Week 24.
Week 25.
Week 26.
How far along? 26 weeks (Actually turned 26 weeks on July 10th)
Baby Size: 14" long and 1 2/3 lbs!!
Total weight gain/loss: 26#. OMG....yes, that's a lb a week since the beginning. #depressed
Maternity clothes? Practically daily - unless I'm wearing workout clothes that stretch (but it's so hot that those aren't always comfortable) or a pre-pregnancy loose fitting dress.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: I'm exhausted during the day and have developed pregnancy insomnia. I literally stay away until midnight or later EVERY night. And Nora wakes between 5-6am everyday...so I live in a constant state of exhaustion. The doctor did tell me today that I can try taking a benedryl ever now and then to help me get some much needed sleep. Maybe this weekend!!
Best moment this week: Nora has become a real parrot! Everything we say, she tries to say. I love hearing her tiny voice...most recently her favorite word: Bob Bob (sponge bob)! Every time she sees a tv she points at it and screams for Bob Bob then starts dancing.
Worst moment this week: No particular moment stands out as bad for the week...my ankle is still really bad. I had an ultrasound on my left leg last week and I have a follow up appointment next week. I'm guessing I'll be fitted for a compressing sleeve (SEXY I know) sometime soon. The worst is when I've been sitting or laying for more than an hour and I stand too quickly - sends a shooting pain into my ankle. It's miserable.
Miss Anything? All of my clothes that use to fit. Wearing cute shoes - we took a couple mile walk this weekend and I wore some Target thong flats and by the end of the walk I wanted to die - my arches were killing me. I pretty much wear tennis shoes or these Sketcher athletic slip on shoes every single day. I need the support.
Movement: All the time!! He moves when I'm hungry. He moves right after I finish a workout. He moves when I'm laying in bed at night. He's sitting lower than Nora was, so I have a constant dull pressure on my right sciatic nerve making my butt/lower back always achy.
Food cravings: Chocolate. Smoothies - make one every day: spinach, avocado, banana, peanut butter, ice and water. YUM! Cheese. And most recently Pizza.
Worst moment this week: No particular moment stands out as bad for the week...my ankle is still really bad. I had an ultrasound on my left leg last week and I have a follow up appointment next week. I'm guessing I'll be fitted for a compressing sleeve (SEXY I know) sometime soon. The worst is when I've been sitting or laying for more than an hour and I stand too quickly - sends a shooting pain into my ankle. It's miserable.
Miss Anything? All of my clothes that use to fit. Wearing cute shoes - we took a couple mile walk this weekend and I wore some Target thong flats and by the end of the walk I wanted to die - my arches were killing me. I pretty much wear tennis shoes or these Sketcher athletic slip on shoes every single day. I need the support.
Movement: All the time!! He moves when I'm hungry. He moves right after I finish a workout. He moves when I'm laying in bed at night. He's sitting lower than Nora was, so I have a constant dull pressure on my right sciatic nerve making my butt/lower back always achy.
Food cravings: Chocolate. Smoothies - make one every day: spinach, avocado, banana, peanut butter, ice and water. YUM! Cheese. And most recently Pizza.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not a huge fan of touching raw chicken anymore.
Food aversions: Don't crave red meat like I do when I'm not pregnant. Maybe because I'm taking more vitamins now or maybe because I'm not lifting as much?
Have you started to show yet: OMG yes...already starting to feel like I waddle. :(
Gender: BOY!!!!!!! We've decided on the name Radford Chaz Tillman.
Labor Signs: Nope.
Belly Button in or out? Totally an outtie.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Mood? Hormonal. We've started entertaining the idea of buying a house before he comes in 14 weeks - yes, I know we are crazy. So thinking about that process, added onto being constantly tired, and starting to feel HUGE (add in that I dont have a ton of clothing options which is stressful) is a nasty combination to make me cry at the drop of a pin.
Belly Button in or out? Totally an outtie.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Mood? Hormonal. We've started entertaining the idea of buying a house before he comes in 14 weeks - yes, I know we are crazy. So thinking about that process, added onto being constantly tired, and starting to feel HUGE (add in that I dont have a ton of clothing options which is stressful) is a nasty combination to make me cry at the drop of a pin.
Looking forward to: Planned a trip to Atlanta to visit family/friends one last time before he arrives in mid-August. Excited to see everyone because it will be the last traveling I do until after the new year.
