Week 26!

August 1st

Baby girl is the size of a Slow Loris this week! I didnt know what it was either, but he's super cute in the picture! She's over 14 inches tall and weighs about 2lbs. Baby is packing on fat now, so she can be that chunky, squishy little baby! Her eyes are open again and she can detect light. She's kicking up a storm, which is just so wonderful :D

How's Mama? I'm doing well! Just tired! Growing a human is tough work. My pelvic bones still hurt like woah and my back is still bothering me- A LOT. Pretty sure I pulled a muscle pulling weeds and it's just taking forever to heal. My app says I could be having Braxton-Hicks contractions, but I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary.  Hopefully, I'm helping with all the water I'm drinking! I'm peeing a lot, had some difficulty sleeping, but otherwise I am doing great :D I am LOVING how much baby girl is moving. It makes me smile every time and warms my mama heart so much. 

How's Daddy? He's doing great! He's been able to feel baby girl a few more times now. She's shy though and likes to stop moving when Daddy puts his hand on my belly. Either that or she likes the warmth and it calms her. I hope for that one! Hopefully it means Daddy will be able to soothe her easy on the outside world. I wont be surprised if that is the case though, John usually has a sense of calm about him that can be peaceful for others :D 

This week? John had the great idea of prepping a few meals ahead of time for the week to help us not eat out so much! I dont know why I didnt think about it. I used to do it all the time. lol. It was extremely helpful and definitely reduced how much we ate out. We did go to Red Robin one day because I was craving a burger. He didnt even question me, just said "where do you want it from!?" haha. I got the Chili Chili Cheeseburger and omg. Now I want another one. Like now. :D August 2nd was our 14th year dating anniversary! It's hard to believe we've been together so long, but harder to believe I ever lived without him :D The weekend was filled with house projects, wedding prep (OMG MY BROTHER IS GETTING MARRIED NEXT WEEK!), and paintball for John! The guys went for Chris's bachelor party. John did not make it out unscathed. He has a nice big ole' bruise on this bicep. haha. 

Saturday I went to help my mom and sister with some wedding stuff and we got our nails done. When I got home this was happening: 

John did ALL of the laundry, ironed, and cleaned the house while I was gone. He's seriously the BEST.