26 weeks (a head of lettuce) Plus Baby Room Pics!

How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 15-16 lbs
Maternity clothes? All the time!  Wore a pair of dressy sweatpants with a dressy shirt to work on Friday.  Pretty proud that I can pull that off because buying more maternity pants would be expensive. 
Stretch marks? Not noticing any new ones. 

Can you see your toes?  Not anymore! 

Sleep:  Sleep is going pretty well.  Sometimes he keeps me up for hours kicking, but for the most part I am so exhausted that sleep is not an issue. 

Best moment this week:  Decorating the baby's room!!!  See pics below :) 
Miss Anything? Running.  The doctor (2 doctors if you include my dad) have told me that it's time to stop give the amount of pain I've been having.  Sigh :( 
Movement: Lots and lots of movement, and then other days nothing.  He worries me on those days. 

Still running?  Done.  Yesterday, I jogged over to greet someone at the State Meet, and was in awful pain after jogging about 15 feet.  My abdomen hurt for hours after that. Sad story. 
Food cravings:  Chef Boyardee, Spaghetti, Pringles, and had a Mexican craving this week too.  I made a homemade spaghetti sauce that was meant to taste exactly like Chef Boyardee Sauce- pretty good!  
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nothing noted this week. 
Have you started to show yet: I am earning the congratulations of random strangers, so I think that's a definite yes. 
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In and getting smaller and smaller.  
Wedding rings on or off? On, and actually really lose.  Thankful I'm having a boy because I've read that nothing really swells when you have a boy except for your belly. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: After last Sunday (when report cards were due) a huge weight was lifted.  Cross country is in its last week (and it was an easy week).  We've gotten a lot accomplished with the house and baby room, and I am really caught up on teaching work and XU work.  That being said, I was really really happy all week this week.  I'm going to make it a goal not to get that stressed out again for the rest of this pregnancy.  Being happy is definitely better! 
Weekly Wisdom: I asked the doctor if I was willing to put up with the pain, can I try to keep running.  She just looks at me and says, "Honey, this isn't shin splints. It's a baby."  Good call, doc!  My baby is worth it to me. I will give up running if it's for the best. 
Looking forward to: More decorating in the baby's room.  Also- THANKSGIVING.  I told my mother that she will need to make a special batch of her mashed potatoes just for me as I am likely to eat the entire batch.  YUM!  


As for today's project.......We went to Target after mass and I picked out a mattress that ended up being $15 off! So once we got home I decided to decorate the crib! We decided to decorate the room with baby jungle animals and I found a super cute sheet set online.