This is how I spent my weekend:
Remember my last post about having the stomach flu, and everyone else seemingly dodging that bullet?! HA! I spoke waaaaay too soon! Needless to say, B (knock on wood) escaped the pukies, and he was the only person! As a matter of fact, I just finished up my second round. Hopefully now that my house is 99.9% germ free, we'll all stay healthy for a while.
So, with that, here are my 26 week fun facts:
This week, baby is the size of a: Cucumber!
How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: As of Monday, 13.5lb gain according to my scale
Sleep: Things are definitely shifting around. My hips are starting to get sore when I lay on either side for too long, so I've been resorting to sleeping with a TON of pillows! I also wake up to pee at least twice a night. I think I'm gearing up for those midnight feedings!!! :-)
Best moment this week: Baby *finally* saying "hello" to Daddy. :-)
Movement: Lots of movement...I've been feeling hiccups, even, up high by my right ribs.
Food cravings: Last week I was craving Oreos and Cookies & Cream shakes, although I've lost my appetite since having the flu and nothing in particular sounds amazing. :-(
Symptoms: Nothing too out of the ordinary. Newest symptom is rib pain from everything shifting up. (This is where a long torso would be super-fabulous, genes!)
Belly Button in or out? It's starting to become a little flat.
Feeling toward Pregnancy: Bittersweet :-)
What I miss: Running! Spring is here, and everyone's getting their fitness on. I am really itching to get back into my running shoes. :-) Levi was trying to help me out the other night by riding his 4-wheeler down to the end of our lane (that ends in a busy, busy road), so I had to sprint (run-waddle real fast) to catch him in time. Yeah, running + big belly = lower tummy pain and cramping. :-(
Milestones: As mentioned above, baby kicked for B...finally. :-)
Yesterday, I attended a breastfeeding class. I know, this is my 3rd child, I should know how to do this by now. Well, I don't! BUT, I've become quite proficient in pumping. :-) Anyway, I'm excited to give nursing a try this time also, and I feel more armed with the information I need to make sure we're successful! I was able to provide milk for Levi until 6 months, and hope to reach the 1-year mark this time around. If not, I won't beat myself up, but at least I have a goal in mind, right?! :-)
Today, we had our first growth scan. (It's just an ultrasound to check baby's size.) I'll continue having them every 3 weeks to make sure baby is growing on track. Due to my BP issues (and being on a beta blocker for that), it's important to see that baby is getting proper blood flow by monitoring growth.
So, the details:
- Baby weighs 1lb 13oz (40th percentile)
- Fluid levels look good, although they don't actually measure them until 3rd Trimester
- Cervix is long and closed
- Baby is breech...head up and to the right, butt down. :-) Plenty of time to move, though.
Here are a few pictures from today. In the 3rd picture down, that's a foot that's up by baby's face! In most others, the hand is up there, including the 1st where baby has its hand across its eye. :-)
Baby's gender is still under wraps. :-) For fun, I asked one of my good friends, Lauren, who owns Chubby Cheeks Boutique, to make some onesies for baby's birthday. She, of course, did an *AWESOME* job, and I'm so excited to see which onesie baby will debut. :-)
Here are a couple of baby bump pictures...I figured I might as well throw in both, since most of my shots are headless. :-)
{25 weeks}
{26 weeks}And, we did have a little addition to the nursery this week:
I've also been picking up a few pieces for the walls here and there. Can't wait to put everything together!
