3rd Trimester

27 Weeks - Hello 3rd Trimester!

Pregnancy Highlights: 

How Far Along: 27 weeks...

Total Weight Gain: I didn't look at my doctors appointment last week.. I still don't want to know. 

Maternity Clothes: My work shirts are not going to last me and I only need to wear them 18 more days. This past week I was constantly pulling them down to cover my belly and then would have to pull them back up to make sure I wasn't pulling them down in the front too far. It was just not working well. Also my scrub pants are fitting but they won't stay up like they are supposed to.

Best Moment of the Week: The boys got to watch the baby moving in my stomach. I wouldn't tell them when it was him moving but they would see it and get all excited. They have seen it quite a few times now. Their newest thing is to blow raspberries on my stomach and then say the baby has gas. (boys will be boys!)

Gender: Its a BOY!  Caleb told me yesterday when we were in Target that when the baby comes out of my tummy it will be a girl baby. I told him I thought he is probably going to be wrong about that. 

What is going on with the Baby: Apparently the baby is sleeping and waking at regular intervals now ( i don't believe this, I think this baby is awake all the time) The brain is very active now, opening and closing eyes and sucking on hands and fingers is common at this point. 

Baby is size of:  should weigh about 2 lbs and measure about 141/2 inches with legs extended. Cauliflower this week. 

Movement: movement is all this baby does... He moves all day long it seems. He is constantly jumping and rolling around. He is way more active then I ever remember Benjamin or Caleb being. 

Food Craving: Cesar Salad recently has been my one real craving. Last weekend Brad and I were watching Hell's Kitchen and they were making Cesar Salad and it hit me that I really needed to have one. It was 8:30pm and I called Panera to see when they closed and it was at 9pm. I placed my order and was there in 10 minutes. I was so glad they were open because I would not have known where to get another one.

What I Miss: normal body temperature! I am always hot these days. At night I am really hot and during the day I am hot.. It never seems to stop. My first patient of the morning at work always sets me off. I sweat terribly, and always have my fan blowing on me. Usually I have to stop and take off my gloves and mask and cool down. It happens with almost every patient in the morning. I also miss sleeping comfortably. I wake up so many times each night and just hurt because I am supposed to sleep on the left side. 

What I am looking forward to: I am counting down the days to being a stay at home mom. I can't wait. Only 18 more work days which is a total of 40 more days.

Symptoms: Still getting a lot of pelvic pain, popping through my pubic bone at night, and just being hot. I am not getting many leg cramps, I think I was ending up on my back more last week and putting more pressure on areas and causing the cramping.  My nesting is starting to kick in a little bit. I have started to slowly start cleaning out and getting rid of things. So far I have packed up some stuff that we are not using right now and  it will go into storage and then I cleaned out our entire closet in the hallway. There was so much junk in there. Today I plan to attack the laundry room and kitchen cabinets if the kids will allow me to get it done while they play outside. We will see. Nesting may be my favorite symptom of pregnancy!