dress c/o (lilac clothing via nordsrom -or- expected by lilac for target) / black trench (burberry brit) / booties (rag and bone) / choker (forever 21)

8 is great! Plus an Update…

8 months started with a bang. I had my last monthly check up appointment and was told I had gained 30 lbs from my littlest point in this pregnancy, but have gained 20 lbs from my starting weight. So I am right on track.

*I lost 10 lbs starting out due to sickness

The word of the month is… TIRED

My Iron is low, so I have been taking iron supplements and am back to drinking diet Dr. Pepper around 3 o’clock to keep me awake, or I just take a nap, which I prefer, but don’t always have the luxury of doing so. Thank you toddlers 🙂

I have been waking up several times in the middle of the night with the worst charlie horses.  Starting from the very most lower back running through my hamstrings to the tip of my toes. I call them my “butt zingers”. After several nights of these I decided to get a maternity massage which has done the trick. I am sleeping so much better, and haven’t had one since.

If I haven’t painted a pretty enough picture of what 8 months looks like here’s a visual

These girls are so funny! I love them!!!!!

white lace dress (eliza j.) / white pumps (valentino)

So many fun milestones week 28 brings like…..

First time in oh I don’t know 19 months I didn’t have to wear a dress that was bump and nursing friendly. Also I’m the same gestational number as I am years old, which makes me question if I should feel old or excited I’m getting that much closer to meeting our sweet little boy.

7 months has been great! Our name is finalized, so let the monogramming begin. We luckily found a name that goes with all our themes.

I really wanted a location, a B name since I have 2 h’s and I wanted Briton to have a little pair as well. All our names are 2 syllables. <Dallin, Shannon, Hudson, Holland, Briton,…..> and they all end in an “N” sound.

And surprisingly new babies name fits all of it 🙂

I was getting my nails done with Holland and it hit me. I came home and surprisingly the Mr. didn’t hate. We sat on it for a couple days to let it sink in and then the fun began we went and got his letters for his name to hang on the wall.

Now let’s talk about being 28 and pregnant. Other than being sick at the beginning everything has been normal. At an invasive ultrasound I was told I had varicose veins in my ovaries, which I had never heard of before or have been told I had before, better there than anywhere else I guess, I was told this is pretty normal. Another weird thing that I’ve never notably remembered is how heavy my stomach feels. When I bend over I literally have to hold underneath it. Or when I get up from sitting down. I told my husband that I need a support belt to wear underneath it because it just feels heavy.  Hence why I probably didn’t rub in my lotion on my legs all the way 😉  Maybe I forgot how heavy these little babes are, but I don’t ever remember complaining about it or saying anything about it in pregnancies past. Maybe It’s because I am older? Or my body is just wearing out? Who knows. Like I always say every pregnancy is so unique and so different. It’s so fun to compare them all.