28 weeks

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28 weeks

Yup, noticeably bigger. And whiter?

Big baby kicks

The baby was having a dance party in my belly last night. I think maybe he missed relaxing on the recliner since we were away from home for a few days? You think? ;) Whatever it was, he was rolling and kicking like crazy! I got one good kick on tape. Wait for it...check it out at about 30 seconds for the action.

my baby can cry??

Ticker to the right says at 27 weeks that my baby can cry. Cry? I read that right after I had gotten my belly waxed. The waxing hurt and the poor baby was pushing away from where the lady was waxing me cause he must not have liked it. So when I read that, I immediately looked at my belly and gasped, "Baby, are you crying? Did mommy make you cry when she got her belly waxed?" I. am. crazy.

no wonder i bruise so easily

My sugary drink test results came back and no gestational diabetes! Yay! But apparently, I'm slightly anemic and now need to take daily iron pills. Not a big deal and not really that surprising either. I think I've always been borderline anemic. I recall taking iron supplements as a kid and I bruise like a peach. So, off to the store to get some pill called Slow FE.

crib mattress suggestions?

Anyone have good suggestions for a crib mattress? BRU doesn't have a great selection. Coil or foam, I'm not really partial one way or the other. As long as it's firm enough, I'm good. But I'm tired of comparing brands. Someone just tell me what's worked well for them....please?

Touchpoints

Recommended to me by my early learning research friends and then also by my pediatrician. Not a book to read cover-to-cover as there's a lot of info there, but one to keep around as your child grows and goes through different stages of development. It's organized well, both by age and then also by category.

It's surprisingly a good, interesting read. Not a bunch of research jargon to bore the pants off you. I love anything early learning since 1) I'm a firm believer in it and 2) the brain science and emotional development stuff fascinates me!

What I like about this book is that it covers cognitive, emotional AND behavioral development issues. Everything from asthma and allergies to temperament to tantrums.

I especially love the grandparents chapter! Helps parents to better understand grandparents actions and vice versa. (parenting how you were parented, parents needing independence, natural competition for the child, etc.) And at the end of the chapter, there's a great list of guidelines for grandparents on how to effectively be involved in your grandchild's life.

Now, I vow not to be one of those "only goes by the book mothers." I'll have to roll with the punches and go with the flow. But this book is a good foundation for me to start from in terms of parenting style and philosophies.

I told my mom about the book and she promised to get a copy and read the intro (all about the theory of "touchpoints") and the grandparents chapter at a minimum. :) Thanks, mom!!

treat of the week

One week it was cup-o-noodles (so bad, I know), another it frozen fruit bars. Brian and I pounded a half gallon zip lock bag of frozen grapes for multiple weeks (he hearts frozen grapes). This week, it's strawberry pop tarts!

I've had one almost every day this week. I have no clue how I even came up with wanting pop tarts. Usually, it's a tv commercial or someone mentions it to me, but I recall no such thing happening. But somehow pop tarts got in my head and I am in love with them right now! I tried to find the pop tarts without frosting on the top -- remember back in the day they used to have that? The ORIGINAL pop tart? Well, they don't make them anymore. Nowadays, these poor kids are just stuck with the extra sugar. No wonder there's a childhood obesity epidemic.

But who am I to complain? This prego can't get enough of the strawberry sugary goodness. Luckily my food "cravings" usually don't last more than a week or two. Next week, I'm sure I'll be on to something else. Hopefully it's something healthier!