25 Weeks

Here I am at my cubicle!
(Thanks for taking my pic, Schlupp!)

Bebs: Head to heels, Bebs now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

What's going on in there?

Rutabaga. Yum?
Admit it--you had no idea what this looked like!

Favorite maternity outfit for the week?: My new black maternity yoga pants from Old Navy. I'm going to continue wearing them even when I'm no longer pregnant! Super comfy.
Stretch marks?: Nope! Thank you Palmer's Cocoa Butter!
Sleep: Sleep is difficult. For some reason I can sleep just fine on the couch, even with Dexter snoring on top of me. As soon as I get in my bed, though, I get so uncomfortable. I have a big pillow behind my head, a down pillow that I lay my head on, my KU body pillow on the right side and now a "snoogle" (special body pillow for pregnant ladies) on my left side. I should feel like I'm sleeping on a cloud! But all I do is toss and turn and end up on my back, which freaks Jason out because it makes it hard for me to breathe, or on my stomach, which then I can feel Bebs squriming and I freak out thinking I hurt her. Maybe I should just start sleeping on the couch with Dexy every night?
Best moment of the week: Conversation between me and the hubs regarding our family and our faith in each other. I really do love that man. <3
Miss anything?: Wine. Cheap, super sweet wine. Jason is making mead (honey wine) at home. Every so often he will taste a drop of it and I'll smell it. This past week was the first time I smelled it and actually wanted some!
Movement: My best friend Jess got to feel Bebs kick! We were at a pro bull riding show Friday night (don't ask, lol) and Bebs kicked up a storm while the song "Single Ladies" by Beyonce was playing. Jess's face was priceless. :)
Food cravings: Nothing crazy! I saw a bag of chocolate covered pretzels while we were at Lowe's (of all places) and needed to buy it and start eating them in the car immediately. I haven't had chocolate covered pretzels in forever! Delish.
Anything making you queasy or sick: I made myself some coffe this morning because I haven't had it in awhile....and now I feel super dizzy. I guess I need to go back on laying off on the caffeine.
Labor signs: Still getting BH contractions off and on.
Symptoms: BH contractions, feeling a little dizzy sometimes, constantly feeling the need to pee!
Belly button in or out?: Still hanging out "in between." It looks SO weird.
Wedding rings on or off?: On
Happy or moody most of the time?: Very happy to say I've been much happier this week!
Looking forward to (aside from the obvious!): We have an OB/GYN appointment tonight, our last baby care class tonight, and "Preparing for Childbirth" classes on Friday night and all day Saturday. Can't wait!

In terms of doing things around the house, Hubs and I have kicked it into high gear. We dropped a small fortune at Lowe's getting more painting supplies and paint for the nursery...and chocolate covered pretzels. The light lime green color is called "Crocodile Smile," hehe. So far Jason has painted the ceiling already--only two coats! I have one more coat to paint on the door, and then that will be done. All the holes in the wall have been patched and walls and baseboards have been dusted. Now we just have to tape the ceiling and around the trim and we are ready for the first coat of primer! Interesting note: not all the walls in that room are lavendar, like we originally thought. The wall that has the two windows is definitely a light pink! Who knew?

Jason also put the door back on its hinges for the guest room, so that room is officially, officially done! We are ready for overnight visitors!

I found a 3d/4d ultrasound center in Center Valley! I drive past this building everyday on my way to work and one day I noticed a sign saying "Bountiful Babies." I finally googled it today and instantly became obsessed! They do 3d/4d ultrasounds, along with videos, that you can even stream online!! This place also offers pre-natal massage, maternity photo sessions and newborn photo sessions!! I will definitely have to look into this further with the Hubs....because I totally want to do this!
http://www.bountifulbabiesultrasound.com/index.html

I'll post about our two baby care classes and preparing for childbirth classes in next week's post!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful cousin Katelyn!!