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.