I am really starting to wonder if I am in the 3rd trimester yet (sarcasm!). . . It's just so hard to believe that my stomach is going to get much larger and Brooke is going to triple her weight! I already feel so big already!
This past week has been so busy! Adam was out of town for his annual "Ryan's Birthday weekend getaway to Atlanta" to be super lazy and play a bunch of golf. He had a great time and when he got home, looked at my belly and said, wow, you are really round!! haha! I think he was in La La Land for the weekend and is trying to get back to reality that we have a baby to prepare for! Lucky for him, he has a bachelor party this weekend in Las Vegas, so he has one more weekend of fun, before he starts his Daddy Do List. :-)
I spent the weekend trying to get some baby clothes washed and organizing done, so I can be somewhat prepared by the time the shower gets here. I still have to separate into drawers and hang up dresses, but hopefully can have that done in the next few weekends.
We had our 26 week check up yesterday. Dr. Greene says Brooke is very NORMAL! Love hearing that! She even kicked him a couple of times while he was trying to listen to her heartbeat. Apparently, she is a little feisty one because she is also stealing all her Mommy's iron to keep herself healthy. Dr. Greene put me on prescription iron supplements and I will go back in 2 weeks for a recheck. He said I will just start my every two week appointments now. Tomorrow morning I have my glucose screening scheduled for 7:45, hopefully we will know those results by our next blog post.
Mood: Good - starting to stress about everything we have to do, especially since Adam is out of town. Just can't believe our life is going to change so dramatically in only 3 months!
Energy: Feeling great! Although, apparently my iron was so low that I should be feeling sluggish. So my thought is if I feel like I have been feeling great, then once these iron supplements kick in, I will feel like a new woman! HAHA!
Cravings: Don't feel like I have been craving anything unusual, since pre-pregnancy I loved cereal and mexican. That seems to be what I want now.
Nausea: None
Total Weight Gain: 16 pounds
BW1 this week (per BabyCenter):
The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. He may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. He's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he's born and takes that first gulp of air. And he's continuing to put on baby fat. He now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.
See what your baby looks like this week.
