27 Weeks Down, 13 More To Go!!

Helllloooooo THIRD TRIMESTER!!

That's exciting news right?! In the home stretch! Today is May 22, so that means her due date is exactly 3 months from today.  I think she will be here in the first week or so of August, but we will see!! So here is an update on the Glucose Testing I had done on 5/15..... I took the first test, the 1 hour test, and received a call the following day saying that my blood/sugar levels were elevated & I failed the test.  Great. That meant that I had to return the next morning (5/17) for the 3 hour glucose test....... no eating after 9pm the night before the test, only small amounts of water, and did i mention no breakfast!? I got to the doc's office at 830am, gave blood, drank a bigger/nastier sugar drink, gave blood at 950am, again at 1050am, again at 1150am, and was finally released around 1230pm.  Needless to say, i went through a drive thru for immediate food & then home for a nap! Now it's 5/22 and i still have no idea if i passed or failed :( No call from the doc yet.  I will probably call them again this afternoon to see if they've received them or not.  Next appointment is 5/28 & i will be making our appointment for our 3D/4D ultrasound while I'm there :) EXCITING!! We will get to see what her little face looks like!

Nursery News:

Well, there was not too much progress made in the past week on her nursery.  I have worked a little more on some paintings, but they are still far from being complete & started a new one (pics below).  Hopefully the nursery will be painted by next week... the furniture will be here then!

I also started making a few other small things for her closet - my OCD organizing has transferred not only from the rest of the house but now into her room too, poor girl!

Mommy entering her 3rd trimester:

• Not to much else.... not a lot you can do when you have to go to the restroom every 5 minutes :) lol!! Now would be a terrible time for a road trip!
• Only up 12 pounds from pre-pregnancy weight - let's hope we can keep it below the 30 pound mark! Just 3 more months left :)

Delaney entering the home stretch:

• She is staying about the same size around 14 inches long & about 2 pounds.
• She is beginning to have lots of brain activity.
• She has the hiccups a lot... just like mommy has always had them :)
• IF something were to happen & she decided now was a good time to come into the world, her chances of living a normal life have increased TONS.  With the help of the NICU unit, she would more than likely be A-OK :) That makes Mommy & Daddy feel MUCH better.