26 Weeks - Bump It Up

How far along: 26 weeks

Gender: Boy.

Weight gain: 20 lbs - Just a guess as we had no scale on vacation

Maternity clothes: No need when you're on the beach.

Stretch marks: Not yet. 

Belly button in or out: In & out. The top half of my belly button is an out the bottom however refuses to pop and is still holding on strong.

Work Outs: None.

Sleep: Not bad. 

Best moment this week: Being on vacation with my wonderful hubby, and just spending the days relaxing.

Worst moment this week: The flight to the beach. I've never had a problem with flying before, but flying and pregnancy do not mix well for me. It was pretty killer on my back to sit in that seat for 2 hours. 

Miss anything: The only thing missing from this beach vacation is a nice ice cold beer. 

Movement: Yes. He has started rolling around now, and even let Brandon feel it. Our busy little boy.

Cravings: Chipotle burrito bowl and Panera everything bagels with chive & onion cream cheese. 

Queasy or sick: Not really. Mostly aches and pains still. My joints are protesting all the extra weight I'm carrying.

Nursery: The crib and dresser are in the nursery now! We are waiting on the chair (back ordered), but we are going to start making a push to get thing on the wall. I want to get as much done before I hit "the wall" that I hear about in the third trimester.

Looking forward to: Summer sun and being pool side. 

Bump It Up - 25 Weeks

How far along: 25 weeks

Gender: Boy.

Weight gain: 18 lbs - As of last Friday at the Dr.

Maternity clothes: No, and if I'm not in maternity pants by next weeks post I'll be sad. I need to just carve out the time to go do this, but I'm a lazy bum who doesn't want to spend the money on something I can only wear for 3 months.

Stretch marks: Not yet. To be fair I don't really look for them, and may have some I don't know about.

Belly button in or out: In. Not sure how this is possible as it has been threatening to pop since 18 weeks or so. Some how my little innie is still hanging in there though.

Work Outs: One? I don't really remember, but I hope to pick it back up this week. We had a crazy busy weekend that threw me off.

Sleep: Not good. In addition to my regular tossing and turning last Friday I woke up with extreme back pain. Not pleasant. 

Best moment this week: My Mum got to feel him kick for the first time last week! It is so amazing to be able share his movement with others now.

Worst moment this week: This is a twofer. One was the intense SI joint pain that I dealt with all day Friday. It woke me up at 4 am, and I was unable to sleep again because I was in excruciating pain. Thankfully I had a doctors appointment scheduled for that day, and my doctor says it is all part of the pregnancy gig. The other bleh for the week was that following my gestational diabetes test the little man has been much quieter than normal. I've gotten so used to feeling him so regularly, that now when he stays quiet for a few days it really bothers me.  

Miss anything: Pain killers, and anti-inflammation meds.

Movement: Yes. Still kicking around in there, just less than usual.

Cravings: Chipotle burrito bowl. Every time Brandon asks me what I want for lunch it is a burrito bowl. I think I would eat one every day if I could.

Queasy or sick: Not really. Just aches and pains now.

Nursery: The rug arrived, and is now in the nursery. Crib, dresser, and rocker have all been ordered, and we're now just waiting for them to arrive in the store. Slowly piecing his nursery together is exciting.

Looking forward to: Vacation, summer, pool weather. All things warm and cheery. 

Nursery Planning

Now that we've purchased the major furniture for the nursery (pictured above) I've started planning to see how it could fit into the space. Some of the options I've come up with are below.

#1: First up is my favorite option. Door to the south is the entry, on the west wall is the closet and to the north is the only window in the room. I think this will open up the space the best, but the dresser could be awkward right when you come into the room.

#2: This is the same as the previous option, but the location of the crib and rocker have switched. I want to avoid putting anything too close to the window, but we may not have an option with the amount of stuff that has to go into this room.

#3: This option is just to see how we could space things out around the room, and try to move the dresser off the wall that the closet door is on.

#4: This final option is probably my least favorite just looking at it on the paper. I think that everything feels too crowded on to one side of the room. I also think it will make getting into and out of the dresser more difficult.

We've got a few options to work with. I'm sure once we actually get the furniture in the room it will really help to see how all of this will fit together. It is nice at least getting a preliminary look at what might/might not fit in our little nursery. It is so exciting to start piecing this together for our littlest family members arrival.