How far along? 28 weeks on July 4th! (hints the “lil firecracker” t-shirt! – isn’t that cute, Jord’s sister’s friend sent it to her along with a bunch of other 4th of July decor…so sweet she thought of me in my preggo state!)
Total weight gain: I think 17
Maternity clothes? Yes- pretty much all maternity now… wishing I could wear shorts & t-shirts and sundresses… trying to be content with what I have to wear in the heat…
Stretch marks? None so far!
Sleep: great… as long as the A/C is turned on a few hours before bed. Also, have been waking up with an earache lately… Dr. said its normal during pregnancy- so strange.
Best moment this week: When Chase and I were praying he had his hand on my tummy and he felt Lydia move, but he said it felt like she ran her elbow or something down his hand… I love seeing how excited he gets every time he feels her move!
Miss Anything? Laying on my back to fall asleep…. Laying on my tummy… not needing to pee everything 30 min or so! Ha
Movement: She has been starting to get her little feet up in my ribs… I can’t imagine what it will feel like as she continues to grow! Love it!
Food cravings: anything cold, chocolate chip mint ice cream
Anything making you queasy or sick: certain Arab food still… along with the smells of it and Indian food…
Gender: girl!
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: earaches, shortness of breath, achy lower back if I have been standing all day or walking a lot
Belly Button in or out? OUT! Jord, told me the other day that I couldn’t call it an “in-ie” anymore- ha!
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and enjoying pregnancy, but moody more when I am outside in the heat
Looking forward to: meeting our little girl in 11 ish (give or take) weeks!!
We had a doctors appointment this week… It was not ordinary appointment… from start to finish it was about 5 hours (but we got to leave the hospital for about 2 ½ of those hours.. for Pappa John’s Pizza- yum) The reason for this Looong appointment was because I had my sugar test (had to drink that orange sugary drink that I have heard to much about…it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, however, about 45 min after I drank it I started to feel a bit off and really wanted some food!) and had to get my blood drawn twice. Once to check if I have diabetes or not (praise the Lord I don’t’!) and two, because I have O-negative blood and Chase has O-positive blood- we found this out a while ago, but apparently it is not good if the two blood types mix, so they had to check to make sure my blood and the Lydia’s blood had not mixed and to see if it was reading negative or positive right now. After waiting 3 hours after they drew the blood for that, it came back that it was negative, but the bloods had not mixed- which is a good thing, however, I still had to get an injection to keep the bloods from mixing, or something like that. So I had to be brave and roll on my side, without Chase in the room (he was paying for the shot) and get an injection in my behind! Good times…
Praying that there are no complications with our different bloods, not sure what it all entails, but just praying she continues to grow and develop well and that I can carry her full-term. Thankful for our little girl and the time we have gotten to know her so far! (I know that sounds strange, but I feel like somehow I know her a little bit already, so special that i get to carry her in my belly- love this job!)
I love how happy my sister’s face is in this picture! It has been amazing and so encouraging to see the Lord shine through this couple even in the midst of something so difficult as having to say goodbye their sweet baby girl far too soon. We are praising the Lord for the new life inside of my sister (and me!) and continue to ask for His hand in both pregnancies and births.
July 5: great day on “the other side” (since we live in a border town we only get to venture to our neighboring town with lots of malls & restaurants for our doctors appointments)… day included a loong doc apt., pizza, Starbucks, a little shopping, swimming, & Chili’s for a quick dinner
July 6: burrito bowls, or as they like to call it Sazon night after a restaurant in Lubbock, at the Remkes
