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Gender: Baby BOY!!
Total weight gain: Up 15 lb.
Exercise: Same old, same old. I have been run/walking 4 miles in the
mornings about 5 days a week early in the morning to beat the heat…around 5-6AM.
I usually alternate running a mile, walking a mile, etc. I managed to pull off
running a mile, walking a mile and running the last two miles the other day at
a pretty decent clip and it felt great, so that was encouraging! I also then do
additional cardio in the afternoon and some weights.
Maternity clothes: I mainly live in workout clothes, dresses, and
the pair of normal shorts I bought a couple sizes up. But a friend of mine
gave me some of her maternity clothes last week, so I did wear a pair of her
maternity pants to work, and a pair of her shorts to dinner the other night…I
have to say, they feel pretty glorious.
Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach. I can cheat it a bit and lay on my
stomach with half of me on a pillow, but it just isn’t the same.
Movement: Baby boy’s movements feel like they are getting bigger by the
day. I love it.
Have you started to show: Getting large and in charge!
Stretch marks: This is a tricky one. I never got stretch marks on my belly with
Mckenna. But ever since puberty I've had stretch marks on my thighs, tush, and
hips. They are very fine and you only really see them when the light hits them
right. So there's a good chance that I got more with Mckenna, I just have no
idea. My guess is I may be getting more as we speak, I just can't see them in
comparison to what is already there!
Belly button in or out: It's in...but it's not going to hold on much longer.
Wedding rings on or off: On, when I actually wear them! I take them off for exercise,
showers, and sleeping...and with my baby brain and pregnancy brain, I often
forget to put them back on!
Sleep: I’ve felt a little more tired lately. I’m not sure if it’s
the early mornings starting at 4:50AM paired with Baby N still getting up once
in the night to eat, or just from being pregnant…maybe both.
Labor signs: No labor signs, but my Braxton Hicks contractions are
legit. I get them when my bladder is full, during exercise, when he's really
active, and for no reason at all...so really, I just get them all the
time.
Best moment of this week: Baby N has 4 hour visits on Sundays with her mom – with an
hour commute on both ends. So she’s gone Sunday afternoons for about 6 hours.
This gives Ronnie, Mckenna and me a nice time to do something fun. Last Sunday
we went to a community pool that had a lazy river, water slides, etc. It was
a blast! We all loved every bit of it…except Mckenna when she stopped enjoying the
dance party on the car ride there:
I mean really...don't you love 3 year olds' attitudes?
