28 weeks

I am trying really hard to have my monthly pregnancy pictures taken the same way each month so that I can see the difference each month makes. Having my 7-year-old be my photographer is making this rather difficult.

That being said this is the best of the 20+ picts. taken.

You can tell by Miss Emily's face that by this picture she was done! 

When I compare today's picture with the 24 weeks pict. I feel a little frustrated. I don't see a difference at all. I felt this way last month when comparing the 20 week pict. to the 24 week pict. If there was a difference it didn't seem very noticeable to me.

However, seeing the difference the past 8 weeks have made (20 weeks to 28 weeks) makes me feel a bit better. There is a difference. There is a reason that some of my shirts that I use to wear on a weekly basis is having a harder time covering up that hideous maternity pant panel. I am getting bigger. It's not all in my head!

Pregnancy Facts

I still crave those dark green vegetables, particularly broccoli.

I don't crave eggs like I use to, but I still like them for breakfast a few times a week.

I get the shakes if I don't eat anything between breakfast and lunch or lunch to dinner. I've got to snack between meals. At the same time, I can't eat as much as I use to during the main meals during the day. If I eat too much, I just don't feel good. It gives me the desire to lay down and not get up for a few hours. I feel like I'm going to be sick when I eat what I would consider my pre pregnancy "normal" amount. This is so contradictive to the fact that I need to eat every few hours or snacking between meals to keep the shakes away. This is kind of irritating. I guess it's an inconvenience as we are not a snacky family.

I continue to take my multi vitamin on a daily basis. I'm not nearly as tired as I use to be.

I get headaches on a daily basis. It started about my 23rd week. At my 24-week doctor's appt. I mentioned this. I was told that pregnancy headaches are pretty common. These headaches are usually a cause of dehydration or sleep deprivation. I was told to monitor my water intake and keep track of how much sleep I was getting. If it wasn't enough I needed to try to increase it. I came right home and started keeping track immediately. I drink anywhere from 10-12, 80z. fluids a day, mostly being water. I'm getting anywhere from 9-11 hours of sleep a night. Now true I get up 2-3 times a night to pee. Could it be due to all the water I'm drinking??

Anyways this wasn't always the case at 23 weeks, but it was really close. Since monitoring daily, I make sure to get what I'm supposed to be getting plus some. Unfortunately, this is not making a difference at all. I also started to swell. I couldn't wear a pair of Sunday shoes 2 weeks ago because my foot wouldn't fit. I had to take my wedding ring off about 3 weeks ago because of my swollenness. My fingers and feet almost feel numb or maybe a better way to describe it is that they are always tingly. During a 7-day period one-two days usually ends in a migraine.  This pregnancy has been so much harder than my past.