28 Weeks

Pregnancy Stats:
How Far Along: 28 Weeks
Size of baby: About the size of an Eggplant, 2 to 2.5 pounds and measuring 13.6 to 14.8 inches.
Gender: Girl, We finally have a name!! Arden Grace!!
Movement: She is still kicking and moving like crazy! I’m pretty sure she had her first round of hiccups last night!
Sleep: For every decent night of sleep, there is about 3 horrible ones. I think I have developed restless leg syndrome!
Cravings: Nothing major,
Symptoms: They are adding up! Tiredness, back pain and pressure, also more frequent trips to the ladies room! Shortness of breath and Jarrod claims I am snoring!
Best Moment This Week: Stratton told me he was ready for his sister to come out now. He’s tired of waiting!

Our Doctor appointment on Friday went well. It was the first time we didn’t get to have an ultrasound done, but that’s normal. I think I just got spoiled having one every time! I had gained another 5 lbs. Bringing the grand total to 18 lbs. She had a hard time finding the heartbeat at first because the baby was moving around so much. But once she found it, it was loud and strong at 145. I did let the Doc know about the intense back pain I’ve been having and also more pressure and cramps. She decided to be on the safe side and check me, which turned out to be a good thing. Everything is still like it should be and so far there is not indication of any sort of dilation or thinning.  Yay! That made me feel so much better! After some of the back pains I had in the past week, I was nervous! My next appointment is in 4 weeks, I will be 31 weeks! Seems like time is just flying by!

We didn’t take Stratton this time, which turned out to be a really good thing. They were running way behind and it was almost an hour before we got to see the Dr. He would have been tearing the place down! After our appointment we went to Loca Luna for lunch and then did a little shopping before heading home, I was tired and really didn’t want to be out too late.

Saturday, I got to sleep in since Stratton was at my parent’s house. I think it was almost 10am before I got up! Then Jarrod and I ran some errands and worked on Arden’s room. We got all the furniture where I wanted it and then I washed all the linens for her crib and got it set up. All it needs now is some wall décor, artwork and girly touches! The best part!