alrighty, today marks the start of week 26 for us. not a whole lot to report in terms of changes from last week. the little man is practicing his breathing much more this week, as his lungs continue developing and he breathes in amniotic fluid. his response to sounds just crack me up, especially in the middle of church, and his bouncing around continues. i have developed this routine when i go to bed of rolling my tshirt up over my belly so that i can watch him rolling around in there for about 30 minutes before i fall asleep. it’s pretty surreal. when i was on the phone with my father-in-law a few nights ago, he asked how the little man was doing, and at that moment, the little man literally did the wave right across my entire abdomen. my father-in-law got a kick out of that.

as for me, my sleep is getting to be quite interrupted. not only are the potty breaks frequent, but i’m starting to struggle staying comfortable in one position for an extended period of time. even with my maternity pillow and remaining 3 pillows in bed, i wake up a lot to adjust my sleeping situation. also, while i’m not enormously big (pretty on par with the size that i should be at this stage) i FEEL like i’m increasing in size with each day. i suppose that’s normal since the little man is growing leaps and bounds right now. keeping up my walks with the dog has been really good for me (especially after a big dinner so that i can digest). overall i’m still feeling great with the occasional day or two a week of super-exhaustion creeping back into this trimester.

this will be my last post in atlanta, as red and i head home to jacksonville on sunday. the time with my family has been so precious to me. you can’t put a price on home-cooked food when you’re pregnant.

my next doctor’s visit is on monday and i’ll be doing my glucose test then. i’ll be sure to keep everyone posted on things once i get back to jax. and yes, i will post pics.