27 week update

We are in the last week of the second trimester!  It's been so hard to be patient through this year- but I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  We are only 12 weeks away (from my 39 week induction!)  3 months sounds like just enough time to get everything ready.  I'm getting really excited and hoping time doesn't drag too much.  Babies born between 27-32 weeks have a 80-95% survival rate. so every passing week is a big deal!

Baby is opening and closing her eyes now, and waking and sleeping at regular intervals.  It is such a miracle to think about.  I had one of those breakdowns this week that you don't have a real excuse for- where you're just sobbing and shaking- hungry and tired.  It just comes with growing another person.  Afterwards I just thought, "how could I possibly be upset?"  Yes it's hard, but I am actually carrying my rainbow baby that I've been dreaming about for so long, and all the hard stuff is totally worth it!

My lows this week included super bad SPD pain (it is starting to wake me up if I try to turn over in the night) and a bad cold.  I hate not being able to breathe easily or sleep!  I always get nervous to take any kind of medicine to help because there's always controversy about what's safe- but sometimes essential oils just don't cut it!  I also had a little spotting but it seems under control now and at least I can monitor baby's movements. 

We also had some really good moments this week!

I love snuggling all the soft things for baby and daydreaming in the rocking chair

I was able to get my own blessing dress out of storage and I can't wait to have Aidia blessed in it too!  I was a really small baby at five pounds, so hopefully she'll still fit at 2 months old when we want to do her blessing.  Mostly the hole for the head is super teeny!

We were able to finish the dresser this week!  It has paint on it now and is ready to be filled up!

I have to share a funny moment from this week.  Guess what my fat pregnant butt did?  I went to get a pita (my biggest craving for the past couple months) and instead I bought TWO pitas.  Yep.  Annnnd they were out of avocado which broke my heart...so I went to the store specifically to buy avocados and added them into my own pitas.  Do I have money to go buy two pitas/ should I be spending money on cravings like this? Nope! Haha!  But I had to laugh and just enjoy it because sometimes baby wants what baby wants.  Happy memories.

I was once again spoiled this week!  I put a post up about how much I want Aidia to have this blanket so she has some keepsake of being a rainbow baby.  Within a couple minutes I literally had multiple offers of people who wanted to make it for me!  Wow!  I feel so loved. I was just going to add it to my registry, but this is even more meaningful.  It's going to be beautiful!  

I've been getting lots of belly love lately as she starts growing faster and faster.  I tried to put lotion on my bump the other night, but couldn't do it because puppy was busy snuggling it.  It was maybe the cutest thing I've ever seen.

Jack loves belly hugs too

Bonus! My Halloween costume arrived today, and I'm hoping it still fits in a month!  I love my little pumpkin <3