26 Weeks

Today marks 26 weeks! I’m still amazed at how quickly this pregnancy is passing by. I have a feeling that the next month or so will fly by in a flash with Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner. I can’t help but be so thankful, especially at this time of year, for this little blessing we’ve been given. How fortunate we are to have such a supportive family as well as access to such amazing resources. Never do I take for granted the efforts it took from a large circle of people to get to where we are today. We are so, so blessed!!

I had a bit of a scare today. I’ve been noticing over the past week that the little guy’s daily movements haven’t been as frequent as they used to be. I just wasn’t feeling the kicks and jabs that I had been in weeks past. I wasn’t too concerned, but after not feeling anything at all for two days I decided to call my doctor this morning and he told me to come in right away. If I wasn’t concerned before, I was a little now. Luckily, he did an ultrasound and said the baby is doing just fine (heartbeat ok, no cord around the neck, etc.), but he is bundled up in a ball on my top left side which may be why I haven’t been feeling a lot of movement lately. Actually, he’s been bunched up that way for a few weeks now. He has all of this room to move around right now and he chooses to utilize about 1/3 of the space available. Silly boy! I’m just glad he’s OK:)

In an effort to track my weekly belly growth, here’s my 26 week pic:

25 Weeks

25 weeks down, 15 weeks to go! Have I mentioned how much I love, love, love being pregnant? I can’t believe I am just two weeks away from my third trimester. Crazy! The last few months have gone by so fast, probably because they have been pretty uneventful as far as worries and concerns go. I ordered a heartbeat monitor for home use—best decision I have made. Calms me and reassures me that all is still ok in there with the little man!

I was hoping to have some more ultrasound pics to post from our last visit, but Carson was not cooperating and would only give us one shot, proving over and over again that he is indeed a boy! He was basically folded in half with his knees up against his little face, obstructing any cute facial views we were hoping to see. We may not get a good look at him until he is born and he can’t hide anymore!

I have been experiencing some of what I’ve heard called “pregnancy brain”. I have been so very forgetful of things I normally would not be forgetting. Case in point…I am BIG on birthday posts on my blog. I enjoy doing them and try to keep up with all of the immediate family member’s birthdays. Well, pregnancy brain caused me to completely forget to post on both my mom and dad’s birthdays. Two of the most important people in my life and I totally spaced their birthday posts. They are so much a part of why we were able to get pregnant and I couldn’t be more grateful.

Late as it may be….

HAPPY, HAPPY BITHDAY TO BOTH OF YOU!!!!