27 Weeks!!

This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.

Well apparently, according to what I've been reading, this is the last week of my second trimester. In all honesty, that doesn't make a dang bit of sense, but oh well. You'd figure if you had 3 trimesters, they'd each be 13 weeks, but apparently that's not the case. So one more week to go and I'll be in the "homestretch"!

Today is my birthday and so I am just absolutely thrilled to be sharing the excitement with Nugget this year. I also love the fact that I am getting baby gifts for my birthday! It is so exciting! I've already gotten the cutest little onesies!

This past weekend I did some more work on getting the nursery to completion. Mom and I went to Home Depot and I think we finally narrowed down the color that we're going to paint. I got a sample and I painted a few places in the room to get an idea. So hopefully soon we'll get the nursery all painted. And by "we" I mean my mom and step-dad. Apparently I've been banned from painting due to the fumes. Well, I'm not going to complain too much on that one! :)

I also got a coupon in the mail from Build a Bear for a free bear, so we headed out to the mall and Mom and I made a cute little stuffed bunny for Nugget that says "I love you" when you squeeze her paw. Her name is Mopsy Cottontail. :) I'm so original, right? I'm excited about making the bunny for her! One of the first stuffed animals she's ever gotten and she's not even here yet!

Nugget will also be making her first trip to the beach this weekend. We're leaving on Thursday around lunchtime to go visit Joe down in South Georgia and I can NOT wait. He's been gone for only 10 days, but it already feels like a lifetime. I also am eager to see my brother-in-law and sister-in-law (who's also pregnant! Yay for cousins!!) who live on St. Simons and I haven't seen them in a year! It'll be great to get to visit with family too.

I go back to the doctor next week on the 7th, so I'll have more to update then!!!