Well that went by quickly. Only 14 more weeks until Eli is due, 12 weeks until my last work-day, 6 and a half more weeks until our extended family vacation, and 2 more weeks until our mini family vacation. I think we’ll need it. All of it. Here I am at 26 weeks in the only ‘normal’ shirt that made it this far. I’ve had quite a few people say I’m huge and quite a few say I’m small for size. Either way, I don’t care. I just want him to be healthy and me not to have to work too extremely hard after his birth to feel back to my normal self. So far I’m healthy and he’s healthy
Weight gain: 21lbs at 26 weeks
Eli’s Size: He should be about 2 pounds and about the size of a head of lettuce
Cravings: Hotdogs! Seriously I had hotdogs 5 times this week.
Side effects: foot cramps/Charlie horses, rib pain, seeing stars, hip pain, minor insomnia (only twice this week). I’ve been in such a bad mood for days now. I feel like everything hurts my feelings or makes me cry (even tears of joy sometimes)
Wedding rings on or off? On, most of the time, I took them off to get cleaned yesterday and it was a struggle. I may have to consider taking them off
Most awkward moment? Having my belly poke out of my maternity shirt when reaching up to fix my hair. I was mad! I bought those shirts so that I wouldn’t have to have an awkward moment like that. Hmm also a client offering to sneak me clothes for Eli- awkward- or trying to do a load of laundry and getting the door stuck on your belly- awkward. It’s like a dance to be able to open the laundry doors now. I feel ginormous.
Best moment? Not living in Wyoming hahaha. It snowed so much there this week! Other things- Buying baby boy gifts for someone besides Eli, getting some really sweet feedback from a client about how we changed her life, or…Eli kicking me 14 times in less than 2 minutes. We may have a very active kiddo.
What we bought: I went a little crazy without planning on it. I felt like I was doing well financially so the purse strings loosened. I bought mostly boring stuff like postpartum herb bath, new mama spray, witch hazel with aloe vera, quick clean bags for the pump, all that jazz. I also got some more interesting things like the books The Happiest Baby on the Block and That’s my Son. Hopefully they’re good. I finally finished my other baby books. Even Josh read the new daddy chapters and he hates to read. Now, of course, he’s afraid Eli will rush out and he’ll have to help me give birth at home. Crazy guy, we’re pretty close to a hospital I doubt we won’t have 10 minutes to spare haha.
Other things? We got some baskets at Hobby Lobby to hang on the wall for diaper storage like so. They’re not on the wall yet because we’re waiting for the walls to get painted. We also got this “Splish, Splash, I was taking a bath” vinyl for the baby bathroom. That song reminds me of fun summer days boating at the lake with my family and grandparents. Oh, and I couldn’t help but indulge in this fox from Kohl’s for the baby room. I don’t know where I’ll put it, but I’m a bit fox obsessed right now.
Well, tomorrow we have family pictures and I need to go get Kito ready for it. I put off getting him groomed until it was too late now he has old man ears and Grinch feet. I hope you all have a fun, relaxing weekend!
-Shantel
Weight gain: 21lbs at 26 weeks
Eli’s Size: He should be about 2 pounds and about the size of a head of lettuce
Cravings: Hotdogs! Seriously I had hotdogs 5 times this week.
Side effects: foot cramps/Charlie horses, rib pain, seeing stars, hip pain, minor insomnia (only twice this week). I’ve been in such a bad mood for days now. I feel like everything hurts my feelings or makes me cry (even tears of joy sometimes)
Wedding rings on or off? On, most of the time, I took them off to get cleaned yesterday and it was a struggle. I may have to consider taking them off
Most awkward moment? Having my belly poke out of my maternity shirt when reaching up to fix my hair. I was mad! I bought those shirts so that I wouldn’t have to have an awkward moment like that. Hmm also a client offering to sneak me clothes for Eli- awkward- or trying to do a load of laundry and getting the door stuck on your belly- awkward. It’s like a dance to be able to open the laundry doors now. I feel ginormous.
Best moment? Not living in Wyoming hahaha. It snowed so much there this week! Other things- Buying baby boy gifts for someone besides Eli, getting some really sweet feedback from a client about how we changed her life, or…Eli kicking me 14 times in less than 2 minutes. We may have a very active kiddo.
What we bought: I went a little crazy without planning on it. I felt like I was doing well financially so the purse strings loosened. I bought mostly boring stuff like postpartum herb bath, new mama spray, witch hazel with aloe vera, quick clean bags for the pump, all that jazz. I also got some more interesting things like the books The Happiest Baby on the Block and That’s my Son. Hopefully they’re good. I finally finished my other baby books. Even Josh read the new daddy chapters and he hates to read. Now, of course, he’s afraid Eli will rush out and he’ll have to help me give birth at home. Crazy guy, we’re pretty close to a hospital I doubt we won’t have 10 minutes to spare haha.
Other things? We got some baskets at Hobby Lobby to hang on the wall for diaper storage like so. They’re not on the wall yet because we’re waiting for the walls to get painted. We also got this “Splish, Splash, I was taking a bath” vinyl for the baby bathroom. That song reminds me of fun summer days boating at the lake with my family and grandparents. Oh, and I couldn’t help but indulge in this fox from Kohl’s for the baby room. I don’t know where I’ll put it, but I’m a bit fox obsessed right now.
Well, tomorrow we have family pictures and I need to go get Kito ready for it. I put off getting him groomed until it was too late now he has old man ears and Grinch feet. I hope you all have a fun, relaxing weekend!
-Shantel
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