27- 29 Weeks!

Well...here we have it! Another couple of weeks have gone by :) 

I am exactly 29 weeks today! Keeping up with these pregnancy updates is kicking my butt! I am at least proud of myself for taking pictures almost every week. I can't believe I have made it to my third trimester. Time has sure gone fast, but now I really wish it would still go fast because I am VERY uncomfortable. Today I got a day all to myself at home because baby girl decided to ring in my 29th week with making us take a trip to Labor and Delivery. I was having (and still am) excruciating pain on the right side of my abdomen. I was getting nauseous from the pain and really hadn't felt like myself yesterday. They did a lo of blood work and didn't find anything abnormal except I had a little blood in my urine, which typically means you have a UTI. This does not feel like that all all, but I will be taking an antibiotic even if the pain isn't related to that because I do apparently have a UTI. The on call doctor said I could possibly have a hernia, which are very common in pregnancy, but there is absolutely nothing they can do for those. So pretty much I left the hospital with no answers except for the reassurance that it was not my appendix. Camden got shipped to my mother in law today and I made up for the sleep I have been lacking. I've still got the pain, but today it has been more of a burning muscle pain, so maybe i pulled a muscle of something...it's a mystery!

My last appointment I found out I don't have gestational diabetes! It was such a relief to hear that and even a bigger relief that I didn't have to do the three hour test. I was so sick from not eating by the time they did my blood work. I made sure to make a stop at McDonald's on the way home. An egg mcmuffin never tasted so good! I don't have low iron either, so that's good, but my thyroid was way off, so they put me on a higher dose of my medication. I also got weighed and at 27 weeks I was weighing in at 134, so 9 lbs. up from my pre-pregnancy weight of 125. I have been wearing maternity clothes everyday now. I'm not sure I would even attempt squeezing into normal jeans. That does not even sound comfortable and at this point, comfort is the most important thing :) I still don't have any stretch marks and my belly button is still poking out and also flattening at the same time. I'm not sure how my tummy will stretch anymore the next 10 weeks.

My sleep has been yucky for the past couple of weeks and I hate to say it, but it's not going to get any better from here on out. I have excepted that now...I think. My hips hurt a lot at night, or I'll get really bad cramps in my legs. My doctor said my iron levels are fine, so it's just aches and pains of pregnancy causing those. Baby girl is still breach I think, so i am still finding it hard to get air at night. I've been propping myself up and that seems to be helping a little. Some other symptoms I have been having is braxton hicks, round ligament pains, nausea, exhaustion, etc. all the lovely things that come with being in my third trimester. We are almost there though :) and thank goodness. Chasing around a toddler with a big belly is a lot of work! 

I know I say this every week, but baby girl is a mover! She moves so much in my tummy all the time. She definitely wants it known that she is in there. I've even noticed that she'll respond to certain loud noises sometimes. There have been a couple of times that she gets herself stuck in weird positions because she moves so much. Those are painful for me, but honestly I know I am going to miss it, so I am trying to enjoy all the jabs and kicks I feel from her. 

I haven't had an real cravings these last couple of weeks because I have been nauseous again. Not as bad as the first trimester that's for sure, but I have actually thrown up a couple of times from upset stomachs and laying down. Baby girl is pushing all my organs up, and I have heard this is all pretty normal with the third trimester. I don't remember getting sick with Camden again this early on. I remember it was closer to my due date. It's true that no two pregnancies are alike :) I've still been loving sugar though :) 

I am looking forward to our next appointment in a week. And instead of going in monthly, I will now start to go in every two weeks. We really don't have long at all until we meet this little girl. We are so excited to get her here. Her nursery is just about complete and I have everything I need if she came tomorrow (but we don't want that to happen :)) I am still feeling nervous about having a 18 month old and a newborn, but honestly, we are just going to go with the flow and work things out as we need to :) I know it'll all work out. 

Here's to another week (or a couple of weeks until I update again) 

25 & 26 Weeks

Okay I am not going to lie...I have forgotten a few times just how far along I am. This would have never happened with Camden because, really it was all I had to think about. Now, my mind (and body) are running around a million miles an hour, so I do tend to forget just how far along I am in this pregnancy. I also lacked in another week of pregnancy updates, and that might just be the norm from here on out. I am exhausted and when Camden is down for a nap, so is mom. And when Camden goes to bed at night...well I am about there too.

So...Here I am at 25 Weeks

And here I am at 26 weeks and 5 Days ( almost 27)

A lot has happened in the past two weeks. John and I got to go to my first appointment with my new doctor and can I just say switching to her was one of the best decisions I have ever made. She remembered me from five years ago the minute she walked in the door. She made us feel comfortable and reassured me that she is there to provide us with the best care. I go back tomorrow for my glucose test, blood work, and another visit with her. Lets hope I pass :) Her nurse also called me after receiving all my paperwork and ultrasounds and told me that our baby girl looks healthy and not be alarmed that my previous doctor thought I might have gestational diabetes because her abdominal circumference was measuring larger. Both my new doctor and the nurse looked over her measurements and said everything looks great. So pretty much I have been a big ball of worry for the past month for nothing!

I got weighed at my last appointment and was surprised to only see the scale say 131.6. I guess I thought I had put on a lot more weight than that. I am on track to gain as much weight as I did with Camden. Hey, I'll take it :) I'll also be very happy if it comes off as fast as it did with Camden. I luckily don't have any stretch marks, but my goodness my tummy feels like it is huge! My belly button is still somewhat sticking out and flattening all at the same time. 

My sleep has been...bad. That's the honest truth. I no longer sleep even two hours at a time. It seems that I am up every couple of hours and I toss and turn all night. I also can't sleep due to the fact I can not breathe at night. Baby girls head in stuck right up under my rib and it is making it hard to get air at night. Other symptoms include braxton hicks, crazy emotions, back pain, and exhaustion.

This little girl can wiggle...a lot. She is constantly moving! Some of her movements have become painful and I can definitely tell she is running out of room in there. I am hoping by our next ultrasound that she'll turn her little body because my bladder has become a trampoline for her gymnastic routines. I do love feeling her move so much though because it is always a good reminder that everything is okay and that she is in there. I don't know when babies start to get hiccups, but I swear I have felt a lot of those too.  

Food cravings...I want sugar! How bad is that!? I crave everything like cookies, ice cream, graham cracker crumbles on strawberries with wipe cream, cereal, Coke, and the list goes on. Everything in moderation right?! I am happy to report that I haven't had an heartburn. That probably means we will have another bald baby :) 

I am so grateful that we have made it another week. This pregnancy really is amazing to me and I am still amazed at how fast it has gone. It is so hard for me to believe that this little girl came on her own without the help of doctors. It reassures me more and more everyday that she is suppose to be a part of our little family at this time and that this is when Heavenly Father wanted her to come to this earth. We feel very blessed to be her parents and bring her into our crazy (but fun) life. I just know her and Camden will be the best of friends even if it does take Camden a little bit of time to warm up. I am sooo nervous to be a mommy to a 18 months old and a newborn, but I know with some time we will all adjust. 

Here's to another week, and my fruit punch glucose test!