Week 26

As I was typing last week I knew this would happen, perhaps I even cursed myself. Though I didnt gain any weight last week, I gained 2lbs this week. Thats karma for you.



The Baby @ 26 Weeks
Height & Weight: About nine inches tall and two pounds
According to the Baby Center, this week my "baby-to-be" opened its eyes for the first time. What to Expect says that the baby's brain-wave activity is also kicking in at this stage in fetal development, which means that not only can it hear noises but can now also respond to them. Maybe this explains all of the bladder punching while I was at the movies last Friday :)

Me @ 26 Weeks
According to the Baby Center its not just the baby who is going through eye changes...I am too! Pregnant women retain fluid pretty much everywhere, which I was already aware of. But, what I didnt know is that fluid is even retained in your corneas (the outer parts of the eyes). The Mayo Clinic reports that your corneas may be up to three percent thicker, but the fluid within your eyes decreases around 10 percent. These changes in the eyes can cause one to experience blurred vision.

I guess I should have read this earlier, cuz I have definitely had some vision issues. I need to go to the eye doctor anyway (its on my to-do list, which in my head is about 10 pages long) but I was worried that my vision had gotten worse. Now I worry, if I go to the eye doctor now am I going to have a prescription that is altered due to this eye swelling? Hmmm....