baby ole :: week 28

this week we had our annual nesset lefse making day at mom's house. it was a good time and mostly stayed on ruby duty :) the lefse was fantastic!! and we played cards and talked lots; always good to see family.

it was also thanksgiving week!! i had a test on monday and then no class the rest of the week! only 3 days of work and a much needed 4 day weekend!! mom and tyler came to bloomer on thanksgiving morning and we loaded up and headed to wausau for thanksgiving with the oleson's/wilcox's. we had thanksgiving at al's grampa's house which is now his cousin jeremy's house. it was a good time full of family, laughs, football and food!!!

mmm lefse

 ruby tried on baby ole's hat for us & looked too cute,

so the hat is hers until he's ready for it.

 her first giraffe ride :)

How big is baby: size of an eggplant

Weight gain/loss: 15-ish pounds

Stretch marks: none, although my belly button is starting to stretch out

Sleep: sleeping ok. flip flopping a lot, some uncomfortable times, wake up multiple times.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing really, still loving my apple a day

Movement: feeling movement daily

What I'm loving: pumpkin pie :)

Symptoms: loads of heartburn (or could be reflux i guess too). wednesday i had it all day, even to the point of i woke up and must have slept with my mouth closed because my throat felt like it had chemical burns in it. still not bad heartburn, just really annoying. and still haven't found a cause or solution.

What I'm looking forward to: al has a 5 day weekend the end of next week into the weekend!

Best moment of the week:  lefse day and thanksgiving

How I'm feeling: hips are beginning to bother me again, sick of the heartburn, but happy because thanksgiving week always makes one aware of everything there is to be thankful for!

baby ole :: week 27

3rd trimester. 3 months left. crazy! :)

saturday i went up to the cities and mom and i ran to bellies to babies, a consignment shop, where i got 2 pair of maternity jeans for $12 each. much better than the $35 pairs i had tried on and not liked at old navy. i also got a massage from malia. then saturday night was the beaver liquor end of the year softball party at matt & kunde's. it was so good to see and hang out with friends again. it was a wonderful time! and i stayed up til midnight; which was impressive until i didn't get all the sleep i'm used to on the weekends. :)

sunday i headed home early since al was off. we got some things done around the house, watched football, napped, i started some crafts. it was a good day.

i'm so ready for a short, thanksgiving week. 3 days of work, 1 day of school. then only 2 full weeks of school left!

oh and i passed the gestational diabetes test with flying colors!

i also had my first dream with baby ole in it. not much happened, just held him and attempted to breastfeed. oh and i couldn't remember labor/delivery or even being in the hospital; it was great :)

in other firsts, i had my first, um, leakage this week (a small spot on my pj shirt when i woke) and had my first huge cramp. i've not gotten much for cramps, other than of the feminine kind, prior to being pregnant so this calf cramp nearly killed me. :) it was at 2 am and as i cried out loudly in pain (while my very attentive husband continued sawing logs :]) i tried to remember what i'd heard others say to rid the cramp. i massaged it, tried to move my foot/leg, but it wasn't helping. so finally i threw back the covers, swung my legs off the bed and pushed my foot flat on the floor; instant relief. my calf was sore for half a day after that. and good to know that if i go into labor and am crying out in pain my husband will sleep right thru it...

we have his changing table and dresser just about finished. here's a before and after of both although i forgot to get a before of the dresser with the drawers in it. they are now gray although with the lighting in the basement, the changing table kind of looks blue in the picture. al carried the dresser into his room and we figured out where we want to put the crib and such. i loved getting to put stuff in his dresser; i love organizing! :)

 

How big is baby: size of a rutabaga (although the last 2 weeks were cauliflower & lettuce, and i think a rutabaga is smaller than both those??)

Weight gain/loss: 12-15 pounds (midwife told me they wouldn't worry if i didn't gain anymore weight...)

Stretch marks: none

Sleep: sleeping ok. flip flopping a lot, some uncomfortable times, wake up multiple times.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions:  nothing much. trying to decrease the amount of sugar intake.

Movement: feeling movement daily; but feeling less then i was.

What I'm loving: tuesdays at home when al's off.

Symptoms: feeling like i'm going to throw up when i bend over, mostly at night especially when getting into bed. and still heartburn just about daily at odd times; and i have yet to find any relief for it, tums don't even work. it's not bad heartburn more just annoying.

What I'm looking forward to: lefse day and thanksgiving week!

Best moment of the week:  saturday night with friends!!

How I'm feeling: feeling a little more control in life, like there is less uncertainities, so that's good! ready for the holidays and school to be done for the semester.

baby ole :: week 26

last week of the 2nd trimester; crazy! and down to double digits in # of days left...

this weekend mom came down on saturday (thank goodness for her, especially this weekend as al worked 12 hours friday, saturday and sunday. and there's so much darkness.) we went to a craft sale at an elementary school (mom bought a scarf and found 2 new styles of scarfs to crochet). then went to joann to stock up a lil more on their 25% off everything. :) picked up some eats at panera and the grocery store, and went back to bloomer. we painted the final coat on the baby's dresser and the 1st coat of paint on the changing table (what a pain in the butt to paint a changing table). we also had a nap and some rearranging of the office/closet/guest (mom's) room. it was both a productive and relaxing day. and my hips didn't hurt!

one month til school is over!! and 2 weeks til thanksgiving & a short week!

had my gestational diabetes test this week; the juice stuff wasn't bad (i'd heard horror stories) but did give me heartburn. sounds like it's likely sugar causing some of my heartburn. met another one of the midwives i hadn't met yet and she was so sweet and charismatic! and much more of a talker :) when i laid on the table she said "boy you've got a lot of room to stretch out in huh? how tall are you?" needless to say, she was short. yes, this long torso is nice for baby, lots of room in there. but sometimes i'd like to look as pregnant as i feel.

on wednesday when i was in a meeting at work, i folded my arms on top of my belly and each time i did, the baby kicked right there. then i'd move my arms and he'd stop. :) perhaps he can feel me.

 a little side by side of weeks 15, 20 and 25. guess he has popped out a bit :)

How far along: 26 weeks

How big is baby: size of a head of lettuce

Weight gain/loss: 12-15 pounds

Stretch marks: none

Sleep: still sleeping pretty well; flip flop from side to side often.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions:  nothing really, wanting donuts often, not a craving per say but just always want a donut. maybe this guy is gonna be a cop like his daddy :)

Movement: feeling movement daily; this is one active little boy...

What I'm loving: tuesdays when al is off, no school for me so i get to come home at noon and then it's almost like we get a whole day at home together. got lots done this tuesday.

Symptoms: just the heartburn, mostly at night. and feeling like i'm going to throw up when i bend over, especially when getting into bed at night. and a bit of hip pain later in the week.
 

What I'm looking forward to:  the softball party this weekend, a photo shoot with manda's girls, football sunday with al, and thanksgiving (both the food and family time and the time off work and school)

Best moment of the week:  the weekend was great! productivity and relaxtion!

How I'm feeling: missing crossfit! one of my coworkers started it and she tells me all about her workout and how insane it is and it gets me all pumped up! man, i love crossfit and lifting! need to stretch and do small crossfit workouts at home more often!

baby ole :: week 25

 this weekend i went up to the cities (finally! hadn't been there in a while, but it was good to stay home too). al had to work 12 hour shifts all weekend, so i went to hang out with mom and manda. mom and i shopped a little bit (she's a bad influence for that, but i guess we do need to get a crib). :) i think we decided on a crib; so many cribs are big and baulky and gawdy. then went to joann to find fabric for little man's dinosaur room. hoping to get sheets and maybe curtains made, plus a quilt/blanket for him.

then mom and i went through all our old kids books and put the little kid books upstairs. it was fun to go through them and remember the books i loved. :) mom worked me too hard cuz my hips were hurtin'. then after dinner i went to manda's and got to finally chat with her and see her cute girls. smiley is just about walking and big e is still so stinkin cute and smart and sweet! it was a great saturday.

sunday was football and lounging with tator. i forgot how much i dislike when it gets dark so early, especially with daylight savings this weekend. it's harder to be out here by myself; but i did it all last winter, i can do it again.

hopefully there are some big changes coming with al's work that, with any luck, will bring him more money and better shifts/rotation! fingers crossed!

i had another test this week on wednesday and it was rumored to be a hard one. it wasn't so bad and i was pretty proud of myself for keeping my anxiety and stress about it at bay.

How far along: 25 weeks

How big is baby: size of cauliflower

Weight gain/loss: 10-13 pounds

Stretch marks: none

Sleep: still sleeping pretty well; flip flop from side to side often.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing, still really loving fresh fruit & veggies, especially apples.

Movement: feeling movement daily; this is one active little boy...

What I'm loving: having al home during the week, especially on tuesdays; it's nice to see him. :)

Symptoms: lots of frontal ligament/muscle pain/stretching, especially when going from sitting to standing. pants that are tight-ish in the front are not helping either. and still the back hip pain.

What I'm looking forward to:  lefse day, thanksgiving in wausau, school to be over

Best moment of the week:  the first snow :) but mostly because it didn't affect driving and was gone after a couple of hours of daylight.

How I'm feeling: broke. :) and large and chunky. gotta squat, stretch and yoga more often!