27 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 27 Weeks

Size of Baby: About 14.5 inches - the length of cauliflower - and weighs around 2 pounds.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Scale, what scale?

Maternity Clothes: I'm still sporting a mixture of maternity and regular clothes.

Gender: It's a GIRL! D is having to get used to all of the pink around here.

Movement: She has been seriously active. Her movements are from left to right and up and down. I also think she has had the hiccups a few times that I can tell.

Sleep: Sleep is getting a little more painful lately. I don't tend to move much in my sleep which means I often wake up really sore on one side. I think our three-year old has decided to get us ready for a newborn because he has waken up around 3 am the past few nights to use the restroom.

What I miss: Being able to move around easily and pick up Gavin.

Cravings: I am having one time cravings like queso, but there is nothing I am wanting all of the time.

Best Moment of the Week: I heard baby girl's heart beat again and it sounded great- 140 bpm. The only concern the doctor had from looking at the prior week's ultrasound was baby girl has a minimal amount of fluid on her left kidney. We are praying that it is nothing and will be all gone by the next scheduled ultrasound in about five weeks. I can't believe that I am already in the third trimester and will be seeing the doctor every two weeks now. The final countdown has begun!

We are trying to get our act in gear and get the nursery ready. My "to do" list is growing daily, but I am having a hard time just keeping the clutter down in the house much less checking items off the list. At least one of us seems ready. Almost every day Gavin says how much he misses his baby sister, which by the she has a name now. However, I have to save some surprises for when she is born.