27 and 28 weeks

I looked on a countdown app today, and it says we have about 75 days to go before meeting Camille! That's not many! We are so excited to meet her. However, I am also wondering now about feeding her (how many ounces and how many hours apart for the feedings), caring for her little umbilical cord, the pugs adjusting to the new family member. I know deep down that everything will be great, but there's so much adjusting and learning that will be going on, especially those first couple weeks. If anyone has some friendly advice, please do share!

27 weeks photo...

28 weeks photo....

pregnancy highlights:

weight gain/loss: We had an appointment on the 23rd of September, the day after I turned 27 weeks. I was still at a total weight gain of 2.5 lbs. We shall see how my weight has changed this Friday.

maternity clothes:

That's all I wear to work for the most part. At home, I'm still somehow fitting into my regular t-shirts and comfy pants. The t-shirts now feature a prominently poking out belly button, since the shirts are getting rather fitted!

gender:

wonderful little wiggly girl... Camille!

Camille's size:

The Bump says she's about the size of an eggplant and up to 2.5 lbs. She's also around 15 in. long! BabyCenter says she was the size of a cauliflower at 27 weeks and a Chinese cabbage at 28 weeks.

belly button:

We have seen big changes in this department in the last two weeks! There are more frequent times when it is poking out, I guess due to her position. It's now pretty visible through t-shirts and shirts when she sits a certain way in my belly.

movement:

This girl shifts and does little jabs and kicks throughout the day. But, she is definitely most active at night when I am sitting still. There is a new thing she does where we can watch a body part move upward from just to the side of my belly button to the top of where my uterus now sits. Depending on what position she's in, it's either an arm/elbow or knee/foot.

cravings:

I am getting hungrier. I still mainly want a salty snack right after school and then something sweet right after dinner.

what I miss:

nothing at all

sleep:

In the last couple weeks, I've been getting up again (like 1st trimester) to go to the bathroom. She's heavier now, and she is putting more pressure on my bladder. I don't mind waking up around 2 every morning to go, though, because she is often very active around that time. So, in a way, it's kind of a treat to wake up and feel her.

symptoms:

My feet don't fit the same way in my flats right now. I'm wondering if it's that the tendons are more relaxed/my feet will go up a half size, or if it's just that my feet are a little swollen right now.

best moments these last two weeks:

There have been lots!

* passing my glucose test

* our first baby shower

* getting lots done in her room

* hearing her sweet little heartbeat at our last monthly appointment

what I am looking forward to:

* tomorrow's 3d ultrasound appointment!

* our last little vacation before Baby Camille gets here

* getting more done in her room

* enjoying these last two baby-free months with my sweet hubby