How far along?: 27 weeks
Total weight gain: According to the doctor's scale I am up to +4.5 pounds
Stretch marks?: No new ones just the ones I have carried on my body for years.
Sleep?: Depends on the night. I still find sleeping on my back the most
Best moment this week?: Enjoying Thanksgiving with my family. Reid and I woke up one morning and he was able to see my entire belly moving from Cooper swimming around.
Food cravings?: I've enjoyed a lot of things over Thanksgiving so I can't say I am craving anything, getting back to eating better now.
Labor signs?: Nope, too soon for that!
Belly button in or out?: It is completely in
What I miss: Again being able to do things on my feet, Thanksgiving was hard because I couldn't do as much as I would have liked and by the end of the day I was hurting pretty good.
What I'm looking forward to: Hopefully our crib and diaper changer will be in this next week and we can set it up.
Doctor Appointment Update:
We had our monthly checkup this week and I was given my Rohgam shot. They don't tell you ahead of time that the medication stings pretty good. My blood pressure was good, always a little higher at the doctor's office but at home it usually runs around 118/75. The midwife I saw this time was the same lady I saw a few months ago who told me it is not okay to not gain weight in pregnancy...well I finally have gained weight so you would think she would be happy. She informed us that I am measuring at 32 weeks. She was concerned because it is normal for some woman to measure big but not 6 weeks. She said it may be a growth spurt but if I am still measuring large next time she will do an ultrasound to check on Cooper and make sure he is okay. I told Reid last week that I felt like I grew all of sudden, so maybe it is just a growth spurt. I was concerned about us measuring so large in the beginning but my family and friends have assured me that it is okay to measure big. The midwife had to work hard to get a heartbeat because every time she put the doppler on my belly he would move and kick, I guess he wasn't a fan of her! Reid now realizes how active our son is! The midwife said she hopes he is not as active in real life as he is in the womb. Our next appointment is December 29.
In other news, last night we (along with the rest of new mexico) had a severe wind storm. I did not sleep much at all because it was so bad. It is a day like today that I am thankful we rent because they will be fixing the problems. I entire screen porch had all of the screen busted out, our back fence blew down and many shingles have flown off the house. I was scared driving home last night because we live out in the country and there is lots of dirt around, which means blackout conditions driving home. I was nearly hit three times while driving on our road because nobody else cared to slow down through the haze of sand. Luckily, I made it safely and stayed inside the rest of the night. They say that we might get snow this weekend, let's hope for it! Today is the last day of classes for the semester and next week is finals, so Reid will be done with another semester. Next semester will be his last semester of classes!
