How far along? 28 weeks
Maternity clothes? Eh, I need some new shirts...
Sleep: HA! Hilarious...
Best moment this week: Seeing how much bigger Jacob's gotten and getting pictures of his sweet little face!
Movement: There must be a bounce house in there...
Food cravings: None.
Labor Signs: Just BH
Belly Button in or out? Out!
What I miss: Sleep.
What I am looking forward to: Still waiting to get our glider stained... STILL, ahem.
Weekly Wisdom: Put your feet up, a lot.
Milestones: We've made it to the third trimester!

Whoa Baby!

Here's Jacob at 28 weeks! What a difference from 17 weeks, huh?

7 Months and Counting!

Baby’s energy is surging, thanks to the formation of white fat deposits beneath the skin. (Have those kicks and jabs to the ribs tipped you off yet?) Baby is also settling into sleep and waking cycles, though -- as you’ve also probably noticed -- they don’t necessarily coincide with your own. Also this month, all five senses are finally functional, and the brain and nervous system are going through major developments.

And how are you doing?

How far along? 26 weeks
Maternity clothes? I can still pull of some old shirts
Sleep: Sucks, period.
Best moment this week: Playing with the babe through my tummy.
Movement: I feel him all day long :D
Food cravings: None. Eating is becoming a chore.
Labor Signs: No true ones get, but a ton of BH.
Belly Button in or out? On it's way out!
What I miss: Not tossing and turning at night
What I am looking forward to: Still waiting to get our glider stained...
Weekly Wisdom: Put your feet up, a lot.
Milestones: This is the last week of the second trimester

I can't believe this is the last week of the second trimester! Only 11 weeks until the babe is full term, crazy huh?

Last Week of Second Tri!

After a month of having his eyelids sealed shut, your baby begins to open his eyes again this week. Your baby's eyes are almost completely developed. Your baby's eyes are blue in the womb and may change colors later in life. This is true for all races because the pupils do not have their final color until a few months after birth. However, some babies are born with darker or lighter shades of blue. Your growing baby will continue to put on layers of fat until he is born. He is still lean at this point of the pregnancy though. By the time your baby is born, he will assume the typical newborn's plumpness. Your baby's skin will still be wrinkled and red, but the fat continues to fill the skin out.

Finger and toe nails continue to grow.

Blood vessels start to develop in the lungs to prepare the baby for life outside the uterus.

Your baby's blood circulation is completely functional. The umbilical cord system continues to grow and thicken as blood travels with considerable force through the body to nurture the baby. The placenta is now almost equal in size to the baby.

Even though it is still way too soon for your baby to be born yet, the chance of survival without severe abnormalities is now 70% provided it is born in a hospital.

25 Weeks

How far along? 25 weeks
Maternity clothes? I can still pull of some old shirts
Sleep: Only for a few hours at a time, but I can still sleep on my side/belly.
Best moment this week: Lying in our pool
Movement: I feel him all day long :D
Food cravings: Oranges
Labor Signs: A lot of BH
Belly Button in or out? Half way out
What I miss: Being able to stand for long periods of time, esp. at night.
What I am looking forward to: Getting our glider stained
Weekly Wisdom: It's not going to get any easier from here
Milestones: Only one week left in the second trimester!

Lucky Me

Week 25

I can't believe we're already at 25 weeks!

Your little grower’s physical proportions are evening out at this point and most of their remaining development will largely be weight gain and lots and lots of nervous system development. The good news is: if your child is born premature now they’ll be more likely to survive without too much trauma as their lungs began to produce “surfactant” last week, which means their tiny respiratory system is getting stronger with each passing day. Yes, now’s a good time for a minor sigh of relief and a quick pat on the back. All that hard work and conscientious living is really getting your child prepared for a healthy delivery. Keep up the fabulous work mama! This week they’ll be scootching slowly out of the old breech position and start rotating (already!) into a better position for exit during their birth. Their head and feet are slowly rotating so that the head is pointed down towards the birth canal.