Week 28

Date: 7/10/15

How far along: 28 weeks

Fruit-size comparison: Eggplant, although I'm sure my baby is bigger than that!

 

Maternity clothes: I'm mostly in maternity clothes, but I'm surprised that I still have a few shirts and yoga pants that still fit me.  

Stretch Marks: Not yet.

Sleep: I've been sleeping really well again.  I'm really thankful for that.  

Best moment of the week:  I got to spend the 4th of July weekend in Lincoln, NE with my family and it was a great weekend.  They take their fireworks pretty seriously in Lincoln so I really enjoyed sitting on my brother's front lawn on the 4th of July, watching the neighborhood fireworks and eating s'mores dip.  Baby seemed to either enjoy the fireworks or be scared of them because he was moving around like crazy!

 

Movement:  This baby moves a lot!  I feel like I'm constantly putting my hands on my belly to see what he's up to.  He's also been getting hiccups fairly frequently and it makes me laugh every time he has them.

Cravings: I haven't been able to indulge them this week so I've been ignoring them.  More on that in a second...

Gender: Boy!  

Anything making you queasy/sick: Nope.

What I miss:  At the moment, I'm missing sweets.  

 What I’m looking forward to: I'm going to Ikea tomorrow to pick up some baby stuff.  We've mostly refrained from buying stuff for the nursery because Nate still has to clean a bunch of junk out of there, but this weekend worked best for an out of town trip so we're just going to do it anyway.  I think we might get a crib, changing table, and a rocker.  I can't wait!

Symptoms:  Nothing really new or different. Baby's constant movement and my growing belly are my most reliable symptoms.  

Emotions:  As I mentioned earlier, I had a great weekend.  Since coming home, I've had a little more of a rough time.  I had my monthly doctor's appointment the day after getting home and it wasn't the greatest appointment.:(  I had to do my glucose screening test and I failed, which means I need to do the three hour glucose tolerance test on Monday.  According to my Internet research, I have about a 15-20% chance of failing the second test and having gestational diabetes.  Baby is also measuring about 2-3 weeks ahead so my doctor said it could mean that I really do have diabetes.  She recommended that I try to avoid excess carbs and sugar this week and see if that makes a difference for my test next week.  Gestational diabetes can usually be controlled by diet so it isn't the end of the world if I do have it, but I'd just rather not have to deal with it.  And I was so used to getting a great report at the doctor that I felt rather discouraged getting all this bad news.  It's made me overanalyze what I'm eating and feel like my body is failing me.  Maybe this seems rather dramatic, but I think I had a sense of pride in the fact that my body was taking good care of my baby and now I'm questioning that.  Nate was born at 9.5 lbs. so maybe our baby is just taking after him and it doesn't mean that I have gestational diabetes.  Hopefully all of this analysis is for nothing and I pass my test on Monday!