Week 28.5

Whoa nelly what a week and a half!!! I found out the results of my glucose test and I'm definitely not diabetic. In fact, the doctor told me that after drinking the glucose my blood sugar tanked and she's surprised I didn't pass out. So, hypoglycemia is my diagnosis and the cure involves keeping peanut butter crackers in my purse and rest. I'm actually very thankful to have found this out because I would get these crazy bouts of dizziness and my heart would race but honestly I thought I was just having minor panic attacks. Boy, was I wrong! Turns out my blood sugar tanks and my body freaks. That whole eating often thing is no joke. I've never been one to eat all three meals but now I'm eating like 8 smaller meals a day. Like I said, those peanut butter crackers are life savers.

In other news, I started my new job last Sunday! I'm working part time at the Disney Store and so far it has been quite the adventure! I used to be able to spend 8+ hours on my feet no problem but after a 4 hours shift I am exhausted! I came home today, changed clothes, and laid down for what I thought would be a short nap... I woke up 3 hours later (3 hours!!!) feeling sick at my stomach because (big surprise) I was staaaaarving! I downed a few wheat thins and then Luke called and he talked me into ordering some pizza! Walking down the stairs and cooking just seemed like too daunting of a task, haha. Poor boy though, he's still on this diet so he can't eat any food but he still ordered my pizza, paid for it and brought it to me in bed. How did I get so lucky?

I've also been blessed to find some extra work I can do at home through a friend from church. Basically I help her get in touch with lawyers about recent cases they have won so the information can be published. It has been such a great job for me so far and I can't wait to get more involved! This was definitely an answer to prayer since I can continue doing this even after Amelia is born!

Sweet baby girl is still growing like a weed! Here's a comparison from week 23ish to 25ish to 27ish... Yeah, I should probably keep better track of that, haha. Sometimes I find that I'm less anxious about her upcoming arrival if I don't remind myself everyday how far away it is. This Wednesday will be 29 weeks. Whoa. It seems like July 20th is so far away yet every week seems to be going by faster and faster. Keeping busy has certainly helped with that!

Little one's nursery is coming together quickly! I'll be posting some pictures soon, I know you all can't wait to see the massive amounts of cuteness that is quickly overtaking our house ;) Oh! And we finally got the rest of our cloth diaper stash in! So now we should be all set diaper wise for her arrival, pictures soon!

27 weeks!

Third trimester baby!!! Whoo-hoo! I've got 13 weeks left and Amelia is right on track! According to thebump.com miss thing now weighs between 1.5 - 2.5 lb (is it just me, or is that a huge range?) and is somewhere between 13.6 - 14.8 inches long. And apparently she is the size of a cauliflower. Grow baby grow!

This past week held some super fun activities like an impromptu maternity photo shoot and our 3D ultrasound and some not so fun things like an emotional breakdown at the OB's after my glucose test.

- glucose test - 

First of all, it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone makes it out to be. All I had to do was drink a syrupy sweet fruit punch drink and then get some blood drawn an hour later. Not bad at all.
However, I still don't know what my results are because apparently despite the fact that I asked no less than four times what I needed to do to sign in/let them know I was there (remember this is only my second visit to this doctor's office) I was told incorrectly. I would ask, So, I still need to see the doctor. Should I just wait in the waiting room? and the response all four times was a non chalant, Yep, just wait to be called. So I waited and waited and when it got to the point that I had been waiting for 45 minutes I asked again, (the 5th time) and this time I was scolded for 'not signing in'. I'm already emotional at this point because it was 11:45 and I had been there since 10:00 and I had to be out of the office at 12:30 to make our 3D ultrasound at 1:00. So, yeah when the lady gave me the stink eye and then continued to talk about me to the other ladies there like I wasn't standing right in front of her, I teared up. It was incredibly embarrassing, like being in middle school again where the cool girls inform you that perms are definitely out. Only this time my stomach is bulging with baby and hormones are raging... Yeah, not exactly my day. Call me hormonal, but I'm thinking of switching OB's.

20 minutes into the 30 minute ride to the ultrasound place I finally quit blubbering when my incredibly sweet husband stopped to console me with Bojangle's and Mountain Dew. Yum :)

- 3D Ultrasound -

The ultrasound was a complete turn of events. Thank the Lord. We got to see our sweet baby's face and it was magical and mind blowing and every kind of 'wow' expression you can think of. She was wiping her little eyes with her tiny hand and we could see her kicking and moving and twisting all over the place! (Thanks to that delicious glucose and my sinfully delicious mountain dew I sipped throughout). Of course I already think she's the most gorgeous little girl to ever be conceived... but I'm just a little biased. So, without further ado here is our sweet and precious little girl.

I text the picture to my Mom, who informed me she couldn't figure out what it was, so I drew a little diagram to help out. Miss Amelia is much less alien looking than even 7 weeks ago and we asked, she's stil a little girl. Another Whew, thank you Jesus because I did not even want to think about having to take back all those sassy little outfits!

- Maternity Shoot - 

And finally, some shots from our self directed photo shoot just down the road from the NC Aquarium. Enjoy!

 Have a great week!