Weekly Check-In (28 weeks)

How far along? 28 weeks, 5 days
Weight gain/loss: +20 pounds, down 1 from last week. This is possibly because we're having a heat wave in NY and all I've done is sweat for the last week.
Maternity clothes? Yup, everything but sweats and the big t-shirts I sleep in.
Sleep? I'm still sleeping great! Totally jinxed the whole getting up to pee thing. I have been getting up at least once if not twice to go to the bathroom. It's really not a big deal though, I usually fall right back to sleep.
Best moment this past week? It's been a rough week but I think I figured out the whole calve cramps thing. I added another 20oz of water to my day and they seem to have disappeared. That's a good thing!
Sex: We're having a boy!
Belly button in or out? In, but it's looking very little.
Movement: Lots and lots! Now Bill, my sister, my mom, and my mother in law have felt him kick :)
What I miss? I still really want a drink.
What I'm looking forward to this week: Getting the 3 hour glucose test over with and hopefully having a better week than last week. We started looking at baby names again and we're pretty much set between two of them. Of course I like one and Bill likes the other. I think I can bring him over to my side though!
Milestones: From babygaga.com, "your little explorer's eyes are doing lots of blinking this week because they’re now responding to light and dark!And in life-critical physical developments: your champ's tiny industrious bone marrow is now a major construction site for blood cells, while their super-cute adrenal glands are actually producing androgen and estrogen — which will stimulate your body to begin milk production."
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks here and there.
Picture: can't find my camera :( Who loses a camera. I'll try and take a decent picture with my phone later
Edit: Here's my crappy cell phone pic from 29 weeks

Trying not to whine

I have to say, I've been extremely lucky in my pregnancy so far. I never had traditional morning sickness, I never threw up. I had food aversions and bionic fatigue for a couple of weeks but my first trimester really wasn't that bad. Second trimester was filled with tons of energy and weight gain that is on the high end but not enough to worry doctors. I felt pretty great. Until this week.

Depending on who you ask, the third trimester either starts at week 27 or week 28. My doctor and my favorite pregnancy book (The Pregnancy Countdown Book) say that week 28 is the beginning of the third trimester and I definitely felt it on Wednesday when I hit the 28 week mark. I had a few charlie-horse type leg cramps back in the second tri and my doctor recommended upping my calcium intake. That helped and the cramps disappeared for the most part. This week though, they are back with a vengeance. I got one in my left leg Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning and the knot is still there and still painful. Last night, I got a cramp in my right leg and the cramp is still a dull pain. I can't walk normally without it hurting. I tried stretching both legs out all day yesterday and last night before bed but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. Wahhh.

Then, yesterday I went for my bridesmaids dress fitting since I'm in a wedding on June 11. I ordered the dress back in January and got it 3 sizes bigger (eek!) and when it came in a month ago, I was swimming in it. Yesterday, it was huge in the boobs, shoulders, and back but slightly tight in the belly. The back puffed out in a way that made my butt look super extra wide as well as flat.

The seamstress was slightly baffled. She said we could take out the pleats in the back to make the back more flattering and free up some fabric for the front but in order to make the front look right we need to basically lift it up to an empire waist dress which then makes the hem length too short. There is a little bit of fabric they can let out in the hem to make it longer but I'm nervous. I go back tomorrow for another fitting and will go again the week of the wedding to make sure it all fits.

Ok, whining over. It's been a rough week between finding out that my cousin and his wife used the name we had picked out, the cramps, and the dress fitting. The good news? I am healthy. The baby is healthy. I have a wonderful husband who is my strength. I have a fabulous, supportive family. And of course, we're having a baby! It will all be worth it, I just know it.