26 Weeks..... sorry I missed 24 and 25

Between preparing for Thanksgiving, painting the baby's room, and decorating for Christmas, I totally missed my 24 and 25 week updates.

So here we are at week 26, the sixth month of this pregnancy!! Baby girl H is now the size of an eggplant. According to Thebump.com, it is possible at this point for Chad to hear the babies heartbeat if he places his ear on my belly. We tried this twice this week and while Chad was unable to hear her heartbeat, he did get kicked in the head numerous times by our baby girl:O) She is also growing more hair this week and if we could see it we would be able to discern color and texture. Hair color is one of the biggest question marks when it comes to Baby H's features. Looking at both of our backgrounds, she has the chance to be blonde, brunette or even a red head. The blonde would come from her mommy. The brunette is both from either myself or Chad and the red hair is from Chad's side. I am not sure what color hair she will have, but I have a strong feeling she is going to come out bald or have very little hair. One of the reasons I feel his way is because I do believe she will have light hair and light haired babies are often born with little to no hair. The other reason is that people often say you have bad heartburn when your baby has a lot of hair. This has been true for many of my pregnant friends in the past. For me I have had no heartburn so far in this pregnancy (knock on wood). Like everything else we will have to wait a little more than three more months to find out.

How far along? 26 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 14 lbs

Maternity clothes? Just ordered a couple of new tops from Old Navy.

Sleep: Not so great this week, but that is mostly due to the cold I have :O(

Best moment this week: Chad making it home from Atlanta despite the snow storm.

Movement: She doesn't seem to stop moving.

Food cravings: Anything sweet

Gender: Girl

Belly Button in or out? In..... Chad and I joke that my belly button is like the timer that pops up when a turkey is done. It will pop up when baby girl H is done cooking!!

What I miss? Exercising....I have not been feeling well enough to go to the gym

What I am looking forward to: Getting rid of my cold and feeling better!!

Milestones: Nothing to report this week!!

For some reason this week Nutmeg wanted to join me for my belly shot. As Chad was getting ready to take the picture she just walked right up and sat down in front of me. It was really cute especially considering it normally takes lots of treats to bribe her to stay put for a photo. Perhaps she knew her mommy is getting a little more self conscious about taking the pictures and this was her way of showing her support!! Chad seems to think she is just making sure everyone remembers that she is our 1st baby girl!!