27 Weeks

*How far along? 27 weeks 4 days
*How big is baby? The babies are as big as eggplants during this 6th month.
*Genders? Two boys!
*Total weight gain? I am up around 20-25 lbs or so from pre-pregnancy weight.
*Maternity Clothes? All maternity clothes now!
*Stretch marks? None yet – keeping my fingers crossed!
*Sleep? Slowly declining in quality. Bathroom breaks seem to be getting more frequent and rolling over is getting to be a little more difficult.
*Movement? I am feeling increased movement every day – sometimes it feels like an all-out boxing match in there and other times they just like to roll around & around.
*Food cravings? No strong ”pregnancy” cravings. My appetite is back to being smaller again – I can’t eat as much at one time so that just means more small snacking throughout the day, which is hard to remember to do sometimes.
*Labor signs? None.
*Belly button in or out? It’s “popped” even more this week; I really don’t my “innie” left anymore.
*What I miss? Getting ready for work in a short time. I’ve had an increase in my belly itchiness within the last few weeks so I try to layer on as much lotion in the morning as possible, after my shower, to help combat that – it just seems to take me a lot longer to do that and let it dry before I can get dressed & fly out the door.
*What I am looking forward to? Having the day off of work to go thrift-saleing with my mom on Friday. I’m also looking forward to my baby shower this next Friday night with the “softball girls”.
*Best moment this week? Going to our good friend’s little girl’s 1st birthday party Friday night (I can’t believe how fast the time goes by & how quickly they grow-up) and my baby shower for my husband’s side of the family (& family friends) yesterday (we had a great turnout and with a couple of fun games & awesome food – we received so many nice presents for the boys, I really want to thank everyone who was able to make it out and for all the great gifts).