Week 27 Post

This was a crazy week and thus there is not post for week 26. It's okay, don't be disappointed, you didn't miss much I promise. I'm still just as pregnant as I was a week ago.

Let's start from the beginning. Ryan and I went home for Labor Day because we had the long weekend and it was my birthday, and well I just wanted to go home. So since I have an amazing husband we made a last minute trip to the Ham. We had a great time with family and I was very spoiled while I was there. It was a great birthday weekend. What's that you say? You want to see pictures? Oh, I'm terribly sorry, Ryan and I are those people who never take a camera. Even when we do remember the camera we don't take a single stinking picture. I believe there is a picture somewhere of me blowing out the candles on my cake, but I'm just not sure where that picture may be, not with me, obviously. So just use your imagination! :)

Onto Week 27 Weeks Post

Symptoms: No major issues or symptoms going on except for a growing belly. I still occasionally have swollen feet at the end of a long day. No more leg cramps in the middle of the night although they are pretty tight and sore at night.

Maternity Clothes: Officially in all maternity clothes all the time. I'm almost to the point where my tshirts are no longer comfortable. This is sad for me. I'm a tshirt wearing kinda girl and the day I can no longer fit in my normal sized tshirts to wear around the house or out and about on the weekends is going to be a sad day for me.

Sleep: Ryan and I have a queen sized bed. Before the appearance of the bigger better me the queen size was big enough for us. Now, let this be said now before I get too far in this post...I'm a snuggler. Not too terrible, but I tend to snuggle just a wee bit. Ryan has gotten used to this over the past year and has adjusted accordingly. However, now I have to sleep with a pillow to lay all over since I'm not so sure Ryan would really go for that all night. I explained it to him this way. Imagine having this huge pot belly that you're not accustomed to and when you lay on your side (the only comfortable position for you) you pot belly just flops over and hangs there. Doesn't sound too appealing does it? It actually kinda hurts. Thus the need for the body pillow to prop yourself on. Now our queen bed that was big enough for Ryan and myself, isn't quite roomy enough for Ryan, myself, and the body sized pillow. I don't need it all night long or all the time, just when I want to get good sleep. We're working through this. I'll let you all know if we suddenly feel the need for a bigger bed or another bedroom altogether.

Cravings: I have never been a candy bar kind of girl. I have too much guilt for that. However, its amazing how you can justify an entire roll of Rolos to yourself when you're pregnant. It hasn't happened often, because I won't buy them often, but an entire sleeve of Rolos sounds divine at any moment in the day. Luckily I don't go into too many places that have Rolos on display right when you check out.

Baby Size: According to What to Expect When Your Expecting Cullum is around 2 pounds and just about 15 inches long. All this makes for a big belly for Mama. I've had more people rub or pat my belly this week than before so I'm taking that to mean I'm starting to show more and more. I told Ryan its amazing how many people stare at you when you're in public. I was used to this from school because the students tended to stare at my growing belly in amazement or horror I'm not sure which. However, out in public, people tend to stare and I can't call them out on it like I do the students at school. I mean I guess technically I could, but its just not polite. Of course they are the ones staring.

Movement: Cullum is a stinker. He only moves when he really really wants to. He will not kick Ryan unless Ryan gets right up on my belly and talks to him and even then its usually just a one kick to pacify us so we'll leave him alone. However, if my mother sings to Cullum she gets all kinds of kicks. While in town for my birthday she leaned down talked to him. I don't know what she did, but whatever it was he literally felt like he was vibrating in there. Apparently Gam has the special touch. I have noticed that his kicks and punches are harder than they used to be. So maybe he'll start kicking on command, but if he's anything like his mother and father then he isn't going to do anything he's not good and ready to do.

Looking Forward To: Having another ultrasound. I feel like I've seen in forever. I'm wondering when they'll do the 4D pictures. We had them done at 18 weeks when we found out Cullum was a he, but then he looked a little like Skelator and not like the cute chubby baby I had pictured in there. I can't wait to see who's features he has which I guess I won't really know until he's officially here. It all still amazes me.