Baby Bump: 28 weeks

I can’t believe that I’m already in the third trimester of pregnancy! We’ve got about 2 1/2 months until his due date. Time is flying!

**Growth: Baby boy is measuring right on schedule. And so am I! I’ve gained 11 pounds since the beginning of this pregnancy (which, considering that I lost 8 pounds in the first trimester is great!) and my belly is measuring at exactly 28 cm.

**Movement: This little boy is going to be incredibly active. He moves all.the.time. At my Dr.’s appointment yesterday I was told that it’s time to start doing “kick counts.” Basically if I were to lay still for 2 hours, he should move 10 times in that 2 hours. Yeah, he definitely hits 10 kicks in about 8 minutes! I love it! Occasionally he will wedge himself in a position where his movements hurt me a little but most of the time it just feels awesome. It’s always reassuring to know that he’s healthy and strong and active.

**Sleep: Earlier on I struggled with insomnia pretty badly, but when we moved to Wisconsin it’s like my body got reset and went back to a perfect sleeping schedule. I do wake up to pee between 1 and 4 times per night but I always fall back to sleep easily. However, a few weeks ago I started having issues with my hips hurting while I sleep! I was not expecting that and it hasn’t been so fun. I sleep with a pillow between my legs now which seems to help for the most part. And as long as our bedroom doesn’t get too hot (we don’t have A/C in our apartment, just a window unit in the living room) I sleep pretty well. I’ve also started taking naps again almost every day because I get soooo tired in the afternoons.

**Exercise: I’m still walking almost every day, and I usually go between 3 and 5 miles but I can feel myself slowing down and as it gets hotter I have a harder time walking as far. After my walks I come home and do a prenatal yoga DVD which I think is the reason that my body has generally been feeling so good.

**Aches and pains: It depends on the day but sometimes my belly gets achy and sometimes my ribs hurt a little and sometimes my lower back hurts a bit. For the most part though I feel pretty good!

**Tests and doctor stuff: I took the gestational diabetes test last week and got the results back from that. The test really wasn’t that bad, I didn’t hate the drink like some people do. I do hate having my blood taken though so I made sure to lie down so I wouldn’t faint. I got the results back at my Dr.’s appointment yesterday and everything was perfect. My glucose was 115 which apparently is good, my iron levels were perfect so no anemia, my urine sample came back fine, my blood pressure was perfect and everything measured right on schedule. Basically this pregnancy has been very textbook which I’m SO grateful for.

**Anxieties: As we get closer to delivery I’m surprised that I’m not super nervous for the labor and delivery part. I will most likely get an epidural so I’m not afraid of the pain. I’m actually getting a little anxious about the postpartum recovery! As I read about products to get and taking care of “down there” I just really don’t even want to go through that…So here’s hoping that I have a smooth delivery with no tearing and an easy recovery!

I feel incredibly blessed with how this pregnancy is going. It makes it easy to enjoy being pregnant when there’s not much to complain about and everything is going smoothly. I’m excited for the next couple of months and especially excited to meet our sweet little boy!

Happy First Father’s Day!

 

Oh how I love this amazing husband of mine! Sunday was such a great day. It made me so happy to celebrate the fact that Kevin will be a dad in just a few short months. Actually, he’s already a father! He was a father before we even got pregnant. He understands what it’s about. He knows that parenthood is an honor. Everything he has done as far as getting his education and starting his career has been for our family. He loves our kids and can’t wait to meet them. And he loves me so unconditionally. I’m so grateful that our kids will have him as an example of what it means to be a good husband and father. He looks to Heavenly Father and tries his best to do the Lord’s will. I love him so much! And I know that our little boy will adore him.

New York 2015 Mon.

Our last real day in New York also happened to be my dad’s birthday! We finished off our New York trip by taking one of those bus tours around the city. It was super fun! We stopped at FAO Schwartz and had a blast checking out the big piano, getting our hair chalked and wishing we could buy all the expensive toys and baby things (or maybe that was just me…).

And then we spent some time in China town where we had some super yummy and expensive Chinese food and bought cheap souvenirs.

It poured rain on us the whole afternoon on the bus but honestly it was such a relief from the heat that we didn’t even care! We really just had a great time being together as a family. The trip was such a blast but I’m very home to be home!

New York 2015 Sat.-Sun.

My favorite days of our trip were definitely Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday we got to do a session in the Manhattan temple (Janna did baptisms). It was so so great. It was a wonderful break from the hustle of the city, and it was extra special because Cammie just received her endowment so we were really excited to get to do a session together.

Even though the temple was very restful, I was pretty tired afterward so I rested at the hotel while the others checked out Grand Central Station and the New York public Library. I really do enjoy pregnancy for the most part, but it’s amazing to me how little energy I have sometimes!

Not pictured: on Saturday night we saw Lion King! Which was such a blast.

On Sunday we went to church at the Stake Center which shares the building with the temple. It was super nice to be in such a familiar environment! After church, Dad ate a really spicy hot dog and we all met up in Central Park for a little bit of relaxation.

27 week baby bump! I can’t believe how big my belly is getting. I think it’s the most adorable thing in the whole world.

After eating dinner at Johnny Rockets (a kind of family “tradition”/memory from several years ago on a cruise), I headed back to the hotel for some FaceTime with my hubby while the rest of the gang went to the Brooklyn Bridge.

It was definitely a great weekend!

New York 2015 Thurs.-Fri.

We started off the day on Thursday by going to the 9/11 Memorial. The two fountains where the World Trade Centers used to be are pretty amazing. Also, the selfie stick was our best friend the entire trip.

My prego belly made standing and walking for long stretches of time really hard. Thankfully a lot of people were willing to give up their seats on the subway when they saw my belly.

After the memorial we headed to Battery Park and caught the Staten Island Ferry so we could get a (free) good view of the Statue of Liberty.

We finished off our Thursday by seeing Mamma Mia which was SUPER fun! For the record, we got our Phantom and Mamma Mia tickets from the TKTS stand on Times Square the day of the performance which saved a lot of money.

Friday we started out by checking out the Highline park which is really cool but unfortunately my body was feeling very rebellious and wiped out. I ended up spending the rest of the day relaxing at the hotel (which was much needed!).

That night though we all felt good enough to head to the observation deck at the “Top of the Rock” which is essentially just like the top of the Empire State Building but better because you have a view of the Empire State Building to admire!