Weight gain: 15 pounds at my last appointment
Gender: A sweet little girl!
Movement: All the time! She’s especially active in the evenings after dinner, when I’m laying down. One of our dogs sleeps under our bed and has a habit of waking up around 5 AM and scratching her back on the bed’s boxspring, which causes the bed to shake. This seems to always startle the baby awake! And the other day in my office, while the cleaning lady was vacuuming, Kate would not stop wiggling around. Makes me think this child might have more in common with her fur siblings than we initially realized!
Best moment this week: Still loving the compliments I’ve been getting! A few of my coworkers have told me I’m glowing, and my chiropractor tells me he has several pregnant patients, and I seem to be one of the few who has been having such a smooth pregnancy!
Looking forward to: Reaching the third trimester in a couple weeks!
Anything making you queasy or sick: I'm still hating burgers (especially the smell of them while they're cooking), and as of this week it feels like the morning nausea has made another appearance! From what I read it’s normal to have nausea come back in the third trimester, but I’m hoping it doesn’t last long.
Labor Signs: Way too early just yet!
What I miss: I can’t wait for a big glass of red wine!
Nursery: The nursery is still a work in progress. We painted it a very light grey color a few weeks ago, and I’m loving how everything is slowly coming together! Most of our bigger pieces -- i.e. the crib, the dressers, the rocker, and the bookshelf are in place and ready to go. The smaller things, such as the painting we've chosen to hang above the crib and the floating bookshelves I'd like to install next to the rocker, are still works in progress. Nonetheless, I’d say we’re slightly ahead of schedule!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Workouts: Not really, but I’ve been doing hand weight exercises for my arms and squats for my legs in the evenings. We've made a couple of attempts to start walking around the neighborhood after dinner, but it's been so cold here and we've both had such hectic schedules lately that we haven't managed to get into a solid routine. Maybe once the holidays are done..