little peanut // week 28

week: twenty-eight

fruit size of baby: head of cauliflower, 16 in. 2.5 lbs

cravings: fruit. warm homemade bread. hot chocolate. 

aversions: mmmm. most ethnic foods. thai, indian, ect.

weight gain: +16 lbs-ish. i weigh in on monday, but this was using a scale at hubs work. 

exercise: walking, walking walking. trying to stay motivated to move. 

sleep: achy hips. but sleeping like a rock again, so that is good. 

belly: growing. growing growing. changing all the time

clothes: same sweats all week. ha. loving me some leggings & boots when i go out. still only fitting in 1 pair of my maternity jeans....so 4 are still folded on the shelf. thankful that they are being borrowed to me!

movement: cray. bay. bay. she is so active. i thought i had heard somewhere it was suppose to decrease, but then recently read this is the point where the movement is quite deliberate & forceful. THAT my friends is exactly what is going on. little bumps are history. jabs & kicks feel exactly like jabs & kicks now. no fluttering!

gender: baby girl. 

names: we have first names & i think a middle name to use with the first names... we won't be naming her until we meet her. & even then the names may change. 

worries: nothing lately. but can you believe we are counting down from 12 weeks now!

what i love: her movement, although intense, i love knowing she is there & healthy.

what i am looking forward to: CHRISTMAS. christmas cookies. christmas joy. christmas lights. christmas fun. christmas cheer. ya know, christmas. 

milestones: managing this blood pressure thing like a PRO! 

best moment of the week: apparently LOOKING pregnant to people now. 

amusing comments from the general public: since people are noticing now they immediately ask how far along i am. um the looks on their faces when i say "3rd trimester" or "7 months" or we only have "12 weeks left" = PRICELESS. apparently i look PREGNANT, but NOT that pregnant. thank you? i guess. 

baby mama drama: tears. todays shootings sure brought them out in their full capacity. praying for all those mamas, papas & families that can not squeeze their little ones again. as well as all the little ones who lived through such a tragedy.