Friday Funk – 26 weeks

So tomorrow will be 27 weeks. Is that 3rd trimester? Holy shit.

Please pardon the setting for this week’s pics. I took them in the little bathroom area of one of the motels we stayed in on our northern WI getaway last weekend. Do you like the tie-dye? It’s Ryan’s Swing Crew t-shirt from high school that has long been part of my pajama wardrobe.

• How far along?  26 weeks, 6 days
• Total weight gain:  24.5 lbs. as of yesterday morning. There we go; I knew that gain would come slamming back into place after a few static weeks.
• Maternity clothes?  Bottoms – definitely. Tops – for the most part. And lots of dresses.
• Stretch marks?  Thankfully, no. I didn’t get any from D, so hopefully Dv2.0 doesn’t give me any either.
• Sleep:  Getting a little uncomfortable, but for the most part it’s still decent. Sometimes I have to get up to pee, but that isn’t a constant yet. And I am finding that I’m getting sorer and sorer each time I wake up lying on my back now too.
• Best moment this week:  Our little family vacation to the northern parts of our state. The whole thing was the best moment this week.
• Miss anything?  Beer, especially now that it’s HOT oustide.
• Movement:  Yes, since about week 16 I believe. Kicks are pretty low, which I’ve heard signals there’s a boy in there.
• Cravings:  In general, no, but when I get really hungry I want protein – meat, cheese, etc.
• Aversions:  Food, no. Smells, not nearly as bad as last time, fortunately. I just get sick of scents quickly and have to get rid of them completely.
• Gender:  Not finding out.
• Labor signs:  No.
• Symptoms:  Pretty much nightly heartburn (still mild though, thankfully), SI pain, my hair isn’t shedding much when I wash/brush it, and I have some serious pregnancy brain. I’ve started feeling my stomach muscles tweak sharply when I try to use my abs sometimes now too. Guess this kid really is growing in there.
• Belly button in or out?  In. Never went fully out with D, just a little crooked.
• Wedding rings on or off?  On.
• Looking forward to:  Well, I guess the start of my staying home come Wednesday next week? I’m certainly not looking forward to no longer earning a paycheck, but I am pretty excited about taking D to the zoo that day for her birthday.

Here’s the comparison picture for this week, and they are to the exact same day this time. 26w1d with D on the left; 26w1d with Dv2.0 on the right. They seem to be pretty equal now, eh?