30 Weeks Pregnant!!

Hurray!! Little Sweets is 30 weeks old :-) Time is definatley flying; only 11 more weeks to go!!

Little Sweets is still 15inches long this week; however, he/she now weighs roughly 2lbs-13oz (about the same size as a cabbage).

When asked how far along I was by a visitor in church this AM, she was shocked when I told her that I was almost 8 months. She said "you mean 8 weeks!!". I laughed and said "No, 8 months!". Because I am carry Little Sweets very low and small, people are always shocked when I tell them how far along I really am.

However, if you speak to my husband, he'll tell you that my belly is getting 'really big' and that he can't imagine it getting any bigger. lol Little does he know it will only get bigger from here.....lol

As for Litle Sweets, either the baby has gotten much stronger or the baby's bones are getting harder. The kicks and jabs I feel now are 'very' sharp and strong. I don't know if it's an elbow or knee or what part of the baby it is, but boy does it hurt when it connects to my tummy! lol

Today I was getting ready for church and I was putting my earrings on in front of my dresser mirror. My belly was slightly touching the edge of the dresser when "WHAM" I was kicked so hard by the baby that the baby actually pushed me off the dresser! LOL I am being completely serious!   I was left standing there stunned and in shock. lol Not only was I in shock, but the kick hurt too! lol  My baby has some pointy parts he/she loves to jab me with :-)

Needless to say, when they baby kicks now, he/she definatley lets me know!!!

With my ever growing belly, I am finding it more difficult to bend over and pick things. Today at church I dropped a piece of paper on the ground and bent over to pick it up. It took me a little longer to get down to pick it up....but I made it. lol I stood back up to hear the laughter of Ashea, one of the girls in my church, laughing at me. She said "Ohh Devin! It's funny watching you try to bend down!". lol I couldn't help but join her in the laughter as I could only imagine what I must have looked like.

Hey, this belly doesn't stop me though. Every Sunday I am bending down, hooking up wires, plugging things in, setting up chairs, etc. We were so blessed by a girl who comes out to our church as she said to us when dropping her home today "Next week I am going to learn how to hook up the wires and set things up so I can do it myself as I know Devin wont be able to do it much longer!". That really touched my heart :-)

On the topic of 'getting up', some mornings I need to rock back and forth a bit to give myself a little momentum to get out of bed (I sleep with a body pillow, so I have to get myself over the hump of the pillow!! lol). If I could relate what I probably look like getting out of bed, it would be the little boy in the snow suit after being thrown on the ground in the movie 'A Christmas Story'. lol
If any of you know who I am talking about, it's hilarious!!

One thing I love about being pregnant are all the happy faces and smiles I get from people who pass me in the mall or on the street. I don't know what it is, but there is something magical about seeing a pregnant woman or a new baby.  I am now getting use to people looking at my belly first, then my eyes, as oppose to my eyes first. lol It's actually quite funny to watch.

I also love how quick people are to start up a conversation with you when in line at the store or in a shopping aisle. I wish people were always that friendly and quick to say 'hello' or 'how are you doing'. I often get asked how far along I am and if I know what I am having. Many woman love to relate how I am carrying to their pregnancy, which I find really neat. We end up sharing stories and then going on our merry way, back to the rush and hurry of getting things done.