26 Week Update

How far along? 26 weeks (The size of a cucumber.  Over 15 inches and about 2.3 pounds.)

Total weight gain/loss: +13 lbs
 
Maternity clothes:Yep. Still living on that dream of regular pants mostly but the rubber bands are getting mighty tight and the belly bands are barely cutting it anymore.
 
Have you told family and friends?  Everybody knows now :)

Have you started to show yet? Yep. My stomach gets into a room approximately three seconds before the rest of me does. 

Sleep:  Better.  

Best moment this week: Seriously, the kid acts like she is trying to kick/punch her way out of my stomach every day.  You can just watch my stomach and see through my clothes at her moving all around.  It is crazy!

Miss Anything? Not constantly gaining weight.  I know, I know, I KNOW!  Doesn't mean you love it though and I don't!

Movement: I feel her everyday, almost all the time.  What I read said she should be sleeping 12-14 hours a day but she definitely isn't.  I'm not complaining (right now ;) I LOVE feeling her!  So if you see me sitting around you just smiling the biggest, goofiest smile, it's a good guess that she is kicking away. <---Still that :)

Food cravings: Food.  All the time and a lot of it. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? Overeating.  Once I get anywhere past hungry I need to stop because there isn't much space these days between 'I'm hungry' and 'I overate and feel sick'. <---- You guessed it, still that!

Gender prediction: GIRL.  According to the sonogram the Chinese Gender Calender and every single old wives tale was WRONG!  (Refer to my earlier posts!)

Labor Signs: Nope.

Symptoms: All of the pregnancy stereotypes that you always hear about hit at one time this week:  I cry all the time and can't stop, there isn't enough food in the world for me, especially sweets and my back hurts a lot. n