27-week Update

How far along? 27 weeks.  Officially 6 months tomorrow!
Total weight gain: 19+ lbs (haven't weighed myself since 24-wk visit)
Maternity clothes? Maternity jeans and a few maternity tops (for the length)
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: I've been sick most of this week with terrible allergies (which I think almost turned into a sinus infection), so I haven't been sleeping well in general.  I'm finally feeling better now, but have a bad cough - which is keeping me and Josh up!
Best moment this week: We went to Buy Buy Baby to pickup some more stretch mark cream for me (the Palmer's stuff smelled SO BAD!  I had to buy something new.), and while we were there wound up buying TONS of clothes for Baby J.  Everything is just so cute!  It's so adorable seeing Josh get excited about all the clothes - I never thought he'd be like that!
Miss anything? Wine
Movement: Lots!
Food cravings: I still really like strawberries, but I'm not craving them like I used to.  So, nothing really this week!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy :)
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: Gas and lower back pain
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Fingers crossed, we start baby classes this weekend.  There's about 8 classes offered by our hospital for free, so we're taking full advantage!  On the agenda: birthing class, baby care class, breast feeding class, breast pumping class, infant CPR/safety.  I'm still on the fence about meditation/relaxation, and I'm still trying to talk Josh into going to daddy bootcamp :)  Oh, and my dad is coming up today to remodel our master bathroom.  I'm SUPER excited about that, and will post pictures along the way.

26-week Update

How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain: 19+ lbs
Maternity clothes? I finally caved and bought maternity pants.  They really are incredible, and I'm kinda upset I didn't buy them sooner!  Still can't really fit in maternity tops though.
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: I've been sleeping okay, just tossing and turning alot.
Best moment this week: We took it easy this week in the baby department, didn't really do anything too much.  Josh did finally feel the baby kick this week - his eyes lit up and it was so cute :)
Miss anything? Wine
Movement: Lots!
Food cravings: Everything strawberry, fruit in general really!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy :)
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: Gas
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: My dad is coming up this week to start our master bathroom remodel.  SUPER excited to get that done, so I can get the carpets cleaned and really start focusing on this baby!  Oh, we're also about to start all our birth classes - kinda scared about that!  Haha!

Maternity jeans

I finally caved and bought a pair of maternity jeans (and a pair of maternity dress pants), and I have to say - they are REALLY comfortable.  I'm actually annoyed that I waited this long to buy some!

I had been shopping around for a pair for about a month, but finding a pair that was long enough proved to be quite the challenge.  I ended up buying the full panel long & lean jeans at GAP, which happen to be the exact jeans (and wash) that I wear normally.  Thankfully they fit exactly the same, but I did have to go up 2 sizes for the length, since they only come in tall, not extra tall...oh, the joys of being tall! :)

Anyways, I just had to share this with all the pregnant ladies out there.  Do not be afraid of the huge itchy panel that straps to your cute preggy belly, it will actually save you from many, many uncomfortable days!

25-week Update

How far along? 25 weeks
Total weight gain: 19 lbs
Maternity clothes? Still just using the Bella Band to wear my regular jeans.
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: I wake up around 2:30am to pee, and have a tough time falling back to sleep.  But other than that, I feel great!
Best moment this week: The nursery furniture arrived this week, so Josh spent Wednesday and Thursday night putting together the bookcase and crib.  Both look amazing!  I'll do a separate post about that later.
Miss anything? Wine, and running!  I can't wait to hit the trails after delivery!  I wonder how long I'll have to recover??
Movement: Lots in the mornings, around lunch time, and around dinner time.

Food cravings: This week I've been obsessed with strawberries and brownies.  I literally ate an entire carton of fresh strawberries in one sitting.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy :)
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: Gas....still...ugh!  And leg cramps.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On...actually, my rings are super loose.  Maybe b/c it's cold out??
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Now that most of the big items are purchased, I'm hoping we can sit back and relax and slowly gather basic essentials.  Third trimester will be here before we know it! :)

Our fur babies

I just had to post about the newest obsession for our dogs.  They are OBSESSED with watching the squirrels outside our front windows.  On the weekends, they literally sit there ALL day watching, waiting for the squirrels and then bark like crazy as soon as they come out.  Occasionally we'll let them out to "chase" the squirrels.  I put chase in air quotes because the squirrels bolt up the tree so fast that there's really no chasing involved.  But, our pups love it.  This picture is just so cute, I had to share.

24-week Update

How far along? 24 weeks
Total weight gain: 15+ lbs (haven't been weighed since 20-wk check-up)
Maternity clothes? Using the Bella Band to wear my regular pants, and bought a few longer shirts, but no actual maternity clothes.
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: Better this week.  I'm trying to drink less water at night, to avoid getting up to pee.
Best moment this week: The nursery bedding arrived this week, and we hung the curtains.  I'm totally happy with the way it looks!!
Miss anything? Wine
Movement: Lots!  I can see him through my clothes sometimes.
Food cravings: PB&J and smoothies
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Boy :)
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: Gas and my tummy started itching this week...not too pleasant!  I've also been getting crazy cramps in my legs and feet!  The other day the TOP of my foot started cramping - so weird!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Our 24-wk check-up tomorrow, and getting the nursery furniture.