Week 28

Still packing on the pounds as another week slips by - 12 more to go! With a weekend trip to NYC this whole week actually flew by, but as our weather seems to have hit a bit of a heat streak I think this week might be a struggle. The hotter it gets the more I sit inside, which can definitely get a wee bit boring :)

The Baby @ 28 Weeks
Height:14-16 inches long
Weight:2 1/2 pounds
The American Pregnancy Association talks a lot about the brain this week:

Your baby’s brain is really beginning to develop into a more complex organ. Up until this point, your baby’s brain has been relatively smooth, but beginning this week his/her brain will develop grooves and indentions along its surface. The amount of brain tissue also begins to increase during the 28th week.

...And also about hair development: eyebrows, eyelashes & top of the head!

BabyZone says that at some point during this week it was likely that the baby turned its head from side to side.

Me @ 28 Weeks
According to Parenthood.com, "the glow of the second trimester is beginning to fizzle, and you're once again tired, tired, tired". People who write that stuff must think they are really funny. Considering I simply passed by the "glow" stage and am definitely back in the "tired" stage, this must be some sort of cruel joke.

They also say "You're getting bigger and have just about forgotten what it feels like to sleep through the night. Trips to the bathroom, kicks from the baby, cramping legs, and heartburn are all working against you." I am definitely getting bigger and tend to be uncomfortable most of the time, but lucky for me I am already an insomniac - so I am actually not sleeping any less than I used to. True, I never get a good nights sleep in the first place ... but on the other hand being uncomfortable and getting kicked all night doesnt affect my "normal" sleep pattern and I havent had to do a whole lot of adjusting ;)