It's Bump Day! Week 28 Pregnancy Update!

"Dressed in all black like the omen"

Excuse the dirty mirror!

How far along? 28 weeks 4 days
Total weight gain/measurements: 2lbs this week, 27 lbs total
Maternity clothes: Yes. All maternity clothes are in full rotation. I am going to need some new shirts but haven't found anything worth investing in for the next 8-9 weeks.
Stretch marks: None new. Been using lots of whipped Shea and coconut butter.
Sleep: 8-10 hours. Preggo pillow and without.
Best moment this week: My 29th Birthday, my parents and grandparents coming in town for the weekend and finally moving things around in my nursery.
Miss anything We are grown up right?!! Intimate moments (sex) with my husband. I've missed this all along, but never really wrote about it. Being celibate during pregnancy is a doctors request/demand due to my cerclage, and we are 7 months into it. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel of not being hormonal and feeling normal again. However, the biggest difference after Maxwell arrives will be that my boobs won't be mine or my husbands they will be Maxwells. This maybe TMI for you, but I need to write about it so I can look back and remember how I felt about it at 7 months pregnant. I'm sure my husband is gonna smile reading this. We are still intimate in other ways, but I miss those moments with him.
Movement: Yes, lots of movement as he grows. He moves from head down to feet down. I can't wait until he finds his final place head down. He is sitting sideways and movement comes from all over so I'm not sure how he is positioned. His kicks are getting stronger and those hiccups he has makes me giggle. A good sign that the diaphragm is working and preparing the lungs for breathing.
Food cravings: pizza and Krispy Kreme doughnuts
Anything making you queasy or sick? The lactose milk is working well. No acid reflux this week.
Gender: Boy
Name: Maxwell or Max
Labor signs: None
Symptoms: lots of movement and hiccups from Maxwell.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy! I am looking forward to the doctors setting a date and time for delivery. I am also looking forward to what August has to bring including baby shower and finalizing the nursery.
Looking forward to:. My BFF Bridal shower next weekend August 2 and my barbecue baby shower August 9.


Keep the Faith!


Until next time,

~E