28 Weeks

**Picture was retaken...even while I was 28 weeks!  Winning!

How far along? 28 Weeks

Total weight gain: I'm going to say 23 pounds - but really I'm a little frightened to get on the scale.  It's weird to keep seeing the numbers go up when for the last 10 years I'm tried to get the numbers to go down!
Maternity clothes? All maternity clothes at this point.  The one pair of jeans I have are from Motherhood Maternity and are working out great.  I have lots of maternity tops - and some regular tops that I've ordered in a larger size.  I'm anxious for the warmer weather so I can start wearing some maxi skirts!
Stretch marks? none on my stomach!  I'm still slathering on the lotion like it's my job...so hopefully that's helping. 
Sleep: not great - still waking up 2 times a night to go to the bathroom.  And this week I had the added bonus of of lots of heartburn....boo!
Best moment this week: well...I'm officially in the third trimester - so that's pretty exciting!  We hung all the artwork in baby boy's room - and Rob let me open my birthday gift early and it was the diaper bag I really wanted!  And, he got me the grey knitted floor poof too!  (We found it at world market and it goes like a foot stool with the glider - makes it look more personalized).  hooray! 
Miss Anything? Bending over comfortably -- definitely asked Rob more than once to tie my shoes this week! ha!  And there is no way it would be comfortable to paint my toes right now! 
Movement: all the time, especially at night, which I hear is common.  They say you should do "kick counts" starting at 28 weeks to monitor the baby's movement.  While I'm trying not to stress out about it - I'm also trying to be aware of all the movement in case I notice anything strange.
Food cravings: I could literally drink chocolate milk all day every day.  I'm still loving the hummus at Greek Express and strawberries too!  And, still popsicles every night.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really - though this morning after eating two donuts and then running to Target with my mom and Rob...I didn't feel so good.  Barely made it home in time to throw all that up.  I'm wondering if it was too much sugar?  Too much grease?  Not sure...but donuts definitely don't sound good. Thankfully I took a nice nap and my mom nursed me back to health...haha!
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Lots of heartburn and I swear I have restless leg syndrome late at night....some hip pain in the morning.  All in all though - not too much to complain about. 
Belly Button in or out? in...but hanging on for dear life (for which I'm thankful)
Wedding rings on or off? wedding ring on and still movable.  I can easily take it off still.  Engagement ring off.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy - I had a great pre-birthday weekend in Dayton with family.  Everyone was so generous with their gifts!  I also have a very thoughtful husband - we survived a trip to IKEA with no major arguments and we bought a cute cart for the nursery (that he has already put together) and two new chairs for the island!  Yay!
Looking forward to: Our trip to Phoenix!  We leave Thursday to go see Suzi, John, Cassie, Nick, and Charlotte....should be lots of fun!  I love the outlet malls and all the cactus!  It will be baby's second big trip :)