This past week went by so fast, but I think that's just life right now and really has nothing to do with the pregnancy. Based on the fact I have something _everyday_ to do this week (except for Wednesday) I'm thinking week 26 will go by just as fast.
Weight gain: I haven't weighed myself since I was weighed last Thursday. I'm feeling pretty good about where I'm at weight wise, so I'm trying not to worry about it too much. I did check out some pregnancy work-out/yoga dvd from the library, so I'm hoping to find some time to try that out. It's for women in the 3rd trimester (which I will be in next week! Gulp!) so it's either going to be super easy since I'm not gigantic yet, or it's going to be super hard since it's the 3rd in a group of workout dvd's for pregnant women - and I definitely haven't been exercising much up until this point..lol. My own fundal height measurements looked to be somewhere between 25-26cm, so regardless if baby has been measuring a few days behind, my uterus is right on track.
Movement: Yep, all the time. I now feel him when I'm up and moving around, which is definitely an odd sensation. It makes you want to stop what you're doing, just so you can pay attention to all of the little kicks and punches. :) He still snoozes from about 1-3 or so and then movement kicks back up around 5ish. We were at a State Park all day yesterday (more on that in a min) so he was relatively quiet all day. Then around 10 last night he started having a party. Definitely my favorite part of pregnancy.
Irrational Fear this week: I still have occasional worries about his health or about maybe the UT missing something, but other than that, I've been very content. It never fails that I'll find myself lulled into a sense of security about this pregnancy and then I'll come across some sad story about a baby who seemed healthy and then suddenly wasn't. It's a tough thing to wrap your head around, but I'm trying to just trust the doctor when he says that I have a completely healthy boy in there. I think I've let worry take away a lot of my enjoyment out of this pregnancy. I keep saying 'this is definitely our last child" (and it is!) but I think it's more because I just don't want to have to deal with the unknown of a pregnancy anymore after this!
What I'm looking forward too - Definitely the ultrasound coming up on the 12th. Non-preggo excitement is Easter this weekend. Em is beyond excited about the Easter bunny making a visit and I finally got her to tell me what she hopes he brings her (a car for her doll house).
Yesterday we went to a state park that's right over the state line heading into MO. DH's family was having a cook-out and there are about 100 little kids all my kids' ages on his side of the family, so we couldn't pass that up. Let me tell you, it was HOT. Almost 90 on April 1st! My poor pregnant feet were so swollen by the end of the day, but the kids had a blast, I got to eat yummy food, and I even got a nice little start to my tan.
Just a few pics from yesterday. As you can see from the pic below, another boy is definitely needed on this side of the family. I love that my kids have SO many cousins to grow up with, although it does make me sad that they are one of the only kids on my side of the family. My brother needs to find a nice girl, settle down, and make me an aunt! :)
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