New Years Baby: Week 27

 27w3d

 

What's up with Baby this week? Baby girl is now 2.5 pounds, and almost 16 inches long!  She is perfecting even more skills this week, including blinking, coughing, sucking, hiccuping, and taking practice breaths.  Her sleep now includes the REM phase, which means she could be dreaming already!  Wonder what she's dreaming about?

Symptoms? Heartburn has come back with a vengeance this week, so that's been not so fun.  I noticed after being out and on my feet all day on Saturday that my whole body was very sore.  Thinking it's time to slow down a bit.

Gender? Baby girl.

Excited For? My first baby shower in less than 3 weeks!

Maternity Clothes? Still rocking lots of non-maternity, and wondering if I might make the whole pregnancy without buying a single pair of maternity scrubs.  My sweet Gardening Mom bought me a pretty new dress for my first baby shower over the weekend, and I'm so excited to wear it - it is ridiculously comfortable!

Sleep? Sleep has been getting a little more uncomfortable, but still doing okay.

Movement? All the time.  I'm getting a little sad thinking she'll be running out of room and I won't be feeling her quite as much soon.

Belly Button Status? In, but getting very shallow.

Missing Anything? I want some damn sushi.

Milestones?

27w2d Officially bought the first thing to hang on the walls of our little girl's nursery!  I've been looking everywhere for weeks, but was so glad to find a little something over the weekend.

27w4d One of the more depressing milestones of this pregnancy, I found my first teensy tiny stretch mark.

Cravings? Apples.  All.  the.  time.

Weight Gain? My doctor says up 17 pounds. I'm skeptical. And terrified.

My how I've grown!