Category Archives: Baby Bump

26 Weeks (March 21, 2014)

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26 Weeks (March 21, 2014). I cannot believe I'm 6.5 months! When did that happen? Also, I must note that I'm very glad my stomach isn't as flaming red as it was a few days ago. It is getting pretty large though. The baby is about 1.75 lbs and 14" now! And, she's a little kicking monster. This morning, I'm pretty sure she actually wound up and kicked my bladder full-force. Such a stinker.

26 Weeks (March 21, 2014). I cannot believe I’m 6.5 months! When did that happen? Also, I must note that I’m very glad my stomach isn’t as flaming red as it was a few days ago. It is getting pretty large though. The baby is about 1.75 lbs and 14″ now! And, she’s a little kicking monster. This morning, I’m pretty sure she actually wound up and kicked my bladder full-force. Such a stinker.

Symptoms

I’ve been feeling really great. The vacay helped me to relax and I’m feeling super excited and just all around good. Since we’ve been back, we got the trim caulked and putty’d and last night we did another coat of paint on the trim and on one of the doors. Tonight, we’re going to do the second coat on the walls… AND THEN… we get to move onto furniture and chandelier installation!! Could anything be better? Marky is going to start the chandelier on Saturday and maybe during that time I’ll either work on getting more dang paint on the doors or I could build something small… like the changing table topper. Oy. The room is going to be WAY different come Sunday night. I just can’t even contain my excitement.

Also, it must be mentioned that my superstar momma is back at home now. She was in the hospital since the 17th due to her second total knee replacement. I saw her in the hospital when I got back and again yesterday and she’s doing REALLY well. Way better than last time. Her surgery happened to be scheduled after we booked our trip, and unfortunately, it was while we were away. For her last knee surgery, I stayed at the hospital all day with my dad, but this time, I was in another country. Needless to say, I was feeling pretty guilty and worried about her. In fact, so much so that I literally BURST into sobbing tears during lunch with my hubs. Any amount of crying in a restaurant seems to cause a scene, but I will confirm that when on vacation, in a happy, all-inclusive resort, crying is even more out of sorts.

Also, in my absence, my sweet Mother-in-Law (Milly) sat with my dad while my mom was in surgery. Knowing that she was there with him was SUCH a comfort and, such a reminder of how lucky I am to have such an amazing support system in place. I couldn’t be more grateful for my born-into-family and my married-into-family.

23 Weeks (February 28, 2014)

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23 Weeks (February 28, 2014). I can't believe next week I'll be 6 months! That just seems SOO pregnant. My belly is definitely growing and is still looking pretty darn pointy, right? Silly little baby bump...

23 Weeks (February 28, 2014). I can’t believe next week I’ll be 6 months! That just seems SOO pregnant. My belly is definitely growing and is still looking pretty darn pointy, right? Silly little baby bump…

 

Symptoms

Yesterday I tripped over myself at the gym and thankfully landed on my knee. The unfortunate part is that I landed on my knee… and it hurt. What I’ve learned from this experience is that I need to BE CAREFUL and not do any kind of exercise with accelerated inertia (as my husband put it). The stupid thing is that I was doing a quick side shuffle with a resistance band around my knees… so, if you can imagine, I tripped over my foot and when I went to catch myself, I couldn’t do a great job because I had a damn rubber band around my legs. Not smart, but thankfully I was given the opportunity to learn from the mistake without any more damage than a little burn to the knee.

Otherwise, I’m feeling good! Swollen in the mornings (from my toes all the way to my face), but otherwise good! If the weather cooperates, we’ll be headed to Pottery Barn Kids tomorrow to check out some furniture and I’m hoping to stop by a local furniture store tonight to see what they have to offer in the crib/dresser department. Keep you posted!

As for the current state of the nursery, while it still has the guest bedroom furniture in it, all my husbands stuff has now been removed from the closet and the two little Closetmaid Cubeicles with Canvas Drawers (in natural) and Baskets have been built and set up in there. Looks cute.

22 Weeks… 5.5 Months! (February 21, 2014)

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22 Weeks... 5.5 Months! (February 21, 2014). I can't believe it's already been 5.5 months! What a crazy little journey it's been so far. My body is definitely changing and things are really starting to feel more real. I can't believe this small nugget will be here in under 5 months!

22 Weeks… 5.5 Months! (February 21, 2014). I can’t believe it’s already been 5.5 months! What a crazy little journey it’s been so far. My body is definitely changing and things are really starting to feel more real. I can’t believe this small nugget will be here in under 5 months!

 

Symptoms

The last couple of days, I’ve been forgetting to include “symptoms” in my posts, so I thought I’d throw it in this one. The biggest symptom I’ve been feeling is this little jumping bean! The difference between the movement from last week to this week has been crazy. Probably about 2-4 times per day, she really goes nuts and does some serious re-positioning. I’m talking full-on belly movement… I can feel her graze my entire stomach. And then sprinkled in there are LOTS of bladder kicks. Those are a little less than comfortable. She’s also been kicking what feels even lower… I refer to those as the vagina kicks. Thanks, lovey… I just adore those moments when I’m talking to a coworker and simultaneously trying to ignore the fact that you’re poking down to my lady parts from the inside. Not weird at all…

But really, I do just totally enjoy all the movement. It’s so crazy. My favorite pokes are right at my belly button. I don’t know why, but they feel so silly… almost a tickle feeling.

Also, yesterday was officially the first day I actually SAW my belly moving. I took a video; although, I’m sure it’s a little hard to see from there. A few disclaimers… 1) please ignore the ridiculous amount of hair on my shirt. The puppito seems to be shedding a bit of undercoat or something, which on occasion gets me a little hairy. 2) You can see my whole belly bounce right after I pick a hair off of my stomach.

SO FUN!

Other than that, it’s business as usual. I’m totally in the pregnancy groove. I have my energy, I’ve been productive and I’m starting to really get moving in the “nesting” / preparation phase of things. I’m ready to take on the nursery this weekend… clean out some stuff, do some reorganizing and measuring, and get some plans in place. Maybe head to Babies R’ Us and Pottery Barn Kids to check out some furniture… and who knows, maybe we’ll pick out paint colors. I know… so exciting!

19 Weeks (January 31, 2014)

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19 Weeks (January 31, 2014). I can't believe tomorrow is February and that next week is the halfway point. Time is really flying! As of now, I've gained about 10 lbs, which is okay... maybe a touch high. I'm feeling great, loving life and really enjoying being pregnant. In fact, this morning I felt a super baby movement that I thought could have potentially been felt from the outside. I'll have to pay attention... seems like it's coming soon!

19 Weeks (January 31, 2014). I can’t believe tomorrow is February and that next week is the halfway point. Time is really flying! As of now, I’ve gained about 10 lbs, which is okay… maybe a touch high. I’m feeling great, loving life and really enjoying being pregnant. In fact, this morning I felt a super baby movement that I thought could have potentially been felt from the outside. I’ll have to pay attention… seems like it’s coming soon! HOLY SMOKES! I just looked at this picture compared to last week’s and it looks like my little bump has really expanded over the past 7 days. Eesh!

16 Weeks, 5 Days (January 15, 2014)

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16 Weeks, 5 Days (January 15, 2014). I need to get better at posting on Fridays. Anyway, the belly continues to grow. Not sure if its much different than last week, but maybe a little. PS: Toby's not wearing a sweater. That is called a puppy bumper, which is a weird collar thing to prevent him from fitting through the slats in our fence. These are 5 lb dog problems.

16 Weeks, 5 Days (January 15, 2014). I need to get better at posting on Fridays. Anyway, the belly continues to grow. Not sure if its much different than last week, but maybe a little. PS: Toby’s not wearing a sweater. That is called a puppy bumper, which is a weird collar thing to prevent him from fitting through the slats in our fence. These are 5 lb dog problems.