26 Weeks!

These pics are from last week, but I never had time to post with everything we were doing for the house.  So even though I'm 27 weeks pregnant...here is my 26 week summary!  :)

How far along?: 26 weeks (14 weeks left!)
Total weight gain: 15 pounds
How big is baby?:  15 inches (head to toe), 2.2 pounds (the size of a cucumber!)
Baby Milestones: Our baby boy now has taste buds!  He can actually taste the difference of the amniotic fluid based on what I eat.  But he actually doesn't "eat" until two hours after I do. 

Symptoms?:  I was always convinced that I wouldn't get any of the weird pregnancy symptoms that every one talks about, but I was wrong!  After a few days of moving into our house my ankles were all swollen!  Then, last night, I woke up with a cramp in my leg!  And last but not least, the dreaded mask of pregnancy.  I started to notice a little darker markings on my forehead!  Oh goodness!  Lucky for me all of these symptoms will end with my pregnancy...in three months!  Ugg!
Best moment this week?:  Sharing my little man kicking!  During this past week, I had a chance to see a lot of my family and friends.  And of course, everyone gets excited to feel a baby kick...including me!  But our little man has always been really shy...he always stops kicking when someone else tries to feel him.  But not this trip!  He was kicking for everyone....my mom, dad, brother, mother-in-law, my cousin and one of my best friends!  It was so awesome and such a fun experience to share with everyone.

What I'm looking forward to:  Summer being over!  It is not fun to be hot and pregnant!  I feel like my body has to work three times as hard to cool me down!  I can't wait for fall and the temperatures to go back down into the 60's so I can be more comfortable!  Never thought I would say that!  Ha ha!  :)