Pregnancy Update: 35 Weeks

Pregnancy Update: 36 weeks (38 weeks)

How Far Along: 35 weeks (or 37 weeks according to ultrasound at 28 weeks)

Size of Baby: about 18 inches and 5.25 lbs or 19.25 inches and 6.3 lbs

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'll have a more exact measurement on Wednesday after the Doctor appointment, but when I weighed myself this morning, I had no more weight gain, so still standing steady at 14 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Solely wearing maternity clothes. I am to the point of wearing my comfy big black palazzo pants whenever I can.

Gender: Boy - Logen Warren Hustedt

Movement: His movement has slowed down a bit, but when he kicks, he kicks. He is a VERY stretchy baby and he loves ramming his feet into my ribs!

Food Cravings: Capt'n Crunch Cereal. Random, I know.

What I Miss: We all miss our family that we had to leave back in IL! We can't wait to see them again in February when we bring our little guy back to meet them all!

Sleep: Depends on the night. Sometimes I sleep like a rock and others I wake up ever couple hours to use the bathroom or readjust. There's only been one night where I was up for a couple of hours at a time. Being back in my own bed has really helped, though.

Symptoms: Braxton Hicks contractions, dull lower back pain, headaches, just overall discomfort. Anxiousness about having him. I can't wait to meet the little guy!!!! :)

Best Moments This Week: In the last two weeks (since I missed last week's update) we had a wonderful Baby Sprinkle for Logen, got to see most of our family and friends, and just had an overall good time hanging out back in IL and enjoying each others' company.

Also, last night we put up our Christmas tree and Christmas lights! It was so much fun. Page gets more and more fun every year! What a great time!

What I'm Looking Forward To: I am looking forward to our Dr appointment on Wednesday when we will have another Ultrasound and set our actual induction date! I'm convinced it will be the week of December 13, but Steve thinks it will be the week of December 20. I guess we'll see who's right. :) We are also looking forward to finishing up Logen's room and all the Christmas decorating and preparations!

I will try to get another blog done today or tomorrow with all the details and pictures of our fun visit home to see family and friends!

Happy Thanksgiving

I just wanted to take a quick minute to wish everyone a VERY Happy Thanksgiving. Our trip back to IL is going great and I know I'm behind on my blogging, but I will update and add pictures when we get back home this weekend. Wednesday is the big day for our last ultrasound and setting the induction date, so obviously, we are very anxiously awaiting then and just enjoying each other and our families. We hope you all had a great day and ate plenty of turkey!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE HUSTEDTS!!!!

Pregnancy Update - Week 33

Pregnancy Update - 33 Weeks (35 Weeks)

How Far Along: 33 Weeks or (35 Weeks depending on which due date we're going by)

Size of Baby: At 33 weeks, Logen should be about 17 in and 4.25 lbs or at 35 weeks he should be about 18 in and 5.25 lbs.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: This is unofficial (not the Dr's scale) but I think I've gained another pound which gets me to 14 lbs total weight gain.

Maternity Clothes: Loving my maternity clothes. I've noticed that most of my fall maternity clothes is black. I thought about going out to get more, but at this point, why? I should only have another month or so left.. so everyone.. just deal with my black wardrobe! :)

Gender: Baby boy - Logen Warren

Movement: Logen isn't kicking as much anymore as he stretching. He loves to stretch as long as he can... and he LOVES my ribs! I think he's going to take after his Godfather, Uncle Tony, and start giving me bruised ribs.

Food Cravings: Weird... but Capt Crunch cereal and spaghetti

What I Miss: Bending over, sitting up normally, and being able to clean or do work around the house for more than an hour and be completely exhausted.

Sleep: It's getting harder and harder every night. Poor Steve has to deal with me. He's so great. He doesn't even complain.

Symptoms: EXHAUSTED! I feel like I'm in the first trimester again, constant trips to the bathroom, shortness of breath, itchiness, and bruised ribs. Just uncomfortable!

Best Moments This Week: Random dance parties with Steve and Page. Just hanging out with them in general. Steve has been working so much lately that we are treasuring every moment we have together.

What I'm Looking Forward To: Our trip home to IL on Friday and our baby shower on Saturday! Also, looking forward to finding out if Logen is going to have a little guy friend or girl friend when Danielle Lutz finds out the sex of her baby on Thursday!

P.S. Yes, I know there's no picture this week. I will take one tomorrow and add it. Trust me, you don't want to see me today. I'm looking pretty rough... tired and no make-up are not my look right now! :)

Pregnancy Update - 32 Weeks

Pregnancy Update - 32 weeks (34 weeks)

How Far Along: 32 weeks (or 34 weeks according to Logen's Ultrasound at 28 weeks)

Size of Baby: at 32 weeks he should be about 16.7 inches and 3.75 lbs (he was 3.3 lbs 5 weeks ago) and at 34 weeks he should be about 17.75 inches and 4.75 lbs.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Today at the Dr, they told me I had gained 1 more pound, so I guess I'm up to 13 pounds total. - FYI - I am COMPLETELY amazed I only gained one pound in the last two weeks. I have been eating NOTHING but sweets and potato chips. I did actually throw them all away on Saturday, though, because I was afraid of the weight I was gaining. Back to the apples and bananas for me!

Maternity Clothes: I am solely wearing maternity clothes and there are a couple pairs of jeans and pants that I wear exclusively, because they are comfy. I figure I'm so uncomfortable at this point, my clothes might as well be comfy, even if I just keep wearing the same stuff!

Gender: Baby boy - Logen Warren

Movement: His movement has slowed down a little bit, especially during the day, but when he moves, HE MOVES! His new thing is showing me his feet and either knees or elbows through my stomach. He thinks it's a fun game to play with Mom... I'm not always too thrilled as it usually hurts! :) But hey, any chance I get to catch a sneak peak at the little guy, and I'm thrilled!

Food Cravings: As I mentioned earlier, I've been eating/craving a lot of sweets and salty foods, so Halloween candy, brownies, cookies, potato chips, etc. I really need to get back to my fruits and veggies, so I threw the other stuff out and won't be buying more (assuming my will power holds up).

What I Miss: Sleeping, being able to breathe, non bruised ribs, etc. :)

Sleep: I have no problem falling asleep, but I can't seem to stay comfortable for more than an hour or two at night. I'm waking up constantly and having to pee ALL night long! Poor Steve... I think he hates sleeping with me right now.

Symptoms: You name it, I got it! (I'm really not trying to complain - I do enjoy most of the symptoms, even if they are painful... I'm just getting to the "I'm done" uncomfortable stage). Constant bathroom breaks, back aches, hip aches, bruised ribs, Braxton Hicks (although not as much), itchiness, swollen ankles and hands, tired, and just overall uncomfortable.

Best Moments This Week: Seeing Logen's foot sticking out of my belly and Page's reaction to it. She is now telling everyone to feel her belly for the kicks and also keeps hugging and kissing my belly. It's SO cute. Also, today we found out that since Logen is so big and we need to determine when we're going to have this little (big) guy, we get another ultrasound at our next appointment on Dec 1! I can't wait to see him again and to set our induction date!!!! We may have little Logen even sooner than we thought!

What I'm Looking Forward To: I'm looking forward our trip home. In less than two weeks, we'll be flying home to IL to see our family and to celebrate Logen with a Baby Sprinkle! Page cannot stop talking about seeing her family and Steve and I really miss everyone, too. We have a busy couple of weeks before then, so I know the time will fly by!

Pregnancy Update - 31 weeks

Pregnancy Update - 31 weeks (33 weeks)

How Far Along: 31 weeks or 33 weeks based on Logan's size at our last Ultrasound

Size of Baby: 31 weeks - about 16.25 in and 3.3 lbs (although Logan was 3.3lbs at 28 weeks) 33 weeks - about 17 in and 4.25 lbs

Total Weight Gain/Loss: about 12 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Solely wearing maternity clothes. Still loving my jeans and comfy tops

Gender: Baby Boy - Logen Warren

Movement: He has kind of slowed down a little during the day (apparently he's sleeping more per my weekly e-mails) but he's still VERY active in the evenings and at night!

Food Cravings: Egg sandwiches and spicy foods

What I Miss: Sleeping through the night, having my emotions in check, and not getting winded so much.

Sleep: I'm SO sleepy lately. I wake up a couple times throughout the night and I'm getting more and more uncomfortable sleeping and in general.

Symptoms: Lower back aches, rib aches, and just overall comfortable.

Best Moments This Week: Taking Page Trick or Treating and getting our family pictures taken. I can't wait to schedule our maternity pictures for the beginning of December!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Setting up our Maternity Pictures, getting ready for our trip to IL, and enjoying the nice fall weather with Page and Steve!

Babymoon 2010

WARNING! THIS IS A VERY LONG BLOG WITH LOTS OF PICTURES!!!!! ENJOY!

Steve and I decided to once again, go on a babymoon before the baby arrives. This babymoon was MUCH different from the one we went on while pregnant with Page!

Needless to say, we didn't do one of the couple spa weekends that some people do as babymoons. Steve was already in San Francisco for work, so Page and I flew in LATE Thursday night to join him for a long weekend. Our flight was delayed by about an hour, and not knowing how security would be or how long it would take me to get all of our stuff through the airport, we got there plenty early. We stopped before going through security to get dinner. Page and I went to Chili's and had a good time. She loved looking out the windows at the cars down below.

Page was SO well behaved at the airport, even though we were there for so long.

She was even on her best behavior on the airplane, especially with it being 2 hours after bedtime before we even left.

When we landed, she was very talkative with the other people on the plane and kept asking, "Where's Daddy?"

We got to the airport, where Steve met us, and then drove back to his hotel. It was after midnight by the time we got there, got settled, and into bed. Needless to say, we all slept VERY well.

Friday morning, Steve had to finish up some meetings, so Page and I mostly hung out in the room. She decided coloring in the bathtub would be fun. She's so funny. When Steve was done with his meetings, we checked out of his hotel (his work was paying for the most expensive tiny room) and into our (MUCH CHEAPER - LARGER) suite down the road a little bit. We ate lunch and then all settled in for a nap. Page was VERY tired from the night before and fought nap, but eventually fell asleep. When she woke up, we ventured out to Chinatown. Steve's mom told us about loving Chinatown when she was there many years ago, so we decided to check it out. We're glad we did. It was very cool and interesting and I bought WAY too many souvenirs, but they were worth it. They were all SO adorable. Here are some pictures of us in Chinatown and Page's new outfit. I also got a beautiful silk robe, but I don't think it will fit me until after Logen arrives.

Saturday morning, we woke up and headed up to Golden Gate Park. We assumed this was near the Golden Gate Bridge, but we were wrong. Hahaha... Anyway, they had a large kid's park which Page loved, especially the carousel. She also got to play in the sand (which was good since the beach didn't really work out), on the swings, and the slides! We also ventured into the Museum to look around, but Page was pretty grumpy and there wasn't much to look at except the Van Gogh exhibit, that we didn't think Page would appreciate or behave through. We got a few photos out of it, though!
On our way back to the hotel for naps, we passed a street... Page Street. Of course we had to get a picture!

After the park, we went back to the hotel and all took a nap. When we woke up, we decided to head over to Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39. There were all kinds of things to do there, but most exciting, was the Sea Lions! Page loved looking at the Sea Lions and listening to them bark. After we finished checking them out, we went to walk around the pier a bit and saw a giant Sponge Bob Square Pants, which apparently, we needed a picture in front of. :) We ate dinner at a Pizzeria and then went back to check out the Sea Lions again. It was VERY dark at this point and none of the pictures came out. We did actually get to see Alcatraz from the pier, too, but again, it was much too dark for any of the pictures to turn out. So, we finished up by doing some major souvenir shopping and then headed back to the hotel for the night. On Sunday, we woke up and headed out for another fun day. It had been raining the entire time we were there, but today it was RAINING! I was worried since everything we had planned was outdoors, but Page LOVED it and we all had a great time. We started out by driving over the Golden Gate Bridge (something I was looking forward to the whole time). It was amazing. We stopped at a view point to get some pictures. It was raining lightly, but was VERY windy!!! Notice in the pictures, my hair is crazy! We were able to get some people to take our family picture. The first one is better because my hair isn't in my face (as much), but they failed to get the bridge in the picture. Oh well.

After the Golden Gate Bridge stop, we continued on our way to Muir Woods - one of the many national parks in Northern CA that has the famous Redwood trees. It was raining and dark, so there aren't many pictures. I do have a very dark one of Steve and Page standing inside a tree, though... that was pretty cool. Here are a few of them in the woods and around the gift shop. Page LOVED running and playing in the rain. We then finished the trip off with a trip to Muir Beach. We decided we were right there, so we had to stop, but it was FREEZING and windy. Steve and Page spent literally 3 minutes building a sand castle to say they were able to do it. Thankfully Page was able to play in the sand at the park the day before!

Page had a hard time napping in the hotel room, but on the last day there, she finally decided she no longer wanted to sleep in the crib (she sleeps in a big girl bed at home, so I'm not completely surprised) and wanted to nap on the couch. She fell right to sleep. She woke up by falling off the couch. Hahaha... That night, though, we pulled the couch out (it was a sleeper) and she slept on the couch quite comfortably. She loved jumping and playing on the couch. She didn't want to leave it!

After Page's nap on the couch, we decided to head to the mall that was right by our hotel (we had been frequenting the Target - in the mall - on a pretty daily basis) to play in the play area and get some ice cream. It was raining pretty hard and we had gotten pretty wet earlier in the day, so we decided to do low key and dry. Here are a few pics of Page on the car rides. The play area was SO crowded that Page couldn't even play on the toys.

We ended up taking a break from the car rides for some ice cream. I'm not sure why I look like I'm sneak eating the ice cream... maybe because normally Steve frowns highly on my eating ice cream (lactose intolerant). Oh well. It was delicious and well worth it.

Page riding in the Richard Scarry apple car. This is her happy face and her "Mommy, get out of the way!" face. We kept pretending she was running me over with the cars! Hahaha

We went back to the hotel room and ordered pizza and then settled in for the night. Once Page was asleep, I finished packing up and got ready to head back home the following morning.
Page is enjoying the train ride, taking us from the rental car place to the airport. She loves trains!

We had a GREAT time but we're glad to be home and back into our routine! We are now planning for our Miss Tricia's Daycare Spooktacular Halloween Party tomorrow. It should be fun. I'll be sure to have plenty of pictures to share of that as well!

When the Husbands Are Away... the Wives and Kids Will Play

Steve left for a business trip yesterday morning to San Francisco, CA. He will be gone all week and Page and I will fly up on Thursday night to meet him for a little babymoon before Logen arrives. Thus, this left Page and me with a few nights on our own. I'm not a huge fan of being home alone, so I try to keep myself busy.

Derrick (Danielle's husband) referees football and basketball games in the evenings, so I told her to pick a night when he was going to be gone and we were going to meet up with the kids for dinner and some playtime. We met at McDonald's (the kids' favorite play place)!

It was probably 6ish before Page and I got there to meet them. Page and Ryder immediately ran to the play area while Danielle and I settled in and ate our food. The kids periodically came over to grab a bite to eat, but mostly played their little hearts out. The most excitement came from this bouncy window thing that they both called "the rocket".

Ryder looking out the "rocket" window after finishing tormenting Page by shaking the heck out of it. It is supposed to shake, apparently, but when Danielle first saw it shaking, she immediately thought it was going to fall. Apparently Page did, too, because she screamed EVERY time Ryder shook it. Ryder thought it was the funniest thing in the world... both the shaking and the screaming!!!

Page making funny faces through her "rocket" window! Notice she's not screaming. This is because Ryder had already taken off and was down the slide. When I told Page this, she darted after him. These two crack me up!Towards the end of the night, Ryder and Page were the only kids left in the play area and they decided the actual play area was no longer fun, so they decided to have "scooter races"' with the baby high chairs. The only problem was that once they both got in and ready to race... no one was there to push them. :) So, they decided to take turns pushing each other. They soon got bored with this (when we told them they weren't allowed to push the "scooters" out the emergency exit) and decided to play on the table benches. It's amazing what these two can find to play with and have fun with. They are so creative! Anything can be turned into a toy or game!

So, as the kids played, Danielle and I talked, ate, and enjoyed some ice cream in peace. We completely lost track of time and didn't end up leaving McDonald's until about 8pm. (Page's normal bedtime is between 7 and 7:30. But both of the kids were still in really good moods, so we didn't think much of it.

Page and I got home around 8:30, she took a bath, and then got ready for bed. She was finally sleeping a little after 9. I would have liked to curl up in bed at that time, too, but I still had stuff on my "To Do List" to get done. I finished cleaning up downstairs, running the dishwasher, running another load of laundry and decided to go ahead and start packing, too. I finally laid down around 10ish, but didn't fall asleep until after Steve called to say good night at 11. It was a late night for all of us, but at least we had fun!