29!

How far along?  This week puts me at a full 29 weeks!  Hard to believe that this is the last week in the 20's!  I mentioned last week that this pregnancy is going by faster than I could have imagined, and it hasn't really dragged on (ask me again when I'm around 37 weeks- I bet by then I will be wishing time would move a lot faster!).  At 29 weeks, Baby Lorenz is the size of an acorn squash, and he is working on gaining fat under his skin, and is starting to open his eyes.  He is also still practice breathing, which results in hiccups!
 
Total weight gain/loss: I'll find out at the end of the month.

Maternity clothes?  Yes.
 
Stretch marks? I have very very faint marks (they are like shiny skin tone, not red at all) around my breasts, which makes sense, since now I seem to be sporting my pornstar boobs all the time...

Symptoms:  My most dreaded pregnancy symptom just occurred at 28 weeks, 6 days- I discovered that I am starting to leak colostrum out of my boobs!  It was such a small amount that I wouldn't have even noticed it, had I not been investigating... Hopefully I won't need any sort of breast pads until after the kid is here though!  I feel a bit like a dairy cow though.

Sleep: Sleep comes easily to me, but it's a whole ordeal whenever I need to flip sides.

Best moment this week: Mary hosted a lovely baby shower tea party for me on Sunday! 
Baby Lorenz is definitely already very loved by these women, and I was extremely grateful for all the generous gifts they gave him.

Have you told family and friends: Everyone knows.

Miss Anything? My patience.  I'm having a hard time having patience with adults lately.  I am just fine at school when I am working with my students, but I find myself being short with or not tolerating what I deem as stupidity in people who ought to know better...

Movement: He is definitely not shy about letting me know when I am in his way.  As I am typing on my laptop, he has attempted to kick the computer away several times while I write this out.  Kale got kicked in the face this weekend while he was cuddling the bump.  I love that I can see him move from the outside- I feel like I can keep tabs on him through out the day!

If you want to see him moving around, feel free to watch this video I took of him last night.  The movement is pretty obviously different from my breathing pattern. 


Don't mind the That 70s Show in the background :)

Food cravings: Nada

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Most meat is not my favorite

Have you started to show yet: I can barely see my toes when I look down!

Baby is a: BOY

Belly Button in or out? Still in.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy.

Looking forward to: My friend, Lindsey's baby shower!  She is due only about 1.5 weeks before me, so it has been fun having such a good friend to share all of these milestones with.  I'm excited to celebrate the upcoming arrival of her little girl or boy :)