Baby Length: Just over 17 inches long
Baby Weight: A little over 4 lbs
Baby weighs as much as: A Pineapple
Weight gain/loss: Up about 25 lbs. Boo Hoo Hoo. Hoo Hoo.
Maternity clothes? Well....with 7 weeks potentially remaining in this pregnancy, I officially hit my weight gain target for the entire pregnancy already. Crap! So I suppose that means I will probably gain up into the 30's. The baby must need it...or I really need all that Ben & Jerry's I eat every night.
Stretch marks? Still doing well in that department. My belly is growing and the skin seems to be expanding okay without any of the stretch marks.
Sleeping? Toss, Turn, Get up to Pee, Repeat. That pattern about every 2 hrs sums up my nights.
Best moment this week: This week had a few favorites. The first was that I gave up the wait and went ahead and got my hair cut and (sigh) colored again. I couldn't wait any longer. Pregnancy has turned me into a silver fox, and within 3 weeks I have grays growing in. Dr. Marcus recommended once per trimester, but I only made it 6 weeks this time...hope little Nashtastic forgives me for the stinky hair color fumes. I chopped off a good bit of length and darkened up my color, and I think it turned out great. The second fun moment was that I started out our venture to find a Pediatrician. I had a "meet and greet" at Dr. "Pip's" office near Northside Hospital. He was referred to us from 2 sets of friends, and although Jake wasn't able to join me at the meeting, I really liked him. And the last best moment of the week was our couples shower thrown by the Woodham's, Carter's and soon-to-be Zimmerman's on Friday night. They threw us a Backyard Baby-Q and it was a chance for our friends to all get together, eat some Fox Bros. BBQ, drink some beer and shower Jakey-poo with a little bit of the spotlight as well.
Miss anything? Enjoying New Zealand Savignon Blanc with my friends! I really wanted some wine at our Baby shower.
Feel any movement? The movements have intensified enough that they are even uncomfortable sometimes! The baby likes to kick out to the side and I'll get a random lopsided stomach with a foot jutting out my right side. Makes me look wider and weirder than I already do!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Heartburn! I am literally throwing up a little in my sleep frequently with this reflux. I wake up in a frenzy when it happens, and the other night I panicked and gasped when it happened and I think I inhaled some. I spent the next half hour rinsing with Listerine in the bathroom and then coughing up reflux whatever it is once I laid back down to sleep. Pregnancy is so so so sexy. I definitely have the glow.
Gender: Strangers love to wager guesses. I've had many psychic cashiers at various establishments tell me they are certain it is a girl, or positive it is a boy....but the majority seem to think girl. Maybe they know something we don't? They're starting to convince me.
Labor Signs: I had my routine OB appt with Dr. Marcus in his office this week. I mentioned to Joanne the nurse that I was having pinching a pulling in what I think is my cervix...its been my only weird symptom. And I guess just to ensure I wasn't dilating she had Dr. Marcus do a full pelvic exam...the good news is that everything was closed up and no signs of dilation. Dr. Marcus did feel a baby body part pressing down on the area and he was curious what it was (guessed it was the head) so he had me run down the hall to ultrasound for a quick peek. They didn't show me much, and what they did show mean I wasn't really sure what I was looking at, but he did confirm that the head was down - which is a great sign considering we are reaching the home stretch!
Symptoms: Lower back pain, heartburn, nausea here and there, dizziness. Same as last week.
Belly Button? I have an outie! I always wanted one as a kid since Whitney had one... My dreams are coming true! Ha!
Wedding rings? I'm leaving them on all the time now - even when they're tighter 'n hail.
Happy or Moody? I was a bit grumpy after my dress fitting for my cousin Katie's wedding in Nashville in 2 weeks. I had 2 dresses ordered 4 sizes bigger than my normal size...and one of them was still too small at the fitting. I had to go with the Taryn...which is a gorgeous dress, but a little shorter and skin baring than I was hoping for at 36 weeks pregnant. The tailor is going to add straps with some extra chiffon that I ordered though, so perhaps that will help me feel more "covered". I'm trying to stay positive and grateful for all of my blessings these days. Great life, great husband, healthy family, cute old granny dog, good friends...once we get this renovation done and move into the new house, I hope things will settle down a bit. Yes, we have a newborn coming so that will be hectic, but I need to settle in and nest. ASAP!
Jake was in the mood to play photographer and wanted to do a little Sammy photoshoot. I'm not sure how much fun Sam was having, but they turned out pretty cute!
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