29 Weeks

How far along? 29 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: *sigh* Up 10 lbs as of this morning. Not quite sure what happened.
Maternity clothes? Oh yeah. I tried to wear a normal shirt today and wound up with my belly showing.
Stretch marks? No additional ones, but I have some other odd marks.
Sleep: I'm waking up at least once a night to pee, but sleeping OK otherwise.
Best moment this week: Finally realizing that Stretch is going to be here before we know it!
Movement: Yes! However, he's freaked me out a couple of times by being less active than normal. Then he'll have wild dance parties a few hours later, so who knows what he's up to!
Food cravings: Things I shouldn't have like ice cream, chocolate, and cookies.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: Nothing except for Braxton-Hicks
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Being allowed to climb up on chairs and such to reach things. Being pregnant and short is making things difficult.
What I am looking forward to: Still looking forward to being 30 weeks. And I'm also thinking more and more about doing the 3D u/s, so I'm looking forward to that possibility, too!
Weekly Wisdom: When in doubt, drink water.
Milestones: Today is our two year anniversary! No major pregnancy milestones this week, though.

28 Weeks

How far along? 28 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I haven't gotten on a scale all week so I have no idea!
Maternity clothes? Yup. And I think I may have shrank my favorite maternity top today when I forgot to take it out of the dryer =(
Stretch marks? Just the same ones.
Sleep: It's getting a bit better, but I definitely still need naps.
Best moment this week: Finding out I passed the 1-hour GTT! My blood glucose was 114, well under 140!
Movement: A-yup!
Food cravings: Ice cream. I have gone through so much in the past week...
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: No, but the Braxton-Hicks contractions are more noticeable.
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Moving around comfortably. I can't even sit up without groaning.
What I am looking forward to: Being 30 weeks. No real reason except that it seems absolutely crazy that I'm already so close!
Weekly Wisdom: When people chastise you for doing things when you're pregnant (such as lifting a chair or not sitting down... cf. VBS), try to view it as an expression of love instead of just being annoyed.
Milestones: I can't think of any from this week.

27 Weeks

How far along? 27 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 5 lbs according to the doctor's scale, and the doctor says she's very happy with my weight gain thus far, so yay!
Maternity clothes? Yup. This week I may have to try to wear some of C's t-shirts for work, so we'll see how that goes.
Stretch marks? Just the ones I already noticed.
Sleep: I'm having a harder time sleeping lately, probably because I'm having a harder time getting (and staying) comfortable.
Best moment this week: Feeling Stretch move around while I preached. Though slightly distracting, not too many people have had that experience, and it was amazing!
Movement: Almost always. He's a very active little one, usually.
Food cravings: I definitely seem to crave carbs overall since I had a hard time finding something to eat today in preparation for the 1-hour GTT.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: No, and he had better not give me any scares this week since C will be out of town.
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Cold weather. The heat index was 100-105 degrees today, and I feel like I get dehydrated just by going to get the mail.
What I am looking forward to: Getting the results of the GTT back from the doctor. If I don't hear anything by Thursday, that means my levels were normal!
Weekly Wisdom: Take time to just lie down on your side and enjoy feeling your little one, even if you have other things you "should" be doing. It'll be worth it.
Milestones: Third tri!!! Stretch has a 90% chance of survival if he was born today, and that feels pretty amazing.

26 Weeks

How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 4 lbs. That's still pretty good for 26 weeks, right?
Maternity clothes? Oh yeah, and thanks to my mom, I have some new tops and a new pair of jeans. AND I have some new dressy flip-flops since normal shoes no longer fit.
Stretch marks? Yup, those were definitely stretch marks. I have a few on either side of my lower abdomen, possibly a few on my left side above my belly button. Oh, and what appears to be a faint linea nigra. Awesome.
Sleep: Generally sleeping through the night, but my dreams are getting weirder. I'm having a lot of dreams about newborn care and labor.
Best moment this week: So many! C feeling Stretch kick for the first time, my mom feeling Stretch kick, visiting with family and ILs in Atlanta, and my Atlanta shower (most of these events occurred on Saturday, so I could have just said "Saturday")
Movement: He's moving almost constantly. I think I'm even feeling some hiccups, though it's sort of hard to distinguish them.
Food cravings: Nothing noticeable, though my sweet tooth has returned.
Gender: Boy! And if that u/s was wrong, I hope our little girl likes wearing blue!
Labor Signs: No, but some of these weird pains are starting to make me nervous.
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Feeling like I had all the time in the world to enjoy this pregnancy. Now it seems like it's just flying by!
What I am looking forward to: Being in 3rd tri (and there I go wishing time away, again).
Weekly Wisdom: Don't get behind on thank you notes. I am almost 3 weeks late on a few, and I feel horrible about it!
Milestones: C feeling Stretch kick, my mom feeling him kick, and the appearance of pregnancy badges of honor (i.e. stretch marks and the linea nigra)