I feel bigger than ever (because I am! I've gained 9 lbs total)! Don't roll your eyes! On a 5'2" gal, every ounce of that shows and is felt. And I'm starting to get uncomfortable at really awkward times. For example, I can be absolutely starving, like able to eat a whole cow starving, and take three bites and my stomach gets so big I feel like if I touch it I will pop! Eating= me miserable for a couple hours. Why is that?! Long as baby girl is getting what she needs, I'll deal with the suffering.
I went to the doc Tuesday for my last "every 4 weeks" check up. I go back in three weeks, then we start the every week visit! Peapod is doing just fine in there. Laying straight across my belly, just like I've said. Lets hope she moves sometime soon! She weighs about a pound and a two thirds and measures around a little over a foot. I am measuring 25 of 26 weeks along, which doc said is totally in normal range. Take that Co-worker lady that asked me if I'm having twins yesterday!! Bless her heart.... ::said in my most sarcastic sweet southern belle voice::!
Please ignore the slight blue showing- I wasn't prepared- and I was in my work bathroom... ;)
Sleep is becoming quite a rough task. I know I know- just wait til I'm 36 weeks. Peapod and I have a nightly routine. I fall asleep for a couple of hours & she wakes me up jumping around in there reminding me how bad I need to Frankensteinishly waddle myself to the bathroom. I try and I tell myself that I don't have to go THAT bad, but then with a little fist pump she reminds me OH YES YOU DO! Sometimes I can easily drift back to sleep. Sometimes not. Last night- not. Poor me. I bitterly stared at Hubs for a while as he lay next to me slumbering away contemplating how many jabs it would take to "see if he was awake..." so I wouldn't be the only one stuck awake! Eventually I must have fallen back to sleep before I could make a decision because his sides were spared.
Its Friday! TGIF! The giant and I are packing our bathing suits and heading down to Nags Head tonight to spend the weekend on the beach with my fam at our "condobeach" house and yes, I will be wearing a bikini. Judge if you must, but trust me, I will be a heck of a lot more comfy with my bump hanging out rather than shoving it into some cursed one piece made for a non-preggo. Bleh!! But it's black, so maybe the black slimming rule still applies...? There's no cut off for that, right?
I hope you all have a wonderfully sunny weekend!! I'm leaving you with this fun survey I've seen on many preggo people's blogs. I finally decided to give it a try. Oh and this ridiculously cute picture at the end. You'll see. Don't scroll down ahead of time and cheat...!
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How far along?: 26 weeks!!
How big is baby?: Approx. the size of an "English hothouse cucumber" (seriously- its what my weekly email said- what the crap?! I'm going with the size of a large banana split) and weighing about 1 3/4 lbs
Weight Gain?: I'm up 9 lbs!
Stretch Marks?: NO! Stay far far away stretch marks!
Maternity Clothes?: I'm in love with my maternity jeans. I mostly wear dresses right now though because I have no maternity work pants :( . I still wear my normal dress pants but long shirts cover up the fact that I leave them completely unzipped and unbuttoned. That's becoming an issue.
Sleep?: Great until I wake up at 2:30am. Every. Morning.
Best moment this week?: Waking up to the Giant and Peapod playing a game of tap/punch on my belly. He would tap. She would punch. Not vice versa.
Food Cravings?: Still ice cream. And no- yogurt does not substitute the craving. I've tried.
Gender?: She is all girl.
Movement?: OH YES- until I really want her to so my mom can feel! She's a crazy girl that has found her most comfortable position to lay straight across my stomach.
What I miss?: Laying on my stomach. Being able to bend and twist to reach things without grabbing my stomach. Oh and not peeing 234583x a day.
Belly Button?: I am not a fan of this without my ring in it. Its gotten a little dark around the holes. Not attractive- no matter how much Hubs lies to me and tells me my belly looks beautiful no matter what.
Labor Signs?: No. But I'm wondering if what I'm feeling is the start of Braxton Hicks.
What I'm looking forward to?: Stabilization so I can have a place to start Peapod's nursery!! Soon and very soon.
Milestone?: My tanktops no longer cover my belly. I definitely have the peek-a-show coming from underneath my tanks. So they've now become only undertanks and sleep tanks. She's growing. Well I guess actually we both are.
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And we can't forget my ridiculously cute picture I'll leave you with!
I can't remember where I saw this, but do you not want him?! I do!! Sorry this post is long. Apparently, I had lots to share.
