Hello 3rd Trimester! 28 Weeks :)

I really don't know how to measure how many months I have left. Technically as of February 5th, it was 3 months.... But February is a short month, April has 30 days, etc. I mean are we going by months having 4 weeks in them? Because if so its 3 months to go from right now. But if we are going by 5 week months, it's only a little over two. So this is why I go by weeks. The months thing really makes no sense. 

But I can't believe I'm in my third trimester! I'm sure it'll fly by just like the rest of my pregnancy, especially since I have quite a few Utah trips to make before then! One of my best friends is having her baby shower, One of my old roommates and best friends of mine is getting married, then I have my baby shower in Utah that same weekend, then I have to do continuing education courses in Salt Lake literally 3 weeks before our little girl gets here. HA we will see what happens... 

Today while watching a video on what week I am of pregnancy, Bryce and I found out that if our baby was born right now she would have a 90% chance of survival. That is absolutely amazing and quite comforting to me as well. But stay in there little one, we have a lot to do before you get here!!

One more side note. Last night at an event for my Dad, I got on an elevator and this woman goes "wow, you are DUE aren't ya?" Um I still have 12 weeks left thanks lady. I really don't feel that huge, just kind of average... Maybe it's because I'm short so I look bigger? Idk but man it was awkward. 

How far along:

28 weeks 

Size of baby:  
A coconut, a butternut squash, or something else that escapes my memory (common these days). A little over 2 pounds! And up to 16 inches, but I'm sure she is not quite there yet lol.  

Total Weight Gain:
I haven't really bothered to look, I think I hit 10 pounds now, which I think is great for still having 12 weeks left. I'm supposed to gain 25-35 so I feel good about where I'm at :) 

Stretch Marks:  

I have some small ones on my side! They are tiny but I notice them. I'm not bothered by them though, they are just little marks showing me my body is growing! Woo! 

Maternity Clothes:
Pure bliss. Is there anything better? I don't ever want to put normal jeans on again to be honest hahaha. 

Gender: 
I'll just say what we are doing since we know her gender. We are pretty set on a name, her initials are HEB, we can just call her heeby hahah ;) jokes guys, jokes. We painted a huge letter then a bunch of small letters down the H with her full first name. The letter is gray and the tiny letters are pink. Those are our nursery colors,gray and a pale pink. We also might throw in like a Tiffany blue or teal kind of color since our place has teal throughout it.  

Movement:   

She is ridiculously active. Today was sweet because I felt her pushing against my tummy and I could feel her foot side swipe across my stomach and follow it. It was so cool! I think she may have flipped but I'm not positive and I know 30 weeks is really when a lot of them flip so I'm not counting on it. Her movements just feel so different than ever, much stronger up higher and it feels like her head might be sitting on my bladder now. But hey I could be crazy lol. 

Belly Button in or out?:
Still way in. It's slowly getting shallower or wider or something lol. 

Sleep: 
Sleep is still great, I wake up a lot to go to the bathroom but I fall back asleep quite fast. She's always having a party when I wake up but apparently I sleep through it pretty easily. 

What I miss:

Being able to shave my legs easily. I have this huge belly and man it's hard to shave nice and easy! It's like a barrier. Unfortunate for poor Bryce lol. 

Food Cravings:
Rice Krispy treats. But I think those always sound good haha.  


Food Aversions:  

Not much these days :) some seafood smells way too strong but not awful. 

Nausea:
Basically gone, sometimes if I go way too long without eating I get a little nausea but not terrible! Oh and when I am doing a really deep cleaning on a patient for 2 hours straight I'm a bit dizzy. But if I just get up and grab a drink of water I'm fine. 

Moody/Happy?
Very happy :) I get a little moody randomly or get butt hurt easier than usual, but overall I'm just always happy :) I get a little depressed when I'm just at home all day long but besides that I'm pretty great. 

Wedding ring on our off?

It's on! Haven't gotten swollen feet or hands yet. I'm sure it's coming. 

Symptoms: 

Lots of kicking, my belly is huge, I'm getting Braxton hicks a ton now. My tummy gets SO tight and hard as a rock. I didn't realize what it was at first, I thought her whole body was just pushing up against my belly but nope, just contractions. Thank goodness Chelsey told me what to expect or I would've flipped haha. 

What I’m looking forward to:

Moving into our townhouse this week, our 3 year anniversary is in 3 weeks,Chelseys baby shower, my baby shower, and then we get to see our baby girl again the week of my birthday. Then my birthday. Then my Idaho shower. I'm telling you there is so much to look forward to that I think these 12 weeks will fly! At least until the end haha. 

If you were wondering where my 27 weeks blog post is, it doesn't exist. It was basically going to be the same, so instead I did a "when we found out we were pregnant" kind of story. So go to the last post for that gem. It's long. Haha but there are embarrassing selfies and an even more embarrassing video. Just classic. 

28 Weeks 

I will post another later! But this is all I have!!