Week 27 Pregnancy Journal

How Far Along? 27 weeks

Size of Baby: A head of cauliflower (14.5 inches). Baby weighs 2 lbs now!

Gender: Our sweet, sweet girl.

Weight Gain: A gain of two pounds this week from last week. Now up a total of 11 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight -- but since I lost a few pounds in the first trimester, up 14 pounds total from my lowest pregnancy weight.

Maternity Clothes: Thank goodness for them. I got to wear my one splurge during this pregnancy to my girlfriend's baby shower on Saturday. This dress is from Pickles & Ice Cream here in Charlotte and it's so comfortable and beautiful! Here I am in it with my girlfriend Ashley and her sister-in-law. All of us have little girls on the way!

Nursery: Making steps! We have an electrician coming out this coming week to install a new light in the nursery (among other tick-list items) and her closet is being redone this weekend. We have about twelve paint chips to decide amongst for the wall color. Last night I went out and purchased her little hangers for the nursery closet and just about died over the cuteness. They are so tiny! (Sidenote: although it may not be super glamorous, Burlington Coat Factory has quite a decent baby section ... who knew?! I got a few 10-packs of pink velvet hangers for $4.99 each and they even have Boppy pillows there for $25!)

Movement: All the time! Changing from more of an internal flicking movement to rolling around and protruding. Yep, protruding baby parts from my belly. It's awesome.

Symptoms: This belly button is way shallow. No stretch marks to date -- applying my various oils like it's my job. Bending at the waist is becoming a real challenge, so now I'm totally getting why gals love dresses in the third trimester! Putting on pants is no easy feat ... I have to bend my legs outward like frog legs to get in my pants. And shoot, if I drop something on the floor -- there's a really good chance I may decide to just leave it there.

Sleep: Sleeping fairly well, even when I was out of town three nights this past week in Rochester.

Cravings: PEANUT BUTTER CUPS. I'm not telling you how many I eat per day. Gotta get that in check because the glucose test will be this Friday. And if you're curious, the little tub that Aldi sells (Choceur brand) blows Reese's out of the water. Out. Of. The. Water.

What I Miss: Regular shopping. I had $15 in birthday money that Banana Republic gave me that I had to spend by the end of January. Last Friday evening I took myself to the mall and saw all of these cute clothes with nipped-in waistlines that just won't work. Next year!

The pink sweater from BR did come home with me
but that cute striped number in the back was a big no-go.

Best Moment This Week: On a shuttle at the Philly airport, a mom offered me her seat (although I was happy to stay standing) and then a man asked if I needed any assistance getting my bag down. The sweetness of people on the shuttle was just really blowing me away and I had to fight back tears of gratitude!

Looking Forward To: Eeek -- our Florida babymoon! More details to come! Sun + sand + palm trees, we are ready for you!