27 weeks baby 2.0

well this is the last week of the second trimester.  goodbye to the cute round belly, feeling good, having a little bit of energy and the pregnancy glow, and hello to big ginormous belly, being more tired and sluggish, swelling, cramping, heartburn and all of the other third trimester suspects.  i am freaking out that in just about 3 months this baby will be here. there is still so much to do!  gah!  and i have so many appointments scheduled, for midwife appointment and glucose challenge test, thyroid stuff, oh my.  but i am still on vacation for a couple more days and am not going to think about it for now.  this last week has been wonderful, spending time with family in California, soaking up the sun, visiting different places, we checked out the beach, San Francisco, went swimming and ran around a really great park in Palo Alto, we ate lots of good food and had our favorite drinks at Philz coffee.  we finally got to eat some tasty Chinese dumplings and munched on Italian cookies and cannoli.  and being surrounded by all my in laws, watching z interact with everyone has been awesome.  z has held up pretty well throughout all the traveling, missed naps and long days and nights.  not without his fair share of whining and just general toddler mischief, but less tantrums than i expected.  so soon we will head back, get cracking on the to-do list with a million items yet to be crossed off and resume normal life.

How far along: 27 weeks
Size of baby: baby weighs about 2 lbs and is around 14.5 inches long, about the size of a head of cauliflower, baby is on a more regular sleep and wake schedule
Total weight gain: i weighed myself the other day, and if the scale is accurate then i have gained about 20 lbs so far
Gender: girl
Movement: this week she has been moving so much more, and with much more force.  still not like how z would move, but i am definitely getting more and more jabs and jolts from her
Sleep: has been pretty good even though i go to sleep almost every night with reflux now
What I miss: having energy
Cravings: i want to eat all the plums, peaches, nectarines, and pears in existence, and have also been craving ice, chocolate, popsicles, chinese food, and soups of all varieties
Symptoms: pretty much the same as last week, but now i have heartburn every night and multiple times per day, and have been getting cramps in my feet and calves, oh and i am so irritable lately
Best moments this week: spending time with family and going on lots of adventures, oh and the cutest thing---one of our friends got us some things for the new baby, one of which was a little baby doll, and z has pretty much taken possession of it.  he hugs it and gives it kisses, carries it around and calls it his baby sister.  the cutest.