The BIG 3-0!!

Well...I'm back in the saddle with a pregnancy update :)

How far along are you?  I am excited to announce that this past weekend I hit 30 weeks in my pregnancy! 

We have less than 10 weeks to go before we meet our bundle of joy!

65 days to be exact (if all goes as planned)! 

Size of the baby?  According to the "what to expect when you're expecting" app on my phone, our bundle of joy is 18 inches long, 3.2 lbs--about the side of a head of lettuce.  However, I don't trust their comparison to food anymore.  The baby is WAY bigger than a head of lettuce.  

How are you feeling?  I am feeling great and have been out of the "morning sickness" phase for a few months now.  I have tons of energy (at least in my mind I do--sometimes my body slows me down and I'm not able to do everything on my "to do" list), and I am able to move around pretty easily.  Except for the time that I got stuck after I wedged myself between the bathroom wall and the toilet as i was trying to hang beadboard in our downstairs bath :/ But other than that, I can't complain!

My hands have started to swell (I can no longer wear my rings) and there have been two occasions where my left foot has gotten a little swollen.  The first time it happened I was out running errands in this Texas heat when I looked down and nearly DIED when I saw the bulge on the inside of my ankle.  I laughed so hard I cried and ran right home to put my feet up!  I know the inevitable is coming, but I'm trying to delay it as much as possible!

Maternity Clothes?  I've decided that pants (unless they are SUPER STRETCHY) are no longer a wardrobe option for me if I want to have any amount of fun at all.  And my eagerness to stock up on cute maternity clothes is quickly dwindling considering I only have 2 months left to wear the biggest clothes of my life!  

Gender?  I know I haven’t been great at keeping you all updated on the progress of baby O, but as you can imagine these past few months have kept me pretty busy.  For crying out loud, I haven’t even announced the gender on this little blog of mine.  I’m THRILLED to announce that our bundle of joy is a…BOY!  Kelly “Coleman” O’Donnell (he’ll go by Coleman or Cole until he earns another nickname I’m sure!)

Movement?  Mr. Cole is practicing his touchdown moves quite frequently these days.  Most often I can feel him moving right after I eat or when I lay down on the couch and am completely relaxed.  He sleeps pretty good through the night, and we haven't reached the stage yet where I'm getting up to go to the bathroom every hour.  Thank goodness.  

Cravings/Aversions?  Thankfully once my morning sickness passed I haven't had any crazy cravings or aversions.  I'm back to eating meat and eggs, and have been living on my fair share of peanut butter.  I've dropped the afternoon Slurpee run, but will grab a Vanilla Ocean Water from Sonic every now and then.  Honestly, I'm trying to avoid any extra amounts of sugar or salt so I don't swell in this heat!  

What I miss?  The days of sitting up without assistance are long gone.  I miss being able to bend at the waist and pretty soon I'm going to miss being able to give myself a pedicure...darn!

What I'm looking forward to?  This weekend is our friend baby shower and I am so excited I can hardly stand it!  We've already had one shower at my office, but this weekend all my girlfriends will be in town and I can't wait to see the results of all their hard work and extensive planning!

As usual, I have so much to tell you, but I wanted to post a belly photo for those of you that have been asking. Here it is…in all its glory!