28 Weeks

About the baby? 2.5 lbs. 

Maternity Clothes?still a nice mix of both thanks to the wonderful Bella Band.  

Dresses have been easier/ more comfortable for school now.

 

Stretch Marks? None that I can see!

 

Gender? boy

Movement?  ALL DAY LONG.  This has been by far our most active week. 
I can see him moving from the outside, which is still odd. He loves when I lay the phone on my belly while Scotty talks.  He will kick like crazy.

 

Sleep?  I'm finally paying for all the good sleep I have been getting.  I'm waking up all hours of the night now because I simply cannot turn over in my sleep anymore.

Food Cravings? none, but chocolate is becoming more of a daily staple food than it should.

What I Miss? 

Coffee, in large doses on Monday mornings/making it through the day without considering taking a nap under my desk.
 

Symptoms?Itchiness. BH Contractions, and Exhaustion has returned with a vengeance.

Best Moment This Week?  Feeling how much more active he is becoming. 
Ordering a few final items for his nursery.
Seeing the home that will be our first home together.

Looking Forward To?
-Starting our two week appointments, I cannot believe the time is here already. 

- Being in our new home together, getting ready for Mr. Collin.

27 weeks

<p dir=ltr>Tons happened this week:<br>
Baby Collin had an amazing shower. <br>
We house hunted for his first home. Luckily we found a home that we love and the sellers accepted our offer so we are officially under contract.&nbsp; I know it isn't a done deal, but we're atleast we are much closer. I didn't realize just how much it had bothered me to not know where we would be bringing Collin home for the first time.  I've also been upset that everything baby is packed up instead of being spread across a nursery being set up. Thankfully we will be able to start his nursery soon and get everything ready. 
Baby Collin may have finally turned. My belly has made a dramatic appearance this week and he is kicking in new places everyday. 

Tomorrow is the dreaded glucose test I am hoping all goes well.

I cannot believe the 3rd trimester is officially here! Every day is flying by. I cannot wait to hold my precious baby boy,  but I hope he stays put for the long haul.

26 weeks

We Collin has had quite a growth spurt this week for sure!
He is now stretching from one side to the other when he goes on his crazy wiggle and squirm sprees.
This week has been exciting to say the least, I have been in Alabama for Spring Break.  While here we have been looking at houses, finding a new doctor, and selling our house all at the same time.  Everytime we walk into a house our first thought is "How does this work for Collin?"  Our first shower is this weekend and we are both excited.  This is the first time we have seen many friends and family members since our wedding.

This week Alphamom has hit the nail on the head
Your Baby:

• Hey! Remember when I told you your baby was as big as a gummy bear? Oh, about 19 or 20 weeks ago?
• Now imagine a two-pound, 15-inch-long gummy bear. Yep.
• Eyelids (which have been fused since 11 or 12 weeks) can now open and close.

You:

• Are officially in the third trimester! Feel free to celebrate/panic at will.
• May notice more of that pesky round ligament pain as your belly gets harder and bigger and rounder, or as it starts to dip down a little bit, looking a little less perky and cute than it did a few weeks ago.
• Depending on your baby’s position, the kicks and movements might be a little painful. Feet up under your ribcage, jabs to the cervix, random body parts of mystery poking you way off to the side, where you didn’t even think those little appendages were long enough to reach.

Glucose Screen Test
My glucose Screening is on Thursday at my 28 week appointment.  Saying that I dread it is an understatement.  I of course hope everything goes well for obvious reasons, but also so I do not have to go through a 3 hour screening too.

Traveling When Pregnant
My first flight went smoothly

25 weeks

Baby Collin--We finally got to see you again!

Collie boy is an active little booger these days.  He definitely has a schedule down at this point.  He loves to kick like crazy early in the mornings, followed by his tumbling act around 11:30 everyday.  As soon as I put my feet up around 5:30-6:00 he goes wild again, then around bed time he really gets going. The ultrasound confirms just how active he is. He was a hard one to catch. 

We did get plenty of clear pictures, I was astonished since we were a little early for a 3D ultrasound, but he was just chubby enough to see clearly. 

He obviously has Mommy's feet and smooshed nose, but Daddy's little rolled up chin. 

  

 We may even have a thumb sucker on our hands.

He loves to have his hands on his face and would not move them no matter how much we tried to coax him.

Seeing him and feeling him move at the same time made things REAL in a way I could not imagine.