Bumpdate 25 weeks!

How far along: 25 weeks!

 

Baby Size: Head to heel Baby G is measuring about 13 ½ inches and at the perinatal ultrasound on Thursday she weighed in at 1 pound 12 ounces.  She is about the size of a cauliflower.  The baby center app said that she will begin to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat…but after seeing her in the 3D ultrasound…it looks like she is doing just fine;)  She is also beginning to grow more hair and if we could see it we would be able to discern its color and texture.  She has a new sense of equilibrium, knowing which way is up and which way is down.

Maternity Clothes: Yep and loving them! I’m taking a trip to Bellies & Babies sometime this week, it is a consignment store for maternity clothing and baby clothes…hoping to pick up a couple of dresses for some upcoming events.

Sleep: Sleep has been okay this week, with an average of 2 trips to the restroom each night.

Gender: A sweet little GIRL (we are making good progress with her name, although that will remain a secret until her arrival)!

Movement: Oh yes!  She is gaining strength as well; there have been a couple of times when she catches me by surprise with the force of her kicks and rolls.  We are also seeing the movement outside my clothing, very cool to see.

Best moment this week:  We had to see a perinatal specialist because our little lady would not cooperate and allow our normal ultrasound tech to get a picture of her heart. So, our doctor sent us in to the perinatal specialist for a more comprehensive look. We were able to spend close to an hour watching Baby G move around A LOT, kick and put her hands up to her face while the tech took all the necessary pictures and measurements. We came home with some wonderful pictures including three 3D pictures. And we are happy to report that Baby G cooperated and the perinatal specialist said everything looks great and that as long as everything continues as is we should not need further follow up with the specialist and can continue with our normal doctor. We were very happy to hear that!

Looking forward to: Continuing work on the nursery and construction to begin (and end) on our living room where we had water damage from an ice dam.

Food cravings: Orange juice, toast with butter and steak…not any red meat, steak!  My dad made me a steak last night for dinner, YUM!!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not sick but I cannot stand the smell of garlic.

Labor Signs: Absolutely not!

What I miss: My favorite cheeses…brie & blue cheese especially.

Symptoms: Growing bump, ligament pain and a little bit of leg pain if I’m on my feet too much.  Overall, I feel great and don’t really have any complaints…I’m loving the second trimester (only 4 weeks of it left, wow!).

Nursery: I love making choices for her nursery, this weekend we had it painted and I love how it turned out (2 pics below).  We have also purchased curtains and the curtain rods with cute little pink butterflies on each end.  And I think, we have chosen a gliderJ  We have chosen the crib but are waiting to order it until the windows are done.  I told Mr. G on Saturday that I’m loving the decorating since this is likely the only time I will get to make the choices for her without her voicing her opinion;)

Wedding rings on or off: Wedding set is on but sadly Great Grandma’s ring is off and safely in our safe deposit box for the duration of this pregnancy.  It was just getting too tight and I did not want to risk having it get stuck.

Mood: Great! 

With love,

Mrs. G