The Girl in the Red Shoes

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26 Weeks!

How far along? 26 weeks yesterday. This pregnancy is flying by.

Maternity clothes? Yep, still mixing and matching maternity and non maternity. My belly is getting out of control! 
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Still have some pregnancy insomnia and as you may have read on Tuesday, Hudson hasn’t been sleeping well lately. He did sleep through the night last night but of course I didn’t!
Best moment this week:  Talking baby names with my husband. We do it almost every night…..and let me tell you, it’s hard! Especially because we have to come up with two names! So far we have a middle name for a girl….and that’s it. And we’ve had that middle name since I was pregnant with Hudson. So yeah. Oh, and I found out I passed my glucose test! They called me the day I took it and I immediately thought I had failed….but they just called to say my iron was low. So now I’m taking iron supplements (which are no fun….let me tell you).
Miss Anything? Sleeping on my stomach for sure. And cookie dough. 
Movement: Yep, lots of movement up in here! This kid is just as active has his/her big brother. We are in for trouble!
Food cravings: Juice! I can’t stop thinking about this mango juice. It’s soooo good. And oreos!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Knock on wood, I’ve been feeling great lately! And I am finally able to eat raspberries again, which many of you know is my most favorite food. But I threw them up one too many times early in my pregnancy and couldn’t even look at them. I had a few this morning….but they just didn’t do it for me. I think maybe I’ve fallen out of love with them. 
Gender: We’ll find out in June!
Labor Signs: None.
Symptoms: Just the bump and feeling tired!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Mood: Pretty good overall. I just want this baby to get here!
Looking forward to:  Picking out a name and maybe starting to work on the baby’s nursery. I’m such a procrastinator!

View me at 26 weeks with Hudson here.


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  1. I think it's so cool you are waiting to find out. That's our plan when it's time for kids! You look great, lady!

  2. Baby names are hard!! At least for us they were, so much back and forth. Great when you finally land on one though. That is why we had to find out though, two sets…impossible haha. Sorry about the raspberries!! The same thing happened to me with milky ways and I can no longer eat them. I use to keep those fun sized ones in the freezer for a snack. But, I'm thinking cutting that out is better anyways =)

  3. Yea to 26 weeks, I'm just a couple weeks behind you (23 weeks on Saturday) also with my second. We are trying to decide on a name too, although we know the gender. I just had to know! Hopefully, your pregnancy continues to go smoothly! Here's to babies and June being here in no time at all 🙂

  5. My iron was low with Abigail and I can guarantee it is low with Mabel too. I'll find out for sure next week but yeah, not looking forward to the iron + stool softener combo.

  6. that's so fun that you're talking about baby names with Hudson! Glad he slept better but bummer you didn't! Doesn't it always seem to work that way?! and I Love that dress on you!!!

  7. Baby names are HARD! I felt so much pressure when we picked out Mason's. Like, how am I in charge of giving you a name that you will have for forever? Eeek! No matter what you decide, I'm sure it will be perfect!
    PS Love your dress!

  8. Baby names are SO HARD!! We had a definite girl name until I got pregnant with a girl – then we changed it. I can't wait to find out the gender and name!! PS I miss sleeping on my stomach so much that I dream about it, then I wake up freaked out that I actually did…it's way too big now to even do it on accident, but I totally miss it. I hope you get some sleep!!

  10. That's tough having to come up with two names just in case! Do you have a suspicion on the gender or not even a guess?

  11. You look amazing! This almost makes me want to be pregnant again! And the name thing is SO hard the second time around. So much harder than the first time. I'm sure I will love whatever you pick out though. And I can't wait to see the nursery! Are you waiting to do it until after you have the baby or will it be gender neutral?

  12. I'm low on iron too. And will be starting the lovely supplements and stool softener regimen. Yuck. The things we do for these babies:)

    You look great, Julie! Happy 26 weeks! Almost to 3rd trimester, sweet girl. It really is flying:)

  14. You look great! I love that you are waiting. My parents said they did with my sister and I but with my third sister cause she was high risk they found out.

    I hope when I finally have one I have the strength to hold out till delivery !

  15. We waited to find out for all four of our kids and it is such a fun surprise, but I agree that picking names is no fun. We always wanted at least two names per gender so I could meet the baby and see which it looked like. Let's just say it's lucky our second child was a girl or she would have had to pick her own name. We could not decide on a boy's name. You look beautiful!

  17. Hooray for June babes!! I'm 24 weeks tomorrow!! I'm so glad to know that we aren't the only ones who are procrastinating with the nursery. We have done NOTHING! I feel guilty, but with my husband's travel schedule it has been tough to squeeze it in! We also just started talking about baby registry stuff! Everyone looks at me like I'm nuts when I tell them that we haven't done anything ASAP and it's our first!!

    You look absolutely adorable in this look!! Thanks for sharing your journey!!

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26 Weeks

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How far along? 26 weeks. Baby is the size of a head of lettuce. 
Maternity clothes? Still yes and no.
Stretch marks? Not yet. 
Sleep: All I really want to do is sleep on my stomach, which is now impossible. Otherwise I’m still sleeping okay.
Best moment this week:  Working on baby’s nursery and finally registering! It was totally overwhelming. We did as much as we could before calling it quits. I still have to go back to the store to register for a stroller, car seat, and diaper bag….plus all of the random stuff we probably missed when we were too busy adding toys! So tell me…..what was the one thing you registered for and never needed? What was the one thing you wish you registered for?
Miss Anything? Sleeping on my stomach and Subway sandwiches. 
Movement: Lots and lots of movement…especially when I’m in bed reading.
Food cravings: Still loving loving my chocolate milk and raspberries.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really. 
Gender: Baby boy.
Labor Signs: None.
Symptoms: How can I say this without embarrassing myself? If you are my husband’s friend, please stop reading this now. Let’s just say it’s hard to poop when you are pregnant and leave it at that. And on Monday when it was over 90 degrees my hands swelled up after being in the sun for a half an hour…so that was no fun!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Mood: Happy

Looking forward to: Getting some artwork up on the walls in the nursery and seeing good friends this weekend!

Comments

  1. I have something to tell you… I've been trying not to. Because you're going to be depressed. Even after the babe it's not easy stomach sleeping because your giant milk filled boobs hurt too much to press into the mattress. Also – subway = delicious.

  2. I have no registry advice other than GOOD LUCK. And take notes for me.

    Regarding the poop thing, I've actually read about this on a lot of mommy-blogger-friends blogs… apparently kiwis can help. Really, any fruit veggie but especially kiwi, apparently. I haven't had a ton of luck with it but you never know!

    Haha, I'll cross my fingers for a good poop for you.

  3. as far as the above ~ahem~ problem try taking two Culterelle probiotic. They are safe (I am pregnant too) and get the ball rolling…and really help. you can get them at your grocery store for about 16 bucks which might seem excessive but you get 30 capsules…anyway Good luck and you look great!

  4. You are so cute and stylish. Seriously, I hope I look half as good as you when I'm preggers! If I were you, I'd be estatic your belly button is still in. Outties freak me out!! haha

  5. Max is only 8 months and I already feel far removed from the newborn stage! We didn't register for swaddle sacks (Halo brand is my favorite) and we ended up buying a few. I am not good at swaddling with just a blanket. This will probably be beneficial for you since you are in a cold climate but we never used our carseat cover. It never got cold enough this past winter and we switched him to his convertible carseat at 6 months. Registering is a ton of work! I tweaked mine over and over!

  6. Baby Bargains helped me a LOT with my registry. If you email me back, I'll give you my last name so you can look up what we settled on at Target and Babies R Us. We bought the bigger items – travel system, crib, pack n play — but registered for lots of other "necessities" according to blog land and moms I know. Registering can be fun — once it's over 😉

  8. I hope that one day when I am pregnant that I will look half as stylish as you do!

    Love the weekly updates. He will be here before you know it now 🙂

  9. You look fantastic!

    One thing we registered for and never use is the Bumbo. She hated it and it didn't seem too safe(she would arch her back to try to get out and may have been able to if I hadn't stopped her). One thing we didn't register for and ended up needing was breathable bumpers. The second she started rolling in the crib the bumpers scared me, so I took them out. Then she started sticking her arms and legs out of the crib. Breathable bumpers were a good solution.

  12. I swear this is going so quickly!!! I love the baby bump… you're so cute! HAHA (I feel like I say that every time!!)

  13. Yup…you are officially an adorable pregnant lady! It feels like you just announced you were pregnant too. I hope my pregnancy goes that fast!!

  16. I feel like you are flying through pregnancy!!! But I'm sure you don't! 😉 You are looking great momma, I bet registering could get overwhelming. Just so must CUTENESS to get distracted by!!

  17. This whole poop thing scares me. A friend of mine said that she hit up the prune juice they had in the fridge at the old folks home she worked at when she was preggers.

    Good luck registering! I loved being able to register online for our wedding. We never stepped foot in Bed Bath and Beyond.

  18. You look fabulous! You may want to try a few refrigerated prunes with breakfast if you can stomach them!

  19. looking fab momma! I too am loving chocolate milk and all berries really. We haven't even started our nursery yet… eeeek!! Yours is coming along great, I love that dresser. Such a cute idea

  20. what a cute bump!
    there are tons of things you will register for that you will only use a handful of times. it's just that way. one thing #2 loved was being swaddled, so i needed some swaddle me wraps in different sizes for her. they were a lifesaver. one thing i used a lot for both kids was the bath sponge and the bath sling. they were small and much easier to store than the big tubs that take up so much room. happy registering. and, my ob told me that subway was fine as long as it was toasted, but limited to once a week. you can still get in that craving.

  21. Ugh- the "digestion issues" persisted after pregnancy for me:o( Colace will be your BFF postpartum. But enough of that…

    Here are things we did not need… She outgrew infant hooded towels very quickly and we used the PB Kids bath wrap exclusively (not the "nursery" bathwrap) until she got a few more for her bday. They are just too small to wrap them up in after they are about 6 months old! She also did not really care for Sophie the Teether or the Bumbo, which everyone RAVED about. She actually didn't need teethers at all, just used her pacifier.

    We should have registered for 2 full layettes of newborn clothes. Don't believe people when they say "They'll never wear them". It must be like vanity sizing in womens clothes. L needed newborn clothes for at least a month and she was an 8.4 baby. 0-3 clothes were huge.

    We should have registered for a swing and didn't because many people said test it out at someone else's house to see if your kid is a swing kid or not. She was :o) We used a gift card.

    We needed way more bottles than I expected because I was planning to nurse and that did not work out for us.

    Hope that helps!

  22. You look fabulous!! I took a my best friend who has a 1 year old to register and it helped a lot. She went through all the products, explained why she liked them and what her daughter used and didn't use. As for the heat and swelling…welcome to my everyday life here in FL!

  25. You look fantastic… The one thing we needed that I did not anticipate is a bassinet… I thought for sure the nursery was close enough… Boy was I wrong I don't want her out of my sight 😉

  26. I prefer a large purse over a diaper bag, but I am not one of those moms that carries everything with me. A couple of diapers, wipe, change of clothes, and a blanket was my standard that I just carried in my purse. Receiving blankets that were too small to get a good swaddle at 3 am made me cry. Sam loved her playmat. I registered for minimal stuff to ensure I would get what we really needed, babies don't need much!

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