26 weeks.

I have made it to the third trimester this week! Only a few more months until I finally get to meet the little one! I had my first day of braxton hicks contractions but after upping my water in take I have not have them since. To be honest they were not painful at all, I was just uncomfortable while I was at work. I failed to take a 25 week belly picture, so I will need to take my 26 week picture this weekend.

How far along? 26 weeks and 4 days
Total weight gain/loss: plus 7 pounds total so far
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? no new ones
Sleep: still find it hard to get a restful nights sleep
Best moment this week: Making it to the third trimester!
Movement: lots of hits and kicks.
Food cravings: PB&J
Food aversions: just seafood still
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button in or out? in for now but my one scar that use to be in my belly button is now on the outside!
What I miss: sleeping a full night
What I am looking forward to: Getting to see the baby again on September 1!
Weekly Wisdom: try to relax...
Milestones: I don't know if its great or not, but I had my first day of braxton hicks contractions on Wednesday. But they weren't painful at all just made me a little uncomfortable.

25 Weeks

Andrew finally felt the baby kick this week, and it was one strong kick from the little one. The baby has also decided that he loves to kick mommy in the ribs all the time now.

How far along? 25 weeks and 5 days
Total weight gain/loss: plus 7 pounds total so far
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? i have two new ones on my belly :(
Sleep: Not going so well most nights.
Best moment this week: Andrew finally feeling the baby kick!
Movement: All the time...the baby's favorite is kicking me in the ribs now.
Food cravings: Sweets
Food aversions: most seafood...I hate the seafood department at the grocery store.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button in or out? in for now, but doesn't look like it will stay that way much longer.
What I miss: sleeping on my belly.
What I am looking forward to: Seeing the baby on September 1 when we go for an ultrasound.
Weekly Wisdom: sleep now before the baby arrives!
Milestones: The baby is really responding when Andrew and I talk to him through my belly. He will start to kick and do flips.

9 week vs 24 week belly picture

I wore this dress for my 9 weeks picture and my 24 weeks pictures and you can really see how much of a difference there is in my belly.

Nursery ideas

Andrew and I picked out our nursery furniture for the little guy. I'm very happy with the furniture and can't wait to have either a house for it or a bigger apartment. The room will be the following colors: cream, sage green and brown. We are going to do a chair railing around the room and have the top half be cream. The chair railing will be stained in a cherry stain to match the furniture we picked. The bottom half of the walls will be sage green and brown stripes. I can't wait to be able to get this done, but we are still house hunting. I just hope we get into a house before the baby is born and can have the nursery set up. In fact if we find a house and make settlement in a timely manner that will be the first room we tackle. The dresser and crib are from Babi Italia Eastside collection. The dresser will double as our changing table as well. The glider and ottoman are made by Shermag. The bedding is by Kids Line and is called bunny meadow. It is sage green and brown and very cute! We were able to find all our furniture and bedding at Babies-R-Us which is great so we can pick everything up at once!





Babi Italia Eastside Single Crib $329.99 at Babies R Us
Babi Italia Eastside Dresser $529.99 at Babies R Us
Shermag Cherry Glider and Ottoman $299.99 at Babies R Us
Kids Line Bunny Meadow bedding $179.99 at Babies R Us

24 weeks!

I have been slacking at posting my belly pictures in a timely manner but I have finally added my 22 and 23 week pictures! I still need to scan the ultrasound pictures from the other week so those will hopefully be up soon. 24 weeks means we have finally hit viability mark for the baby! Just another milestone we hit in the pregnancy. The 24 week check up went very well, and the baby had a very strong heartbeat!

How far along? 24 weeks and 4 days
Total weight gain/loss: gained a net of 7 pounds
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? yes
Sleep: I miss having a good nights rest. I'm trying to add extra pillows to help me get comfortable...nothing helps though.
Best moment this week: Here the baby's heart beating so strong!
Movement: Lots
Food cravings: Still on the root beer kick.
Food aversions: shrimp
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button in or out? in
What I miss: feeling well rested. I feel like I did at the first trimester...tired all the time.
What I am looking forward to: Seeing the baby again the first week in September...we are still trying to get a good view of the spine.
Weekly Wisdom: none
Milestones: Viability. I go for my glucose test the end of the month, and hoping that comes out well.

23 Weeks

I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. I will be in my third trimester in no time. I go to the doctors on Tuesday for my 24 week visit. I know I will need to set up my glucose testing then, and I am not looking forward to the test from the stories I have heard about it.

How far along? 23 weeks and 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: still at a net loss of 1 pound...I'm sure this will be different on Tuesday
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? yes
Sleep: Is not going so well these days. I wake up just about every two hours because I am sore and can't find a position to sleep in that doesn't hurt.
Best moment this week: It's not related to my baby, but seeing my niece Avery in my parents hot tub was so cute!
Movement: Lots
Food cravings: tomato based foods.
Food aversions: most sea foods... they just don't smell or look good to eat.
Gender: Boy...although we now have some doubts.
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button in or out? still in, not sure how much longer that will last though.
What I miss: Being able to sleep through the night without waking up every two hours.
What I am looking forward to: Doctor's visit on Tuesday and Andrew's birthday!
Weekly Wisdom: Nothing new.
Milestones: The baby hit the viability mark! But he still needs to stay in me for a while longer to make sure he's nice and healthy.

22 weeks!

Andrew and I went for another ultrasound on Wednesday, and the tech couldn't tell us for a 100 percent that we were having a little boy. We are still about 90-95 percent sure he's a little boy. We are still referring to the baby as a boy, and I still call him Alexander every time I talk to him. I love watching my belly bounce around as he kicks me! I still have to scan the pictures from the ultrasound so they will be in a different post.

How far along? 22 weeks and 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: I'll find out on August 11.
Maternity clothes? yes
Stretch marks? yes
Sleep: I always want more of it since I'm waking up about every two hours to find a new position and getting up to go to the bathroom.
Best moment this week: Watching Andrew's face again at the ultrasound. I love watching him see the baby move all around. He gets more excited each time!
Movement: he is a very active baby
Food cravings: root beer is good.
Food aversions: nada
Gender: BOY
Labor Signs: none
Belly Button in or out? in...but very shallow these days.
What I miss: I just want to lay on my belly for a little while, I feel like it would make my back feel great if I could for just a few minutes.
What I am looking forward to: The next doctor's visit to make sure we are still doing well!
Weekly Wisdom: none this week.
Milestones: The baby received his first teddy bear from his Knottie (the knot/nest) Aunt Kate!

Belly pictures from the first half of the pregnancy

I thought it would be cute to put all the pictures of my belly from the first one taken up to the twenty week mark. So here they are:

9 weeks 10 weeks 12 weeks


15 weeks 16 weeks 17 weeks


18 weeks 19 weeks


20 weeks!! Half way point of my pregnancy!!!