Week 27

It's really been a good week. It really has! I feel excited that it's the last week of the 2nd Trimester. I feel optimistic that it really is only 3 to 3.5 months left EVER of being pregnant. And I am not terribly uncomfortable or sick of being pregnant yet. I am still doing Crossfit 5 days a week and though I'm gaining weight like a champ, it's not depressing me. So I'm counting the week as a win! Yahoo! :) I am a lot more patient this time. I say that with hesitation, because I haven't reached the high 30's yet and not been sleeping, achy and enormous, so I won't say that my attitude won't plummet, but at this point, today, I don't feel like pregnancy is going to last forever! Yeah! 

Week: 27 

What I love: I love feeling the baby roll around and kick, and I love seeing my other kids talking to her and being excited about having this little baby. I love that I'm mostly all ready. I love that it will be winter soon and I'll get to drive! Yeah! I love that Jackson is finally starting to like school and not be afraid. He even asked his teacher if she would like to spend the night with him. A high honor indeed! 

What I hate: Well, truth to tell, I'm not fond of the RLP. It could go without being missed at all. I don't love how my body looks either, but not feeling sexy is part and parcel of this gig. I won't love it for a while, but I love that it's building our final little baby and by all accounts it's doing a bang up job, so go body! 

What I miss: I miss my body that doesn't hurt and ache all the time. I miss not being tired. But I will just have to get over that because it's going to be a LLLOOOOOONNNNNGGGG time before I'm not tired every day. I miss being able to bend over. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Seeing the kids with their baby sister. It will be so fun to show her to them and tell them about her name. It will be a moment I want to video so I can remember it. When I showed Emma to Jackson, I was so tired and sore and still having stupid Post labor contractions, that it was hard to enjoy the moment. And Dan's phone took stupid blurry pics. I'll make sure to do a better job this time. 

Sleep: Good. I could sleep a lot more, but you know, life. I do have to work and care for my family and all that good stuff. 

Bra Size: C. Still. Hopefully no larger. 

Wedding rings on or off: Off. For a good long while. Well, hopefully only 4 months.  

Weight: 166! ACH!   Weight Gain: 23 lbs. I wish I would stop gaining 1.5 lbs a week. It's getting irritating. But oh well. 

Worries: I'm a little worried that winter will never really come and we won't have a road to drive up to Fbx on. I am a little worried that I will not make it to Fbx before I give birth, and a bit worried that Joy will be gone when I go into labor. I will probably be fine, but I think about these things. I won't even start with the labor worries.  

Developments: Uhm. LOTS of BH contractions! A few days ago, she was in a position that made me have a continual contraction for most of the day. Seriously, my belly was hard as a rock most of the day. 

Things of Interest: I have most everything together. There are a couple of things I need to get for nursing, but I have the clothes ready, the cozy blanket, the hats and snowsuit, the car seat, the bassinet, the nursing pillow, and the bottles in case of formula needing. I need to get nuks ready, and some nipple shields, but other then that, I think I have almost everything set. 

I am trying to figure out how to deal with the kids and the baby. I was thinking maybe trying to get them up to Fbx if it wasn't in the middle of the night, but Dan thinks we should just bring the baby home. I guess we can make a back up plan and then if we end up being up there longer then expected we can have someone bring them up. 

Mood: Good this week. I am still quicker to anger, but I am getting a handle on it I think. 

Movement: Lots and lots. She is an active little munchkin for sure. 

The belly (and the button!): My belly button is almost inside out. It still has a bit of a lip, but it's going. I read somewhere that the belly grows by almost and inch every week from here on out. YIKES!

Measurements: Chest: 37.5  Waist: 35  Midsection: 38.5 Hips: 41 Thighs: Didn't measure. 

Exercise: I did five days, though one of those was a long walk. But I wasn't up to a big work out and so I got out and moved about. It was good. 

Eating: I did wellish. I didn't eat too much, but still too much sugar. 

The weekly pics: 

Eye: Your baby can now open and close his eyes, and he sleeps and wakes at regular intervals.

Mouth: Your baby may suck his fingers. You may also feel him getting the hiccups now and then.

Uterus: As your uterus grows, it puts pressure on the blood vessels that return blood from your legs. As a result, your leg muscles might cramp up now and then.

Week 26

We had a baby check this week and it went very well. She still hates the doppler and runs away from it, which I think is so funny. She also didn't appreciate being messed with when she was feeling where the baby was. She is laying sideways, and I am hoping she is going to turn down soonish. I will keep doing the spinning babies exercises to get her head down. I will probably make a "hospital care provider" appointment for next time (at 30 weeks!) And then do my 36 week appt. at the clinic again. Joy leaves two weeks before my due date, but I think it will be fine. I guess we'll see. Even if she isn't here, I'm fine with being at the birth center with anyone there. 

Week:  26

What I love: That we'll have a road soon! Hopefully! I am ready to just drive around. It has been more challenging being with my kiddos recently as Emma's last molar is coming through and she's been a PIA in a big time way. Jack is also being a challenge, being super aggressive in a mean, violent type of way. I think it's the change to being in school with his other friends, but it's hard to deal with it. Especially in a non-angry type of way. But other things I love are my kids, my husband, being almost at the end of my 2nd trimester. 

What I hate: Hurting when I walk sometimes. Being cranky. Not being able to bend over very well. Knowing that even more restrictive movement is coming. Pushing babies out. Yep hate. it. 

What I miss: Sleeping all the time, any time I want. OK, so I haven't actually been able to do that for five years, but every once in a while, I really miss it! :) 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Being finished. And being able to drink freely. That will be nice. Not that I drink that much anyway, but it would be nice to have a huge! G&T right now. :) 

Sleep: Still sleeping really well. In fact, I keep not hearing the kids when they wake up. Which is all to the good for me. 

Bra Size: C. And hopefully that will be it until my milk comes in and then I'll start the reverse process.....

Wedding rings on or off: Off still and until the end. Though I tried on Julianna's and it fit. I asked her if I could borrow it till I have my baby :) She didn't think I was serious. :D

Weight: 164 Weight Gain: 21 lbs

Worries: Not really worried this week. Other then being a bit concerned at my fast temper. And I still don't want to push a baby out again. 

Things of interest: I had my prenatal at the clinic this week so I could get my labs done. I met another midwife who works there and I really liked her too. She was very down to earth and efficient. Always a big plus in my book. I will probably make an appointment with a medical provider the next time and then will be set until 36 weeks.  I am really looking forward to this last trimester. It's the longest and most painful/uncomfortable, but it's the END! I will NEVER have to do it again! I will never be this uncomfortable AGAIN! YIPPPPEEEEE! (Lord, please don't judge me and have me get pregnant again accidentally before I an do something PERMANENT to stop it! Thank you so much!) 

Developments: 
She's getting bigger. That's for sure. It was really funny at the appt. they were going to listen to her heart on the doppler and I warned the lady that she doesn't like it and would try to run away. Sure enough as soon as she found her heartbeat, the little stinker started moving all around. And when the MW tried to feel where she was she resisted quite a bit. Too funny!

Mood: Good. A bit cranky at times and snappish, but really pretty good. I haven't had a big depression for a long time, which is such a blessing. Lord, help that continue! 

Movement: Lots and all the time. She is stretching all around all the time.   

The belly (and the button!): Yes it's still there. I don't have any sign of a line yet, which is kind of funny. 

Measurements: Chest:  Waist: 32.75  Midsection: 38.5 Hips:  Thighs:  I didn't take all of them, but I don't think they've changed much other then the belly getting ginormous. 

Exercise: Yep. 5 days. Oh ya! I'm still cruizin'. 

Eating: Yep, still the same. I did pretty good with the protein this week. 

The weekly pics: 

And me

And a comparison because it's fun!

Week ending 10/24

Monday: Off

Tuesday:

9 Thrusters 65#
9 Pull ups
Run 400 meters
12 Thrusters
12 Pull ups
Run 200 Meters
15 Thrusters
15 Pull ups
Run 100 Meters

12:34

5x5 Sumo DL @ 85#

Could have gone a lot heavier, but I wanted to hurry to get to dinner.

Wednesday: Off

Thursday:

3 Rounds of:

25 Wall ball 10#
25 SDHP - 55#
25 Box jumps 22"
25 PP 55#
25 Cal Row
25 Push ups
10 BWS

38:21

Friday:
50 DU
21 FS 75#
21 PP 65#
50 DU
15 FS
15 PP
50 DU
9 FS
9 PP

17:20

Then rowed 12 minutes. 2662 Meters.

Saturday:

For time:
30 OVHS 65#
30 Knees to Elbow
30 Box jumps 18"

I don't remember how long it took me. Then I walked for 10 minutes on the treadmill.

Sunday:

Walked 3 miles outside. Didn't feel up to a big work out.

Week ending 10/17 WODS

This was so long ago, that I forgot but maybe I can piece it together.

Monday:

4 Rounds for time of:
21 Wall ball 10 # ball
18 Pull ups with purple band (at home)
15 KB Swings 35#
12 HSPU - Knees on 18" box

19:01

4 X 10 Chainsaw rows 20# DB 2 rounds, 35# DB for the last two.

Tuesday:

5x5 PP 55# - 65#

10 Min AMRAP

15 PP 35#
10 Abmat situps
5 Push ups

Rest 2 min
Run 400 M 1:51

8 rounds plus 9PP

Wednesday: Off

Thursday:Off - Appt in Fbx

Friday:
For Time

Row 500 Meters

27 - 21 - 15 - 9
of 20" box step ups with 20#/hand DB

12 - 9 - 6 - 3

Floor to standing rope pull.

17:53

Saturday:

30 DL 135#
30 Cal row
30 OVHS 65#

12 minutes ish.

Rowed for 6 minutes.

Sunday:

50 Air squats
40 KBS 35#
30 BJ 20"
20 PP 35#
10 Burpees
Run 400 Meters
10 Burppees
20 PP
30 BJ
40 KBS
50 Air squats

19:45

Week 25

Wow. It was a really busy week. (This week and week 26.) I am posting very late, but I think I remember what all happened. We'll see. I am definitely struggling more with being pregnant, in the sense that now I really "feel" pregnant. It's getting more uncomfortable having a soccer ball in the middle of me and I've had some more pain, though still not terrible. It's not my fave. I have been really trying to stay focused on where I am now, and how far I've come instead of all that is to come. It's not an easy thing for me, but I am determined to not be a miserable jerk for the last three months of pregnancy. 

Week : 25

What I love: Oh the normal things. My family, sleeping! The baby moving around. Being on my last pregnancy. Yeah for the end in site!

What I hate: Restriction. I hate not being able or feeling like doing the things I've always been able to do. It's probably the hardest part of pregnancy for me. Oh and mood swings. I hate being grumpy all the time. (I hope it's not really all the time, but it can feel that way. 

What I miss: Normal life. Sleeping on my belly. My nice clothes. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: My old body. My improved old body. I look back and wow! I was looking pretty good. I will look that way again, but there is a lot of work to be done and hunger to be felt before I get back there. I also want to see what this little girly will be like. What she's look like, what her personality will be. I have a feeling I have another spit fire, but that's all to the good. 

Sleep: Good. I love to sleep. I want to be sleeping right now in fact. Hmmm Sleep!

Bra Size: C. I bought a new bra. Yeah! 

Wedding rings on or off: Off, but I tried it on and it fit! Then my hand swelled up and I had to pry it off. Hmm. 

Weight: 163  Weight Gain: 20lbs

Worries: How long will I be able to move relatively freely and have good work outs? How long will it take to recover from birth? How much is it going to hurt? Those kinds of things. 

Developments: Not much really. She's still moving all around and I'm still gaining weight and looking a lot more pregnant. 

Mood: Kind of up and down and all around. I have been quick to anger and slow to kindness. Not what you want in a mom. But, I am still fighting to not be a total wench, so that is something. I kind of got overwhelmed with how long this process takes. I am about ready to be done, but I still have over three months, sooooooo, too bad. 

Movement: Lots! This girly is definitely as active as her sister. And brother. Hopefully she won't be quite as high rev as Emma, but she probably will have to be to keep from being overwhelmed. 

The belly (and the button!): I might have to do away with this one It's stupid. It's big and round and white. 

Measurements: Chest:  38 Waist: 33.5  Midsection: 37.5  Hips: 41 Thighs: 

Exercise:  Good. Five days again this week. I think I posted all the work outs but if I didn't I'll go back and do it. 

Eating: Same old, same old. Too much sugar, but good otherwise. 

The weekly pics: 

Fat: Your baby is starting to put on baby fat. As he does, his skin will start to smooth out and he'll start to look more like a newborn.

Hair: Your baby's hair now has recognizable color and texture, although both may change after he's born.

Uterus: Your growing uterus puts pressure on the veins that return blood to the heart, which is why you may feel dizzy if you lie on your back for too long.

Week of 10-10

Monday: Off.
I didn't feel like doing anything.

Tuesday:

5 Rounds of:

20 wall ball 14 #
10 Power Clean 85#

15:27

Then I biked 50 Cal and then rowed for 10 minutes which was 2230 meters and 133 Cals.

Wednesday: Off

Thursday:

2 Hang power snatch every minute for 10 minutes.
Increased weight at 5 min. 65# - 75#

Then 4 rounds for time of:

12 Alternating dumbbell snatch - 30#
12 stepping lunges with 20#/hand dumbbell
6 Burpees
100 meter run.

Then I rowed for 10 minutes.

Friday:

21 - 15 - 9 of

Thrusters 55#
Pull ups - kipping

9:45

Then I did some Jefferson DL @ 55# and some z sit with 35#.

Saturday:

20 Min AMRAP of:

12 stepping lunges
15 BSU
15 Hip raises
5 Push ups
250 Meter Row.

I did 6 Rounds then did

12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 6 of Curls 10 - 20 DB

Sunday:

Row 500 Meters

4 Rounds of:

10 Box jumps 18" box
8 DL 135#

Run 400 Meters.

Then I walked another 400, did a couple snatch at 45 and a few pull ups and some stretching.

Week 24

It was a good week as far as I remember. I am still fighting my own personality and trying not to obsess  about being pregnant and trying not to count down the hours until I am not again. It's hard! I keep looking ahead at the months to come and feeling like time in crawling, though just a bit ago it was flying. Perceptions! I think the biggest difference is now I am starting to feel the limitations of pregnancy, and that gets to me. I like to be able to do what I do and not have to think about hurting or slowing down. Oh well. It won't be forever so that's all to the good. I also received some much needed reinforcements in the maternity clothing department, so now I feel like I have things to wear. Clothes can be such a comfort! :) 

Week : 24

What I love: I love that this little girl is romping around inside, even though she is now able to wake me up when I am sleeping. It's nice to know she's alive and kicking. I love that I look good and pregnant without being huge! I like that I am still able to exercise 5 days a week without a lot of pain and that I can usually walk around all day without being crippled by the end of it. I love that it's really starting to be winter and soon I'll be able to DRIVE from my house to work! Yippee!!! No more boats for MONTHS! 

What I hate: Being limited by my belly. And lack of energy. I have been majorly tired. I guess it's never going to end. It will, just a few years down the road. ROUND LIGAMENT PAIN! WHY? WHY so much pain????!!! (this should not be confused with exercise pain, it's just the way it is. Ligaments hurt at random times regardless of movement....) And I would like to not have a sacrum for the next few months.  

What I miss: My wedding ring. I am going to get a wedding wrap soon and it bums me out that I won't be able to wear it for a long time. I also miss not being tired. Oh and the sun, but that's not pregnancy related. :) 

What I’m looking forward to the most: The relief of not dreading the birth and the pain afterwards. It will be so sweet to be through that. It's hard to not hold that in front of me like a big, dark cloud of, "I DON'T WANT TOO!"

Sleep: It's actually still really good for the most part. I am not heaving myself about a bit when I need to turn over, but it's not nearly as bad as it will be. 

Bra Size: C. It's too true. I am still wearing my B, but I have ordered another that is a C. I HATE the way my current C fits and makes me look like D!

Wedding rings on or off: Off. Oh sadness. 

Weight: 162  Weight Gain: 19 lbs. Not too bad. I have been gaining a pound a week pretty reliably. It is what it is. 

Worries: The afore mentioned labor & delivery. But I just can't be bothered right now to think of any of the other worries that cross my mind during a day. I don't want to dwell on them, so why dredge them up? 

Symptoms: Slow hair growth! NICE! Pimples. Exhaustion. RLP. Sacrum pain. Uhm. I'm sure there is more, but I don't know. 

Mood:Here and there. Not great this week, but not a puddle of depression either. I am determined not to sink in the abyss of self pity and loathing of all things pregnant.  

Movement: YES! She is another acrobat. I can't say that I am surprised.  

The belly (and the button!): Truthfully, I'm not sure why this is in here. It's a belly. It's big and hairy and stretching out. It's not going to be different for many more months, so why bother describing it?

Measurements: Chest: 37 Waist:   Midsection:  Hips:  Thighs: - I think I actually took these, but I forgot what they were. Oh well. Or maybe I'm getting weeks messed up. I do that sometimes. I'll try again. 

Exercise: Good. I fit in all 5 days and felt good about what I did. It helps so much to be getting great work outs. 

Eating: Maybe I should take this one out too. I am eating the same. Trying to be "good" but not being very. And then I remind myself to make good choices and do until I really want another piece of dark chocolate. Hmm. 

The weekly pics: 

Lungs: Your baby's lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory"tree" as well as cells that will produce surfactant, a substance that helps air sacs in the lungs inflate easily.

Skin: Your skin may be feeling a bit itchy and dry as it stretches. Keeping it well moisturized may help.

Taste buds: Your baby's taste buds are developing now.

Uterus: The top of your uterus is now an inch or so above your belly button, making it about the size of a soccer ball.

Week 10-3 WODS

Monday: I actually exercised!

15 FS @ 65#

11 Min AMRAP

6 Front Squat DB - 20/hand
8 Box jumps 18" box
10 Abmat sit ups

I did 8 round + box jumps

9 minutes of rowing.

Tuesday:

24 Hang power snatch - 65#

Buy in:
30 box jumps 20" box

4 Rounds of:

12 Alternating dumbbell snatch - 35#
10 Pull ups

Cash out:
30 Box jumps

I don't remember how long it took me.

Wednesday: OFF

Thursday:

3 Rounds of:

25 Hang clean - 65#
25 FS - 65
25 PP - 65

It took like 25 minutes. I was so tired I didn't do anything else. Push press was all I could do to push that 65# over my head.

Friday:

42 - 30 -18 Wall ball 14#
21 - 15 - 9 OVH Dumbbell walking lunges - 20#/hand.

It SUCKED!

10:53. I was dying!

Saturday: OFF!

Sunday:

3 rounds of:

Row 500 meters

12 DL 135

21 box jumps 18" 

It took a while and I was really tired afterwards. 

Week 23

Truthfully, after all my optimism last week, I had kind of a depressing week. I had many days of feeling chubby and regretting the weight that is coming and the pain that is rearing it's ugly head. And the whole nine yards. I fought it back though. I don't want to go there again. It sucks and it makes the time go by so much more slowly. I don't hate being pregnant, I just don't love it. I don't hate my poor body, I just prefer my fit one. Keep things in perspective Janelle!  It was also kind of an emotional week because of the upheaval of Jackson going to school. He is taking some time to adjust and Emma is adjusting too, and so it just leaves it more stressful. 

Week : 23

What I love: I love feeling this little girl rolling around in the depths. She is really kicking up her heals recently. I love the first snowfall. It's always exciting and fun for the kids. It's something to look forward too. I love not being impatient for this pregnancy to be over. I am dreading the labor so much that it makes me more inclined to be thankful for the time instead of resenting it. 

What I hate: Aches and pains and PIMPLES! I am SO sick of the pimples! It won't get better for a long time too, but it's OK. I won't always look this bad. My sacrum pain has increased this week too, though still not nearly as bad as it was with Emma. I can actually usually get it to pop back in place, and that is a help. I finally got a belt and so now I have something to help when it gets irritated. 

What I miss: The usual. My nice clothes. My energy. My comfortableness. I miss being comfortable. I'm not that uncomfortable but certainly less so then when I weighed less and didn't have a soccer ball in my middle. :) 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Truthfully the thing that I look forward to most is having all the scary, painful stuff behind me. I am really looking forward to not being afraid and dreading labor and delivery. I am really looking forward to not dreading the first two months of nursing as I'm sure the will be as painful as my other two kids. I am really looking forward to just being through the hard stuff. It makes me impatient for it to happen and get it over with kind of thing. So I try not to think about it too much. It will come and it will be hard and then I will be on the other side of it looking back. 

Sleep: Good. I love to sleep. I could sleep all the time. I wish I could sleep all the time. A good 2 -3 hour nap every day before lunch would be perfect.. :) Alas, I have to work and take care of kids, so very few naps... 

Bra Size: C truthfully. I can still fit into my B so I am because I hate how my C bra makes my boobs look. They look HUGE! 

Wedding rings on or off: Off. It's long gone. In fact, I lost my pregnancy band and so I am not wearing a ring at all. Weird after 9 years!

Weight: 161  Weight Gain: 18 lbs

Worries: A bit worried about falling into old habits and hating being pregnant. Time is now weighing more heavily on me as is the weight and the baby. But I think if I keep choosing to be fine, I won't end up the lunatic I was before. And of course worried about actually pushing this one out. I don't want tooo!!!!! I keep remembering Emma's birth and, ahk! It hurt! 

Symptoms: Besides the big boobs, the constant movement, the pimples, the huge belly, the mood swings and the exhaustion, I would never know I was pregnant! 

Mood: A bit of a low week, with happiness interspersed like sunshine through the clouds. Hopefully a better week is ahead. 

Movement: Lots! She feels like she has about twenty elbows and knees.  

The belly (and the button!): Stretching, and getting whiter ever day. 

Measurements: Chest: 37 Waist:   Midsection: 35.5  Hips: 40.75 Thighs: 

Exercise: 4 times. I didn't leave myself enough time on Saturday and just didn't end up feeling like pushing it. So I didn't. I have been doing 5 days every week so I don't mind getting a bit of a break. 

Eating: About normal for me at this point. Not terrible, not perfect, just keeping on keeping on. 

The weekly pics: 

And me.