27 Weeks

27 Weeks?!?!? Holy cow. Time is flying all of a sudden! I think working during the day is helping with that, which is a good and a bad thing. I'm delivering two months after Ashley, so I have been saying all along that when she gets there I know I'm close. She told me today she's officially considered full-term.

I'm still feeling great, though I can definitely see a difference in my energy levels this week, as I had expected. I don't know, though, if it's that I'm keeping busier because of work or if it's because of the pregnancy itself. Naps have been reduced dramatically. I'm sleeping really, really well at night, though! The pillow fort is back, with one between my knees now in addition to the one under my belly and the one wedged under my back. It seems to be working....except Scott (poor thing) is running out of room in our king sized bed. Sad.

Indigestion has hit, too. My oatmeal gave me indigestion this morning.

The baby has definitely grown (Baby Center says she's about 2 pounds and 14 1/2 inches long) and has changed position some, too. I'm feeling her all over the place now, whereas for the longest time it was generally in one spot at a time and usually really low. I feel her bumping around right under my ribs now; because of the strength of her movements and the fact that she's further out there, sometimes her movements cause nearly full-body movements for me. I think she's head down, personally. I think her hands are over on the right and that it's her feet I'm feeling up high. I can't wait to see at our appointment this week if I might be right. (My doctor is good at feeling around and being able to tell where they are. It's amazing.)

We started our childbirth classes this past week, too, and I loved it. It was so, so good to be able to compare symptoms with other women who are more or less where I am in this whole process. One of the girls in the class is due two days before me, so that was neat. I loved being able to talk about my fears and concerns, too. My main reason for being in the classes is for that alone - just to go into this as well-informed as I can be. I know we can never be fully prepared just because every birth situation is different, but it's nice to know somewhat what I can expect. (Note the emphasis on somewhat.) I loved the class, and thoroughly enjoyed the processes we talked though with our husbands about how we can relax and how they can help us. We went through some relaxation techniques with the nurse who is teaching the class and I was practically asleep when we left the class. Needless to say, they worked. I can't wait to go again on Tuesday.