28 weeks

Oh goodness, how did I forget to post for THREE weeks? Almost 4?

Oh wait a second, I have a wild and crazy 16 month old, and the baby brain is full on crazy right now.  I forgive me...

So much is going on right now! Let me start with a check up and then I will elaborate.

How far along: 29 weeks on Monday. yeah.

Total weight gain/loss: Back down another 1lb for a total of 10 lbs lost.

Maternity clothes: You know it, I am officially back in Brock's discarded tee's as well because none of mine fit.

Stretch Marks:Still using Momma Bee by Burts Bee oil.

Sleep: Yes, thanks to about 5 pillows, two fans and a crazy electric bill.

Best Moment this week: Keeping my sugar down just by diet alone! Score!

Miss anything: Sleeping on my belly!

Movement:So much! Baby girl is moving and shaking in there. It is starting to get a little uncomfortable, and I feel VERY round. I wonder if she is facing my back like she is supposed to?

Food Cravings: Actually they have tapered off. Nothing strange that I can remember really.

Anything make you sick or queasy: Not since that awful two hour glucose test!

                                          Have you started to show yet: I am asked daily if I am "popping" soon.

Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks pretty frequent, however thankfully not regular.

Belly Button in or out: In still!

Wedding Rings on or off: Weird thing, my rings are actually LOOSE! I take them off because I am afraid of losing them!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :)

Looking forward to: We have a 3D ultrasound tomorrow that I cannot wait for! I can't wait to see if she look like her brother!

Okay, so as for the sugar references. I did fail my first test, and then after a nerve wracking week I found that I failed the two hour as well. They made me an appointment with the specialist (Who I love! We are so lucky with the team we have behind us!) and I saw him Monday. He assured me that my VBAC plans were still intact as far as he is concerned. Then I met with the dietitian and she went over our plan. Basically I am now on a pretty strict diet of 6 meals a day with specific requirements for each meal. I also have to check my sugar four times a day and keep a log. If I can keep my sugars down (which I am so far!) then things should go well for us. 

I was terrified of that needle prick. Seriously terrified. Brock had to do it the first time and I still cried like a baby. Then, sure enough it was just no big deal. I do it now no problem. Sometimes I prick, and nothing comes out and I have to do it again and then I get frustrated but all in all it just isn't too bad!

So that is that.

 

Hadley is still doing really well. I feel lucky to have had such great pregnancies. All things considered. We are attending our Bradley classes regularly and I am starting to feel so empowered by the choices we have made and the ones we are going to make. I am at a point where I am not trying to please anyone anymore. This is OUR life, OUR baby, and OUR birth and whatever choices we make are ours to live with. Ultimately we will do nothing that endangers our little girl. We want very badly (Brock and I, both) to experience this in the most natural way possible. He is 100% on my side, and so are the people we have chosen to surround us in this journey and that is all that matters at this point! So there!

 

Everything else is just icing on the cake. The room, her adorable clothes. The bows. Which I may or may not have filled a large jar with by now. Maybe. Maybe not.

 

It is all just such a fun and exciting journey for us, and for our little boy, soon to be big brother!

I think I might do a littler nursery post next week! It is looking adorable in there. Everything I ever wanted!

:)