*read our journey here + how it happened here*
Dear Baby John Henry,
Hey little guy! I got to see your cute little fact today during my routine checkup. You have the most adorable button nose and those little lips of yours looked like they were smacking around in there. Loved seeing your sweet face. I sure do hope you take after your handsome Daddy. I love that man so much, the thought of having his clone (you!) makes me so excited. Your Daddy and I talk all the time of our new little family… I’m picking up the sport golf and I’m going to love it (insert – so much sacrarium). Mommy is going to try and I’m going to try to love it… for my boys! Daddy and I talked about what it’s going to be like with our family of 3 in our forever home together. We both said the first month of our life with you in the house we’ll probably cry. The thought of Daddy coming home, to our house, after a long day of work to you and me… gives both of us chills.
We love you more than words can ever describe. I promise to give you my entire heart forever and ever, little fella. We’re counting down the short weeks until our dreams come true. What a little solider you are. Our little fighter who fought against all odds. We are forever grateful for you!
So much love,
Mommy
Size of babe: An egg plant according What To Expect and a cantaloup according to The Bump. Both seem rather large… 10.5″-11.8″ and 1.5-2lbs. Crazy to believe!
Weight gain: I had a my routine checkup on 8/20 and according to the doctors scale, FULLY CLOTHED 😉 and in the middle of the day (after a few meals/ snacks) I’ve only gained 20lbs! Not sure if I should go with my 23lbs weight gain from last week (23 weeks) or stick with the proud 20lbs from my 24 week checkup. Either way, I’m a little pudgy, but feeling great…
Maternity clothes: With the cooler weather I’ve been wearing a few non-maternity flowy blouses.
Gender: John Henry Thorne… still confused as to what to call him. John Henry (said together) or Henry. Both are perfect and I’ll tell you, I love this kiddo so much already!
Nursery: Oh! Yes! Lots of progress, guys… stay tuned. I’ll post the nurseries that I put together in a separate post.
Movement: He’s a little raver… just like his Daddy used to be! 😉 He decides to start the party around 9:00pm each night and doesn’t get settled down until the wee hours in the morning. Lots of fist pumping happening.
Sleep: Do I sleep – yes! Is it the best – nope! Oh well, maybe this is my body prepping me for motherhood. I was in the Highlands on Wednesday/ Thursday of this week and again on Friday/ Saturday. Didn’t sleep too well on those overnight trips.
What I miss: Running! I put running to sleep a few weeks ago. Just got unbearable with the babe bouncing on my bladder. I’ve been staying active with some serious power walks.
Best moment this week: Seeing our little son on the ultrasound machine. OMG, he’s so dang cute. We got to see a close up of his little face and I seriously don’t know how I’m going to survive the next few months. I’m so excited to meet our little man. We’re lucky that our doctor has a sonogram machine in the patient room, so from now until birth, if he’s the doctor of my visit we’ll get to see JHT.
Looking forward to: John and I are talking about getting out of town over Labor Day Weekend.
Cravings: Auntie Anne’s pretzels…. I haven’t had one in forever, but I’ve been craving one (with cheese dip)! Egg salad, how have I not mentioned this. For lunch everyday I eat “egg salad”, no bread, just eggs. I whip up 2 hard boiled eggs and 2 hard boiled egg whites and then mix in pickles, lots of mustard and a little mayo. I buy the hard boiled eggs that are already prepared from the Teeter. They say eggs are super good during pregnancy. For dinners, man I just can’t get enough of this salad that my hubby’s been making. I think we had it 3x last week.
Symptoms: Cellulite! Itchy skin! Cold! Nothing too bad. I’m seriously so lucky with this pregnancy.
Workouts: Another great week… I get my workouts in early in the day. I did four 6 mile walks (sounds crazy, but it’s not bad at all and I do it super early in the morning) and 2 Group Power classes.
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