29 weeks...Adios Milkshakes =(

My pregnancy is becoming sort of like deja vu. I re-read my post from 29 weeks with Emma and I could have written the same exact post this time (minus the part about actually getting my leave of absence from work approved). Sugars high. Too rapid of a weight gain in recent weeks. Rho-gam shot. Instead of goodbye carbs, the doctor said no more sweets (especially my milkshake addiction). I felt like a girl going to rehab and needed one more fix. Since I had already decided in the waiting room that I was going to get a milkshake on my way home, I got my last one (and made it a freaking LARGE!) Take that!


I passed my 3 hour glucose test but apparently one of my levels was elevated. Two elevated levels and you get a gestational diabetes diagnosis. Apparently there is some other blood test that measures your blood sugars over a three month period (not sure how they do that!) but the doctor said my levels on that were actually very low so  it is just time to watch my diet. Yeah yeah yeah. =/

I did ask the doc about when I should be concerned about the amount of movement (or lack of it.) I feel Oliver on a daily basis. He is actually very kind to be most active around 9:30 or 10 at night. It is just odd to me because he is soooooo much more mellow than crazy Emma was. Emma NEVER stopped moving and sometimes I need to prod him to get him going. She said it was probably how he is positioned and I shouldn't be concerned unless I didn't feel him at all for 24 hours. Speaking of positioning, she also said there isn't much I could do to get him to move higher up. The bladder/pelvic riding is a bit uncomfortable. I noticed myself waddling the other day. Waaaah. I'm not sure what position he currently is in, but he has been transverse for most of my pregnancy. The other night he must have been doing flips because my stomach was moving all over the place and the kicks were all over my belly. Then he went back to sleep, all snuggled up in his favorite spot below my belly button. I can't believe he will already be here in 11 weeks and no, I am NOT ready for him yet. Perhaps it is second child syndrome, but there is still a lot of preparation needed for his room. I at least got the infant car seat out, but besides that, we have some work to do. =) I will start posting photos of his nursery as we begin that project. Here are a few pics from last week, just over 28 weeks along.