Helllllooooo third trimester!! I know some people would say 27 weeks was already the beginning of the third trimester, but I figured I’d just wait and confidently say it today 🙂 Eek! I can’t believe we’re already at this point!
I had a prenatal appointment today that, of course, I messed up the time for. My mom had offered to watch Dekker and Laela, which was a HUGE help, especially when I picked Brady up, hauled he and Rowan to our appointment an entire hour early. Yes, I blame my unborn baby, and what he has done to my mind, or lack thereof. The struggle is most definitely real. The positive side is that this mistake bought me and Brady a coffee date in the mid-morning, which never happens. It was special and out of the ordinary. When we did head back to my appointment, my doctors were running behind, so we had a bit more time to kill, but it was nice to have some downtime.
We eventually got into our room and waited for our student doctor. I think its safe to say that Brady and I connected with her better than we have in the past. We had smooth conversation, which was good, because I had a decent amount to talk about with her!
The biggest change in the last month or so is that I can tell the baby has grown A LOT. Specifically in the last week, I can tell I’ve gotten considerably bigger. Its harder to roll over, sit up, zip up my coat, things like that. I have felt WAY larger the last few days. Also, my reflux is kicking my butt and I’ve started taking the meds for it that I was given in my last pregnancy. Thank goodness I have some leftover! Other than those things, I’ve had a lot of cramping, which is fairly unremarkable, but a lot like what the beginning of my labour feels like, so its kind of nerve wracking for me. So there was nothing of real concern to discuss, but a few things just to touch on.
Just for a point of reference for those who may not know, one way they measure me is from my pubic bone to the top of my uterus. However many centimetres it shows often corresponds with the number of weeks along I am. Its not a big deal that its exactly correct, but it shows consistent growth even, which is important. In the last four weeks, however, I have gone from 23cms to juuust over 30cms! So that is a pretty big jump, as I suspected. No one is worried, but if I have another super jump in size at my next appointment, we’ll order an ultrasound to make sure fluid levels are still looking right. I haven’t gained too much weight in the last four weeks either, so who knows. Another thing I learned today is that my hemoglobin has dropped a bit lower than they’d like, so I need to go get my iron tested. I didn’t go today, since I had already stolen more of Brady’s morning than expected. Also, because today I also consented to having my whooping cough TDAP shot topped up. That was one big needle poke, and it was enough for one day. I’ll check for iron soon though. Want to keep my blood where it belongs.
Our appointment ended well, with Dr. Guselle around as well, asking about all of the kids and how we were all doing with our sicknesses. We told her that we had to leave our last rental, had moved to my parents, were moving again for April 1st, and again when our house is finally built. Oy. She kind of teased us for biting off more than we could chew, which we fully agreed with. We had some laughs, and our estrogen wildly outweighed Brady and Rowan’s testosterone, but the boys are good natured, and we all had a funny last few minutes, laughing at the antics of living with your parents/in-laws, with all of our kids, in our situation.
We left after booking our next two appointments. Four weeks until the next one, and then it goes to two-week intervals for a few appointments, and then once a week until the day!! My goodness, thinking of it that way, its coming SO SOON.
I drove home to my mom and kids playing in the living room, with grilled cheese sandwiches made and ready to be popped into the oven. Needless to say, its been a pretty decent day! The weather isn’t great but I’m staying in for the rest of the day! Hopefully Jerilee makes it out here safe for the evening!!