25-28 Weeks Pregnant

Size of the baby: Baby has gone from the size of a rutabega to a Chinese cabbage… these veggies are getting more and more obscure. At 25 weeks Baby was about 13.5in and at 28 weeks it was about 15in and 2.25lbs

Emotional stuff: We are in third trimester!! Holy Moly! This pregnancy has flown by. That’s not really a good thing except for that it means we get to meet T-Rex sooner rather than later. We just decided upon our doula so that’s one less thing to search for. We have clothes that will last at least the first few months. We have all the baby stuff we need pretty much. Right now I’m stressing over finding the perfect newborn photographer. I have pretty high standards and I don’t think we’re going to be able to do a natural light shoot in our apartment so I need to find someone who is good with their flash and off camera lighting. That’s still stressful.

Third trimester hormones have hit me like a bus. I hate blaming things on hormones because I feel like it’s a cop out but it’s either that or I’m going crazy. I’ve been taking things VERY personally lately and getting sad or angry over tiny things. I’m tired almost all the time and once I get into a funk I’m finding it harder and harder to snap out of it. I’m not feeling depressed, per se, just easily derailed.

I’m still very nervous about all the changes coming up in the next few months. Especially bringing home Baby without really knowing what kind of help well be around (it will depend upon when the baby arrives) and how Q will deal with having this new person at our house. Not to mention how Q will handle sharing Mommy. I know I shouldn’t worry about it since it’s inevitable and all I can do is prepare the best way I can but some worries I’m not able to turn off.

Physical stuff: I still haven’t had a migraine so this makes 14 weeks migraine free. That’s pretty awesome. I don’t want to miss out on the end of summer due to headaches.

I just recently had my first Braxton Hicks contractions ever. I didn’t have them when I was pregnant with Q so it was a strange sensation. They happened after I had been out walking for an hour. I’ve noticed them a few times since then but with no discernible cause. They don’t bother me, it’s just weird. Real contractions would make me nervous, obviously, but these are just my body suggesting I slow down a bit.

I’ve also been getting a cramp on the under side of the right side of my belly that feels like a stitch in your side that you’d get from running. It’s happened when I’ve pushed myself by walking too fast. It always goes away when I slow things down but I don’t remember feeling like that while pregnant with Q. It appears that the wear and tear on my body is showing itself much earlier this time. It makes me nervous to think about what carrying a third pregnancy will/would be like.

Baby is still very active. Some movements are getting rather uncomfortable. Like s/he is trying to bust out of my abdomen.

Sleeping is getting less comfortable. I can’t really be on my back for more than a few minutes without getting very uncomfortable. I sleep on my sides but that often makes my hips hurt so really, there’s no way to win. If I stay in one position for too long I’ll have entire limbs go numb. Good thing I have to get up to pee every few hours!

I can’t stop eating: I’m not particularly excited about any specific foods right now. I just kind of eat what’s around. Still lots of fruits tho. I have to take advantage of summer produce!!

I can’t even look at: No food aversions right now except things that I threw up in first trimester.

Fitness: We are getting out for walks more but I have to remind myself to take it easy. It’s really hard to enforce limitations on myself but when I don’t I pay for it! We’ve started taking the stroller more often because she loves it and that way I don’t have to carry her home, which is the norm these days.

Birth prep: We have a doula! Yay! She’s also going to do our placenta encapsulations. We are planning to take a local comfort measures class as well.

Baby prep: We are pretty set with baby clothes for the first few months. The only thing I can think of that we might need to buy for this one is some new nipples for bottles but we won’t need them any time soon.

Breastfeeding: Q talks about my boobs a lot and talks about “Mama Milk” and “Baby Milk”. She asks me to breastfeed her dolls sometimes, which is adorable. I’m curious how she’s going to react when the new baby is here and breastfeeding all the time.