27 Weeks

And here is the updated post with the 27 week belly pic!

 

How far along? 27 weeks .... Crazy to think we only have 13 more! These last 7 weeks especially have gone faster than the entire first 20 did I think!
Total weight gain: 14 pounds at week 26. 15 pounds at week 27.   (According to my doctor's records weight gain is 12.8 pounds which has been since my first OB appointment...interesting?)
Baby is the size of:  2-2.5 pounds(ish)?
Maternity clothes?  Starting to outgrow my regular t-shirts, and my work clothes are getting a bit snug. Hoping I have a few more weeks in them.
Stretch marks? Nothing new here, fortunately!
Sleep: Sleeping pretty well, but having to get up to go to the bathroom more again. Last night was 5 times..an all-time high.
Best moment this week: Her kicks have gotten so much stronger this past week! I have been loving watching my belly move, and I always smile when I have a hand or arm resting on my belly and see it move throughout the day. Also, I was super excited to purchase the camera that I have been saving up for and looking forward to for YEARS this week! We weren't planning on getting it for another couple months or so, but it was on sale so we decided to pull the trigger. Can't wait to start playing with it! Also purchased the diaper bag that I have had my eye on for a year...and found the perfect color. Can't wait for that to get here now, too!
Miss anything? Only really miss a nice glass of wine now when we got out to dinner.
Movement: More and more, finally!
Food cravings: Really just anything sweet, but it probably doesn't count when I was like that pre-pregnancy
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Sweet baby GIRL!
Baby Name: It's pretty much decided, but I'm still not calling it a done deal yet
Labor Signs: None
Symptoms: Heartburn all day every day, and I'm still hot.all.the.time. Have also had 3 asthma exacerbations these past couple weeks, 1 of which scared me quite a little. Unfortunately I am taking medication (albuterol, singulair, and daily zyrtec) that I would much rather not be having to take right now. But it's all I can do. My dad reminded me that "If Mommy isn't breathing well, baby isn't either." If I wasn't pregnant right now, I would probably be on a round of steroids because nothing seems to be helping clear it up.
Comments Solicited from Others: I walked into a patient's room this week, and she said "Let me guess, it's a girl isn't it?" with all confidence. I was somewhat caught off guard and told her she was correct. She said she was positive that I was having a girl by how high I was carrying it. (So pretty much all of the myths have been true with this pregnancy and us having a girl. Even though I was positive that we were having a boy, all of the gender prediction quizzes, etc said girl from the very beginning. All of our heartrates were high and in the "girl range." And I'm carrying her high, just as the myth goes. Interesting!) Another patient, after walking into a room, asked how far along I was and after telling her I was 6 months she said "You are awfully big for only being 6 months!" Thanks for the honesty, but quite honestly I thought I would be bigger at this point than I am.
Belly Button in or out? In...barely
Wedding rings on or off? On, getting a bit more snug.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, of course!
Looking forward to: Is it too soon to say that I'm ready to be done being pregnant?

On September 17, we had another doctor appointment and this was the dreaded diabetes testing. Having gestational diabetes has been one of my biggest fears throughout this pregnancy, and really the only thing that I have really worried about. Just as feared, I failed with a reading of 148. I am devastated. 140 is required to pass the screening test, so I get to go back in a week for the 3 hour glucose tolerance test and drink double the glucola and wait 3 hours this time instead of 1. Praying really hard that this was just a fluke. They reassured me that it was only a screening test and I was only 8 points above what I needed to be. Needless to say, I am pretty bummed about it, but thinking positive for next week.

Her heart rate was nice and strong at 142 and my uterus is measuring at about 25.5 weeks, which he said was normal.

This week I am praying extra hard about my job situation and would appreciate all prayers. I have had 3 interviews at one office here in town and am waiting to hear back on that one, and have another interview at another one next Monday. I'm really praying hard that God's will be done with this, because I don't want to be switching jobs several times before I find the right one. The interview on Monday is for what could possibly be my dream job, so it would be pretty cool if that worked out. We will see, and until then, I will keep praying.

Sweet Baby Girl - I washed the first load of your teeny, tiny clothes and hung them all in your closet. I was fortunate to get a huge pile of clothes from a friend before our garage sale last week, and could not wait to get them home and hung up. I just love to go in there and sit and think about how much fun this is going to be! :) You are going to look so stinkin' CUTE!

Love and Prayers in Week 28!