28 Weeks, Glucose Screening

I had my 28 week dr. appointment today. I am now 7 months along! I got the usual check up - weight, blood pressure, urine sample and then I had to do the dreaded glucose screening. I had to drink 50 grams of this nasty orange flavored syrup like drink. I had 5 minutes to drink it and it was not good. Although, I had heard from many people how nasty the drink was so I went into it prepared for the worst. I must say, it was not as terrible as I had expected. It wasn't good, but I managed to get it down in about 3 minutes and keep it down. Then I saw the Dr. She measured me and said I was right on track with where I should be. We heard Baby Upp's heartbeat - a healthy 134. Then we had to wait until an hour after I finished the drink to have my blood drawn. This blood test checks for gestational diabetes and anemia. I will find out the results in a few days. This appointment marked the end of my 2nd trimester/end of 4 week appointments and the beginning of my 3rd trimester and the beginning of going to the doctor every 2 weeks. I can't believe it! This pregnancy is flying by so quickly!

I still feel real good for the most part. It is getting more difficult to stand up quickly when I've been sitting and just find myself doing things a little slower to not cause pain in my back but besides that I feel pretty good.

Week 28 Pictures: Right before my Birthday dinner! The black hides my stomach a bit I suppose.

27 Weeks

I feel like I have gotten huge! I definitely am showing a clear belly that slightly resembles a ball. Everyone keeps telling me that it's clear I am carrying a boy since it's like a little basketball all in front. My belly button has completely spread out and appears to almost be popping out but it hasn't yet. My stomach is much tighter and when Baby Upp moves I can feel exactly where he is from the outside. It's so neat to be able to feel him! I can actually see him move from the outside as well. When I'm relaxing on the couch, if I lift up my shirt, I can see him kick and move. It's very surreal! He is becoming even more active which I didn't think would happen. He seems to move and kick a lot more often and even more at night. He is now kicking enough to wake me up right while I'm falling asleep. But once I'm asleep, I'm fine.

I've started having muscle pains on the underside of my stomach. I'm sure these are typical "growing pains" but it is my first real sign of my increasing stomach. I feel like my stomach is getting bigger by the day which is amazing. I keep thinking that I have 13 more weeks to go - if it keeps growing at this rate I am going to be HUGE by the end! It must slow down at some point, I believe I am going through a growth spurt right now.

27 Week pictures:

25 - 26 Weeks

At this point I'm somewhere around 6 1/2 months along. Baby Upp is moving a lot on a regular basis and kicking like crazy. He does have somewhat of a schedule it seems like. He is definitely calmer during the day, only moving every now again. It seems when he shifts around in my stomach, sometimes he'll shift right into my bladder or another organ so I'm uncomfortable for a few seconds until he moves again. At night, when I lay down around 10 or so, he seems to get really active kicking and moving and kicking until I fall asleep. He probably continues while I'm asleep, but so far I have been able to sleep through his movements.

I felt my first case of baby hiccups during my 26th week. It felt like small movements but very rhythmic. I had read that hiccups are common so I assume that's what it was. It lasted for a few minutes. That is the only time I have felt that though.

Still feeling pretty good! By the end of the day I'm pretty tired of being on my feet all day but I think I can also attribute that to teaching all day long then having cheerleading. I'm keeping myself active and busy, but not sure how much longer I can keep up this pace!

Week 25 pictures:

Week 26 pictures:

23- 24 Weeks, Nursery Pictures!

These past two weeks have been pretty surreal for this pregnancy. I am definitely showing a round stomach now and Baby Upp is moving and kicking like crazy! We had another ultrasound at 23 weeks to get the rest of the heart measurements they weren't able to get at his 20 week ultrasound because he fell asleep. At this ultrasound he was measuring about 1 lb. 3 oz, heart rate of 154. She double checked his gender and determined that he is definitely a boy! She used the 3D transmitter and was able to get some pretty neat pictures of his face. In these pictures you can actually see his little lips, cheeks, nose, and eyes. It's amazing!

I still feel really good. The sciatica pain in my back is still annoying but it's bearable. By the end of the day I'm pretty exhausted and just need to sit after being on my feet at work all day. Whenever I lay down, within minutes usually, Baby Upp starts moving around and kicking. I have been able to actually see some of his kicks from looking down at my stomach and can see when he moves into a strange position as one side of my stomach will get bigger or stick out in an awkward position. It's so amazing to think this little guy is just going to continue growing in there!

We bought a glider for the nursery the other day. It's a tan microsuede upholstered chair that is on a glider frame so it glides front to back, swivels, etc. It's a great piece of furniture for the nursery. Mom bought us canvas wall prints to hang on the wall that work so well with the bedding and nursery colors. Right now they are sitting on the dresser, but once we paint these will go up on the wall. It's all coming together!

23 Weeks:

24 Weeks: