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28 Weeks and Finally Painting

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After two months of having Baby’s room all primed and ready for paint, we finally got started on actually painting her room!

On Sunday my grandpa came over to help me paint the baby’s room. Originally, my mom was going to help me do it, but when that we were going to paint to my grandpa, he mentioned that he LOVED painting and so my mom suggested that maybe I’d like his help. Of course I would! He’s got a lot going on right now, so it was a way for him to get a little break, even if it was only for a few hours.

We only got one coat done of the main colour done, which is a really pretty creamy yellow colour. We’ll do the final coat soon, and then we’ll just have to paint the accent colour (a light lavender) and we’ll be done! My goal is to have everything done by the end of this month – We need to start buying furniture!

You can read about/see what the room in my post here, but here’s what the progress looks like so far:

Before:

Primed:

First Coat:

The photos definitely don’t do the colour ANY justice whatsoever, so I’m hoping once the second coat of paint goes on, along with the purple, it will pop a lot more!

Now, onto your regular programming!

How far along? 28 Weeks!

How big is baby? She’s about 14.8″ long from head to toe and weighs approximately 2.2lbs, according to BabyCentre.ca.

Total weight gain/loss: At my doctor’s appointment last Thursday, I came in just under 135lbs, so in total, including the 4lbs I lost during my first trimester, I’ve gained about 20lbs. My “normal” weight floats between 115-120lbs, so I’m okay with that!

Maternity Clothes? Kyle took me shopping Friday night and I picked up some more shirts – Yay! Now I can stop rotating the same five shirts during the week for work, lol. I plan on buying spring/summer clothes in a couple weeks.

Stretch marks? None!

Sleep: I’ve been sleeping a lot better lately even since I starting using a 2nd pillow for under my belly/between my legs. I can’t be bothered to buy a body pillow, so I just spoon with a regular one and it seems to help support my belly and help with my hip pain.

Movement: Still lots! Baby likes to press “out” near my belly button and it gets pretty uncomfortable, but if I lean over or just rub where she is, she usually moves along. It’s a fun little game we play, lol

Food cravings: Nothing in particular lately, actually.

What I miss: Being active. Slo-pitch starts in a couple weeks and I’m bummed that I won’t be able to play for most of the season, if at all. I have the agility of a brick now. I will, however, make the world’s greatest scorekeeper!

What I am looking forward to: Finishing the baby’s room!

Milestones: My gestation diabetes test and blood work came back all clear, so I’m good to eat donuts and ice cream still! I also signed Kyle and I up for prenatal classes in May.

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27 Weeks

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How far along? 27 Weeks!

How big is baby? She’s about 14.5″ long from head to toe and weighs approximately 2lbs, according to BabyCentre.ca.

Total weight gain/loss: I really have no idea, but since I feel like a whale, I’d say I’ve gained at least a couple more pounds.

Maternity Clothes? I really, really, need to go shopping for more tops. My wardrobe is starting to get pretty slim as I’m getting bigger. I’m trying to hold off for a couple weeks since I’m going to Kelowna with my mom for her birthday, and they have a slightly better selection and prices there.

Stretch marks? None!

Sleep: It’s still hit or miss. Some nights I sleep really well, others, not so much. Oh well.

Movement: Tons! Actually, a couple days ago baby had lodged a limb of some sort under my ribs for the first time, so that was good and uncomfortable. She eventually moved, but I’m hoping she forgets about that hiding spot for a wihle.

Food cravings: I was really craving Chinese food for the past few days, and since we had friends visiting, I took advantage of the opportunity to order some. It was AMAZING.

What I miss: I made myself a strawberry smoothie the other day and I really wanted to turn it into a daiquiri.

What I am looking forward to: FINALLY getting Baby’s room painted! My grandpa is coming over on the weekend to help me paint. I’m looking forward to spending some time with him, and it means a lot that he wants to help.

Milestones: I had my gestational diabetes test last week and the orange drink gave me the worst heartburn ever. I thought I was going to die. I’ll find out the results on Thursday at my doctor appointment, so fingers crossed that everything is good!

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26 Weeks

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How far along? 26 Weeks!

How big is baby? She’s about 14″ long from head to toe and weighs approximately 1.6lbs, according to BabyCentre.ca.

Total weight gain/loss: At my doctor’s appointment on Thursday last week I had gained another 2lbs. Yay?

Maternity Clothes? I’m still milking what I have for regular shirts as much as I can, but it’s starting to get hard. A lot of them just aren’t long enough and they “tent” out at the bottom, or don’t cover my bump so you see the awesome band of my maternity pants. 

Stretch marks? None! I’m super stoked on this.

Sleep: It comes and goes. I have a really hard time getting comfortable. Even when I finally do and wake up in the morning, my body just aches. I’ve made a promise to myself that the first thing I’m going to do once Baby is born is sleep on my stomach. That’s the only way I’ve ever been comfortable sleeping and I miss it!

Movement: So much, it’s ridiculous. Is it wrong that I sometimes just want her to stop moving around so much? It gets downright uncomfortable! And yes, I know … it’s only going to get worse as she gets bigger!

Food cravings: This and that, and of course, ice cream! I actually need to start being careful about what I shove in my mouth for food. I have my gestational diabetes test next week and I’ll be sad if I fail. No ice cream? Boo!

What I miss: A lot of things! Being comfortable, being able to go for a walk without having to feel like I have to pee instantly, RAW sushi! *sigh*

What I am looking forward to: Right now, meeting Baby. I still can’t believe I’m growing a little human inside me, and I can’t wait to meet her in a few months!

Milestones: Kyle feeling Baby “fight” back! Sometimes I can feel a little limb pressing against me, so I’ll lightly press back and she’ll throw an elbow or a knee. This is a regular occurrence for me, but when Kyle felt it for the first time he was taken aback just a little bit! The doctor assured him that it didn’t hurt the baby.

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