28 Weeks

A few days late, but yay third trimester!!!

Little dude is the size of a large eggplant, about 2.5lbs.

This week hasn't been very "cravings" oriented. I just keep eating and eating....and eating.

Physical changes: When I don't sit up straight enough, I can feel my stomach pushing against my ribs. Not comfortable. Must work on better posture. Other than some achy joints, I feel pretty dang good. No swollen feet or cankles, no stretch marks, feelin' good. Just tired. I really miss sleep.

I must confess, I had a panicky moment at the end of last week. I decided to go into the hospital (without telling anyone, even Josh) and got a non-stress test done. Our sweet boy was fine, tapping his fingers on his chest between hiccups. I was told I have an anterior placenta (placenta is on the front side of my belly). This is fairly common and has no risk, but I still wish someone would have told me sooner. With the placenta acting as a kind of cushion, it muffles his kicks. If I had known that sooner I may not have had my panicky moment. Although I think a lot of my nervousness was also due to the fact that this is about the stage of pregnancy I was at when we lost our daughter.

Happy thoughts: I had a check-up Thursday with my regular O.B. and everything looks great! My glucose test came back normal and little dude's heart rate was in the 150s. I've gained about 18lbs total. I'm good with that. Considering how much I've been eating I was expecting more. 

Up next is another ultrasound on Tuesday (tomorrow). Also, starting at 32 weeks, I'll start seeing my O.B. once a week and go in for two non-stress tests a week. That's three appointments a week with my monthly ultrasounds mixed in too! It's gonna be a busy few months till this little guy gets here.