Happy Thanksgiving!

Maybe it's the Thanksgiving spirit in me, but I can't help but feel very grateful right now.  It's been a crazy, busy, stressful, month or two with everything we have going on, so I'm constantly having to remind myself that these problems aren't really real problems.  We have our health, our happiness, and a supportive family and group of friends surrounding us.  You can't really ask for more than that. :)

We're heading to Maryland for Thanksgiving with my brother and sister in laws family either Wednesday night or Thursday morning depending on this crazy weather.  It's been a few months since we've been able to make it up for a visit, so I'm pumped to spend time with my nieces!

I had Ryan do my weekly picture tonight since later this week will get crazy.  I already changed from my work clothes, so let's just pretend that my shirt isn't see through and you can see my huge maternity leggings, shall we?  I think my belly may be a little altered, only because I devoured an entire Chipotle burrito for lunch and just ate dinner.  I should probably take the whole "snack throughout the day rather than 3 big meals" advice into consideration now that my belly is now a basketball.  I love you already, Everleigh, but I hate to tell you....there is no way that you have room to grow for 12 more weeks in there. No.  way.

Stretch marks: Nothing new.  For the homestretch, I got some of the Momma Mio Tummy Oil so I can lather up every night.  Smells SO good! 

Sleep: Wake up maybe once to pee and that's it.  I toss and turn a couple of times throughout the night, but it's mainly from hip pain and lower back pain.  It's hard to explain, but it's like I have to make my hips & back pop (like cracking your knuckles) and I don't feel relief until it happens.  I probably shouldn't even call it pain because it really doesn't hurt as much as it's an annoyance.  I also feel tension in my lower back/butt when walking the dogs.  I can't complain too much because it's been such a smooth pregnancy so far...this stuff just reminds me I'm getting to the light at the end of the tunnel. :) 

Best moment of this week: REALLY feeling Everleigh move.  I've always just felt the jabs and kicks from the outside, but just last week I started to feel body parts shift.  It's a good, continuous, 5 seconds of movement.  So cool.  Oh yeah, and getting this sweet, sweet text message from hubs (he'll probably get mad I'm putting this on here, but when he does things like these, I can't keep the happiness to myself...and who doesn't want to brag about a husband this thoughtful?):

Just look at that middle one, okay? :) I just about cried in the middle of work.  Too bad I'm not a crazy, crying emotional wreck like the movies tell me I'm supposed to be as a pregnant woman.  

Miss anything: Feeling like I can breath normally.  I've become paranoid I'm that pregnant lady that everyone can hear breathing really loud.  I just have to take deeper breaths because she's closing in on my lungs, but I've also had allergy issues which makes my nose even more closed off.  Hmph. 

Movement: See above ^^^ I love every kick, jab, spasm, and somersault I feel! 

Food cravings: Starbucks bagel for breakfast.  I just can't help it.  They're so, so good....and they aren't marked up by 500% like every other menu item.  Win/win in my book!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nada. 

Labor signs: Super tight belly maybe once a day still.  Braxton Hicks maybe? who knows. I meant to ask the doctor about it this morning and completely forgot. 

Belly button in or out: Still flat! 

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!  Now especially since the house stuff has been negotiated and we're at the point where we're just having to handle normal moving stuff.  

Looking forward to: Thanksgiving!! 

3rd Trimester SAY WHAT

Time. is. flying.  I swear women say all of the time that "you're pregnant for 9 months and you feel every minute of it" but for me, it's not the case.  I am floored at the fact there's only 91 days to go until she arrives (hopefully).  Amazed that she's over a foot long and weighs over 2 pounds.  Less worried knowing that if she were to be born right now (Ryan hates when I say that), she would have a 90% chance of survival.

We have our first hospital class tomorrow, Newborn Basics, and I'm taking a cloth diapering class on Wednesday to see if it's something I really want to commit to.  Next week is the hospital tour and then in January we'll do some birthing classes and breastfeeding classes! Whew!

In a little over 3 weeks we will close on our house and we'll be moving the day after.  Ryan has a class to teach that day so we're getting movers and I'll be handling everything by myself - I've already taken the day after work.

Right before closing and moving,my good friends are throwing a baby shower for Everleigh!  I'm so excited for her to get spoiled and show her pictures of everyone who loves her.

Samson wanted in this week! Also, can someone PLEASE tell me how to get rid of this annoying color background on the survey I do every week? 

Stretch marks: Nothing new still.  My skin's limits will be tested these last 12 weeks! 

Sleep: I've had great sleep this week.  I'm in bed by 10 and I don't wake up until around 4 or so to pee.  Other than that, I haven't even really been tossing and turning that much.  Also, I think my body has adjusted to this belly and I don't feel as full or uncoordinated as I have in past weeks.  Maybe this is the calm before the storm, but as of now, I'm a fan. 

Best moment of this week: Passing my glucose screen!  Also, picking out the nursery color in the new house (Sherwin Williams Innocence) and finding wall art that will be PERFECT for the nursery.  This is exactly what I had in mind when I was thinking world/travel theme. I realize that it'll be a long time before Everleigh understands what this means, but I just want her to know from the beginning of her life that the world has so much to offer and to live it up every step of the way.  Here's what I ordered off of Etsy:

Miss anything: The feeling of not having too much to do.  From here on out, I'm pretty sure life will be crazy for the rest of our lives.  Mark it on your calendars - the weekend of 11/15 was the last weekend of the Hibbard's lives where I could take naps, Ryan could play his video games, and we could all around, not have that many worries, before moving, holidays & Everleigh's arrival.

Movement: I feel like her movements have become more scheduled.  I read that from now on she has more of a sleep schedule, but she's most active in the morning and at bedtime.  Her kicks are still all over the place, although I feel either punches or kicks really low the past couple of weeks.  

Food cravings: Nope.  The other day I had a quick craving for Chipotle (when I say quick, I mean I gave it a quick thought and it sounded good), but then when I got there I wasn't too excited.  One bite into my burrito, it tasted like the most amazing thing in the world and I ate more than half (usually I can barely finish a quarter of one).  So, what I'm saying is, I don't really know what I want until I have it. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope! 

Labor signs: No.  I still get a super tight belly at least once a day, and I'm assuming my body is doing something, so we'll chalk it up as painless contractions.  

Belly button in or out: Flat...won't be too long til she pops 

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy, but Ryan has told me several times that I'm being really mean.   I think it's mainly because we've been working with a lot of sales people throughout buying this house, and there are some things some reps have done that I just find completely unacceptable. They said you're more judgmental when you're working with someone in your same field, and that is 100% true.  Just say what you mean and mean what you say, people! 

Looking forward to: Classes this week :) 

3 Months to Go!

Stretch marks: Nothing new thank God! 

Sleep: I have a routine when I wake up in the morning...turn to my right side, flip my right leg, than left leg, over the side of the bed, use the bedside table to prop up, give my belly a few second to adjust to gravity, then stand.  Nobody warned me about this!  I still maybe only wake up once to pee, and besides tossing and turning from side to side, I think I'm still generally sleeping pretty well. 

Best moment of this week: Knowing we'll be in our new house soon and I can organize and get a good count on what we have/what we still need in less than 30 days.  Can't come soon enough! Also, her crib sheets arrived from Etsy and they are adorable! 

Miss anything: Walking up the stairs and still having my breath by the time I get to the top! 

Movement: So much, so often!  There are random BIG kicks/punches, but most of the time they're still pretty subtle.  

Food cravings: Not really.  I haven't had any ravaging hunger either, which is so weird to me.  I'm still really into cereal. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: The glucose drink I had to chug this morning at 7am!  I didn't throw up, but it was so hard to chug it so early so I just kept staring at the ultrasound pictures on the fridge and thinking to myself, "don't puke...this is for baby girl" and managed to get it down and more importantly, keep it down.  Flat, orange, thick drink should not be chugged at 7am. 

Labor signs: My belly will sometimes feel SUPER tight, and I've read they're contractions where my body is preparing for labor.  I've felt nothing really, though, so I'm not too sure if it's that or not. 

Belly button in or out: Borderline flat

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy but stressed.  Stressful/busy time at work, 02384038 decisions to be made for our house, moving prep, baby planning.  Eeeeek 

Looking forward to: Hearing results from glucose test.  They might of drawn my blood a little over an hour after drinking the drink, and if I fail, I have to go back and do a 3 HOUR test.  Please, please, please let me pass! 

NEW CRIB

NEW CRIB, GET IT?! :)

Since I've been updating weekly pictures, I've found it difficult to remember to update about life outside of it.  As always, the Hibbards have a lot going on!

First of all, we've been kind of in limbo not knowing what we were going to do with our living situation.  Ryan is in the government contracting world and with that territory comes not knowing if a contract will get renewed or not.  We've been renting a house in the middle of nowhere for the past year, and had decided to just wait it out (living situation wise) until we knew what was happening next year.

Not even a couple weeks after deciding to just stay put, there was a gang related drive by shooting in our neighborhood.  Yes, you read that right.  How did we find out about it?  We were walking the dogs after work one day and a CBS 6 car pulled up next to us asking if we could talk to us about what our opinions were on what happened last night.  Turns out, it happened at the house directly across the street from us (on the corner).  After finding this out, we decided there's no way we're staying here...especially with Everleigh on the way.

What do we do next? Rent or buy? After seeing how much we've thrown away in rent this year, we decided we can't keep living our lives waiting on the next move. SO, we called our realtor who sold our house last year, started the search and about a week later, we put an offer in on a brand new house in Ashland.  It was a long, painful, and stressful week of negotiation, but we finally came to agreement on Friday!  We will be closing in 30 days (hopefully) and moving in right before Christmas.

I. am. so. anxious. to. get. this. nursery. together.

This isn't our first rodeo, and although we have 20384038 things to do now for the move, we're taking a leap of faith and hoping to not have to sell it or rent it out in about 10 months time.

On another note, our good friends Paige and Jason wanted to do family pictures and since I have a nice camera, we figured we would go to a park while it's so beautiful out and do family pictures for them and maternity pictures for us.  I thought about doing professional maternity pictures, but for $150, I see these now as something like engagement pictures -- fun to do, exciting time, but who looks at engagement pictures once you have the wedding pictures?  Would rather put that money towards newborn pictures once she arrives!

Here are a few of our favorites:

Not bad for amateurs, huh?  I'll order one big canvas print and call it a day.  I'm glad we did this earlier than lady because the rate my belly is growing now, I wouldn't feel the least bit picture worthy from here on out!

100 Days to Go!

This is getting real....we're down to double digits!  I'm 25 weeks (almost 26) and we are officially buying our second home!  It's been a huge negotiating process this whole week, which pretty much just stressed me out and made me just want to move into a cardboard box. I'll put more about the house on here later...too tired from this week to go into details now. :)

Stretch marks: Just some old ones as before.  The way this belly has been growing lately though, I wouldn't be surprised if some show up on my mid section soon. 

Sleep: Last night I slept great, and maybe only woke up once.  Every other night is another story.  The heavier my belly feels, the harder it is to lay on my side.  My back has started hurting and many nights I wake up just wanting to sleep on my back...which pre-pregnancy, I never, ever had an urge to sleep on my back.  Too bad it isn't good for me or baby.  

Best moment of this week: Having a 2nd level ultrasound on Monday with a specialist to get her heart checked out further.  The sonographer poked and proded on my belly for a full 30 minutes, and when Everleigh wasn't laying in the position she wanted, she just poked and pushed my belly around until Everleigh moved into a better position.  There were a couple of times I wanted to tell her to just stop and chill out for a second because she was really hurting me, but I told myself it's for my daughter and to suck it up.  BEST part was when the doctor (Dr. Christmas) came in afterwards to tell us he saw NOTHING wrong with her and she definitely didn't have a calcium spot on her heart.  Cue lights shining down from Heaven.

Miss anything: Having a feeling of abs and being able to breath regularly.  Going up the stairs is starting to make me breath heavier and I often find myself adjusting how I'm sitting/laying/standing, just to try and get comfortable.  

Movement: Just tonight, she started to straight up kick my ribs.  There was no doubt in my mind that there was contact between her foot/hand and my right rib.  Several times.  It didn't hurt, really, but I know if she keeps doing this, I'll have a few cracked ribs. I read on one of my baby apps that these next 2 weeks are the most active weeks for baby girl.  

Food cravings: Jimmy Johns.  I heat up the turkey and it's yum.  Anything carbs.  Chocolate.  I also had cravings for Outback (particularly the salad & their ranch dressing) and we finally got to go tonight! :) 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Now that I take Prilosec every day, I've had no complaints.  The bigger the meal, I eat, though, the more uncomfortable I am immediately after.

Labor signs: None, thank God. I read a lot of women start getting Braxton Hicks around this time.  I've noticed nothing with the exception of sometimes my belly feels really, really hard.  Not sure what that is all about. 

Belly button in or out: Still innie/flat.

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy but emotional.  Between having the specialist appointment on Monday and house buying, I've had a few times the tears just start rolling.  Pretty untypical for me.  

Looking forward to: Moving into our BRAND NEW house and FINALLY setting up the nursery!  I have a vision, people, and I need to feel ready in case she decides to come early.