30 Weeks

I'm at 30 weeks with Miss Andie Rose. Not too much further to go. When the doctor said that I was 3/4 of the way through pregnancy it really hit me that she will be here sooner than we realize.

At 30 weeks, I'm feeling pretty pregnant. It's getting harder to get out of bed and I'm getting tired more often. Swelling is starting to kick in, much later than when I was pregnant with Eli. Other than that, this has been a wonderful pregnancy. Eli felt Andie move for the first time and jerked his hand back when she kicked him. I think he's a little frightened of little sister, but he loves to pat my belly and say, "Baby!" 

Chris wanted to show off his belly at the Arboretum.

And showing it off in front of Big Tex at the State Fair.

Here are my stats for Andie:
Baby size: the size of a cabbage

Weight gain: I hit the 12 pound mark, but lost a pound between my two week appointments

Sleep: Sleeping more due to being plain old tired; I can't lie on stomach much anymore, and I wake up frequently on my back. 

Cravings: Chinese food, Mrs. Grass soup, chocolate, Big Red soda, and sno cones

Repulsions: BBQ brisket, steak, the smell of the pork roast I made on Sunday

Miss anything: wine, being able to play longer with Eli, getting out of bed normally, not having so much sciatic pain

Looking forward: Eli feeling Andie kick more, maternity Halloween costume.lol

Odd fact: At 30 weeks, I was plagued with the stomach bug. I had never been sick while being pregnant, other than morning sickness, and it was awful. I don't wish that on anyone. My poor Andie was starving, but I couldn't keep anything down for awhile. Hoping that it doesn't come back to our house.

***Update: I forgot to mention that I entered a cupcake eating contest at school for a pep rally. I had to eat 12 mini cupcakes against these big burly football boys and teachers. I was actually beating everyone and had I known that I was so far ahead, I would've stopped and swallowed a bit. But, I didn't and when it came to the 12th cupcake I couldn't swallow and my eyes started watering. I ran for the trash can and everything came up. It was pretty gross. My kids were really proud of me though and Andie was dancing in my tummy the rest of the day on her sugar high!