Pregnancy Tracker - 25 weeks

Well here we are at 25 weeks.  I'm definitely starting to feel the battle for room in my own body.  Yesterday was particularly uncomfortable - it felt as though the baby was laying from my spine to my belly button, with her feet pushing out on my belly button.  Not the most pleasant feeling, and I know it's only going to get worse.  :(  She's still very active - moving and kicking quite often.  I'm still battling this cold - which seems to have a grip on my system.  But it would appear that it's finally making a (slow) exit, so hopefully by the weekend, I can feel 100% again.

Here's what babycenter.com says about the pregnancy at 25 weeks:

Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga (I seriously had to look up what that even is!), but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat (yay for fat babies!!!). As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

Your baby's not the only one with more hair — your locks may look more full and lustrous than ever. It's not that you're growing more hair, but thanks to hormonal changes, the hair that you'd normally shed is sticking around longer than usual. Enjoy the fullness while you can — the extra hair will fall out after you give birth.

You may also notice that you can't move around as gracefully as before (uh, DUH). Unless your doctor has advised you otherwise, it's fine to continue to exercise, but follow a few safety rules: Don't work out when you're feeling overly tired and stop if you feel any pain, dizziness, or shortness of breath. Don't lie flat on your back and avoid contact sports as well as any exercise where you're apt to lose your balance. Be sure to drink plenty of water, and make time for both warm-up and cool-down periods.

When you have your glucose-screening test at 24 to 28 weeks (coming up on Feb 1st), a second tube of blood may be taken at the same time to check for anemia. If blood tests show that you have iron-deficiency anemia (the most common type of anemia), your caregiver will probably recommend that you take an iron supplement.