25 & 26 week updates!

How far along?  25.5 weeks!

Total weight gain: Up 3lbs from pre-pregnancy

Maternity clothes?  Oh yeah. Although I’ve been living in old dance shorts and a tank top for a few days haha

Stretch Marks?  Haven’t noticed any new ones so far

Sleep:  Pretty decent. Still shifting throughout the night most nights but not bad.

Best moment this week:  Honestly? Just spending time with my hubby.

Worst moments this week:  Munchkin falling and hitting the same spot on his cheek/ edge of his eye twice within three days.

Miss Anything?  Hard Cider, Moscato, being able to drink at social events…. SUSHI

Movement:  Oh yeah. Lots of soft kicks in my pelvic area, normal kicks above my hip bones and super strong kicks just beneath the center of my ribs. She likes to kick my bladder when I need to pee but am too lazy to get up and also gives me gentle kicks in the ribs when I have bad posture haha

Food cravings:  Hot Cocoa. I’ve had about 5 or 6 cups this week. Also one day I must’ve spaced out and realized at the end of the day that I’d almost entirely survived on sweets. Not good.

Anything making you queasy or sick: The smell around the kitchen sink/ dishwasher and dirty diapers.

Gender:  Girl!

Labor signs:  Nope

Symptoms: Mainly this week it’s been a bit more common for me to get heartburn/ acid reflux, needing to pee – a LOT. And baby girl sometimes likes to nuzzle up into my ribcage in the mornings which gives me TERRIBLE mid back pain until I can get her to shift downwards. Otherwise she pretty much stays down below my belly button.

Belly Button in or out?  Usually it’s nearly flat, sometimes one tiny part of it is pushing outwards.

Wedding rings on or off?  On!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!!

Looking forward to:  Next weekend’s fun events and getting some answers about what’s next for our family!

Compare with Andrew here!

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How far along?  26.5 weeks!

Total weight gain: 3 lbs last I checked. 

Maternity clothes?  Yes, and now my non-maternity shirts are starting to not quite cover my belly haha

Stretch Marks?  Haven’t noticed any new ones so far….

Sleep:  Could be better. Have been dealing with a bit of insomnia and combined with soreness, shifting, etc can make nights a bit rough.

Best moment this week:  My first successful attempt at baking bread EVER!

Worst moments this week:  Some issues with our bank account left us broke and because of that we couldn't get to Andrew's weekly music class :-/

Miss Anything?  Hard Cider, Moscato, being able to drink at social events…. SUSHI

Movement:  Lots of kicks and movement. Still pretty often in my pelvic area but getting more common for them to be on my sides.

Food cravings:  Hot cocoa, chocolate, fruit, tacos, anything with onions….it’s pretty odd haha 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Smells and acid reflux.

Gender:  Girl!

Labor signs:  Nope

Symptoms: Sore hips, stiff back until I crack it in the morning, heartburn, still a bit of acid reflux, overheated, strained eyes, stuffy nose, frequent trips to pee, etc haha

Belly Button in or out?  Almost always consistently flat with it poking out just the tiniest bit in the middle. Weirdest thing ever.

Wedding rings on or off?  On!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!! 

Looking forward to:  The weekend! 

Compare to Andrew here!

Her Royal Highness!

Any other anglophiles out there?? My mom, best friend and I sure are. SO I was anxiously refreshing my internet all week waiting for news of the new royal baby. And now she's here! 

Charlotte Elizabeth Diana was born on Saturday morning and is absolutely adorable. And obviously Kate was superwoman looking gorgeous hours after giving birth.

I did read a great article the other day though about not comparing ourselves to her. She DOES indeed have a whole team of people getting her ready for the public. Obviously she stays in great shape with a personal trainer and as for the rest, she's used to putting on a smile and being presented to the public and paparazzi. So fellow mamas out there - relax. We don't NEED to look like that after delivering a baby. And we should probably be thankful for that. Can you imagine the pressure? Yikes.

However, I know I definitely want to make more of an effort next time around so here are some ideas on the matter...

This dress is so cute, I could definitely be down with wearing this home. It looks comfy too which is a definite plus. And I'd probably forgo the heels for something like this. And lastly after either a shower or a healthy dose of dry shampoo, a high wrapped ponytail would be a pretty easy, low maintenance hairstyle for heading home. And if you have friends or family there with you, they'd probably be happy and able to help with hair or make-up if you'd want that.

Overall though, unless you just WANT to "dress up" for leaving, who cares what you look like. You just made a tiny human and that is a miraculous thing. Most of us don't have an audience when we leave and I'm sure your little one doesn't care what you look like as long as you are giving them lots of cuddles :)

Congrats to Will and Kate on a beautiful baby girl! <3

Some days...

Ever have those days when you friggin feel like super mom? Like, it's mid-afternoon... there are no dishes in your sink, dinner is cooking away in the crock pot, the laundry is drying, the house is NOT a disaster area for once, you and your munchkin are dressed - not just in PJs but ACTUAL clothes....

Well, here they are somewhat rare. I LOVE going to bed feeling like a rockstar, enjoying how "easy" the next day is going to be based on everything I got done, etc.

....And then you sleep through your alarm and realize you have 20 minutes to take the dog out, get ready, wake the hubby and make sure he gets ready, get the munchkin ready, get breakfast put together and get out the door so you don't completely miss the pediatrician appointment. 

Managed to scrape together apple slices and milk, jumped in the car and let him eat on the road. He later spilled the remainder on the floor of the doctor's office. Yup, we were that total shit show of a family LOL

That was us the other day. We made it to the office just a few minutes late but ended up doing paperwork for another half hour so don't feel TOO terribly bad about that. And the pediatrician was awesome. So not a terrible day.

Though after we left there we went to get an allergy test for Andrew and to pick up Echinacea against the looming colds we're feeling and ended up getting home late and scrambling to keep up with everything before bedtime. After we put Andrew to bed, looked around and didn't want to do ANYTHING, we just grabbed beers and headed to our bedroom for a FRIENDS marathon.

Can't win 'em all ;)