28 Weeks

• I was able to get over my sinus infection and I would like to give full credit to my Breathe oil :) Maybe a week after my first symptom and my urine test showed I probably had an infection. Fortunately, I was already getting blood work done that day so LaNette checked for an infection and everything came up great!
• Mom's birthday is coming up and we celebrated her birthday on sunday. it was her idea that instead of buying her gifts, we would all buy gifts for Dan Jr. I thought it was strange, but also cute. She also decided that I would open the gifts that she brought over for Dan Jr and she would open the ones that Dan and I bought her. It was awkward at first, but it ended up being pretty cool.
• It was actually pretty stressful thinking of something to buy. I thought a good compromise would be to buy a baby item but something that would be just for "grandma's house". I did a fair about of research and asking around and we ended up buying a changing table and changing pad/cover (both used) and then bought two storage bins for the table (new) and changing pad waterproof pads. 
  
• And mom and dad bought Dan Jr a radio flyer bike, a few cute shirts, a memory book, and a piggy bank. 
  
• We started rearranging the dressers between the rooms. It's a pretty small/easy step (and there's a long way to go) but it kind of seems like a big deal - another visual change.

Changes

• My inner thighs are killing me!! It feels like i've been using the thigh-master for days on end. I had originally thought it was from my ballet squats i need to do to reach the ground. however, i've been paying attention to that and I really don't do it that much and I finally looked it up and it seems to be related to the stretching of my pelvic bone. It's been going on for a little bit but only recently has it really become a problem. It's very hard to get up and start walking from my desk (or any sitting position). The pain lessons but doesn't go away. And per google, it will stay trough the birth.
• A number of people tell me that I should document my belly. Well, I haven't been very good at it, but I've been taking occasional photos and have profession photos being take soon. However, even though this will document the size/growing of my belly, it doesn't document by belly button! i was worried that it would pop out..and it hasn't but it still looks pretty strange (it got all flat and squishy and looks like it's going to implode). ** I took a picture of it, but it really doesn't prove my point.

RLS

I've had RLS (I like to call it Sleepy Leg) for a while, but it's pretty infrequent. Also, I tend to ignore it b/c it sounds like a bogus condition. However, in the last month or so I've noticed it happening pretty frequently - maybe once or twice a week. It's pretty annoying when it's frequent. WELL, my 28 week pregnancy email told me RLS is very common in pregnant women! Dang, I went from no symptoms to all of them!

27 Weeks

• I finally got to go swimming this weekend. I thought it was going to be awesome but really it wasn't much different than swimming any other time. the only difference is that when I first got out of the pool I felt I i had just instantly gained 40lbs!
• I ordered my thank you notes this weekend too. Mom said that I should probably only order enough for the people who RSVPd to my shower, but I ended up ordering enough for every person I invited. 
  
• Mom and I finished up my registry this weekend too. There wasn't too much too add, but that's done and out of the way now.
• I just took a quick glimps into our finances for while on maternity leave and it's a little scary. There will be a little bit of money coming in but essentially i'm planning on only having dan's money coming in and it's not enough to cover all of our basic expenses (mortgage, groceries, bills, and gas) - no including any baby items or doctor visits....::sigh:: I always hear that "you'll make it work"...but I don't really know how.
• I got another massage. It's not really taking away my pains, but it seems to give me more energy for the next day or so. I could really use one weekly :)
• I mentioned to dan that come sept we need to give the kitchen floor a really good scrub. Well dan jumped on it right away :) He spend most of the day scrubbing on his hands and knees. The floor looks great now, but the probably will be keeping up with it. I'm thinking of investing in a full size floor cleaning. once we have a little one on the move, we cant' have such dirty floors.
• UPDATE: I forgot to mention that I finally bought a handful of maternity clothes. I actually was able to find a few cute options! I bought maybe 4 tops from Motherhood Maternity, and two tanks and one dress from Old Navy. However, the Old Navy items weren't maternity specific, they were just maternity friendly. I was able to stay withing in my budget though which is great! It's surprisingly a lot more conformable than I thought it would be. So far, worth the money.

Week 26

I'm glad I do this blog. For the past few weeks i've been thinking of skipping b/c there isn't really much to write about. however, when i take a moment to really think about it, I have relatively a lot to say - it may not be that important, but it might be interesting later.

• We held our first rummage sale to help make room for baby. We only made about $200, but we were able to get rid of a number of large items. Running the rummage was pretty boring, but it was kind of nice to get a chance to get the know the neighbors a little bit more. they invited us over to their house for a BBQ, it was surprisingly fun.
• Speaking of making money, I decided to keep the rug and of course right as I do, I get a few more inquires. However, there's probably a good chance these would have fallen through too.
• I had put an ISO (in search of) for that fabric and someone found and it told me! So, I went to 2 different joann fabrics and was able to get 3 yards of the stuff :) so, I think i'll pass on buying the stuff from that lady and just try to make the stuff myself.
• my belly is really getting big. I think this weekend i'll have to give in and go get some maternity tops. This morning I dug into the bag of clothes that Sarah sent me and wore one to work. I didn't feel comfortable in it, I don't like the style, and it very much looks like a maternity shirt - so much so that the ladies at work mentioned something. They asked if it was a maternity top b/c they have been noticing that I haven't really been wearing anything that looks maternity. My boss thinks it's cute.
• The RSVP's for my shower were due...with quite a few missing responses (in either direction). only 50% of people responded, and a few of those were follow-ups my mom had to chase after the due date.
• I have another sinus infection coming and literally just got over one! However, I remembered that I had some breathe oil blend that I thought i would try diffusing at night and in the shower and putting it under my nose - and I don't know if it's a coincidence, but it really seems to be working! I've totally noticed a difference. I've only had a sample of the stuff, so today I picked up a full bottle. Hopefully this will keep away any more infections for the rest of this pregnancy!
• I have been experiencing quite a bit of stiffness in my hips that only seems to happen when I try to stand up after sitting down for maybe 1/2 hour or more. It takes a few minutes for it to clear up but on a few occasions I haven't even been able to stand up straight right away.

Movement

On saturday Dan felt the baby move for the first time. I was pretty surprised b/c we have been trying to get him to feel the baby for a month or more and nothing has happened.
We were lying down watching tv and he just randomly put his hand on my belly and he said he felt a kick! It was pretty light, so I didn't think of saying anything, but he said he could feel it. I'm wondering if the difference was that the movement was higher up on my belly and normally it's pretty low. Either way, not an earth-shattering event but still pretty cool :)

Weeks 24-25

Lots to talk about

• Dan and I went to a painting class this week to paint super hero paintings. If they turned out well, I wanted to hang them in the nursery...well, they did so we are now doing a super hero nursery!! However, i'm struggling a little bit b/c all of the sheets and other linens I picked out for the room is light colored and has zoo animals on it.... I'm having a hard time making the two things work. 
  
• I'm in the process of trying to decided on a quilt for the nursery. I actually came across some fabric on etsy that has super hero jungle animals on the print!! however, the woman doesn't have much of the fabric left and can't find more to order. so, no i'm struggling to decide what we can do with it. normally, i would just take the direction of the esty shop owner, but i'm not particularly a fan of her personal style - she just happens to have the fabric that I want. Here is the fabric i'm trying to work with

• This Sunday I will hit the 100 day mark :)
• This week we booked our daycare too. We decided on the learning edge out in oak creek. So far, I really like the place and the staff, I just don't like the price :( however, if you consider the hourly rate we are paying, it really isn't that much.
• Heartburn and indigestion are starting to kick in. it's not too painful yet, but it does seem to linger a while.
• It's becoming increasingly more difficult to sit. I'm having a lot of pain/pressure on my tailbone. Sometimes even sitting on a pillow hurts. Before I was pregnant I had a lot of pressure on my lower back and I could do this little trick in my chair to release it, but it not longer works.

Week 23

Well, I'm sick again with another sinus infection. I didn't even know I was sick until I started having the face pane. I called LaNette and she told me to go to the doc right away. She freaked me out a bit, to the point I started crying - that intern freaked out everybody else at work. I just ended up leaving, going to the doc an then took the rest of the day off. I hated using up another sick day but I really needed the rest. Luckily, it was a nice day. So, I'm on another round of 10 day antibiotics.

My tummy really grew this week! I even had my first growth spurt - and LaNette said it's normal around this time and i'll go through probably one more spurt. But everything looks great. Dan even says i looked bigger than when we left a week ago! The belly touching/talking has started and also seems to have simultaneously increased. However, it doesn't seem to bother me that much. Maybe it will when it happens for a while, but I think it's kind of cute right now.

I had my first real bought of uncomfortableness too. It was all in my lower abdomen - a lot of pressure. I wasn't sure, but it felt like he was laying deep in my pelvis, sideways. I like to call it "hammocking" :)
Well, during my apt this week, I found out I was right! Dan Jr is currently sitting transverse in my tummy, face up, with his head on my left side. Speaking of my apt, mom came with me this time - so she could meet LaNette. Everything seemed to go well. She even showed us the plans for her new place. It looks very cool!