twenty-eight weeks

how far along: 28 weeks (26 weeks in the pictures, it took me awhile to post them)

gender: she's still a girl

symptoms: had a horrible thigh cramp in the middle of last night. i cried out and he woke immediately and started rubbing it out. it felt like fire in my leg. it was gone soon enough. but, i had to be careful the rest of the night as it felt like i was always one stretch away from a stepping-on-a-lego level of torture.

energy level: (scale of 1-10) when i am at school i would say its an 8. i am constantly moving and doing. when i am at home its more of a 5. sometimes i feel like doing things. other times i can't pry myself off the couch. i guess that's an average of 6.5.

mood: happiness continues. but, when i am sad... look out. sometimes i cry and i don't even know why i am crying. usually i just have to think of her and i feel better. because really... nothing matters more than her.

cravings: this week its been fresh berries. strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, i love them all.

food aversions: still just alcohol. and my sense of smell is heightened. so when my baby daddy pours himself a glass of scotch i have to hold my nose. even if he is sitting on the other couch.

sleep: there has been a couple nights i have not been able to sleep. but, most nights i can. so happy for that.

what i am thankful for this month: how active this little girl is. it makes me smile to feel her move around. i will always stop what i am doing to watch the tiny movements. i am also thankful i passed my glucose test. no gestational diabetes for me!

"pregnancy brain" evidence: at target this afternoon as i was checking out the worker gave me my bag of items, i paid with a gift card and then cash, she gave me my receipt, and that was supposed to be the end of the transaction. "pregnancy brain" got the best of me and i convinced myself the bag was still behind the counter. i looked in my basket and it looked empty to me. i told her that "i thought" she still had my bag. she checked and said she gave it to me. i looked into my basket again and there it was. boy, did i feel silly.

how my body has changed this month: my goodness my skin is dry! no one ever told me i would be moisturizing 2-3 times daily. my legs feel like paper. my stomach is flaky. my elbows are bone dry. my ankles have also started to swell. it's all pretty glamorous.

inspiration for this post found at becoming m