splodge and me at twenty-eight weeks

Splodge's Size:

Splodge is approximately the size of a cabbage

which sounds pretty big to me.

And he or she is weighing in at about two and a half pounds.

Splodge's Development:

Splodge is now coughing and sucking

and blinking and maybe even dreaming.

But more exciting,

is the fact his or her lungs have reached maturity;

meaning that if Splodge decided to make an early arrival now

that the prognosis would be good.

Although we'd like a few more weeks of cooking to be on the safe side.

When I went for my 28 week appointment

My Size:

My waist is still measuring in at 39 inches

so I haven't gain in circumference in the last fortnight.

But then I do feel like my bump is rounder if that makes sense.

My Pregnancy Development:

I reached my third trimester!!!

How did this happen so fast?

This pregnancy is definitely whizzing past

and I can't believe I'm in that final third already.

My Body:

I'm still doing okay body wise.

No stretch marks and that belly button is still an innie.

I am starting to feel like I'm pretty enormous though

and I do get out of puff quickly now from the extra weight

and the reduced room for my organs.

Splodge was in the breech position

but when I went for blood tests yesterday

they had already moved to transverse,

so hopefully they are headed on their way to head down.

I definitely won't miss the breech kicks.

My Appetite:

My appetite feels good,

but my eyes are bigger than my tummy a lot of the time.

Or rather my stomach is getting squashed and I can't get big meals in there anymore.

I tend to eat half my dinner and then the other half an hour later

which is a nuisance but I'll survive.

I've been into avocados and peanut butter in a big way over the last week or so,

which may be cravings,

or may just be me really fancying them;

but they taste so good.

And the dairy obsession continues

which I think is just a me thing when I'm pregnant.

It's fab to think that I'm two thirds of the way to the finish line.

And it was good to finally get to check in with the midwife this week

as I haven't seen them since I was sixteen weeks and that seems like ages ago.

I'm kind of at a point where I feel like I want to start organising things now

like getting a buggy ordered

and digging out the newborn clothes we had for the little guy.