26.5 Weeks and Climbing
By the close of this weekend I'll be 27 weeks. I've done this twice before, and for the life of me I can't remember when the third trimester officially begins...anyone? All I know is the Braxton Hicks contractions are starting up and I am A LOT bigger now than I was in these pictures from 2 weeks ago. (By the way, if I look very confused or like some sort of ice queen in these pictures, it's because taking your self-portrait in a mirror is harder than it looks- try it!)
Here's the babycenter update for 27 weeks:
Your baby is really starting to fill up your uterus. This week he weighs almost 2 pounds and is about 14.4 inches long with his legs extended. He can now open and close his eyes, and he sleeps and wakes at regular intervals. He may suck his fingers, and although his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning, with assistance, if he were to be born prematurely. Chalk up any rhythmic movement you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and isn't bothersome to him, so enjoy the tickle. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now.
Don't you love how they point out that if the baby were born prematurely it would survive?
When I was pregnant with Evan there were a thousand pregnancy books thrown my way, of course, and one of them might as well have been replaced with some sort of paranoia pill because every chapter centered on signs to watch out for, when to be concerned, and symptoms that should make you nervous- all of which could be either perfectly normal (after all, what symptom doesn't a pregnant woman deal with,) or they could all mean major complications and impending doom... you know, kind of like the local news station's evening headlines. My favorite pregnancy book was in the form of a journal and I'd highly recommend it as a baby gift for first time moms-to-be, or any mom-to-be.
