Baby's size? a little over a pound, according to websites/books
Gender? Boy! Samuel Jeffery.
Weight Gain? Somewhere around 10lbs, all of which I have gained in the past 4 weeks!
Maternity clothes? of course. If we are just staying around the house, I usually wear a sundress or a pair of cotton maternity shorts and t-shirt. If we are going somewhere, I usually wear my capris and a pretty shirt. I have a few yard-sale finds that I love.
Stretch marks? I think I got all my stretch marks when I was pregnant with Anna...thinking I'm already ALL stretched out...hoping there isn't anymore stretching, just growing, lol...So, no new ones!
Belly button in or out? Still a deep-innie, unless I am laying down and then it's not as deep.
Sleeping? Depends on the night & on Anna. The past couple of weeks she has actually been sleeping most of the night in her crib in her room, big improvement from sleeping in our bed most of the night. However, last night was a bad night, so we still have those! I occasionally wake up to get a snack. Last night I just had a glass of chocolate milk at 3am.
Foods I'm loving? Cereal, just like last time. Chocolate milk. Pizza. Ok...pretty much every thing. I haven't found anything I detest right now, but it was tuna...I think I'm ok with it now.
Foods I'm hating? Nothing really.
Best moment this week? Feeling Sammy and watching him make my belly lopsided...already! He is already so strong, I can't imagine what the next 15 weeks will be like!
What I'm looking forward to? Basically, getting the c-section over with and just having him here already. Not that I'm not enjoying just having one baby, but I'm ready to get my body back and lose some weight and feel better physically and feel better about myself.
What I miss? Losing weight and seeing the number go DOWN on the scale instead of UP! lol
Symptoms? Still a little round ligament pain here and there, pelvic pain (SPD) is getting worse, & fatigue! Annnnd lovely pregnancy-hormone induced emotions! lol
Weekly Wisdom: Well, lately I have been getting a little overwhelmed, with my lack of sleep & such, that I won't ever get any sleep again...So I just need to remember to take it one day at a time and ask for help when I need it. Obviously that won't be so easy, since we are 700 miles away from family and friends and most people we trust, but I do have a couple good friends here that I know will help me out! Hoping anyways ;-)
Milestones: My next appt on July 10th (I'll be 27-28 weeks) is the one where they will test me for gestational diabetes. I have to drink the orange drink before my appt and then come in and get tested. Hoping & praying it's negative.
Emotions: Wow...Well, I was actually doing really well up until a couple weeks ago, mostly this past weekend. I was ordering shutterfly pictures to put up around the house, so I looked back through ALL the pictures of Anna from birth-now and wow that made me sad. Also I have been missing my family/friends/HOME like crazy. I have been trying really hard not to talk to anyone about it and just to ignore it myself, hoping it would go away, but I miss home, Indiana, so much! I miss my nieces/nephews so much! I am sad that Anna can't get to know her family and cousins and friends as she's growing up. Sad that I can't take her to tall the cool places I wanted to share with my children around home. Church, the cool parks at home, library, etc. You may say oh you have all that there, but it's not the same, at all. Ugh...Anyways...It was also Father's Day. Sad about my dad, Wesley's dad, etc...So just a mess lately, haha.
