weeks 24, 25... things are getting harder.

I'm not sleeping well at all.  I feel huge.  Little boy likes to get in weird positions and force terrible pressure on my sides which in turn makes my back hurt.  These are the (not so) wonderful parts of pregnancy that I fully expected.  I did not expect them to happen this early on though.  I still tell people I feel good and in all honesty, I do most of the time.  But when I compare this pregnancy to my first, it's definitely not as easy.  For one, I'm mom of a toddler.  I've also started working again and our life is very hectic. 

Good news is that my glucose test came back normal.  I met with the doctor again this past Monday and I had no weight gain in 2 weeks.  She would like me to "watch" my carb and fruit intake.  Two of my favorite things, unfortunately,  I'm trying to be a little more mindful of it, but it IS hard when I know that I don't have gestational diabetes and am just trying to slow down the weight gain.  I am still measuring ahead by 2 weeks right now.  This could explain why I feel so big.  It's beginning to look like I may have a very big baby.  Yikes.  Delia was only 7 lbs at birth.

Picture updates:

24 weeks

25 weeks

weeks 22, 23.

Guess I'll have to settle for an update every 2 weeks if it's all I can manage.  Real life is getting a little hectic over here so while I do remember to snap a quick photo on my weekly day change, that's about it. 

My transverse little boy has definitely not moved.  I feel his feet kicking me waaaaay over on my right side.  Punches happen towards the left side, down low and up high.  I really hope he doesn't decide to become too comfortable in this position and that he moves before he gets much bigger.  Some nights I'm very uncomfortable with pressure out both sides.  This in turn ends up making my back hurt.  First babies tend to not move as much because there isn't enough room to.  Second, third and so on babies have more room because the ligaments and such are already stretched out and "broken" says my OB.  Thanks.  Thanks for letting me know I'm broken. Really, I appreciate that. 

My monthly check was on Monday and I saw the OB.  Our office rotates you between the OB, midwife and nurse practitioner during pregnancy.  I've mentioned it before, but at this appointment just a day shy of 23 weeks, I have gained 25 lbs.  This is a much quicker gain than I had with Delia and the doctor was just a bit concerned that it's happening.  She sent me early for my glucose test just to make sure there isn't anything wrong.  The original script they gave me said to go between weeks 26-28 but she told me to go right away.  So yesterday morning I went for the 1 hour test. For those who don't know what this is, basically you have to drink a super sugary flat soda like liquid, sit for an hour and then have a blood draw.  If the results are above a certain number, they send you for a 3 hour test.  If you don't pass that test, you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes and put on a specific diet to help control your sugars.  In some cases diet alone doesn't help and meds or insulin may be needed.  I'm not jumping ahead that far but it all has crossed my mind.  If I'm lucky, just a diet will be needed.  I have a follow up appointment with the doctor in 2 weeks and we'll go from there. 

22 weeks.

23 weeks.