Symptoms: Off & on heartburn still creeping up on me. Leg cramps in the pm. Overall heavy pressure in my lower abdomen. Growing a baby is a lot of work! Having all of that extra weight around the core of my body has really thrown off my stability. I feel a little more clumsy than usual. I've caught the corners of counters and doors forgetting that my belly sticks out so far. It takes some extra time putting on shoes. Leaning over even while sitting down takes my breath away. I have to pee all the time. I try to drink 64+ ounces of water a day which leads to having a full bladder non-stop. It's crazy how pregnancy takes over your body and you just learn to adapt to the changes as they come along. I try not to complain because I am very thankful that my body is able to do this. To be able to grow my baby for 10 months is something I will never take for granted.
Exercise: Right now I'm just walking 2.5-3 miles 4-5 times a week. I can't wait for warmer weather!
Weight: Up 19 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight.
Sleep: More on the leg cramps... I only seem to get cramps in my lower legs when I'm sleeping. They've woken me up in the middle of the night several times so far. I've had to get out of bed & jump around a bit or stretch and they seem to go away pretty quickly. I also drink a few ounces of water before trying to go back to sleep. I've heard this gets worse the farther along you are. I also eat at least one banana a day, sometimes two to help with this.
Cravings/food: I started craving Toaster Strudels for breakfast every morning. I eat a piece of fruit and drink a glass of orange juice as well with this new craving. This is also the time of day that I take my prenatal vitamin. Just to feel like there is some nutritional value in my choice of breakfast.
Doctor's appointments: I don't have an appointment scheduled with my OB or specialist until my 28th week. This is the longest gap I've had between appointments.
Clothes: I've picked up a few new maternity tops and jeans this week. I LOVE the maternity tanks from Target. They are great for layering and super comfortable to sleep in too! Jessica Simpson has the best fitting jeans I have found so far. I picked up these bootcut jeans (below) from her line at Macy's. Macy's has a small Motherhood Maternity section and you can find some good deals on their clearance racks. I've snagged several $10 tops that are supposed to be great for nursing as well.
Thoughts: Throughout the past few weeks I have been buying nursery décor here and there. I've really started to get more and more recently. My family is coming up to visit the first weekend in February and we are going shopping for the crib, changing table, bedding & gliding chair. Ahhh, it's all starting to come together. I can't wait to see our sweet boy's nursery all set up!
These last few weeks have seemed to fly by and I couldn't be more excited. It just means we are one week closer to meeting our son!
25 week bump pic
Carter's outlet was having a sale so I picked up these cute sleep & play outfits.
I can't wait to use this Milk Snob Cover!
26 week bump pic
Miller loves to lay in Mikey's nursery already! We both think that she is going to be a protective and good big sister to him.
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