How far along: 27 weeks on Christmas Eve! I cannot believe this is the last week of the second trimester. I feel like you always hear how pregnancy flies by {until the very end so I hear!} but it's like you really don't fully understand until you're experiencing it for yourself.
Gender: Boy!
Baby size: The size of a head of cauliflower or as big as whatever the heck a rutabaga is! It doesn't really make sense to me though because they guestimate him being around 15 inches...have you ever seen a head of cauliflower that is 15 inches? I sure haven't!
Total weight gain/loss: Not sure of my weight gain this week since we are out of town and I don't have a scale but that is probably a good thing! We are a family of foodies so this vacation we have basically gone from one meal to the next. I am scared to how big of a jump it'll be next update but it is well worth it!
Maternity clothes: Basically all maternity clothes all the time. I wear my stretchy non-maternity shirts occasionally and my pajamas leggings to bed.
Stretch marks: Still all clear on my stomach and still watching the spot on each side of my chest.
Sleep: I am doing pretty good for not having my Bump Nest with me in Oregon. There was one night I seriously over-stuffed myself on dinner and dessert so I had to sleep propped up for most of the night because I swore it felt like I'd be sick if I tried to lay all the way down on my side. That was a crazy feeling that I never want to feel again!
Best moment this week: Definitely spending time with our family for Christmas week and a lot of the family getting to feel Baby Boy move...a bunch! Since our Oregon family doesn't get to see the pregnancy changes in person only in photos, it has been special to share in all the excitement with them this week.
Miss anything: Same as always, not really but if I had to pick something this week...laying on my back.
Movement: Every day and it seems to be more often too which is awesome and wonderful to share with our family. He actually woke me up this morning with 10 good jabs on my side which is a great way to be woken up on Christmas morning. Clearly, he was excited to see if Santa came!
Food cravings: Since we are in Oregon and we have our certain foods we have to get in while we're here...five onion soup, blueberry french toast bake, cheesy potatoes, ginger cream cookies, spritz cookies, pizza from Blondie's, anything from Hot Lava Baking Co, anything from the Lodge restaurant ;) Yep. Like I said, we are a family of foodies!
Labor signs: No
Belly button in or out: Surprisingly, still in but I’m watching it closely!
Wedding rings on or off: Off for sleep, on during the day. The cold weather is definitely helping them feel more comfortable on my finger.
Mood: I asked Bri how my mood has been this week. His response, “Good, bordering on bat shit crazy.” LOL Thanks, Hubby! Bet you didn’t think I’d call your bluff and put your response on here. See, told you you only talked in sarcasm ;) I’d say it’s been great as we’ve been having an awesome trip with the family.
Looking forward to: Welcoming 2015 and the year of our first baby! What?! So crazy! Also, celebrating my bestie’s 30th birthday with lunch at Food Shack next weekend. AND my baby shower at the end of January!
Random: Probably one of the funniest things related to pregnancy has been getting my first prenatal massage yesterday. It’s hard enough being short and trying to get up on the massage table but now being almost 7 months pregnant brings a whole new level of entertainment. They had a whole padded contraption for me to lay stomach down on with a space for my belly to float between. I spent half the face down time just basking in the glory that is laying on your stomach. The things you don’t realize you appreciate until you can’t do them anymore. Then there was the really graceful part of having to sit up on my knees, holding up the sheet to cover up while the male massage therapist got the pillows all set up so that I could be in a more upright sitting position since you are not supposed to lay flat on your back this far along. It felt SO nice but was by far one of the most comical experiences of my life.
I woke up this morning and said to Bri, this is the last Christmas that is about us. Next year is going to be a whole new experience. I'm super excited about the future holidays and memories with Baby Boy but there is a small part of me that is almost sad that the era of Brian and Ashley, party of two is coming to a close. I'm really happy that our twenties have been for us. We've traveled and been selfish and lazy and spontaneous and adventurous. I know we will be all those things again one day and even with him at some point but it will never be the same. That's good and exciting and scary but still strange to try to wrap my brain around. I know we'll find our new "normal" and it will be wonderful! Pregnancy really is a roller coaster of emotions.
Merry Christmas from The Kozell Family!
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