Week 28 Begins

Today was the big sugar test I had been dreading, for some reason. Am I pessimistic for thinking I will have all these weird pregnancy plagues? Well, I passed it and I don't have gestational diabetes! That was such a relief. My OB said I am measuring the right size and that everything looks good. When they told me she was measuring "small" at my 20 week ultrasound, I thought that meant that I was doing something wrong nutritionally. Not the case though, he said he would rather see her in the 38Th percentile rather than the 99Th percentile. She is just average and he said to be happy that she isn't huge. :)

As I get closer to week 30 I cant help but think about when she will come. Will she arrive early, late, during the night or will it be scheduled? Every pregnancy is different, which is scary and exciting at the same time. The unknown is whats scary. I cant wait to meet her, however she chooses to arrive.

Week 26 is almost over.

This has been a challenging week to say the least. On our trip to Sea World over the weekend I had stabbing pains in my upper back, which reminded me of the kidney stone pain I had in February. After trying Bengay, heat patches and anything else I could grab- the pain started going away. I woke up the next day and it was practically gone. It returned this week. The doctor said Olivia is probably laying on a nerve or I strained a muscle somehow. Or, it could have been a kidney stone that passed.

Overall, the trip was really fun. I discovered that pregnant women should NOT go down water slides. As good as you may feel, water slides will make you go as fast as they want you to. I screamed like a girl all the way down the slide. :) Then I got off the slide and thought about how stupid I was for doing it in the first place. This was when my back felt good, by the way.

Tuesday I go in for another Doctors checkup. No ultrasound this time. In five weeks I will have my last ultrasound. I cant wait to see how big she has gotten, because last time she was measuring in the 38th percentile. Which is weird, I dont think they should tell you "the baby is measuring small, but DONT worry!" You start thinking of all the things you could do to make her gain weight or that you have done something to create this. Of course, I know she is bigger now. She kicks and squirms everyday to let me know she is okay- or to let me know not to go down another water slide. I listen.