31 Weeks

January 16 - January 22

Happy Tuesday that feels like a Monday, but is wayyy better because it isn't! I love long weekends. Ours was especially great as it was spent with my mom and grandparents in Florida. Grace was attached to her great-grandaddy's hip like a really cute, little stalker and she had a blast checking out turtles, seeing the water, and trying to "find nemo" all weekend. :)

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Survey says...

How far along?: 31 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Check this- up....0. Color me shocked. Another week at +23.5 total. I did not hold back this weekend, but have been trying to make healthy choices lately and not throw in the towel the last several weeks of this pregnancy like I did with Grace. I had great runs all last week and took Friday-Monday off for active rest while on our mini vacay. Paid off!

Maternity clothes?: Yes, but my new favorite pants are actually non-maternity J.Crew pajama bottoms. They are comfy, long enough for my 5'8'' ish body, and don't make me look like I've completely given up when lounging around the casa. Full disclosure, I've been putting on pjs at like 6:30 when Grace gets hers on. Sorry I'm not sorry. Find similar ones here.

Sleep: Still waking up throughout the night. Having a little more trouble getting back to sleep, but I still feel good most days.

Best moment of the week: Just an all around solid weekend.

Movement: For sure. Especially because I had more caffiene than usual this weekend. Baby liked.

Food Cravings: Cereal with milk. Breakfast and post dinner snack just about daily.

Gender: Girl

Belly Button: Same old. Flat with the top poking out a bit. I don't think it's going to do much changing between now and D-day.

Stretchmarks?: No belly stretchies yet. Still old hip and thigh marks from pre-Grace.

What I miss: Nada.
 

What I am looking forward to: Settling back into our routine this week and keeping busy. We have things going on pretty much every day this week and a nice little to-do list going for the weekend.
 

Weekly Wisdom: 5P's...how does that go? Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance? I don't know. Anyways, I find that I am most relaxed when I'm staying on task, checking off lists, and have things done way ahead of time. We're getting there.

Milestones: Just feeling good and trying to prolong whatever energy I have for the next several weeks! First nervous feeling about having to actually mother 2 children...

Grace's space: Wish us luck as we attempt our first real go at potty training this weekend. G asked to use the big potty while we were out of town and did pretty well sitting up there on her own. Since this is the only weekend in the next several that we don't have guests or anything going on, we are going to get some big girl panties (terrible word), and see how it goes. No pressure. If she's not into it, I'm not going to push, but we talked it up big over the past few days and she really seems to want to try...if not only for the promise of M & M rewards. :)

Belly Pic:

31 Weeks with C

and

31 weeks with Grace

xo,
H