Symptoms? Frequent bathroom visits, the occasional cramp, Braxton Hicks a couple of times during the week, sore pelvis and hips from the giant belly.
Total weight gain/loss: Up 25 lbs. total - 158 lbs. Grow, Baby, grow!!
Maternity clothes? With the exception of my yoga pants/sweats and a few shirts, I'm all maternity.
Food cravings: Pancakes, toasted whole wheat bagels with cream cheese or peanut butter, peaches, yogurt, green beans, plain (or chocolate) milk
Anything making you queasy or sick: Anything with a really strong smell, or reading/looking at my phone in the car ... which normally doesn't bother me.
Stretch marks? Steve made a comment about how great my skin looks and how lucky I am to not have a single stretch mark, which made me curious enough to look it up - apparently only about 10% of pregnant women do not get any stretch marks. Sweet! I also need to add that my complexion has never been better ... as someone who has struggled with breakouts for years, I was shocked to discover that pregnancy hormones make my skin completely clear.
Sleep: I have decent nights and awful ones. Naps are my friend!
Best moment this week: Getting Scarlett's crib assembled in our bedroom - makes it seem so much more real! Pictures will come once the bedding is on and everything's looking cute, but this is the crib we ended up going with:
Miss Anything? Wearing regular pants? Yep, that.
Movement: My ribs and bladder would say yes, and lots of it. My doctor told me about doing kick counts to monitor her health based on fetal movement, but no need - she's definitely healthy!
Belly size: Here's the belly:
Belly Button in or out? Still an innie
Wedding rings on or off? Both rings are still on, although my fingers and feet did experience their first swelling this week ... I had to take the rings off for a little bit, but they are back on. I hate not wearing them!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Mood has been great :)
Baby Stuff Purchased? Oh my goodness, yes. Mom and Dad bought us our crib (they're the BEST!) and this Mama went into overdrive and started stockin' up on some baby gear!
Our changing table/dresser arrived! So excited to put it together :)
We went and picked up our stroller and matching infant carseat - yay!
I ordered Scarlett this baby gym, since it's something she can play with pretty much right away.
I decided to go with one of the nicer breast pumps - a Medela - since I'd like Steve (and others) to be able to feed her, too. Considering the job it does, I didn't feel like this was the thing to skimp on. Here's hoping that nursing goes well, right?
The baby monitor - nothing fancy, but it got great reviews. I think it's a little bit silly to spend all that money on a high-def video monitor that automatically uploads videos of your sleeping baby to Facebook, or whatever it is they do. This one's just got the basics.
Got my Boppy! Isn't the owl pattern cute?
And last, but not least - her sound machine. It plays white noise and other calming sounds, as well as a few lullabies ... plus, you can hook up your iPod to it so Baby can fall asleep to anything you want.
Looking forward to: My answer is still the same - cleaning out/reorganizing the girls' room/nursery and getting Scarlett's stuff all put together and in its proper place. Things are really coming together :)
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