week 29

new veggie this month! squash baby!

average size: 15.2 to 16.7 inches, 2.5 to 3.8 lbs.
what's going on with baby: "She’s not just moving a lot, she’s also plumping up. And as she continues to put pressure on your digestive system, you’re going to feel the effects: hemorrhoids, heartburn, pelvic pain and frequent urination are all common at this stage in the game."


YAY, FUN! hahaha...

let's start with GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I PASSED THE GLUCOSE TEST!!! WOOOOOOO! so i don't have to do the 3 hour test! SO happy about this. oh, and so happy that i also don't have gestational diabetes, of course! lol...but yeah, the test was last tuesday, and by thursday i was wondering like CRAZY if i passed or not, so i figured a little phone call couldn't hurt, right? ;) they were only going to call me if i failed the test, but i really wanted to know if i passed or not since no phone call would still make me wonder if i was just waiting for a bad phone call! so, i called because i couldn't take the wait haha...the nurse on the phone said, "let's see...your sugar came back fine, aaaaaand...you're also not anemic!", and she also gave me a little, "YAAY!" lol! SO WOO-HOO! I PASSED!!!!!!!! i don't know my exact number for how much i passed by, but it doesn't really matter. if it was borderline, sometimes they like to test again, so i must be in a good spot :) i could always find out at our next appointment. i'm just so happy i passed!!!

for the rest of the day after the test, remi actually didn't move very much. it was a bit concerning to me since a lot of people said that after the test their little one was bouncing off the walls in there because of the sugary drink. however, i looked it up, and it seems like it's pretty split in half. babies either go crazy after the drink, or sort of crash after the drink, and i guess she was a crash-er. so that eased my mind a bit. it was still weird to not get her usual kicking spree late at night (she only gave a few kicks here and there), but by the next morning she was herself again and kicking a lot at all the usual times :)

let's talk about some changes to my body lately.

feet: they can get a smidge bloated now if i don't keep them propped up. gross.
bellybuton: becoming more and more flat. not sure if it will pop out eventually or not, but it's definitely heading OUT!
gums: more sensitive! not in an "owwie" way, but in a "they can bleed easily" way. a while ago i had a little piece of food stuck in my teeth, and when i went to remove it with my nail, it came out with no pain, but then BLOOD. like i struck a vein or something! lol! it was crazy! we both had dentist appointments this past saturday, so i knew it would be worse than usual. luckily, the hygienists already know about sensitive pregnant lady gums, so she took extra care to help with the bleeding. still said i had great looking teeth and no cavities though! i've been trying to be extra careful with brushing while pregnant because pregnant women can get cavities and gum disease much more easily due to all these weird changes. in fact, some insurances cover more than 2 visits to the dentist per year if you are pregnant because of this!

other things...
i'm almost done with the rug!!! i only have 15 more rows left to cut the loops on, so based on past calculations i'd say about 2.5 to 3 hours left of work. luckily it's been cooler lately, so i've really worked on it a lot lately. upstairs in the heat with no air conditioner and a heavy crocheted rug my lap is not fun to work on haha...so i'm hoping to be done with it in a few days!

tonight and wednesday we're visiting the two hospital choices we have for delivery, so i'm pretty excited for that! haha...sounds kinda lame i guess, but i'm interested to see which one i like better. they are REALLY close together, so i'm betting they are probably pretty similar since they compete, which is good! if they are both good, then that's even better because if i go into labor, and i find out my midwife is already at one of the hospitals delivering someone else's baby, then i'll just go to whichever one she is at. if no one else is in labor that night, then my midwife will meet me at whichever hospital i liked more, so we're both excited to see where i'll be delivering lil remi at! i'll write about them in next week's post.

that's all for this week!