Week 28

Our little bun in the oven is officially 2/3 finished baking!! Today we started the third trimester :)  Hard to believe she will be here so soon.  We had an appointment with the doctor and I feel extremely lucky that my visits are so boring.  She asks me if I have any questions/problems/concerns and I typically have already googled or spoken to the family OB and figured out any questions I may have.  Harper was measuring perfectly this week so it's unlikely that we'll end up getting any more ultrasounds... which is fine with us! My one question this week was whether I can get a spray tan... I'm not trying to be the pasty pregnant bridesmaid in a few weeks ;)  I did forget to ask her what the heart rate was this week but it sounded great regardless!  My blood pressure is also trucking along pretty low which makes me a very happy little lady!

To celebrate the start of our third trimester we are going to birth preparation class this Saturday at the hospital.  I really have no idea what to expect but hope we learn some helpful stuff!  I think my OB rotation has helped prepare me but I think we will still get a lot out of class.  They warned me that we would be doing "floor exercises" and to bring some pillows if I wanted... I'm picturing the type of birthing classes in the movies with all the couples in a circle practicing their breathing techniques.  I'll report back and let you all know how that goes :)  I think there's a couple other classes we want to take before she arrives.  I'm definitely going to do a breastfeeding class and Andy really wants to take infant CPR... lol  I reassured him that I know how to give CPR to a baby but he's concerned that I may not be available so he wants to learn.  Our insurance also sent us a happiest baby on the block dvd and I started watching it and the first 30 minutes was seriously all about swaddling.... I couldn't get into it but figured maybe when the big day gets closer I'll feel more patient to sit through it. 

Selling our townhouse has been full of some emotions this past week! We originally had a contract last week and after some more negotiations, we realized those buyers were likely not the best choice for us.  Fortunately we had someone else contact us who was very interested and motivated and signed a new contract today!  With the initial contract, we thought we were going to need to be out of this house by May 15 so we started packing up some boxes.  Our new contract doesn't require us to be out early but we're still living in the midst of a big mess right now.  I don't have much stuff for Harper yet but she does have a little suitcase packed with the clothes that are here in Lex :)  Anyhoo, fingers crossed that this deal goes smoothly!

Our new house is looking great - we went to pick out all the final things with the builder this week and all the drywall has been hung!  Last week Olivia got to sign the wall in her room and Andy and I went and wrote a sweet little note in harper's closet this week :)  We are getting super excited to get all moved in and settled before she arrives!

I achieved my personal goal of being able to "run" into my third trimester.  Andy is training for the Derby half marathon so we haven't been able to walk a ton but I have been trying to run the first mile or so of his runs then walk for a while afterwards.  His half marathon is April 28 so hopefully after that I'll get my walking buddy back :)

I think my stretch mark fiasco last week may have been a false alarm.  I let my fellow 3/4 MDs examine my belly and we agreed that they are more likely tiny little blood vessels... but then Olivia reminded me that they likely wouldn't tell me the truth regardless ;)  Gotta love little sisters...

I almost forgot my funny little story from last night! You must know that I'm a grump if Andy accidentally wakes me up at night... typically I'm unable to use my words and instead will just shake violently until he scoots far enough away from me.  Last night I wake up to him rubbing my belly and he says "How are you all doing over there?" I respond with "what time is it" (cause I'm blind without my contacts and can't see the clock)  He tells me it's 4 AM so then I ask him why he's talking to me in the middle of the night.. lol  I asked him about it this morning and apparently all he was awake for was me asking him what time it was.  He thinks I should be flattered that he's thinking about his two favorite girls even in his sleep ;)  I guess it's easy to forgive when you think about it like that :)

This is also a cool little video I found of where the heck all your insides go when baby is growing!  It explains why I literally get short of breath after eating a lot ;) http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/you/the-exhibit/your-beginning/make-room-for-baby/interactive/

How far along: 28

Total Weight Gain: 17

Stretchmarks: don't think so

Sleep: Not so hot - her kicks have gotten so much stronger and tend to wake me up a few times during the night... think that's my body's way of preparing me for what's to come?? ;)

Best Moment This Week: doctors appts getting bumped up to every 2 weeks!

Movement: she's moving all over the place and is getting so strong

Gender: Baby girl!!

Labor Signs: some braxton hicks occasionally 

Belly Button: innie - I thought it might pop out tonight when I was running... my belly got so tight!

What I Miss:subway turkey sandwiches. lol  it's my hospital meal request post baby ;)

 What I am Looking Forward to:  childbirth preparation class

Milestones: Third trimester!!!