28 Weeks

I am 28 weeks pregnant now. I was born at 28 weeks, so this is probably what my baby looks like!!

Holding Mom's finger in my incubator.

Check out how HUGE the preemie diaper looks on me! Crazy.... I weighed 2 lb 7 oz. Doctors told my family at the beginning that I had about a 50/50 chance of survival. Apparently Heavenly Father wanted me here, and every day I am grateful that I have been so healthy and "normal"...(my family likes to joke that I never fully developed mentally, haha!).

Getting plumper.... I was in the hospital for 9 weeks and got to go home on Mother's Day!!

Missionary Work vs Pregnancy??

So last night I went on splits with the sister missionaries. It was sort of a spur-of-the-moment thing, and I was already exhausted from a long day with 2 kids who love to make each other mad....(ugh, don't ask). Anyway, it was really fun, and brought back a lot of fun mission memories, but it turned out that we did a LOT of walking (I'd say a mile maybe). I have one thing to say: I don't think the Lord intended for women to be 6 months pregnant and doing 'physical' missionary work!! Sciatic nerve pain, sore hips, a baby kicking you in the ribs and the bladder, pulling abdominal muscles and constant shortness of breath......seriously!!! I thought I was tired as a full-time missionary.....NOPE, I don't think I collapsed one time in Korea the way I collapsed last night when I got home!!!!!

Some much-needed pampering

Lately I have been feeling so lazy about my appearance. It's just SO hard to spend the time and energy to get all ready when I just sit home changing diapers and picking up toys all day. Nate is an amazing husband and has NEVER ONCE made me feel like he wishes I spent more time on myself, but like Dr. Laura says, why is it that when you are dating, you spend so much energy getting dolled up, and then once you're married, you just let it go? Anyway, so this past week while I had my Nate around to help watch Cam, I went out and bought a bunch of new cute maternity clothes. I swore I'd never spend money on maternity clothes cuz it seems like a waste, BUT I will admit that now that I feel like I have some cute stuff, I finally take the time to get ready every day, and overall it makes me feel SOOO much better. Even if I have nowhere to go, which is usually the case, it's nice to see myself in the mirror in something other than pj pants and a t-shirt! I also splurged a TON and went and got my hair cut and highlighted. I LOVE IT! I probably won't be able to afford that again for awhile, but it was really worth it!

Some 27-week Babble

My belly has finally reached the point where I can use it to my advantage!! I love being able to set my cereal or drink or the remote or just whatever on my belly if I'm sitting down! HAHA, it's fun! The best was at the movie with Nate the other night. My popcorn sat nicely on my belly! My lap is too far away now!! Haha, I'm a nerd.

So good news, my Braxton Hicks and my horribly achy hips have eased way up. I have been sleeping with pillows between my legs, and that has helped. Allie has really grown a lot too, and so I think my body was just adjusting to that. I still have a hard time standing up if I'm on the floor (which is quite often having to change both Cam and Abby's diapers), and I'm always out of breath. I feel like I'm always breathing really loud like I just ran sprints up the stairs or something....even if all I did was walk across the room!! I think this is where working out during pregnancy helps!! Oh well!! Although I've decided that I'm really excited to be due in January because by the time March-ish rolls around, I should be ready to start running again. I want to get back in good shape and run all next summer. Although do any of you know if it's true that your milk can dry up if you exercise a lot? I've heard that, but I'm not sure if it's true. Let me know!! I'd rather nurse my baby than exercise if that's the case though!!

Cameron has been throwing the WORST tantrums lately! So unlike him!! It's not very fun. I usually let him thrash around on the floor and calm down before I try to talk to him. The joys of a 2 yr old!! Good thing he's SO stinkin' cute!!!

More on Baby Names

Last night, Nate and I were talking more about boy names. Sounds pointless, I know, but it was fun. We both want #3 to be a boy, and for some random reason, we got on the subject of baby boy names. Anyway, we mostly joked about some pretty awful names, but I've decided that I REALLY like the name Jamison. Isn't it cute? (you don't have to agree with me) Jamison Wood! I love it.

Anyway, I was looking at some baby girl names online the other day. I'm still not totally set on Jane for a middle name because I REALLY like it for a first name. So I'm tempted to keep it around for a first name if we have more girls. Jane Wood is sort of plain-sounding, but she won't have that last name forever, and I just think it's so cute! Anyway, I haven't really found any good names that sound nice with Allison. I'd like to stick to a family name (Jane is my middle name, and my great-aunt's name), but if you have any other suggestions that sound good with Allison Wood, let me know!

Diaper Mania

First of all, I just want to whine about the fact that I'm starting to break out really bad.....I feel 15 again!! (well, except for the minor detail that I'm pregnant....that doesn't make me feel 15, just the bad acne!!!!!)

Anyway, I've been saving up my Huggies coupons I get in the mail or from people, and I'm starting to stock up on diapers. It's not fun, but it must be done!!!! I've been putting about $160/month of my Abby money into savings each month. But I think for the next 2-3 months, I will just use that money to buy diapers each week. I bought 2 boxes in Cam's size and 2 packs in newborn size on Saturday. I think I will be glad when January rolls around, and I won't have to buy diapers for a few months! My SWEET friend, Merilee, is also planning an "essentials-only" baby shower for me in December. I have the bestest friends in the world!!

Cute Headbands

Thanks to my awesome friend Jordan, I got hooked up with this awesome lady who makes normal, SMALL bows....just what I want! I can't wait to order some!! Aren't they CUTE?

http://kimsprojectsandideas.blogspot.com/2008/10/hair-bow-clip-headbands.html


These are the ones I ended up choosing! I wanted to order every color though!! But these colors will go with a ton of her outfits, and I figured I'll just use the white one for her red and blue outfits she has.

Seriously.....!!

I am the sloppiest prego woman ever! EVERY TIME I look down, I have something spilled on my belly or my lap. Usually it's yogurt, juice, toothpaste or milk. And it gets worse the bigger my belly gets!! I had this problem with Cam's pregnancy too. I'm messier than my 2 year old lately! I swear it is a pregnancy symptom....along with the spaciness and forgetfulness! Am I alone in this??

Introducing Allie

Okay, so I think everybody who reads already knows this anyway, but we've decided to name our baby girl Allison Jane! We cannot wait for our little Allie to arrive. I was getting tired of referring to her as Baby Girl when we already just call her Allie. I suppose when we actually see her, we could change our minds, so we aren't going to buy her wall letters or get anything with her name printed just yet....but since most of you already knew anyway, I might as well just blog about it!!

25 Week Check

I just had my 25 wk OB check-up. Everything looks great. But I've gained 8 pounds in the past 4 weeks....haha! All those peanut butter bars I keep making and shoving in my face!! No, honestly, I'm actually grateful to finally be gaining some weight. I can tell it's starting to come on, and obviously Baby is growing, so for me, it's great news!!

More Room!

I feel like this baby is growing, but my belly is not!! It feels like she is taking up every inch of space from my lungs to my bladder! My skin feels all tight, and I wish I could give her more room!! I can also tell she's growing because her movements have changed a ton. They've gone from feeling like flutters to being full-fledged kicks and jabs! Sometimes she'll stick a limb out, and my whole belly will be lopsided! Or her butt or head will be sticking out, so half of my belly will feel like a rock, and the other half is all squishy.... SO FUN, I LOVE BEING PREGNANT!!!

I have an OB appt tomorrow, and I'm anxious to see how things are going. It will be sort of an anti-climatic appt, probably just a weight, BP, pee-in-a-cup check.....but it'll be fun to hear her heartbeat and if there is time, we can hopefully say hi to her on ultrasound.

Time is FLYING! I cannot believe I am almost 25 weeks already. And I think time is only gonna keep flying with the Holidays coming up. I'm just really glad I'm due in the later half of January so I will have a few weeks after all the Christmas madness! It will be interesting to see when she comes because the dates have been back and forth between January 17 and the 23rd.