28 Weeks!

I made it -- I hit the first of my gestational milestones! I have now carried this baby longer than I carried Max (who was born at 27 weeks, 5 days). It's a big relief to know that no matter what happens now, at least I won't have a "preemier" preemie. When I was stuck in the hospital at 22 weeks, 28 weeks seemed like an almost unachievable goal, so I'm VERY happy to have made it this far. We're still a long way from being out of the woods, but I'm encouraged by the way things are going. Now lets see if I can get to 30 weeks!

My belly has popped out a lot in the last week, so I'm definitely bigger than I ever was with Max. I feel huge and it is a little daunting to think that my stomach has a lot more growing to do. I'm also experiencing another problem that I didn't run into with my last pregnancy -- I'm growing out of some of my maternity clothes! Of course, these are all good problems to have. ;)

I see my OB tomorrow for my weekly checkup -- she'll probably schedule me for another ultrasound next week. They haven't done a fetal weight check ultrasound since 22 weeks -- I hope they do one soon because I'd be interested to see how much they think this little girl weighs. I believe she's still breech and sitting down low -- she seems pretty comfy down there. She somehow manages to bop me in the hip bone on both sides simultaneously, although I'm not quite sure how she manages that! At least she has gotten big enough or rearranged herself so that she isn't constantly kicking me in the crotch -- aside from feeling unpleasant, I don't think my cervix needs any extra abuse. ;)

My doctor said I'm allowed to sit in the pool -- since the weather is supposed to warm up later this week, I'm hoping to spend some time cooling off in the water and getting some fresh air! I'm starting to look a little too "cave dweller" for my taste (gotta love that fish-belly white skin and the dark circles under the eyes :P). Grandma and Grandpa got Max a new froggy floaty that he's dying to try out too!