THIRD TRIMESTER...whoa!

Today I am 26 weeks pregnant.  According to my What to Expect app, Little Miss Baby is now the size of a cucumber, 15" long and 2.2 pounds.  I've never seen a cucumber that big, and it sure seems like a downgrade from last week's eggplant estimate...but what do I know?  26w6d marks the start of the third trimester, so I'm going to go ahead and congratulate myself and Baylor for making it this far together in what has felt like the blink of an eye.

Last week's belly picture --

I had an appointment with my OB last week and was reminded that after April's visit, I will start seeing the doctor every two weeks for appointments.  It's weird, because at this point in my pregnancy with Gavin, I had seen every OB in my practice at least once and felt like the two-week (and one-week) visits would never arrive.  With Baylor, I've only seen 3 of the 6 doctors and am already staring the two-week visits in the face.  It was a serious awakening that we are not that far from meeting our little girl.

In light of that, we decided we should probably start preparing.  Like, really preparing.  We had the bedding, some room decor, and clothes (of course) -- but we hadn't yet ordered B's crib, glider, dual-screen monitor, etc.  And then there were the little things -- bibs, pacifiers, bottles, diapers -- that you ordinarily get for shower gifts with a first baby and therefore forget you need with subsequent babies.  So we took care of all of that this week!  Stephen and I found a crib/changer we love and also ordered a beautiful custom glider for all those nights we'll be spending in B's nursery willing her back to sleep.  I got off work early on Friday, so my mom and I had fun shopping for the rest of the essentials -- sleep sacks, hooded towels, pink Dr. Brown's bottles, burp clothes...everything imaginable.  Stephen and I honestly felt 100% better when we sorted through all of Baylor's new things, realizing that there isn't much left to purchase.  We have to get some sort of lighting fixture/fan for her room, and custom room-darkening shades (since her room has that weird semi-circle window)...but other than that, it's time to start cleaning out the old, organizing the new, and getting it all set up!

We have a 3D/4D ultrasound in a few weeks to see how Little Miss has grown, and after that we'll be at the ten week countdown.  We'd better enjoy our sleep now, because while Gavin oftentimes lets us sleep in until 9:30 on the weekends, something tells me those days are numbered...