26 Weeks Pregnant!!!

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. If you're having a boy, his testicles are beginning to descend into his scrotum — a trip that will take about two to three days.

Baby is now the length of a cucumber!!!











Total weight gain: Two more pounds this week. I'm now at the nice round number of 20. Pun intended. Crazy how I can eat healthy and excrcise for an hour 4 times a week and still be gaining all this weight.
Sleep: Bad, Bad, Bad. I wake up every morning around 2-3am in pain because my ribs are so sore. I have to sit up for about 30 minutes or so to get my uterus back down where it should be, then I can go back to sleep for another couple hours, wake up, repeat.
Food cravings: Um Lemon Meringue Pie??? I have no idea where that came from. It just has started to sound good for the past couple weeks. Well, I'm certainly not going to make a whole lemon meringue pie so I can have a few bites to satisfy this craving so I gave in and went to the grocery store and bought a slice of store made pie. That was a waste of $3. I took one bite and almost spit it out. The crust tasted like chalk and the lemon filling tasted like chemicals. Gross. I threw it away and so, alas, I'm still in search of lemon meringue pie.
Best moment last week: Being refreshed and refilled by the Holy Spirit at church and reminded of how special and wonderful this gift of pregnancy is.
Movement: He has got to be doing summersaults in there!
What I miss: I tried on a couple maternity swim suits this week in preparation for our vacation. Where did the muscle tone in my bum and thighs go?
Other thoughts: Feeling more content about being pregnant for another 3 months. I thought about how I would feel regarding no longer being pregnant after the baby is here. I think it will be bittersweet in a way, so I am enjoying every day once again...well mostly anyway.
What I am looking forward to: Babymoon!!! Sun, sand, ocean, non-alcoholic drink in my hand.
Milestones: As of yesterday, I have 99 days to go until my due date!
26 Week Belly Picture: