26 Weeks

No belly picture yet.  That's what happens when you're on bedrest.  Hopefully in the next day or 2 I'll get around to taking a pic.

•How far along are you? 26 Weeks

 •How big is baby?: He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel.

•Maternity clothes: All maternity pants and mostly maternity shirts. Although, I can still wear some non-maternity shirts.

•Gender: BOY!! Evan Michael Baxter.

•Sleep?: I've been sleeping petty good.  Who knew laying around all day could actually make you so sleepy!

•Best moment this week?: Seeing progress made on Evan's room.  And getting a few surprises in the mail yesterday. 

My best friend, Stephanie, sent me a dozen banana cupcakes. :)  They are sooo yummy!!

And my mom surprised me by ordering a new shower curtain and bath rugs I wanted for the kid's bathroom. 

 •Movement?: Tons of movement!  He's starting to kick me hard.  Shawn tells me that's his way of reminding me to take it easy.

•Food cravings?: Bananas

•Food aversions?: Plain grilled chicken

•What I miss: Haha, this is a trick question now.  :)  Let's see. . .being able to go to work, go shopping, pretty much doing anything that gets me on my feet and out of the house.   Not having to take a ton of medicine everyday.  I'm on the contraction medicine (2 times a day), an antibiotic (4 times a day), and pre-natals.  Then add in the days I have to take allergy medicine and heartburn medicine.  Ugh. 

•Symptoms: I haven't had any painful contractions since I came home from the hospital, thank goodness.  I am still having some Braxton Hicks contractions every now and then, but nothing consistent, so I think they are considered normal.  The high risk OB nurses from the hospital told me to drink a ton of water to help keep the contractions away, so that's what I've been doing.  As a result, I'm going to the bathroom every 30 min. now (or so it feels like).  Also, since I'm spending so much time laying down, the heartburn is starting to get worse.  I don't have to take medicine everyday yet, but it's definitely becoming more frequent.  Also, the headaches are back.  One side effect of the contraction medicine, Procardia, is headaches.  Between the medicine and just laying around all day I usually end up with a bad headache each night.

•Milestone: Making it another week with Evan still in my tummy!!!!  And surviving my first week of bedrest!

Nursery update - Shawn finished painting the nursery this week!  He'll add a chair rail sometime soon.  Also, the room is now completely emptied out, carpet has been tacked down and cleaned!  The furniture is scheduled to be delivered on the 21st.  Yay!