28 Weeks

Welcome to the third trimester!  Crazy to think that we are 2/3 of the way there, this pregnancy is just flying right on by.

  

I have not been feeling the best lately.  My back and under my rib cage is constantly feeling cramped as this baby gets bigger and continues to move around.  My heartburn and reflux continues to be a nuisance as well. I try so hard to eat smaller meals, eat slowly, and drink less while I eat, but nothing seems to help much.  While pregnant with Hannah, our insurance under John's previous job covered my prescription for Nexium, which was the only medication that helped with the heartburn/reflux.  It took switching doctors around our 36 weeks for them to suggest the medication change.  This pregnancy, at my 24 week appointment, I asked for the Nexium again.  But our current insurance does NOT cover this crucial med.  Sadly enough, I have been taking the Nexium I had left over from the last pregnancy on the really bad days.  Now those really bad days are starting to outnumber the good days and I'm down to only a few pills left.  I'm going to give Zantac a try first, and if that doesn't work, then we will be footing the bill for Nexium, out of pocket, just to give me relief.  I can't go these final 12 weeks constantly feeling nauseous, not wanting to eat or drink, and feeling the burning up and down my throat whether I'm sitting, standing, or laying down trying to go to sleep.

I had my glucose screening done with my 28 week appointment.  This time around, the Dr. office allowed me to drink the lovely sugar drink at home and come into the office for my lab draw when the hour was up and when my appointment was.  It was so much nicer doing it this way then sitting in the lab and waiting.  That lovely sugary drink certainly tasted "blah" and I definitely do not like it anymore than the last time!  (and good news, I passed!)

The past few weeks have begun an organization phase. We purchased some totes to store all of the baby clothes, and sorted all of it by sizes in our basement.  John and I sorted through the madness in one evening, it was fun tiring to get that done. But I must say, when you get something accomplished, it certainly makes you feel a little more prepared, well I do anyway.  During this we also did a massive clean out of the basement in our storage area, re-arranging, throwing out old crap we aren't using, and donating where we could.  We both felt pretty good once we were finished.

John has been wanting to re-do our garage for quite some time now.  He finally had a chance to do it over 2 weekends while I had off work and the weather was pleasantly warm.  He tore down cabinets, shelves, and cleaned out everything.  He painted the walls and ceilings, built an entirely new shelving system, with his own planning and construction, to give us more area for storage.  I think it's safe to say he is enduring his own little phase of nesting.  (work in progress-- new shelves and storage along the back wall of the garage, new shoe rack and bench next to the door entry to our house)
  

Hannah continues to be a good big sister.  She loves carrying her "Big Sister" book around and reading it, complete with her own wording, which does follow what the actual book says.  With her completely moved over to her new room, she will walk past the nursery and tell us "baby sleeps here now",  "baby's new room", and "baby coming soon".  I have to say that I think she is getting this new baby business.  She will also tickle my belly and say "tickle tickle baby, I got you".  She is so funny!  I have to smile when she asks me to hold her and I can't hold her for very long.  I'll put her down and she'll say to me "baby hurting you Mommy, I'm sorry."  She can be such a little sweetheart :)

28 Week Details:
-Baby is the size of a large eggplant (14.8 inches)
-Baby weighs 2.25 lbs
-Over the past 4 weeks, body parts are continuing to become proportional to each other.  Baby fat is filling in the wrinkled skin and hair is growing, developing texture and color. Baby can likely detect light and dark and can hear outside noises now. Baby has also developed a  more regular sleep schedule in 20 to 30 minute intervals. Baby's immune system is continuing to mature as are the lungs which are still practicing breathing amniotic fluid.

*When I told Hannah to hold the eggplant, I told her this is how big the baby is in mommy's belly.  She took the eggplant and started to rock it and hold it like her baby dolls.