Month: August 2015

Week 25

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25 weeksHow far along: 25 weeks!

Total weight gain: gained 11.4 lbs total

Maternity clothes: This little guy is growing and growing fast, so dressing myself has been pretty interesting. I just ordered some new full panel maternity pants from Old Navy and I’m super, super excited about them. No more feeling like my belly is cut in half. 

Stretch marks: Luckily, not any more then at 21 weeks. Wahoo!

Sleep: Nights have been a little rough lately. I fall asleep on my side and 2 hours later, I wake up laying on my back. So, I roll over on my side, fall back asleep and the cycle continues. Then, there’s the matter of going to the bathroom once or twice a night. Overall, let’s just say nights are rough..

I read this article on Baby Center about sleep positions and it really helped me gain perspective on what’s best for me and baby.

Best moment of this week: I found powder ranch mix in the fridge and a jar of jelly in the cupboard yesterday. Pregnancy brain at its finest!

Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach and getting off of the couch or out of my bed with ease.

Movement: SO much movement. I’m still so paranoid that something could go wrong or is wrong. It’s such a relief to feel those not-so little kicks any more and know that he’s doing okay. Every single time he moves, I pat my belly and tell him thank you. 

I had the edge of my laptop propped up on my belly the other day and my whole laptop moved with his kicks.

Food cravings: Fried Pickles always sounds good. Yes, I’m that pregnant lady.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really. I know that when my stomach is empty, I have a stronger gag reflex. Oh, & smells.

Have you started to show yet: Yeah! Finally!

Gender: Boy!!

Labor signs: Not yet.

Wedding rings on or off: On, on the days that I actually wear them..which I am trying to do more these days so I don’t look a floozy 😉

Happy or moody most of the time: So happy, but anxious. Time is going by really fast & there is still so much left to do. Thinking about all the projects, & labor, & life after baby, it’s only slightly overwhelming.

Looking forward to: Hitting my third trimester in 3 weeks!

Renaissance Fair 2015

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This year, all the Horn siblings made it to the Renaissance Fair together! If you don’t recall, May was the month of rain, which made this years fair pretty interesting. Some of the shops either closed early or weren’t there at all the day we went, but it was still fun to show off our costumes that we had worked so hard on.

Clint’s shirt and vest, and my little peplum vest was made from a floor-length dress/vest thing 🙂 We cut the bottom of the dress off and used the extra pieces to make the peplum ruffles. 
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My body is beautiful

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23 weeks > 15 weeks

First off, let me say that the majority of my pregnancy has been a breeze. Other than the first few weeks of spotting, I don’t get nauseous, I haven’t had (many) issues like spotting or severe cramping, or even weight gain (I’m only 5 lbs up from when we found out), but being plus size & expecting has been tough emotionally while I’ve been going through the physical changes of pregnancy.

I’m 24 weeks tomorrow & I’m just hitting the stage where my body is going through big changes. The baby is growing, so stretch marks are making appearances in strange places, my back & belly are aching like none other & I have head aches that are unrelenting. I’m sitting here feeling like a worthless blob, because I feel like I’ve laid around all day, watched Netflix & eaten everything is sight (Oh, the blessings of working from home) & I’ve felt the need to rest because of my back aches & round ligament pain (… & gas 🙂 ).

I just wanted to take a minute & reflect on what my body is doing at this very moment. It’s growing a little son of my Heavenly Father. It’s something so amazing & miraculous & beautiful. On hard days like today, I just have to take a moment & place my hands on my big belly & realize that I’m part of something much, much bigger than myself.

My body is beautiful, regardless of my insecurities & images of how it should be. Regardless of the strange stretch marks on my thighs & ribs. Regardless of those extra few pounds. I am so blessed to have a body that can harness such an incredible power & gift, & I should never take that for granted.