I'm a bit late in posting for week 26. Time is flying by.
So, Baby Center has this to say about week 26:
"Your baby now weighs a little under 2 pounds and measures about 14 inches, from head to heel. The nerve pathways in his ears are developing, which means his response to sounds is growing more consistent. His lungs are developing now, too, as he continues to take small breaths of amniotic fluid � good practice for when he's born and takes that first breath of air."
It also says that, around this time, my blood pressure may be going up. It was supposed to be at a low from 22 to 24 weeks. So far, it hasn't changed.
I had an appointment today and everything is going great. My blood pressure is good, I was told that I'm doing very well with my weight gain (not often you hear THAT statement), and the baby is right on track for growth. I didn't realize this, but I was told that I'm now in my third trimester.
I had to have blood drawn today to check for anemia and gestational diabetes. When I got to the lab, the woman who was going to take my blood had a serious twitch. Not to discriminate against the twitchy, but is "phlebotomist" really the best career choice if your hands shake uncontrollably? When I asked if I could have my blood drawn in the back (it the comfy reclining chair) she said, "What are you, a fainter or something?" I refrained from replying with, "What are you, a heroin addict or something?" because my parents taught me manners.
I did get to go to the back which meant that I didn't have to have Twitchy take my blood. Unfortunately, I got stuck with "Slacker" who informed me that she was feeling too lazy to find a vein and that she was just going to use the back of my hand. To top off my excellent experience, I proved Twitchy right and fainted.
Tonight we went to a carseat safety class. It was very informative but I could have done without the video from 1979 showing eerily lifelike child crash test dummies whose crash test mommies failed to properly restrain them. As part of the class, we got a car seat. I promise you, you have never seen two people more excited and happy about a car seat as we were. It is so obvious that this is our first kid.
In other news...Johannah sent me a big box of clothes for the baby and a little carrier. We also got an adorable outfit for the baby from Melany and Chris and a fat gift certificate from them and from Janet and Erik and their spouses. We painted the nursery and Cat put together the crib. AND my parents are going to be visiting us in June.
Like I said, time is flying by.
Posted by michelle at May 26, 2004 08:31 PM