26 weeks!

 

How far along? 26 weeks 1 day

Total weight gain/loss: 18 eek! and thats before the end result of this long weekend. i'm crossing my fingers that i don't cross the 20lb mark just yet...

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants, more and more maternity shirts these days. my go to non maternity shirts are getting short!! contemplating buying more clothing but also lazy about it. i know its gonna be winter soon so i need to start finding long sleeve shirts that fit!

Symptoms:  nothing new this week. tailbone pain when i sit wrong. i think i have heart palpitations too sometimes. i find it usually happens in the morning at work and usually for like 10 minutes. sometimes its after drinking caffeine and sometimes it just seems to happen. will bring it up with the doctor this week but hopefully thats normal!

Sleep:  its okay. i find i can't sleep much past 7 these days. so sad. i want to sleep in so bad! and its been hot too. but for the most part i sleep through the night
Best moment this week: finding the sleep b sheep for $5 at a garage sale! don't know why but that was really exciting. Also started our book collection for baby!! found goodnight moon for $0.50! haha thats a score. and we bought a couple other books as well. 

 
Movement: i think i feel the baby almost everyday. some days alot more than others. the kicks don't seem to be getting stronger though. still get nervous when i don't feel the baby much!

Cravings: today for some reason i craved pumpkin oatmeal! had to go out and buy all the ingredients. also, ive been pinning just about everything pumpkin related. so safe to say i'm craving pumpkin! or the holidays.

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing new this week.

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie but the belly button is starting to stretch out!

What I miss: sleeping in, not having to watch my weight, not getting overheated so fast!

What I am looking forward to: appt this week where i think i'll find out more about childbirth classes. getting the nursery finalized (hopefully in the next couple weeks!), accumulating baby stuff! which i'm sure in a couple years i'll be hating! haha

25 weeks!

 

 

How far along? 25 weeks 2 days! (i've been sucking at taking pictures lately! this one is blurry, the last one was crooked.. haha getting lazy...)

Total weight gain/loss: 17 ish lbs!! eeks! kind of let myself go alittle last week (eating a 2 entree panda express by myself!! altho in my defense they didn't give me THAT much of everything...). gonna try to make up for it this week but we'll see.

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants, still about half non maternity shirts. starting to think about winter time where i'll probably have to get some sweaters!! went to the mall this weekend and bought a cardigan and long sleeved shirt from h&m mamas!

Symptoms:  felt pretty good last week. not as much round ligament pain. feeling heavier for sure though. not able to walk as fast and get out of breath more easily. sometimes i'll just be sitting or laying and out of breath! i probably should exercise more... or just exercise in general.

Sleep:  pretty good. my sides get sore from not moving much when i'm sleeping. but it doesn't wake me up too much. so i'd say pretty normal for this week.
Best moment this week: finally got some stranger comments! first it was at my friends bridal shower, the grooms mom asked how far along i was. then a couple random people at restaurants asked as well! love it! so i *think* i don't officially look just fat anymore, just pregnant. haha i hope!
Movement: alittle more movement lately. for some reason the little eggie knows when i'm trying to feel its movements cause its stops! and once i look away or move my hand it starts up again! boo. but i'm def seeing my tummy move now!

Cravings: beef noodle soup, coffee ice cream with brownie, a really good boba, sun dried tomato bagel with cream cheese (these are all cravings within the last couple hours!! haha)

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing new this week.

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: drinking more coffee! trying to limit it cause even just alittle makes my heart race fast. haha which is probably NOT a good thing. so i drink it once a week or so. caramel macchiatos are better and i don't feel my heart racing.

What I am looking forward to: not many milestones coming up. the next biggie is the third trimester in less than 3 weeks! weird!!! gonna work on the nursery more altho i don't know exactly what i'm doing for the decor just yet. but i'm starting to feel more pressure to get things done! i hate procrastinating so i need to start making lists of things to do!

24 weeks!!

 

How far along? 24 weeks 3 days!

Total weight gain/loss: 15 lbs! steadily 1 lb a week :-/

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants, about half non maternity shirts altho i think i wear the same 5 non maternity shirts and i only have about 5 maternity shirts... so it feels like i'm just wearing the same things over and over!

Symptoms:  more aches and pains! the worst are the charlie horses at night! sometimes both legs, sometimes one. my calves are so sore! thankfully last night was okay. trying to stretch it out more. also have stabbing pains on my left side. i think its just round ligament pain and it just comes and goes, but its not fun. i'm also starting to need to put more effort into getting up from a chair or walking around. i probably should start exercising! :-/ or at least walking more.. but the heat wave is making me lazy.

Sleep:  pretty good. altho i have been staying up late for various reasons the last couple nights. and my sides are sore when i wake up since i don't think i move very much. may look into a pillow soon.
Best moment this week: hanging out with some college friends this weekend! one of them even bought me a prenatal massage! love them! oh yah, and the 2 bobas i had this weekend. san jose has the best food and boba is everywhere! also reached the 24 week mark! altho i want the baby to keep cooking for a good 13+ weeks, its still nice to know that the baby is big enough that they may survive if anything happens!
Movement: still the same. i feel something everyday. but sometimes its only a couple movements. sometimes its alot more. i notice that if i put my hand on my stomach i can feel kicks or punches that i can't feel internally! baby must be kicking the placenta.

Cravings: nothing big, just the usual like beef noodle soup, cheeseburger, boba, shaved ice

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing new this week.

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: drinking unlimited coffee, fitting through tight spaces, having more clothes to fit into

What I am looking forward to: feeling the baby kick more, may start picking up the nursery decor again (took a hiatus as we didn't know if my parents would live with us temporarily since their selling their old house and buying new). but from the looks of it, it may be awhile for them. may start ramping up the baby prep, 16 weeks is gonna fly by!

23 weeks!

 

How far along? 23 weeks 1 day! (excuse the picture, i just took a shower and it was HOT upstairs and i just finished cleaningg... so i'm majorly sweaty too)

Total weight gain/loss: 13- 14 lbs. still steadily going up 1lb a week ish. still bracing myself for huge weight gains.

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! normal shirts are getting short!! looking for some better shirts to wear. i find wearing looser shirts makes me look bigger so trying to find some form fitting shirts!

Symptoms:  moody esp at night! i don't know if its a hot flash or something like it but a couple mornings this week it feels like my pulse is racing fast. it calms down after a couple min. also have some crampy pains this week. not sure if its just round ligament pain but definitely uncomfortable.

Sleep:  Okay, pretty much normal except its super hot so i still wake up alot during the night.
Best moment this week: we went to lax to pick up my brother from japan. haven't seen him in 2 months! so it was great seeing him.

 

on our way down we stopped at irvine and i picked up all my favs - boba, shaved ice, 85c, and chinese fast food from capital seafood. omg. best food day ever. haha. also it was our 5 year wedding anniversary yesterday. we didn't have time to celebrate, but the hubs got me flowers which is so rare that when i saw them i didn't think they were for me at all.  (we've been together 10+ years , i only remember him getting me flowers once... sad! altho he knows i'm more of a boba person so he gets me boba for special occasions alot more)

 
Movement: they are about the same as last week. pretty inconsistent. some days i feel the baby alot some days not at all. i asked the dr about it and she said with an anterior placenta the baby is basically kicking a big pillow so i shouldn't worry about it until 28-29 weeks. :-/ but i do know i feel kicks when i drink boba and eat mexican food! def our kid. 

Cravings: mm nothing in particular. just sweets in general! shaved ice

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing new, still broccoli and shaved ice. and they painted offices near my cube and the next day i sat in my cube for a couple hours... even tho the smell wasn't that strong anymore i should've moved but i was too lazy so that made me alittle nauseous

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: having a larger selection of clothes!!

What I am looking forward to: 24 week viability! less than a week! gonna see some old college friends next weekend too so i'm excited for that! 

 

None baby related- made some decorations for my sister's 30th birthday party! not a crafty person (don't have the patience... or talent.) but these were pretty easy to make! pinterest is definitely the best invention ever. definitely wouldn't have thought of doing this even tho it's so simple!

 

22 weeks!

How far along? 22 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: 13 lbs. went to a church picnic today tho and i'm pretty sure i gained like 5lbs there! boo. we'll see! 

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! wearing maternity shirts about half the time. still can't fit into some of the maternity clothes i bought. just need the bump to get alittle bigger

Symptoms:  moody sometimes, bras r starting to not fit! thats a first. get tired and over heated easily. memory sucks.

Sleep:  its been alright. i've been sleeping on my sides more which means my hips are getting sore when i wake up. gotta invest in a snoogle! can't sleep well when the hubs keeps tossing and turning tho!
Best moment this week: hubs for sure felt the baby kick this week! he said it kicked really hard. also enjoyed eating my sisters cookies. best cookies ever. and i had mcdonalds. man so much good (but not so good) food this week!
Movement: kicks are stronger although still not consistent. the beginning of the week i felt the baby alot, mostly at night when i was laying down. they must've been in a better position cause i was feeling pops everywhere. towards the middle to end of the week i didn't feel the baby as much. then i got scared something happened! good thing i have a doppler. made sure the baby was alive and well! they must've switched positions again. can't wait till i can feel it more!

Cravings: mcdonalds! yumm and i got it this week. 10 piece chix nuggets and french fries. it was so good. i think i ate it in like 10 minutes!

Anything making you queasy or sick: fish sauce!! and we had to make vietnamese food for a picnic and so everything smells like fish sauce now! :-(

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: drinking unlimited soda , coffee, and boba. my old clothes! not having to drink so much water! blah

What I am looking forward to: 24 week viability! eating more cookies. heh. next appointment this friday!

21 weeks!

How far along? 21 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: 12 lbs.Right now it seems like I'm on track for a 32 lb weight gain (according to baby bump app, which ranges from 25-32 lbs for some reason versus the usual 25-35 that they usually recommend). Which is okay. 

Would still like to stay in the mid-upper 20's... wishful thinking?? haha

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! wearing maternity shirts about half the time. my old shirts are starting to get short though!

Symptoms: charlie horses! in both legs at the same time! sore calves. having to pee more
Sleep:  pretty good. starting to *try* to sleep more on my sides but it ends up with sore hips.
Best moment this week: more kicking! the hubs got to feel the kick this morning altho he wasn't sure if he felt it or not since it was so soft. but i'm pretty sure he did. got the bookcase/toy storage set up in the nursery. only need the crib and then we're all set with furniture!
Movement: kicks are getting slightly stronger. i still don't feel the baby consistently. but i usually feel something right before i sleep or when i'm just laying down. i'm always googling if the baby is moving enough at this stage, but i guess u can't really tell till they get stronger

Cravings: nothing that i want really badly. but fries are so good, candy, bacon, anything and everything not good for u! hehe

Anything making you queasy or sick: steamed broccoli, fish sauce

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: sleeping on my back without worrying about the blood flow, drinking boba, soda, coffee, etc without thinking about the consequences! the scale jumping so fast!

What I am looking forward to: 24 week viability! using my new cake pop and sushi maker i got for the bday. haha love food! 

Here's a progression of the first half of the second trimester. I think I officially popped around 18 weeks. There's def a huge growth spurt from 19-20 weeks! But i think its because I took the 20 week picture alot later than usual so its part baby part food bump. Sometimes I look back at the first trimester pics and wonder how I could think I had any sort of bump! Even at 17 weeks its hard to see! Man.. hope I can get back to that after baby!

One last picture, the bump finally looks rounded!

20 weeks!

How far along? 20 weeks 2 days!

Total weight gain/loss: 11.5 lbs!! :-/ alittle higher than my goal of 10 lbs in 2o weeks but i'm okay with it. just bracing myself for the faster weight gain towards the end

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! starting to wear maternity shirts! mostly because they fit better and make the bump look nicer than the non maternity shirts. yesterday i found my first non maternity shirt that def does not fit anymore! yikes.

Symptoms: still having tailbone issues once in awhile. esp watching the dark knight rises. man that movie is long! besides that not too much else. just eating like always
Sleep:  normal! i haven't had to get up to pee in the middle of the night for awhile so thats nice. and we got a new bed frame so i don't wake up when my hubs tosses and turns so that helped alot! and our little boy doggie can finally jump on the bed by himself cause its shorter! before he'd just cry until someone picked him up. he's a cutie tho! here is our lookout dog.

 
Best moment this week: reaching 20 weeks! the first 8 weeks felt so long. but ever since 12 weeks time seems to have flown by! i can't believe i'm halfway through now! i'm sure this next half will fly by too. Had a dr's appt on wed and got the results from our anatomy scan. everything is measuring good. right now i'm measuring 4 days ahead which is fine. the only thing major i found out is that my placenta is completely covering my stomach, so thats why i don't feel much movement and thats why its hard to hear the heartbeat on my doppler sometimes (it sounds really echo-y). but the dr was able to get the heartbeat clearly from the side of my stomach.

it was also my birthday on wed so thats part of the reason for the large weight gain from last week to this week! but it was fun hanging out with family and eating! got 2 free sprinkles cupcakes and a free starbucks drink!! yes! family pic except we're missing my brother and our other dog whos trying to eat the bun i'm holding!

And this is what the hubs (but really I) got me for my birthday! love it! may plan to add babys initial to it or just get a necklace with baby's initial. we'll see!

Movement: kicks and punches seem to be getting stronger! it started about 2 days ago. yesterday i think i felt the baby move from the outside. hubs still hasn't felt anything since i usually rest my hands on my stomach out of habit and happen to feel it then. but esp at night when i'm getting ready to sleep, the baby starts kicking and punching alot! hope we don't have a night owl!

Cravings: love thinking about burgers and fries. or sweets. nothing has gotten so bad that i needed it right away... hope it stays that way!

Anything making you queasy or sick: steamed broccoli, fish sauce

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: miss fruity alcoholic drinks! and drinking coffee everyday!

What I am looking forward to: 24 week viability! continuing decorating the baby room, bigger belly bump!

And since I'm alittle picture crazy today, here's a pic at the end of the day! bump looks so big! but its def partly food/water