27 Weeks

December 19 - 25

A tad belated, but I did make sure to take a weekly picture and step on the scale to document. We had a blast at home and just got back in last night on New Year's Eve, which was a debacle in itself. So glad to be back safe and sound and get 2013 underway. Lots of exciting things in the coming months! Hope you all had a safe and happy holiday as well! Should have 28 Weeks up later today and tomorrow marks the start of Week 29. Let's go 3rd Tri...

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Survey says...

How far along?: 27 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up +20. Spoiler alert, I made holiday eating a sport and I'm not even sad about it. My goal for this trip was to come home under 160 and stay around the +20 mark until I hit 30 weeks. Guess you'll have to tune in for my next update to see if that happened...

With G I was up 22-23, so I'm definitely catching up. Wah.

Maternity clothes?: We're at about 99%. Love them.

Sleep: Like a baby. Sometimes waking up to reposition or pee, sometimes not. It's been good though.

Best moment of the week: Making it to VA in one piece on the 21st. We had an awesome flight in which Grace fell asleep literally as soon as we finished taking off and stayed that way until we were descending. I can't complain. I guess Christmas is another obvious one here. This year was so much more fun now that G really understands most of what is going on. I'm already looking forward to next year with daddy home, and her being able to be even more involved. Now that she's mastered the art of receiving gifts, I'm looking forward to focusing more on giving to others and the real meaning of Christmas.

 

Movement: So much. Like more so than with Grace. Sort of nervous I'm going to have a wild child. Aren't second babies supposed to be super relaxed?!

Food Cravings: Nothing really because when I wasn't stuffing myself silly, I was planning my next meal. Definitely have that "always hungry" thing going on and am not far along enough to be getting full easily yet. In fact, I'm hardly ever full. It's a problem.

OMG. Speaking of problems, Panera changed their French Onion soup recipe and the new version is NASTY. I was horrified...and even went to a second location to confirm that there really was a switch. Guess that craving is officially ovahhh like 2012.

Gender: Girl

Belly Button: Poking out a little.

Stretchmarks?: Saw some old boob stretchies (haha, sorry) probably reappearing from right after I had G. I didn't have any belly marks, but when my milk came in, those babies appeared overnight. Starting to get more serious about staying lotioned up, finally.

What I miss: Missed my baby daddy lots this week.

What I am looking forward to: Getting back home after the holidays and getting a move on 2013.

Weekly Wisdom: Enjoy having help when you can. I SO appreciated having another set or two of hands around and entertainment as well.

Milestones: Still no middle name, but I've started telling people C's name when asked. I'd love to have it set in stone before I write it here, but not sure if I can wait that long. Also, entering the 3rd tri! Holler.

Grace's space: I'm not one of those mom's who is worried about loving my kids equally, but man, I'm starting to worry about having a baby again. I am enamored with Grace's age right now. It is so much fun. We have conversations, she is hilarious, helpful, spunky, and 85% of the time is just pure joy to be around. I hope I can enjoy the newborn phase again and don't wish it away too quickly with C. I guess this doesn't really go into the G's space category of this survey, but it got me thinking. She's doing really well with everything though. Proof:

 

 

Belly Pic:

 27 Weeks with C

 

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27 Weeks with Grace:

 

xo,

H