28 weeks

28 WEEKS

Your baby is equal in weight to a Chinese cabbage --

about 2 1/4 pounds. (Length: almost 15 inches, from head to heel.)

I had my 28 week appt yesterday. The baby kicked the doctor when she was trying to get his heartrate! It was in the 150's, which is higher than it normally is. I drank the red sugary drink for the glucose tolerance test and felt AWFUL after...I felt like I was going to puke so I went to my car and laid down in the backseat in the sun for the hour wait. After the hour wait, I went into the office and got my blood drawn and then I got the RHoGam shot or whatever in my butt because I am AB - . Fun fun....anyway I have to go to the OB every two weeks now! Crazy! Time is flying by...

27 weeks

One more week until I am officially in the 3rd trimester. Some people say it's 27 weeks but I don't know. It's in the middle of both weeks I think. Richard and I have the day off...I wanted to go online and try to finish my Babies R Us registry but it's temporarily down to log into....UGH! I am hungry and trying to hold out until dinner. I think we're having cheesy tortellini, caesar salad, and I really want garlic bread but I forgot to buy good bread yesterday. Hmmm...

Anyway, I just weighed myself and I'm still -1 pound pre-pregnancy weight!!! What is the deal? I have huge boobs and a huge belly and I am still less weight than before!!! I am not complaining or anything....I just don't understand. The baby is growing right on schedule though and that is all that matters. Everyone else in the June 2010 Birth Club on BabyCenter.com have gained like 15-30 pounds already! I feel like the weirdo...

Childbirth class!

Today Richard and I had our 8 hour childbirth class. I wasn't going to sign up for one but I decided it would be fun and signed up last minute. I knew lots of the information already but what helped me the most was learning that the hospital does everything that way I want things to go!!!

• private rooms all facing the water! SCORE!
• jacuzzi tubs to labor in! DOUBLE SCORE
• lots of birth balls and tennis balls HAHA
• 3 ppl in the room (i am only having Richard and hopefully Mom if she is here in time!)
• they usually don't do episiotomies unless its REALLY necessary....other techniques are used
• I get to walk around and do whatever i want to help labor
• patio on the 4th floor
• room in with baby....and holding baby skin to skin for awhile

Richard was super tired and practically fell asleep during one segment of the class....lol....but after lunch he woke up. We practiced slow dancing, massages, and breathing....it was very hilarious to watch Richards face react to all the videos of women in transition phase actually delivering the baby. My face was probably the same....YUCK! haha

Anyway, I'm 26 weeks 5 days now and I took a couple of new pictures tonight. My belly is HUGE! (and only getting bigger!)

26 weeks

I'm 26 weeks 1 day pregnant today. Last night the baby was moving more than ever before...for a long time! I tried to get some of the movement on the flip video camera but he stopped moving when I got out of bed. My back is starting to hurt real bad...and I REALLY have to finish my babies r us registry. We only went through half of the store a few months ago. I need to register for the crib and other stuff. Anyway, Babycenter now says that our baby is the size of an English hothouse cucumber. Weird, right?! Haha

Dexter Season 4

Richard and I decided to get the showtime channels for just one month so we can watch Dexter Season 4 before it comes out on DVD in August. How lame are we on a scale from 1-10? Heehee. Whatever!!! Dexter is amazing and I've watched like 5 episodes in one day. It's almost midnight and now Richard has to catch up to all the episodes I have watched today.

Nesting alert!!!

I'm 25 weeks now and yesterday I cleaned the apartment for about 8 hours! I couldn't stop! Richard vacuumed and steam cleaned the carpets while I did the famous "keep or chuck".....3 trash bags and 3 bags of goodwill clothes later....I was finished! It took a long time organizing everything and making room for the baby.

25 weeks!

I am starting to take weekly pictures and videos because I love my camera (from nya, evan, mom and ken) and the flip video Mom just gave to me. It's crazy how fast the pregnancy is going....I am almost sad because it's almost over.....or just beginning : ) I can't wait to meet my baby boy but it's going to be hard to say goodbye to this chapter....feeling him kick in my stomach. I never want to forget the feeling of this. It definitely hasn't been easy but it has been well worth the headaches, morning sickness, hospital stay for pneumonia, heartburn, constipation, gas, and EVERYTHING else I am forgetting about! lol