28 Weeks already!

28 Weeks 3 days

 

 

How Far Along: 28 ish weeks

 

 

Size of baby: Like a Chinese cabbage (according to Babycenter) about 14.8 inches and almost 2 1/4 pounds!

Maternity Clothes: Some, mostly regular still. Sometime with belly band sometime without. The outfit above is regular AE cargo pants, and a med top from Target I got on the clearance rack a few weeks ago.

Movement: Still lots of movement, mostly at very specific times. I love being reassured BW is ok in there... Active most often EARLY AM, lunchtime and about 10PM on the dot.


What I miss: I am feeling ok, still LOTS and LOTS of contractions and now a LOVELY cold that has turned into a sinus infection! YUCKO. Drinking lots and lots of water, almost feel like I am turning INTO a river with the amount that goes in and comes out on a regular basis. Trying to drink MORE to clear the sickness away and stop the contractions ...


Sleep: This last week, I have been sleeping in better increments - like 2 hour stretches and then I am WIDE awake for a bit.


Symptoms: HEARTBURN, ACID REFLUX and more heartburn. Eating and breathing at the same time seem to be a problem this week, I think most of it stems from the sickies though, so hopefully that goes away soon.


Cravings: Still LOVING Ice water and COLD fruit, pineapple and applesauce this week. Oh and ICE CREAM :)

Best Moments this week: The nursery coming together, and realizing BW is going to make an arrival before we know it. I cannot wait to get the bedding I ordered, have to LOVE etsy. Debating on ordering a few more items I have found off etsy, that place is addicting.


What we are looking forward to:  Finishing up the nursery, going on our Babymoon in a few weeks, and enjoying these last couple of months as just the two of us! It is hard to wrap our heads around the fact that after 10 years it is going to be not just us anymore. We are EXCITED and super duper NERVOUS! My dr appt tomorrow - to make sure she is NOT going to come in the next couple of weeks ...

Baby Must Haves??

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Well mostly WHAT do I HAVE to have ...

I babysat tons in my teenage years ... I mean EVERY night, weekend and holiday ... All I needed then was an imagination and whatever I could scronge up in the cabinets, pasta, crayons, paint, leaves, wax paper - You name it we crafted it. Adventures in the woods, baseball with sticks and rocks, a creek - Never ran out of things to do and see with all those kiddos...

When it comes to your own HOLY SMOKES ... My entire house is soon to be filled with baby "stuff", but really is it all NECESSARY?!?! My nephew used a swing for 2.4 seconds one day, NEVER once slept in a crib, changing table - the FLOOR, since he wiggled so much - I mean all that baby "stuff" my sister accumulated NEVER used and passed on to her friend before his 1st birthday! I am a minimalist, not to mention I "will be" a full-time working mom and only HOME in the evenings and weekends to use the "stuff" ... Give me your top THREE items (well besides a crib and dresser and car seat - since yes, I am HOPING my child will sleep in said crib)

My other thought - I am a researcher, literally I mean - It is what I do and who I am, so all said stuff must meet safety standards as well. Who knew all these websites compared things differently and not ONE product will come out on top EVER ...  Why is that?

Any and all recommendations are muc appreciated. I have also been going through ALL the blogs I follow that have kiddos and read their "must-have" or 1-3 months must have etc posts. Like I said I like to be FULLY informed :)

I promise - I will be doing a weekly update soon - AND I have taken all pics (well from 2-6 months) and have loaded them onto my home computer, so will be doing a photo post too, yay to me.