Tuesday, March 25, 2014
28 Weeks in Pictures
And this week in pictures...
Kimber and Charlie sharing mommy's lap. Let's hope they share this well in a few months
Cookies and milk, mmmm.
Baby shower prep, the belly catching all my hole punching
The diaper stash
28 Weeks
Gender: GIRL
Maternity clothes? This is the same. I can still wear my regular jeans with the hair band and the tummy sleeve. Although I notice that I have to rely a lot more on the tummy sleeve to cover up my unzipped zipper. Lately though, I've noticed my available shirts to wear are dwindling down. My favorite WVU sweatshirt just barely fits on over the belly so I'm getting as much wear out of it as I can. But I am definitely going to have to invest in a few more summer oriented tops for the next three months.
Stretch marks? Never to fear Mrs. Clawson! They are definitely popping up. lol I have a few, mostly on top near the boob region and all horizontal. Which I still find odd. I had this preconceived notion that stretch marks were vertical. Perhaps those are to come.
Sleep: I have no pattern here whatsoever. Some nights I sleep straight through. Other nights I'm up down all night, whether to pee or just move. I try so hard to sleep on my side but usually that wakes me up with pain in the ab area.. or what use to be known as the ab area. I've also started sleeping with a pillow under my legs to help with swelling and this is throwing me off my game even more. I've reached a point in the pregnancy that I'm all like don'tevertouchmeagaingrowl. lol Husband is not a fan.
Movement: Yes. Some days a lot more than others. On the days she isn't as active I'm poking and prodding to get her moving. I've gone from being completely freaked out about her movement and my belly rolling to fascinated by it. It still gives me the willies a little. Especially when I sit down to pee. Too weird.
Food cravings: Strawberries. I want strawberries so badly. And thankfully strawberry season is finally upon us. Loving it. Also enjoyed a hamburger on the grill this week. I'm not big on a lot of red meat but for some reason I needed that hamburger.
What I Miss? Tanning.
Symptoms? Pregnant! So all of the above. Definitely experiencing acid reflux in the middle of the night randomly, but especially any time I bend to do anything. Tying my shoes or even putting shoes on that I can't just slip on is awful. Also experiencing swelling in the legs and feet starting this week. To the point that the cowboy boots weren't working anymore. I got lucky and purchased my first pair of Sperry's on sale at Macy's and I'm in love. They stretch with my swollen feet but they also contour back when my feet aren't so swelled. The fingers and wrists are also swelling but not nearly as often as the feet. I really don't want to go without my wedding rings. I love them. In fact, this has prompted me to post the story of how my engagement ring was found. Also my husband and I designed my wedding band. And even now, almost two years later, I can't stop looking at it.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
27 Weeks in Pictures
Zulily is a crack drug for pregnant women. You've been warned. And my bank account has been punished.
Pinterest is also bad for pregnancy. Who needs a baby registry when there's Pinterest? I need both of these onesies so bad.
The first - if you don't know the reference to the song then shame on you. But I'm talking the original version. Old Crow Medicine Show. This was a college tradition every single bar hopping night for us ladies and it makes me smile
Lastly this was the husband's idea but it's pretty darn funny so I'm going to do my best to find it for him. Perhaps it'll ease him into watching the baby while mama goes tanning ?
27 Weeks
How far along? 27 (as of 3/18/2013)
Turned 27 years old on 3/17 and hit 27 weeks on 3/18.
Gender: GIRL
Maternity clothes? Hm. Can any one zip their jeans up at all? No? Good - I don't feel like I'm the only one partially naked.. Thank goodness for the tummy sleeve covering me up!
Stretch marks? I keep waiting for these to appear. My husband insists that I don't look all that pregnant. The only real mark I have is on the top of my stomach going horizontal across. It's the oddest thing. But maybe in my mind I'm assuming stretch marks only go vertical?
Sleep: There was a time, not so long ago I couldn't figure out what these women were talking about having trouble sleeping. I was a fool. For the most part I'm up at least twice a night. Whether I actually convince myself to crawl out of bed to go pee or not during those times is another story. But I'm awake a lot more during the nights through this past week than I have been through out the entire pregnancy.
Movement: Yes. It feels a lot more active this past week. Not just when I'm sitting or laying down but rather random moments throughout the day. Definitely a lot more activity
Food cravings: Strawberries. I want strawberries so badly.
What I Miss? Tanning.
Symptoms? Pregnant! So all of the above. Last night the strangest thing happened, I woke up in a coughing fit and the back of my throw was on fire. The best guess I have is that stomach acid came up and choked me in my sleep, because that's what it felt like. Otherwise, everything else is pretty consistent.
Monday, March 10, 2014
26 Weeks
How is there only 14 weeks left?!
Gender: GIRL
Maternity clothes? Hair band, tummy sleeve, regular shirts. Also, had to move the bra out to the middle clip. I was having some excruciating pain just under my left breast. It was actually to the point that there was a lump type reaction. Not necessarily a lump, but the muscle was all bunched up and swollen. At first I got scared that I had a clogged milk duct or something already. My sister had these in both of her pregnancy. I took a day off work because of a bad cold that wouldn't go away and went bra-less all day. Along with that and using a warm compress I was able to get the swelling down and the change in bra latch helped a ton.
Stretch marks? [Same] Not yet. I'm thankful that up to this point, I've really only changed in the belly region. My legs aren't growing, my ass etc. My boobs, yes. And I imagine they'll definitely have stretch marks of some kind. But who cares? Not going to lie, I've got a "boob fund" started to get these babies nipped and tucked after we're done having kids
Sleep: Good grief, the spring forward didn't not give me any spring in my day. Instead, despite 12 (well actually 11 hours now that I think about it) of sleep I was sluggish and out of sorts all day until about 5 pm. I should've just taken a unisom right then and there. Instead I was super woman, grocery shopping, banana bread baking, laundry etc. So other than Sunday night after the Spring Forward, sleep is about the same. I get 7-8 hours during the week and 11-12 hours on the weekends.
Movement: Yes. She's a jumping bean in the mornings and evenings.
Food cravings: These come and go. Nothing is a permanent fixture for long.
What I Miss? Tanning.
Symptoms? Pregnant! So all of the above.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
25 Weeks
The trend of falling behind on these is catching. I have to try to keep up with them. Especially because right now I'm thinking of all the things that happened in the last week, not the week prior. Genius I am. Not. Procrastinator for sure, though. I'll get back to that later.
Gender: GIRL
Maternity clothes? Hair band, tummy sleeve, regular shirts. Went out and got bigger cami's. They're working rather well in the length department, but amazingly enough a little roomy yet in the bust. I was also able to snag a few Old Navy cardigans for only $10/each at the outlets! Cardigans are my typical work attire with jeans, so as I've gotten bigger, I simply don't button them anymore. This way the clothes I'm buying for work, will still be usable after baby.
Has anyone noticed when they pick stuff up for themselves, somehow without even telling yourself to, you end up in the baby department? Nobody else? Just me.. odd. Don't tell my husband
Stretch marks? [Same] Not yet. I'm thankful that up to this point, I've really only changed in the belly region. My legs aren't growing, my ass etc. My boobs, yes. And I imagine they'll definitely have stretch marks of some kind. But who cares? Not going to lie, I've got a "boob fund" started to get these babies nipped and tucked after we're done having kids
Sleep: [Same] Same as usual. For the most part it's pretty good. Up until a week or so ago, I was able to sleep through the entire night without potty breaks. I know, my bladder is amazing. But as of the past week, I get up just once and I'm good the rest of the night. Luckily this doesn't hinder me from falling back asleep.
Movement: Yes. She's pretty active these days. And then there seem to be other days I don't feel her too much. That makes me a little anxious but usually when I start to get too upset over it, she does a little trick and I feel reassured again.
Food cravings: These come and go. Nothing is a permanent fixture for long.
What I Miss? Tanning. I actually googled to see if there was a tanning contraption of some sort that could tan just my upper half. My arms, chest, face. Really that's all I want. I miss having a little color so much. The Jergens does well but it's just not the same.
Symptoms? Pretty much the same. Heartburn is off and on. This is a little odd but I notice it a lot with anything that's red. Red Gatorade, red sauce etc.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
25 Weeks in Pictures
Monday, March 3, 2014
For my children
This morning, as I was clicking through my blog roll on Bloglovin' I came across another mommy blog, who's most recent post was titled " "Embracing my blog as a gift for my children." It's truly a good read and so far, I've decided that I really like her blog.
I love the idea of writing for my kids, my grandchildren. I'm a hopeless romantic and treasure the idea of my grandchildren discovering my old writings up in the attic some day. Leaving a piece of my personality behind from different stages of my life. Writing down memories that a lot of people may not remember or even think to recite, but years down the road, it'll be cool to look back on.
I researched this further. I realized that these words we all write down will do no good if they're not somewhere to be found later by these grandchildren I speak of. Introducing printing your blog to a book. How cool?