28 Weeks!

How far along: 28 Weeks

Total weight gain: 15 pounds total

Food craving: GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!!!

Cankles, Stretch Marks, Waddling: No cankles or stretch marks yet, but I’m definitely starting to waddle. I try to fight it, but sometimes I’m just too tired. I’ve had to eliminate all pointy heels from my wardrobe (which makes me very sad) and have to wear either flats or low wedges.

What I’m looking forward to:  The 3D/4D ultrasound at the end of the month.

Milestones: THIRD TRIMESTER!!! I start seeing the Doctor every two weeks now.  Colin weighed 2lb 14oz at our appointment on Monday, so he's right on track.  The milestone I could live without, are the Braxton Hicks contractions. They come sporadically and aren’t painful per se, but are definitely annoying and uncomfortable.

Best moment this week: Since I'm a few weeks behind, I have more than one.  1. Finishing the nursery. I feel such a huge sense of relief with it done and I LOVE going in there and just looking at the room. 2. Colin getting the hiccups. It was too cute to be annoyed at 2am. He’s getting bigger and his movements are getting stronger. I love the reassurance that he’s in there and doing okay…even if it is when I’m trying to sleep.

We plan to spend the months of March and April taking baby classes and reading books to get ready for Colin’s arrival.  We took our first class last week about car seat safety.  We kind of thought it was going to be a waste of time, but the truth is, we didn’t know what we didn’t know. Apparently you need a master’s degree in engineering to properly install a car seat and there are about 1 million rules to follow.  I probably should have taken better notes!