I Get It Now . . .

Until now I have always been annoyed by pregnant women who rub their bumps in public.  Especially as an IFer I always kind of thought of it as them bragging or rubbing it in my face.  Like yes, I see you are pregnant.  How I could I miss your giant bump, but you rubbing it and drawing attention to it isn't helping anyone. 

But this week I started to understand it.  That shit hurts!  The bigger the bump gets the more things stretch and pull and HURTS.  Like, I kind of want to curl up and cry kind of hurts.  And of course, a natural reaction when something hurts is to rub it and try to help it feel better.  I was standing at the copier at work the other day and just instinctually found myself rubbing my belly to try to relieve the amazingly painful round ligament pains.  It was then that I got it.  I didn't even think about it or the promises I made to never do it in public for fear of hurting someone's feelings like mine had been hurt so many times.  It just happened.  

I am sure people rub their bumps for other reasons too -- partly because it gets in the way and sometimes there is no other place to rest your hands than on the custom built table attached to you.  But, I can say I understand it a little more now. 

In other news -- I failed my 1 hour glucose test.  Not surprising since I am insulin resistant and the test checks how well you process insulin.  I have my 3 hour one on Saturday.  It made me feel really guilty at first -- like I had somehow failed this baby.  But for once, Dr. Google made me feel better.  I kept reading that there is nothing you can do prevent GD.  If you have it, you can manage it, but you either have it or you don't.  My weight gain has been good and I have been mostly watching what I eat and working out, so I didn't do anything to cause it.  I am trying to keep that in mind and not stress over the next test.  It will be what it will be and we will deal with whatever comes.  :) 

So -- now for the 25 week info. 

Baby Is The Size Of Cauliflower (that is kind of boring)

 

How far along: 25w5d

Physical symptoms: Round ligament pain.  And it sucks.  Seriously.  It hurts. 

Total Weight Gain/Loss:      

Maternity clothes: Absolutely!        

Stretch marks: Nope.   (thanks Momma Bee belly cream)

Sleep: Depends on the night.  Some nights are better than others.      

Best moment last couple of weeks.  My mom sent me a little money for maternity clothes so I went to this consignment sale and got a crap ton of clothes for dirt cheap!  SCORE!          

Movement: All. The. Time.      

Food cravings: Meat. All the meat!  

Gender: It's a GIRL!  Baby Madison. 

Labor signs: Thankfully not.    

Belly button: Same as always.

What I miss: Energy.  Feeling like I am don't weigh a million pounds.       

What I am looking forward to: We booked our maternity photo session which I am pumped about.  And we have three showers in the planning stages!  EEK! 

Milestones: We are almost to third tri!