27 Week Update

My nurse called on Friday evening to let me know that I passed the glucose screen test - hooray!! They also tested my iron and said it is a little low, so I'm now taking an iron supplement in addition to my prenatal vitamins. That makes three pills a day, which I take with dinner: prenatal vitamin, DHA, and iron. This baby should be getting everything she needs!

We're on week 27 now, the last week of the 2nd trimester. Here's what BabyCenter has to say about week 27:

This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.

She does hiccup quite a bit, and my tummy jumps when she does. It feels like a twitch. She only does it 3 or 4 times and then it goes away.

We still haven't done any work on the nursery, but we do have some plans in place now. Here's the layout that we think will work best for her room (of course the cat will be in the chair!):