30 Weeks!

PREGNANCY HIGHLIGHTS:

WEEKS: 30 weeks

BABY'S SIZE: 15.5 inches, 2.5-3lbs, the baby is the size of a head of cabbage.

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN: 20 lbs now...time to get back in the swing of working out especially with the Holidays around the corner!

SLEEP: We are both sleeping good and most nights there is no waking up for anything.

MOVEMENT: Active, active, active.

SYMPTOMS: Starting to get heartburn even after drinking water.

WHAT I MISS: Sitting on the floor with Riley and getting up easily.

CRAVINGS: Red meat.

MATERNITY CLOTHES: Still surviving on regular clothes from after Riley.

WHAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO: December!  The sledding, santa visits, sleigh rides, Christmas stories, Christmas movies, Christmas cards, presents and everything else December brings with it including the snow and cold temps!

What a week!  I love short weeks and even though I had to work again on Friday it felt short and I knew I had 2 guys happily awaiting my return at 1:30 so I was feeling pretty lucky and loved.  We enjoyed dinner out on D's company Wednesday evening and again on Friday which was a special treat for his working the home show last weekend for a few hours.  Thanksgiving was short and sweet with a quick trip to Gaylord for dinner with my fam at my Uncle Steve's and Aunt Vickie's place.  Gaylord brings back tons of happy memories and Riley's first visit out there was a success although our picky eater didn't eat anything---no turkey, no squash, no jello salad, not even a homemade bun!  Let's just say payback for my own childhood pickiness isn't pretty or fun.  We started watching "How to Train Your Dragon" Thursday evening and finished it Friday...what a great movie!  Riley thought it was a little scary without his Mama and Daddy sitting next to him but as soon as we all squished together under blankets and pillows he was enthralled and so were we!  We are enjoying our quiet evenings with Daddy home nearly every night now and the cold has nothing on us as we continue to bundle up to shovel snow or give rides on the new sled to Riley.  We finally came up with an idea for the new nursery and I am pretty excited to see how it turns out.  We painted all the walls a turquoise color and planned on hanging wainscotting but we realized that with all the furniture in the room the wainscotting would be virtually invisible so we scrambled for other ideas on how to break up that very bright-all over turquoise that was cheerful but a bit overpowering.  So Daddy worked hard on Friday and after getting the dresser assembled and the crib and changing table into position this weekend the room looks great and I can't wait to add the fun details! 10 more weeks and we are a family of 4!  Since December will keep us very busy and is already booked with events and parties we might as well just scratch the next 4 weeks off too! ; )  Hope your Thanksgiving was fabulous and the food was plentiful!