28 Weeks and Still No Name

This week marks my 28th week being pregnant with #2. Officially in my third trimester. I can now begin to count down the weeks rather than counting up. So, I am 12 weeks from my due date.


I can't believe I have that long to go!! I hate to admit it, but I feel like I am just waiting to begin this next chapter in our lives. And I hate waiting. For anything. Much less a new baby that will make us a family of 4 rather than 3. It is a big change.


I know I should be enjoying my time with just one baby, err, Big Boy. And I am. It is just that in the back of my mind I know that I am just waiting for #2 to come along and change everything. In a good way of course. I am just ready to get on with it, you know?!


Maybe I will be more at ease once I have Andrew transitioned to his new big boy room. We are in the process of changing our guest bedroom into Andrew's new room. We should be doing the bulk of the moving and rearranging in the next two weeks. I am really excited about his new room. I hope he is, although I am worried about putting him in a twin bed. One would think that I would be worried about his safety, but actually, I am more worried about him climbing out of his bed and not sleeping! Keeping Andrew on a good sleep schedule is pretty important in our house. For everyone's sanity!


Wasn't this post supposed to be about the pregnancy?!


Okay. The baby should weigh a little over 2 pounds. Personally, I think he weighs more than that. This week his is compared to a Chinese cabbage. Whatever that is. I always think it is funny how babies in the womb are compared to food.


So far this pregnancy has been boring/textbook compared to being pregnant with Andrew. At 28 weeks with Andrew, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and put on bed rest. My high blood pressure led to pre-eclampsia, and I delivered Andrew at 33 weeks.


So from this point on my pregnancy will definitely be a new experience. I am quickly finding out that being 28 weeks pregnant and on bedrest is quite different than being 28 weeks pregnant and chasing a two year old!


I am still able to participate in my step class two or three times a week. My goal is to make it to 30 weeks. But if I even remotely lose my balance before then, I am outta there! Andrew enjoys riding in the stroller so we also enjoy walks with Bentley. In the blazing heat. Which brings me to my next point.


I am soooo hot!! I couldn't imagine being at the very end of my pregnancy in this heat. I try to avoid being outside, although that is hard to do with Andrew. When we are outside, I am either in the shade or in the pool!


I have my glucose test this morning as well as a regular check of my blood pressure. Because this is the week that my blood pressure was high during Andrew's pregnancy, I would appreciate prayers.


I refuse to be on bedrest again!


Oh and about the name......we do have a first and middle that I love, but Rob only likes it if he "can't think of anything better". Go figure!