29 weeks 5 days

This week I have been experiencing swelling of the feet and ankles and from today I noticed that my ring doesn't come off of my finger very easily. My stomach feels noticeably heavy and MaxyPoo is back to moving all the time, haha. Sometimes, I think "Ok, ok, calm down." But the bigger part of me finds his kicking very reassuring that he is growing well inside my womb. :-)

From today, hubby moved the bed to arrange a better sleeping position. Now I use the wall as a headboard and pile up pillows and blankets and lean back on them so it feels more like I'm laying in a raised hospital bed--was quite comfy. When I tried it out, I fell asleep for 2 hours!

As for my diet, I still love water (now with ice!) and vegetables.

My tummy is so sore underneath, it's tender to the touch. It's extra sensitive when I'm rubbing my body lotion there.

I'm very happy to be 30 weeks this Thursday. And just 6 days until the next appointment!

28 weeks 5 days

28 weeks but almost 29!

We had another appt. yesterday. The baby is still doing very well. The doctor checked the baby's organs again and his lungs, heart, and stomach seems to be developing fine. And he's still head down for now...His weight was recorded at 1310kg or about 2.8lbs! Almost a 1 lb. increase in 2 weeks. I measured the area around my belly...110cm around now. My weight is 68.4kg now...150 lbs. So I also gained just one pound since the last appointment...seems the weight gain was just from the baby :-)


It's nice to be in the 3rd trimester. The tightness in my hands, feet, and ankles subsided mostly for now. But my belly feels so tight and at times it feels like my skin has stretched so thin that it could tear...feels really sensitive to the touch of my clothes. I'm consuming a lot more watery foods like cucumber, watermelon, celery, tomato, melon....and water.

I had a dream about our Maxwell the other night! I was breastfeeding him and he was doing really well with it and I was producing a lot of milk for him. I hope it's a good sign. And he looked so cute and was obedient...I wonder what he'll really look like when he's born... :)


I still have a bit more energy these days and try to clean something, do laundry, walk around, and be more active.

Next appointment is in 13 days. I will be 30 weeks. Here's hoping it comes quickly. Can't wait to see him again.

27 weeks +1 day Symptoms and Appointment Update

The last appointment was 4 days ago. The baby is doing well. His lungs are developing and all features are in normal places. And he's head down for now :-) His weight was recorded at 1010kg or about 2.2lbs! I measured the area around my belly...105cm around! My weight is 67.6kg or 149lbs. I was about 132lbs in the beginning so, that's 17 lbs gained.

Now I'm in my 27th week. Almost to the 3rd trimester. I'm starting to feel a tightness in my hands, feet, and ankles these days. I think the swelling is starting. Today alone, I've had already more than 6 glasses of water. This is good for the baby and me.

I daydream a lot about little Maxwell and what he might look like, if he'll be an active or quiet baby, and what things to be sure to prepare for his arrival.

This past week, I have increased my consumption of breads and sugars (muffins, cake, ice cream, snacks, etc..) but i think I better be careful...the tests for the gestational diabetes came back all negative so I think I ate out of excitement but its time to get back to increasing veggies, tofu, and water, water, water.

I still have a bit more energy these days and try to some dance exercise if I can bear it. I've been using the Just Dance game stages on YouTube and following about 3 or 4 of them for a nice workout.

Also...thinking about how Victoria will be as a big sister. I am excited to watch them grow together!

Next appointment is in 10 days. I'll be 28 weeks + 4 days. See you then, MaxyPoo ♥

26 weeks today

Doctor's appointment is in 4 days but I thought I'd post about what's been going these days and what's been continuing since the last post.



26 weeks today...time still seems to tick by slowly in my opinion.

We finally decided on a middle name, "Owen". Now the name game is finally finished.

He is still VERY active in the womb and I'm still getting some Braxton Hicks contractions every now and then.  Something that has been happening more frequently since the last week or so is the '"gas hills", lol. My abdomen gets filled with gas and starts making tall pockets clustering together...it's weird I know. I'll try to get a pic one of the next times it happens. There are usually like 5 weird-shaped gas hills rising on my stomach when I get too gassy......

Going to the bathroom has still been asier lately. And I pass stools more often and easily than earlier weeks.

My energy has kicked up a bit these past couple of weeks. I cook more, clean more, taking more walks, and doing some dance workouts, too.



Thinking about labor and delivery more these days...I really want to try to delivery naturally and I want to proactively pursue breastfeeding, even if it's tough for the first few months. I hope I can do it.


Well, 14 weeks to go.....oh boy...