How far along: 33 weeks & 1 day
Baby updates: Although it’s hard to be exact at this stage, we think Baby Harper is somewhere around 4.5-5 lbs these days.
Mamma updates: Last week was kind of a stressful, emotional roller-coaster for me (full post on that later this week) but I’m currently feeling better than ever.
Things I miss: Nothing really.
Cravings: Ice cream & cookies.
Weight: +19 
Best moments of the week: There was a very clear winner for this week’s best moment — getting to welcome sweet Mailey Jane Hudson into the world and celebrate our dear friends Trent and Paige becoming parents! Still praising God for a healthy baby, healthy mom and a great delivery! I don’t want to tell their story before they have the chance to, but I will say that in a verrrrry Hudson-like way, Trent and Paige had us over on Saturday, convinced us to stay for dinner and then literally dropped us off at our apartment on their way to the hospital that night where Paige proceded to give birth without ANY pain meds! Ridiculous!! Anyway, Mailey is just beautiful and perfect, and Michael and I truly could not be happier for the new family of 3. Now we can’t wait for Baby Harper to come so that we can all play together.  🙂

How far along: 30 weeks & 2 days which means we’re in single digits — only 9 weeks and 5 days to go!
Baby updates: Baby Harper is supposed to be weighing about 3 lbs, but we had an ultrasound today and learned that he’s closer to 4 lbs! Big boy! Right now he’s focusing his efforts on putting on the pounds and should double in weight before he’s born. (Yikes!)
Mamma updates:  Not pregnancy related but on Saturday I got food-poisoning from my favorite restaurant in Rio and proceeded to undergo what was, physically, the most miserable couple days of my life. Without going into too much detail, I think I threw up at least 12 times in the first 24 hours. I was so worried about the baby but tried my best to stay hydrated for him, and am so thankful to Michael for taking such good care of me.  I’m slowly starting to feel better, but am still super low on energy.  My doctor had me do an ultrasound today to check on our little guy and be sure he is OK and we were so grateful to see that he’s looking good and is perfectly healthy.
Things I miss: Feeling good and having energy.  Also being able to get comfortable enough to sleep at night — something which has been very difficult for me lately.
Cravings: Peach tea.
Weight: +16. Down a bit thanks to food poisoning.  😦
Best moments of the week:  Our very dear friends, Mike & Moira from San Francisco, came to visit!!  Michael and I met them in Rio on Friday and now we’re gearing up for São Paulo fun followed by more beach time this weekend! So thankful for their friendship and their visit!!  Trying to recover quickly so I can participate in all the fun! Full post on their visit coming…

How far along: 29 weeks & 1 day
Baby updates: Baby Harper is weighing about 2.7 lbs and is around 16 inches long. These days he’s beefing up and developing his brain and bones! He’s staying active and I really cherish getting to feel him move all day (& night)!  It’s a funny, sweet feeling to know that you’re never alone — I always have a little pal with me.
Mamma updates: I’m feeling good — some back aches and random stomach cramps, but usually nothing that lasts more than an hour or two.  I’m needing a lot of rest, but thankfully I’ve been sleeping really well at night.
I’m also starting to try to get a little more educated about the whole labor & delivery process — trying to determine when less-knowledge-is-more versus the things that I really should know in advance… Yikes.
Things I miss: Caipirinhas!
Cravings: Milkshakes and chocolate chip cookies.
Weight: +17 still. I definitely need to be wearing maternity bottoms and am in maternity tops about 85% of the time, but I can still wear most of my old dresses.
Best moments of the week:  There were lots of great moments this past week, but probably the most special was getting to celebrate Mother’s Day for the first time! I know that our little guy still has a few weeks left to bake, but I am his mama nonetheless!  We celebrated by gathering with friends after church at our sweet friend, Deborah’s, for some tasty feijoada and great company.

5 moms and 2 moms-t0-be at lunch!

So thankful for all of the amazing moms in my life — especially my awesome mom Susan, my sweet mother in law, Sharon and my fabulous grandmother, Nan!  XO!

How far along: 27 weeks & 1 day — This means I am officially in the THIRD TRIMESTER and this past Sunday marked the 3 month countdown to our due-date! 
Baby updates: Baby Harper is weighing a little over 2 lbs and is 14-15 inches long!  We had a great ultrasound on Friday and learned that he is growing big and strong — in the 81% for weight!  He is opening and closing his little eyes, has basic-functioning lungs and moves around constantly.
Mamma updates: I’m generally feeling great, although new little aches, pains & other uncomfortableness creeps in each day.  Sleep is usually pretty good but I am having more nights where I just can’t seem to get comfortable.
Things I miss: Nothing this week.
Cravings: Confession – I brought back 2 boxes of Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies from the US and they are already gone…
Weight: +16 still.
Best moments of the week:  It has been so nice to be home again.  São Paulo really is home now, and being away for over 5 weeks was tough.  We have had a blast getting together with our friends over the past week.

Paige, Suzanna, me, Jana & Paula at La Maison Est Tombee. Also a creepy guy in the background.

Also, like I mentioned, we are thankful to have had another great ultrasound where we got to see our little guy and confirm that he’s growing big, strong & healthy!  Praise be to God!