From Poppyseed to Watermelon: Week 27 Update

The past 6 ½ months have been a blur of marriage, baby, puppies, new cars, bills and broken teeth (don’t worry - I’ll get to that one later). We’ve been so busy with life that I haven’t done a very good job of documenting it.

When we first found out I was pregnant with Elijah he was merely the size of one poppyseed from my cherished everything bagels. Over the weeks, he progressed from poppyseed to raspberry to lime, then avocado, orange, and banana. My weekly e-mail tells me he’s about the size of a large eggplant. I don’t like this last comparison. He seems far bigger than that already.

Baby/Mom Stats (Week 27)

How far along?: 6 ½ regular months, nearly 7 lunar months, or 27 weeks, 3 days – however you feel like counting. Lol.

How big is baby?: Approximately 2lbs and 14 1/2 inches with legs extended according to average fetuses his age BUT, he was already close to the 2lb mark at our last ultrasound a month ago :/

Food cravings?: Eggs and ketchup. Seriously. I love it.

Gender?: Boy!

Movement?: Elijah = the next karate kid. He especially likes to kick/punch opposite sides of my stomach in a 1 – 2 pattern. He can definitely kick hard enough to make my whole belly jump. Cute – check. Inconvenient in client meetings – double check.

What are you looking forward to this week?: We’re having a 3D ultrasound this Saturday. We got it as a Christmas present and have been eager to use it! I’ll probably post 1 or 2 or the creepy pictures next week : )

Belly pictures to date:

16 weeks

18 weeks

24 weeks

25 weeks

26 weeks