I'm a really bad pregnant lady...I've been having major body issues (it's the hormones, I swear!) so no picture of me this week.
How far along? 26 Weeks - Baby is as big as a head of lettuce!
Total weight gain/loss: 17 pounds. Still haven't gained a pound for a few weeks but I'm okay with that. I know that I'm eating well and so is the nugget so me gaining weight isn't that big of a deal.
Maternity clothes? I proudly wore my maternity swimsuit to aqua aerobics class again. The ladies call themselves "floaters" because the idea of being in an aqua aerobics class makes them feel old. It looks like I'll be losing 3 of my ladies in my class. You get kicked out of class (metaphorically of course) when you give birth because the class is for expecting mommas only. 3 of them are due any day now so I had to say goodbye to them this past week. Other than the swimsuit, I'm wearing my normal clothes, just the flowy stuff, sweatpants, leggings, dresses, tanktops...not much different than my normal summer clothes anyways. I'm beginning entertain the idea of getting actual maternity clothes though....beginning to....not quite there yet.
Stretch marks? Proudly no!
Sleep: Sleeping very well. Back to taking multiple bathroom breaks in the night. Ugh! Little sore in the mornings. Still dragging in the morning. I was never a morning person so in that sense, nothing has changed. My crazy dreams have subsided for the week but I did love my one dream I had that I woke up and thought it was real. It dreamt it was Christmas and all the wonderfulness that comes along with Christmas was here...including snow! I was rather upset when I woke up and promptly asked Daniel, "Is it really Christmas?!?!" and he replied with a laugh, "Umm No! First it needs to be Fall". Drat! It's not that I disslike Fall, in fact I love Fall, I just really love Christmas. There's only like 130 days until Christmas...not that this girl is counting or anything.
Best moment this week: Having a weekend to relax with my hubby. He's so awesome. He dealt with me as I persisted that we needed to add "homey" touches to our place by hanging up pictures, putting up shelves, making me things in his workshop, etc. We even made homemade salsa, stewed tomatoes, lasagna, and more. Our house now feels more like a home. We have practically everything out of baby's room so now we can start filling it with stuff for baby K. I just loved being able to relax with him and watch the Olympics closing ceremony. Kinda sad that it's over but it is now Shark Week so I've been able to transition my television watching with ease.
Maternity clothes? I proudly wore my maternity swimsuit to aqua aerobics class again. The ladies call themselves "floaters" because the idea of being in an aqua aerobics class makes them feel old. It looks like I'll be losing 3 of my ladies in my class. You get kicked out of class (metaphorically of course) when you give birth because the class is for expecting mommas only. 3 of them are due any day now so I had to say goodbye to them this past week. Other than the swimsuit, I'm wearing my normal clothes, just the flowy stuff, sweatpants, leggings, dresses, tanktops...not much different than my normal summer clothes anyways. I'm beginning entertain the idea of getting actual maternity clothes though....beginning to....not quite there yet.
Stretch marks? Proudly no!
Sleep: Sleeping very well. Back to taking multiple bathroom breaks in the night. Ugh! Little sore in the mornings. Still dragging in the morning. I was never a morning person so in that sense, nothing has changed. My crazy dreams have subsided for the week but I did love my one dream I had that I woke up and thought it was real. It dreamt it was Christmas and all the wonderfulness that comes along with Christmas was here...including snow! I was rather upset when I woke up and promptly asked Daniel, "Is it really Christmas?!?!" and he replied with a laugh, "Umm No! First it needs to be Fall". Drat! It's not that I disslike Fall, in fact I love Fall, I just really love Christmas. There's only like 130 days until Christmas...not that this girl is counting or anything.
Best moment this week: Having a weekend to relax with my hubby. He's so awesome. He dealt with me as I persisted that we needed to add "homey" touches to our place by hanging up pictures, putting up shelves, making me things in his workshop, etc. We even made homemade salsa, stewed tomatoes, lasagna, and more. Our house now feels more like a home. We have practically everything out of baby's room so now we can start filling it with stuff for baby K. I just loved being able to relax with him and watch the Olympics closing ceremony. Kinda sad that it's over but it is now Shark Week so I've been able to transition my television watching with ease.
Miss Anything? Yes, yes I do. When Dan and I made meals on our chips and salsa, I was sad to not have a real margarita to go with it. I made myself a non-alcoholic strawberry margarita that wasn't too bad but it was still missing that something special in it...and that my friends was tequila. Nothing says "summer" like fresh chips and salsa and a big ol' margarita. So sad. But like I said, my kiddie marg wasn't too bad, it just would have been better with an adult kick in it. Since I'm still dying in the morning, I could use coffee. I also made these amazing cookie-brownies (which I promptly loaded up with chocolate and caramel sauce along with heaps of Prairie Farms ice cream) but it was so painful to not eat the batter. Brownie batter is by far one of the most amazing inventions of all time. I like it more than brownies themselves. I had to use all my will power not to dig my hand in the batter. I believe I even said a few prayers and thanks to divine intervention, I actually made it through this adventure. Every last bit of batter made it into the pan and was baked. Not that there's anything wrong with this, but usually only about 1/2-3/4 of the batter actually makes it into the pan. I'm adding brownie batter to list of things I intend to immediately shove my face full of upon giving birth to my son. On this list includes: a margarita (don't worry I'll make it a small one so I can still breastfeed my kid), a beer, hard cider, and a Jimmy John's ham and cheese sandwich. This list is still ongoing. (Gosh did I just mention hard cider?!? With summer ending and talks of Fall exploding on facebook, I'm really craving a Woodchuck. O man does that sound good right about now! Nice, smooth, crisp, hard cider. YUM!)
Movement: Little Baby K loves flipping! Dan and I love watching my stomach move (it's kinda weird but super cool!) as he kicks and flips. We can't distinguish body parts yet but it's honestly the coolest thing ever to watch my stomach move as the little guy swims around. We're pretty entertained by this miracle. Dan said it just makes everything so real and I couldn't agree more. Baby K is a pretty active nugget but he's most active around the noon hour ("Mom, I'm hungry...FEED ME!) and right when I first lay down to go to sleep (probably preparing us for the lack of sleep to come when he gets here..."haha you will never sleep again!"). He's still bothering my ribs at times but not too bad. There was one day this past week that was really painful on my ribs and I tried to stretch the pain out to no avail.
Food cravings: Mexican food! Chipotle, chips and salsa, tacos, margaritas (N/A of course), rice and beans, and enchilidas. I loved all the flavors and all the spiceyness of the food! Mmm mmm mmmmm! I also indulged in ice cream, brownies, cookies, and anything chocolate. Yum! (I did eat well balanced meals too...don't worry nutrition police) And yes, I'm still craving (and guzzling) milk. But that's not unusual for me.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Meat is starting to weird me out. It hasn't made me queasy or anything but the idea of it seems unappetizing sometimes. I mean if I had to choose a meal to eat right now, it would probably be pasta without meat. I'm still getting my meat and protein though, so don't worry.
Have you started to show yet: My burrito bump is going strong. I'm hoping it'll move from burrito to watermelon fairly soon. Not that there's anything wrong with a burrito (burritos are delcious) but I would like my bump to become a watermelon anytime soon.
Gender: Sweet baby boy! We should probably start thinking of names for him so I can stop referring to him as nugget. We're going to keep his name a secret from everyone (including our families) until he's here. hehehe
Labor Signs: No, thank you! Keep growing inside me, little man, until you're absolutely ready to come out. Although we can't wait to meet you, stay inside until you're ready. Please and thank you.
Symptoms: I think my aqua aerobics class is helping with my movement. I may also just like getting in the water and floating (ooo giant bathtub!). No heartburn this week. Yeah! Lower back is still sore. Ribs have been seeing some action. I've heard that pregnant women tend to be forgetful about some things and I'm going to choose to believe that is true. Therefore I'll blame my forgetfullness on the pregnancy. I've been struggling for words when I talk. I'm constantly forgetting words, things I need to do, if I did something already, names of people, etc. I've always been a...how do I say this?...not gracefully or physically coordinated person (clumsy...klutz) but I've noticed my reaction times are getting even slower than they already were. Ugh! I'm constantly dropping things but that's nothing too new. I also heard the increased clumsyness is a symptoms of pregnancy so I'm going to blame my clumsyness on that while I can.
Belly Button in or out? Still wondering if my belly button actually has an end.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Anything making you queasy or sick: Meat is starting to weird me out. It hasn't made me queasy or anything but the idea of it seems unappetizing sometimes. I mean if I had to choose a meal to eat right now, it would probably be pasta without meat. I'm still getting my meat and protein though, so don't worry.
Have you started to show yet: My burrito bump is going strong. I'm hoping it'll move from burrito to watermelon fairly soon. Not that there's anything wrong with a burrito (burritos are delcious) but I would like my bump to become a watermelon anytime soon.
Gender: Sweet baby boy! We should probably start thinking of names for him so I can stop referring to him as nugget. We're going to keep his name a secret from everyone (including our families) until he's here. hehehe
Labor Signs: No, thank you! Keep growing inside me, little man, until you're absolutely ready to come out. Although we can't wait to meet you, stay inside until you're ready. Please and thank you.
Symptoms: I think my aqua aerobics class is helping with my movement. I may also just like getting in the water and floating (ooo giant bathtub!). No heartburn this week. Yeah! Lower back is still sore. Ribs have been seeing some action. I've heard that pregnant women tend to be forgetful about some things and I'm going to choose to believe that is true. Therefore I'll blame my forgetfullness on the pregnancy. I've been struggling for words when I talk. I'm constantly forgetting words, things I need to do, if I did something already, names of people, etc. I've always been a...how do I say this?...not gracefully or physically coordinated person (clumsy...klutz) but I've noticed my reaction times are getting even slower than they already were. Ugh! I'm constantly dropping things but that's nothing too new. I also heard the increased clumsyness is a symptoms of pregnancy so I'm going to blame my clumsyness on that while I can.
Belly Button in or out? Still wondering if my belly button actually has an end.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm pretty happy for the most part. Having a relaxing weekend with the hubby definitely helped. I will admit that I did have my biggest freak-out so far this past week. The idea of school starting back up for everyone, but me because I'm taking a year off (which I'm actually happy about contrary to my hormones), summer ending, o we have a child coming in 3 months and our nursery isn't close to being complete, etc. kinda got to me. I know we have plenty of time left to prepare but my hormones (probably in combination with the chocolate) said to me, "Jackie, you must freak out because you are not ready." And so I did. Sorry Daniel. I owe him a back massage. He's probably ready for my hormones to get back to normal. But other than the rage-o-momma moment I had one evening, I've actually been pretty upbeat. Making homemade salsa was definitely a highlight too. Everything came from our garden (minus the limes). Chips and salsa are definitely one of those snacks that you can turn into meals...and so we did. I'm sad to see that since it's the end of summer that means our garden is dying and I won't have my fresh supply of basil, tomatoes, peppers, etc. Now I'm going to have to start paying for produce at the store. UGH! Who does that? Don't worry, we froze a bunch but I'm still upset that our garden is at its end stages.
Looking forward to: Going home this weekend and spending time with my family. I'm also excited about seeing Reiko who I haven't seen in 10 years! I'll post pictures of us next blog so you can see how adorable she is. I'm also looking forward to Christmas...but that's in a few months so I have plenty of time to get excited about it. lol
O btw, today marks the beginning of my 3rd trimester! Wohoo! Only 3 more months (91 days) until we get to see baby Koch! Gosh! Where did these past 6 months go? This is all getting to be so real! I already consider myself to be a mom and Dan to be a dad but in 91 days, we're really going to get a mega dose of parenthood. I'm so ready...but completely not ready...to be a mommy with Daniel. Guess this means I should probably catch up on my sleep in the next 3 months before I won't be getting any.
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