Week 28 Update-- The Third Trimester Begins!

Welcome to the Third Trimester! Braxton Hicks ("practice") contractions usually start about now. They'll feel like an intermittent tightening in your abdomen.-- nothing so far.. YIPPEE there is no rush here to bring Peanut into the world!

This week I went for my RH Shot. Because Mike is has a blood type of A+ and I have A- I need to have a shot at 28 weeks and possibly again after giving birth if the baby has A+ blood. Shot was easy!

Peanut has doubled her weight in the past month and is the size of a bag of flour. Measuring just under 15 inches long, she weighs approximately 2 1/4 lbs. She will continue to gain body fat in the coming weeks to prepare her for life outside of your womb.
At 28 weeks, your baby can recognize your voice! Her eyes continue to develop this week and her brain is developing millions of neurons. The hair on her head continues to grow. Muscle tone in her body steadily develops, and even though her lungs are now capable of breathing air, it would be difficult for her if she were born now. Her sucking and swallowing skills are improving.

*** As you all know I was a premie. I might be wrong here but I think this was around the time that I was born. How amazing!

Dr Visit Week 27

This last week I had my monthly Dr visit.
Standard Visit
Weight Gain: 13lbs total
BP -- good
I heard the heartbeat at always
I do not have gestational diabeties and I am not anemic...YIPPEE!!!

Next on the agenda I have one more monthly visit after that I move to bieweekly for a month and then weekly until Peanut arrives.. TIME IS FLYING!

Week 27 Update

Peanut now measuring about 14.5 inches long, she weighs just about 2 lbs.
This week, her brain is developing quickly. Her eyelids, which have remained closed up until this point, begin to open and now her retinas can begin to form. The retina contains specialized photoreceptor cells that respond to light, called rods and cones. Cones in particular help us perceive color.
Her skin is still wrinkly but by 27 weeks, she basically looks how he will look when you give birth to her, in just a few months!

Week 26 Update

Peanuts continues to grow and develop inside of you. Measuring about 14 inches long, she weighs just less than 2 lbs!
Her lungs continue to develop and she is taking small breaths of amniotic fluid inside your womb. These small breaths are getting her in shape for her first breath of fresh air.
Her veins are visible through her transparent skin but soon that will change as her skin begins to turn opaque.
The nerve pathways are becoming more and more developed, making her more responsive to sound. Don't be surprised if you feel her jump inside you if she is startled by a sudden noise.

6 Month Mark!

Peanut is now the size of an eggplant!That oh-so-handy sense of equilibrium is kicking in, and baby's learning to distinguish right side up from upside down.

There is a lot of growing happening and an increase in movement.

July 4th

At the beach on July 4th with Deb and Erin.

6 Months Picture

6 months and still growing!