hello third trimester!

baby<3

*by this week, baby girl weighs 2 1/4 pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of the head to the heels.

she can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. with increasingly developed eyesight, she may be able to see the light that filters in through my womb.
she's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

how far along:

*28 weeks!

my dr's appt. 

*i had my glucose test yesterday. I couldn't eat or drink anything after midnight. I had my appt. at 8:30am they were extremely busy so I didn't get out of there until 10:30. I about died & I never want to drink that stuff again. but everything's good with baby girl! only 12 weeks to go! my next appt. is July 13.

weight gain:

*I've gained about 22 pounds so far. crazy compared to my pregnancy with jaden. 

symptoms:

*I have been pretty exhausted. (I've even took a few naps this week. if you know me..I'm not a napper!) a whole lot more back pain.

sleep:

*I've actually been sleeping pretty good. once little girl stops kicking me for the night I'm out until the morning. it's actually pretty nice(: 

movement: 

*she's going to be pretty active like her big bro, I think! 

food cravings:

*i haven't really been craving anything here lately. 

gender:

*girl. I had a dream that I went into labor and little baby girl came out as a boy. I have a 3D sono Saturday so we'll see (: 

looking fwd to:

*saturday! I'm ready to see some more of baby(: I watched the video of the 3D sono I got with jaden. he said he was crying in mommy's tummy. 

best moments this week: 

*picking up jaden from "meme" camp. he showed me what all he made and did. I'm glad he had so much fun with his cousins, memaw & great aunts! (: 

*getting to shop with michaela, my mom, aunt tracie & brother. we found some good things and GREAT prices!(:

twenty-six weeks! woww

baby<3
*the network of nerves in your baby girls ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. she may now be able to hear both my voice and daddy's as you chat with each other. she's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of her lungs. these so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when she's born and takes that first gulp of air. and she's continuing to put on baby fat. she now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel.

how far along:
*26 weeks.

symptoms:
*still the yucky back pain :-/

sleep:
*i don't even wanna talk about it :-/

movement:
*shes a little squirmer.

food cravings:
*sweets, mash potatoes and cereal.

anything making me queasy or sick:
*nopeeeee.

gender:
*girllllllll<3

looking fwd to:
*june 30th. get to see the baby girl on a 3D sonogram!(:

best moments this week:
*this morning jaden said 'baby sister to come home" i said she wont be home until september. he asked "where is her?" i said she's in mommys tummy. he hugs my tummy and pats it. he's going to  such a good big brother!!

twenty-five weeks.

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*head to heels, baby girl now measures about 13 1/2 inches. her weight – a pound and a half – isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she is beginning to exchange that long, lean look for some baby fat. as this happens, wrinkled skin will smooth out and your she will start to look more and more like a newborn.

*baby girl is also growing more hair – and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture!

how far along:

*25weeks. 

weight gain:

*a big 18 pounds so far! wowwww. 

symptoms:

*the normal back pain. I wish it would go away(: 

*I get pretty tired during the day

sleep:

*still not great. 

movement:

*she's moving more and more everyday. 

cravings:

*still sweets mash potatoes & cereal. 

anything making me queasy or sick:

*nopeee. 

gender:

*girl<3

looking forward to: 

*getting to use my mothers day present! a 3D sonogram! (: 

best moments this week:

*spending time with my little boy<3

*baby sister kicking big brother in the head(;