27 weeks

Tija had her baby last Wednesday! Arijah Elizabeth Balsimo. I went to the hospital on Thursday with Brittany and oh my what a pretty little thing. We can all admit that even if we say babies are beautiful, most of the time we're just being nice. But, that little girl is certainly beautiful. If our baby is weird looking, I'll know, but feel free to tell me it's beautiful.

Ben and I went to a breastfeeding class on Tuesday. My favorite quotes from class "troubleshoot your boob." Did you know that your body can tell that when you are hot when the temp is high your baby is probably hot and needs more water and with that your breast milk will have a higher water content. Go body! Anyway, if you're looking for info on breastfeeding, though I dont have any practice I do have a massive amount of knowledge to share.




How far along: 27 weeks

Maternity Clothes: Seriously, Spring, where are you?

Stretch Marks: None.

Sleep: I slept on the couch last night in hopes that I'd sleep better. Jack-pot. Best sleep I've had in the past 3 weeks. Pitch black, cold basement. Ahhh...I'm making it a Monday and Wednesday tradition so I can get my nightly back scratch every other night of the week.

Best Moment this Week: Two this week. My mom came down on Tuesday and finished painting all the edges and trim. I escaped the fumes and Ben asking me to finish already. Yay mom. Tonight Fran came over and we booked our flights to Myrtle Beach. We'll be traveling with a 6 week old baby and I'm excited. Pregnancy has made me so lax. Hooray for in laws and the awesome trips they plan.

Movement: Ben saw the baby move on Monday. It looked nothing like this intense movement, I just threw up a bit.

Food Cravings: Stil craving the tuna noodle casserole. Could someone please come make it for me so I dont have to open all those cans of tuna and cream of something soup. The thought of the smells and textures is causing some cooking difficulties.

Gender: Still unknown but now that both Tija and Brit have had boys in the past 3 months I'm thinking I'll be a boy.

Labor Signs: None. We start our birthing/labor classes next Tuesday and I'll actually know what they are.

Belly Button: It hurts. That's normal, right?

What I Miss: Sleeping.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Seeing Tija and her little Arija again.

Weekly Wisdom: It's cheap to make food in your shirt.

26 weeks

Exciting news! I can finally eat eggs again. Last Sunday I made a big egg bake and ate it for breakfast every morning. Anyway...

Please excuse my pity party for a moment. I feel like whenever I look in the mirror I'm the outside person in a group photo. Constant fat arm syndrome. The maternity tupperware full of clothes was passed on to me a few months ago. Unfortunately, most if not all of the shirts, dresses and pants are too small which doesn't help my fat arm and big knockers issue. Luckily, Target maternity t-shirts are fairly inexpensive. Mom, if you're reading this- please make me some skirts :)

On the bright side, I haven't actually gained that much weight, so that nice. Funny thing... though I'm gaining weight getting bigger by the day, my inner thighs don't touch quite as much as they used to, weird? Yes. The past two months my midwife has said I'm doing just fine which is a good change from "Lay off the christmas cookies, Marie." She never really said that but it was implied when she called me fatty. That's a lie too, she's a very sweet lady and I'm glad we decided to stick with her. I'm hoping the baby comes during the week so she can be there.

Last week of prenatal yoga and I'm not going to go. I've decided I don't really like it. The poses are good for stretching, meditation and such but I just get too bored. I need to start dedicating more time to excersising. I have enjoyed a belly dancing video Brit gave me but I need to do it more than once a week for it to help. Anyone else have recommendations on videos or movements I should start including in a daily routine?

I'm debating asking Ben take a new picture for me. My bra is showing and the extra fabric in the top of this dress makes me look like I have super saggy boobs. I'll just have to take a super great picture next week :)

How far along: 26 weeks

Maternity Clothes: I threw a bit of a tantrum Friday trying to find something to wear in the warmer weather. Is it possible to have "fat" days when you're pregnant? A tank top fit me fine when I tried it on Thursday but Friday it didn't work. Ugh.

Stretch Marks: I have a feeling they are there but I just can't see them. Ben was under the impression that stretch marks are a myth. Which I guess is an okay thing since I now know he doesn't have a habit of staring any other women at the pool or beach.

Sleep: Sundays are the worst. I dread waking up and going to work. I'd rather stay home and work on the house. Premature nesting.

Best Moment this Week: To clarify last week- I wasn't excited when Ben left, more so that the dog likes me again. Best moment since my last entry; Ben coming home = nightly backscratch, hooray!!!

Movement: Lots of baby movement, though I wish there was some other movement down there too. Catch my drift (pun intended, sorry that was gross.)

Food Cravings: Tuna Noodle Casserole. Tuna, cream of something soup, noodles... what could be better? Hmm... when I actually describe the ingredients it isn't quite as appetizing.

Gender: The votes are coming in. It looks like everyone is dreaming about a little girl too. Can you all start dreaming of a no-complications, easy labor too?

Labor Signs: Can I count anxiety as a labor sign?

Belly Button: I can now touch the bottom of my belly button. I've never been able to do that before. It's weird and a little gross.

What I Miss: Walking up the stairs without getting winded.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: The weekend.

Weekly Wisdom: If you desperately need to tell a secret, go get a hair cut. Liz, my lovely sylist for the past 6 years is the only person who knows our name choices. The urge to purge is gone.