28 weeks and growing...and boy do I feel it!

Oh, god I can't believe that I'm 2/3 done with my pregnancy already.  I feel like it has gone by so fast!  Especially the past few weeks, getting ready for Brandon has been the big priority for us these past few weeks.  So much on our to do list that it's starting to get a bit overwhelming at times.  I try to not worry too much about it, but it's just impossible.  I wish I could just snap my fingers and everything on the list will be crossed off, but I know that planning is part of being a grown up...it's ok though, going through it with Josh has been great and pretty entertaining at times :)

I feel that finalizing our registry has been on my mind 24/7!!!  I find myself just staring at this huge list and thinking "how many of these things do we really need?" or "Oh god, I wonder if I've gotten everything I will need?!"  Damn you internet and your "List of must have baby things!"  I find myself double guessing A LOT!!  Cause seriously how the hell am I supposed to know what things he'll need when he's not even here yet?!?  It's like packing for a vacation.... but for a complete stranger!!  Oh god, I think I'm giving myself grey hairs over this!

We crossed off 2 huge things on our list this week.  One was who's insurance Brandon will be under and second, finding him a pediatrician.  I was putting off the insurance thing for a while cause I'm not really polished on my insurance education.  But It was a lot easier than I thought, so that was really nice! Plus I've learned that my insurance sucks compared to Josh's! Oh, and we also signed up for our birthing classes which I'm pretty excited about...


So, now that I'm getting even bigger... I can no longer see my thighs or knees when I'm standing up.  I attempted to cut my toe nails the other night and let me tell you...It has become a work out...I found myself having to stop and come up for air a few times.  Josh walked in on me with a confused look and asking if I was alright....oh and I'm not even going to talk about shaving my unmentionables...that's just not even funny... I think that it would be in my best interest if I get serviced for those things now!


Stretch mark free zone (for now)  ok, so like I've mentioned before stretch marks are my biggest fear (in life), and I honestly don't know why?  It's not like I'm going to be rocking a mid drift top or a bikini after he's born?!?  I just have this thing about having flawless skin.  GOD, I sound super vain right now, but I believe that I've kept Aveeno lotion in business with how much I use it!  As well as Charmin toilet paper for how much I go pee!!


Round ligament pains!!  I've been experiencing these horrible pains the last few weeks,  I thought that Brandon got a hold of a knife somehow and has been stabbing me in my pelvis.  It usually happens when I get up from sitting....switch position when I'm laying down and sometimes when I'm doing the cupid shuffle.  I seriously thought that I was having contractions, but when I talked to my nurse she told me that I wasn't.  What happens is there are round ligaments surrounding your uterus in your pelvis area and because it's growing so big (imagine your uterus growing from a size of a pear to a soccer ball) the ligaments begin to stretch to try to accommodate for your growing uterus! The stretching of the ligaments is what causes the sharp pain aka Brandon stabbing me!  I'm not really sure how to prevent this, but I feel like cursing eases it sometimes....


Brandon so far:

Height: 14.8 inches about the size of an eggplant

Weight:  2.25 lb

According to the babycenter  he can blink his eyes, which now sport eye lashes (wink, wink).  With increasingly developed eyesight, he may be able to see the light that filters through my womb.

27 weeks and 6 days