28 Week Belly Post

How far along: 28 Weeks: I have officially started my 3rd and FINAL trimester! WOOO HOOO!!!

Size of the baby:  Around 14.8 inches and 2.25 lbs. About the size of a chinese cabbage.

Total weight gain/loss: So far I am aware of a total of 19 lbs. We will see at my next appointment how much more I have officially gained. I start going to my doctor for my routine check ups every two weeks after this next one. CRAZY!

Maternity clothes: Still going strong with one pair of maternity jeans & leggings. Have refrained myself from buying Maternity shirts but plan on digging in some friends closets for some maternity wear soon when I get really helpless and big! Can't make myself purchase maternity cloths when I just have 3 more months to go! 

Cravings: Salt and vinegar chips and tiny boxwoods chocolate chips cookes. I LOVE these even when I am not pregnant but I find myself foaming at the mouth more than usual when I think about them. This past weekend we got to throw our Dear friend Emily, a baby shower and I ate more than my fair share of tiny boxwoods cookies. I was SOO BAD!!! But it was SOOO GOOD!!!

Symptoms: Heel pain has died down for whatever reason and lower back has been good. I worked 5 days in a row this past week, which means I was on my feet for 8 hours, 5 days in a row and I surprisingly did well, maybe my body is getting used to all this new weight. I must say though,  I have felt pretty good and although I whine at times I really have to be thankful because I know it could be a lot worse! Last weekend I started to feel my first episode of possible indegistion. I feel like its hard to eat much in one sitting these days because everything is pushing up on my stomach and lungs. I also feel a little short of breath after having a big meal so I have been trying to eat smaller portions through out the day. Every now and then after a meal I feel a very mild burning sensation rising in the the back of my throat, which makes me think that I am getting the early signs of heartburn. I have never had this issue before but hopefully it doesn't get too bad!

Movements: Alexander definitely has his active periods where I am completely baffled. Most of the time its in the evening when I have settled down to relax.  At times I am stunned with his movements!  Its no longer a little punch here or little kick there. It is like waves of complete body movements. At times I feel like I could be feeling actual body parts. It is such an unbelievable feeling and Josh and I are having so much fun getting to feel him move around at night! The other day I felt him give me a few hard kicks all the way up in my ribs, which makes me think he is pretty high up. I think that would explain the full feeling and shortness of breath after my meals these days. Ohh the Joys of Pregnancy!

Gender predictions: BOY!

28 Week Belly Pic....

Took a really quick pic before bedtime so
I had to crop the scary, very exhausted face!