How Far Along: 27.5 Weeks! Last week in the second trimester!!
How Big is Baby: Almost 2 pounds & 14 1/2 inches long <3
Movement: Such an active little baby! Mainly at night after dinner and when I’m laying in bed. Lately the movements feel more like somersaults haha. I find myself just staring at my belly all the time. We started feeling hiccups for the first time! Actually we felt them last week for the first time but it didn’t register at the time to either of us that hiccups were what we were feeling! We started playing baby music before bed and so far the babe’s favorite song is Blackbird by the Beatles – baby was definitely dancing in there!
Feeling: Heartburn! It’s tricky to actually figure out what is causing it, but this morning I found out my mini wheat’s I have been eating for breakfast are a trigger!
I’m also tired all the time. If I could nap like 4 times a day, I would ha.
Nursery Update: Well we ordered the dresser a few weeks back and after many many phone calls, it was discovered that the store lost the dresser. It never even made it to FedEx actually! So they sent a new one that should be here by the end of the week – fingers crossed. I checked my old tracking for the “lost” dresser when the shipped the new one just to see if it magically was found, and sure enough, it got delivered last night! I guess all the hassle was worth it if both dressers actually show up! We started putting together the dresser right away yesterday and I now understand why they tell you to get the nursery done early! It is not easy to move around and try and build furniture haha.
I also found an awesome deal on the diaper pail we wanted! It is normally $80 and we found it brand new at Kohls Off Aisle for $20! I wanted a white one but they only had blue or pink so we bought both since we don’t know the gender.
Working Out: I can still only do certain movements without being in pain from my pulled muscle. I wish it would just heal already, its been over a month now 🙁 I have been trying to work out a few times a week. It usually just consists of a slow walk or elliptical, some squats, and the rest is all upper body! The lower body exercises tend to hurt so I have just been avoiding them.
Sleep: I am still sleeping really well! I have my pregnancy pillow that wraps around one side and I put another pillow under my belly so I stay on my side when I sleep. I literally drink a full water bottle every single night because my mouth gets so dry. I have a humidifier right next to my bed but it still doesn’t seem to help. Other than that, sleep hasn’t changed much!
Cravings: I really haven’t had cravings this whole pregnancy! If I have my mind set on a certain food, then I will definitely make sure we have that for dinner but I was like that before pregnancy too haha. I guess if I have had cravings, they haven’t even lasted a full week. Usually if I have it once, I am satisfied! Jaime told me he was hoping I would have cravings and finally try some new foods. For anyone that knows me, I am the pickiest eater ever haha. I think pregnancy has made me even pickier… if that’s possible.
Random: I have heard a million times that when you’re pregnant your body temperature is a lot higher so you are warm all the time. I’m still waiting for that! If I could have a blanket on me at all times, I would!
I had a doctor appointment yesterday! It was my appointment where I had to take the glucose test to find out if I have gestational diabetes and have to drink that little bottle of sugar haha. Honestly though, the drink itself didn’t taste bad in my opinion. It didn’t taste much different than a gatorade. But it was clear how much sugar it actually was because I had a headache all night.
I actually love having appointments though and getting to hear our little babe’s heartbeat. Yesterday’s heartbeat was right around 150bpm!
This little baby and my sweet husband make me so happy. I just love my little family. This is my last week in the second trimester, home stretch here we come! I now have to see my doctor every 2 weeks instead of once a month. It is all feeling so real <3
Love,
Nicole B
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