28 Weeks

I can't believe I'm already 28 weeks! I don't feel ready AT ALL. Are you ever really ready though? Really?
So this week has been jam packed already and it's only Wednesday. Monday I went in to see the specialist again. I LOVE Dr. Major. I'm so relieved that I get her since I can't have Dr. Mark deliver Olivia. She's so sweet and patient during some of my more stupid questions. The appointment with her went super good, again. Everything is on track growth-wise. Olivia is about 2 lbs 10 oz. I don't know what the average size of a baby is at 28 weeks but Dr. Major was very pleased with her size. According to the technician, when it comes to CHD's there is a chance fluid can start pooling in areas of the babies body (the brain, around the heart etc.) So they checked for that and there's nothing out of the ordinary. Olivia looks like a completely normal baby, other than her heart. Woohoo! And Olivia is still head down! I've been so worried that she wouldn't stay head down. I really don't want to be recovering from a c-section while worrying about everything else. I talked to Dr. Major about an induction date and she said we'd shoot for around June 1st. So Andrew might get his June Birthday baby after all. We'll be scheduling the actual induction around the end of April. Dr. Major also informed me that after my next ultrasound in a month she'll have me go down to Mckay-Dee once a week for non-stress tests. Not so excited about having to down to Ogden once a week but it's better than Salt Lake. So, that puts my Dr. appointment number up to 6 next month. So, if you don't hear from me, it's because I'm at the Dr's.
On Tuesday, I headed to Dr. Mark's for my regular ob appointment. My blood pressure hasn't risen anymore since my last appointment which makes me happy. I've been worried that the stress would keep making it rise 'til I was in the danger zone but it seems to have risen a little (still in the perfectly healthy range) and stopped. When Dr. Mark first walked into the office he said "I got a really great e-mail from Dr. Major this morning." So, another reason why I love Dr. Major. She even took the time to e-mail Dr. Mark about our appointment the previous day. When I told Dr. Mark how big Olivia was he said something along the lines of "Well, you're not making a small baby." So yay! Big babies are easier for surgeons. My belly is also measuring at 29 rather than 28. Since I've been consistantly measuring big it's nothing to worry about. I'm pretty excited that it's looking like my big baby genes are kicking in. Dr. Mark also inquired how we were doing emotionally. He spent more time than usual just talking to me about stuff. I really do love my Dr's.
So, onto the actual pregnancy stuff. At 28 weeks, Olivia is getting big. I'm starting to get the usual shortness of breath and occasionally feel her little feet kicking on my ribs. Mostly when I slouch. She is not near as squirmy as Ella was. This girl is definitely a cuddler. She's pretty mellow. She does have her moments of course but most of the movements I feel are her bum pushing out on my left side. She's facing my rights side.
My back has been hurting when I sleep now. Not sure if I mentioned that last time but it's been going on for a little over a month now. Not my favorite part of pregnancy. I prefer to sleep on my right side but can't now. If I sleep on my left side, with my arm propped up I do ok. I only have to get up twice a night to use the restroom so we're still doing pretty well with that. At the end with Ella I was up every two hours.
I'm past the "Is she pregnant or just weirdly fat" stage. Now people will outright ask me when I'm due rather than tiptoe around it. To be honest, I feel much cuter this time around. With Ella, my tummy was funny shaped for a while. First she was laying sideways so I looked really weird and oblong. Then, since my muscles were still somewhat put together I had a triangle belly thing going. It was weird. This time, I feel like my belly is much rounder and cuter.
I'm still wanting Olivia to stay in there forever so I'm obviously not too uncomfortable yet. Oh and a bonus, my ciatic and hips have stopped hurting for now. We'll see how long that lasts...At this point we're starting to go through Ella's old clothes and binkies etc. and get things ready for our little girls arrival. I've started "nesting" out of necessity. I'm told once Olivia comes home I won't have time for much of anything. So, I'm about half-way through reorganizing my kitchen cupboards which is my biggest project. I still don't have much motivation to do it but it will get done nonetheless. I'm hoping the nesting urge will really kick in here soon.