Week 29-Baby is the size of a SQUASH!!!!

This week has been fairly uneventful.  I have started having difficulty sleeping.  If I'm not waking up three times to pee, I have awful heartburn, or leg cramps, or am way too hot to get comfortable. Mid-day naps are becoming more frequent! Still feeling good, and trying to enjoy this experience!

How far along? 29 Weeks

Total weight gain: Down 10 lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes, love my maternity jeans! 
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: All of a sudden, sleep sucks!  I have to pee constantly, am hot, or have terrible heartburn!
Best moment this week: Daddy Josh got to feel a BIG kick! Thus far, he's felt little kicks but the other night he definitely felt a foot! Feeling baby Ellie get the hiccups! :-) 
Miss Anything? Sleep, energy drinks, Happy Hour! 
Movement: Getting SO much more frequent! 
Food cravings: Still loving fruit dipped in Cool Whip! Apples and peanut butter, Pink Lemonade, BBQ Potato Chips.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Seafood
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Heartburn, rib pain (which has been getting better!) and overall lack of mobility - i know, it's only gonna get worse.
Belly Button in or out? Still flat
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: So unbelievably happy!!! I cannot wait to meet her!
Looking forward to: My first baby shower on Sunday.  Cannot wait! 


Baby already measures about 16.7 inches long. Right now, she weighs about 3.8 pounds but she's still got a ways to go -- can you believe she'll triple in weight before birth? The other day Josh said, "Your belly isn't going to get much bigger will it?" I said, "Uh, ya! She's supposed to triple in size, which means I will triple in size!" Haha. Can't imagine getting much bigger! I felt Ellie getting the hiccups this week! She gets them at least once a day! Makes me smile! :-) 

Week 28-Baby is the size of a head of CAULIFLOWER!!!

Can't believe it's week 28 already! I say this every week but they are absolutely flying by now.  Daddy Josh painted Ellie's room this week and it looks amazing! I just go sit in her room sometimes (creepy, I know) and try to imagine her being in her crib.  It feels so surreal! 

This past week, I went down to Beaverton, OR to see a Perinatologist (a OB/GYN who specializes in high risk pregnancies).  Having gestational diabetes classifies me as "high risk".  We need to monitor baby closely to make sure she isn't gaining too much weight.  While down there, I learned so much about what causes gestational diabetes and further learned that this is not my fault and there was nothing I could do to prevent it.  The doctor was very impressed with my blood sugar levels since the diagnosis.  I simply cut out regular soda, and that seemed to be enough.  Doctors were also very pleased with Ellie's progress.  She is measuring right on track and was only in the 34th percentile for abdomen (which is what they'll really be watching).  While getting my ultrasound, I asked the technician if they did 3D.  She said they did, and I BEGGED her to see if Ellie would cooperate and show us her face! Boy did she cooperate! We could see her face PERFECTLY! It was by far the most emotional point in my pregnancy.  She looked exactly like me, with Josh's nose! I instantly fell in love with this little person that I've never met.  She's absolutely perfect! These 84 days are going to drag on! 

This week, she's just working on gaining weight.  All the major organs and features are formed, she just needs to plump up! She's approximately 15 inches long and weighs close to 3 pounds.  This week, her lungs are mature enough that she could probably survive if for some reason she needed to come out.  But we're not ready for her yet!

Today is also Father's Day!  We spent the day by going to church this morning, eating a big brunch at home, taking a long nap, and watching golf.  It was an awesome day!

Week 27-Baby is the size of a RUTABAGA!!!

It's the home stretch!!! Can't believe the third trimester has begun already. This is going by SO fast. This is also the first week in our new house. We are absolutely thrilled!

This past week, I was unfortunately diagnosed with gestational diabetes.  I was completely shocked! I didn't have any of the risk factors.  But I'm confident that I'll be able to manage this with my diet.  It's been an interesting time learning how to test my blood sugar.  I  am not too fond of needles, but am getting the hang of it.  

When you eat, your digestive system breaks most of your food down into a type of sugar called glucose. The glucose enters your bloodstream and then, with the help of insulin (a hormone made by your pancreas), your cells use the glucose as fuel. However, if your body doesn't produce enough insulin – or your cells have a problem responding to the insulin – too much glucose remains in your blood instead of moving into the cells and getting converted to energy. When you're pregnant, hormonal changes can make your cells less responsive to insulin. For most moms-to-be, this isn't a problem: When the body needs additional insulin, the pancreas dutifully secretes more of it. But if your pancreas can't keep up with the increased insulin demand during pregnancy, your blood glucose levels rise too high, resulting in gestational diabetes.

Being in the new house is fantastic! We have decided on a paint color and are going to start painting Ellie's room this week!  We bought her bedding and Daddy Josh put it on her crib.  I love it!

Can't believe in 13 weeks, she'll be sleeping in this bed! We cannot wait!! :)