14 weeks to go...

Yup, I am slacking. I was supposed to update on Monday. I should have known that wasn't going to happen! Well, as the title says, I have 14 weeks to go. Time is short (or really long, depending on who you ask)--just 14 weeks left before I can go back to being a single-resident human. :-D

On the bright side, I only have 14 weeks to go (give or take a week or so in either direction). Which is good, 'cause I am starting to get really uncomfortable no matter what position I am in. Sleeping is a thing of the past. Since I am not allowed to sleep on my back or belly (which is uncomfy anyway), I am supposed to sleep on my sides only. But I find myself tossing from side to side every half hour or so. My hips really start to hurt at about that point and my belly is getting so big it's pulling on my lower back. And no wonder...I read today my uterus is now the size of a soccer ball! Yeah yeah yeah...typical pregnancy complaints.

Actually, I shouldn't really complain. So far I think I have had a fairly easy pregnancy. I am lucky in that sense for sure. I am getting closer to meeting this little girl and she is worth all the pains and discomforts I am feeling now.

Update on Kaylee --

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Kaylee weighs just under 2 pounds (850g) and is 13.62 inches in length. She is steadily gaining her cute baby fat. And her skin is starting to turn a cute shade of pink already. She's also growing more hair--and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

Her tiny respiratory system is getting stronger with each passing day and her swallowing reflexes are developing more as well. The nerves around her mouth and lip area are showing more sensitivity now. When baby is rooting for food later on, these will be very valuable! Another big development this week is an exciting one! Kaylee's nostrils begin to open! There is a study out of Belfast that suggests babies at this stage have the capability of scent preferences!

This week baby should be scootching slowly out of the old breech position and start rotating into a better position for the big exit on her birthday. Her head and feet are slowly rotating so that the head is pointed down towards the birth canal.