Due Date: September 6, 2013
Total Weight Gained: None.
How big is baby? Our sweet pea weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches from head to heel.
How baby is growing: Baby #4 is able to hear voices as you chat with each other. He/She is inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of the lungs. {from babycenter.com}
Maternity Clothes: I'm still wearing my regular clothes, and my regular pants are still loose.
Stretch Marks: None! I've never had one before, so I'm hoping that trend continues!
Sleep: Sleep...sucks. I can't seem to get comfortable, and I'm having Braxton Hick's contractions all night. I always wake up around 4-6 AM with an urgent need to pee, and I always wake up sore.
Best Pregnancy Moment of the Week: Feeling those crazy movements. It now feels like there's a hefty human being inside of me!
Movement: The baby is very strong and active! He/She always seems to wake up around 6 AM. I refer to him/her as a spaz, because the movements are usually so frantic.
Food Cravings: None.
Food Aversions: All but a few things.
Morning Sickness: I still have hyperemesis, and I'm taking daily medication for it. Apparently, I even get it in my sleep. Grant couldn't sleep last night, which is extremely rare, and kept waking me up because I was gagging in my sleep. Every time he woke me up, I felt so queasy.
Gender: It's our 4th surprise!!! We have never found out the gender of our babies. I keep calling the baby a "she" but I think that's because my last 2 babies were girls and I'm used to saying that!
Names: The girl name is chosen, but we still have a huge list of boy names and nothing sounds perfect!
Symptoms: Hyperemesis (morning (ALL DAY) sickness), Braxton Hicks contractions (irritable uterus), abdominal pain, anemia, exhaustion, peeing more frequently, and irritability.
Exercise: Treadmill workouts Tuesday-Friday this week.
What I miss: Feeling normal. I have been sick since January 3rd!
What I'm looking forward to: Meeting our sweet baby! It's going by so quickly, and he/she will be here before we know it!
26 Week Picture: This week's picture is brought to you by 2 hours of sleep. I'm so tired this morning, so this is the best I can do!