26 Weeks

26 weeks, 2 days

 

Gender - Boy #2!!! Yay for brothers!!  

Name - No idea... Seriously, we're totally open to suggestions!!

Weight Gain - 21 pounds!  Oh boy....

Cravings - none to speak of...

  25 weeks and 4 days

I seriously love this app that gives the hand prints.  It makes the baby seem more real somehow thinking of their little hand touching mine.   


Movement - This one definitely seems calmer than Monte.  Maybe it's just too early to really tell but I do remember SO MUCH movement with Monte and this one is not like that.  I do have more going on in life so maybe I just don't notice as much but I don't think that's the case.  I think this one is just calmer.  We'll see if this trend continues...


Symptoms - Some mild calf cramps.  I had them the WHOLE way through with Monte but this time they didn't start until just a few weeks ago.  I was diligently taking magnesium before I got pregnant and I think that made the difference!  Gunnar is wonderful about calf rubs, sometimes nightly, which helps me sleep too!
Have some lower back pain/spasms.... Probably need to see the chiropractor a little more diligently...

Overall I feel great!  This pregnancy was flying by at first because I honestly didn't really feel pregnant.  I was SO sick with Monte that it DRUG by but with this one life just went on... It has definitely slowed down now as the pregnant waddle has showed up along with the "gosh this belly gets in the way!" haha I do love knowing there is another wonderful little boy growing inside me though!

July heat and being pregnant has definitely made me realize my limits, or not realize them and regret it later, let's be real!  Man!

I have realized that with us moving twice and living in a rent house before that, it's been years since we've felt like our house is actually our home and I CAN NOT do that anymore!!  So I am on a determined mission to have our current house feeling "done" before this baby arrives.  I have a giant to - do list with many items marked "before baby," and so far am knocking them out!  I'm not being dumb and over doing it but I do want things to feel much more complete and organized in our home before we throw another kid into the mix.   Sara came and painted our bedroom for us the other day so that's one more item to check off my list!!  Can't wait to get it all complete!!

Seriously, family is the best...