28 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along:

28 weeks, as of yesterday

Size of baby:

About 2 1/4 lbs, and almost 15 inches long, the size of a Chinese cabbage.

Total Weight Gain:

18 pounds... I'm going to try to keep it to 35, total. We'll see.

Maternity Clothes:

Still just shorts!

Gender:

Still a girl.

Movement:

Tons of movement. Sometime painful too.

Sleep:

Some nights I sleep great and then others I sleep horribly. I remember by this point with Carter, my hips were killing me at night. I guess just having all my weight on one of them all the time caused that. But so far, luckily, that hasn't been a problem. Just have a hard time getting comfortable.

Symptoms:

Hello back pain! And my feet are starting to swell a little too. Last week I noticed that I'm having more labored breathing also. FUN!

What I miss:

Sleeping on my stomach, not feeling so winded and tired all the time

Cravings:

I've had a few random cravings lately. Chicken fried steak (I had this one with Carter), onion rings, cheeseburgers, and my most recent has been a root beer float

Best Moment this week:

The house came off the market, and I made some much needed progress in Ella's room. Specifically the closet. We are moving the queen bed and dresser out this weekend, and will be moving her nursery furniture in there very soon!

What I am looking forward to:

Some sweet friends and family are throwing me a very small baby shower on August 21st. Can't wait to see everyone and gawk over the cute baby girl stuff!!

No picture this week, sorry. Just didn't get around to it. But I don't think I look a whole lot different from the last picture anyway. Next one! =)