26 Weeks!!!

The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. She may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. She's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of her lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when she's born and takes that first gulp of air. And she's continuing to put on baby fat. She now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel.

I feel like I should start a countdown!! Only 14 weeks to go! I'm only one week away from being at the end of my 2nd trimester. It honestly still feels like I just found out about Nugget yesterday. The time has really flown by since that day in February when the stick read positive. Oh how our lives have changed so much already. I already have so much love for her (despite all of her moving around! Ha!) and I can only begin to imagine how much more that love will grow once she's here and we get to know her and she starts to develop her own personality!

I am definitely starting to notice these hormones kicking in as I have just really been extra emotional lately. And anyone who knows me knows that I was an emotional person to begin with and so boo-hooing over commercials is almost kind of funny. For example, my mom and step-dad have been gone on vacation for about 2 weeks and so for 2 weeks now I haven't heard or talked to my mom. She called me last night from the airport and I started getting all teary eyed just hearing her voice. I just hope it doesn't get any worse!

Joe finally left to move down to South Georgia this past Saturday to start his rotations for pharmacy school. That was incredibly hard on both of us. In the 4 years we've been married, we've never spent more than a day apart from each other and so this is new ground we're treading here. He's living with his mom and dad and so at least he has some other people to interact with everyday. As much as I would like, the dog and cat, just can't hold the same level of conversation. :) Although I am glad to have them around! At least I'm going down to visit St. Simons next week for the 4th of July weekend and so that will be fun and a nice, very needed getaway. I'm looking forward to seeing Joe and especially my in-laws that also live down there. I feel like I haven't seen them in ages!!

Everyday we just get one day closer to having Nugget in our lives and I honestly am so ready for her to be here! I've waited for so long for this moment in our lives and now I just can't wait!!!