Bumpdate: 28 weeks

I'm officially in the 3rd trimester! Baby is the size of an eggplant and weighs about 2.5 lbs. I had my midwife appointment yesterday and I'm actually measuring one week behind! At my last appointment, I was measuring two weeks ahead. so basically, I had a huge growth spurt at 24 weeks and didn't get much bigger after that. Which translates to me feeling waaaay more comfortable! Coincidentally, about a week and a half ago I was tired of my sleeping and eating habits. I was eating way too many simple carbs and sweets and not enough whole grains and fresh fruit and veggies. I was also going to bed after midnight every night, ranging from just after midnight to 2 am sometimes. It was really getting me down. I didn't feel very well, I didn't have energy to keep up around the house and I wasn't feeling like I was giving my growing baby what they needed. It was hard to change though! It was a self-perpetuating cycle. Finally me and a friend decided to make a change and hold each other to it. It was only getting to bed at 9:30, but it made all the difference! I was eating better and had better focus throughout the day. It's only been a short while but I feel so much better...well, until a major cold hit me yesterday...but that's beside the point! 

How far along: 28 weeks, 5 days

Total weight gain: 36 lbs.......

Stretch marks: Nothing new

Sleep: Great, in between the bathroom breaks. Last night I also had tissue breaks and had a couple of cough drops!

Best moment this week: On Friday we went to Los Cucos with my parents and my brother and sister in law for my brother's birthday next week. It was fantastic!

Miss anything? The usuals. The truth is I'm enjoying more about pregnancy than I'm missing.

Movement: I can feel this baby so much more lately, probably due to my belly staying about the same size. He sure likes to move and I sure like to feel him!

Food cravings: Pastries...I've gone to Kneaders twice lately and Krispy Kreme once!

Aversions: Cleaning heh heh heh

Gender: Not finding out until the big day!

Labor signs: I've been having some achy-ness in my lower back and the baby keeps cramming himself really far down so that I can hardly bend over, but it never lasts for long.

Symptoms: Emotions are still a bit unstable, my nesting instinct has completely gone again...in fact it's opposite! I can't get myself to do very much at all!

Wedding ring on or off? For a while it was off, but it's gone back to on during the day, off at night

Happy or Moody: Excited to report it's more happy lately! Even with all the cold we've been getting.

Looking forward to: Having a very low-key weekend...hardly any plans!

Bumpdate: 26 weeks

Pregnancy is weird. I am so addicted to reading random blog posts of bumpdates on google and it is so crazy how different pregnancy can be from one person to the next! According to most blog posts that I read, no one has gained as much weight as I have at this stage, but also I have almost none of the awful symptoms that cause so much misery during pregnancy. The worst of what I have to go through this time around would probably be crazy hormones that make me cry, or angry, or depressed. It's a roller coaster! Physically though, I am doing much better than the last time I updated. I had just gone through a growth spurt and my body was trying to catch up to the baby...it was so uncomfortable! But now I feel really great. Aurella has taken our lead and now points to my belly and says 'baby', but I'm pretty sure she doesn't actually get that there's a baby in there. We were singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to the baby and...yeah. Pretty sure she just liked patting and rubbing my belly while singing the song. Oh well, she'll find out there's a baby soon enough!

How Far Along: 26 weeks, 4 days, although I have to stop myself from typing or saying 27 weeks. PATIENCE

Total Weight Gain: 30 lbs, last time I checked. Feeling good though!

Stretch marks: Nothing new, still just the old ones.

Sleep: MUCH BETTER than two weeks ago!!

Best moment this week: I would actually say Saturday. We didn't really have definite plans, sat outside for an hour or so enjoying the sun, I got CupBop............ Todd actually did quite a lot that day, but I mostly sat on my bum. It was fantastic.

Miss anything? Sleeping on my tummy, being able to get out of bed without going "OOoomph"

Movement: Still rolling and kicking up a storm. It's lovely!

Food cravings: The only consistent thing would be eggs.

Aversions: Nada...except Tenney's Pizza, I guess. Poor Todd.

Gender: Still think it's a boy.

Labor signs: Nothing! And it's going to stay that way for a while.

Symptoms: Other than the aforementioned emotional outbursts, nothing too major. My hands and fingers get really swollen at night, and sometimes out of the blue it will be difficult to breathe, no matter if I'm sitting or standing.

Wedding ring on or off? On during the day, off at night.

Happy or Moody: I'm all over the board with this one. On Monday I couldn't keep a grin off my face, all I could think about was how lucky I am, but then yesterday I pretty much felt like I had no purpose in life. :(

Looking forward to: Getting started on setting up the baby's room. I'm finally starting to get little nesting moments and I'm going with it!