27wks

It's amazing how much your body can change in just one week. Last week I was able to move around comfortably and bend down to get things, while this week I feel like I have a torpedo strapped to my stomach. It is constantly in the way and when I bend over to get something I feel like I am going to pop. Jayden's activity hasn't slowed down at all and with him getting bigger every week it feels different every week. This week he has had the hiccups every morning when I wake up. It makes me smile because now I can see my belly move with each hiccup. This precious baby is so much fun already.

Last night I was laying on the couch watching him hiccup and I called Carlos over to come feel him. As soon as Carlos put his hand on my stomach he stopped. When he took his hand off he started again. We have a little stinker on our hands : ) Tucker seems to know when Jayden has hiccups because every time he comes over and wants to kiss my belly. Tucker is also enjoying me laying down a little more because it means more snuggles for him, too. He is going to be one jealous little dog when Jayden is here.

I now have a wonderful crib, thanks to my great friend, Katie. Moving the crib into the apt. was so much fun. Every time I get something for Jayden my nesting instinct goes crazy and I can't stop smiling. Washing his baby clothes, crocheting some hats, a snugly blanket, etc. It all makes it harder to be patient.

Jayden has got me into a pretty predictable nighttime routine already. We go to bed around 10-11pm and every two to three hours he wakes me up for about an hour or longer. As tired as I am some mornings I'm kind of glad to ease into waking up so much during the night. Since I was about 16wks I haven't been sleeping through the night. I'm functioning just fine during the day with the exception of spraying my toothbrush with hairspray yesterday morning...but overall I'm not a zombie and I'm still feeling great. The heat is yet to be unbearable and I'm thankful for that. We're already into mid June and I was expecting to be a raging mad woman-but the pool has been my best friend and I am coping just fine. Some days the three flights of stairs are more daunting than others and if it's hot and I'm carrying anything up the stairs I feel like I might be dying-but getting to the top proves otherwise. Carlos has been my grocery boy and carries all the heavy stuff for me. He's a real keeper : ) I am not looking forward to carrying the baby/car seat up and down the stairs and not being able to get our stroller up and down easily, but we'll only have three months to deal with that before our lease is up.

Overall, I love being pregnant. When I was 5wks along and found out I was pregnant I thought 40 weeks seemed like an eternity. Now I'm just around the corner from 30wks and I feel like it's flown by. I think I'm going to miss it, but we are planning to have our kids somewhat close together so I shouldn't have to miss it for too long : )

The next two weekends Carlos and I are attending a natural childbirth class and I can't wait! Carlos has been great throughout this pregnancy and I look forward to watching him as a father. Jayden is a blessed little boy to have him for a dad.

Carlos picked out this little outfit for Jayden to wear when we visit Nana for Christmas in Texas. I love watching him pick things out for Jayden!



Love,

Lyd and Jayden