30 Weeks

10 weeks (or less) to go! The final weeks begin and the more excited we get! I'm sure these summer months are going to fly by. A couple days late for this post, sorry. Derek and I visited PA again to see Don and Sam's new house and celebrate Memorial Day. Then I ended up getting a cold.... I'm feeling a little better today and got the energy to blog. So what's new? I've been feeling great and baby's movements have been more prominent. Not only did Sam get to feel Baby Girl Newton wiggle, it was so strong that we could see her kicking! Pregnancy is an amazing, wonderful thing and I'm loving every minute of it!

After another doctor's visit this past Thursday, baby's heartbeat is strong and my belly is measuring at 29 inches. The doctor did confirm that everything with the second glucose test is fine. She also mentioned starting to look into a pediatrician. I also found out that I've gained almost 30 pounds! I've been staying pretty busy so I haven't really gotten to "treat" myself to anything like ice cream sundaes or donuts this week. Although I've wanted peanut butter almost every day.

Baby is the size of a head of cabbage (yuck) measuring almost 16 inches long and weighs about 3 pounds this week. Her skin continues to get smoother while her brain is getting wrinklier, to make way for all the essential brain tissue. Even though she's so small, she is strong enough to grasp a finger now!

29 Weeks

I returned to the doctor to have the three hour glucose test done. I got a little dizzy after the second blood draw and was a lot more thirsty than I was hungry. I hammered through it and read to pass the time. I got the results the following day and everything is fine. They didn't mention anything about my iron this time but I'll continue taking the supplement until I see the doctor this week for my next check up. My poor arms are still a little bruised though :(

Overall, I've been feeling wonderful. Sleeping is getting more difficult though. I wake a lot during the night because I can't get comfortable. What in the heck am I going to do for the next 2.5 months if it's getting like this now? Guess I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I stayed busy this week with the doctors visit, a day of fun yard work and planting flowers with my wonderful grandparents and a day trip to Richmond where I got some cute little outfits for the baby at a consignment shop in Carytown.

Squash: At week 29, baby is getting plumper. Right now she measures about 16 inches long and weighs almost 3 pounds. She still has a long way to go, and will be tripling her weight before birth. Needless to say, she's going to start getting a little more cramped in the Bump Hotel. Some of her movements are amazing and you can see them, not just feel them! I'm pretty sure she had the hiccups too. Muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and baby's head is growing bigger to make room for her developing brain.

28 Weeks

Whoa! Third trimester already? The time is flying by and only 3 more months to go. Derek and I are getting extremely excited for this little girl to get here. She's been moving a lot more. I'm pretty sure she's doing somersaults in my belly sometimes. Derek got to feel a really big karate kick the other night :)

I went to the doctor for my final second trimester appointment this week. We heard the baby's heartbeat at 152 beats per minute and my belly measured at 27 inches, just perfect! I had to do the infamous glucose test and blood draw too. The next day I got a call and the doctor said that my glucose level was a little high, so I have to go back this week and take another one! Ugh, this one I have to fast for and I'll be getting blood drawn every hour for three hours! I'll have to make sure my phone and iPad are fully charged to kill that much time! The second test is just a precautionary measure to double check the first test results. Hopefully when I get the results of the second glucose test, things will be good to go. The doctor also said that my iron was a little low, so I have to start taking a supplement for that now. Boo! Guess I wasn't eating enough leafy greens. Who knew that banana splits, Krispy Kreme donuts and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches had a lot of sugar and not enough iron?!?!

From here on out, baby is fattening up. I gained another 7 pounds since my last appointment. This little girl is beginning to take me out of my comfort zone. Normally, about another 10 pounds is gained in the third trimester, so I'm starting to worry about what my bikinis are going to look like on me this summer.... YIKES! About the size of an eggplant, she's over two pounds and about 15 inches long. Her skin has a smoother and less wrinkled appearance too. Plus, her eyes, which can open and close now, can sense changes to light in the womb
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27 Weeks

Greetings from Sarasota Florida! Getting to spend a long weekend with my Mom was wonderful. We decorated her new home, layed by the pool and visited two beaches; Siesta Beach which has powdery white sand and light blue waters and Venice Beach, known for its blackish sand and warm gulf waters. My bump got some tan :)

My bump also got to eat! Eston and I went to Taco Bus in Tampa; it was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It was surely a dump but tacos from a bus never tasted so good! When we visited Siesta Beach, we wen t to an Amish owned Ice Cream Shop and I got two big scoops of black cherry in a waffle cone. Happy Belly = Happy Mommy!

Only 3 months to go and Baby Newton is almost 2 pounds and 15 inches long! She is sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her little eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, baby's brain is very active now.