Week 26 - Baby Boy is The Size of an Eggplant!

27 Weeks, 2 Days

Week 26 was a good one! No leg cramps this week, and still no heart burn! *Knocks on wood* The rib pain is still there, but it's not consistent which is nice. He's mainly switched to my right side, or at least only jabs into my ribs on the right side now. The only steady pain is lower back pain. (Duh, right?) I'm starting to learn his schedule, which tends to be opposite of mine. He's very active at night, and in the wee hours of the morning, and pretty mellow during the day. I'm still sleeping thru the night with out having to get up to pee, and his movements don't bother me at night either. I'm up at 5:00 AM almost every day, and have really enjoyed laying in bed for an hour just feeling him move. He starts my day off good :-) A huge development this week has been getting to see my belly move as he moves. It's not clear what body part it is, but my stomach definitely pokes out when he's moving. Some people say it's creepy, I find it fascinating.

 

How far along? 27 weeks, 2 days today

Total weight gain/loss? Heavy sigh as I type this, 17 lbs. I'm right on track with where I should be, but that number seems HUGE! Especially since the last weight check I had I was only at 11 lbs.

Maternity clothes? Still holding strong on the few pieces that I bought when my pants no longer fit. I wear the same things a lot, and I'm at the point now where I could justify buying more, but I'm trying not to. I really don't care about being "fashionable", and I'd rather buy baby stuff than buy clothes for me for just a few more weeks. I'll tackle that with the next pregnancy.

Stretch marks? None thankfully.

Sleep? Sleeping like a rock, and I've noticed that I'm getting winded a bit more easily lately. Only complaint is my lower back KILLS when I first wake up.

Best moment this week? Seeing the little dude making my stomach move when he moves. He's getting so big, and strong! Rawr!

Miss Anything? Rare Steak

 

Movement? More so at night, and in the early morning than during the day. I love every minute of feeling him move! I'm going to miss this part of pregnancy, I just know it.

Food/Drink cravings? Breakfast foods.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope!
 
Have you started to show yet? The only thing that hides it now is a sweatshirt! Now that we're officially into baby bump, and not beer gut I'm loving it.

Gender? It's a BOY!

 

Labor Signs? Nope

 

Belly Button in or out? It's not an outie yet, but it's making its way there.....

Happy or Moody most of the time? Very happy

Looking forward to? Being in NC with my family, and Clay for Christmas! We leave 2 weeks from tomorrow!!!! :-) :-) :-)