29 Weeks

Friday, 20 September 2013

How far along: 29 weeks

How big baby is: 2 ½ pounds, over 15 inches long

Baby is the size of: butternut squash

Baby’s development: Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature and her head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain.

Mommy’s weight gain: 23 pounds total (3 pounds in the last 2 weeks)

Mommy’s belly:

Baby’s movements: This girl is active! I’m pretty sure that she is constantly moving any time that she is awake. And that’s fine with me - it’s very reassuring.

Symptoms: I am exhausted. My energy is super low and I am always sleepy. Sometimes walking or standing can be extremely uncomfortable and my joints often ache. I’m getting very clumsy, which is frustrating, because that means I’m dropping things a lot. And reaching down to the floor to pick them up is extremely uncomfortable. Overall, I feel like I’m already in that “miserable-and-about-to-pop” phase which is a bummer because I still have 11 weeks to go! I’m thankful for all of the discomfort though - it just means that I’m still pregnant with a growing, thriving baby. What a blessing!

Food cravings: In general I prefer carbs and sweets. Of course. I think I could sit around eating muffins and cream cheese all day. (I don’t though!)

Emotions: I’m just tired and frustrated. I think part of that is because I haven’t had a chance yet to rest and “get back to normal” after our vacation. Our trip to Tennessee wore me out! And when we got home I hit the ground running with doctor and dentist appointments, grocery shopping, Penny’s activities (story time and gymnastics), church, and major house cleaning. I’m thankful that the weekend is finally here and hoping that some extra rest will get me back on track.

Sleep: It’s getting harder to get comfortable, which means it takes longer for me to fall asleep and I wake up earlier than I would like. But I have been sleeping fairly soundly at night, which is good.

Anything else: I passed my glucose tolerance test! (GTT) I had failed the first glucose screening just a couple of days before we left for our trip and wasn’t able to do the GTT until after we returned. As disgusting as the drink was for the first one, the drink for the second one was worse - it was twice as sweet! The GTT is a fasting test, so I couldn’t have breakfast before I went. I took Penny with me to the appointment and she was very good! It was a three hour test - they took blood before I had the drink and then once each hour for three hours afterwards. I had spent so much time praying that I would pass this test because I know the diet would be really hard for me. (Almost no carbs or sugar… what?) Today while I was at the dentist getting my teeth cleaned, my phone rang and my husband answered. I was so happy to get the great news!

What I am looking forward to: I have another appointment next week. I’m always happy when I get the chance to see my little baby A!