31 week belly pic and questionaire

How far along: 31 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 20lbs
Maternity clothes: yup and now My hubby's pj pants!
Stretch marks: none, hope it stays that way
Sleep: only with like 5 pillows
Best moment last week: seeing monkey on u/s at 30 weeks
Movement: we have a soccer player for sure
Food cravings: papaya
Gender: BOY!
Labor Signs: lots of BH but no true labor
Belly Button in or out: out
What I miss: beer! lol
What I am looking forward to: 3D u/s saturday
Milestones: every day is one

31 weeks

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

crib is all set up

Its all ready to go, i just need our little man to put in it!


and yes the frames will be getting moved away so when baby gets older he won't knock himself out with them. lol

30 weeks

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)
You baby's length is about 16 inches—about as long as a laptop computer—and she measures almost 11 inches from crown to rump. She weighs approximately 2 1/2 to 3 pounds. From now until delivery, every baby will gain weight at a more individual rate. Your baby has doubled in height over the past six weeks, and from now until delivery, she'll gain only a few more inches in length. Don't worry if she's in a strange position (what your care provider might call a "transverse lie"). There's still plenty of time for her to get settled into the head-down (cephalic) position for birth. She's floating in about 1 1/2 pints of amniotic fluid and has some room to move. Your baby's most important organ, her brain, continues to develop at a rapid pace. Her eyes are able to track light, and some researchers have theorized that exposing your belly to light may stimulate development. Try moving the beam of a flashlight slowly over your belly in a dim room, and see if she reacts.

30 week Questionaire and belly pic

Mommy's view





QUESTIONAIRE
How far along: 30 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 18lbs! i think still the same
Maternity clothes: my staple as well as spanx for belly support
Stretch marks: none, hope it stays that way
Sleep: only with like 5 pillows
Best moment last week: my shower (well 2 wks ago)
Movement: strong as ever
Food cravings: papaya
Gender: BOY!
Labor Signs: lots of BH but no true labor
Belly Button in or out: popping out
What I miss: sleep
What I am looking forward to: u/s tomorrow
Milestones: every day is one

Baby shower gifts

I wanted to get my MIL something special to say thanks for all she did for my baby shower. I had initially thought of a mfamily circle necklace i had seen at red envelope but since we are keeping the name under wraps i had to think of something different to put on it. so i came up with a different idea and found a seller on etsy willing to do it. I also had her put in the birthstones of her 3 grandkids, both D-man and monkey are january babies , and Sil & tonya's baby is october. here is the final result, it says:
We love nonna



Oh and i couldn't not thank my husband for being so amazing. so i got him this key chain.
this one reads
we have a hero, his name is daddy

trimester breakdown

there is alot of confusion about how long pregnancy actually last. The old tale is that it should be 9 months, but ask any Dr. and he/she will tell you 10 months.Why the month difference?
The period from conception to birth. After the egg is fertilized by a sperm and then implanted in the lining of the uterus, it develops into the placenta and embryo, and later into a fetus. Pregnancy usually lasts 40 weeks, beginning from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period, and is divided into three trimesters, each lasting three months.
A normal pregnancy is 10 lunar months and 9 calendar months. Midwives and doctors speak of pregnancy lasting 40 weeks- they do not use "months" at all. So get used to thinking of pregnancy as 40 weeks and nothing to do with months.

Trimester Breakdown

First trimester:

Month 1 — week 1 to 4
Month 2 — week 5 to 8
Month 3 — week 9 to 13

Second trimester:

Month 4 — week 14 t0 17
Month 5 — week 18 to 21
Month 6 — week 22 to 26

Third trimester:

Month 7 — week 27 to 30
Month 8 — week 31 to 35
Month 9 — week 36 to 40