Lil' G Week 26

Week 26 (3/30-4/5/14)

I'll just say it.... This week SUCKED! Lots of work (maybe too much.. I'm thinking I need to start cutting back), stomach flu/food poisoning??, and a ruined surprise party :(. 

So I worked everyday this week (not my norm), plus I started helping out with clinicals= EARLY mornings (not fun, BUT I did miss the patients and students so it was fun while I was there). I made it through the week by looking forward to Friday night.... Adam made plans to go to a new restaurant that looked SUPER yummy. I had my meal planned out by Wednesday night (and I still want it, so it will happen when he gets home next week). I knew it was probably an early birthday celebration since he would be out of town for my actual birthday, BUT I had no clue how big of a celebration... Well... Friday rolled around and I woke up exhausted and not feeling so hot. Thinking I was just exhausted from a busy week I cancelled my lunch plans and rested until my 1pm meeting. Sitting at my meeting I felt like I had the flu.... aches, chills, nausea (and I'm pretty sure I would have lost my breakfast but I took zofran that morning to curb all the nausea) fun. By the time I got home I felt AWFUL. The only thing that helped was lying completely still! Even talking or readjusting sent me running for the toilet. That's when it started feeling like food poisoning. My stomach was in knots and baby girls constant kicking did NOT help. At about 5:30 Adam came in and started showering (please note he was aware of all of this going on)... did he really think I was going to be able to make it out to dinner?? yep. he sure did. I had to break the news that it wasn't happening, and that's when he informed me there were 14 other people on their way there to celebrate my 30th. NOOOOO!!! :( I'm still so depressed that I missed out on that. Great food (the 8 who still went confirmed), great people, and my last chance to celebrate my birthday BIG since I most likely won't want to after Lil' G gets here.... I actually wasn't even thinking about it this year. SO bummed! 

At least I got my yummy ice cream cake :): 

And we were able to celebrate a very sweet little girls first birthday on Saturday! 

 And (side note) apparently Lola is not a fan of me taking baths... she hates that she can't get in lol:

Due Date: 7/7/14!!

The baby is the size of: a head of lettuce!! 13.6-14.8in and 1.5-2.2lbs

"What's up with your baby? She now weighs a full two pounds and measures nine-plus inches. And this week, her eyes, which until now were developing under fused eyelids, start to open. Of course, there's not much to see in there, but if your baby spots a bright light (or hears a loud noise) near your belly, you may notice an increase in fetal activity. (“Hey, I'm in here, Mommy! Where’s the party!”) What accounts for that response? Her brain is more developed and sophisticated." http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/week-by-week/week-26.aspx

Gender: It's a girl!! And we decided on a name!! Later post about that!

Symptoms: Much better! I have a lot more energy, but still nauseous most days. I also still have the sinusitis (constant stuffy nose).. especially when I eat?? Frequent headaches, hip/joint pain, and I pee all the time! like I have to pee after I pee... So, needless to say with the hip pain and peeing, I don't get much sleep either! She moves all of the time! I will say, those kicks used to be cute, but it's starting to get painful! She's starting to really get under my ribs and kick me in the stomach when I eat... not fun, but I do rely on those kicks to remind me she's ok so keep it coming! I also mentioned the crazy stretching feeling I get when I walk farther than a quarter mile (ridiculous I know) or go up stairs. It's different from round ligament pain (I have that too).... it feels like a ton of pressure and my belly is just going to pop! and of course it goes away when I rest. I still haven't bought my maternity belt... I just can't put another layer around my belly yet. I started getting leg cramps at night.. fun! And it's starting to become VERY difficult to bend over or get comfortable.

Sleep: pretty much impossible! I get up every 2 hours to pee and reposition. My snoogle is my best friend right now though!!

Cravings What I can stomach: Like I said, the nausea is still around so food isn’t always appetizing, but at least my appetite is back! I'm loving OJ, kind bars, tea, salads, sandwiches, smoothies and FRUIT! basically anything cold, so ice cream is fair game too! I've been loving soup and pita chips with hummus this week too. AND I started craving hot dogs.. disgusting, but sounds fab for some reason. 

Food Aversions: Still can’t do bell peppers (I literally ate around the tiny pieces of red peppers in my hummus...), onion, mushrooms, whole tomatoes or certain kinds of meat.

Total Weight Gain: 11lbs and 7 inches around my waist! Lil G is growing! and I'm beginning to feel large and in charge!

Activity: I’ve brought my “daily 300’s” down to “daily 150-200’s” (my hips aren’t handling squats and lunges too well), and I brought by my Turbo Jam DVD's for some leg/butt/arm workouts.