Boy? Girl? Early? Late?

Over the past nine months, it has been so fun to hear everyone guessing if we are having a boy or a girl, if I will deliver on July 4th (no pressure!) and if the baby is going to be big or small. Even strangers love to give their two cents - the ladies at the pedicure place bet me a Starbucks drink that it will be a boy and he will be early. The Pottery Barn Kids salesman said he will see me back soon to buy some pink accessories, because its definitely a girl.

So now it's your turn - we set up a guessing pool and want to hear everyone's predictions and keep track of them. There may even be some prizes involved for the closest guesses! Get your guess in soon because we are now less than a month away from the target due date, July 8.

Click on the banner on the top right corner to enter your guess.

Summer Melons

This week I hit 35 weeks and Babycenter.com has begun comparing the size of the baby to different melons. It doesn't feel that long ago when they compared the baby to the size of an avocado or a tomato and we thought - wow, that is so big! Now the baby is about the size of a large cantaloupe. This made me laugh to myself at the grocery store today because when I walked in Tom Thumb they happened to be sampling a variety summer melons.

Some updates for this week:

Maternity Clothes: Exclusively...and for a while now. I have a few non-maternity shirts and one pair of horribly unflattering pink PJ pants that I wear around the house. The shirts don't totally cover my belly and the pants make me look like Humpty Dumpty. So, not appropriate for public! I have one pair of shorts I love and the rest of the time I am in dresses. Remember, its nearly 100 degrees in Dallas these days.
Sleeping: Some nights are better than others, but overall sleeping is becoming more difficult. I think my body is starting to get me ready for the baby's schedule. I wake up about every 2 hours for a bathroom break.
Movement: The baby is all over the place and moves around a lot.
Gender: Its a surprise still! We are both having dreams about one gender or another. As of last night Greg had the most recent dream that we are having a girl.
Labor Signs: Thankfully, not yet. And I hope I don't see any for 4-5 more weeks!
What I miss this week: Frozen margaritas. My favorite drink of summer.
What I am looking forward to: Frozen margaritas. My favorite drink of summer. :)

34 weeks - Getting Closer

I can't believe it is the end of May and we have just over 5 weeks to go until Baby Hunter makes his or her debut! Greg and I recently "graduated" from our baby classes at the hospital so I guess this means we areready to be parents? Over the past 6 weeks we have taken a baby care class (how to not break the baby when we bring it home), a series of labor and delivery classes and most recently a breastfeeding class. The nursery is almost finished, the bassinette is in our bedroom and we have all our supplies in the closet. All we have left to do is pack the hospital bag!

I am 34 weeks and the baby is about the size of a cantaloupe. My belly has definitely gotten a LOT bigger and I can feel that the baby is a lot bigger as well. Overall I am still feeling pretty good though I am a lot more tired and the Dallas heat is starting to get to me, how is it this hot and summer hasn't even officially started!

We learned in baby class that crying is a late hunger cue for the baby - turns out the same is true for the babymama. I feel like the baby sometimes - I am happy when I am well rested, fed in regular (timely) intervals and have a bottle (of water) within reach.

Happy Mother-to-be Day

We just returned from an impromptu 'babymoon' and Mother's Day getaway weekend at the Barton Creek Resort in Austin. It was a very relaxing weekend complete with a visit to the spa for a prenatal massage (regular massage for Greg). We also went hiking, relaxed outside in rocking chairs and had delicious brunch. Saturday night we made it to the Salt Lick and had some delicious BBQ for dinner.

Before we left for BBQ, Greg wanted to make sure that we captured a current belly pic:

I am 31 weeks along and still feeling pretty good. The baby has grown to about 3 lbs now! There is a lot of gymnastics going on and I feel it a lot more as he or she is getting bigger and has less room to move around in. The other night I had my iPhone resting on my belly, and the baby bumped it off. Can't wait for this weekend, we are headed to Midland for a baby shower!

Yummie Mummie

I am well into my third trimester and hit 30 weeks last week. I am still feeling pretty good though occasionally getting a visit from some of my first trimester friends: nausea and fatigue. I am still exercising regularly, which really helps me sleep at night and keeps my back from hurting.

Greg and I start our baby care classes tonight and our birthing classes next week. We are less than 10 weeks from the due date and I have a feeling this time is going to fly by. This past weekend my dad was in town and helped Greg paint the nursery. I can't wait to get the furniture in and get the room ready to bring home Baby Hunter!

My prego friend Caroline and I recently joined a mommy meet up group for North Dallas moms called the Yummie Mummies. So far, everyone I have met in the group is really friendly and welcoming. Today was a coffee meet-up at one of my new favorite Dallas locations - Central Market. I met a girl who is due 2 days after me, and a bunch of moms with 3 and 4 month old babies. I am looking forward to getting to know the ladies in the group better and eventually bringing my baby to future play groups.

30 week pic, baby bump is getting bigger by the day...

27 Week Update and New Pics

This week I hit 27 weeks, the last week of my second trimester. Everything has been pretty easy up to this point, but all the blogs and books I read are telling me that I am quickly moving out of the "comfortable" trimester.

Last weekend Greg and I flew to ABQ for a baby shower and Easter. I got to see all of my friends and family to celebrate Baby Hunter's upcoming arrival. I also got to hang out with my fellow prego friend Sam, she is expecting their first baby on June 29. We got some really cute and fun gifts for the baby, everything is so small! And who knew babies needed so much stuff. Anyway, I am excited to start putting the baby's nursery together. I hope Greg is ready to start all his dad duties of building swings, bassinets, exersaucers and whatever else finds its way into the house.

On Saturday afternoon, we met up with our wedding photographers in the Bosque for some prego pictures. We had a lot of fun with them and ended up with some really beautiful pictures.

My mom flew back to Dallas with me and we went for a 4D ultrasound this morning. We were able to get a few good shots of the baby's profile. If you look carefully you will see the baby's profile and its little hand is up by its head.

ABQ Baby Shower

Amanda (due July 8) and Sam (due July 29)

Photo session with Jones Photo Art

Baby Hunter at 27 Weeks