How Far Along: 32 Weeks (this is a week late so I can give you a full update on my 32nd week of pregnancy)
Tee: Maternity Countdown Tee
Babies Genders: Boy (Walton) AND Girl (Whitney) #WaltandWhit
Due Date: February 8, will deliver no later than January 25 which is when I'll be 38 weeks
Things to Note:
- I had my 32 week check-up on Friday, and my mom went with me for the first time. It was fun watching the babies on the ultrasound with her. At my 28 week appointment Walt was head down and Whitney was head up. Now they are BOTH head down, so that is great news. They are both facing towards each other towards my belly button, no wonder there is a battle constantly going on near my belly button.
- Walt weighs 3lb. 11 oz. and Whitney weighs 4 lb. 2 oz.. I can't believe I have 8 pounds of baby in me. My bump is measuring 38 weeks of a singleton baby. Turner was just over 6 lbs. at 40 weeks.
-Turner calls the twins' Whitney and Waltney. It really is the cutest, so I don't correct him anymore. I've been thinking about buying him a small gift to be from the babies when he comes to the hospital to visit for the first time. Any ideas?
- Big news this week! I found out that I will likely be able to take 12 weeks PAID maternity vs. the original 6 weeks I thought. I was planning on using 2 weeks of vacation to make it a total of 8 paid weeks, but now that I'm getting 12, I'm going to save the vacation days for a real vacation! My mom will be coming to stay for a few weeks after the baby is born, and Alex gets 6 weeks paid paternity leave. Thankfully Alex can split his up, so he'll take a week off or two in the beginning and then go back to work for a week or two, and then can come back home for a week. It's really flexible, and depends on what our needs are. I'm extremely grateful for that because I know so many moms are not in the same situation. I didn't get any paid maternity leave with Turner.
- I am planning on working up until the day I'm due, so I'm very thankful for a job that I can prop my feet up and work from home when I need to.
Weight gain: 40 lbs.
Nursery:
- Excited to officially be partnering with the Container Store to renovate the nursery closet! We will be getting started after the new year. More details to come! See the full nursery reveal here.
- I set up my 4Moms mamaRoo and rockaRoo in the nursery. So funny that I won both of these in separate giveaways. I'm so glad I kept them : )
Symptoms:
- Itching...oh the itching (particularly around my chest). I apply lotion 4-5 times a day.
- Heartburn...Thank the Lord for tums. Oh, and note to future pregnant self, oh wait, that's never happening again. Note to all other pregnant women, DO NOT drink orange juice if you have terrible heartburn. It's very painful coming back up.
- Calf cramps every once in a while in the middle of the night
Exercise: Christmas shopping, yard work, and chasing my toddler around count as my exercise these days.
Clothing: I've stopped buying clothes for myself, and have become obsessed with all things baby girl. I've discovered I'm a hoarder of leggings. I can't get enough of the adorable patterns, and I could never do that with Turner. Poor little Walt and his hand me downs...eh, he'll never notice, plus Turner had some pretty stylish outfits so he's fine. Whitney on the other hand will be sporting lots of bright leggings and headbands.
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32 Weeks
"Get in my belly!!!", actually it's rather the opposite when it comes to the baby, but I find myself saying that a phrase a lot. It's usually when I'm talking to my food. I've been dreaming about 1/2 Coke 1/2 Cherry Icee's constantly, and I don't think I've gone a week without having one the past few months. Terrible? Yes. Amazing? Yes.
This baby is almost 4 lbs and 17 inches long. I am definitely beginning to feel the effects of pregnancy. Mainly a stiff back in the morning and tired/swollen feet at the end of my work day, but I'm not complaining! I'm ready to be the big lady waddling to and from...that just means I'm closer to meeting my future child. Wow...I'm going to have a kid, that's weird. I hope he's ready for one crazy Mom & Dad.
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Bullet Points
I've lost all ability to write at the moment so I'll just use bullet points to explain my weekend.
Saturday
- Early morning walk & weight lifting
- Had an AMAZING prenatal massage (scored an awesome Yelp deal for a $35 hour long massage)
- Ate Philly cheesesteaks downtown at Phatso's food truck (great food but worst idea ever on a HOT afternoon)
- Met up w/my Dad and his music buddies for dinner
- Celebrated my bro's 32nd birthday at the Volstead Lounge
Sunday
- Attended Austin Stone's early service @9:15 (Feels so much better to have those few extra hours on Sunday)
- Cleaned the apartment/washed clothes
- Found the perfect flowy dress at JcPenney for my maternity shoot (I was trying to find Alex a shirt, but came back with something for me instead...sorry Alex)
- Ate dinner at our favorite Greek restaurant, Zorba's (used another Yelp Deal - $10 for $20 worth of food)
- Worked on a DIY Mobile for Turner's room (aka our living room). I don't know what has gotten in to me, but I'm actually enjoying crafting.
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| Alex actually enjoyed crafting as well |
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| 32 week belly (Old Navy Maternity Dress) |
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Cloth Diapers
Well, we have decided to use cloth diapers. Honestly not my decision, but Alex was all about it so I went with it. They seem like a bit of a hassle, but they are super cute. Our decision was purely based on saving money, but I guess helping the environment out is a plus as well : ) Here's the breakdown of the costs/savings.
Disposable Diapers:
A baby will go through about $2,000 worth of basic diapers in 2 years, and up to $4,000 depending on the brand.
Cloth Diapers:
We will have bought the following by the time Turner arrives.
24 BumGenius 4.0 diapers ($18 x 24 = $432)
24 OsoCozy Pre-Folds ($44)
3 Thirsties Water Proof Covers ($13 x 3 = $39)
2 Snappis ($6)
All of the above will cost us a total of $521. You also must account in the costs for the numerous wash loads. Our hope is that most of these diapers will last for our future children as well.
We plan on using the pre-folds with the water proof covers when Turner is a newborn, and switching over to the all-in-one cloth diapers after a month or so. Honestly, we have no idea what we're doing, but we're ok with that. We're going take it one day at a time, and see what works best for us. We will still have to buy disposables for when Turner goes to daycare.
Bought Turner his first stuffed animal. I imagine it being drug around, ripped apart, sewn back together, and maybe even have a nick name such as BoBo...at least that's what I came up with. Maybe this will be the toy Turner sleeps with until his girlfriend makes fun of him.
Alex practicing his cloth diapering skills. I don't mind giving him diaper duty : )
If you have a baby, do you use cloth diapers? If so, any advice?
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