Just Checking in -- 27 Weeks

I can't believe I've been pregnant for 27 weeks. If I were a cat, I would've had 2 litters of kittens already.

My last prenatal checkup was on Monday, and my blood and urine test results came out fine. The next one is in a month's time. Then we'll see the doctor every two weeks.

We didn't do an ultrasound during the last checkup, so I thought I'd put a picture here for those who have been wondering what's going on inside my "carry-on basketball".


If you are positioned exactly like the baby in this picture, it's your little bum that daddy and I have been patting, huh?!

Your Development:

• You now weigh about 2 pounds or, in produce terms, like a head of cauliflower.

• You're now developing regular sleep-wake intervals (On some days, it certainly feels as if you spend more time awake than asleep), opening and closing your eyes (Not much to look at in there, huh? Maybe one of these nights daddy and I could fashion some kind of a shadow puppet show for you), and perhaps sucking on your thumb.

• Your brain is also developing rapidly with neurons firing away just like those of a newborn baby (Time to get Uncle Simon to come and read the Economist to you regularly. See March 24 "Male Friends and Baby Talk").

We have about 13 more weeks to go.... I don't even want to think about how big I'll be and feel then.