26 Weeks

Pregnancy Update August 20, 2012

How far along: 26 weeks. Only 98 days to go!

Size of baby: 14 inches, 1.75 lb. - A "Hothouse Cucumber"  A what?! Let's hope Bryson isn't that skinny... :)

What developed this past week: His eyes, which until now were developing under fused eyelids, start to open! Of course, there's not much to see in there, but if baby spots a bright light (or hears a loud noise) near my belly, he may increase his fetal activity because his brain is more developed and sophisticated!

Weight Gain: 21 pounds.

Maternity clothes: All maternity. Finally fitting more of the size medium shirts I bought online (thinking they'd fit right away).

Gender: IT'S A BOY! "Bryson Nicholas"
For fun, here are pictures of baby Caleb (daddy) as a newborn & at 6 weeks old!

Movement: Bryson likes to move at night when Caleb and I lay down to go to bed. Maybe he likes daddy's voice, because he doesn't seem to move much when I go to bed alone (before Caleb). I took this video the other night. I had felt a weird tightening sensation in my belly, so I pulled my shirt up and saw that baby was pushed up on one side! Then he kept moving and moving and moving! After a few minutes, I realized I should grab my ipod to record his craziness for all to see.  Click the link - it will bring you to the youtube video: Belly Bumpin' - 25.5 Weeks

Sleep: I feel like I'm getting tired earlier in the evenings these days. But it could just be because I go to work at 7:30am vs 8:30 now. The hard part is that if I go to bed too early, I wake up in the middle of the night, or at 4:30 with Caleb's alarm, and have a hard time falling back asleep, especially if my back is aching. But most of the time I sleep well and don't wake up often, just enough to roll over. Sometimes I'll go to the bathroom at 4:30 when Caleb gets up, but usually I don't want to get out of my comfortable bed and am able to sleep a couple more hours.

What I miss: Nothing - I feel bad complaining about the few minor inconveniences and pains when I am SO happy that Baby Farrell is doing so well and getting closer and closer to term! Can't wait to see what he looks like!

Cravings: Nothing. I'll eat anything :)

Best moment this week: My first baby shower! Thrown by my coworkers on 8/15. Will write a separate post with the details and pictures!

What I am looking forward to: My next doctor's appointment on 8/22 - I will finally get my belly measured so I can know if people's perception is off, or if I really am "small"! People are always incredulous when I tell them I'm 6 months pregnant! Also going to do the gestational diabetes test - I've heard bad things about the orange soda drink, but am confident I can choke it down quickly! :) Hope all is well with it - who wants to watch what they eat and take their blood multiple times a day?! Not me! :) Results come the next day.