WOW! Third Trimester is Here!

How far along? 27 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +11 lbs. according to my moms scale.
Maternity clothes? No denying it. It's a must
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: B is up every morning between 4-5 am and won't go to bed til 11pm, Add in the number of times I pee and re-position myself and it equals very interrupted sleep.
Best moment this week: He is still in there and not in the NICU so that is always a good thing.
Movement: All the time! He has found my ribs...ouch!
Food cravings: Nothing that I have to have or else. No late night trips to the fast food joints or grocery stores.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? It is sooo close to popping out.
What I miss: laying/sleeping on my stomach, missing going to Mexico this year.
What I am looking forward to: Seeing what he looks like.
Weekly Wisdom: Go to the pool often, get a massage often and bring someone who knows what they are doing to register for baby items.

I can't believe we have made it to the last trimester in this adventure. It is getting so close and I have a feeling he will be here faster than we know it. Registering for baby items was so overwelming and Mike mentioned that he is actually starting to get nervous. So am I. More so for the delivery than actually taking care of him (I am sure the later will come once he is out). I have set up some classes for us which include a breastfeeding class, Babies Booties and Baths, hospital tour and registration, and Mike is going to Daddy Boot Camp.

Most of the babies I see in the NICU now are born weighing the same as B and born at the gestational age B is at now. I look at these little babies and think "wow, this is what B looks like right now." I feel lucky not to be in the same situation as some of those families.

B weighs a little over two pounds and is about 15 1/4 inches long. His eyes will become unfused this week or next. He is so active and he is going to love his new room.