32 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 32 weeks

Size of Baby: Size of a squash

Total Weight Gain/Loss:  I don't think I want to answer this question anymore. 35-38 lbs!!!!!!!!

Maternity Clothes: It's either maternity clothes or Brandon's sweats and t-shirts.

Gender: Girl

Movement: Oh yes...all the time! Baby girl even thinks she needs to move around in the middle of the night...making it hard for Big Mama to sleep!

Sleep: Sleep? I'm not sure what regular sleep is like anymore. I wake up at least 3 times per night to go to the potty and then wake up on the hour every hour...it's awful.

What I miss: Regular sleep, skinny feet, not being out of breath anytime I move, and being able to breathe out of both nostrils. Can you tell I'm ready to be done yet?

Cravings: Nothing really.

Symptoms; Same old...same old.

Best Moment This Week: Baby girl getting christmas presents made me look forward to next Christmas when she will be here. :)

Love, Brandi

31 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 31 weeks

Size of Baby: Still the size of a squash...although my Dad says I look like I swallowed a globe. LOL!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 33 lbs....Yowser!

Maternity Clothes: Pretty much all.

Gender: Girl!

Movement: Lots of kicking and stretching out.

Sleep: Getting worse.

What I miss: My not so puffy face, feet, and hands.

Cravings: Nothing really.

Symptoms: Swollen feet, hands, and face, out of breath easier, terrible sleep...etc

Best Moment This Week: When Brandon and I were watching a movie and  I looked down at my belly and there was a huge round dome pertruding out. It must have been her head or her butt. It looked so strange...but it was funny.

Love, Brandi

Merry Christmas!!

We are all ready for the coming holiday this week...presents are bought and wrapped and goodies are pretty much all done baking. We are heading back to Grand Forks on Wednesday night after work...now let's just hope the weather cooperates this year. I'm excited to do some baking with my favorite niece, Miss Willow, on Thursday, playing with her and her new toys on Christmas Eve, and just hanging out with the fam and the in-laws.

This time of year always reminds me of my favorite Christmas family traditions, like decorating the christmas tree all together as a family, my brother and I putting our favorite ornaments right next to each other on the tree, and eating crab legs on Christmas Eve. I also look forward to making my own family traditions with Brandon and my children. I have already started to buy an ornament every year that represents that year and my hopes are when we are older we can look back on the fond memories when we put up our tree every year. My BFF Brandi bought me an ornament the year Brandon and I were engaged, my mother-in-law bought us an ornament the year we were married, our ornament from last year is one of our cute little furbabies, and this year my husband surprised me with this little beauty:

and I LOVE it!

What are your favorite Christmas traditions?

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season! With love from the Hastings.



30 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 30 weeks

Size of Baby: She is the size of a squash.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 27-28 lbs

Maternity Clothes: Pretty much all maternity clothes at this point...even moving up to bigger sizes...how fun!

Gender: Girl!

Movement: Oh yes...lots of movement.

Sleep: Waking up more often feeling uncomfortable, sweating, or having some whacked out dream...and going potty of course.

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach.

Cravings: Nothing strange or unusual...just holiday goodies.

Symptoms: Just the usual: swollen feet and hands, bigger appetite, out of breath easier, and of course waddling.

Best Moment This Week: Finding some long maternity jeans that fit and getting the last of the baby furniture for the nursery.

Love, Brandi

29 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 29 weeks

Size of Baby: Size of a squash!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 25-26lbs

Maternity Clothes: Pretty much all maternity clothes and they are getting a little snug...I need to move up a size. Yikes!

Gender: Girl!

Movement: Lots of movement still and we can even see her movements through my belly. So neat!

Sleep: Still off/on.

What I miss: 2nd Trimester where I had more energy and less weight to carry around!

Cravings: Cookies, cake, ice cream....pretty much all bad sugary things.

Symptoms: Stuffy nose, swollen feet, and exhaustion.

Best Moment This week: Seeing her movements through my belly.

Love, Brandi

Behind on Blogging...Again!

So I have been slacking on my blog posts lately...sorry! I have been battling with the third trimester exhaustion and a nasty cold. Not to mention we have been christmas shopping and baby shopping like mad! I'm starting to feel a little anxiety as February is creeping upon us. I cannot believe that in about 2 months we will have another person in our house...that we are solely responsible for! Yikes! I'm very excited to see her, what she looks like, and finally hold her...but I'm not excited for the pain. They come hand in hand of course.

We have purchased a few furniture items for the baby room; a crib and glider. I thought I would give you all a little sneak peek at the nursery. I will, of course, post pictures after we have it fully decorated.

Brandon putting together the glider.

Brandon putting the crib together.

The crib all put together.

New glider.

We have a changing table/dresser on the way and still need some decor for the walls. Then all we will need is a baby!!



Love, Brandi

28 Weeks

Pregnancy Highligts

How Far Along: 28 weeks

Size of Baby: Size of an eggplant

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Somewhere around 24 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Pretty much all maternity clothes at this point and now the Medium's are getting too small! Yikes

Gender: Girl!

Movement: Lots of movement now...more than jabs and kicks, it feels like she is somersaulting in there!

Sleep: Off and on. I wake up often but feel rested.

What I miss: Not much.

Cravings: Still nothing strange but eating a lot of bananas lately.

Symptoms: Swollen feet and hands, runny nose, clumsiness...ya know...the usual.

Best Moment This Week: I enjoy feeling her move more often and the bigger movements.

Love, Brandi