Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Lima Bean: Week Twenty Six

I look HUGE in this photo.  I think it is the dress more than the baby bump, though.

How far along: Twenty Six weeks as of Wednesday, April 9, 2014. 
Size of baby: Lima Bean is about 14 inches from head to heel, the size of a scallion, and weighs about 1 2/3 pounds.
Maternity Clothes: Pretty much everything is maternity now, with the exception of some dresses I wear as tunics.
Movement: Lima Bean is a mover and a shaker!
Sex of baby: It's a girl!
Sleep: Fine.
What I miss: A nice glass of white wine!  The weather was nice this week and I would have loved to relax outdoors and sip a glass of wine.  Funny, semi-related story: Mark and I attended a wedding this week.  I sidled up to the bar and asked for a glass of iced tea, after I heard the woman in front of me order one.  The bartender gave me a somewhat odd look, which I didn't really understand (clue #1), but poured the tea into a glass.  I thought it was weird the glass was short, rather than tall and thin, but figured that was all they had (clue #2).  I took a sip and immediately knew this was not your average iced tea!  Nope, I had been served a glass of the "special" tea--i.e. the tea mixed with some kind of strong alcohol!  Because I had not had anything to drink in so long, I could feel the alcohol going to my head and giving me a buzzing feeling.  Whoops.  The drink clearly was discarded and I followed it up with a glass of water.  A sip obviously does no harm to the baby, but I still felt guilty about it.  Sorry, Lima Bean! 
Cravings: Fresh foods--lots of vegetables, etc.  This is a rare healthy craving, so I will take it!
Symptoms: The "side stitch" pain I experienced during Henry's pregnancy is back.  It is on the right side again.  It seems to have lasted a bit longer this time, but even so, it only stuck around for two or three days.
What I'm looking forward to: Enjoying a glass of wine once Lima Bean arrives!

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