Dear Gracyn,
Time is flying by and Mommy is in the home stretch of this pregnancy! According to BabyCenter.com, by this week, you weigh two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage)
and measures 14.8 inches from the top of your head to your heels. You can
blink your eyes, which now sport lashes. I hope you end up with Mommy's beautiful lashes.....many people think she wears false eyelashes because they are so long, thick and naturally BEAUTIFUL! We noticed just how pretty they were going to be when she was about 3 months old! Mommy also has a beautiful green/blue and sometimes even a hint of brown to her eyes (depends on what she is wearing)...So not only does she have to die for eye lashes...she has killer colored eyes to match! Lucky girl! Your eyesight is developing as well as the color of your eyes....you may be able to see the light that filters in through the womb. I wonder what color your eyes will be by the time you are 9 months old, since it takes that long for the true color to develop!? You are also developing billions of neurons in your brain and adding more
body fat in preparation for life in the outside world!
Mommy has been swelling ALOT in her fingers, toes, feet and ankles.....she even has pitting skin when she presses her finger on her ankle.....NOT GOOD! Especially since she has gestational diabetes, some protein in her urine and now pitty ankles......some early signs of pre-eclampsia ....So she is keeping a close eye on her blood pressure. One other problem she is having is that nagging pain in her upper abdomen.....not Braxton Hicks contractions....but a pain. In fact, she was so concerned that she called the OB for advice. While she was waiting on his return call (which took forever!) she drank water and layed on her left side.....by the time he called back, she was finally feeling better.....however, Caitlin was concerned that it may be her gall bladder, so he said to go to ER if she starts feeling bad again .....just to be on the safe side......If you remember, Caitlin had this same pain in the early part of her 2nd trimester. This happened several hours ago.....thankfully, she is still feeling better and even working a 12 hour shift tonight! She is such a trooper!
We get to see your chubby little face on the 3D/4D elective ultrasound this Friday.....4 more days!!!!!
Can't wait! Love you baby Gracyn!
Love, Grandma Dason
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