Fun Facts:
*As of last week, we are in the third trimester!!
*As of week 24 (according to babycenter.com) my uterus reached the size of a soccer ball!
*As of week 29, our baby is over 15 inches long and about 2.5 pounds. (It is hard for me to believe she is that long considering how much she still moves!)
Other Random Tidbits:
*Baby girl seems to be exploring future career options in tap dancing and water aerobics!
*As of late, I am becoming a pro at going to, in, and from the rest room in the middle of the night without turning on a single light…and sometimes not even opening an eye!
*Feeling like every ounce of food and every moment of sleep goes directly to our little baby has been leaving me very tired!
*Reading up on natural childbirth has me wondering if previous Dr.’s comments of our baby having a small abdomen, small feet, and a normal size head give me any hope of a natural birthing plan. (I should mention that I weighed nothing short of 10 lbs when I was born and Michael is currently 6’4″…these facts make the possible size of our baby a little daunting!)
*Next week we have a 4-D sonogram scheduled and we can’t wait! Wishing we had our own baby photos here to look at and dream even more of what our little girl will look like.
*My new favorite students are those who now tell me, “Your baby is growing!” rather than, “You are getting fat!” 🙂
*Hakwan story of the week:
At our academy, students arrive in the classroom before the teacher as we transition from one class to the next. In the time they are in the room alone, they like to draw pictures or write sentences on the board for whichever teacher they will soon welcome. One of my young, yet fairly skilled, classes welcomed me in such a way this week. Usually this class draws pictures of Michael and I standing next to each other….he stands VERY tall, and I stand half-his-height next to him (they are ceaselessly amazed at his 195cm stature). This week, though, there were three characters on the board; one very tall one with a tiny head, one average-sized one with a very large head and a comment bubble stating, “WOW!” and a third very small character with a HUGE head. They informed me that the tall one, of course, was Michael and the little one was our baby. The one exclaiming, “WOW!” was me. If only they knew how terrified I am of that scenario and how much more dramatic the wow-factor would be!! Here is to praying that our previous stats of a normal-sized head will continue to be the case. 🙂
Maybe it is my growing belly…and cheeks….that inspired them to think our baby will have such a big head. ??
Yay third trimester! We just started #2.
I am also concerned about the possibility if birthing mega-baby… as i constantly get,
‘oh, you’re so big!’
‘Are you sure you’re not having twins?’
‘I just can’t believe you are only 12 weeks along, look at that bump!’
And I know they mean them in a reassuring happy manner… but i feel neither reassured, nor happy aboutt he comments! HA!
You look beautiful, and I am confident you child will have a normal size head. 🙂 Much love from the Pogemillers!
Elizabeth, You look beautiful!!! and I’m sure that baby girl is too!!
Love to the 3 of you, Great Grandma Hull
What a great post. You look beautiful – did you cut your hair? 🙂 It’s so exciting reading about how things are going. Really wish we could see you. Love to to and Michael – Rhys and I miss you xx
Thank you for the kind comments. We miss all of you!
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