The Burgeoning Belly

I guess it's about time that I talk a bit about being pregnant. Yes, coming up later this Spring, our family will increase to 4. And although the first time I was obsessive about tracking my progress (and the baby's) week by week and taking the growing belly photos every month, this time I haven't felt the urge to be as clued in. The first belly shot I've taken was for the benefit of this blog, and I'm at 28 weeks (versus starting at 8 weeks last time).

Here's the long awaited belly shot.
Why did I take so many of these the first time?

Now, everyone says that each pregnancy is different. I will agree that it isn't exactly the same as last time, but perhaps that is due to the fact that I'm currently chasing a 2yr old around, rather than spending my days sitting at a desk. Trust me, it will make anyone tired, especially a pregnant woman.

Other than being a bit more tired than I remember being last time (after all, last time Derek and I moved when I was only 3 months from my due date), this pregnancy has been pretty uneventful to date. And I can't believe how fast it's going! I've just started my 3rd trimester, and it feels like it was just a little while ago that I was telling everyone we were pregnant. I imagine I can thank Addison for that as well.

So I am now in the home stretch, I guess. Which should mean smooth sailing from here on out; especially now that I've completed my glucose test. For those of you who aren't familiar with the glucose test, it is a routine blood sugar test given to every pregnant woman around 27 weeks. One of the more unpleasant tests, in my opinion. First, I had to fast overnight, arriving at the blood lab having eaten nothing but water. Then, they took my blood and proceeded to have me drink 16oz of a highly sugar form of flat orange soda as fast as I could. Yuck! Then I had the joy of sitting around in the waiting room so they could take my blood again an hour after ingesting the sugar syrup... And then again an hour after that.

 The whole time, I couldn't eat or drink anything other than water (not even gum), or risk it interfering with the test results. And trust me - being awake for several hours without eating anything is not an easy feat for a woman who is pregnant. Once I got home after the test, I had the biggest breakfast I've had in a very long time. And it was sooooo delicious! Thank goodness I only have to take that test once.

Yes, she might be the reason I'm worn out