28 Weeks

Starting to Feel Huge at 28 Weeks

We are down to less than 12 weeks until we get to meet our Little Man (hopefully- I'll be pretty sad if he is overdue)!  At this point there is definitely no denying that I have a pretty distinct baby bump.  I have now reached the point where people in public regularly ask me when I am due.  It is fun but to be honest I am a little terrified of how much more I will expand over the next 12 weeks :)

Beach Day at the Harbor

This last week was fairly busy for us.  Last weekend J's brother G was in town for work so we spent Sunday at the beach with him.  It was a little overcast but still really nice to be outside.  G drove back this weekend with J's little brother P.  We went to the pier today but it was not only overcast, but also chilly.  We are hoping for better weather tomorrow when we are going to hike at Torrey Pines.  We are loving spending some time with J's brothers.  One of the hardest things about the military lifestyle is being far away from family so it is always nice when we can get some time in!  When we were walking back from the pier we saw a family trying to get a hill in a pedal cart (not really sure of the proper name) but they couldn't make it so G offered to jump in and help pedal.  G and J ended up pedaling and P helped push from behind.  The pregnant lady just walked up the hill next to them trying to get a picture.  :)

Brothers Helping Out

Brothers at the Pier

 
I had a doctors appointment this week for my 28 week checkup.  Everything is still looking good with Baby M!  We are both healthy and measuring right on schedule.  The last time I got measured I was on the smaller side but not this time.  Baby M has really been going through a serious growth spurt over the last two weeks!  I am starting to realize how little time we have left before the Little Man makes his appearance so I need to pick out which classes to take and get everything that we need before his arrival.  On that front, I finally got around to finishing the curtains for the nursery!  I love them and the blackout lining that I used truly does block out all of the light when they are closed.   I still have a bunch of projects left but it was nice to finally cross a big one off the list!

Finished Curtains!

Now onto the regular update:

How far along: 28 weeks
Baby is the size of a: cabbage
Total Weight Gain: 15 lbs according to the doctor

Maternity Clothes: yep

Sleep: I have been waking up once or twice a night needing to adjust my position to get comfortable but it has been easy to fall back to sleep so far so it's still going well!

Best Moment of the Week: Hearing Baby M's heartbeat, catching up with some friends from Quantico days, seeing J's brothers- it was  pretty busy week!

Miss Anything: being able to shop- I have never been a big shopper but now with my wardrobe being so limited it would be nice to be able to pick up some new stuff without having to search so hard

Movement:  Moving more and more every week- he still does the thing where he stops moving whenever anyone else tries to feel my stomach.

Food Cravings: Strawberries

Symptoms: My back still doesn't appreciate the kindergarten chairs and bending over is starting to get a bit more difficult but I have been lucky not to have any really bad symptoms!

Labor Signs: none yet, thank goodness

Belly Button In or Out: In!  It looks a little weird but I still don't think it's going to pop for at least a few more weeks

Looking Forward To: getting some nursery projects taken care of!