I can't get any bigger, I do. I am excited to meet her and see who she looks like and get to know her. But I am totally willing to wait and be patient. I know at this point many women just want the baby out especially feeling uncomfortable as I do, but I am in no hurry to evict her from my belly. She will come when she is ready.

Baby Bump: Week 36 - I think I've dropped

I think that I have dropped. It is kind of hard for me to tell though. It has always seemed like she was low anyways. Plus, I think I have a short torso, so maybe there isn't much room for her to drop. It feels like Baby Bear is in my pelvis and I feel more pressure down there from time to time. Maybe she is getting lower, it seems like it is a little easier to breathe. I have an OB appointment tomorrow, so I will have to ask.

Baby Bump: Week 35

Swollen feet and hands. I am just round all over. My feet hurt all the time; it feels like I have been on my feet for days and they are just so swollen. I am uncomfortable and tired all the time. I am short of breath and it is a chore just to walk to the bathroom, which I go to often since I have to pee all the time.

On the bright side, I love feeling Baby Bear move around. Other than a the few discomforts that I complain about, I am feeling pretty good about things. I am still walking, lifting weights, doing yoga, and going to my step classes. I figure as long I feel okay I will keep on working out. I am slower and I am out of breath from time to time, but I modify the workouts a lot and take breaks.

I feel so huge and I know I will get bigger!

I've been blogged: Maternity Photos

I took some maternity photos at 32 weeks with Kim Le Photography and she just recently blogged my photos!! I can't wait to see the rest of them. Here is my favorite on so far:



Check out her blog for more photos.

Baby Bump: Week 32 - My Easter Bump

Here I am at 32 weeks. No bare belly since I am wearing a dress and wasn't too keen on lifting my dress up just to get a bare belly pic. This is my Easter bump in my Easter outfit, I took this just before I went to church. I also got some maternity photos taken on Saturday so when I get those photos in a couple of weeks, I will have a bare belly pic. I can't wait to see my maternity photos. I had great fun working with Kim Le, she is great and I am sure the photos will be wonderful! Papa Bear and Grandpa Bear thought I was a little silly to want to take maternity photos. But I wanted to document this time in my life and besides I am a silly old bear sometimes.

Baby Bump: Week 30

Feeling uncomfortable, lots of movement, back pain. I am slowing down and tire very easily. Working out isn't as easy as it used to be since I feel heavier and uncomfortable. But it is all worth it!

Baby Bump: Week 27

The Good

• No stretch marks/spider veins (yet).
• We can see kicks/some movement from the outside. Very cool!
• I feel kicks/movement many times throughout the day. I love this!
  

The Bad

• I have sciatic pain. No fun.
• My ribs hurt.
• My back hurts.
• My feet hurts.

The Ugly (not really ugly just different)

• Stomach looks like a basketball, and feels like one too.
• Belly button has popped.

Baby Bump: Week 24

Getting bigger. My back and my rib hurts. My belly button is on its way to popping out. Clothes are not fitting. It is worth it for my baby girl.

Baby Bump: Week 22

Finally, an updated baby bump picture. I am definitely getting bigger and I have definitely been feeling it a lot more. I can definitely feel the weight of the bump. In many ways, it is great because I get to feel my wonderful little girl move around. But it is a little hard on my ego sometimes. I actually love to workout and I am starting to find myself slowing down from time to time. A part of it is my pregnancy and size and another part of it is just feeling tired. Sometimes, I forget that I am pregnant and I wonder why I can't do what I used to do. Then I remember that, duh, I am pregnant. Sometimes I just feel fat rather than pregnant and it really doesn't help that it is hard to find clothes that fit. I know I just need to buy more maternity clothes that fit.

This morning, I felt really fat and told Papa Bear that. He told me that I was beautiful. He is just so sweet. I love that he knows what to say to make me feel better. It will be all worth it in the end, we will have a beautiful little girl in our world!

Baby Bump: Week 19

I have definitely popped. I was looking at my past baby bump photos and I have definitely gotten bigger! I guess that is good. I am also wearing the same pants and shirt in some of my last baby bump pics. As you can see, not very much fits me so I stick with what is comfortable and what fits. I haven't bought much in the ways of maternity clothes and so this is my regular pre-pregnancy clothing. I will have to remember to wear something different for my next picture, LOL.

Baby Bump watch: week 17

It has been a while since I posted a baby bump picture, I took this picture at 17 weeks, 0 days. I have been getting bigger and feeling bigger, that is for sure. Grandpa Bear keeps telling people to look at me from the profile so that they can see my baby bump. It is cute, he is excited for Baby Bear.

Baby Bump watch: week 13

I feel like I am totally showing and this just happened this week. I feel pretty big and I know I will only get bigger. People say that I am not really showing but look how big my bump looks. These pants barely button up. Stretchy pants are definitely my friend. Elastic is a great invention!

Baby Bump watch: week 11

Week 10 and I am feeling fat not pregnant. Yes, I realize I will get fat and gain weight and that is fine. But this bloat and constipation kind of sucks because I just look fat rather than pregnant. Baby Bear is totally worth it. I can't wait until it is a real baby bump and I look pregnant rather than fat.

It is just hard because my pants are tight and finding maternity pants in petite sizes is not too easy. The pants I ordered from the Gap last week were too long for me. I am just too short. I feel like I am starting to show, which is not great at work since I want to wait until after Thanksgiving. I am almost there and hopefully this bloat will go down a bit.

Baby Bump Watch: Week 9

Not a baby bump yet, just all bloated. Baby Bear is too small to give me a baby bump.

Baby Bump watch: week 7

My first baby bump picture. Well, it is all bloat and not much of a real baby bump and it doesn't look as big as it feels. I feel so fat right now and knowing that Baby Bear is only the size of pea makes me feel even fatter. Can't wait until this bloat goes away and it is a really baby bump. (Sorry for the messy room)