27 Weeks

A week as a wife has been....very similar to a normal week, lol. Well, similar if you include a regional poetry competition in town. I only took 2 half days off, so I couldn't go to the daytime festivities, but it's probably a good thing because I was still tired from the wedding anyway. It did make me really, really, really, REALLY wish I could go to Boston with the Atlanta poetry teams this year, but it would be a lot more responsible and safe if I just stayed my behind at home. I'll be 9 months pregnant during the competition and I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be a lot of fun toting a huge tired lady around all week. Even though I know the teams wouldn't mind (or at least not act like it, lol) because poets are AWESOME people.

I had a moment of sadness last week. I figured out and decided that it was time for the navel ring to go for a while. Not only do I think that it may have migrated a little bit, but it just looked unhappy sitting atop my little popped-out button. That whole area is really tight now and just seems as if there shouldn't be a ring there. I hope the hole doesn't get much smaller so it wont be a big deal to put it back in, but I'm a good healer, so we'll see. It feels a little weird to be sad about it, but it was one of the first body piercings I got and I was really attached to it. Blargh.

This week for Chloe:

• She's about 15 inches and a little over 2 pounds
• She may recognize our voices by now(! ^_^)
• Her still immature lungs would be able to function (with medical help) if she were born now
• Hubby may be able to hear her heartbeat if he takes a good listen to my tummy

I went maternity shopping for real (the first time was just spring dresses from Garden Ridge) and some really stylish stuff. I feel more like a girl again (as it it weren't obvious enough). I got some capris that I can actually wear (with the big band on top) and a swimsuit (tankini!) and some nice stretchy, roomy shirts. I think I need to get another pair of bottoms of some sort (pants or capris) but other than that I think I'm good for the remainder of the pregnancy!