Baby's Development: Sophia is about 17 inches long and almost 3 lbs…the size of a butternut squash! No wonder I am feeling such strong movement! Fat is depositing under the skin and her skin is becoming less wrinkled. Although the buds for her baby teeth formed earlier in the pregnancy, now permanent teeth buds are forming. Her bones are starting to harden and store iron, phosphorus and calcium, but they will still remain soft enough to accommodate birth. Ovaries are also well-developed at this stage…they are producing hormones and already contain millions of eggs.
Maternity clothes? Yes and I am SO excited it's getting warmer! I recently discovered the regular foldover yoga leggings from Target and they are SO comfortable. It's getting harder to find shirts that are long enough, too. Getting to that point, folks!
Weight Gain? 4 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight
Am I Showing? Yep!
Sleep? In our bed, sleep is pretty amazing. It's cushy enough that it supports my belly. I am still waking up 1-2x a night to use the restroom, but I am able to get back to sleep pretty easy. About once a week, I wake up around 4am and can't fall back asleep, though.
Exciting Moment? Matt graduated AIT! Hooray! He got selected for some specialized training for his MOS, so he will continue that for a few more months and around May (busy month for us!) we will find out where we will moving to once he graduates!
Gender: Girl!
Stretch marks? None yet
What do I miss? Not feeling super, uncomfortably full after a few bites and...I'll just put this out there..pooping on the regular. Yep, I said it..the glamorous side of pregnancy. ;)
How have I been feeling? I'm getting to the point where I'm starting to get uncomfortable. It's hard to breathe, I look like a beached whale trying to get out of bed, I have to literally rolllll off the couch. I keep telling myself to suck it up, though because HELLO! I still have 11 weeks left!
Movement: All.day.long! I had my glucose test about two weeks ago (I passed this time around!) and I swear, little bit did not stop moving from 10 am until about 7 at night. It was crazy. She is so much more active than Sophia was. She is also getting hiccups about once a day and I can tell she's head down, because I always feel them lower.
Food cravings: None really, but I do love sweets!
Food aversions: None anymore, thankfully!
Rings on or off? Still on
Happy or Moody most of the time: I think pretty happy!
Baby "To Do" List: We have most of the big things for the nursery now hooray! We just need to work on refinishing the rocking chair and finish assembling the dresser before we can start arranging the room. We thought we would be in Augusta for a while, but it looks like we will be making a big move in July! I'm really nervous about how it's going to go with a newborn and a toddler, but we'll get through it. It kinda puts the brakes on going full-out decorator mode, knowing that everything will be packed up about a month after she comes.
Comparison: 29 weeks with Sophia HERE.
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| 29 weeks with Sophia (left) and Stella (right) |
