What's been happening:
He is now around 1.5kgs & 41cm from head to heel. That's almost 1/2 a metre of baby! His lungs are close to being fully developed now, so he is almost prepared to come out into the big wide world.
As for me, I'm still struggling with heartburn & some killer back & neck aches which is such a pain, but going to the chiro this week so fingers crossed they can work some magic on these weary bones.
Workouts: Only 2 last week. One at the gym where I did 25 mins of incline walking, 4 sets of weighted squats, 2 wall squats, 2 sets split lunges & some kneeled leg raises. I couldn't do more than 2 sets of split lunges as I had the most painful groin which has been on-going lately, I remember getting sore 'down there' towards the end of my last pregnancy so maybe things are prepping early this time.
Yesterday I went back to Jacobs ladder, I know... I don't listen to myself. But it was only due to the fact that I was in the neighbourhood picking up a pram & I was feeling good so I thought why not? Turns out I must have just been off last week as I did 6 laps fairly smoothly & felt really great post climb & even better today! So good to get out in the fresh air & get sweaty, reminds me of climbing that big ol' mountain back home... Except not as fun, at all.
Movement: Like you wouldn't believe. We had our midwife appt last week & his head was right up underneath my ribcage, it was so strange rubbing his skull through my skin. I can find it with ease now, so solid! But yeah he's certainly a wriggler, I've had to adjust my car seat to a geriatrics position just so I can breathe & drive simultaneously too. At least he's got me working on my terrible posture!
Food Aversions: Nope not really
Food cravings: Ever since trying out that Ben & Jerrys half baked ice cream I've been craving it big time, we bought another tub last week- when I say we I mean I. But when Oli discovered it was $11.95 a pop for a tiny tub.. I was banned. So so good! And I've also had pancakes on my mind but I've been too lazy to make any yet. This baby sure loves his sugar! (Easier to blame him)
Sleep: Big improvements since last week thank goodness, Blakes teething has chilled out a bit so we've been getting mostly full nights. I even managed an afternoon nap yesterday (I normally cannot sleep during the day no matter how tired I am) so that was an achievement!
Miss anything: Just feeling like a normal human being really, no aches or pains or acid reflux would be bloody nice. I'm well & truly ready to be done with this pregnancy & have my body back to myself and our little darl here for us to stare at.
Fun/ interesting things for the week;
A couple of weeks back Oli & I had a moment of clarity when we realised- shit! This baby is nearly here & we haven't organised a thing. So naturally, a list was put in place and we've been accumulating goods ever since. We've got so much done in the past 2 weeks & it's really starting to sink in that we'll actually be having a baby in 2 short months!! So it's been fun collecting newborn necessities, it's like a blast from the (not so distant) past.
Stretchmarks; No, hooray!
Happy or moody: Happy
Looking forward to: My goal this week is to make some bunting for his room so I'm actually really excited about that, and also another outdoor cinema date this week with my pal Keryn, thats something I've been hanging out for..
Bump update:
This bump changes shape so often it's hard to actually figure out how big I am, he is sometimes perched so far forward I look full term & at other times he must be nestled in the back & I look about 20 weeks. But here was first thing this morn & he must have been somewhere out front as its rather prominent! Such a funny point going on there too..
Gemma
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