29 Weeks

So I had my 7 month check up this past week, and also took the 1 hour glucose test at the same appointment. Anthony's heartbeat was very strong, and the doctor said my is belly growing right on track. We were concerned about my weight gain, or lack thereof, and the doctor said he was comfortable with my numbers. I am still down 1lb pre-pregnancy. He did say that I may start to gain some weight in the next 12 weeks as this is when the baby does the most growing. We shall see what the next few weeks bring. Sadly, we were told we wouldn't have any more ultrasounds unless there were any questions or concerns. We could have a 3d/4d ultrasound, but it's not covered by insurance and costs $100. It's supposed to give the parents a pretty good indication of what the baby will look like at birth, but we chose to forgo it and put the money towards newborn pictures when Anthony is about 2 weeks old.  But, I thought I'd get to see him at least one more time before he was born. :(

Baby Bump 28w4d

I was informed a few days after my appointment that I didn't pass my 1hr glucose test. I got a 142, passing for regular patients is 140, but with my history of Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome (something that can cause insulin resistance all by itself) and my families extensive history of diabetes, they'd prefer to see it below 130. So I went back in for the 3hr glucose test. I was instructed to fast for 12 hours prior to the test. I showed up, they drew my blood, I drank the 10oz of disgusting lemon-lime sugar water, and then had my blood drawn once every hour for three hours. My poor arm looked like a pin cushion when all was said and done. They sent the blood off to the lab over the weekend, and called today with the awesome results. No gestational diabetes for me, thank goodness. What a relief!

JJ and I have started to move things around and organize our apartment for Anthony coming home. I made room next to my bed for the Pack N' Play with the bassinet and changing table combo we're hoping to get and use in the first few months. We will start organizing our spare bedroom to make room for Anthony's nursery next. We have a TON of work to do in there, as we use it as a storage room/office right now and there is only so much room in this tiny apartment. Looks like it might be time to have a garage sale and get rid of some of the junk we have but never use. 

He's still moving around a ton. The doctor told me at our appointment that I can take 3 Zantac a day for the heartburn and see if that helps any, and it has been a Godsend! My heartburn, which has plagued me since the very beginning, is virtually gone. I don't want to jinx it, but it's amazing what a relief it has been. Sleeping has become a bit of an ordeal, I can only sleep on my left side, as I can't seem to breathe when on my right side and my back is a big no no (cuts off oxygen supply to the baby). The bed is getting smaller and smaller with the pillows I'm using. JJ says it's time for a King size bed, and sometime down the line, he may be right.

We've also started crate training our dog Jenny in preparation for Anthony's arrival. We haven't left her in it unsupervised (that didn't go well in the past) but she goes in it at bed time to create some boundaries. I figured we could use it when people come over to visit, or when the baby is laying on the floor for Tummy Time, or just when we need a break. She seems to like it now, as she will randomly go in there when we are watching TV in our bedroom. She laid in there all day today when I was cleaning, watching me, probably wondering what I was doing since she hasn't really seen me clean in the past 5 months, haha. :)

Jenny snuggling in her cage