Week 30

Hello, hello week 30!  This past week has been a pretty calm one at the casa de reynolds!  Harper is still moving up a storm and continues to grow so much bigger every day.  It's amazing how high up she is able to kick now.  I've been in lecture this week rather than in the hospital so I'm spending a lot of time bored and sitting still - this allows me to watch her roll around in my belly for extended periods of time ;)  It's something I don't think I could ever get tired of!

The half marathon this past weekend was a huge success!  Andy did awesome and had such a great time :)  I was so proud of him and all my other favorite men!  They finished in just over 2 hours.  Olivia and I sped through Louisville and were able to see them at a few different spots on the course which was fun for us and I think took their mind of the run for a least a few minutes.  We made them a big pink sign so they couldn't miss us.  The night before the race Andy kept asking me for a magic marker but wouldn't tell me why he needed it.  When the boys ran by us the first time he pulled up his running shirt and his cutoff tee had "love laura the most" on it :)  Dad yelled that it was unfair and he didn't know they were going to make signs for us too! haha.  Olivia wanted to know "what about harper?!  Anyways, the boys all did such a great job and I cannot wait to run another half soon!

We spent that afternoon at the soccer fields and got to see some of my favorite little twin cousins play and then Olivia's team as well!  Olivia's team ended up winning the whole tournament - we were sad not to be at all the games but so proud of her!  We met up with Andy's parents for birthday celebrations at the Melting Pot that evening and enjoyed getting to visit for a little bit.  Andrew was a little sore on Sunday so rather than go hiking he just wanted to hang out at the casa.  I'm embarrassed to say that we spent some of his birthday packing but that's what the birthday boy wanted to do!  It was still a fun, relaxing day :)  We decided for birthday presents this year we were buying stuff for the house so we got barstools! yay! and I got some cushions for them for my upcoming birthday ;)

We went over to the new house today to check out the progress - they painted our kitchen and it is beautiful!! I was soo nervous that the green would not be pretty but I absolutely love it.  Our cabinets have also come in and were sitting in the garage so we got to take a peek of those.  They've painted a lot of the house, have all the trim up, hardwoods are in - hard to believe we're going to be moving in so soon!  I'm so excited for Harper's room to get painted next :)  It's going to be so sweet!

I spent a few hours tonight doing my new least favorite task - shopping.  It is seriously no fun at all to spend money on maternity clothes but unfortunately I need some dresses for some upcoming events.  I also do not really like most of the maternity dresses I've come across, they're usually such cheap material but not at a cheap price at all!  I did find one maternity dress tonight and also found a couple from new york and co. that aren't technically maternity but have a little stretch to them so I think they should work for a while :)  I did get my power mama spanx in the mail tonight - yes, I'm forreal.  They are spanx made for pregnant chicks and they are awesome. ;)

Anyhoo, here's our update for the week!

How far along: 30

Total Weight Gain: 19

Stretchmarks:  Nope

Sleep: Great

Best Moment This Week: watching our runners at the half-marathon!

Movement: all the time - she is an active little girl

Gender: Baby girl!!

Labor Signs: some braxton hicks occasionally 

Belly Button: it pops out a little bit when I try to use only my abs to sit up- please stay inward for only 1.5 more weeks!

What I Miss: nothing

 What I am Looking Forward to:  derby, cam's grad, dr. appt next monday and my bday!

Milestones: she should be about 16 inches long and around 3 lbs