28 Weeks

How far along? 28 Weeks

Total weight gain: 25 lbs (seriously, i know! I cry every time i step on the scale now.)
Maternity clothes? You betcha! And this ensamble in the pic is a mighty comfortable set of maternity clothes too!
Stretch marks? I couldn't tell ya if i have any new ones. I can't see much of anything, seeing as i can't bend\twist\reach ect.
Sleep: Split in half. Not toooo terrible, i know if could def be worse. But i still get up at least once a night to pee and sometimes at least once a night to stretch out a leg cramp or two.
Best moment this week: Officially rolling (literally it seems!) into the third & final trimester. The end seems far away but it is in sight!
Miss Anything? Well, this may be embarrassing to reveal BUT im gonna say now that it's been getting REALLLY cold at night, i really miss being able to fit into my full zip body fleece pajamas! They are SO warm & cozy and they just do NOT work with the belly.
Movement: All the time! I just read that the baby doesn't usually run out of space until around week 34, he's got a bit yet to keep kicking\punching\swishing\rolling around on my insides.
Food cravings: Nope
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, but it's been a week now since going off my anti-nausea meds and i have not been feeling so great in the mornings again, but not bad enough to be losing my breakfast yet.
Gender: Still a boy!
Labor Signs: No, BUT, i've had a LOT of Braxton hicks contractions the last 2 days especially. 
Symptoms: Still some refluxish issues, but not as bad as before. Still leg cramps, but not as bad as before. For sure less room for my ribs, its really hard to sit in certain postitions because it just causes too much rib pain or i plain cant breathe. Oh and the uber heavy feeling\pressure that's instantly put on my abdomen the moment i stand up...are you kidding me!? And it's only going to get WORSE. Sigh....
Belly Button in or out? I'm about to start a poll to see how long it can hold out as an innie....it's still holdin!
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and happily nesting!
Looking forward to: The weekend! Granted not because of the holidays of course, but because the holidays make it so that my mom, dad & sisters have school\work off and Emelyne & I get to head to Fargo on Friday-Wednesday (weather permitting of course) It will be my last planned travel until this pregnancy is over. And spending time away from home will hopefully just make another week of the pregnancy fly by!!

27 Weeks

How far along? 27 Weeks

Total weight gain: 24 lbs
Maternity clothes? Only the pants in this photo, but yes, lots of maternity.
Stretch marks? Same ones as before
Sleep: I'm gonna say this week has been half\half. Still having congestion issues, and 2 nights ago i had just about the worst night ever. Just plain insomnia, just plain laid in bed for HOURS not able to fall asleep. Then of course once i finally did, Emelyne woke up 2 hours later. MOST.IRRITATING.THING.EVER!
Best moment this week: A lot of good moments actually! Been getting some things done around here which feels awesome, and today was just about the greatest day in awhile! Went to town with Sara and shopped and laughed and ate to our hearts delight!!
Miss Anything? Shall i REALLY start and go down this road? This could open a whole big can-o-complaining!
Movement: All the time, but i did decide that he moves around about 80% of the time, it's a LOT!
Food cravings:  Of course not crave per-say but i did have to indulge today in some Raisinets. They just sounded sooo good!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not particualarly, i have successfully stayed off my ani-nausea medicine! Finally as i enter into my 3rd trimester i am finally off them! I start to feel panicky, very light headed\faint when i get hungry now instead of feeling sick. It's more back to normal, the hypo-glycemic thing.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: Nope, just the Braxton hicks!
Symptoms: I do NOT know how this could possibly get any worse but i seriously have to pee like every 15 minutes sometimes. I feel so stretched to the max already that i want to cry thinking about how much worse\bigger i will get. I had a couple days this week where i literally wanted to saw my leg off i was having such bad leg pains\aches\cramps. The cramps are the worst at night but i have soreness\pain during the day. Thankfully it eased up after a couple days.
Belly Button in or out? still holding on as an innie for now!
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Well, as of tomorrow i've reached my next milestone, 28 weeks! So i'm excited about that. Also i found out today at the doc that they will still be doing another ultrasound (i'd thought we were done with those!) but this should be the last (being it goes well) and it won't be for another 8 weeks, when i'm at 36 weeks. They need to check the postition of the baby\placenta again to make sure everything's a-okay for a hopefully natural birth. Short term my next goal is 32 weeks, or to my next doctor appointment.

I officially declare......................nesting mode! That's right, it has happened already. I've been struck by the bug. Maybe a little early but that okay with me! It feels so good to finally have the burning desire to actually commit and get to getting things done! The nursery is still not underway BUT it has been totally cleaned out and is ready for demo. I went thru some cabinets\cupboards, cleaned out the garage a little, and got some more things hung up on the walls that have been sitting for the past year, AND finally got my coffee table painted\put together after a year of it sitting in the garage. So YAY to progress! Slowly but surely, and i couldn't have done it without the help of my friend\personal mover\lifter upper, Sara! Thanks & thanks again! I plan on posting some pics of the house, a house tour if you will, pretty soon, so look for that post in the near future! Ta-Ta for now! =)

P.S Reminder to self: Do NOT have my picture taken first thing in the morning. Yikes i couldn't look more tired! Hopefully a better, brighter picture for next week.

26 Weeks

How far along? 26 Weeks

Total weight gain: 23 lbs & counting UGH!
Maternity clothes? wearing leggings most of the time, and yes this pic is full on maternity style. I finally broke down and invested in actual maternity leggings instead of just buying larger ones and can i just say O.M.Goooodness i am SO happy i did. Comfort all around!
Stretch marks? Uh-Huh
Sleep: So we're back to not enjoying this area again. This week i've had the onset of leg cramps. Worse then with Emelyne. And even though i got my new beloved humidifier, it does not seem to be doing the trick for my nose. There's a lot of tossing & turning & getting up to stand against the wall and stretch my legs.
Best moment this week: That's gonna have to be the birth of my new niece! We got to hang out at the hospital while labor was going on, Sara & I got all set up in the waiting room at 8pm Sunday night outfitted with: Taco Johns, Starbucks, a deck of cards & a Friends marathon on TV. I'm just sorry i didn't get a picture of it! Good times!
Miss Anything? Actually a little frustrated that i can't play much of Just Dance on the WII! With my leg cramps goin on it's pretty hard to move sometimes. And sometimes i just wanna dance! :)
Movement: All the time, as usual. Flips & kicks & who knows what else is goin on in there.
Food cravings: Nadda
Anything making you queasy or sick: Just the usual reflux issue.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: Nope, just some Braxton hicks.
Symptoms: The rib pain is very uncomfortable at times. Reflux, leg cramps, continued stretching in my belly, blah blah blah.
Belly Button in or out? Oh it's in still, by a hair! I was actually able to flip it inside out the other night! Isn't that exciting?! Ha
Wedding rings on or off? On still
Happy or Moody most of the time: Still happy that things are going well. Just getting very anxious for it to be over!!
Looking forward to: I've said it once & i've said it twice, and it still hasn't happened yet: getting going on the nursery! Yikes only 12 weeks or so!


And now to leave you with a couple pics of my new niece Ava Ruth: