27 Weeks - Barrett

This is our last week in the 2nd trimester.  I just cannot believe it.  I had two appointments this week. The first was an ultrasound to look at the placement of my placenta.  At 20 weeks my placenta was 1.7 cm away from my cervix but needed to be 2cm by 37 weeks.  All the praise hands because at 26.5 weeks it was already up to 4cm so I'm totally in the clear.  Yay.  No need for a scheduled C-section.  His heart rate was 135 and all his measurements were from 80th-95th percentile.  He weighed in at 2.5 pounds.  He had gained a pound and a half in 6 weeks.  He covered his face the entire time.  He was curled up with his elbows on his knees and hands on his face.  I could already see his hands were very chubby and shaped just like Milam and Jonathan's.

My second appointment was my glucose test which I had forgotten about the day before and ate an entire chocolate bar.  Oops.  The appointment went well so hopefully I don't get a call back.  His heart rate was in the 140-150 range and I was measuring exactly on target despite feeling totally huge.  I refuse to even look at he scale this pregnancy.  The doctor would only get two or three heart beats measured before he would do a body roll away from her doppler.  He did it like 3 or 4 times and she said she thinks he's going to be a handful. Yippee.

I have no stretch marks, my lower legs are getting swollen, and my belly button is in but really shallow.  My appointment this week was my last once a month appointment and my next one is scheduled in two weeks which I am 0% ready for.  I did secure a crib for Milam this week (to put in his big boy room since I'm guessing he's not ready to transition) and a baby sleeper to try out in our room just in case.  Babies tend to not last too long in our room and get the boot really quickly.  I also think I have found carpet for half of the garage so I can move Georgia's gym equipment out of the now playroom and soon to be Milam's big boy room.  We're leaving the nursery 90% as is.