Baby Bump: 27 Weeks!!

Thursday is literally my favorite day of the week!!

I am not sure I can express this enough. 

I love knowing another week we are closer to his due date.

Another week closer to safety!

Weight gain: 15.5 lbs!! Right on track this week with gaining lb! I can't believe I have gained 15 lbs!

Baby Stats: Little man is about 2.5 lbs, 16 inches long & the size of a cauliflower!! Some people consider this the start of the 3rd trimester, however, I am going by week 28 starts the 3rd!

Blood Pressure: Still a bit high, although my last two have been in the 130's!! I have been working really hard to limit my sodium intake!

Food aversions: None

Morning sickness: None

Appetite : Back to normal and wanting to eat everything!!

Cravings: Mostly salty with my love of cereal and cookies. 

Clothes: All my pants still fit, but need the belly band. Loving jeggings, leggings and yoga pants!! I can wear most of my non maternity shirts minus a few very fitted ones.  Wearing some maternity pants (3 pairs) and a few maternity shirts. 

Headaches: Couple this week, but had some increased stress this week which may be the culprit 

Sleeping: Sleep is back to normal, less waking up in the middle of the night having to pee!

Stretchmarks: None yet!  

  Bellybutton: Outtie and visible through the shirt!!

   Wedding Rings: On

Backaches: Very occasional.

Heart Burn: A little here and there, but doesn't last long, hiccups are the worst!

Energy and Motivation: Normal

Emotions: Mostly Happy, but I notices I cry MUCH easier. 

  Movements: All the time :) He has his patterns, & is super strong!! Feeling some right side rib pain recently which is where he likes to stick his feets!

Gender: Boy!

Name: We have one picked & will be announcing when we show off the nursery!! 

Post scheduled for Monday :)

Update: I sadly "failed" my 1 hour glucose test by 6 points. My doctor didn't really seemed too worried that I would fail the three hour. I am very in shape, healthy and exactly the healthy weight. I however, am horrified. I am not look forward to sitting in the hospital for 3 hours on 12 hours without food, drinking pure sugar then getting my blood taken 4 times 

Plllllllleaseee send prayers my way that I pass this time!! I don't think I can handle restricting my food to low sugar, carbs and sodium!!

Next appointment: 

3 hour Glucose test on 2/22...

March 1st at 28 weeks 1 day for regular appointment. 

Book Club Friday

Today is Book Club Friday!

It has been a while my friends & I am happy to be posting & linking up!!

To link up, all you have to do is grab the button (above) and link up here!

You can write about any book you want.

This week's review will be on: 

Back of the Book: 

"The world is changing: the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now, kids are disappearing. For 15-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside down when they are torn from their parents one night and slammed into a secret prison for no reason they can comprehend. The New Order, as it is known, is clearly trying to suppress Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Being a Normal Teenager. But while trapped in this totalitarian nightmare, Wisty and Whit discover they have incredible powers they'd never dreamed of. Can this newly minted witch and wizard master their skills in time to save themselves, their parents--and maybe the world?"

Review:

This was a very easy read. I had been hearing really good things about it and wanted to read it for sometime!! Like I said its quite a simple read. Its well written, interesting and a page turner. I think it would be classified as young adult, but still entertaining." Fits into the world we are all obsessed with i.e.) the fantasy wizard, vampire, werewolf loving world. Another book that I really didn't have to think much, but not so dull that I couldn't get through it.

I would recommend. 

Valentine's Bump Update: 26 Weeks

Happy Valentine's Day Love Bugs!!
& so thankful to have made it to another Thursday nice & healthy!
I hope everyone is having a great love day, regardless of their dating status!
Happy to be in the double digits!!
That is right! Less than 100 days until we meet baby boy!

Weight gain: 14.5 lbs. 2lb weight gain this week, which may have been from the early Valentine's day dinner to Hibachi! Well I guess I made up for the .5 weight gain last week

Baby Stats: Still about 2lbs, but is now over a foot long!! The size of an english hothouse cucumber, because that is such a well known vegetable analogy. Maybe is able to hear outside voices better, so daddy has been talking to him lots!!

Blood Pressure: Still a little high, typically around 140/74. Tuesdays was wonderful right at 128/74 even after I had a very stressful event occur!!

Food aversions: None

Morning sickness: None

Appetite : Back to normal and wanting to eat everything!!

Cravings: Mostly salty with my love of cereal and cookies. I have been doing really awesome at eating super healthy with lots of fruits, veggies and low sodium foods!!

Clothes: All my pants still fit, but need the belly band. Loving jeggings, leggings and yoga pants!! I can wear most of my non maternity shirts minus a few very fitted ones.  Wearing some maternity pants (3 pairs) and a few maternity shirts. 

Headaches: None this week. 

Sleeping: Sleep is back to normal, less waking up in the middle of the night having to pee!

Stretchmarks: None yet!  

  Bellybutton: Outtie and visible through the shirt!!

   Wedding Rings: On

Backaches: Very occasional, but bad one the other night. I am pretty sure his feet were digging into my middle back. 

Heart Burn: A little here and there, but doesn't last long, hiccups are the worst!

Energy and Motivation: Normal

Emotions:  For the most part very level headed with occasional irritability (mostly at daddy). However, Tuesday I had a horrible day where a teacher yelled at me in school (which I work contracted out to two days a week) and I got up to my office and cried for an hour. I wasn't even upset he yelled at me because it was ridiculous and I didn't even do anything (he yelled at me for talking to one of my students in the office...) I was just overwhelmed and embarrassed and just let it all out. 

  Movements: All the time :) He has his patterns, & is super strong!! Feeling some right side rib pain recently which is where he likes to stick his feets!

Gender: Boy!

Name: We have one picked & will be announcing when we show off the nursery!! 

(Hopefully sometime next week)

Next appointment: 

Glucose Test and Blood work on 2/15.. Eeeep!

March 1st at 28 weeks 1 day

♥

 Looking Forward To: Finishing our nursery, his toy box just came in and we only have about 8 more things to hang out on the wall. Also hitting our 3rd trimester in one more week, something about knowing we are in the 3rd trimester relaxes me a lot more and excites me greatly!!   

Nerdy Things!

I love my husband. 

He is amazing.

One of his best (and sometimes not the best) qualities is that he is a total nerd.

Video game, html, computer game loving nerd. 

Thankfully he is not obsessed with playing these games
(although he has neglected the dishes once or twice because of them), and he has lots of other very amazing qualities as well.

He is training for a marathon right now :)

However, sometimes his nerdyness just completely makes me laugh.

Outloud. Hysterically. In inappropriate places. Like at work. 

Well this morning while I am getting ready for work, I see him sitting on the couch, laughing hysterically for a good 10 minutes. 

So after having a bad day I head over to see what he is laughing at!!

Lol my friends.... This is what caused him to laugh so hard. 

Hahah!!

How cute is that!?

I say this is what you are laughing at!?

He says, it is a video about cats, doing cat things!

Gotta love Nerdy Husbands!!

Nail Files

Ohhh poor computer being broke left me being unable to write new posts so I missed a few of these, but am glad to be back!!!

If you are new, link up with Tara here & snap a fancy picture of your nails!!

Light Pink: Orly Kiss the Bride

White: Nail Art Pen (I can't remember the brand and threw it out because it was gone)

25 Weeks

Happy Thursday everyone!!

Once again my favorite day of the week!!

This past week was quite eventful on Friday morning we headed to our OB appointment.

Everything looked good with baby. He yawned in his ultrasound.

Heartbeat was 133 & is measuring two weeks a head at 26 weeks.

(Hoping this means he may make a tiny bit of an earlier appearance, May 15th anyone!?!)

My blood pressure however, was not to awesome. 

I occasionally get a high read every now in then without being pregnant.

One time it was 133/90

Another 140/90

Its been normal around 120/80 about 5 times. 

Last Tuesday it was 140/90, Friday was 148/76 and today was 140/74.

So its all over the place, no real consistency. 

So I am worried about pre-eclampsia and or gestational hypertension. 

I have cut my salt intake down significantly. 

I don't really due anything stressful or intense. 

Thankfully so far I have very limited swelling, and no protein in my urine. 

Lets hope it stays that way!!

Then we headed home and registered for all of our baby shower gifts & bought all of our nursery furniture!!

The nursery reveal won't be up until a couple weeks when we finish everything! 

We still have a few pictures to hang on the wall, the changing table and the toy box to be delivered :)

Weight gain: 12.5 lbs. I guess only a .5 weight gain which makes ZERO sense to me!

Baby Weights: 2 whole lbs, or the size of a rutabaga & is about 1 foot in height!

Food aversions: None

Morning sickness: None

Appetite : Back to normal and wanting to eat everything!!

Cravings: Sadly still all salty which I can not eat (see above), but also cereal

Clothes: Can still wear all my non Maternity Shirts, but am wearing some maternity shirts, no pants button, but can still wear them with a belly band or the hair tie trick. Pants are now getting snug, and probably will only last a few more weeks. Have a few maternity pants, mostly work clothes.

Headaches: Minor headache one day, but other than that none really.

Sleeping: Sleep is back to normal, less waking up in the middle of the night having to pee!

Stretchmarks: None yet!  

  Bellybutton: We have hit outtie, and can now see the belly button through the shirt!

   Wedding Rings: On

Backaches: Very occasional.

Heart Burn: A little here and there, but doesn't last long. 

Energy and Motivation: Normal

  Movements: All the time :) He has his patterns, & is super strong!!

Gender: Boy!

Name: We have one picked & will be announcing when we show off the nursery!!

Next appointment: March 1st at 28 weeks 1 day

 Looking Forward To: Finishing our nursery & hitting our 3rd trimester in two more weeks!!   

Giveeeeaway Winnnerrrr!!!

Sorry about the lack of posting. 

Sadly my beloved lap top took a turn for the worst & finally broke. 

I could have saved her, but it would have cost me 500$. 

So instead hubby and I finally bought a new iMac, which we have been wanting for a very long time. 

We just got it yesterday and now I am in looove!!

The giveaway winner of the 

Books, Bath & Nailpolish Giveaway is....

Tara from FabulousButEvil!!

Congratulations girl!!!

I won her first giveaway ever, so it is about time she won one of mine!!

I am going to hold off on the Dyson accessory cleaner giveaway due to lack of entries for that!!

Another time maybe.