So, I guess I failed at updating my picture within a day or two of my last post... oops.
This last month has been extremely busy for Preston and I. Don't ask me what we have been busy with because I have no idea but some exciting things have happened. First off, I've made it to week 26!!! WOW!! What an accomplishment! And I now I'm counting down the days on one hand for the
THIRD TRIMESTER to begin!!! Next Monday (4 days away) marks the beginning of my
third trimester. I cannot believe how quickly time flies yet, June 13th still seems so far away.
(This picture was taken at 25 weeks and 5 days... 10 mins after I woke up. Excuse the tired face)
We went in to see a specialist last Monday (start of week 25) because our Peanut has some big kidneys for his age and my OB wanted to double check to make sure it wasn't anything serious. The specialist gave us a bunch of statistics on what large kidneys could mean but both her and my OB think there is nothing to worry about. Peanut is doing just fine :D At my specialist appointment they weighed baby Peanut and he came in at a whopping 1lb 14oz which is apparently the average weight of a baby at 27 weeks. Our boy is huge!! (I'm scared for delivery. Eek!). Peanut moves a TON! I know everyone says that about the baby inside of them but seriously, this guy is active. Sometimes it creeps me out to watch my belly doing the wave in directions it shouldn't. The specialist even mentioned it and jumped the first time she saw my belly move with her eyes. Maybe I'm eating too many treats??
As for me, I'm still doing great! I'm not running any more due to my little scare on Valentines Day but I am walking and lifting light weights. If I feel comfortable, I may start running a little bit here in the next week or two. I don't have much pain. Sometimes my lower back hurts but that happened before I was pregnant so I don't think it's because of the pregnancy. It's our dang couch and love sac. Uncomfortable! I can't sleep on my belly any more which really sucks. I think that is the biggest down fall of my pregnancy but I have gotten quite used to it. When I first started sleeping only on my sides, my right leg would always fall asleep no matter which side I laid on but I have now started putting a small pillow between my legs and that has helped a lot. I've gained 14 pounds which scares the crap out of me but apparently it's just below average so I guess I'm doing alright. I know most women get excited to ware maternity clothes because they make pregnant belly's look so darn cute but I actually like the look of my naked belly more than my clothed. Too much info? Probably.
Preston is doing great! He is so stinking cute with my pregnancy these days. He falls asleep with his hand on my belly and I love it. Preston always talks to baby Peanut and calls him by name. I can tell Preston is getting anxious to meet his boy and I'm getting anxious to see him in Daddy mode. He always talks about the fun things he wants to do with his son. First on the list is build a tree fort. We've got some awesome pine trees in the back yard that are dieing to have a fort built on them. Preston is going to be such a great Dad!
Aside from our expecting real human baby, we welcomed another sort of baby into our home this last week. Right now we don't have a name for her and unfortunately I cannot upload her first picture to my computer because I took it with my point and shoot camera that I've lost the USB cord to but here are some internet shots of her. She brought a few friends along as well... :)
I love our new addition!! I started booking a bunch of weddings so I decided to throw down on the Nikon D700 FX-format, a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens and an SB-900 speedlight. I'm looking forward to all the fun I'm going to have with this new camera. I'm also looking forward to buying more lenses for her :D
Last week, with all of that warm weather we had, we put our hands to good use and started to prepare our garden area for it's first official season of production. Here is our progress so far...
Before
During
And After will have to come soon....
It's difficult to tell in these pictures but I worked on trimming and cleaning up our grapes as well. They had grown threw and up to the top of our apricot tree. It was such a mess! I'm looking forward to getting our garden tilled and planted in the next few months :D
Week: 26 and three days
Cravings of the Week: Lemonade and treats
