Below are a few photos from my belly photo shoot. I had a good friend of mine, Lyn Weichert, came over on a Sunday in mid-December to shoot these. Pregnancy photos are one of her specialties!
Belly Photo Shoot
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Growing and Growing
Right around the last time I took a belly photo, I also took a waist measurement, just to get an idea of how much larger it had become. At that time I was 43″ around, if you measured just below the belly button.
Well, fast forward two weeks and add two inches … that’s right, suddenly Baby Sheley (and my waist) have hit a growth spurt. I’m now measuring in just a little over 45″ in circumference.
I’ll be interested (and a little scared) to see how much larger I will grow over these last eight weeks. Our little guy is suppose to be measuring in around 19″ long and about 4 pounds right now. But, I was a 9-pound baby and Brandon was about 7.5 pounds, so I’m pretty much convinced that by the time he’s ready to come out, our little guy will be somewhere in that range. So he’s still got quite of bit of growing left.
And let’s face it, I don’t really do small. It’s just not really in my genetic code. : )
30 Weeks Belly
Depending which daily email I’m reading (What to Expect or Huggies Network), I’m either at 30 or 31 weeks … I’m not sure how that’s happened since I entered the same expected due date for both … oh well.
They say the baby is about 17″ long and weighing about 3 pounds. It’s hard to believe something that big is inside my belly. I guess I’m carrying him pretty well … this long torso was built with extra storage!
The Last Trimester
Six months down, and three to go until it’s baby time!
I went to the doctor for a checkup on Wednesday and to take my gestational diabetes test. I passed with flying colors. They said I have excellent hemoglobin and insulin levels – I don’t know what that means exactly, but I’ll take “excellent” anytime. My weight is pretty much on track, so that’s good too.
I continue to battle sciatica. But other than that, life is grand. : )
27 Weeks Belly
I’m definitely getting bigger. It’s starting to become a chore to tie my shoes or to bend over for any reason. And getting out of the car is starting to become a production – pull both legs out of the car firmly planted on the ground, grabbing the top of the door and pulling myself up. It should be quite the comedy act by the time I get to 8 1/2 months. It might become a YouTube sensation.
The baby is starting to move on a pretty regular basis. I can feel him in there going through little workouts several times a day. The other day Brandon had his head pressed up against my belly trying to listen for the heartbeat, and got kicked in the head. He said it sounded like a little pop.
I’m starting to get tired again. So far it’s not really affected me at work, but I’m going to bed really early each night … in fact, it’s about that time. : )