baby
stats: baby is a squash this week - butternut according to one site, acorn according to another. this means over 2.5 pounds (and up to 3.8 pounds, but i don't think this bebe is that big yet), and anywhere from 15-18 inches. craziness. his/her brain is getting wrinkles as neurons continue to fire away. muscles are developing and fat is being added, but this trimester is all about the brain for me. yay, brains!
aversions/cravings: anything and everything sweet, since i can't have it. i feel like all i eat since this stupid gestational diabetes diagnosis is eggs.
bump: getting bigger and less comfortable. i woke up sunday with the fun pelvis-splitting pain i had with emme, almost to the exact day of when i noticed it with her.
worries: really, this is a daily ebb and flow. after my self-pitying day on thursday, i am doing a bit better. saturday night was a night with very little sleep for me, which makes me more of a loose cannon where all these things are concerned, but i got some rest last night and am doing well today. small smalls is moving a lot the last few days, and that is fabulous (though the nature of the movements make me think s/he is still breech).
looking
forward to: single digit weeks. the holidays. talking to doc and midwife next week and having some direction on the gestational diabetes. the GIANT platter of sushi i'm going to eat in the hospital (but not from the hospital) when this kidlet is born.
boy or girl?: boy...
missing the most: stupid sweets.
pregnancy milestone: this isn't pregnancy related, but ek spent the weekend in underwear (big girl panties)! only a couple of accidents, and i take responsibility for those since we were out on the town a LOT more than we should have been for the first weekend of full-on potty action. she even took a three hour nap on saturday with no accident. i'm really proud of her - she plowed through like a champ yesterday despite being a cranky mongrel on much less sleep than normal. i can't believe the dream of having only one in diapers looks like it will be a reality!
some pics from the weekend - we had a party at my boss's house on saturday evening and justin asked me to hold his beer while he brought emme to use the potty. a co-worker took full advantage of the opportunity to snap a pic of the pregnant lady with the beer. haha.
pregnancy milestone: this isn't pregnancy related, but ek spent the weekend in underwear (big girl panties)! only a couple of accidents, and i take responsibility for those since we were out on the town a LOT more than we should have been for the first weekend of full-on potty action. she even took a three hour nap on saturday with no accident. i'm really proud of her - she plowed through like a champ yesterday despite being a cranky mongrel on much less sleep than normal. i can't believe the dream of having only one in diapers looks like it will be a reality!
some pics from the weekend - we had a party at my boss's house on saturday evening and justin asked me to hold his beer while he brought emme to use the potty. a co-worker took full advantage of the opportunity to snap a pic of the pregnant lady with the beer. haha.
Awww! Look at that belly!!! Man- I LOVED my belly! What I didn't love was all the extra weight I gained and am still trying to lose a year later. But you look fantastic! Like you haven't gained much weight at all! And Ek is the cutest little girl! Next time you're in Lafayette we should get our kiddos together!
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