26 Weeks

Holy goodness, these weeks are just blending together! I can't believe how quick week 26 came and went. It flew by so fast that I didn't even get my belly picture-sorry! In case you were wondering what I'm looking like this week, here's an idea:

Yep, at week 26, Emerson is roughly the size of a head of lettuce. I remember when he was just a poppy seed! I also remember when my body only reflected a little poppy seed. Ugh, I'm so over this fatness. I've been reading a lot of blogs and talking with my fitness mommy friend to try and pre-set a list of work outs I can do easily at home, you know in between being a new parent, poopy diapers, breast feeding, laundry, dinner, cleaning the house and all those other minor things. I know I won't bounce back because if my body reacts like it has every other time I've tried dieting and working out, it's going to be a long process, but I am committed to getting back in shape. Just 7 months ago I was complaining about not being in the shape I wanted to for the wedding and now I look at my pictures and think what the heck was my problem?! I guess it's pretty standard to never be completely satisfied with your body, but I really hope to change that mind set and just be happy at every stage. I want to always promote a positive attitude for Emerson and our future kiddos because life is tough enough as it is without adding your own negative critiques. 

Welp, I'm at that point in my pregnancy where all I think about are the what ifs. Since I'm brand new to this pregnancy thing, I had no idea how truly easy the 2nd trimester would be. I've taken advantage of the last worry-free 13 weeks and I didn't even know it. The first 12 weeks was spent thinking of the chances of miscarriage and now all I'm thinking about is pre-term labor, problems arising during labor, and will my child be healthy? I don't consider myself a negative person, but I'm also not naive to all that could go wrong during pregnancy. So far I've been good about not letting these thoughts stress me out because ultimately whatever happens is going to happen, but I'm very aware of all the new symptoms coming with the approaching 3rd trimester. 

In my last post I was talking about all the discomfort that was already starting, but I didn't go into too much detail as to what was bothering me. Saturday I started feeling a lot of pain and pressure in my nether regions-my hoohah. I immediately was concerned that the pressure was from Emerson trying to come out too early. AJ and I googled "pain in your hoohah" (not a great idea) and ended up reading that it was normal in your later weeks of pregnancy. I slapped a heating pad down there and the night went on. Sunday Monday day was fine, but Monday night the pain/pressure was back. The pain last through the night and was gone by morning. This lasted through Wed night, but the pain was not gone on Thursday morning. The pain/pressure was so intense all night so I emailed my Dr first thing. Through out the morning the pain was just getting worse. It hurt to sit, stand, and walk. Finally my Dr got in touch with me and asked that I see him that afternoon. I had to take the rest of the afternoon off-so sad. The doc was happy I had emailed because at this stage of pregnancy you just can't be too careful. The Dr did a full check up on me and my cervix is still intact-thank goodness! My Dr assumes this is pain related to the pressure of my uterus getting heavier and resting on my groin. He asked that I take Friday off to just relax, again, ah shucks! I laid in bed most of the morning and then moved to the couch and relaxed some more. All the relaxing really helped with the pain. 

We headed out to the A's game on Saturday where I thought I could do some more relaxing, but attending a ball game is a lot more work than I stopped to think about. Just walking up and down those stairs three times to tinkle really took a toll on my body. Needless to say, Sunday I was a little sore so I did some more relaxing at my parent's house. The pain had subsided by Sunday night and was completely gone on Monday morning. BUT then I woke up with a kink in my neck. I've been in pretty intense pain and there's really nothing I can do about it. I did go to Urgent Care Monday night just to make sure it was only a tweaked muscle and not meningitis (told you I was starting to think of all the worst case scenarios). The Dr was basically pointless and I should have kept my $20 co-pay, but he did give me a great idea. He suggested I get a massage so Dr's orders, I have one scheduled for Friday!

As much as I don't want to deal with the hoohah pain, it would be nice if the Dr. thought it necessary to take me off work a little earlier than 4 weeks! Let's see what happens!

Some pictures from the week:

Picked out a new fabric for the Aunt's to make us second crib set! 

Finally picked up our other dresser-now it's time to paint!

Our painted changing table-we are going to sand the edges to antique it. Still trying to pick out knobs.

Aunty Birdie sent Emerson a package all the way from TN! He's so excited to meet her!

He won't use it for a few years, but here's Emerson's first camping chair!

Only 14 more weeks!

How Far Along: 26 Weeks

Weight gain: 27 lbs 
Maternity clothes? Yep and all the cute spring and summer clothes are finally coming out!
Stretch marks? None
Sleep: What does that even mean anymore? Between the 2-3 times I have to get up and pee and the constant rolling over to adjust the big-o-belly, I'm only getting like 5 hours of good sleep.
Best Moment of the Week: NOT working on Friday!
Miss Anything? Seeing my feet
Movement?: All the time, except when anyone else wants to feel him.

Food cravings: Fruit

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing now
Gender: Baby Boy
Labor Signs: Still none, but going to keep checking with the Dr. and paying close attention

Symptoms: Peeing every half hour, pressure in my hoohah, and gas that I can no longer control
Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? Off
Happy or Moody most of the time: Staying happy so that I don't stress myself out
Looking Forward To: My prenatal massage!