Size of Peanut: Acorn squash. At my ultrasound on Sunday the tech said Macy weighs about 2.5 pounds. According to thebump.com - average weight at this point is 2.5-3.8 pounds, so we have another little itty bitty teeny weeny baby on our hands again.
Total Weight Gain: I gained 6 pounds since my last appointment (not surprising considering birthday/birthday/Christmas/birthday/New Years). That puts me at 19 total. Considering I was up to a 26 pound gain at 29 weeks last time, I feel okay about that number. The number on the scale is a number I never, ever, EVER want to see again, but I think that at this pace I will probably gain a lot less than I did last time. I'll take any small wins I can get.
Maternity Clothes: I think I didn't buy anything this past week? Is that another win? I'll be right back, shopaholics anonymous is calling...
Exercise: This past week I did pretty well again as far as exercise goes. It was a little bit of a rough week with Sam and my mom both being sick for about 10 days, but I still managed to fit in 5 workouts since last week. Everything is continuing to get harder and harder to do. I did spinning last week at work and had a lot of trouble breathing while bent over the handlebars. I mean, there is a baby in there that's basically crushing my lungs when I bend over. I gave it another shot today and adjusted my bike and riding positions a little bit and it worked out a lot better. Funny: I asked the trainer at my office gym if she had any recommendations for adjustments during spinning since I felt like I couldn't breathe, and she said "well I was meaning to talk to you about your intensity" (insert crying laughing emoji here). I must look like I'm really killing it in her class even though my bike resistance is essentially on zero. Either that or I really do need to tone it down? Who knows. I have trouble reminding myself that I need to take it easy, that I really do have another human in my body and it's okay that I can't do everything I could do 8 months ago. I'm not supposed to be able to. I do have to note that I feel infinitely better at this point in my pregnancy than I did with Sam. I guess I could attribute that to several different things, but the most glaringly obvious thing I can pinpoint is the fact that I have continued to exercise throughout this pregnancy. I think the fact that my entire body is stronger than it was last time around has really helped ease most of the aches and pains and irritations I had last time.
Sleep: Between Sam being sick and coming into our room several times a night throughout the past week, and the cold that I caught from her coughing in my face no less than 1 million times, sleep has been few and far between over the last week. Our new mattress came yesterday and we slept on it last night. I was up all night coughing and unable to breathe, so I can't really report on whether or not it was better or worse than our other one. We may be in a never ending rotation of mattresses over the next few years trying to find one that works.
Best Moment(s) this week: We celebrated Sam's birthday with family on Sunday. As a parent, there is truly nothing better than seeing your child's happiness. I am so grateful for everyone who trekked out into the snow and cold on Sunday to shower Sam with presents and love (also grateful that the gifts were not a bunch of new huge toys that will take up a bunch of space in my parents' already overcrowded house). After a week of fevers and coughing and boxes upon boxes of tissues, seeing her have so much fun really made my day.
Movement: Macy babe continues to be a little acrobat in my belly. She spends a lot of time moving around throughout the day (and unfortunately the night as well now). At our ultrasound on Monday we learned she is still head down, and during the ultrasound had one foot up by her face. What is it with my babies and having their feet by their face? I guess they are just practicing their flexibility at a very early age. Crazy girls.
Food Cravings: The sugar cravings haven't really stopped at all. I have ice cream pretty much every night after we put Sam to bed. And I am generally craving something sweet every day after lunch. I have a feeling those are going to be hard habits to break after she gets here, but for now I'm just going to continue to enjoy that cold creamy goodness every night before bed.
Symptoms: My sciatic pain has not really calmed down at all. If there's one complaint I have this pregnancy that I don't remember from my last pregnancy, it's this nerve pain. I vaguely remember that pain starting sometime in the 35-36 week range with Sam, and this time it has been present pretty much the whole time. I do have a bulged disc in my back that I probably didn't have when I was pregnant with Sam, so is most likely part of the reason it's been bothering me the whole time. I find that if I'm on my feet too much throughout the day that it's essentially impossible to get the pain to go away. Then I spend much of the following morning trying to stretch and work it out. Let's just say I won't be sad when I don't have to deal with this anymore.
I also think I've been having some Braxton-Hicks contractions. I never felt anything like this with Sam (and never had a real contraction either) so I am not 100% sure that's what this is. But based on everything I've read, it seems like that's what they are.
And my boobs are huge! Did I mention that last week? Or the week before? Or at any other point during this pregnancy? That sports bra I ordered a few weeks ago finally got here though and it is a GODSEND. Thank you Lynx sportswear for catering to someone like me!
What I Miss: As I sit here and type this, I feel pretty good. So I don't really have anything I miss per se (besides the obvious answer: wine), but I am definitely looking forward to NOT being pregnant anymore in just a few short months.
What I am Looking Forward to: Every year my sorority sisters and I get together to celebrate the holidays. We used to do our little party in December, but life tends to get a little hectic in December, so the past couple years we have moved our party to January. We are getting together this weekend and I am so, SO excited to see everyone. We spent all summer of 2015 doing showers and bachelorette parties and weddings, so it felt like we saw each other all the time. It's been too long of a hiatus since our last little reunion so I am super excited to see everyone and their sweet babies. I am definitely going to miss everyone who can't make it though.
Callie Update:
I think I need to be done writing down my feelings about Callie. My aunt told me over Christmas that it took her a year and a half to truly feel better after her doggy died. I am continually having random meltdowns when I think about her or look at old pictures. Whether these meltdowns are brought on by pregnancy hormones or by just generally being sad that she is gone, I can't continue to purposely force myself to think about it anymore every week. There are enough reminders in my daily routine that cause me heartache, I don't need another one forced on me for no reason other than to document how I'm "progressing emotionally" now that she's gone. I miss her more than I thought I could or would. I will probably never get over the fact that we lost her before she turned 8. And it hurts my heart that there will be no Callie when Macy gets here. Some of my favorite pictures of Sam as a baby are pictures with Callie in them. My heart is broken, and it's probably going to take a long time for it to heal. So until we get another dog to fill our hearts and home with joy again, I'm signing off talking about her. Rest in peace my sweet baby. Annnd I'm crying again...
- Sam has really taken an interest in the fact that my belly is growing. I think she finally realizes there is an actual baby in there and eventually it's going to come out. Several times over the last week she has said "Mommy, I want to kiss my baby." The first time she said it I thought she was talking about her baby doll (which she has affectionately named Baby Jesus, by the way), but when I told her to just kiss her baby she said "NO! I want to kiss Macy!" I walked over to her and she started rubbing and hugging my belly and kissing it saying "I love you Macy James." I know things are going to be tough with two kids, but this sweet little love affair between sisters is already melting my heart.
-The other day I was getting Sam out of the car and Sam had Baby Jesus with her. I took Baby Jesus so she could get out of her seat and she proceeded to yell at me "Mommy! Give me Baby Jesus back! You have your OWN BABY in your tummy!" I can officially say I've been put in my place by a 3 year old.
-I mentioned we spent the better part of last week being very sick. We took Sam to the Little Clinic on Sunday morning thinking she had pink eye. By Friday morning she was still pretty miserable and had been running a fever for 3 days, so I took her to her pediatrician where they diagnosed her with a double ear infection, a sinus infection, and strep throat. Poor baby! It was a rough week in our house and we are still fighting to get the NASTY, NASTY medicine down every day even though she feels better (10 days of this mixed in the pharmacy garbage? Somebody sign me up to get her a shot next time, sheesh!). Being sick is awful, but having a sick kid is worse. It really puts into perspective all of the parents out there who are taking care of kids with terminal or chronic illnesses, I cannot even begin to imagine that heartache.
-Fuller House premiers on Netflix one month before my due date. I spent 90% of my maternity leave watching old episodes of Boy Meets World, so I think it's only appropriate that I prepare to spend a lot my time binge watching this remake while I'm off work nursing this babe and staying up all night.
-Speaking of a FULL HOUSE - we are still waiting (impatiently) for them to break ground on our house. We are waiting on our loan to close (banks have been extra super annoying for us throughout this whole process) before we can have our final preconstruction meeting with the site supervisor. Then hopefully they will start to dig shortly after that. Seems like we may be settling down with my parents as roommates for a little longer than we expected. Good thing
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