35 & 36 Weeks...

I'm slipping again so here's last week's and this weeks...

How far along? 36 weeks

Weight gain: as of today 3lbs

Baby Weighs: around 6lbs

Sleep: what is sleep? It's hard to sleep when you can't breath out of your nose and you have to pee constantly! LOL

Best moment of the week: I suppose the best moment coming up will be the turn of the year... 2013 will be a very new adventure for us!

Worst moment of the week: More snow!!! YUCK!

Miss anything? Being able to breath through my nose

Movement: All the time it seems but more of a rolling feeling than jabs.

Food cravings: Nothing this week

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Both, and I'm sure it won't be changing!

Looking forward to: At this point there is so much to look forward to but so much yet to do before Baby Heller comes so at the moment I'm full of anxiety, stress, excitement, worried, happy, and everything in between!  Should be an interesting 4 more weeks!

35 Weeks... Our 35th week went pretty fast with Christmas in it.  We made all of our rounds and had a wonderful Christmas with everyone.  I got a little sick Christmas night and the day after Christmas was spent on the couch for the most part but I'm feeling better now.  I do wish I could breath better through my nose but I don't think that will be happening until this little one comes out.  The netty pot has become my friend but it really doesn't help for very long.  Other than that, we're doing great and have the house back to "normal" already thanks to Cody and his obsession with cleaning... LOL  I am pretty lucky that he's willing to help with a lot and that he didn't mind putting away most of the Christmas decorations for me.  

34 Weeks...

How far along? 34 weeks, 3 days

Weight gain: Somehow lost so back to starting weight :)

Baby Weighs: around 5-5.5lbs

Sleep: Not getting any better and harder to toss from side to side

Best moment of the week: My massage this morning was pretty good but seeing it's only Monday, there'll probably be an even better moment later in the week

Worst moment of the week: Nothing yet...

Miss anything? Warm weather :) Because my coats don't fit! LOL

Movement: Feeling stretches, kicks, hiccups, ect...

Food cravings: Nothing this week

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Both, tis the season!

Looking forward to: Cody and I will be celebrating 10 years together on Thursday... we had plans made for the night, but it looks like the weather will be canceling those plans :(  We'll also start our Christmas celebrations this coming weekend (which are technically in week 35)

33 Weeks...

Just one of our beautiful maternity portraits taken by Life & Style Photography

How far along? 33 weeks, 4 days

Weight gain: 4lbs :( 

Baby Weighs: around 4.9lbs

Sleep: I've found if I stay up a little later (closer to 11pm or 12am) I don't have to pee in the middle of the night... LOL  However, I'd rather just go to bed at 9pm

Best moment of the week: My Baby Shower, although the snow sucked! A HUGE thank you to everyone that came and shared the day with me! I greatly appreciate it!

Worst moment of the week: SNOW!!! And not just a little bit, a whole bunch in one shot sucks!

Miss anything? Walking normally and not waddling like a duck!

Movement: Feeling stretches, kicks, hiccups, ect...

Food cravings: I've increased my orange juice again this week for some reason

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Both, tis the season!

Looking forward to: A day of relaxation... whenever that'll be... LOL

32 Weeks...

How far along? 32 weeks, 5 days

Weight gain: we'll see what tomorrow's doc appt brings...

Baby Weighs: around 4.5lbs, 19inches

Sleep: Pretty good except for my 3:30am bathroom break!

Best moment of the week: Getting to see a sneak peek of our maternity portraits today! AND we went to a badger basketball game last Sunday with our friends Kristina & Michael! :) SOOOO great to see them!!!  OH...and watching the Badger Football team whooping Nebraska and going to the ROSE BOWL!!!!  *3rd times the charm, right?*

Worst moment of the week: nothing that I can think of at the moment

Miss anything? Being able to bend over and put my socks on!! 

Movement: She/He is all up in my ribs now when I'm sitting down so I get kicked there a lot!

Food cravings: nothing this week

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Both, stressing out with a lot to get done before this weekend and before xmas comes!

Looking forward to: My baby shower this weekend :) Hoping the weather stays good for it :)

31 Weeks...

I slacked a little on my board this week and I'm almost late doing it (20 mins before I'm late doing this) so here goes...

How far along? 31 weeks, 6 days

Weight gain: Still nothing but creeping up...

Baby Weighs: around 3.9lbs, 19inches

Maternity clothes... My feeling on maternity clothes is that I'm getting sick of them and wearing the same thing... I've mentioned this before as well so I'm looking forward to being able to wear my regular clothes.

Sleep: Getting more and more tired but more and more to get done at the same time so I'm not getting a whole lot of sleep like I should be :(

Best moment of the week: Hearing that our good friends are pregnant as well :)

Worst moment of the week: Sneezing too hard or coughing to hard... leads to something I was hoping wouldn't happen... I'm sure all you women know what I mean

Miss anything? My SHOES!!!! 

Movement: More rolling around now than jabs

Food cravings: Sprite Zero

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, but can be moody... ask Cody! LOL

Looking forward to: My Godson, Levi's, birthday party this weekend! Love seeing him and his sisters, Madelyn and Harper :)

29 & 30 weeks...

Falling behind again so here's the details for 30 weeks...

How far along? 30 weeks, 4 days

Weight gain: NOTHING!! :)

Baby Weighs: around 3.2lbs, 18inches

Maternity clothes? they should make maternity shoes!! nothing fits!!!

Sleep: going ok... hating this stuffy nose I have! yuck!

Best moment of the week: We went to Las Vegas last week for my dad's birthday and saw Garth Brooks (one of his last shows in Vegas).  The concert was awesome, my dad loved it (got the good daughter award for that one! LOL) and won some money as well!

Worst moment of the week: There were these guys on our flight out to Vegas that were in LOVE with themselves, especially the one... I wanted to tell him to pull his lip over his head and swallow... and what do you know... they were on our flight back too sitting right by us again!! UGH!!!!

Miss anything? MY FEET & ANKLES! Shoes don't fit and kankles have set in... yuck!

Movement: Everyday all day :)

Food cravings: nothing lately

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, but can be moody... ask Cody! LOL

Looking forward to: BRING ON THANKSGIVING!!!! BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR 3+ MONTHS!!!! YES!!!!!

28 Weeks...

How far along? 28 weeks, 6 days

Weight gain: Nada...none :)

Baby Weighs: around 2.9lbs

Maternity clothes? Getting sick of them and wearing the same thing over and over!

Sleep: A little better now that I basically wrestle with my body pillow when I switch sides and my cold is finally subsiding so I'm able to breath a little better.

Best moment of the week: First snow fall came on Tuesday :) And my parent's cabin was set on Monday so that was neat to watch get done!

Worst moment of the week: Went to have Chesney's stitches taken out from his surgery, about 2 hours later his whole incision opened up and I had a kitchen floor with fluid/blood all over it and freaking out.  Thankfully our farm vet was at the farm, he came and packed the wound with gauze and then Cody took Chesney to Grassland Vet in Granton to get fixed up but now he has more stitches and drains now as well.  When our vet and Cody got to the house I had to leave the room, not because I was queazy but because I needed to go ball my head off for 5 mins... Oh I love my dog :)

Miss anything? Is it bad to say alcohol? After the day I had yesterday, I could've really used a glass (or bottle) of wine.

Movement: Everyday all day :)

Food cravings: Alfredo lately... have had it twice in a week now... lol

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy but nervous now that we're in the countdown to baby!

Looking forward to: May 18, 2013... Kenny Chesney... Miller Park... YES!!!!! (Mom, mark your calendar for babysitting!)

2012 Puntin' Party!

Every year, my Aunt Tamie throws her annual Puntin' Party at her house for Halloween.  It's a rather FUN event because we go to her house, carve puntin's (pumpkins), eat lots of goodies and have a bon fire.  She goes all out and decorates her whole garage, does some interesting foods and has activities for the little kids as well.  She also judges the carved puntin's and costumes as well and has prizes.  Anyways, this past weekend was her Puntin' Party and here are a few images from it.  Looking forward to next year's party already! Thanks Aunt Tam!!!

Cat Litter Dessert... I made this... isn't it awesome??

Jello Worms! Don't they look real?? Thank you Pinterest!

Mummy cakes :)

This was my costume for the night

I carved this puntin'... only took me about 2.5 hours to do but it won for the best carved puntin' for the adults

My cousin Amanda carves this puntin' every year for our cousin Meghan and then we take it up to the cemetery for her... we call him Charlie :)

We ain't afraid of no ghost! Hehe! Family tradition to take Meghan her puntin'!

Baby H in 3D/4D

We had a 3D ultrasound last week Thursday at Stork Vision in Eau Claire :) Baby H was very content and did not want to wake up and kept hiding behind things so we didn't get the best images so we are going to revisit Stork Vision in a couple weeks to see if Baby H will cooperate more... (yes, the Powell is coming out already with the stubbornness! LOL) But here are a few images we did get. Enjoy!

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26 & 27 Weeks...

I'm a little behind so I won't do my 26th week stuff....

How far along? 27 weeks, 3 days

Weight gain: Nada...none :)

Baby Weighs: around 2.5lbs now

Maternity clothes? Finding my fall coats are a little snug now!

Sleep: Sick of laying on my sides!!!! grrrrr!!!! And to add to it... a COLD! Yuck!!!

Best moment of the week: Coming into the 3rd trimester :) 12 weeks to go!

Miss anything? Being able to take cold meds cuz a netty pot just doesn't do it for me!

Movement: Lots of kicks now, baby is head down as well.  Cody claims the baby doesn't like him because each time he puts his hand on my belly to feel kicks it stops kicking! LOL!

Food cravings: You would think with the amount of Vitamin C I get with my gallons of orange juice I wouldn't get sick but I did! Dang it!  Otherwise, nothing new to the cravings.

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy but getting more tired like the 1st trimester...ugh!

Looking forward to: Counting down the weeks now and mom and dad's cabin will be getting built next week so that's exciting! Also looking forward to my Chesney dog being home cuz he had surgery today and they want to keep him overnight and I miss him like crazy!!

Bill Cosby on Childbirth...LOL

We watched this at the end of our first child birthing class last week. I thought I was going to pee my pants watching this I was laughing so hard!

25 Weeks...

How far along? 25 weeks, 5 days

Weight gain: Still nothing... yay!

Baby Weighs: should be about 2lbs now

Maternity clothes? Yup, but getting sick of wearing the same things over and over

Sleep: Sick of laying on my sides!!!! grrrrr!!!!

Best moment of the week: Hmmm... nothing in particular this week

Miss anything? Being able to wear my high heels

Movement: Kicking more and more each day

Food cravings: Chili ... and I still haven't ate it, maybe tomorrow though :)

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy but tired...

Looking forward to: Starting our birthing classes tomorrow night... well, I'm looking forward to it but Cody isn't... he thinks he already knows it all since he sees birth every day at the farm... whatever :( LOL

24 Weeks...

How far along? 24 weeks, 3 days

Weight gain: Still nothing

Baby Weighs: 1.6 lbs at our ultrasound

Maternity clothes? Yup

Sleep: Not too bad

Best moment of the week: When we got to see our little peanut last week

Funny moment of the week: Weird dreams... last night Michael Bolton showed up in one, weird!!!

Miss anything? Being able to sleep on my stomach

Movement: Kicking more and more each day

Food cravings: Beef stew... thanks mom!

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy

Looking forward to: Nothing too exciting coming up

Ultrasound

We had an ultrasound today because they didn't get all the images they wanted the last time we had one done.  Everything looked great and Baby H is in the 51% percentile :)  She or He is weighing in at around 1.6lbs and had her/his feet up by it's face today (flexible!).  We won't have any more ultrasounds done unless something comes up and I guess that I'd rather have a healthy pregnancy over more ultrasounds.  Here are 2 pictures we got today :)

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Still looking like Achmed... hehehe!

23 Weeks...

How far along? 23 weeks, 4 days

Weight gain: Still nothing

Baby Weighs: 1.5lbs and about the length of a cob of corn

Maternity clothes? Yup

Sleep: Okay, toss and turn a lot but thanks to my cousin, she landed me her rather large body pillow and Cody's not thrilled about it at all!

Best moment of the week: Seeing our little one tomorrow will be the highlight :)

Miss anything? Nothing in particular this week

Movement: Kicking more and more each day

Food cravings: My bday cake was my craving last week :)

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy

Looking forward to: Our ultrasound tomorrow :)

22 Weeks...

How far along? 22 weeks, 5 days

Weight gain: Still nothing

Baby Weighs: A little over a pound now

Maternity clothes? Yup, getting good at hemming pants! LOL

Sleep: Good but been really stuffy the last couple of weeks :(

Best moment of the week: Feeling a few kicks on the outside :)

Miss anything? Breathing clearly!!

Movement: Kicking more and more each day

Food cravings: Orange Juice and Hibiscus tea :)

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy

Looking forward to: Next wednesday when we have another ultrasound :)

21 Weeks...

How far along? 21 weeks, 3 days

Weight gain: NONE!!!  YAY!

Baby Weighs: 1 pound!!!

Maternity clothes? Yes, looking forward to sweatshirts and sweater season!

Sleep: Pretty good lately.

Best moment of the week: Cooler temperatures and getting some fishing in :)

Miss anything? Being able to bend down without thinking about it!

Movement: More flutters each week

Food cravings: Orange Juice

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy

Looking forward to: My birthday is coming up but I'm not sure if I'm really looking forward to it... LOL!

20 Weeks...

How far along? 20 weeks, 3 days (HALF WAY DONE!)

Weight gain: NONE!!!  YAY!

Baby Weighs: Should be closer to 11oz now

Maternity clothes? Yes, my wardrobe keeps growing

Sleep: Pretty good lately.

Best moment of the week: Getting to photography my friends 8 day old baby boy Sylas :) And hitting the half way point of my pregnancy

Miss anything? Had a BADDDDD day last Friday so I could've went for a bottle or 2 of wine..hehehe!! 

Movement: A few more flutters here and there.

Food cravings: None really at the moment

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy

Looking forward to: Feeling more movement hopefully in the weeks to come :)

19 Weeks...

How far along? 19 weeks, 4 days

Weight gain: NONE!!!  Still under weight!!  YAY!

Baby Weighs: Should be closer to 10oz now, it was 9oz at my doc appt last Thursday.

Maternity clothes? YUP... looking forward to my regular clothes again though!

Sleep: Okay... a little better with the new mattress we got, laying more on my sides now though.

Best moment of the week: Having a nice labor day weekend with my family :)

Miss anything? My mind... I can see why mom's made the post-it guy a millionaire! LOL

Movement: Might be some, I get flutters now and then but my placenta is on the front of my uterus so that will cushion the movements for a while yet.

Food cravings: None really at the moment

Anything making you queasy or sick: Thankfully no :)

Belly button in or out? In and I'm sure it'll stay that way... lol

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, I think... hehe! But there are always mood swings!

Looking forward to: Taking newborn portraits for our friends Sheena & Shane who had their beautiful baby boy, Sylas, on Sept 1!  Also looking forward to Oct 3 for our next ultrasound!

Baby H Ultrasound

Today I had an ultrasound of Baby H.  All is looking good so far and measuring about 9oz :)  She/He was being a bit stubborn so I have to go back for another ultrasound on Oct 3 because they were unable to view all 4 chambers of the heart and the bladder.  But He/She was chillaxin in utero with it's arm behind it's head.  Also found out that my placenta is on the front of my uterus so it'll be more difficult to actually feel movement until later on because it kind of pads the movements that baby H is making.  Anyways, here are a few pics :)

BOO! I scare you!!! hehe! Baby's face looking out (Kind of looks like Achmed the terrorist! haha)

Profile... couldn't get a better image because the head is right under my belly button and was hard to get a good profile shot.

1 foot... good thing it's labeled cuz I don't see it! haha!

Other foot, again, can't really tell but I guess that's what it is. LOL

18 weeks...

How far along? 18 weeks, 4 days 

How big is baby? should be about the size of a mango 6in and half a pound now!

Sleep: Good :)   

Miss anything? MY MIND!!! I actually forgot to wash my hair in the shower the other day, got in, wet it down but didn't wash it! LOL

Movement: I want to feel movement so I think I imagine it

Activity of the week: Ultrasound on Thursday

Food cravings: Bologna sandwiches 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope 

Happy or moody most of the time? Not a good week to ask...

Maternity Clothes: Wearing them most of the time now, I have a few normal pairs of jeans that still fit and shirts that fit too

Looking forward to: Seeing our baby...Cody will miss it though since he's at world's for barefooting.

Baby Bump? A small one, not really noticeable but it's there according to my weekly bump pics I've taken for my own journaling

17 weeks...

How far along? 17 weeks, 3 days 

How big is baby? should be about the size of a sweet potato 5.5 inches 5oz

Sleep: Getting a little better now that we bought a new mattress   

Miss anything? Feeling normal... LOL

Movement: Nothing yet

Activity of the week: Lots of editing on my part still :)

Food cravings: Nothing out of the ordinary 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :) 

Happy or moody most of the time? Just tired... mood swings come and go still

Boy or Girl?: I still have a feeling of girl but for the first time Cody actually spoke up and said that he thinks boy so we'll see in January!

16 weeks...

How far along? 16 weeks, 4 days 

Weight gain: 4lbs under my last Dr. appt. STILL :)

How big is baby? should be about the size of a turnip 5inches 5oz

Sleep: Sleep? what's sleep? Getting used to this no sleep thing already! 

Memorable moment of the week: Only 5 months to go!!  And I get to spend this week with Cody home for the 10 days I get to see him in August. :)

Miss anything? Not having to go to the bathroom so much! LOL

Movement: Still none that I know of yet. Maybe at 20 weeks.

Activity of the week: Lots of editing on my part. But also trying to get in some hang out time with friends I haven't seen in a while :)

Food cravings: Nothing in particular this week... although Cherry Laffy Taffy is my downfall... ugh! (I've never had a sweet tooth!!!)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Wedding rings on or off? Still on :) 

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy now that my hubby is home from Texas but sad that he'll be leaving again soon for Texas... I LOVE BAREFOOTING.... LMAO!!!

Looking forward to: My friend Lisa and her baby girl Maddie coming to visit next week! yay!!!