28 Weeks- 12 to GO!

My balance is starting to go and I'm feeling a little "front heavy." I actually fell forward going down some stairs when I was getting on the train to go to work the other day. Luckily I caught myself and landed on my knees, but it was a sight to see. Of course I am still sporting the 3-4 inch heels!

I have two more weeks of work remaining which I am excited and sort of sad about. It is a great place to work and I think I will miss it, but I don't think I will miss the hour and 20 minute commute. My last day of work is next Fri. and after work we are loading up the car and heading to Indiana for Christmas. Usually we just drive through the night and do the whole trip at once, but sitting in one spot for 12 hours is probably not a good idea pregnant, so we are going to split the trip up. We found a hotel at the halfway point that takes dogs so we are going to stop there with Amos and then finish the trip first thing in the morning. We get to stay in Indiana until New Years!! Andy is doing some work in Muncie while we are there so I get to stay a little longer. Then we are driving straight to Massachussetts from IN where Andy is directing a game and I will just go along with him. Praying that we have good weather along the way.

Childbirth Class Update...

Andy and I completed 3 of the 4 "Prepared Childbirth" classes at the hospital. The last class was the night before Thanksgiving and we had friends in town so we didn't make it, but we should be able to make it up. Everyone else in the class was due way ahead of me, but I am glad I took it early, I want to be as prepared as possible. Andy was really awesome and came with me and did great helping me with the breathing exercises. I don't know what I was expecting, but there really isn't much to this Lamaze stuff.....breathe in, ok, breathe out...slowly. Thats it!?? I thought it was some special thing or technique. I did learn how to time contractions, which was different then what I thought so that helps. Andy was really sick for one of the classes and instead of going and pissing a bunch of pregnant women off he stayed home...haha. Lucky for him it was the class where they showed an actual birth...I mean big screen, in your face- baby coming out type stuff! It was probably better he was not there. Another one of the husbands almost had to be taken to the ER after it! He was diabetic and all the sudden his wife stands up and says, uh, my husband isn't doing so good and the guy was completely white! They called the ER and came down to check him out, but he was fine, embarressed I'm sure.
The best part of the classes was touring the hospital. I got to see where I will be delivering, where they take the babies and the postpartum rooms- very spa like- my type of place! They have a massage room which they offer you a free massage before you head home from the hospital! How nice is that? I feel much more comfortable now seeing it and knowing sort of how it will be. It also seems like they are very open to natural childbirth, which was encouraging. They offer birthing balls and some L&D rooms have large tubs for laboring.
I got a free coupon to take any other class at the hospital so I am going to take the breastfeeding class probably in January, which I think will be very helpful!

I passed!

I had to take the one hour glucose test on Tuesday to see if I have gestational diabetes and I just got my results back and everything is fine!! It is a standard thing they give everyone at about 28 weeks, but I sorta thought I might have it. They just tell you to eat normally and then drink this orange sugary drink one hour prior to your appointment and then they take your blood. Sweets are my weakness and for a while my mom was borderline diabetic so I was really hoping I didn't have it! If you fail they make you take a test where you have to carbo load for 2 days straight and then drink this giant sugary drink and fast for like 12 hours or something so thankfully I don't have to go through that.