90 DAYS?!?!?!?!???!!!!!

Can somebody please tell this pregnancy to slow it down a little!! I can't believe that in around 90 days (only 90 days!!) our little Sophi girl will be here in my arms. It makes me think of all of the things that we still haven't done yet...which is a lot. I know that we will have everything ready for her when she gets here though...that's what I keep telling myself anyway to help keep me calm. :)

I had my last 4 week update on Monday and now we move on to every two week visits. This last visit was one that I was nervous about because I had to do the one hour glucose test. I was so freaked out that something would be wrong and I would end up with gestational diabetes. Well, it turns out that my sugar number and the number for my iron level were absolutely perfect! Yay, no insulin shots! I am such a baby when it comes to needles! Also, even though I had a ridiculous weight gain (see below), the doctor says that I am measuring right on and that I had hardly gained anything at all so I had to gain weight at some point! She made me feel all sorts of better but I'm still trying to curb the cravings.

Alright on to the updates....

Sophi Update

Ok so we are still in eggplant mode. :) I guess thebump.com ran out of fruits so in the last several months, we only get one fruit a month. The biggest update for this week (week 27) is that Sophi's lungs are undergoing some serious development right now and she is starting to practice inhaling and exhaling. Since there seems to be a shortage of oxygen in my womb, she will be breathing amniotic fluid for now. :) Also, with more brain tissue developing, her brain is very active now. Let's hope she gets her Daddy's smarts! She weighs almost 2 lbs. and should be measuring at about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She is beginning to sleep and wake at regular intervals now (like kicking me all night long last night!), opening and closing those beautiful baby eyes and possibly even sucking on her fingers.

Sophi has been super active today. Like a disco party in my belly! It's really neat getting to feel her bump around so much in there. She is also starting to give me new movements. Instead of small random kicks, it now feels like she is stretching against me when she moves. It's so weird. One side of my belly pushes out and gets really hard for a few seconds and then slowly goes back down. It would be so amazing if I could see inside when she does these things so I knew exactly what's going on in there. She is still sitting very low. I have hardly felt any movement above my belly button. Most of the action stays down low. She loves to use my bladder for a trampoline...hello kegels!! :) Last night, we tried the flashlight game for the first time. If you don't know what that is, I lay down and one of us shines a flashlight against the belly. Baby is supposed to go nuts but I guess Sophi wasn't really feeling it much. She only gave us a couple of good kicks. I tried it again this morning though since she was much more active and she had my belly rockin' and rollin' all over the place. Such a super amazing feeling!!


Mommy Update

How far along? 27 weeks, 1 day and only 6 days away from my third trimester! Crap!!!
Weight gain/loss: 18lbs. gained...I'm so ashamed! I went to the doctor's for my regular 4 week appointment on Monday and the nurse weighed me TWICE!! She weighed me once and then went to write it on my chart and was like "Can you step back on the scale again? This thing says you've gained 8 pounds since your last visit", regrettably, the scale didn't lie. I gained 8 pounds in 4 weeks. Time to buckle down on some of these cravings.
Maternity clothes? Got a super cute pair of skinny jeans and some really soft/pretty sweaters to wear for winter time! Now if it would just drop to below the mid-day 80's here maybe I can wear them!
Stretch marks? Still no. I talked with mom though and she said that she never got any with me or with Justin so that gives me some hope since they are hereditary
Sleep? Not without a handful of Tylenol and some Nighty Night tea. And sometimes those don't even work. It's getting super hard to get comfy and when I do, I can only stay there for about 2 hours before I want to cut my hip off from hurting so bad.
Best moment this week? There have been a few best moments, really. We have her bedding in the crib and the curtains hung in the nursery which feels good. Also, getting to hear her strong little heartbeat at the doc's on Monday was pretty awesome!
Movement: Yes! And she is getting stronger and stronger! I'm waiting for the day when I see the foot print on the belly.
Food cravings: Pumpkin ANYTHING!!! Pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cookies, roasted pumpkin seeds, pumpkin spice latte...I know what you're thinking...I am not Bubba from Forrest Gump reincarnated! LOL! ;)
Belly button in or out? Still in but barely....this ship is definitely starting to surface. And with 13 weeks to go still...I have a sad feeling that I may lose my innie for a little while. :)
What I miss? I miss my brain the most right now. Seems like day by day it slips farther and farther into pregnancy brain land. I sure hope it comes back after Sophi gets here. :)
What I am looking forward to? Getting to spend Thanksgiving with Mitch and my amazing family and eating lots of yummy food!!
Weekly wisdom: I still need to focus on not obsessing on weight gain. Also, not baby related but, take every opportunity to tell the people that you love how you feel about them. Be close to them and take everything in while you can. Deployment really stinks but I will say that it has made me appreciate my time with Mitch SO much more this last month especially. I know that I always tell him how much I love him and appreciate him but I didn't realize how much I take for granted the small things like the way it feels to snuggle close to him on the couch. Feel his warmth or smell him. I'm trying to take all of these things in as much as possibly before he's gone. :)
Milestones: Um, how about the fact that I'm down to 90 days and only 6 days away from the third trimester!! Yikes!! Monday was our last every 4 week check up. We are moving on to every two weeks now. Also, getting the bedding in the crib and the curtains hung was a big deal. This morning I ordered a couple of more things that should be here within the next couple of weeks but until then....

Here are a couple of pictures of the bedding and the curtains!  We picked the bedding up at Land of Nod and the polka dot curtains are from Pottery Barn Kids. 

We have been looking at outfits to bring her home in also. I felt it is important to have something picked out before Mitch deploys. I don't feel like it should be just me picking out such an important outfit! Here are a couple of the sets we have been looking at. Whichever one we end up with, I will find a super cute newborn knit hat to match on Etsy.

Well, my handsome husband has just arrived home so I'm off to spend the evening with him! Until next time!