28 Weeks

28 weeks, 2 days

Total weight gain?

20 pounds. I don't know how, but pounds keep coming on.

Sleep
I can sleep well still, but I have the strangest dreams. I've always had weird dreams, but now they are worse. And I do have to get up to use the bathroom at least once each night.

Movement

Certain moments in the day and night she moves a lot. At other times, she is so still till I poke her.

Exercise

I have stopped doing my dvd as much because it bored me, but I do it about once a week still. Running is the same and going well. I do lunges and squats and variations 3 times a week at least, along with my planks and pushups. I finally got some dumbbells so I have added them to my regimen 3 days a week as well-mostly for my upper body.

Stretch Marks
Still nothing new.

Most Exciting Thing This Week
I got some new maternity clothes- a tshirt, tank top, shorts, & pants.
I'm also reminded of how a year ago this week we found out we were expecting our 2nd child. Even though they are with their Creator now, I'm so thankful for the hope we have and another healthy baby in the making 💗

27 Weeks

27 weeks and 2 days.

Total weight gain?

18 pounds. I'm actually okay with that because it's right on track.

Sleep

I'm a professional at this sport. Even if I can't breathe out of my nose half the time (thank you, sinuses), I can still manage a wonderful night's sleep. I may be achy when I wake up, but as long as I can sleep when I close my eyes, I can handle it.

Movement

I can tell she is getting stronger because her movement the past 2 weeks has shot through the roof...and I love it. I know she's healthy.

Exercise

I am still running 3 miles three times a week and doing my pregnancy workout on dvd. I've started to do more planks and pushups to strengthen my upper body. I've been using my medicine ball 3 times a week to do some arm strengthening too. And every night, I stretch anything I possibly can. I start to feel some lower back and hip pain at night so I'm hoping the stretching can help some with that.

Stretch Marks
So far, so good! Hope it keeps up!

Thoughts on this pregnancy
I think things are going great and on track for a healthy baby. I still have fears that something could go wrong. I don't talk about that though, because regardless,  God is still good. I think Stephen still gets a little worried about the possibilities of something happening but we are very positive and hopeful.
I've stayed healthier this pregnancy than when pregnant with Austin so I am hoping our baby will be perfectly healthy and that labor and delivery go well for her. I want her to be taken care of. 

Austin is going to absolutely love her too. He loves baby Kara, who we have been helping with this week. I can't wait to see him with his own sister 💕

25 Weeks

How far along? 

25 weeks today.

Total weight gain?

16 pounds. I gained another this past week. I was always eating. Seeing that I have about 15 more weeks, I may become a balloon.

Sleep

I still have no problem sleeping. I'm going to say that's because I wear myself out during the day. Now, I've just got to keep it up!

Movement

She moves most when I bend over ( I must squish her) and when I lay on my side.

 

Exercise

I logged 13.5 miles this past week. 5 miles were from walking and 8.5 miles were from running. I did my pregnancy workout twice as well. I signed up to do the 100 Mile Challenge, so I'm well on my way to getting there. It goes from July 1st through September 26th, so I've got plenty of time.

 

Best Moment of the Week

As cheesy as it sounds, my best moment has been spending time with Stephen. I got to watch him at his softball game, watch our Washington Nationals play, and sit on the back deck at night with Stephen. It was a 3-day weekend for him so we soaked up the time we all had together.