28 Weeks

How far along? 28 weeks.

Baby Hart is the size of:  A large eggplant... according to babycenter of course.... but I would like to second the large part ;-)

Total weight gain/loss: 16 pounds.

Maternity clothes? Yes, and even they are getting tight... you know you're in the 3rd trimester when that happens;-)

Stretch marks? Not yet.

Sleep: Well I was at my SIL's for most of the week and well... going to bed at a decent time may have been low on my priority list... ;-)

Best moment this week: Seeing my almost-3-yr-old nephew's eyes light up when he felt my belly as the baby kicked!

Miss anything?  I missed my hubby as he was gone with my SIL's hubby on a business trip.  Random fact, I always re-read the corresponding week from this blog from back when I was pregnant with Silas...and on my 28 week post with him, Jason had also been gone on a business trip!  

Movement: Still tons, and some of it's getting a little weird/tickle-y feeling and some of it's even a little scratchy-feeling... yeah, not the most comfortable thing in the world;)

Food cravings:  Lobster and sushi.  Don't ask me.

Symptoms:  Sciatica, and that nasty feeling like food is always crawling back up my throat from my stomach like I had in the first trimester.  Yeah, it's as gross as it sounds.

Showing?  So, true story: I dropped a bunch of ice in a gas station (don't ask) and as I'm trying to clean it up the worker guy comes over all frantic and with this thick accent is like "Ma'am!  Ma'am!  Don't do that, let me do that- I don't want you to deliver your baby!  I'd rather clean this up than deliver your baby."  So yeah, I'm showing. ;)

Gender:  It's a boy!

Belly button in or out? Out.

Wedding rings on or off?  On.

Adjustments?  Adjusting to this big belly... I keep bumping it into things and just generally under-estimating it's size;)  But it makes a great lap tray.  Score.

Emotions: Excited!  And terrified!! Haha!;)

Learned this week:  That a friend just named her baby the name me and Jason had just about decided on.... But she lives far away... sooooo.... to stick with it or keep looking for another??  Decisions decisions.... 
So thankful for: My SIL and her help and the fun we could have this week while our hubby's were gone!

Looking forward to:  Getting my glucose screening test done this Thursday and having that behind me:p

Week 28

How far along? 28 weeks

Baby Hart is the size of: An eggplant.

Total weight gain/loss:  Quite the growth spurt this week - 3 more pounds!  17 pounds total gained.

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Stretch marks? Nope.

Sleep: My hubby was gone most of this week for his job, so sleep was pretty horrible!  By the time I got used to it and felt braver he was back;)

Best moment this week:   When my hubby came back home:)

Miss anything? My husband :D

Movement: Has been amazing!   Love feeling the lil body parts and stretches!  It's fun to try to interact with him too- I'll find an elbow or knee or who-knows-what and poke in on it.  He'll retreat such body part and respond with a full-fledged kick/punch.  Awww wrestling with my son already!:):)

Food cravings: Ice cream.

Symptoms:  Quite ironically I think I've forgotten to mention sooner the symptom of pregnancy brain that has been plaguing me!!!  

Showing?  Indeedy fruity.

Gender:  Baby Hart is a boy:)

Belly button in or out? Still both;)
Wedding rings on or off? On.

Adjustments?  Being home alone all week required a LOT of adjusting!  I really noticed all the little things I desperately need Jason for around here- especially being pregnant!

Emotions: Been a lil' more overwhelmed feeling- prolly because of said husband's absence;)

Learned this week:  That I can't imagine going through pregnancy without my hubby!  

So thankful for:  My husband!  Lol!  Can you tell my common theme of this week??:)

Looking forward to:  Taking our first birth/parenting class next week!

Other highlights:  Not to beat a dead horse (what a nasty phrase that is... never typed it out before...lol!), but I have such a new respect for single moms!  Not only all they go through once the child is born and in raising the child, but throughout the pregnancy too!  I cannot imagine how hard that would be!