Baby :: 36 weeks

Quick photo update!

Recipes

I cooked two meatless recipes this week that I found via Pinterest. Very delish! The leftovers are even yummy.  Definitely going to keep these recipes handy.

mexican stuffed peppers with quinoa & black beans

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Garden-Style Lasagna

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Baby :: 34 weeks

A week late, but the belly is still growing!

The last few weeks have been busy for us. We took our last trip back to Montana to watch the Bobcats, have a baby shower, and see if baby is still a girl; which no doubt- she is!! 

I had a feeling inside that I wanted to make sure she was a girl before I finished the baby room. When you are pregnant people say whatever comes to their mind. One of them being they tell you what they think you are having by the way you are carrying. A boy is what I was told numerous times. As well as stories of the the radiologist getting it wrong. Well, those are not good things to tell a pregnant woman. I would feel awful if a boy came out and all I had was pink and polka dots! So, I had a quick ultra sound. :)

Since she is so big she doesn't fit in the view finder like she used to, but I did find this interesting.

At 16wks she was doing a high kick

AND

At 33wks she was doing a high kick as well!

 

Maybe a dancer in the making? 

I will not force her into dance. I will let her decide what activities she wants to participate in. 

I can only hope dance is one of them. :) 

If I remember right, that foot is measuring 2.5" 

eek! Big foot!

Her estimated weight was also 4.9lbs. Which could be off by +/- half a pound.

So, if she continues to gain the average a baby does in the last part of pregnancy we are looking at an 8 pounder! 

She has always been measuring a week ahead and she is still measuring a week ahead. Must be a sign we have an intelligent, over achiever in the making ;)

Pear

My dad has a pear tree which I think he planted the year Nate and I got married. Tia remembered he picked one of his first pears the day we got married. Fast forward 4 years and now he has a lot of pears! {thriving like our marriage :)}

He sent a pear with my mom to Bozeman last weekend so his grand kid could have one of his pears :) He asked me everyday if I had eaten it yet. I finally cut into it today. Here is the proof. And it was VERY DELICIOUS!! Thanks Dad, we enjoyed it!

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With my cell phone case! How handy!

Baby :: 27 - 30 wks

Yes, I am a little behind. I will catch up someday.

Here are the updated belly photos. 

As you can see, my shirt is getting a little short ;)

Baby girl is growing like a weed, hanging out in my pelvis. Hiccups at least once a day. I feel them in my butt which confirms how low she it! I did find out laughter helps get rid of her hiccups. I was dying of laughter while reading this blog post. Oh my goodness, so hilarious!!!

Not too many pains yet. Just starting to feel the weight of the belly. The only back pain I get is middle to upper back pain from napping in weird positions. Practicing my pelvic tilts which seemed to have helped me thus far! I truly think dance has helped keep my posture in check. 

I am getting my appetite back. Everything sounds just delicious. I have to be careful and watch what I eat! 

 I read she can see light so we tried it the other night. Nate was freaked out that you could see her move so well! 

I think she may be like her mom. She gets claustrophobic- if I lean forward just a little bit, she kicks and moves until I lean back and give her more space. She also does not like low rider pants. Ok, she might be a little stubborn like her mom too! The Dr. said she might be a little sassy-- she kicked her while checking me. {Nate is going to go crazy :) } and ice cream is her favorite!

Here are the guard dogs:

Whenever we go into the nursery, at least one follows me in and the other is on the top of the stairs. 

Or both guarding the stairs :)

They are loving the rug we put in the room--- they think we bought it for them!

Progress shot-- Nate putting the nightstand together. Unfortunately, the manufacturer didn't drill holes on one of the panels so we had to order the piece, putting the nightstand on hold. :(

More to come!

Farm dog

One of my favorite pictures of the busy summer we have been having! I will update you all soon!

Jeter loving the farm life :)