How far along? 29 weeks tomorrow
Total weight loss/gain? 8 lbs. I feel like everything is stretching and growing a lot more now. I think from here on out I will see bigger gains every time I go to the doctors.
Maternity clothes? Pants yes, pretty much all the time. The only time I'm not wearing maternity pants is when I'm wearing like pj pants or sweat pants. Shirts-- for the most part I'm making due with regular shirts still. I have some maternity tops that I wear for work sometimes, but I also have several shirts that are non-maternity that I wear frequently as well. The biggest issue is just making sure they're long enough! hah
Sleep? Pretty good still. I've gotten used to sleeping on my side and it is more comfortable now. My allergies were terrible for about three weeks and of course I couldn't take my prescription medications so I was incredibly miserable and getting no sleep then. However, things have gotten much better! I usually only have to get up once to use the bathroom which is not too bad either.
Best moment this week? Some friends of ours called us up and offered us the opportunity to come take any of their baby things before they gave it to Goodwill. They have (almost) 3 year old twin boys. Jodi had sorted all the clothes into huge tubs all by age range and just told us to take it all-- and get rid of or give away what we don't want. So now we have 6 huge tubs-- 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, and 18-24months of clothes! It is insane! There are so many things in the tubs and they're ADORABLE. A lot of the clothes are from baby gap, old navy, or gymboree. Dave's favorite thing was the super cute pair of adidas basketball shorts I think :) They also gave us a boppy pillow, a bumbo, a little bouncy chair, tons of socks (my favorites of which were John Deere :)), a Columbia snowsuit, an LL Bean snowsuit, Keen sandals, 2 pairs of Merrel shoes, Nike sandals, Adidas tennis shoes, Teva loafers, snowboots... I could go on and on. Some of the stuff will be given to the grandparents to keep at their houses as well. :) This child is going to want for nothing (and we'll have to change his clothes all the time to go through all of them haha).
Movement? Yup! Pretty consistent. I feel him moving most often in the morning and in the evening (like right now as I'm typing this) but I will occassionally feel him when I'm at work-- usually when I sit down at my desk and am relaxed. Dave has only been able to feel it twice-- it seems like everytime I tell him he's moving, Dave puts his hand on my stomach and he stops!
Gender? A sweet little boy
Labor signs? no thank goodness.
Belly button - in or out? innie but definitely not as much as it used to be. I actually think my belly button will stay an innie, but we'll see!
What I miss? Being able to crouch down to work with my students or pick things up off the floor and not feel like it's hard to breath. I just have to pull up a chair or stand instead! Also I miss being able to really lift things... I hate having to ask people for help!
What I am looking forward to? We have started our two week appointments and start meeting the other doctors next week. This makes it feel more real and close! We also start our childbirth class this coming weekend. We were really up in the air about doing this-- having heard so many mixed reviews so we shall see how it goes. The thing that sort of swayed me in the direction of doing them is my friend who said that for her the biggest benefit was it was just some special bonding time with her husband.
Milestones? Into the third trimester and next week I'll be 30 weeks! Crazy!!!
Okay-- I guess I should get to work on some stuff for my class...ORRRRR I could go to bed and watch the Tigers instead... hahaha night night! xoxo
