How far along? Finishing up 25 Weeks
Baby is the size of a: Rutebega, acorn squash, cauliflower, or length of a zucchini. I'm convinced none of those are right though since he's measuring so big already.
Total weight gain/loss: Down .4 this week for a total loss of 11.2lbs.
Symptoms: Sleeping has been awful. The worst of it has been the congestion though. WOAH sinuses. I'll take sinusitis over the flu though. It's making its way through my class and group of friends so I'm trying to fight it off. I did have some pretty bad swelling of my hands earlier in the week, but that seems to have gotten better.
Wedding rings on or off? On, but swelling has me taking them off after long days.
Belly Button in or out? In, but my surgery scar is poking out of it now!
Sleep: Awful. I've finally found a pillow arangement that works. Bless that husband of mine. He's putting up with the Great Wall of Pillows like a champ. Unfortunately twice this week I woke up about 2:30 wide awake for either no reason at all or because of sinus problems. Both times it was impossible to go back to sleep so I just stayed up and decided to be productive. That lead to naps during the day, which lead to more bad sleeping at night. JD even videoed me napping at one point so that I/my mom could hear how labored my breathing was. Darn sinuses. Darn crap lugs. Darn. Darn. Darn.
Food cravings: Still citrus. I think my body must have known that this sinus attack was coming on and was gearing up with lots of vitamin C.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Miss anything? Sleeping on my belly. Normal sinus functioning.
Happy, Moody, or Emotional most of the time: This week I was puny. That's just the best word. I've felt like death warmed over since about Thursday afternoon and it hasn't been much fun at all. Thankfully my hormones were in check. I don't know if JD could have dealt with both ;)
Workouts: I stayed home on Tuesday because I wasn't feeling well. Actually ended up at the doctor the next day because I was showing symptoms of preeclampsia. Fortunately all checked out well and I'm fine. Just normal crazy pregnancy stuff. Thursday and Saturday were good workouts. I'm SO much stronger than when I first started working out in July. Even with the growing belly I'm currently in the best shape of my life. To those that are skeptical of my workouts, know that every single thing that I do is and has been approved by my doctor. We check in with her at my appointments about what is and isn't ok to be doing. My trainer has experience working with pregnant women and knows what I can/can't and should/shouldn't be doing. We are constantly modifying my routines as my body grows and changes. Until my doctor tells me to stop doing what I'm doing I'm going to keep on keeping on.
The Bump: Huge. Too tired to go measure.
Have you started to show yet?: Yup. This weekend I feel like he finally got nice a round like a basketball. He's all kinds of poking out there. One of our second graders looked at me this morning, smiled, and said "Mrs. Dillard! Your baby's growing!" Somehow you don't feel like a fat cow when the kids say it so sweetly :)
Stretch marks? No new ones, just the same two.
Maternity Clothes? It's a good mix. Non maternity shirts are getting TIGHT. I bought a couple pairs of bigger jeans way early in the pregnancy, but continued to lose weight so they have been pretty huge all along. This weekend I put them on instead of my actual maternity jeans and they were tough to button! Made me rethink wearing buttons and zippers for a while!
Gender: BOY!
Any Names Picked Out Yet: Charlie
Labor Signs: Yeah right
Movement: He's stressed me out this week. I know it's normal for him to be busier some days than others, but this week he's been a bit more sleepy. I don't like it. Last night I hadn't felt him in several hours and was trying to poke him into moving. Wouldn't you know it that as soon as JD started reading a book to him he woke right up! I guess daddy's voice was what he wanted to hear!
Best moment this week: Seeing my cousins that came to visit from Miami! They brought Charlie a pair of shoes and a little footprint kit/frame. TOO CUTE! We also did some major cleaning/organizing in the nursery which made me feel much better. Nesting is in full swing!
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