3rd Trimester!

Things are moving along. I am now 27 weeks pregnant, and officially in the 3rd trimester! 13 more weeks to go!

Things are still going well for the most part. My ribs still hurt, but I don't think anything I do will be able to stop that. I tried going to the chiropractor, but it was pretty useless. All he really did was crack my back. I don't think I will be returning. I also took my OB's recommendation and bought a bra with a larger band size and started taking Calcium/vitamin D supplements. Nothing helps. But, it could be worse right? And this little boy is so worth it!

I had another ob appointment this morning, and everything is going well. Baby Levi is head down now, with a nice strong heartbeat. Even though I have a bad cough, she said my lungs sounded good. My total weight gain is at 12 lbs, 6 of which have been in the last 3 1/2 weeks (I think I ate too many cookies last weekend!) And the doctor said when she completes the paperwork for my short-term disability (STD) leave, she is going to recommend the full 12 weeks off work :)

I also asked her about her vacation schedule. I wanted to make sure she wasn't going to be gone in mid-May! She said she is at a conference starting on May 26th, but if Levi doesn't come on his own before May 21st, he will be born that day! (Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad! You get to be grandparents!)

While I was at the clinic, I had to drink this cup of thick, syrupy, fruit punch flavored glucose drink too. After waiting for an hour, the lab took some blood and they are going to test for gestational diabetes. I should find out the results today or Monday at the latest.

Hopefully I pass! It's almost Shamrock Shake season, and I look forward to those all year!

In other news at our home - DH has made great progress on the nursery! He has all the walls painted and has started sketching the tree and woodland animal silohettes that he is going to paint. We picked up the crib on Monday and set that up, and I do believe BIL is going to be helping hubby move the fold-out couch downstairs tonight (he doesn't know it yet though)! I will post some photos when we get it more complete!

I think that is all for now, I will try to post more often now that work has slowed down some!