27 WEEKS

Best Moment: Not my favorite week, but feeling you move is so fun no matter what else is going on in life.  However, you already love the right side of my belly, but this last week you are getting entirely too comfortable way up in my ribs.  We also celebrated three years of marriage this week! Yay for us!

Baby News: You are doing all sorts of cute stuff in there.  Waking up and sleeping often, opening and closing your eyes and of course kicking away.  Your brain tissue  is developing and your lungs are now able to function on their own if necessary, of course with some major medical help.  Let's just keep it going inside for now :)

Symptoms: It has been an emotional week.  Again.  Boy, no one really tells you how tough this pregnancy thing really is.  America's Got Talent elimination episode about did me in.  I am still getting tired fairly easily, but this week hasn't been too bad.

Weight: I think I have gained at least another pound, but no appointment this week. 

Movement: Definitely!  It is fun to watch it from the outside too, who knew watching a belly move could be so entertaining?!

Sleep: Overall, I have slept pretty good this week.  I am noticing that I am waking less frequently because now when I do wake up to go potty, I really have to go! I did have one awful night of sleep because I was anxious about my glucose test, so maybe that is why the other nights have been better.  Who knows?

Cravings/aversions/eating: This is a sensitive topic this week...and you don't want to mess with a sensitive pregnant person.  

Workouts: I finally received the new prenatal yoga dvd this week.  I decided to use it after my one hour glucose test.  I was really bad at it and the husband was laughing at me in the other room.  Well, I happened to check my phone during the session (I was clearly very zen) and I saw that I failed the one hour test.  I immediately started crying and the husband came in a few minutes later.  He asked what was wrong and I told him I failed.  Then it took another few minutes to clue him in on what I actually failed...he thought I meant I failed at the yoga.  Pretty funny looking back I guess :)

Clothes: Shopping/dressing has become very difficult.  So far I have really gotten away with regular clothes, then regular clothes a size up with a belly band.  However, I am noticing that buying bigger sizes of regular clothes don't really look right anymore.  It is really hard to find maternity clothes that look right too though, especially bottoms.  Quite the predicament I tell ya...

Other News: So this week I took my one hour glucose test and failed.  So Friday we set up camp and took the torturous three hour test.  I have some serious issues with starving a pregnant woman and then forcing her to drink the nastiest and unhealthiest drink imaginable while drawing her blood four different times! There has to be a better way people! Since it was Friday, my results were posted online in the late afternoon (more tears). I haven't gotten official word from anyone, but I am sure I will hear more tomorrow.  I passed the fasting and one hour portion, but failed the two hour and three hour.  Not by much at all, but I am pretty sure they diagnose you with gestational diabetes if you fail two or more portions.  One part of me is worried that I will have to give up everything that sounds good (fruit, sweets and carbs).  And then I realized that I would give up my right arm for this baby to come out healthy, so 12 weeks of a restricted diet is the least I can do! Of course, bottom line, this is just one more thing I have to force myself not to worry about.  I think it is pretty ironic that we are seeing a specialist to make sure baby girl is growing fast enough and now with gestational diabetes they will worry about her getting too big...I guess baby girl will get a taste of what it is like to be a woman in our society! Never the right size! Anyways, this week again was a huge reminder to rely on God because He is the one in control.  

3 year anniversary dinner at Jake's

My battle scars

Hornblower cruise with the family

Beautiful boat ride in San Diego!