Week 28

These weeks are just flying by!! In less than 9 weeks Baby T is considered 'full term' and can make her entrance anytime after that without needing any help to breathe once she is here! I have been so busy with work and uni that the days just fly past. One more week of uni left until exams and holidays!! I can't wait to have my first year of Vet School out of the way and can focus on getting setup for our baby girl. I feel like I am getting humongous but weighed myself at our midwife appointment and have gained just over 4kg which is amazing considering how much food I eat constantly. Our midwife appointment was a routine checkup and also my gestational diabetes test which I passed.... Yay!! I had to drink a VERY sugary drink VERY fast and then wait an hour for a blood test. The midwife took my blood pressure- all good! Checked my belly- all good! And then attempted to find Baby T's heartbeat while she wriggled around in there playing cheeky buggers with the midwife's Doppler machine. It was hilarious and the midwife kept laughing at my belly rolling around! Eventually she found a heartbeat- all good!

I have been trying to stay active as much as possible this pregnancy so I didn't lose my fitness- but the first 12 weeks of sickness followed by extreme tiredness combined with 8 hour days on my feet at work has meant I have been mainly resting/walking with the dogs! Today we went for a long walk with the dogs on the beach and it felt so nice to get my blood pumping.

My bump feels a lot bigger than it looks. I can't see my knees anymore so it's definately a big bump! Also just realised there is painted squares of sample paint on the wall behind me- our room is the last to get painted unfortunately so we have multi coloured squares until then!

What is the baby up to this week? Baby T is over 1 kilo now!!! That is just amazing to me! She opens and closes her eyes all the time and will move her head towards a light source (which I can feel when we shine a torch on my belly). She is about 38cm long.... Hard to believe she can fit in there!!!

Maternity clothes? I think I will delete this question... The answer is always the same! No new ones!

Stretch marks? Nope!

Sleep: Not the best unfortunately- I struggle to get comfortable and when I finally do baby girl kicks so hard it jolts me awake again.

Best moment this week: our midwife appointment to hear her heartbeat and our antenatal class. We learned about getting her to sleep and what to expect from her sleep wise. Also learned about breastfeeding and how the midwives will help me out at the start! I know they work as they have been making and leaking (gross!) colostrum (pre-milk) for a couple of months now!

Miss Anything? Iced coffee and Oreo mcflurries

Movement: LOTS!

Food cravings: Still apples!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing! It feels like so long ago that I was spending all day and night feeling sick with morning sickness.. I have been told it may come back so I am hoping it doesn't!! 

Have you started to show yet: YES!!!!! 

Gender prediction: no longer a prediction.... Sweet baby GIRL!!!!

Symptoms: This one said labour signs but the answer will be No for atleast 10 or so week so I changed it to symptoms. I have very sore wrists and hands. They ache and my wrists have become so weak I always seem to drop things! My nose seems to be blocked/runny all the time and I get so busting to go to toilet that I run to the toilet only to have a tiny wee happen.... I truly can't wait to be able to fully empty my bladder ha ha!

Belly Button in or out? Innie!

Happy or Moody most of the time: So so happy!!!

Looking forward to: our next antenatal class about labour!

Well that is all for this week! 

Love from us (all 3 of us) xxoo