Pregnancy Highlights: November 20, 2010.

How Far Along: 29 weeks:  Month 7

Sorry this one is coming out late…I was going to write this post after we got home last night from celebrating Kari’s birthday with David’s family, but we had a lovely ice storm/freezing rain/etc., and it ended up taking almost 4 hours for me to get home.  I averaged about 10 mph on the way home, spending an hour stopped by an entrance ramp just north of 494 (entertaining to watch people drive back up the ramp in reverse or attempt a 27-point turn to go up the ramp forwards.  I also enjoyed the people wandering around outside their cars trying to figure out why we were stopped…they slid the whole way back to their cars.  I think we have our answer.)  I spent another hour driving the 3 miles from that entrance to the lovely bridge with lots of people stuck on it, where I hung out for another hour while really smart people just stopped in the middle of the road, blocking all the lanes.  It was fun.  Poor Kristen & Chad were stuck for another 1 to 1 1/2 hours!  Ugh.  At least Baby and I got to spend some quality time together.  She seemed to enjoy the whole experience, as she was having a great time kicking and punching.  Or maybe she was yelling at the really smart people in her own way!

Size of Baby:  Baby is a butternut squash this week, which excitingly enough, we ate for dinner last night!  (Sorry, Baby!)  She’s almost 16 inches long and weighs 2 1/2 pounds, although considering she actually weighed over 2.5 lbs last week, I’d guess she weighs closer to 3.  Since we’re now in month 7, she’ll be a squash of some type all month according to this website!  Or a basketball.

Total Weight Gain/Loss:  I gained 4.2 lbs since my last appointment.  Since I’m no good at actually weighing myself consistently, I’m not sure what the gain was any individual week.  So I’m at a total of +16.6 lbs since my first appointment, about +19 total.

Maternity Clothes:  I really need to get on that.  My jeans are getting less and less comfortable, and since that’s what I wear everyday, not a great situation.  I wore my first maternity shirt to floorset.  David laughed at me because it looks no different from any of my other shirts…just a long-sleeved T that happened to be slightly longer!

Gender:  Baby Girl!

Movement:  In the past couple days she’s started moving around more throughout the day, rather than just when I want to sleep.

Sleep:  I miss sleeping normal.  I built myself a nest a few months ago with pillows (sorry, Mom & Dad, you’ll have to bring pillows on Wednesday unless you want to share the one I left in the guestroom!).  Sleeping on my back is still most comfortable even though I know I’m supposed to be on my left side (but then my left leg gets sore!).

Symptoms:  No change.

What I Miss:  Being cold at work.  Not that I enjoy being cold, but it’s cold in the store; just a fact of life.  Yesterday I had to take off my cardigan because I was so hot!  Everyone wanted to know why I was just wearing a tank top…because I was hot!  Goodness people.  We have how many people in the store plus Christmas lights in addition to the regular lights plus I’m running all over the place.  What do you expect?

Cravings:  None.

Best Moment of the Week:  Baby didn’t give me diabetes!  Woo!  And the doctor says I’m measuring perfect & Baby sounds great (not incredibly exciting, but always nice to hear)!

What I’m Looking Forward To:  Thanksgiving!  (Not Baby-related, but it’s a day off of work, so I like it!)