26 weeks

I'm 26 weeks pregnant with Baby Megan. She's kicking up a storm, especially in the evenings. DJ felt her move before he left, but Gretchen still doesn't have the patience to sit down and try to feel her. She does however think that it's not nice for Megan to kick me, and she will talk to her.

Gretchen has told me that she has baby Caroline in her tummy as well. This week, she said, "baby Caroline isn't getting any bigger!" She also told me that baby Caroline had been kicking her. As well as informing me, that my butt is getting bigger, and yes, she's told me this on several occassions.

At 26 weeks the nerves in the baby's ears are more developed and more sensitive. Meaning, she can actually hear us talking (or yelling!) She's inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, which is helping her lungs to develop. She should know weigh about a pound and 2/3 and measure 14 inches.

I think weight wise, i'm doing fairly well. I hadn't gained as much at my last appointment as I did the previous month, and on Monday I have my glucose test and start my 2 week visits! I can still wear my rings, which I think at this point, they were becoming very tight with Gretchen, and my feet were swollen. The only difficult thing right now is bending over, and if i'm not careful with my posture, my back starts to hurt; which is probably the most excrutiating pain ever!

We're still deciding on where I'll be delivering. And for insurance purposes, I hope that I can deliver here, but there's also a good chance that DJ won't be here for the delivery. I plan on discussing that with my doctor's when I go on Monday- I'm hoping that they'll consider inducing me a week early, if I'm favorable, so DJ will have a chance to be here. Although, I did not want to be induced this time around! Just in case, I'll be interviewing OBs in Tulsa when I'm there over spring break.