Baby Hoosier :: Week 27

This week, Baby is the size of a: rutabaga 
Total weight gain/loss: 22 lbs - wowza this was a big month for growth! Not only did I gain quite a bit of weight (that was a scary stand on the scale!) but she is now measuring quite big
Sleep: Sadly, Meghan and I seem to be giving up sleeping at night. I can't get comfortable and when I find a comfortable position it either gives me back pain or upsets her until she starts kicking - which also keeps me up. Time to experiment with other sleeping positions! 
Best moment this week: Meghan is just super wiggly. I love feeling her as she moves around and bumps and rolls around against me. 
Movement: This little miss is a wiggle worm! I absolutely love feeling all of her little movements. One day this week, it felt like she was trying to burrow out of the left side of my stomach - I think she is starting to feel a bit cramped. 
Food cravings: chipotle, dark chocolate, quesadillas, egg & bacon cups
Symptoms: sleeping is tough, she's moving a ton, morning sickness only once this week!
Belly Button in or out: barely in, but still in
Milestones: Meghan is opening and closing her eyes. Her lungs are capable of surviving outside the womb  with medical support. She even has the hiccups sometimes! 

Baby Hoosier :: Week 26

This week, Baby is the size of a: head of lettuce
Total weight gain/loss: we'll find out again at the end of the week
Sleep: I can easily sleep for 10 hours at night....those nights are wonderful :) 
Best moment this week: Cole and I had fun (well, more me than him) picking out flannel at the Veteran's Day sale to make some burp cloths and blankets for Meghan. 
Movement: Meghan has been doing less forceful kicking and more just wiggling - my whole belly seems to be moving around now. 
Food cravings: peanut butter, hummus on brown rice wraps, snickers bars
Symptoms: my sacroiliac joint has been hurting again - I am assuming because of the additional weight and the change in gait - I think that's just part of carrying this little girl as she gains the weight needed to be healthy on the outside
Belly Button in or out: still in
Milestones: Meghan's ears are developing their ability to hear even more .... she should be able to hear Daddy's voice (in addition to mine) while we are talking. She is now 14 inches long and 1.66 lbs. She is practicing her breathing skills, as well.

Baby Hoosier :: Week 25

This week, Baby is the size of a: cauliflower
Total weight gain/loss: 13 pounds total this pregnancy
Sleep: since the time change, my new hours of operation have been 4:00am-7:30pm
Best moment this week: NOT having strep throat but just an sinus infection/upper respiratory infection - I took a day off work to rest and am starting to feel much better again!
Movement: She moves so much - and I just LOVE it! She is now moving up on my right side instead of just in my lower abdomen. Either she has flipped to be head down or she is learning to punch/head bang. When I'm reading, she can make my kindle bounce. And, because in that area her movement much more pronounced from the outside, Daddy can definitely feel her moving!
Food cravings: Chipotle, hummus, yogurt, oatmeal, peanut butter, dark chocolate
Symptoms: I have had morning sickness once, but other than that feeling good. Apparently I am starting to waddle when walking a lot at work :) 
Belly Button in or out: in, but not by much
Milestones: Meghan is 13.5 inches long and weighs about 1.5 lbs. She is starting to put on all of that baby fat that will be so squeezable once she is in our arms! She is starting to grow her hair as well.