Finally!

So I'm finally in my third trimester and on the downhill stretch. Yeah!! I went to the doctor last week and everything is progressing along. I took the 1 hour glucose test and it came back negative so tomorrow I go back for a 3 hour glucose test to find out if I have Gestational Diabetes. A lot of women fail the 1 hour and pass the 3 hour, so I am not too worried. I didn't have it last time and I have eaten a lot better this time and gained less weight, so hopefully I don't have it. I go in at 8:30 in the morning and have to stay there for three hours and have my blood tested every hour after I drink this very sweet drink. I can't have anything to eat or drink after midnight until I drink the juice, and then I won't be able to eat until about noon. Pray for me that I can make it! 12 hours without eating for a pregnant women is tough! I also am slightly anemic so I have to start taking iron supplements, which is pretty common in pregnancy, but hopefully that is what has been making me so tired and maybe they will help. I am feeling okay. A lot more tired than I remember the first time a round, and I am starting to feel the pains of pregnancy with a growing belly, but it is so worth it!

I also had another sonogram and got to see lots of pics of Tabitha. She is growing well and about at the 2 pound mark now. Savannah was with me and got to see too and she was so excited.



I read in my books that at this point baby's lungs are actually capable of breathing, which means if they were to be born prematurely, they'd have a very high chance of surviving. I feel like I can take a little breath of relief now and not worry quite so much.

On another note, we have now gotten down all of Savannah's baby stuff and gone through it to see what we need. I am glad I saved a lot of her stuff. I am just so excited to start working on the nursery at some point. We will start at the beginning of May. This weekend a friend of mine came over and helped me recover the glider/rocker with a pink chenille dot fabric that is so soft. It is adorable!

We have also now finished our registries. I say registries because we have registered at several places because I couldn't find everything at 1 or 2 places. Tabitha's nursery is going to pink and brown, so that is our theme. We are registered at Babies R Us, Baby Depot(at Burlington Coat Factory), Target, and on Amazon.com(they have a lot of great stuff). Babies R Us has a lot of stuff, but they are out of the Bouncer and Pack N Play we want so that is why we registered at Baby Depot. Target has a few things we like, and for some people it is a lot more convenient. We are having 2 baby showers- one in Houston at my parents house on May 24, and one in Dallas at our house on May 31. This is just how it worked out with planning, so they will be back to back, but I will still have another month to get it all together afterwards. I am hoping the next couple of months go by quickly and we are all really excited.