27 Weeks

How am I already 27 weeks?!

This last week I started getting shin splints which have been AWFUL and totally messed up my work outs. They hurt. I've been icing them and wrapping my ankles, and seriously hoping that they get better asap. Grrrrr.  Also, baby seems to have moved up higher, I swear I can feel her up in my ribs now! And she is moving a ton, you can feel her shifting and rolling around. I feel hard little body parts, I can't tell what the parts are but they are there! Ahhh! Excited that I got out of taking my glucose test, Dr. Martinez allowed me to just do a blood test without the nasty juice instead. So glad!

Week 27

Due Date: November 6, 2011

How Big is Baby: Peanut is the size of an eggplant!

Morning Sickness/Symptoms: A little bit of back pain here and there and the stupid shin splints. Other than that, I just have to pee ALL THE TIME. I literally go to the gym, run for 10 minutes, and then walk back home to pee again before I can finish my workout. Baby girl likes to sit on my bladder and use it for a bounce house.

 
Cravings: Nothing really-besides coconut water and kombucha. I do however find that anything that someone talks about makes me want that particular food-ahh the power of suggestion.

Sleep: Sleeping ok, not terrible but not great. I'm more and more uncomfortable so I sort of roll about in bed and am less and less comfy.

I Can't Live Without: Coconut water, my ice packs for my back/shin splints.

I Miss: Feeling comfy when I am sitting-I feel like baby girl is all the way up in my rib cage and like I can't bend at all at the waist because she is in the way.

I am Looking Forward to: My belly being empty and not having to pee every moment of every day.

Milestones: Baby girl's brain is starting to show activity! This means that she can dream, and have "thoughts". Crazy!

Exercise: Walking and the elliptical for an hour a day-trying not to run unfortunately until the stupid shin splints are better.

Belly Button: Definitely getting shallower (I finally gave up and took out my belly ring) and my belly button officially looks like a cat butt, but it hasn't popped! I'm sort of hoping it won't, but we will see. 


Stretch Marks: None yet! Fingers crossed that I can get through without them!


Movement: TONS-I feel her moving so much, and she makes my stomach feel like it's stretching when she rolls around in there.

Weight gain: 4 pounds.