28 Weeks

We are officially in the third trimester and counting down {76 days, in case you were wondering}. Not counting down because I'm ready to not be pregnant {those that know me well actually know that I love being pregnant. a lot.} Counting down because the thought of holding our sweet baby girl and watching our precious boy be a big brother to her makes me unbelievably excited. I can't wait! Yes, there will be moments of chaos and times that I may need 4 billion extra arms, etc., but seeing our babies grow up so close together will be a lifetime of memories and cherished moments that I wouldn't trade any amount of sanity and quiet for. I am one thankful mama!

We were able to have a 28 week ultra sound {see, I told you gestational diabetes had benefits!} on Tuesday and our little beauty is doing just perfect. Yes, she is head up and that same head is measuring approximately 2.5 weeks ahead of schedule, but she is perfect! She had her little arms up over her face the entire time and her tiny nose was adorable! I, of course, freaked out at the immediate finding out that she is head up. However, my OBGYN assures me that 95% of babies will descend head down in time for birth. Her abdomen was measuring exactly with her gestational age and smaller than her melon head, which is exactly what they wanted to see. With gestational diabetes, the danger is that their mid-section would grow larger than their head, thus making birth quite a risky procedure. Please join us in continuing to pray that she would a) go head down and b) continue to grow at a healthy rate and with her abdomen staying smaller than her head.

28 weeks around here looks a little like this...