Week 36

How far along: 36 Weeks
Weight gain: Total gain throughout pregnancy is about 30lbs, haven't put on much in the past few weeks but definitely feel like Meepers is getting bigger!
How big is baby: Leek (they must be referring to lengthwise because I'm sure he's bigger than an actual leek LOL)
Maternity clothes: Chi Kim was so kind to give me some of her maternity clothes which included a pair of capris and shorts that came in so handy this past weekend since it was in the 90's this past weekend in Spokane. My belly is outgrowing most of my maternity dresses making them very short and not appropriate LOL
Best moment this week: Hanging out with family in Spokane and being there for baby Addison's baptism which was very important to Hunnie and me since we are her Godparents, such a blessing! It was definitely challenging traveling but very worth it. We left Seattle at noon on Friday and the sun was ruthlessly roasting my side of the car. I hung a pillow case up in the window which meant my window had to be closed and we had our small house fan plugged in but it was just blowing hot air. We stopped and hosed down the dogs to keep them cool, by the time we reached Moses Lake I couldn't take it anymore and broke down crying. Hunnie told me to pour water on myself from our water bottles and we took our an icepack from the cooler and laid it on my belly which helped. We got to Spokane around 4pm and went over to see baby Addison for a little bit, she was sleeping but I got to hold her and she is such a doll! For dinner we went out to the Couer de Lane Casino for their seafood buffet, the wait was 2 hours long! This is pretty bad but at that point we had not eaten anything since 11am when we left Seattle and we didn't get start eating at the buffet until 9pm, I definitely should have packed some snacks and frankly I'm surprised I did not pass out, sorry Meepers. The food was good, or maybe I was just really hungry. It was a long drive back to Cheney from there and by then I was just exhausted, tired and ready for bed. The next day we met up with friends at the Elk - Ben, Stephanie & Whitley, Kris & Ann, Chip & Dahdia, and Jeremiah (and I don't remember his wife's name). It was so much fun, good times and good company. We had Addison's baptism that afternoon which was very beautiful, then dinner and celebrating and Chi Kim's parents house, so much good food especially the oysters on the barbie! and hot vit lon (duck egg) yum! Sunday we celebrated Kayla & Huy's birthday at Ba Me's house so we got in some more quality family time. Waited until later in the evening to head out so that the temperature would be more bearable since we were unable to get the AC cool even after spending almost an hour at Jiffy Lube. All in all, great family time but seriously exhausting weekend, so happy to have Monday off to recuperate.   
Movement: Still lots of movement, definitely knees or feet pushing out on my left side and he loves to have his butt pushed up into my right ribs LOL
Food Cravings: Really wanted to get some Victoria's - panini and ice chai tea latte but with our busy schedule in Spokane didn't make it there but hopefully next time!
Belly button in or out: Stretched out innie
What I miss:  Sleeping through the long drive to and from Spokane, that was the first time I've ever stayed awake for both trips to and fro.
What I'm looking forward to: Resting, I'm exhausted!

Week 35

How far along: 35 Weeks
Weight gain:
How big is baby: Honeydew Melon (that sounds yummy)
Maternity clothes: O jeez, well my "spandex" pants will no longer stay up on my belly and neither will my maternity jeans...which means they keep slipping and I'm constantly feeling like my pants are going to fall down. I feel like I'm so close to the end that I don't want to buy anything new...but a pair of maternity shorts would be great because summer finally decided to show up around here and it's be so hot and sometimes I just don't feel like wearing a dress...especially since my legs are like two giant sausages. 
Best moment this week: LONG WEEKEND of pretty much doing nothing but relaxing since I worked about 5 hours of OT this past week which I haven't done in quite awhile...figured I might as well since it was the last real full week of working for me because from now until Meeps arrives we will have appointments every week. Crazy to think we're this close! Had pre-natal yoga on Saturday which was good but I definitely was tired because I fell completely asleep during the Shavasana (rest period at the end). It's been great spending the weekend with my Hunnie and our pups, even after almost 7 years of being together...it's still so much fun and he makes me laugh every single day and I just love being with him no matter what we're doing.  
Movement: Meeps has been still moving a lot, he likes to push out on my left side...feels like he's stretching his legs out or something but sometimes it's so forceful and sudden that it feels like he's seriously going to poke right out of my stomach. Hunnie's seeing more of the movement and the giant shakes and jerks of my belly when Meeps is rolling around in there. 
Food Cravings: Changes everyday really, but really craving home made Vietnamese banh beo which I haven't had since I was in Vietnam. I was going to attempt to make some but I'm way to lazy for that right now LOL 
Belly button in or out: Still an innie, doubt it will ever become an outtie
What I miss:  Cold cuts, running out of lunch ideas...
What I'm looking forward to: Our 36-week check this Friday, going to have an U/S and can't wait to see Meeps! It's been 16 weeks since we last saw him. And right after our appointment we'll be making the trek east to Spokane for the weekend and Baby Addison's baptism, very excited! Hoping it will be a comfortable ride...as comfortable as possible at least. 

Nursery is filling up, just got two big boxes of cousin Jacob's clothes and Meepers is pretty much set for his first year!

Hunnie helped me re-purpose an old corkboard to use as a keepsake board for Meeps

 

Week 34

How far along: 34 Weeks
Weight gain: Surprisingly no weight gain in the past 3 weeks...midwife says my overall gain is in the healthy range and baby is measuring on track so nothing to worry about, good news!
How big is baby: Average Cantaloupe (according to BabyBump app)
Maternity clothes: Yupp, although the dress pictured above that I wore for my baby shower is a dress I bought in Thailand about 3 years ago, here is a picture of me wearing it on our honeymoon in Cabo a year ago, such a great dress!
Best moment this week: Such a busy but fabulous weekend. Me and hunnie had Friday of work and thank goodness for that. My day started off early with prenatal massage which I was long overdue for, then we had our 34-week check with our midwife, baby is doing great and still head down, she said it would be very unlikely that he would turn at this point since he's been head down for awhile. She said if he did turn it would be a very obvious movement and quite uncomfortable, good job Meeps! Everything else checked out good too! After that we scooped up the pups and headed out to Marymoor Park for some fetch and swimming, didn't get to swim as much as we wanted because they have most of the river fenced off due to the endangered salmon. Got home, gave the dogs baths in the backyard, then Hunnie came back with our neighbor Justin and 2 yards of bark. We weeded and re-barked the front yard and it looks great, should have done this earlier in the summer! After that I did a major cleaning inside the house in prep for guest coming over on Saturday for the shower. By the time we went out to dinner with family that night, I could barely keep my eyes open. Saturday was wonderful, good food and company, we are very blessed by amazing family & friends. My lovely hostesses Kathy and Lily threw a beautiful shower and Meeps got lots of cute stuff too! Finally relaxing and hanging out today which is what I love about Sundays.
Movement: Lots of strong kicking, mostly on the left side. I had my belly pushed up against Hunnie's side in a bed one morning and he was finally able to feel Meep's strong kicks, it was so cool! 
Food Cravings: Pineapple, strawberries, cheeseburgers, fries, roast duck...wow what a mix 
Belly button in or out: Still holding innie status LOL
What I miss:  All of our friends and family who weren't able to make it to the shower, but hope to see yalls soon!
What I'm looking forward to: Looking forward to next weekend which will be Labor Day weekend, no big plans but just looking forward to another long weekend. Love hanging out with my hunnie, our pups, and just wondering how life will be once Meeps comes ☺

Diaper Cake by mama Kathy

Beautiful banners made by mama Kathy

Banners up in the nursery

 

32 Weeks

How far along: 33 Weeks
Weight gain: If I remember, I'll weigh myself at work tomorrow and update...
How big is baby: Pineapple
Maternity clothes: Oh yeahhh
Best moment this week: Had a great weekend, Saturday we ran errands like added to our Target baby registry and bought a few gifts for friends down in U Village. We also got a super nice table from our friends Lily & Aaron who didn't have room in their new place for it, the table is from Cost Plus World Imports and it goes so nicely with the decor in our home. So happy to get rid of that unsightly oak table from the 80's! Way nicer than anything we would be able to get anytime soon so we're super thankful for such generous friends. We took them out for sushi dinner that nice which was delish! On Sunday we made a big Costco run and picked up stuff for this coming weekend's festivities. And then in the afternoon/evening we hung out at Anh Hai and Chi Holly's housewarming which is just a 5-10 minute drive down to Canyon Park. There house is huge and very pretty and it was great to see Chi Holly who is 27 weeks pregnant with baby girl! We had a fun time eating and chatting with family, it was wonderful!
Movement: Yupp still lots of movement and turning and stretching, I'm always curious what position Meeps is in, wish I had x-ray vision! Today he insist on wedging a foot or something into my right rib cage LOL
Food Cravings: It was especially warm this week, been craving sushi and finally got a semi-fix, had to stick to tempura and unagi mostly but it was still very good. Also having very strong cravings for iced caramel machiattos with extra caramel, YUM. Had one today (just a tall-size) and it definitely made meeps energetic.
Belly button in or out: Still an innie but it's super stretched out LOL
What I miss:  not feeling so tired...
What I'm looking forward to: This Friday is another check with the midwives, it will be a short one but I still get excited to hear Meeps heartbeat and have them check to see how he's growing and what position he's laying in. We're also planning to take the pups to the dog park to hopefully tire them out for the baby shower which is Saturday, excited to see family and friends! And then will be nice to relax on Sunday. So happy it's a short week for us this week!

1-Year Anniversary

Wedding Party @ Heritage Park in Kirkland

Happy 1-year Anniversary to my wonderful and amazing husband! Can't believe it's been a year, has gone by so fast but so much has happened too! We are truly blessed and I'm so excited for this next adventure into parenthood with you. I love that you make me laugh every single day, that I can always be myself and you love me, weirdness quirks and all! I have the funnest time with you, even when we're doing nothing at all. I'm so proud of the man God has grown you to be and is continuing to shape you to become. Can't imagine my life without you! Love you so much!

Nursery

Crib with blue and chocolate bedding and awesome doggie print blanket that is super soft and cuddly!

Couple of Meep's first outfits

Nursery decor, keeping it simple with pics of the pups

Week 32

How far along: 32 Weeks
Weight gain:  Approx 27 lbs or so, midwife assured me I'm doing okay and that it was not too much weight gain haha I'm thinking I still have 8 or so weeks left and apparently these weeks are when you really start packing on pounds and getting huge...scared!
How big is baby: Large jicama
Maternity clothes: If I'm not at work wearing scrubs, I'm wearing pajamas at home. If I have to go out in public, I'm wearing my stretchy black pants which Hunnie hates LOL
Best moment this week: Getting the nursery more put together, we put up shelves and some frames, also go bedding for the crib and I found this awesome doggie-print soft blankie for Meeps, it rocks! We also got some other decor for around the house, the fireplace mantle is finally finished.
Movement: Lots!! He's pushing and rolling around quite a bit, sometimes it hurts because it feels like he's stretching and going to poke right out of my belly. My neice Cam got to feel him kick yesterday, she thought it was pretty cool. Me and Hunnie have seen some crazy movements of my belly and I'm sure it's going to get even more pronounced. 
Food Cravings: Pho, we're making a big pot of it today for the week, yum!
Belly button in or out: Still in but now very shallow
What I miss: Sleeping on my back
What I'm looking forward to: Having meepers here! Even though I feel nervous as the same time too LOL

Swapped the first bag I bought for this one instead, love love the print and colors