Here is what has been happening the last few weeks:
At my 21 week appointment I received another sonogram so they could see his nose and mouth, which they were not able to see it at the 18 week appointment sonogram. The sonographer took a quick 3D shot of him and here is what we saw:
You can see his cute little ear, nose and hand. I know as parents we are bias, but even the nurse looked at his picture and said he was going to be a really cute baby :) Chrissa and I both think he looks like Elle in this picture, so we will see if he comes out looking like his cousin!
25 week appointment- took the glucose test to see if I have gestational diabetes, and luckily I do not! Grayer is approximately 2 pounds and his heart beat continues to sound perfect. When Dr. Remedios lifted my shirt to listen to the heart, she commented on how it looks like he prefers the right side of my tummy, and he definitely does :)
I talked to Dr. Remedios about the possibility of me requiring a c-section based on family history, and left the appointment a little disappointed because I do think there is a chance that I will end up needing one. She said around 36 weeks they will start to look at the size and position of the baby as well as my bone structure, so we will know more then. We are hoping that I don't need one, but know that it is largely out of my control and just want a healthy baby, so we will do whatever is needed.
28 week appointment- I have started going to the doctor every 3 weeks now, and will start going every 2 weeks around 34 weeks and every week after 36 weeks. She listened to his heart beat and measured my stomach and said that everything looked great. The last few appointments have been somewhat uneventful, but I am definitely not complaining!
I am currently 31 weeks and have another doctors appointment on Wednesday. There are 4 doctors in the practice that I go to, and thus far I have only met two out of the four doctors, my doctor, Dr. Remedios and my previous O.B., Dr. Blewett. My appointment this week will be with Dr. Brough, so I am looking forward to meeting him, just in case he is the one to delivery Grayer.
I am feeling a little more tired than I did in the first and second trimesters and some mornings it is all but impossible to get out of bed for work. I know this is only a small preview of how exhausted I will be when I am waking up every 2-3 hours to feed, but am still anxious for him to be here. I get swollen in my legs and feet pretty easily and try to lay down as much as possible when I am home. No stretch marks yet, but I still have 9 weeks left, and know they are probably unavoidable!
Grayer gets the hiccups often and moves around constantly! He does prefer the right side of my tummy, but soon he will run out of room and will just have to be content fitting in there! He is now approximately 3.5 pounds and around 18 inches long from head to heal. He will continue to plump up over the next weeks, but probably won't get too much longer.
We have been working hard on his nursery and are pretty much done, except for a few small details. I will post pictures when it is complete. We decided to do a beachy/surf theme and think it turned out pretty cute! Now all we are missing is baby :)
I have baby showers coming up soon and am so excited! The first of four showers starts next weekend and I feel so blessed to have so many amazing women in my life who are going above and beyond to put on these showers. I love you all!
That is all for now, but I promise to update more often and will post more pictures soon!
