Friday Funk – 28 weeks

this is one of my absolute favorite pregnancy skirts ever 

• How far along?  28 weeks, 6 days
• Total weight gain:  25.5 lbs. as of yesterday morning. I was up more than that at the doctor’s office Tuesday afternoon, but their scale is always higher than mine. So I’ll stick with mine, ha!
• Maternity clothes?  Bottoms – definitely. Tops – some, but I find I can still wear most of my regular shirts too, which is nice. And lots of dresses and skirts.
• Stretch marks?  Thankfully, no. I didn’t get any from D, so hopefully Dv2.0 doesn’t give me any either.
• Sleep:  Starting to veer into the “crappy” territory. Rolling over is getting to be a process, and I’m always just sore all over when I wake up. Getting up to pee is almost a nightly thing now too, so that’s always an interruption.
• Best moment this week:  I know I mentioned it last week, but I’ll say it again since we’re just going today. The WI State Fair. We were going to go yesterday, but it actually rained, so Ryan took today off instead for our annual trip. Yesterday was his birthday, so this is a little extended celebration too. Rest assured I am thoroughly enjoying the fried cheese!
• Miss anything?  Beer, especially now that it’s HOT oustide. And a good, solid night’s sleep.
• 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. Wait, are Braxton Hicks contractions considered a labor sign? If so, then yes, I’ve started having those (see below).
• Symptoms:  Pretty much daily heartburn (yes, it switched to daily from nightly. awesome. and sometimes i can feel it come on as soon as i take a bite of something. hooray), SI pain (fairly constantly now, which sucks), 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. And the Braxton Hicks have arrived. I started feeling my lower abdomen tighten (painlessly) every once in a while within the past couple weeks, and my doctor confirmed those are the BH again.
• Belly button in or out?  Starting to bulge a little, but definitely not out. Never went fully out with D, just a little crooked.
• Wedding rings on or off?  On.
• Looking forward to:  Well the fried cheese at the Hot Wisconsin Cheese stand at the fair is so good I’ll say it again here. Because I’m probably going back for my 2nd (if not 3rd!) round by now…