100 days to go!

Today I am 100 days away from my due date! That seems so far away, but in reality, it's only a little over 14 weeks away! It shouldn't seem that far considering I've been pregnant for almost 26 weeks! Here's some info I found about the 26th week of pregnancy:

Your baby now weighs a little under 2 pounds and measures about 14 inches, from head to heel. The nerve pathways in her ears are developing, which means her response to sounds is growing more consistent. Her lungs are developing now, too, as she continues to take small breaths of amniotic fluid -- good practice for when she's born and takes that first breath of air.

Now I know why the kicks are getting as hard as they are! Her movement seems constant and I'm really starting to feel the big shifts in position as she tries to get comfortable in there! Speaking of getting comfortable, that is something that is decreasing for me. Although I'm not as big as I'm going to get, we all know how big I got with Austin, I'm starting to feel uncomfortable when moving in certain positions and trying to bend down to pick something off the floor! I do seem like I'm more active with this pregnancy; who wouldn't be active with having a child who is almost three in the house!

I knew I would be in trouble if I had a girl! Although I'm not the most girliest girl around, I have succeeded in buying my daughter almost everything pink! I've been having dreams that I've had the baby already and she doesn't have any clothes to wear! I'm sure that's not going to happen, but I consider it a nightmare! I don't feel as prepared with this baby as I did with Austin. I guess once we start to get her room set up and get all of the baby things out again I might feel different.

I've been considering purchasing a double stroller. Michael doesn't see the need for a double stroller, but I think it will almost be a necessity with two kids! I asked him what he wanted me to do when I had to take both of the kids somewhere. I can't very well push the baby around in the stroller while trying to chase Austin down. Besides, when Austin decides that he doesn't want to walk anymore, the stroller is very handy and he enjoys riding! What does he care, it's not like he's ever going to be pushing the two of them around! We'll see, I haven't really found one that I like but I'm hoping that Michael will be more willing to agree with me if we get a Jeep one! I'd really like to get the double stroller that matches the car seat we already have, but apparently 3 years in between babies is too long for the stroller companies to keep the same pattern!

On other notes, Austin and I are starting to feel better, but we are nowhere close to being 100% yet! I was instructed to take Sudafed and that has made it a little easier to deal with. I just can't seem to shake the cough and congestion in my chest! I have to go to the doctor on Thursday for my check up anyways, so I'm sure if I don't feel better by then that my doctor will prescribe something!

I'm hoping that the dilemma of naming the baby will begin when Michael gets home from "school." Of course that will throw a curve ball to Austin, as we now have him saying "baby sister" after asking him what is in Mommy's belly! Before we knew that Austin was a boy we had decided (and agreed) on a girl's name. I still love the name we picked out but haven't really gotten a good feel about what Michael thinks. For those of you who don't know or remember, Abigail Elizabeth is the girls name we had decided on! Let us know what you think!