13-6-2008 - 32 weeks and counting

My mood while writing this blog: Ok

Friday June 13, 2008

I went to my midwife appt last week and my GD tests came back normal. I was a little worried, because I went for the test in the afternoon this time, instead of in the morning. And I hadn't fasted or anything. I ate my normal breakfast, lunch and snacks. But ironically while I was at the midwives getting these results, I did my urine protein and glucose test and the glucose levels came back high! We ended up dismissing it because I had just finished eating chocolate pretzels an hour before. :) Plus we had the more accurate blood test results in front of us.

The Baby's heart rate was high again, in the 150's. I know it means nothing, but it still gets my hopes up for a girl. Well it keeps my hope alive anyway. My fundal height measured 1 cm small again. 30 cm at 31 weeks. My midwife assures me this is a normal measurement, so I'm not really worried.

Weight gain - I'm at around 26-27 lbs weight gain, it fluctuates back and forth right now. I'm sure by the end of the weekend it'll stay at 27, and just keep going up. :(

The baby has been putting a real beating on me the past few weeks. Even my husband has been surprised at the number and strength of baby's kicks. We were laying together on the couch last night and hubby actually saw my tummy move! Sometimes the baby surprises the hell out of me, with these sudden painful kicks and stretches. I didn't feel the movements as strongly with my son. They certainly were never painful. Fortunately, I read online that this is the time of the pregnancy when fetal movement reaches it's peak. From here on in, there won't be as much room for the baby to move around in.

I'm also trying to figure out right now how to move my son from his crib to his big bed, but I'm still not sure he's ready for the change. He's only 18 months. Ideally I'd like to have him moved over before the baby comes, so that there's not as many feelings of jealousy, and replacement. I'm hoping that we can get him moved over, and leave the crib empty for a few months, while the baby co-sleeps with us. If anyone has any thoughts please feel free to share. :)