Baby P #2 Bump Watch: 28 Weeks Preggers

*Originally posted July 15, 2017 on Fab . Fit . Me*

Oh whaaaat?! I am officially in my 3rd trimester!!! How crazy is that? I still have a ways to go but man oh man... I can't believe how close we are to meeting this little human being! I have been feeling a little anxious about going through childbirth again. I'll most likely be writing another post about that soon.

Anyway... let's get on with my weekly update shall we?

28 Weeks

And, of course, my weekly Bump pics wouldn't be complete without my little monster wanting in on the action...

What is up with Baby P #2 this week?

• Baby P #2 weighs 2 1/4 lbs and measures 14.8 inches from head to toe which makes her about the size of a large eggplant!

• She can blink her eyes, which should have lashes now

• Her eyesight is developing, which means she may be able to see the light that filters in through my womb!

• She's continuing to develop billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

What's been happening with ME this week?

Weight Gained: Don't know. Won't know till my doc appointment in the beginning of August.

Workouts: Lots and lots of walking. At work. At the mall.

Symptoms:

• Minor leg cramps

• some major waddling

• aches and pains everywhere from my waist down

• fatigue

• frequent trips to the bathroom (story of my life!)

• headaches

• nose bleed (happened once at night, out of the blue)

• some dizzy episodes

Food Aversions: I don't know what is going on with my taste buds but everything just doesn't taste the good anymore. I have a bad after taste in my mouth after I eat anything. But no food aversions.

Food Cravings: Nacho cheese Doritos and sour cream. Go figure.

Sleep: Not much. Not by choice. With the 4th of July celebrations and trying to get back into our routines after not having our toddler for 2 weeks, it's been a crazy exhausting week. 5-6 hours of sleep for me...combined with the heat wave that we are going through makes for some crappy sleeping patterns. Plus I had to work on Sunday morning so I didn't get to sleep in much at all.

Any Baby/Pregnancy-Related Purchases? We went shopping for maternity photo shoot attire! No easy task, but we managed to purchase some sandals for the monster, a few shirts for the hubster, and a couple of dresses for me. I still need to find a couple more things for the hubs and the baby. So I'm hoping to accomplish that this week at work.

Stretch Marks: none. *knock on wood*

Miss Anything?: being skinny and fit. I hated trying on clothes this weekend. I didn't like the way I looked in anything.

Belly Button In or Out? Out, out, out!

Wedding Rings On or Off? On!

Happy or Moody Most Of The Time? Happy! Moody when I'm at work because well... it's work. It's hot and people get on my nerves. Ah well.

Any Movement? Yes! And the movements are starting to hurt!

Fun and/or Interesting Things from the Week? Nothing worth reporting here... not this week anyway. Maybe next week...

Looking Forward To? Our maternity photo shoot this Friday!!!

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Baby P #2 Bump Watch: 27 Weeks Preggers

*Originally posted July 8, 2017 on Fab . Fit . Me*

27 Weeks

What is up with Baby P #2 this week?

• Baby P weighs almost 2 lbs and measures about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended...so about the size of a cauliflower or head of lettuce.

• She sleeps and wakes at regular intervals, opens and closes her eyes, and could potentially even be sucking her fingers.

• She is super active now which means her brain tissue is continuing to develop.

• She is breathing (amniotic fluid) but her lungs are still immature but would be capable of functioning (with a lot of medical help) if she were to be born now.

• And it is very common for her to have episodes of baby hiccups (that rhythmic movements I am feeling from time to time) that lasts only a few moments.

What's been happening with ME this week?

Weight Gained: at my last doc appointment on June 30th, I found out I was still at 17 lbs gained since the start of this pregnancy. Totally didn't gain anything but maybe a few ounces since my last appointment about 3 weeks prior. I also still feel like that's a lot but my doctor didn't seem too concerned. So I guess I shouldn't be either.

Workouts: not a damn one. Just the hustle and bustle of my work life.

Symptoms:

• Mild leg cramps at night...especially when I was up visiting my mother-in-law over the weekend. Not exactly sure if it's because of the altitude since she lives in the mountains.

• Lower back pain

• Exhaustion

• Hot flashes

• Some headaches

Food Aversions: it's been pretty good lately.

Food Cravings: sweets. Junk food.

Sleep: fine except for all the trips to the restroom.

Any Baby/Pregnancy-Related Purchases? First baby gift from my favorite sister in the whole wide world!!!

The Sea Punk Tokidoki print Jujube diaper bag. The BRB (Be Right Back). Super cute!!!

Stretch Marks: still the same ones

Miss Anything?: I miss being able to just walk without waddling or feeling like I've done a million squats. I'm barely about to enter into my last and final trimester and I'm already feeling like I can barely move.

Belly Button In or Out? Out

Wedding Rings On or Off? On! But I noticed my fingers were a little puffy over the weekend. Must be the heat.

Happy or Moody Most Of The Time? Happy! Not as irritable this week as the last one.

Any Movement? She seems to be rolling a lot more than kicking and punching. I guess she's still got plenty of room to be rolling around in there. Her kicks and punches have been pretty mild.

Fun and/or Interesting Things from the Week?

Took a trip up north to get Ella. Had a good time just relaxing and enjoying nature. Spent some time sightseeing in Tahoe.

And then came back home in time to celebrate the 4th with my father in law and the rest of the fam. Oh! And since Ella was up at her grandma's house on her birthday, we had a little celebration for her on the 4th as well. It was a pretty awesome weekend.

Looking Forward To? Shopping this weekend for our maternity family photo shoot next week! Yup.

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Baby P #2 Bump Watch: 26 Weeks Preggers

*Originally posted June 28, 2017 on Fab . Fit . Me*

26 Weeks

What is up with Baby P #2 this week?

• She now weighs about 2 lbs and measures 14 inches - about the length of a scallion or as big as a head of kale - and she continues to put on baby fat.

• Her eyes are beginning to open! They've been closed up until now. And she can see what's going on now! Kind of. She can see light coming from outside of the womb!

• Her ears are better developed and more sensitive than before. She could very well be able to hear both my voice and her daddy's as we converse.

• Her brain-wave activity is gearing up at this stage of development which means she can not only hear noises. She can now respond to them.

• She's also inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid which is essential for the development of her lungs.

What's been happening with ME this week?

Weight Gained: At this point, I feel like I weigh as much as a blue whale. And people's reactions to my growing belly every single day reaffirms my pregnancy weight gain.

Workouts: I walk and walk and walk all day at work. 5 days a week. Occasional long walks when Hubby takes the dog out in the evenings. Key word: Occasional. SoCal temperatures make me want to stay indoors as much as possible.

Symptoms:

• Braxton Hicks contractions. I never felt them before with my first pregnancy. But totally felt something going on in my belly this week. At work, after running around and moving stuff, I sat down at my computer for a bit. And I just felt my lower abs contract. It was the strangest feeling ever. It wasn't painful. But they were "flexing" without me making them flex.

• Mild swelling in the feet/ankles. Not quite Flintstone feet yet but getting there!

• Bloating. And gas. Yup I said it! Baby is taking up so much room now that there's not enough room for food. And I still eat like I'm starving so my uterus pressing up against a full stomach doesn't help. The gas just happens. 🤷‍♀️

• Mild leg cramps. Maybe because I need to drink more fluids. We have officially entered the summer season and it is hot here in SoCal. So yeah, I need to drink more during the days because at night, I barely roll over and I can feel my calf muscles tighten.

• Trouble sleeping at night... mainly because I can't get comfortable enough laying on my side. It's starting to hurt. My pregnancy pillow just isn't doing the job. I've added more pillows to the mix.

• Lower back ache.

Food Aversions: nope

Food Cravings:

• Grapefruit sprinkled with salt

• Anything coconut flavored - I had a Mocha Frappuccino from Starbucks with coconut milk. Totally worth the extra $0.60. Soooo yum.

• And all things sweet. Nothing in particular. Just anything sweet. I maybe had 3 servings of something ice cream this week. Maybe.

Sleep: Just okay considering the uncomfortable-ness that's starting to happen. Frequent trips to the bathroom doesn't help. And now that the weather is heating up... it gets pretty stuffy. I don't like to sleep with the AC on... but maybe I'll go buy a 2nd fan just so this pregnant lady doesn't get too hot.

Any Baby/Pregnancy-Related Purchases? Finally made a pregnancy related purchase!!! And this first purchase was for ME!!! Yup, just purchased 2 wrap dresses from an online boutique. I've never bought anything from them before, so I'm hoping the dresses fit and and actually look nice on me. If they do, I'll try my best to "model" them and take some pics to post on here. But still no purchases for Baby P just yet. I'm still in the process of "nesting" here... but maybe after the baby shower, I'll have some stuff to show off on my blog.

Stretch Marks: None yet... but at the rate the belly is growing, I think it's just a matter of time before some new ones appear.

Miss Anything?: Being able to eat (pig out) without feeling like a stuffed turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

Belly Button In or Out? Out!

Wedding Rings On or Off? Still on! But mild swelling is happening because of this heat so maybe it'll be coming off in the coming weeks. Eeek.

Happy or Moody Most Of The Time? Moody in the beginning of my gestational week - I realize that people at work easily annoy me now. I'm usually pretty good at not letting things get to me, but this pregnancy has definitely made it difficult to tolerate that stuff. But happy towards the end for sure!

Any Movement? She's just as active as her sister was, if not more! I'm talking non-stop ninja warrior action.

Fun and/or Interesting Things from the Week? Not fun but definitely interesting. As mentioned in my last post, I said I'd keep you updated on my whole thyroid nodule situation. Well, results came back Stage 3 Undetermined. It means they can't conclude if it's benign nor malignant. I have to go back in 3 months after the Baby is born for another biopsy. This is what happened the very first time I had a biopsy. I went in 3 different times before they could conclude that it was benign. Anyway, trying to remain positive! For now, I'm just going to focus on continuing to grow this Baby. No time for negative thoughts right now.

And!!! I also went in for my 3-hour glucose test on Saturday. The lab at my clinic is open on Saturdays so that's where I spent my morning. I had to fast - couldn't eat anything past 10pm the night before - and tried to get to the lab at 8. Yeah I couldn't get myself to get out of bed. But I got there about 8:45. Got my first blood draw right away and then drank the glucola. Flavor this time? Lime. They didn't have the orange flavored. It wasn't so bad. Tasted like a very syrupy Sierra Mist. But thank God they chill these drinks because I don't know if I could drink it warm. 😖

My 2nd blood draw happened at 9:52, the 3rd around 10:52, and the 4th and final at 11:52. By the end of it I was sleepy and hungry! Came home and just started shoving food into my mouth. I probably exceeded the recommended calorie count for the day but whatever. I was starving and shaky. Anyway, got the results same day and guess what? No gestational diabetes for this chick! Woooohoooo!

Looking Forward To? This coming up 4th of July weekend!!! Friday, after my prenatal doctor visit, Hubby and I are taking a road trip up to my mother-in-law's to pick Ella up from her 2-week vacation away from us! We also plan to spend the weekend up there and then drive back Monday, in time to celebrate the 4th back home before we go back to work the next day. Probably the only "vacation" I'll have this summer and before Baby P #2 comes.

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