Pregnancy update

So I guess I better update on my pregnancy. I just went to my 28 week appointment with the nurse practitioner, Nancy, last week & had to do the glucose test and some bloodwork. I forget how gross that sweet drink stuff is…yuck! I had my fingers crossed that I wouldn’t have gestational diabetes again. I also told Nancy about how I’ve been feeling really tired & weak. I can hardly walk through the grocery store without feeling like I can hardly stand up. I even got like that one day last weekend just trying to clean the house a little. They tested me for anemia (which I had last time) & I thought that might be it because weakness is a symptom. Well, Nancy called me within a couple hours after I left & said I had diabetes. :( My blood sugar was 225, which is really high. I’m scheduled to see the Dietician at the hospital tomorrow to get started on all of that stuff again. She also said that I was NOT anemic, but it won’t hurt to take Iron pills if I wanted. I don’t want to take them if I don’t have to, but I wonder if it might make me feel better? Nancy read my sonogram results & they said that this baby boy is measuring perfectly symmetrical. He’s only measuring a couple days bigger, so we’re right on track. Everything looked good & my placenta had moved up, which is great. I was thinking that I might not have anymore sonograms, but now with the diabetes, they will do more so that they can watch him & make sure he’s not getting too big.
I’ve only gained 10 lbs total, to date….so I’m glad about that….but I look much bigger & no one would probably believe it. It’s definitely all baby I guess. I’m not looking forward to having to be on a diet for the diabetes & possibly having to do insulin shots again, but I’ll do whatever I have to so that our baby will be healthy. I can’t believe I am beginning my 3rd & last trimester now. It’s going by pretty quick….& I only have 12 weeks left. :) I still haven’t been feeling that great, but I’m really trying to stay positive & enjoy this precious time. Growing a life inside of you is the greatest gift & experience in the world. I don’t want to complain or take it for granted because there are so many women out there that have trouble or aren’t able to conceive. It’s very exciting to feel Axton moving around in my belly, except when it hurts a little or if he’s pushing down pretty hard. I felt him have the hiccups for the first time yesterday & it was pretty obvious. Then this weekend we are taking Meritt to the Ft Worth Zoo as a fun trip before the baby gets here & also before I can’t walk anymore. :) And lastly…we have our next appt on Nov 3, which is a 3 week & then I will have two 2 week appts & then it’s every week until he’s here!! Also, 4 weeks left of work & then I’m off for good.

Here I am at 28 weeks. I feel like I'm so much bigger than I was at this point with Meritt, but I looked back at my pregnancy scrapbook with her & I'm about the same size...just a little bigger.

My belly definitely gets bigger at night after dinner, which is pretty normal....but it makes me feel miserable. My belly is also really tight sometimes when I'm standing up....like a rock! :)