26 weeks

We're at 26 weeks now! Only 2 weeks left of my second trimester. Time is just flying by! All of the baby shower invitations have been sent out. My baby shower is less than a month away now! (July 20th) 
We bought a new mattress yesterday, which was long over-due! I'm pretty sure our mattress was >10 years old. I keep waking up with back pain everyday. I can't wait to sleep on our new foam mattress instead of a spring. We bought a Serta icomfort. I'm excited!! :D

According to babycenter.com:
The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about 1 2/3 pounds and measures 14 inches (about the size of a scallion) from head to heel. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.

TheBump.com says baby is about the size of a head of lettuce:

How far along?     26 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain:   around 23 lbs

Maternity clothes?   yes, maternity pants. It's hard to find shirts that look right! I broke down and bought maternity scrub pants.. mine just don't fit me anymore! Especially since I've gained about 6" on my waist.
Sleep:     it's ok. Waking up at least once per night.
Miss Anything?      not really. Maybe fitting into my old clothes! :)
Movement:    Yes.. quite often! yay!! :)
Food cravings: just the usual junk food... ice cream and cookies!
Anything making you queasy or sick:  nope!
Labor Signs:   no
Symptoms:    backache almost every day, getting short of breath with exertion
Belly Button in or out?   in
Wedding rings on or off?   on.. my wedding ring is too big for me anyway, so I don't think I'll ever have to take it off!
Happy or Moody most of the time:   a little moody lately, but I think it's stress related. So much to do and so little time!
Looking forward to:     Painting the nursery (still have to pick a color), starting my 3rd trimester in 2 weeks, and having a 3D/4D ultrasound done around 30 weeks :D

25 weeks - I'm carrying around a cauliflower?

I'm 25 weeks today! Can't believe I'll be starting my third trimester in just 3 weeks. I'm feeling the baby kicking all the time now. I can see my belly move when he kicks. :)

Here's a video!

 I worked on my target baby registry yesterday. I feel like I'm getting a little overwhelmed. I've never done this before. I really don't know what all I need! 

Father's day is on Sunday. I bought David a card and a book called "Baby: The owner's manual". It's pretty cute. :) I can't wait to give it to him.

I would really like to get a prenatal massage soon! I've only had one professional massage (ever) and it was awesome. I think I need to do this more often! With my 7-year wedding anniversary and 30th birthday at the end of the month, I'd really like to treat myself to something nice and relaxing. I definitely need it after all the stress I've been through over the last month. 



According to babycenter.com:
Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. His weight — 1 1/2 pounds — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but he's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for some baby fat. As he does, his wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and he'll start to look more and more like a newborn. He's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

I wonder what color baby's hair is! :)

Thebump.com says that baby is the size of a cauliflower:

How far along?     25 weeks
Total weight gain:   around 20.8 lbs

Maternity clothes?   yes, maternity pants. I can still fit into my regular shirts but they're getting tighter..
Sleep:     it's ok. Waking up at least once per night.
Miss Anything?      not really.
Movement:    Yes.. quite often! yay!! :)
Food cravings: just the usual junk food...
Anything making you queasy or sick:  nope!
Labor Signs:   no
Symptoms:    round ligament pain (OW!), backache, occasional headache
Belly Button in or out?   in
Wedding rings on or off?   on.. my wedding ring is too big for me anyway, so I don't think I'll ever have to take it off!
Happy or Moody most of the time:   Happy today :)
Looking forward to:     Getting our baby registries completed, starting on the nursery!!

24 week update

I'm 24 weeks now! (as of Friday) We're officially at the age of viability! I'm getting closer everyday to my 3rd trimester. This is going by fast! I still can't believe I'm carrying a baby large enough that I can feel his kicks (and see my belly move when it happens). I had my mom, my friend & her mom over yesterday to help plan things for the baby shower. It is coming up quick! We're planning for July 20th. Also, David and I finally got started on our baby registry at Babies R Us. We also want to do one at Target. I just feel like we have so much to do this month and not enough time to do it. We need to finish planning the baby shower, get the invitations sent out, pull weeds/landscape in the backyard (the shower is at our house)... ahhhh! so much to do. In the meantime, we both have work and I have to drive to downtown Detroit for 2 days of computer training for work (two 9 hour days.. wee)

According to babycenter.com:
Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at about 1 1/3 pounds. Since he's almost a foot long (about the size of an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.


TheBump.com says that baby is as long as a cantaloupe:

 

How far along?     24 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain:   around 20 lbs

Maternity clothes?   yes, maternity pants. I can still fit into my regular shirts.
Sleep:     it's ok. My energy seemed a bit better yesterday, but I did have a little bit of coffee..
Miss Anything?      not really.
Movement:    Yes.. quite often! yay!! :)
Food cravings: just the usual junk food...
Anything making you queasy or sick:  nope!
Labor Signs:   no
Symptoms:    round ligament pain (OW!), backache,  occasional headache
Belly Button in or out?   in
Wedding rings on or off?   on.. my wedding ring is too big for me anyway, so I don't think I'll ever have to take it off!
Happy or Moody most of the time:   depends. Kind of cranky lately, but work has been stressing me out.
Looking forward to:     Getting our baby registries completed, starting on the nursery