26 Weeks Pregnant with Will

Baby’s Size: Scallion (Green Onion)

How far along: 26 Weeks

Total weight gain: It depends. According to my scale… still 13 lbs. According to the doctor… 11 lbs. I remember at my first appointment I weighed 2 lbs more at the doc than I did at home. Now, what I weigh is about equal on each scale so it depends on who you ask. I verified with the doc today and he was super excited that I am only up the 11 (according to their scale) pounds. He said we always shoot for 25 to 40 lbs for someone that started at my current weight but they really prefer the lower end of that range so I am sitting pretty.  

Sleep:  Eh. I’ve been having a bit of pregnancy induced insomnia lately. Mainly because I get up to go to the bathroom and then find something to worry about before I can fall back asleep.    

Maternity Clothes: Of course. I have found a few old shorts that I wore before I lost the 35 lbs before getting pregnant the first time (my miscarriage). They all sit really low on my hips and are slightly too big anyway so they work as well. Other than that… all maternity with the exception of a few shirts I am currently putting to the stretch test. 

Food cravings: Currently, not much. Steven went for wings yesterday with some friends. The thought of them made me want them but not badly enough that I will go out of my way for it.

Symptoms I HAVE: Heartburn. I’m starting to sound like a broken record. I haven’t been quite as tired most of this week with the exception of the weekend (the irony) because our weekends are so busy in July. At least it seems like my energy is coming up.      

Stretchmarks:  No new ones still. Just those old ones that keep turning red. 

Doctor’s Appointment:  Yesterday was my glucose test. I didn’t fair as poorly later in the day as I did with Kenzie. While I could literally feel the sugar coursing through my veins after drinking it and was in a fog for about an hour afterwards, I never got that terrible headache. I had the “flat sprite” as the nurse called it this time instead of the orange. She offered me both but I figured I would go for a change. She told me that the fruit punch is one they rarely use because people seem to have the worst reaction to it. Maybe my body just didn’t like the orange last time and that was all they offered me. I mentioned being up 11 lbs according to them and my BP was 129/84. High for my norm, non-pregnant self but perfectly where I figured I would be pregnant. The doctor calls it “happy” so he is happy with where I am there. We haven’t been walking much lately due to Steven’s work schedule and the daily rain we have been getting each evening. I would like to start back though to help try to keep it down. Still avoiding a lot of overly salty foods when I can. I still like to eat out whenever we can swing it so I know that doesn’t help but we are way healthier this time through. Fundal height is measuring perfectly on track. Kicking is as would be expected. I went ahead and asked about my induction options should it come to it. I am hoping for the VBAC and if I go over 40 weeks we will schedule a c-section because my risk of rupture is higher due to the previous section. So, I asked if we can consider induction right at 40 weeks. As long as I have started to dialate and am somewhat thinned out, I should be good to go. With Kenzie I was 2 cm and thinning appropriately (I don’t know the figures for that off hand) so they could have induced her at 37 weeks when my BP shot up… but she was breech and we didn’t want to risk turning her with my BP already up. The good news is that he thinks with my history, I will be a likely candidate should it come to it. While I am still hoping to go in to labor naturally, it is nice to know I have the option should everything look good. I’m just so thrilled that my doc is not anti-VBAC as so many are. I won’t rule out the c-section because Will’s (and my) well being is my biggest concern, but I would love to try it and experience labor this time around.

Movement:  Yep. He is still moving and shaking in there. I mentioned at the doc’s office that he seems stronger and the doc said it is just more common in later pregnancies to feel something that you might not have physically been able to feel in an initial pregnancy.    

Belly Button (In or Out): In.

Wedding Ring (On or Off): On.

Labor Signs: None.

Gender: Boy!  

Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Pretty happy.

Best moment of the week: Getting to see baby Evie (oh… and I guess her parents… haha) this weekend. Kenzie loves her cousin and we love getting to see Evie, Julie & Eric. She wasn’t having the best day but I still got a ton of smiles before her day went down hill.      

What I’m looking forward to: Going to Palm Beach (just for a night) to relax this week. We are going with Julie, Eric, and Evie so we get more family time before they go back to Atlanta. Kenzie gets to go to the beach again too so she will be ecstatic and I love to see her happy.     

What I miss: Nothing too much at the moment stands out.