New Years Baby: Week 26

26w2d

 

Photo taken at a black tie party for Handsome Hub's work.  I totally failed, and forgot to take a photo with our nice camera before heading to event, so iPhone photo it is!

What's up with Baby this week? Baby gets measured from head to toe starting now, and she is about fifteen inches long!  (That's like, really long!)  Little girl is starting to recognize voices this week - do you know me yet, little lady? 

Symptoms? Noticed some swollen feet, but to be fair, I was also wearing heels for a few hours before hand.  Other than that, and just getting increasingly uncomfortable in one position over time, this is a good week!

Gender? Lady.

Excited For? My first baby shower this month!!  And doing some work on the nursery, which looks the same as it did two months ago...

Maternity Clothes? Same as last week - non-maternity scrubs, probably 75% maternity outside of work.  I definitely need to do some maternity shopping soon. 

Sleep? Still sleeping like a rock, but not loving the wake up calls for the bathroom.

Movement? Last weekend was the most movement I've felt this pregnancy.  My little doll was bouncing all around, I actually watched my belly for five minutes as she put on a little show.  It is the best feeling, and I know it will be something I miss when she is on the outside.

Belly Button Status? In, but getting very shallow.  Also very weird feeling.

Missing Anything? I was definitely definitely missing champagne this weekend.

Milestones?

26w Some consider 26 weeks to be the start of the 3rd trimester!  It seems to be pretty across the board between 26-28 weeks, so I'm not officially considering myself there yet, but we're so close!

Cravings? There was one day I had to have a cheeseburger for lunch.  Thankfully the grill at work obliged me!

Weight Gain? My doctor says up 14 pounds. I'm skeptical. And terrified.

My how I've grown!

 

And a few extra pictures from our party last weekend:

Best Cousin, who now works at the company HH does!