The term "flying by" doesn't even sum it up. 40 weeks seems to be an eternity when you first find out you're expecting and feeling like garbage. But, when the joy sets in and the baby bump starts to expand, it seems to all rush together and before you know it, you're where I am........in Trimester 3 thinking "holy crap, only 12 weeks to go". It's possibly only 11 for me, since I may be scheduled a little early depending on Ms. Riley's growth.
It really set in last week when I went for my checkup. It had only been 2 weeks since my last visit and I just couldn't believe that I was already at the point of visits every 2 weeks instead of 4. Speaking of, I had my glucose test done at my visit last week (when they test for gestational diabetes) and I'll get the results next week. Fingers are crossed that all is well and I don't have to go back to take the 4 hour test.
Other than that, all is starting to come together. The pink and brown is starting to flood the house and I'm really starting to get excited about having a little girl! Everytime I buy something for Riley, David's response is "wow, I'm not used to seeing pink everywhere". He's getting excited, too! He often asks me "how's my little girl doing" when he gets home from work or being away, and it melts my heart.
In the next few weeks, we are trying to conquer the following:
- Traveling to Lake Wales as much as possible before I reach my "can't travel out of the county" stage.
- We will be having a 3D sonogram done of Ms. Riley, to try and catch an early glimpse of what she looks like.
- Mommy will be having a prenatal massage so that she can slip off into heaven for 60 min. or so.
- Infant / Toddler CPR course (we signed up for this when I was pregnant with Tyler, but a lovely hurricane threatened FL, so it was cancelled.)
- We are still deciding whether or not to have Maternity Portraits done. We had them done when I was pregnant with Tyler, but we now know how quickly they get covered up with baby photos. We'll see...
Other than that, we are all happy and healthy. Stats from my last visit were:
Riley's Heart Rate: 148bpm
Fundus Height: 28cm (right on target for 28 weeks)
Mommy's Total Weight Gain: 24lbs (right on target with Pregnancy #1)
And so it goes....
1 comment:
Can't wait to see her 3D pics!! Good luck on the Glucose test.
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