More Bump Pics! - 28 Weeks

Wow. I'm really behind on uploading these. (Once again.) These are the 28 week bump pics even though I am currently standing at 30 weeks. The pictures were taken at 28.5 weeks, but just sat on my memory card for a while.

The progression...

8 Weeks:

12 Weeks:

16 Weeks:

20 Weeks:

24 Weeks:

28 Weeks:

Wowsa! I'm enormo! Hard to believe that I have 10 weeks to go. It's just such an amazing thing to see. I am very glad that I still have the energy level that I do. Hopefully that sticks around. I have noticed a few changes in my daily activities though...

-Three days a week I do a 3.5 mile walk in the morning. This walk keeps getting longer time-wise because if I start to walk too fast the baby starts to really bear down on my bladder giving me an incredible urge to pee. I had to slow it down a bit so I wasn't having to get back to the house every 15 minutes. Doing the elliptical at the gym is way easier in that regard, so I do that two days a week. As the weather turns colder I'm sure I'll have to stop my outdoor walks and switch to more gym, but I'm enjoying the Fall weather while I can!

-I've stuck with my usual (non-pre-natal) yoga class throughout the pregnancy. I just listen to my body and have done some research on any moves that I don't feel comfortable doing or have read are not so good for the baby. (Handstands, for example... I don't need the baby getting confused on which way is down...) As this bump gets bigger I have to make more and more adjustments. I swear I go to that class and half of the time I am just doing my own thing while the rest of the class carries on. I do really enjoy going and think that it has been very beneficial in making me feel as good as I have throughout this process.

*A side note to the above-- I feel like I sound like exercise junkie since I do one or two of the above 5 days a week. This is totally not the case. Remember that I'm not working right now and therefore think it's important to have a decent level of activity throughout the day. If I was still working 9 hours a day there is no way in hell I'd have the energy to keep up this level of activity. Congrats to the people that DO do it all though.

So.. here I stand at 30 weeks. I just hopped on the scale (I don't do that too often any more-- it's scary!) It says that I have gained exactly 20 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. The doc told me that I should gain 30 pounds total, so that leaves 10 pounds to go for the next 10 weeks. Hmm... Hard to imagine where 10 more pounds is going to go. All baby, I hope?!