26 Weeks

{Little Mr. Alex is now as long as an english houthouse cucumber... over 14 inches, and weighs about 2 lbs.}

Well, SUMMER IS HERE!! How do I know? Because I don't have ankles anymore. Bring on the cankles! Oh summer swelling. I was standing in the wal mart garden center today, which was very very warm, when I happened to look down, and about threw up. Not only were my poor feet and ankles swollen (which I NEVER experienced with Courtney!), but I had *gulp* veins... popping out from my feet. OOH my gross. Not varicose veins, mind you, just regular swollen veins. Thank goodness as soon as I sat down and put my little porky piggers up, the veins went back to normal. I may just have had to chop off my feet if those mile high veins were permanent!

The kicking is insane, which I usually love. Except when he aims it right at my pelvic floor making me feel like I'm about to pee my pants. I'll have to do some research and see if that's an actual problem I should be worrying about! Not something I want to experience while standing in line at the grocery store....

My belly is huge and all is well. If he were to be born today, he would very likely survive. (with help from NICU of course, but still!)

I'm super excited to be moving at 7 months pregnant in Mid-July Idaho Heat... Oh wait a minute... de ja vu... pretty sure I lived that EXACT experience while pregnant with Courtney. Why do we always move when I'm hugely pregnant, completely useless, and sweltering in the sun??

Trimester 3, here I come!