26 weeks
and feeling nesty.
24 weeks:
26 weeks:
The belly continues to grow and the baby continues to dance and kick away. Itโs crazy because now I can tell how long she is in my belly. Last night, she was kicking on my right side and doing something on my left side at the same time. Insaneโฆand awesome.
The Pilot finally got to understand how much our little girl likes chicken/poultry. When I was eating last nightโs turkey burger, I told him that she would start flipping at any moment. I hadnโt even finished my dinner before the dance party started.
โCome here and feel this!! Itโs crazyโ
โOh my god! You werenโt joking. Sheโll get her love of veggies and chocolate from her mama, and sheโll appreciate a good steak like her dad.โ
Here we go ๐
Updates for this week:
-Iโm running out of clothes. My bottoms and dresses still fit me โjeans are a little tight but my crops are ok if I do the button hole trick- but shirts are a different story. My lululemon tanks almost all still work [thank goodness for stretchy luon] but as far as *real* clothes go, Iโm running out. Last night I was getting ready for bed, and put on a matching tank and shorts set of jammies. The tank that used to fit was now a midriff with my belly hanging out the botto- Tom and I laughed pretty hard about that one. Guess I need to invest in some real, maternity tops and/or dresses. My shower is coming up in November and I think it would be nice to wear an outfit that fits me ๐
-Iโm still loving the belly rubs, but am so sick of hearing what people think about my bellyโs size. Itโs never ok to comment on a womanโs size when sheโs not pregnant, so why is it suddenly ok when she is? Itโs just funny because some people tell me my belly is so small, and other people ask how many babies are in there. A work supervisor (!) came up to me after Zumba on Saturday โafter a group of ladies stayed after to tell me how much they loved class and they canโt believe Iโm still rocking it out pregnant- and said โI just canโt get over how big you are. How far along are you? Almost 7 months? I was never that big.โ What do you even say to that? โGood for you?โ I felt really warm and fuzzy after that one.
-Current cravings: the same. Iโm so boring this week, haha. Tom has had many pregnancy cravings, though.
-Weight gained: not sure, but my guess is around 17 lbs. Iโll find out at the midwivesโ this week.
-The nesting urge has hit me with a bang- Iโm so excited to get the nursery put together. We picked out our crib yesterday from Babies โR Us:
I love the fact that the changing table is attached to the crib, since the nursery is fairly small.
Today, I also embarked on my first house-related DIY project: hanging letters of the babyโs name.
I had seen this done in quite a few friendsโ nurseries and thought it would be something to personalize the room, but easy to take down since sheโll be moving to her own room eventually and the nursery will become an office [or nursery for the next baby].
[Nope, little nugette will not be named โTatumโ, just wanted to show an example]
On a baby website, I entered the name we had chosen, along with ribbon and color selections and the grand total: $176, not including shipping. For letters and ribbon. No way.
So Iโm going to attempt to make my own, which could either be a huge success or a great fail.
First stop was at Michaelโs to get the supplies:
and the total was already far less: $42. Iโm thinking I can finish the project for under $70.
Letters:
[A few letters for a name hint]
and paint.
I picked out colors to match the bedding and am still trying to decide if Iโll do each letter differently, or do every other letter like the one pictured above.
It blows my mind thatโs almost October already. Once we get to the end of October, itโs going to be a blink of an eye and sheโll be here. Tomโs birthday, our date-aversary (yeah, we celebrate it), my bday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Baby. Lots of little things to look forward to along the way, before the best surprise of all <3
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Loved this post, Gina! You are great at rocking those power Y tanks. Lululemon should thank you for that. ๐ Itโs awesome that you still feel up to teaching Zumba and all. Canโt wait to hear the babyโs name!
People make the same comments about my belly! Or at least they did from weeks 12 โ 27. Now that Iโm at 34, Iโm just big and itโs to be expected. But it always annoyed me, because itโs not like I can control the size of my belly! Itโs also fun when complete strangers tell you what you can and canโt eat. ๐
I love the letters! I did some stick on letters in the nursery which need to be taken down and replaced by something prettier โ Iโm thinking a trip to Michaelโs is in order!
PS โ for tops and cute sweaters, I really love Old Navy maternity. Itโs reasonably priced, cute stuff, and will be great transition wear for after the baby too.
Iโm surprised no one mentioned allison?! (but maybe with ali that is too obvious) or aliana, etc.
Donโt be inhaling too many paint fumes now, ok? ๐
โItโs never ok to comment on a womanโs size when sheโs not pregnant, so why is it suddenly ok when she is? โโ AMEN GIRL!
I just posted today about something someone said to me at the groc store yesterday and it made me do a post on โ I canโt believe he said thatโ and the one I will never forget is when I was 8 months pregnant with Skylar and in a bikini on the beach in Aruba and a woman said, โOh, I didnโt know you were pregnant. I thought you were just chunky with a beer belly.
Umm yeah.
Sorry that you had that comment at the gym yesterday. People areโฆunbelieveable.
Iโm a third with money on Olivia. Though Alison tends to appeal to manly military men, or at least it did to my BIL whoโs some military piloty type thing. I think Alison is an engine brand (in some form of spelling)?
You are not huge at all. Youโre like a starlet whoโs all normal-sized than a baby bump.
I have to laugh at the โbaby loves ___โ food comments. Like the food goes down your throat into her mouth! Heh. I donโt know how quickly the special chemicals in chocolate (and chicken?) get absorbed into the bloodstream and spread all throughout the body, but dangโ it must be quick! Or maybe she is reacting to your reaction to the food! Or maybe she hates the food!
I actually did crave certain foods while pregnant and then they were foods my baby loved later, though.
that crib looks AWESOME! Iโm sure youโll do a good job on the letters, $176? That is insanity. If your project doesnโt work out your should some looking around on esty, I bet youโll find something similar for WAY less that will still allow customization. Good luck!
I think you look totally adorable ๐
Abigail?
Love that crib though! Baby furniture can take up so much space.
You look totally normal and gorgeous. Peoples be dumb sometimes. My money is on Abigail, but Olivia is beautiful too. Love the crib, very pretty. Have fun with the project!
I think you are wise to make your own hanging name letters. And the plus side is that you get to make them exactly how you want them! Haha, I was kinda excited to see that there is an ALI in her name, just like me! I have to say too, for the record, people are cray cray. I have seen preggo mamas who look huge, and you are far from one of them. Like water off a ducks back my friend, that is all!
ha! thatโs awesome your lil one loves chicken! ๐ ok my guess isโฆ maybe my official name: MILANIA (pronounced mee-lah-neya) as noone can ever say it right. haha probably not, other guesses: alaina, liliana, aliyaโฆ iโm probably way off.. ha. btw you are looking good!
I feel so excited for you! I canโt believe how time has flown so far. I feel like I โknowโ you, even though I am just following your blog. Canโt wait for the big day!
You look gorgeous, Gina!!! ๐
That is the exact same crib my sister got and she LOVES it!
My sister in Law did this for my dad as a decoration for his home! (And did one for hers too)! But she used the preformed cardboard letters bought at the craft store! Then she just painted them all black! Some upper case and some lower, and some italics! It turned out great! And you would never know they were cardboard!
And I have seen a few people do it in kids rooms!
I am thinking Olivia as well! (Was thinking Laila at first, but you said that one wasnโt it)!
Amelia, Olivia, Isabella. Those are my guesses in that order. Iโm thinking Amelia because itโs the least common. You must have known you were asking for a guessing game when you gave us a little hint. ๐
I was so excited to squeal over the name Tatum since I love that name. ๐ Iโm going to guess Alison, Isabel, Ilana, Lia, Alia, or Malia. I feel like โaโ, โiโ, and โlโ are pretty common in girlโs first names though, so it could pretty much be anything, lolโฆ
I canโt wait for our baby to get active like thatโ Iโm just at 13 weeks, so I know I have a long while to waitโฆbut I think it will be so cool!
Can I just say you are the cutest pregnant girl ever!?! I am so impressed by your work ethic during your pregnancy- you are an inspiration to us all for a super fit pregnancy. I am continuously impressed with how healthfully you eat and maintain your workouts- donโt let anyoneโs silly (and insensitive!) comments about your belly get you down- you are the perfect example of what a healthy pregnancy should be! ๐
-Julie
You are beautiful Gina! Donโt let anyone make you think otherwise.
My money is on Isabella, my little girlโs name ๐
I HAVE THAT CRIB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!! I got the snickerdoodle bedding with it. Itโs so perfect. I set up the girafe musical mobile above the changing table and a really large pink butterfly mobile above the crib. Ella loves it.
I put most of it together by myself at 35 weeks pregnant. Let me know if you need any virtual helpโฆyou just need some man power at the end with the larger panels. http://www.thefitnessdish.com/?p=4897
I am going to guess Isabella! But then it would be close to your Bella so idkโฆhmmmโฆ.I LOVE Isabella though. Was on my list.
Nesting is so much fun!!!!
You look so gorgeous too. I canโt believe the cr*p people say. i got teh SAME stuff. Some would say oh youโre so small, all belly, etc which was nice. Then I would get youโre SO bigโฆany day now..thereโs DEFINITELY a baby in there, etc. My last 2 weeks [Ella was a week late] I DREAD going to my gym people start saying โyouโre still hereโ โOMGโ it was the end of April so I took my workouts outdoors and in my house for the last week and a half and the yoga studio with a nunch of other pregnant women that knew better. So annoying some people!
1 โ I will totally go find that work supervisor and kick her ass. WTH?! I canโt even believe it! For real, just give me the deetsโฆ.I know โpeopleโ, haha ; )
2 โ ADORABLE crib! LOOOOVE it! Precious!
Aww โ your belly is adorable!
I made letters for my son (same ones you got from Michaels!). He actually learned how to spell his name because of them! I was not as inspired when I had my daughter (we actually didnโt decide on her name until AFTER she was born โ so that played into it), so I ordered her letters from eBay. They are more creative than I could ever be โ LOVE them!
http://www.indiansimmer.com
I think you look wonderful Ginaโฆabove is a blog site for you to browse FULL of delish recipes โ Indian night is tomorrow yes?
I think you look beautiful! Definitely strange how people think itโs okay to comment on a womanโs belly.
Love the crib you chose, but a quick question. Does the changing table detach as well? Both my kiddies were little climbers and that would have been too easy to climb into and then fall.
my guess is Lucia!
I didnโt realize how many names had those letters until reading the comments! Even the name Iโve picked out has them โ Madeline :). Iโm also going to be making her name to hang on the wall. I had no idea you could order itโฆ
You look awesomeโฆ pregnancy totally suits you! From pictures I definitely donโt think you look like a big preggo at all. If anything, I would guess because you are so petite and only gaining in your belly, that it makes it look proportionally larger? Or theyโre just cluelessโฆ either way, I hope if/when I have a baby I look HALF as fit as you!
This may be TMI, but have you had to buy new sports bras too? I am 6 weeks pregnant and the girls are already more full. Iโm a tall โ but small โ girl, but I really need to use a sports bra/hidden bra combo in step or on the elliptical. Would love to know what works for you. I found some looser-fitting workout tops for later (donโt need them yet at all), but I worry for later and donโt want to spend a small fortune on these things. ๐
BTW, I think you look adorable! I cannot wait for your sweet little girl to arrive. Your blog is a daily must-read for me and I have really enjoyed following your family posts. Especially since it now applies to me! <3
Oh my gosh! You look like such a beautiful momma! I am so happy for you and your hubby! I hope you enjoy every moment of this wonderful process!
I am dying to know the nameee!
you look great!! That crib is really cute, and I always hear that having the changing table attached (or very close by) is especially handy.
I completely understand about people commenting on your size when youโre pregnant. Thankfully my doctors were supportive and told me I was doing well โ although I only gained ~14-15 pounds, I just gave birth Friday night (9/23) to my 8lb 1oz, 21.5 in long son, heโs perfectly healthy . Hang in there and just try to let it roll off your back, you look beautiful to me!
Gina, You look amazingโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆdonโt or try not to hear the negative commentsโฆโฆโฆโฆ.I think itโs them, they are sad or not happy with their situationsโฆโฆโฆโฆor they grew up around that type of chatter.
Anyway, love the name and letters youโll have on the wall!
You and the Pilot will be awesome parentsโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆand I donโt even really know u!
Youโre gorgeous and at least it appears all bump related! One of my best friends told me my bum had gotten bigger, sighhhh, I was crushed. Itโs meant to be the front that gets bigger not the back!
I think whatever you are doing, keep doing it. You look so healthy and fit, like every time you update and it always inspires me. And you can keep doing most of the exercise youโre used to โ the day we conceived was after a half ironman triathlon my husband and I did and five weeks later when we found out, I cut back a lot (for both the baby and my sake!). Running and cycling had to be cut (they didnโt feel right) and being winter in Aus, swimming is not very appealing! I have been doing a lot more Gina-style exercise and mimicking a lot that you do, so thank you for your brilliant updates it has helped me a lot. PS We found out 2 weeks ago we are also having a girl!! 22 weeks now and I feel her moving around so much, itโs magic.
You still look so fit! I know you are naming her after me- haha! I think Lila. I love everything youโve picked out!
My sister in law is just a few weeks ahead of you due-date-wise and sheโs also very fit and active and while itโs hard to truly compare from real life to photos, Iโd say her belly looks similar to yours. I think itโs crazy that people say stuff about your size, but I do think that proportionally since youโre fit and small that it might just appear that youโre โbiggerโ than other pregnant women. Because youโre a small person and the belly on you just SEEMS huge. I donโt know, I was just thinking about that in terms of my SIL, so I thought Iโd pass along!
Abigail, Lilliana, Hmmmmโฆ. Letโs take that total costs of letters, divide it up, get the amount of letters minus ribbon costs, ๐ Just kiddinโ! We didnโt know the name with either child until 2 days old. I just had to see their faces. We liked Austin for a boy, but then he came out. We had two names picked, but he totally looked like a Chaseโฆnot Austin. With Brenna (rhymes with Jenna), we had Abigail picked out but the nurse said so many baby girls left with that name recentlyโฆin 2004, so we (meaning I. lol) chose Brenna. Hubby always liked them name Cody so our cat is Cody. ๐
*the name. oops
I was at the grocery store one day when a women said โoh how lovely, when are you due?โ I looked at her and then at my 1 mth old baby in his stroller and then at her and then at my babyโฆ. not so nice, not so smart!
Good Lord, I cannot believe someone (and from work no less!) said that to you! How is that ever okay? People are catty sometimes, but just focus on your little nugget and all the blessing headed your way. ๐ Iโm sure whatever name you two have chosen will be adorable!
I think you are the most beautiful pregnant woman Iโve ever seen! You have this amazing glow and the fact that you stay so healthy is so inspiring. I almost wish I was pregnant right now so that I could feel more inspired by posts like this!
Thank heavens the name isnโt Tatum. I died a little on the inside when I saw the picture haha
I am an Abbeyโฆ so I am gunning for Abigail. But maybe itโs Alison, Olivia, or Isla? Must be so exciting/weird/amazing to know someone (and her name) whoโs not all the way here yet. Love it!
Oooh, maybe something like Annalise or Anneliese ๐
I swear people donโt think before they say things. I think comments like that are peopleโs โgo-toโ response just for something to say to a pregnant person? I always felt bad for my pregnant coworker for all the comments she had to endureโฆ It was horrifying! Ha! Anyway, you look lovely! ๐
I think the nameโs Madeline! Maybe cause thatโs my name too hehe ๐
You look gorgeous in those photos, Gina. Those people probably donโt think about what your reaction might be to comments like that. Some people might think of it as a compliment, too. Iโve never really thought of how a pregnant woman might receive a comment about her bellyโs size, but then again Iโm only 17 and spend very little time with pregnant women, ha. Sorry youโve got to bite your tongue so much and endure those comments!
Anywaysโฆ Any idea on when you are planning to reveal the name? Weโre all awfully curious!
My girlfriend recently bought the same supplies from Michaels and painted the letters of our friends new baby girl name. She mixed up colors and she glued cute little animals to each name. It came out so good! Definitely make your own, it will mean so much more.
You look great, you are the true definition of a fit mommy!
Im not sure about the name, you seem to like to put a Spanish spin on words so the names could be endless lol..i also suck at scrabble so im not even going to try and butcher it lol.
Lydia? Claire? Alicia? Olivia? Lisa? Linda? Ila? Blair? Sheila? Optimus Prime? I know the last one doesnโt have all of the letters, but Iโm running out of ideas hereโฆ..haha. I canโt believe someone would comment on how โbigโ you are?!! Thatโs redonk! Besides the pregnant belly, everything else in your picture still looks like the same Fitnessista! And thatโs extremely impressive!! When I get pregnant, I pray that Iโm able to stay half as fit as you are. Anyway, as always, love your blog. Such an inspiration!
I know what you mean about people making comments about the size of your belly. I was 6 months pregnant when I had my baby shower, I didnโt think I looked really big but one of my aunts comes in and says โOh, how much bigger are you going to get?โ Implying that I am already huge! I just had to ignore it; I know she is the type of person that doesnโt think before she speaks. Some people try to compare, probably to make themselves feel better. I think you look gorgeous!
Hmmโฆ mb Laila? Whichever name, I know itโll be beautiful!
I love that you celebrate your date-aversary! My fiance and I have been together for 7 yrs and getting married in June but I canโt imagine not celebrating the anniversary date weโve celebrated for the past 7 yrs so Iโm glad to hear you do it too and itโs not a weird thing to do ๐ Plus, I told him itโll be a good excuse for a 2nd official date night when the kids come, he liked that idea ๐
You are gorgeous! And you total had me with the name, I was like โTatum, what a great name *read a little further*โฆohโ Lol.
I love the name decoration too! Iโm sending that picture to my sister-in-law who is currently preggo with my first niece/nephew. Thanks!!