I am
very much looking forward to entering the third trimester and getting even
closer to that special day that I will get to meet this little lady. I know
that the third trimester can be tough. I am hoping that it will not be too
tough. Here is to hoping, right?
How
Far Along:
27
Weeks Pregnant {27 weeks 5 days}
Due
Date:
June
22nd, 2013
Boy
or girl:
Girl!
Bump
Picture:
This bump picture is my on the road bump
picture – as I have been taking a little vacation to visit my folks. Hence the
strange backdrop {and the fact that this is not a picture of me on my
staircase}.
Baby Development:
This week my baby should be weighing in at almost 2 pounds and should be about 14 1/2 inches long with
her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and
closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue
developing, my baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still
immature, they would be capable of functioning {with a lot of medical help} if she were to be born now.
Symptoms:
I eat pretty standard portions,
not big and not tiny… standard. The portion size that is usually recommended on
the back of the container is usually what goes on my plate. Lately I have
noticed the need to take a break from eating mid meal. I know baby is taking up
more space in my belly – but I forgot that eating can feel like such a chore.
Currently craving:
Hometown food. Where my parents live there
are a couple restaurants that I cannot find up north in the greater Chicagoland
suburbia that I call home. Places that I grew up eating and that I love. The
goal is to eat at all of them on this little vacation of mine before heading
back up home.
Currently
Avoiding:
I am
not avoiding anything right now.
Belly
button status:
In… but
it is getting flatter and flatter {I don’t think it will pop out – but don’t
hold me to that statement}.
Movement:
Hiccups
are quite common lately. She gets them throughout the day.
Name:
Julia
Any
appointments?:
Glucose Test {Gestational Diabetes Test} is
week 28, My next appointment is set for week 29, and my follow up ultrasound is
scheduled for week 30. I am so BUSY!
Any
baby related purchases?:
None this week.
Other:
I have been waking up in the middle of the
night freaking out a little that things are not going to be ready for when
little Julia arrives. It is not essential that the nursery be ready on the day
that she comes home from the hospital, as she will be sleeping in the master
bedroom for the first couple months of her life. We are working on other areas
of the house in preparation of her arrival – the basement. I am a bit worried
that this is going to take a little longer than originally anticipated and the
nursery is going to get pushed back even longer. OY! I guess my nesting has
kicked in and I have nowhere to truly nest!
Did you experience nesting?
