28 weeks~ baby i2

DATE:  July 25, 2013

How far along: 28 weeks = THIRD trimester yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Total Weight Gained:  At my last appointment on July 9th, I'd gained 3lbs more pounds of my original 8 lost, so still down 2lbs from the beginning.

How big is baby?  "your baby's the size of an eggplant!"
"Putting on layers of fat, your baby now weighs in around 1.5 to 2.5 pounds and measures about 13.6 to 14.8 inches. . "

  **taken from The Bump

 

How baby is growing:

"She's starting to develop more fat, so her wrinkly skin will start to get smoother."

"Her lungs are mature enough that she'd probably survive if she was born now."

 "She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes."

 "With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb."

**taken from The Bump and Babycenter

Maternity Clothes:  I can still wearing regular comfy pants (read: no buttons/zippers) and big shirts for the most part. If I put on real pants/shorts, then they are most definitely maternity!  A lot of dresses and skirts oh and pajammies of course.

Sleep: I'm still worn out all the time.  The aches and pains at the end of the day make getting to sleep difficult and bedtime is usually when my heartburn kicks in.

Best Pregnancy Moment of the Week:     Hitting the 3rd trimester!

Movement: She's a mover! She doesn't really kick me though, she jumps and tumbles.

Food Cravings:  frozen coke, Lucky Charms, chocolate cheesecake, cherries, Chic-Fil-A. Apparently, we're representing the letter C these last few weeks.

Food Aversions: A lot of nights absolutely nothing sounds good for supper, so Lucky Charms it is.

Gender:  our second precious baby girl

Symptoms:  irritability still, exhaustion, lots of low pressure especially at the end of the day when I'm trying to go to bed. It's super painful. :(   I failed my 1 hour glucose screen with a big score of 156 (135 was passing).  So last Friday, I did the 3 hour test and passed it! yay! That makes all 3 kids that I didn't pass the 1 hour and did the 3 hour.

What I miss: not feeling exhausted all the time...although I know this isn't going to go away for many, many years to come haha

What I'm looking forward to: Being settled in our new house, getting the girls' room situated and furniture painted, finally picking a middle name for this girl!  Also, I go back to the dr. next week, then start my bi-weekly visits!

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24 weeks~ baby i2

DATE:  June 27, 2013

How far along:  24  weeks = viability...

Total Weight Gained:  As of my previous appointment I'd lost 8lbs. total. Last appointment, I'd gained 3lb of those 8 back.  So still at 5lb from start.

How big is baby?  "your baby's the size of a canteloupe!"
"Your 10.5-to-11.8-inch fetus weighs about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces. "

  **taken from The Bump

 

How baby is growing:

"Her see-through skin is gradually becoming more opaque."

"And it's got a new pink glow, thanks to the small capillaries that have recently formed."

**taken from The Bump

Maternity Clothes:  I can still wearing regular comfy pants and big shirts for the most part. If I put on real pants/shorts, then they are most definitely maternity!  A lot of dresses and skirts oh and pajammies of course.

Sleep: Still worn out all the time. Still been waking up a few hours in the middle of the night then falling back asleep shortly before it's time to wake up. I think I need a snoogle! :)

Best Pregnancy Moment of the Week:     Lily and Andrew feeling her move!

Movement: Around 20 weeks, I started feeling her move more and more. Now she's kicking the crap out of me all day everyday. I love it!! She's my latest baby to feel. The previous few weeks it was very regular movement around 10am, 2pm, 6pm and 10pm.  Nothing at all like my other pregnancies.

Food Cravings:  frozen coke, cereal--mostly Captain Crunch, water, lemon-lime powerade, dill flavored anything--popcorn, chips mostly

Food Aversions: none really lately

Gender:  our second precious baby girl

Symptoms:  irritability, exhaustion, swelling feet at the end of the day, lots of low pressure

What I miss: not feeling exhausted all the time...

What I'm looking forward to: Being settled in our new house and getting baby stuff ready! 

Strawberry Picking

Every week, we try to get together with our mom friends and kids for a playdate. Some of us work, some of us stay home, but we try to get together at least once a week for the kids to play and let's be honest, for the moms to have some adult time. 

This week's activity was new to us. We decided to go pick strawberries.  My mom was in town still so it was fun to get to do with Oma too!

Sweet friends.

 The mamas.  And 3 babies growing inside. ;)

It was a muggy day, but we all had so much fun! The only exception was the grumpy lady who worked at the farm.  Despite her attitude, we decided this was an activity we want to do again next year! We just may be looking for another place to go. ;)

After we all headed our separate ways, Oma, Lily, and I went to eat lunch and then to visit some family friends.

Strawberry picking is hard work.