26 weeks pregnant

Wow! 26 weeks. Time has flown. I have thought about doing this ever since my first week but I just haven't had the courage I guess to do it. But better never late then never I guess.

Today I read an amazing post mainly about body image after pregnancy and I was so useful for me. Before I fell pregnant I lost 15kgs and felt amazing, so I have not felt very good about the extra weight and body change. Please check out this blog and post. It has inspired me to post today.

Http://weseekjoy.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/babies-ruin-bodies.html?m=1

So the story of my pregnancy.... My husband and I have been together since we were young. July this year it has been 8 years. We got married in April 2013 and feel pregnant in July 2013. We started trying to fall pregnant when we got engaged. So it was a long 2 years. We never thought it was going to happen. Although we wanted to fall pregnant earlier, I feel like it was perfect timing.

Now I would only get my periods every 4-7 months so I don't know when I ovulated. But from my ultrasound my due date is the 14/04/14. However my uterus is three week ahead of the ultrasound (this would make the same due date as my blood work and period date, but the doctor said to go off the ultrasound so that's what we will do).

Total weight gain: 10kgs

Maternity clothes: I defaintly need some new maternity clothes. So many of my clothes done fit and skirts and dresses just keep getting shorter and shorter.

Stretch marks? None yet. Yay. Although I have various vanishes which aren't nice.

Sleep: I don't think I have sleep a whole night since I feel pregnant. This last week or two though has been bad. Bub loves sticking his feet in my ribs. It hurts :(

Best moments this week: It has been amazing to see how excited and involved my husband is. This week he was smiling and looking at me and I thought he must have been up to something, so I asked that he was locking at. His response: "I'm just looking at my boy." So sweet!

Movements: Does he not sleep? Wow, he just kicks and punches all day and night long. It's amazing watching and feeling him move, but it can get annoying because it really feels like he doesn't stop.

Food cravings: Most of my pregnancy I have craved fresh white bread sandwhiches. Mainly ham, cheese and tomato on whitee bread to be exact haha, but lately I haven't really been craving anything. Although I really have to stop being  weak and start eating healthier.

Anything making you queasy or sick? No, not really. I do think that morning (all day) sickness is starting to come back though. The only think that makes me feel better is to snack when I'm hungry.

Gender: Baby boy.

Labour signs: Nope.

Symptoms: Leg cramps started this week. Abdomen cramps. Tailbone pain :(

Belly button in or out: half and half,  it's so weird

Wedding rings on or off? On. But on some of these hot days we haave been having my fingers have swelled alittle and it was a little harder to take off but not too bad.

Happy or moody mosts of the time? Happy at the moment. Thank god. Altough it wouldnt suprise me if any day I start wantiinig to cry all the time again lol. 

Looking forward to: Applying for maternity leave tomorrow :)

Looking forward to posting more :)

Thanks