28 Weeks

28 weeks, 1 day

How far along? 28 Weeks

Total weight gain: 19 pounds

Maternity clothes? My own jeans with some maternity tops mixed in
Stretch marks? No changes

Sleep:  Just okay this week. With travelling back to Nebraska it was hard to get a good nights sleep plus there was a lot on my mind, but since being home I’ve slept like a rock.

Best moment of the week: Getting to see all of my family back home; cousins, aunts, uncles. Everyone lives all over the country so everyone being together to celebrate my Grandpa’s life was great. My cousin, Jody, who is a certified yoga instructor also gave us a family yoga session in my parents basement. SCORE!

Miss anything: I feel like I’m finally starting to adjust to no wine on the weekends…it only took 6 months.

Movement: I’m officially feeling like an alien has taken over my belly. Sometimes his movements are so strong that they make my whole body jerk a little.
Food cravings: The idea of having to give up sweets makes me want them so much more…see below for round 2 of the gestational diabetes test.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, eating like a champ ;)

Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: No

Symptoms: After looking forward to the 1-hour glucose tolerance test last week…I FAILED. L The max my Dr. will accept is a 139mg and mine was 164mg, ugh, I’m so disappointed. Seriously, I work out, I’m normal weight, I eat normal foods…okay, so I may have dessert every night, but come on….gestational diabetes?? I had to go back this week for the 3-hour test where they draw blood 4 times within 3 hours. I should find out in the next few days the results. It’s going to be so hard to cut out sweets and monitor my diet if I fail since I’ve never really had to worry about that stuff. Could stand for an interesting 12 additional weeks of pregnancy.

Belly Button in or out? Still in, it has a little more leeway, but not too much.

Wedding rings on or off? On, although not in this picture because we just got home from yoga.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Look forward to:  We get to start converting the spare bedroom into a nursery next week. My sister has been living with us but she’s moving this weekend and we are going to buy paint and order furniture next week!  Can’t wait to get the ball rolling!