Baby Bump Weeks 25-27

These weeks were the last of the 2nd trimester! Wow...I'm almost 29 weeks now and it's hard to believe there are only about 11 to go.

Some recent pregnancy things...

- When you are late in your 2nd trimester you have to be screened for gestational diabetes. I failed my screening :( which means that I had to go in to the lab for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test. It's not a fun experience as you have to fast for 12 hours, drink a super sugary drink, and then sit for 3 hours as they take your blood 4 different times. The good news is I passed!

- I'm so thankful I don't have gestational diabetes because I'm craving chocolate, chocolate, and chocolate (although I don't turn down any other sweets like peeps either). I'm calling this a craving but maybe it's just an excuse for my lack of willpower....

- Still running. Is there an animal slower than a snail? I would compare my pace to whatever that is. Still love yoga and hiking too :)

- The nursery is coming along. We had an electrical outlet put in a few days ago and by the time it was in we also had 3 holes in the recently painted walls. Ug. They are in the process of fixing it so I will share soon.

- The baby is moving, moving, moving. It has grown from the size of a poppy seed to a butternut squash (15 inches long head to heel and 2 1/2 pounds). It's hard to believe it's supposed to grow to the size of a small pumpkin by 40 weeks!

Happy Thursday!

xo!

Baby Bump Weeks 19-21

I'm over halfway! Yipee! It feels like things moved SO SLOWLY and now I'm all of a sudden to this point. Good thing we still have lots of time to do more planning...we have a long way to go on nursery decisions!

I'm so excited that this week is school vacation - It feels so good not to hear the alarm ring at 5:30am :)

xo!

Ultrasound Pics

Hello friends! Hope you all had a great weekend - ours was fantastic so I was dreading Monday even more than usual! Maybe you're one of my lucky friends down south who had a snow day or the day off for President's Day. Not me - not this time :)

Sorry for my absence - I had a busy week and then spent the weekend recovering and headed out and about...I have lots to share but promised ultrasound pics first so here they are! I don't think ultrasound pics are all that easy to see but here are a few of the clear ones.

Here are 2 baby T feet :) You can see one whole foot and the heel of another.

Face and skull - all you can really see is the bony structure here.

Spine and neck - the head is pointed down in this pic.

This might be my favorite - Look up top and you can see the forearm and hand! Incredible :)

That's all for now! Be back soon hopefully :)

xo!

Baby Bump Weeks 16-18

The belly is growing :) We had our 20 week ultrasound this week - I'll share pics soon. Baby T weighs 13 ounces and is moving more and more! Hopefully in a few weeks Matt will be able to feel it too....

xo!

Baby Bump Weeks 11-15

I should probably title this post pre baby bump to barely there baby bump pic :) I grouped them all together because there wasn't a ton of progress to show!

I'm 18 weeks now and the belly is actually getting bigger! It's still not huge but it's getting too big for my clothes at this point. I'll post more recent pics soon. Things are moving along...pregnancy is more fun now that everyone at work knows and I'm feeling less and less tired. Here are a few more updates....

- I can feel baby T moving now! It's a hard feeling to describe. It's really faint and only happens when I'm sitting very still.

- I'm going to prenatal yoga here. It's AMAZING and I love it. I received a 10 class card as a gift and it has been the best present :) Thanks Mom!

- The only pregnancy "craving" I've had so far is chocolate milk. This is the first time I've had this much milk (let alone chocolate syrup) since I was in elementary school. Starting this week I can't get enough. Guess there are worse things!

Hope you had a good week! It's almost Friday :)