26 Week Bump-Date!

26 Weeks!!! Last week of my 2nd Trimester!!!!!

Forgive the dog-crate behind me, peeps. We had to move it in this room because it was in the room that is now the nursery...couldn't have Baby Apple sharing a room with loud-barking Ace, now could we?? This is the only full-length mirror in the casa....gotta make due with what I have!

How far along? 26 Weeks

Maternity clothes? 100% Maternity pants....I can wear my flowy regular tops and I mix in some maternity shirts here and there.

Stretch marks? Boohoobies. Same as last week.

Sleep: This past week I have been sleeping like a rock! Kindof nice. Only getting up once or twice to use the restroom!

Best moment this week: Getting my baby shower invite that my husband's family is throwing for me in about a month! So excited!!!

Miss Anything? Man, I don't know why, but I've been craving sangria like crazy! I didn't even love it before I got pregnant. What the heck? 

Movement: All the time!

Food cravings: Mmmm....Dunkin Donuts.....mmmm (chocolate glazed ones to be exact)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Just the whole ice-cream thing....gives me terrible heartburn/GERD

Gender: Baby boy

Labor Signs: Nothing! 

Belly Button in or out? Still an innie!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Awesome!!!

Looking forward to: Decorating the nursery.....if I ever get to it! 

What does Alphamom say about 26 weeks??

Your Baby:

• Is almost two pounds. Celebrate this milestone with a two-pound box of chocolates. You know, in order to really get a good VISUAL.
• Remember those early bubbly butterfly kicks? Yeah. Those have been replaced by something akin to a rabid mongoose flippin’ out inside a burlap sack.
• If you DO occasionally feel smaller, rhythmic movements in your belly, it’s probably your baby hiccuping. Babies actually get hiccups from late in the first trimester on, but most women don’t pick on them the second trimester or later.
• All five senses are fully developed. Whoa.

You:

• Are in the last and final week of the second trimester! (At least according to the books I’ve chosen to listen to — some mark the beginning of the third trimester as week 27, while some make you wait until week 28. Look, we’re all big and lumpy and ridiculously cranky, let’s get this final trimester STARTED.)
• Of course, the end of the second trimester also marks the end of the so-called “honeymoon” phase of pregnancy, as the final three months can get awfully uncomfortable. Back and joint pain, swollen ankles, restless nights and Braxton-Hicks contractions, ahoy!
• You’ll gain about 1/2 inch in belly/fundal size EVERY WEEK from this point on, oh mah gah. I guess I should stop being so smug about those pre-pregnancy lowrise jeans I’ve been wearing (with just a little help from my trusty rubber band).
• The books say we’ve gained about 16-22 pounds, so long as we’ve been following a “nutritious and sensible diet plan.” Bite me, books.

My week 26 thoughts----I have been feeling really good here lately. I am really enjoying being pregnant! I can tell that my appetite is really right where it should be and for the most part I am enjoying almost all foods! I have been fighting a head-cold for the past five days, so once that goes away, I should be able to enjoy it a little bit more. I am so excited that I am almost in my last trimester! Saturday/Sunday I begin the 3rd and final trimester and I just can't believe how FAST the past six weeks have flown by!

Here is what my Sprout app says about lil Baby Apple right now:

Have a good Thursday everyone!