29 weeks

Week 29 marks the week where I have started to feel pregnant.  Well, I have started to feel BIG pregnant.  The waddle has come on when I am tired.  Oh fine.  More than that.  My back aches more and my hips are starting to have some aches.  My feet are starting to swell up a bit at the end of the day.  Nothing out of the ordinary of course and all completely in time with normal pregnancies but as of yet, I haven't really felt pregnant pregnant. 

I have been getting lots of heartburn.  After about 5 minutes of laying down in my bed at night the heartburn will rear its ugly head and last quite a while. Normally I can just fall asleep through it but sometimes it is pretty bad and I have to prop myself up to sleep.  Again, normal stuff.

Cookie is still very active and all over the place.  Like his/her sister, Cookie enjoys laying as far out in my belly as possible and that is creating a lot of pressure.  It is nice though in that you can see every twitch and wiggle baby makes.  Dexter likes putting his hand on my belly to feel the baby.  Simon LOVES to give the baby kisses. 

My 28 week appointment went well.  Baby's heartbeat was 140 bpm and I was measuring at 27 weeks.  Normally I am measuring ahead but this is my first baby that is a wee bit behind.  This could all be based on position of course.  I gained too much weight.  I think this.  The doc didn't say anything about it.  I told my doc that I wasn't planning on coming back for another 4 weeks.  I think after 28 weeks they like you to come every 2 or 3 weeks but come one.  This is my 3rd go around.  I don't need to come that often.

The glucose drink was as gross as I remember especially since I got a really cold bottle this time.  I passed with flying colors though and have no tests in sight until the GBS test.  The big one in my book.  I was GBS positive with both the boys and so my chances are high that I will be this time again.  It didn't matter much with Dexter but it was a big deciding factor in our decision to have my water broken with Simon at 39 weeks.  I am praying we are negative this time.  I didn't like knowing when we were having Simon.  I enjoy the surprise.

Other than that the only thing I can tell you is that I am exhausted.  All the time.  Seriously.  All the time.  I feel I could sleep for 15 hours a night with a break in the middle to eat.  The more kids you have the more tired you are.  No rest for the weary when you have little ones at home!