26 WEEKS

What's Happening This Week: The network of nerves in your baby's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. She may now be able to hear both your voice and your partner's as you chat with each other. She's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of her lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when she's born and takes that first gulp of air. And she's continuing to put on baby fat. She now weighs about a pound and two-thirds and measures 14 inches (an English hothouse cucumber) from head to heel.

That cucumber looks mighty large...no wonder I can't get comfortable!  Things with me haven't really changed since last week.  I will say I've had a difficult time sleeping, but I hear that's normal so I'm just trying to deal with it. 

In other news, I've changed my mind about the bedding...I KNOW! I KNOW! The one thing I had finally decided on has already been changed :) I really LOOOOVE the other bedding from Serena and Lily, but it's hard to decorate with since it's two very specific shades of pink and green. We already have some furniture that I want to use in that room and it just wasn't working with the fabric, so I had to shift gears (which, by the way, isn't an easy thing to do when you're already hormonal). So I found a company that does custom bedding and I love it. It's really sweet, has many shades to choose from, and is a little more in line with my eclectic tastes.   Also, it's going to save us money! :) You can see the picture of what it looks like all put together below as well as pictures of the swatches!

 

cribskirt

Outside of bumper

Crib Sheet

Inside of the bumper (It's SUPER soft!)

Trim for the bumper and the cribskirt

Ties for the bumper

I'm going to order a pillow in the bird fabric for my glider and have it trimmed in the pink circles and I'll probablly order the changing pad cover in the same fabric as the bumper and/or the cribskirt.  So many decisions!