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