27 weeks

How far along? 27 Weeks-January 26

Baby is the size of a: head of cauliflower

Total weight gain/loss: +18 pounds

Maternity clothes? For sure.  My sweaters are starting to get too short, so in a few weeks it will only be maternity clothes.

Stretch marks? Nope.

Sleep: Depends on the night. I have been waking up pretty early though.  I am thankful to have a dog that would stay in bed all day if I let him. Then I don’t have to get up to let him out right away if I decide to stay in bed for a while.

Miss Anything? Not getting tired after walking up the stairs… and being tired after noon everyday.  I also miss not having mood swings, being able to bend over to pick things up, and not forgetting everything, it makes me feel so unorganized. 

Movement: All the time!  I love it!

Food cravings: Nothing this week. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still just heartburn… It makes me so sick!  Especially late at night.

The Bump: Still getting bigger and bigger everyday!  Literally, Every. Single. Day.

Gender: Girl!

Picking out a name: Still in discussion.  We have been so busy lately it is hard to find time to talk about it. 

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time:  Mostly happy.  I get really tired and grouchy, but otherwise mostly happy.

Best moment this week:  Celebrating a special kind of anniversary for Dan and me today.  I love him so much and can’t believe all that we have been through recently.  The last 3 years have been absolutely crazy and I can’t wait to settle down and just be a family again.  Looking back makes me so, so thankful for everything that I have been blessed with and everyone that we have to support us.  Also, taking maternity pictures with Shaula was a ton of fun.  I can’t wait to see them!  Also, we are making a ton of progress on the house, which is so exciting.

Looking forward to: More progress on the house and not having to say “we are still moving in”.  I love crossing things off of lists and I have so many lists right now.  I am also so excited to decorate everything.  

26 weeks

How far along? 26 Weeks-January 19

Baby is the size of a: a cucumber

Total weight gain/loss: 14 pounds… It seems to be rising quickly.

Maternity clothes? Yes (I even got some for my birthday) mixed in with my sweatpant work attire.

Stretch marks? None yet… Thank goodness.

Sleep: Depends on the night. Some nights are good and some are not-so-good.  I am just so thankful that we splurged on a new bed a few months ago… I am not sure I would make it through the night with our old furniture.

Miss Anything? Nothing besides feeling like myself…  I miss having energy, being comfortable in my clothes, being able to stand up from the floor, and not being sore just from sleeping.  Mostly I miss ALL of the things that I took for granted before I was pregnant!

Movement: All the time!  Mostly at night when I am trying to sleep and first thing in the morning.  She even woke me up a couple times this week from her gymnastics moves.

Food cravings: nothing major… still just soda and sweets.  I stopped myself from making a cake with chocolate frosting because I knew it would be gone before Dan got home. (I don’t even like chocolate frosting)  AND I know that the red velvet cake that I will be making this weekend and the Icee’s at the movies will be plenty of sweets for me.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still heartburn… Who knew heartburn could make you so sick.  No food though… I can’t get enough food.

The Bump: Still getting bigger and bigger everyday!  I can’t imagine 3 more months of getting bigger. Eeks!

Gender: Girl!

Picking out a name: Dan decided on a name… but it is still in discussion.  A first, middle, and last name with 23 letters might be a little long for our poor baby to learn. 

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In… And hoping that is normal… It has not even become shallow, at all.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY! mixed in with some crazy, grumpiness.

Best moment this week: Celebrating my birthday with the family.  I miss Maryland and my time alone with Dan, but I would not trade the special moments with my family for the world.  I also had another quilting class with my mom, which was so much fun :)

Looking forward to:  Settling into the house and decorating the nursery.  I am also excited to take maternity pictures with Shaula!  I am so lucky to have a friend to share this experience with at the same time.

25 weeks

How far along? 25 Weeks-January 12

Baby is the size of a: an eggplant

Total weight gain/loss: Still at 12 pounds

Maternity clothes? yep.  I am even thinking I am going to have to go buy some more pretty soon.

Stretch marks? None yet…

Sleep: Much better now that we have our own bed at our own house! And down to 1-2 potty breaks in the middle of the night.

Miss Anything? not this week.

Movement: Absolutely!  It is so fun to feel her moving all the time.  AND Dan got to feel her move today!  I am pretty sure she was doing summersaults so he got to feel her move and kick :)

Food cravings: I am back to craving sweets… Oranges (I have eaten 3 bags of Cuties), Strawberries, Licorice, Oreos.  I have also been drinking bottled water, not tap water, but craving bottled water.  And I can’t trick my body into thinking tap water in a bottle it ok. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still heartburn… I am not sure it can get much worse but at least it is the only thing that is making me sick.

The Bump: Still getting bigger and bigger everyday!

Gender: Baby P is a Girl!

Picking out a name: We have been thinking a lot more about it but still haven’t decided yet.

Labor Signs: None yet and I hope to keep it that way for about 15 more weeks.

Belly Button in or out? In… hopefully it will stay this way for a while.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!

Best moment this week: Dan felt our little girl move!!!  I am so excited that he got to feel her for the first time today!

Looking forward to:  Setting up Baby Girl’s nursery and unpacking all of our stuff.

24 weeks

How far along? 24 Weeks-January 5

Baby is the size of a: an ear of corn

Total weight gain/loss: up 12 pounds this week

Maternity clothes? Definitely!  Still wearing sweats to work most days but squeezing the last few days out of my non-maternity shirts.

Stretch marks? None yet…

Sleep: Depends on the night… We spent a few nights in our new house this week, which led to very little sleep for me, and many, many bathroom breaks, which woke Dan up many, many times.  Word of advice… DO NOT go from a king bed back down to a full mattress on the floor!  Needless to say, we are back with our king bed until we can move it into our house this week.

Miss Anything? Nothing really this week… just sleep which I seem to be getting used to.

Movement: More and more every day!  I can’t tell you how much less I worry now that I can feel her all the time.

Food cravings: No real cravings unless you can count food, in general.   I have been so so so hungry all the time. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Heartburn… it hurts so bad in the middle of the night I actually feel nauseous.  No food though, that goodness.

The Bump: Still getting bigger everyday!

Gender: Baby P is a Girl!

Picking out a name: No names yet… I wish we did, I can’t wait to put her name above her crib in the nursery.

Labor Signs: N/A

Belly Button in or out? In… hopefully it will stay this way for a while.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!

Best moment this week: Seeing our house getting closer to being done!  Also, painting the guest room and the nursery.  Shopping and lunch with the girls was also needed this week!  I didn’t realize how much I missed my friends and our date nights with Pam and BJ :)

Looking forward to:  Seeing our house completed and moving in!  Also, our 24 week appointment on Monday.