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| Different tank top this week... as you can see my belly doesn't have nearly enough room in this one! |
Baby's Size: Pineapple Average size: 15.2-16.7 inches, 2.5-3.8 lbs (Another source says baby weighs more than 3 lbs and is approximately 18 inches head to toe.)
All five of baby's senses are working.
Total Weight Gain:
Home scale: 1.4 lbs this week (seems to be the common theme the last 3 weeks) bringing me to 18.0 lbs total
Doctor’s scale: 18 lbs at our 28 week appointment on January 24th
Weight gained with Grant at this point: 25.2 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Yes and I am finding some of my looser fitting shirts are fitting much better. Instead of looking fat and frumpy, I look pregnant. They also don't make me look like I am much more pregnant than I really am.
Baby's Movement: She still moves non stop. I am beginning to feel much stronger movements and I am still trying to not obsess over her position too much. There are times when I am sure she is head down and others when I am convinced she is head up. It will definitely be on my list of questions at my next appointment. Regardless, she is all up in my ribs when I am sitting!
Food Cravings: Fish, salads, brownies (we had a box in the pantry just begging to be made!), oranges, cheese... basically starving this week!
Food Aversions: Festival Foods brand cheddar brats. Matt grilled some Sunday and I couldn't touch them. Had they been Johnsonville I don't think I would have had any problems. Weird, I know.
Sleep: Like a rock... actually I would say better than ever. I have even slept completely through the night several nights this week with no waking for position changes or a potty break. I LOVE it!
Symptoms: I have had some waves of nausea here and there. I am not sure if it is her position or what. I know some women report that the nausea/sickness they experience in their 1st trimester comes back in the 3rd. I sure hope that isn't the case! I have also been having more leg and foot cramps usually when I stretch or I am trying to work myself out of bed. I woke up Sunday and couldn't get my rings on. With in a couple of hours, I had no problem getting them on and then no problem getting them off at the end of the day. It seems there has been a lull in Braxton hicks and I haven't noticed hiccups as frequently but maybe that is because she is moving so much. With a lull of those comes and increase in urination! It seems like I am peeing all day everyday.
Best Moment(s) This Week: Date night with my hubby.
What I Miss: Being able to hold Grant without a growing belly in the way. It's just a lot more work!
What I Am Looking Forward To: I would say before the weekend is over we should have everything in her room and done.
Feeling confident in a name choice... We decided early on that we wanted to narrow our list down to about 2-3 and decide for sure after we meet her just like we did with Grant. Well, just when we thought we had our name list narrowed down to 2 favorites and about 5 other maybes we both decided we didn't like one of our "favorites" anymore and aren't willing to commit 100% to the other favorite. We will see if any of the 5 or so back ups move up to the favorite list.
What's Different This Time: I have been a bit more religious about an exercise routine this time around (not that the scale has reflected that lately!). With Grant, I worked out/exercised probably 2-4 days a week to a cheesy pregnancy DVD. This time around I have taken to walking in our large basement at work (1/2 mile twice per day) on my breaks as well as doing some stretches and other exercises. I have also taken a Dancing for Birth class taught by our doula which incorporates some various hip circles and yoga poses. I have incorporated some of these moves into my daily routine as well.
Next Appointment:
February 21st - 32 week appointment
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