Third Trimester

I have officially begun my third trimester! I can't believe that 27 weeks have flown by so quickly. Our baby boy is almost here, and we are so excited. I think Kirk is even more ready than I am. We had a doctor's visit on Monday, and everything was normal. I have a little swelling, but nothing to be concerned about. I also gained 11 pounds in the last 5 weeks (OOPS!), but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that we haven't had dance classes in a month, and we went on vacation to the Frio River for a week, where we ate like royalty. Every day. So I immediately started doing water aerobics with Aunt Sharon Harvey, and my legs are so sore! Maybe I'll be able to keep the weight gain down now.

I had to go back in on Wednesday for the bloodwork to determine if I have anemia or gestational diabetes. I had to drink the glucose and wait an hour before they could draw my blood. I haven't heard back from them yet, so I am hoping that everything was okay. I go back on April 13th (3 weeks from the last visit). The visits are starting to get closer now!

The baby moves almost constantly now. Mostly when I lay down to go to bed, first wake up in the morning, and anytime I eat. It is so sweet to feel him moving around, like he is trying to interact with us. Kirk rubs my belly and says, "Can you believe there is a baby in there?" We are both just so amazed at this little life we are bringing into the world. According to the books, he weighs about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds right now. I have included a picture of my growing belly--believe me, it is growing--but it is not very good because I had to take it of myself. I will try to get a better one for all you out there ready for a good laugh.