26 Weeks

Another week down means we're that much closer to meeting our little love!  The beginning of this week was rough because I got knocked down pretty hard by a nasty viral infection but it ran its course quite fast and I felt myself again after a few days.  To me, there aren't many things much worse than congested sinuses and a bunch of crap stuck in your chest/lungs.  Thankfully I'm past it and my fingers are crossed that it doesn't rear its ugly head again anytime soon!  Aside from being under the weather, I continued to feel great this week. My second trimester has treated me quite well so I'm going to enjoy the last few days of it as much as I can!

Sleep has continued to be quite easy to come by lately and I'm loving it!  Aside from waking up once each night to use the bathroom, I tend to sleep through the night without too much difficulty.  I know this won't last forever so I'll enjoy it while I can.  I'm noticing more and more lately that I have to constantly change sitting positions when I'm at work or just sitting at home watching TV because my stomach starts to make me uncomfortable.  I can't believe I'm going to get so much bigger than I already am!  **I randomly threw up yesterday for the first time in weeks.  It hit me out of nowhere as I was getting ready for work and it was painful!  I haven't thrown up with my stomach this big and it was not a pleasant feeling at all.  The good news is I felt way better afterwards than I do most mornings so that was a nice surprise.**

I currently have 12 weeks left in this pregnancy and in the next 2-3 weeks we will be completely ready for little Austin's arrival and I am thrilled about it.  Every time I walk into his nursery and see just about everything in its place I feel such peace knowing we won't be scrambling at the end trying to get everything organized and looking exactly how we want it.  I dealt with some postpartum blues after Eli was born and I'm convinced it's because he came when we were least expecting it and I didn't have everything done.  It drove me mad!  We are going to have everything set up, decorated, washed, and ready to go with a quite a few weeks to spare and I am so happy about it.  Call me crazy for getting it all done so early but it helps me feel sane!

The nursery isn't the only thing we're already working on putting together!  As I've mentioned before, I will no longer be working full time because I get to stay at home but I do have the great opportunity to do some work remotely.  I wish it was as easy as leaving the office one day and picking up right where I left off but unfortunately it will take quite a bit more planning than that.  I'm currently coordinating with our IT guys on getting every program I use here at work set up on my home computer so I don't have any technical issues when I eventually make the switch.  I've also made a list of everything I will be able to do at home so they can find other employees to take over certain tasks that need to be done at the office.  I'm still planning on working as long as I possibly can so hopefully that will allow for a smooth transition home when that time comes.  I am so grateful Logan supports me in being a stay-at-home mom but I also feel so blessed that I have the opportunity to make a little extra money at the same time.

We have MCA scan #4 next week as well as our regular OB appointment so it should be busy but hopefully filled with good news!

Weight: 139.4 (This week: +1.4 | Total: +18.6)

26 weeks down, 12 (hopefully!) to go!

I've decided that I'm going to include other little updates in these weekly posts since I'm not taking the time to document them separately.  I'll be better about blogging about other aspects of our lives as soon as I'm not writing weekly pregnancy posts.  

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go to lunch with 5 ladies that are very dear to me.  We are some of the Utah SCID moms and we all have such a special bond even though we only get together once or twice a year. Although some things about our experiences are similar, our stories are very different from one another and it's so good to see them and get caught up on how their families are doing.  I'm so sad we didn't take a picture but you can take a look at THIS post to see some of these cute moms.  Thank you, Deni, for getting us together!  It was so good to see all of you!