catching up: weeks 27 & 28!

so it turns out being on vacation, not having internet, and traveling on the days you take your belly pics, makes it really difficult to blog and take the usual weekly profile pics. we'll just have to do without them. it was a great time celebrating with family, visiting friends, and relaxing back at home. not to mention that i got to see beautiful snow, which was completely void from my life last winter! here are just a few pics from the past couple weeks!

a couple days before we headed home we had our 3-d ultrasound! it was awesome! of course some of the pics are blurry - but she is in my uterus! josh and i think she's the cutest baby ever! 

we spent our anniversary in the car for 8+ hours, but we did go out to eat the night before to a yummy restaurant here in NC! 

celebrating our 6th anniversary!

our first day home we got to see some friends from columbus at josh's parents' restaurant near cincinnati! 

visiting with mindy & connor - thanks for driving down to see us! 

later in the week i met up with some of my college roommates for our annual post-christmas roommate brunch! 

so fun!  

my friend jeana's baby elliott will be about 1 year older than olivia exactly! he was born march 23rd, and olivia is due right around that time! it is so crazy to know that i will have such a fun and active baby by next christmas! he is a cutie! 

i also had my first and second baby shower! these were both amazing and we were so blessed by the generosity of friends and family! a separate post is on its way to document the festivities! 

anyway...

what’s new with baby: well, by week 28 olivia is about 2 and 1/4 pounds and almost 15 inches long! olivia is blinking her eyes (that have lashes!) and she can sense light that filters in. olivia is also sleeping and waking at regular times. i've thought she was more of a day person and i still do, but i'm less certain. i definitely feel her moving around when i roll over during the night, but i figure she probably just has to readjust how she's sleeping too! 

what’s new with mom: mom is definitely feeling olivia up higher these days! i've had my first (and many subsequent) kicks in the ribs in the past couple weeks. it was such a surprise the first time because i had never felt her kick so high! i was sitting leaning over a bit and she did not like that! and since then she's become quite good and letting me know when she needs more room. i've gotten to the point of feeling more out of breath with her being so high too! fun fun! 

wardrobe: maternity clothes all the way! well, technically i'm still wearing some of my t-shirts and my own pj pants - but if i need to go outdoors and look decent i definitely go maternity! surprisingly i'm still wearing the same jacket regularly, but i'm thinking it won't zip too much longer! 

cravings: hmm... i can't really think of anything particular. food in general makes me happy! i have noticed that i've started getting fuller much more easily as olivia takes up more room in there! i'm still quite hungry though! 

anything hard? sleeping has continued to be a challenge. i slept quite terribly while away. my back just aches every time i reposition and i feel like my back somehow detaches from my body while i sleep  and goes to do a triathlon before returning to my body in the morning! it is that sore! i know that's completely ridiculous, of course. and, not surprisingly, i've been really tired! 

best moment(s) of the week: despite the tiredness i obviously had a great couple weeks! what could be better - 3-d ultrasound, anniversary, christmas, baby showers, and lots of time to visit with family and friends! i am one blessed girl for sure!