Big Boy?

So today I had by 28/29 week check up. This Friday I will be 29 weeks. I still can't believe how quick the time is flying by...only 11 more weeks! I also had my sugar test today to check for gestational diabetes. The sugar test took an hour, but all in all was not too bad. In the next few days I will find out the results. Hopefully everything comes back "normal" because I really do not want to have to go back to the doctor for a three hour sugar test!

The baby's heart rate was in the upper 130's / low 140's. We think that he was sleeping, but everything sounded Great! My blood pressure was low and looking good thus far too. Now comes the measurements. So each visit the doctor measures your belly to monitor the baby and your overall growth. Well during my past visits, I have measured about one centimeter under "normal", with normal being about equivalent to how many weeks along you are. So at 29 weeks, my "normal" measurement would be 29 centimeters. Well, now I measure one centimeter above "normal" instead of one centimeter under "normal". So as the doctor put it, the baby really had a growth spurt over the last few weeks. Not funny! I mean, the most important thing is that he is growing and developing into a healthy baby, but if I can put in request, I would rather not have a 9 + pound baby, haha. However, according to the the doctor, babies grow in varying cycles, so in two weeks when I go to my next visit I may not have grown any, bringing my measurements back to one centimeter under "normal". I guess we will have to wait and see what happens in the next two weeks. Overall, my weight gain has been under the doctor's predictions, but still okay, so maybe he is just a long baby??!!! Dan is tall and I guess as a guy the little one would rather take after his father's height (6'1") when he is older than his mother's (being that I am only 5'1" maybe 5'2" on a good day), right??!! We will see.

So what's next??!! I am now going to the doctor every two weeks for the next three visits (June 9th, June 23rd, and July 7th). Then we are down to once a week thereafter. Now being at 29 weeks, I am also supposed to be counting kicks/movement everyday during a one hour period. Within the one hour, you are supposed to be able to count 10 movements. A decrease in movement can single the doctor's that something is wrong. I have to say that I really love doing this! It is amazing to just sit and feel the baby move!! Especially now because what once was a little flicker of a kick is now a whole body shift or roll. As the baby has gotten bigger he doesn't have as much room to move around in there anymore! The changes in the baby's movement as well as feeling him move is one of the most amazing experiences of my life thus far! :)