27 Weeks Already!

I have something that is really bothering me right now... I am sick and tired of comparing the baby to a piece of fruit or vegetable. One of our baby books gives us an update on what is happening with the baby each week, and for some reason, it always compares the size of the baby to a piece of fruit or vegetable.  As cute as it sounds to hear that baby Balo is the size of a rutabaga, it has lost its novelty. When we were in the first trimester saying that the baby was the size of a bean or seed was exciting as I couldn't feel or see where the baby was, now the book is telling me its the size of rutabaga is a little redundant :) Every morning I lay on my back and you can feel where the baby is and also see it moving around. I can actually visualise 14 inches and 1.5 to 2 lbs, I guess just hearing that the baby is something I eat isn't a fun thing to visualise.

Here we are in our 27th week so we literally have anywhere between 10-14 weeks left till baby's guess date. Oh and the third trimester begins next week. Holy has the time gone by so fast, I'm loving pregnancy and enjoy all the changes that are happening inside and outside my body. The baby is still growing normally and seems to really enjoy hitting my bladder and kicking from 2am till about 9am in the morning. The baby also really enjoys it when I have fruit, as soon as it hits baby Balo's system a dance occurs :) Baby Balo is still hiding from Daddy but every now and again it gives a little kick to let Drew know that its OK and Mummy isn't crazy. 

This weekend was wonderful, I got to spend some time with my mother-in-law and soon to be sister-in-law.  Her bridesmaids hosted a lovely afternoon shower for her and then it was her weekend to get away. We are really looking forward to Tim and Holly's wedding and I was really honoured they asked me to make their wedding invitations for them. It's just so awesome to have the family keep growing, maybe cousins won't be far behind (although the furry one we have now may be enough for the time being)  ;) I also got to spend some time with my husband!! On Saturday, the party animals we are, we went to bed at 9:30pm Andrew got up at 8:30 and I got up at 7, it was wonderful. Weather nixed the plans for gardening so we went and picked up a few onesies from Value Village. For those of you who don't know Andrew got a laptop for work which is a double edge sword. It's great to have Andrew home in time for dinner and we can spend some time together before bed, but having him up to 12:30 - 1:00am is not so great. I really am grateful that because he can work from home on days we have appointments but do worry that he doesn't get time to shut down before heading to work the next day.

Here is Rhian at 23 weeks:

and here is Rhian at 27 weeks:

The baby is certainly growing!!

Oops

So we are a bit behind, sorry guys! I'm now 26 weeks, time sure is flying by! In a week and a half I'll be in the third trimester, I can't believe it. We are nearing the end of our prenatal classes which we will miss. No longer will Andrew be up with me that early on Saturday again (maybe when the baby comes, but not likely, jk). The classes we wanted to take are all being taught by women who are due in June so we had to start classes a bit earlier than we had thought. 

We had a midwives appointment on the 3rd and looks like everything is normal. My blood pressure is great, baby growth is good oh and the new ultrasound looks phenomenal!

Here is baby Balo at 23 weeks, we think it's pretty cute but we could be a bit biased. 

Today I had my gestational diabetes test done, a great way to spend a morning.The lack of food is made me a little cranky so it may be have been a good thing I went alone (though Andrew did drop me off before work). Thankfully that will be the only test where I need to fast over night. Next up will be iron deficiency, yay blood tests.

This whole experience has been so awesome every day the baby gets stronger. Andrew can now feel the baby kick, every now and again I'll catch my stomach moving on its own.  Most of the time I will call Andrew over to feel it when the baby is really active, and as soon as he comes over, the baby stops moving.  I think it secretly knows it is teasing Daddy. 

Just knowing that this little person that's inside me now is going to be in our lives forever is pretty awesome. We are really looking forward to seeing its face, learning its personality and learning from it as well. By the way I hate calling the baby it, I have made the mistake of giving it a gender label I call it 'she' but have no idea if it is.  Andrew's brother Tim is convinced it's a boy, so he calls it 'he' all the time; I guess that counter-balances everything.  

As of now we have a wonderful roommate living with us for a bit before she leaves for field work. My cousin Kim will be here till the end of May and back in time for baby to make its entrance. Other than that we are anticipating the birth of my Cousin Mark and his wife Andrea's first baby, we are so excited for them and can't wait to meet baby Hall soon.

We promise to be a little more prompt with our next update...