28 Weeks: Eggplant Week

Here's my week, in pictures:

 

 

Ah, bedrest...

 

I did get up today, though, for another doctor's appointment. And Mom, who was here to chauffeur me, snapped this (belly pic!):

 

 

What do I do while on bedrest? Some normal things - paying bills, balancing the budget, making grocery lists, catching up on emails, etc. - just from the couch. Online Christmas shopping is taking up a good amount of time. Then there are phone calls and texts and visits. I also do a lot of reading and a lot of online research about everything baby-related.

 

I watch very little TV, though I admit to the occasional randomYouTube video. I've watched quite a few episodes of "A Baby Story," yep. Um, and yeah...kind of also watched one about bride-kidnapping in Eastern Europe (disturbing)...aaaaand also one about a 1,000-pound woman in Texas who was accused of murder. (Did I mention random?)

 

But anyway...about Baby:

 

Baby is the size of an: Eggplant. About 2.5 pounds and 15-16 inches.

 

Development: She's measuring right on track, which is awesome. Her lungs continue to develop, and she's gaining a little more fat, too. Every week is so precious to me now, and I'm thankful to have made 28 weeks. My next goal is 30 (and then we'll go from there!).

Movement: I could feel her having the hiccups a few nights ago - I haven't felt that before, and it was hilarious.

Weight gain: Erm...well, the doctor's scales this morning said I'm up two pounds (in one week? huh...). So total weight gain now is 12 pounds.

Maternity clothes: My new uniform is pretty much tights with comfortable shirts and slippers. Um, y'all? Confession time: I totally have become one of "those" girls who wear tights as pants. Yep. Not just with long shirts...with ANY shirt I dang well want to. Guilty. I tell myself it's justifiable as long as I'm not wearing them out in public. It's just. So. Comfy.

Sleep: So-so. Bedrest has me sore and achy...and I'm up about every two hours for bathroom trips, taking meds, etc. But when I'm asleep, it's decent. Lots of crazy vivid dreams.

Aversions/Cravings: Not really. I find myself alternating between not wanting to eat anything at all, thanks to heartburn and nausea and whatnot, and wanting to eat anything I can find, just out of boredom (not a great idea).

Symptoms: Contractions continue, though the Procardia seems to be keeping them fairly sporadic (none of that scary every-three-minutes stuff).

I miss: Eating meals and drinking water while sitting up. Doing those things lying down or reclined...hard and sometimes messy. (Ask Alex about finding banana in the carpet...um...yeah...)

I feel: Sore. Tired of being on my back. BUT very, very thankful that Sylvie is still "baking," and hopeful that, Lord willing, she'll stay put for quite a few more weeks.

Looking forward to: Thanksgiving! We'll be doing it here at our apartment, since I can't travel, and even though I can't take part in the cooking, I'm really looking forward to having everyone here, watching the Macy's parade and the football game, and this:

Yup. Gonna happen, no doubt.

Daddy Papi moment: Alex is doing so much these days. Besides working incredibly hard, as he always does, he's also taken over a lot of daily household tasks. Thankfully my, my mom has been awesome, helping with the deeper cleaning (scrubbing the bathroom, dusting, etc.), and folks from church have been SO sweetly providing meals here and there. But Alex still is doing all the day-to-day things like loading and unloading the dishwasher, laundry, vacuuming, taking out the trash, making his work lunches, and cooking the occasional dinner (hey, grilled cheese sandwiches count!). Add to that waiting on me - bringing me a cup of water or my meds, turning on a lamp for me, finding my phone charger, etc. He's a busy guy...and I'm grateful for him.