26 Weeks
Just a little pregnancy update one day early, for those of you who want to know how things are progressing with Abby Jo.
From Babycenter.com:
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 from head to heel.
I am feeling generally well these days. The nausea has almost disappeared, so I don’t have to take Zofran on a daily basis anymore. My main complaint is that I am ginormous, and that makes me not able to fit into my clothes or expect to always be able to get up or stand up straight on my own. My back and hips kill me. It’s hard for someone of my size to suddenly have to support such enormous girth right in the front of them. So, yes, that is my main complaint.
It’s hard to get these little people into the world. Totally worth it, though. However, if it lasted much longer than 40 weeks, I might have to think a little harder about my role in populating the earth. ;)
