Weeks 26 & 28

Oi. My procrastination is just getting worse and worse as this pregnancy moves along! Regardless, the past 4 weeks have not been boring! Since my last post at 24 weeks, I was able to pass my glucose test (YAY), caught two stomach bugs (boooooo), and been super busy with my photography business (YAY).

Ollie is growing so fast and I can feel every little move he makes in my belly- from kicks and rolls to hiccups and stretches. At this point he is probably around 17 inches long and weighs close to three pounds. He is now dreaming in his sleep, practicing his breathing, listening to all the interesting noises around him, and now he can even tell the difference between my voice and his dad's! His favorite time to be active is the same as ever- right when I lay down for bed. As he grows more and more, he's harder to ignore him in order to fall asleep. In fact, the other night I was laying on my left side and I could feel him squirming around, moving from the right side of my belly to the left side. All of a sudden I feel a strong kick right under my left ribs, which just so happens to be a very ticklish place for me, and you guessed it- I screamed out laughing, waking my snoring husband up in a panic. It felt weird to say, "I'm ok, our son just tickled me from inside my belly." It didn't faze Doug at all- he just rolled back over, until Ollie kicked me in the same spot again, which is when I could hear Doug giggling. Something that has made sleeping better? My humunguous pregnancy pillow! This thing is enormous- part of the pillow comes up in a hook that I can rest my head in, and the other part of the pillow winds down to about my knees, where it curves back into the size of a normal bed pillow to put between my legs. It's AMAZING and so worth the money I paid for it. Sometimes in the middle of the night, I'll catch Doug snuggled up against it.

At this point I am in my third trimester and seventh month. It's so crazy how fast time is flying! I'm really beginning to feel a lot of pressure to get things ready at home and for the hospital. Ollie's room is almost fully painted. I'm stenciling birch trees on one wall and then another big tree that will go up and around his crib. I've been doing a lot of research and praying about how I want things to go in the hospital and plan on creating a birth plan soon. Doug and I have also talked about what he likes to call a "Go Bag" for that crazy moment when Ollie is ready to come out. I've been having so many dreams about that, and have really been relying on God to settle my nerves and remind me that ultimately, He is in control no matter how much I plan. I see the doc on Monday for a check-up and will start going every two weeks to make sure Ollie is healthy and my body is preparing properly. Hopefully my patience and temper will stay level from here on out . . . it hasn't been the best for a few weeks now.