28 weeks

Today my sweet little girl is 28 weeks old! I can't believe it. It feels like only yesterday I was getting faint in the bathroom reading the pregnancy test! The second trimester was amazing... I felt so good and got to buy maternity clothes, we found out it was a girl and she started to kick. The third trimester is good, too, but in different ways. Then there are a few things that aren't so fun. My ligaments have started to loosen (which is normal) so sometimes when I walk, my hip kind of "goes out." I've also gained a LOT of weight and had to stop wearing my wedding rings after I woke up in the middle of the night to a throbbing swollen finger! And now, she kicks hard. None of those things really matter though and just let me know that the day is quickly approaching!

Speaking of "the DAY"... at my 28 wk visit, the Dr. schedule me for an induction on Aug. 5, which is a week early (39 weeks). Also, I BARELY passed the glucola test which checks your blood glucose level. Yikes, I probably should cut back on the sweets. I don't think icy pops really count though.

I decided to start doing some reading and preparing for her arrival this week. There are a LOT of books telling you how to be a good parent. I am planning on reading several to get different opinions, but yesterday I read Babywise. It is about getting your child on a feed, wake, sleep cycle which is crucial since I can only take a couple of weeks off work. But, the first chapter is about preserving your relationship with your spouse through the stress of a baby. I liked it and it felt good to start getting prepared for her arrival. Later that night though, I started worrying like crazy... what if she doesn't get on a good schedule, what if I can't breastfeed, what if we are clueless parents and don't do it right, what if what if what if. I've never been so excited about something and felt so unprepared in my life!

Luckily my husband is amazingly calm and talked me out of my insanity. The one thing I can be sure of in all this uncertainty is that Wes is going to be an awesome dad and that makes me smile.