25-26 Weeks!

How far along are you? 

25 weeks, 5 Days!

Total weight gain? 

  Almost 19 lbs, although, I have no idea where all of that weight is!

Baby Information?
Busy and pointy.  Okay, I have no idea about the pointy part, but when she pokes me when I'm teaching, it doesn't always feel great! Heartrate was 145 today and she was laying on my back according to the midwife!  According to The Bump, the baby is the size of a head of lettuce.

Any doctor news?

Blood pressure is 108/54.  The midwife didn't seem too concerned about the bottom number still being so low.  I have to up my iron still, but the midwife said I could do it with diet rather than those nasty iron pills.  I go for my Glucose Tolerance Test on March 8th because Quest doesn't do them on Saturdays... so I have to go to work after.  That ought to be interesting.  She also brought up C-Section since Lucas was so big when I had him at 39 weeks.  I told her that I would like to avoid that, if at all possible.  I didn't exactly LIKE being induced (pre-epidural... after I got it, I really could have cared less what was going on down below!), but it worked out!  

Best moment ?

Lucas is OBSESSED with my belly.  We just transitioned him into his "big boy bed", and he looked at my belly yesterday and said, "Hey, Baby Sister! Want to come into my huge bed?"  Priceless.

Worst moment ?

Dealing with different stresses right now.  My motto is: keep calm and just eat... ha ha!

Stretch Marks?
Still no.  Lots of lotion!

Maternity clothes
Goodness, yes! Nothing else fits except pajama pants.  If I could get away with wearing them to school every day, I totally would!

Symptoms
 Tired. Weepy. Heartburn.  I basically sleep in the recliner 3-4 nights a week.  Tums are my very best friend, although the midwife told me today that I could take Pepcid for the heartburn!  Yay!

Cravings
Fruit.  I'm on a grape kick... red, green, doesn't matter... maybe the baby knows how much I could use a glass (or 4) of wine!  Peanut butter, too (not with the grapes!).
 
 Gender? 

As far as I know, she is still a girl!
 

Sleep?
Depends on the night.  If I have heartburn, I sleep like garbage.  If I don't, I have to get up and use the bathroom 4 times a night.   
 

What I miss?

Being able to bend.  I've been doing lots of plies (ballet squats, basically) when I drop things.  Or, if I'm in my classroom, I pick one of my kids and they pick things up for me!
 

What I'm looking forward to?

The room!  We switched some furniture around over the weekend.  We have a LONG way to go with it.  We have so much stuff and we need to get rid of it.  I have boxes from when I moved down here that I never unpacked!  Thank goodness we have Spring Break at the end of next month!