How Far Along: 26 weeks! It's up in the air as to if this is my last week before the (TA DAAAA) third trimester! I've read that the third tri starts at 27 weeks or 28 weeks. Who knows. Baby Girl is opening her eyes this week & continuing to pack on some fat. All of her senses are now developed & she can react to loud sounds. She is measuring right on track based on my belly measurement at my appointment. Such a high achiever already ;)
How I'm Feeling: Physically, I am tired..I'm not sleeping too well with the constant shifting from side to side (thanks hip pain). I feel like soon I'll need to start rolling over on my hands and knees rather than just rolling across my back (for such an easy task, it's getting harder and harder to do!). My sweet furbabies like to wake me up at 6:45 every morning to go out...could be worse, but once I'm up I'm up for the day. Emotionally, I'm just ready to get an update as to when Dylan will be coming home. I've also started becoming obsessed that I won't have everything I need for her. It's irrational but probably common amongst crazy first time mommas. I'm signing up for a birthing class at my OBGYN office and I'm hoping surrounding myself with other pregnant ladies will help put my mind at ease.
Oh, and pregnancy brain is real. I've almost sprayed root lifter all over myself instead of perfume, I've almost sprayed perfume in my hair rather than hair spray, and last night when I was cooking pasta I couldn't figure out why the water wasn't boiling..hint: it helps to turn the burner on.
Weight Gain/Loss: Up 6 pounds from my 22 week appointment, so a total of 10 pounds.
Cravings: No real cravings...I've been trying to eat healthy as I'm obsessed with knowing everything I eat gets passed on to Layla. I'm having the GD glucose test tomorrow so I've tried to stay away from lots of sweets (whether that has any effect, who knows..). Fingers crossed for good results!
Gender: Girl. She is so active! I'm trying to figure out how she is positioned in there..I've read that she should start shifting to the head-down position but from what I can tell she is feet down..way down. She likes kicking my bladder and I can literally see her feet tap dancing low in my pelvic area. If I feel around my belly button I can feel something big & hard (I'm assuming her head??). I'm hoping the ultrasound can give me an idea of what in the world she's up to in there.
What I Miss: Not much. Wine would probably be the main thing, especially with the holidays coming up! Yum...holidays..I am so looking forward to all of the eating heading my way.
What I'm Looking Forward To: A LOT! My appointment tomorrow, ultrasound on Saturday (I get teary eyed thinking of seeing her sweet face), Thanksgiving, Christmas, my baby shower in January, and Dylan coming home!
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