pregnancy | 26 weeks

as i was standing in the shower this morning, heaving my brains out ... i was thinking i needed to blog more about this pregnancy. i haven't, mainly because i would rather get online, get my work done + then take a nap ... then write (or end up in the time suck called facebook). so, here's an update. i was nauseous before, but now i've stepped it up a notch. i spend time throwing up bile on the regular. sorry if that is TMI, but i gotta keep it real here. this little one surely marches to their own drum. my pregnancies with the boys were without any of the nauseated junk. i'm in the stage where i will eat whatever sounds good at the moment, because i flip between stages of feeling so hungry, i'm sick, or feeling so full, i'm sick. it's like you haven't ate all day and need to eat immediately or, i just ate TWO thanksgiving meals. that's how i feel all day.

my hands tingle and get numb throughout the day. my right hand is the worst. it will do this when i'm washing my hair, putting on makeup, holding something, typing or laying weird. it is common for pregnancy women to experience this. i did have my blood pressure check (and it was perfect) so really, i just have to deal with it. the fluid in my body is putting pressure in my arms and wrist giving me a case of pregnancy carpal tunnel. many women say that it went away right after their had their babies. so, here's to hoping for that! nick has been giving me progesterone shots weekly. i had these with levi too. progesterone helps strengthen the lining of the uterus so baby stays inside as long as possible. tucker was 7 weeks early, but when i did the shots with levi, he was only 2 weeks early. i decided to do them again this time because i'll do anything to avoid spending time in the NICU. the shots aren't super fun. the needed is large + the progesterone is thick. it's a lot like pushing pudding through a straw. it burns a bit when it goes in, but since i'm a badass momma, i can deal. i won't be sad when we can stop these though. now, onto the stuff that makes everything i mentioned totally worth it. nick felt the baby move for the first time on the day after his birthday. the baby has been SO active moving and kicking around. sometimes when i'm sitting i feel like i want to lay down and stretch out to give this little person some more room! i have been able to see the kicks from the outside now, which is even cooler! it's one of my favorite parts of pregnancy. we are getting closer um, starting on the nursery. nick has torn down all of the paneling, the old lighting and the bookcase. we decided we are going to rip the sheetrock out as well. we'll be doing some shiplap and new sheetrock in there and it should only take a day to get that done in the size room it is. we're also going to be painting the brick in that room white. i'm excited to update it and have a place for all of baby's things! which, isn't much right now! haha. i feel like i'm behind. i did just order nursery furniture, so that is one more thing off the list! i have been updating my registries but it's so hard when we don't know if this little peanut is a boy or girl! i don't want everything to be gray! i think it was a good choice to not find out the sex of the baby because it is making me look forward to labor + delivery more. knowing that finding out just who this little person is makes me so excited!

one of the rough mornings this week, nick had an appointment he had to go to in duluth. well, he returned with flowers from my favorite shop, flora north. his card totally made my week. he's been such a good support over the last several months. i'm a lucky girl! #pregnancy #26weeks #babyblogger #pregnancyblog #minnesotamom #pregnancyjourney #lifedocumented #thisis2020 #duefebruary2021 #love #blooms #pregnancylife #momlife