28 weeks!

Happy belated Thanksgiving! We had a really nice meal and visit with Eric, Melissa, Ruby, & Mable on Thursday! I made it a vow to eat whatever I wanted on Thanksgiving and not allow my diabetic diet to ruin the festivities. I'll admit, I was a little nervous about how high my blood sugar would shoot up after eating dressing, corn casserole, and sweet potatoes. But, much to my surprise, my sugar level was only 111 just two hours after eating! I was shocked!! It just goes to show that sometimes, in pregnancy, your blood sugar can be more affected by what your hormones are doing that day than by what you eat. I thoroughly enjoyed the meal and went back to my diabetic diet the next morning, like a good borderline-GD mommy-to-be.

I must note that, the night before, I had a few kitchen mishaps which I blame entirely on pregnancy fatigue. I had decided that I would make the ambrosia salad and cranberry salad the night before, since they needed to set up in the fridge for several hours. Mishap #1: While cooking the cherry jello on the stove, I walked away for 10 seconds and it completely boiled over -- gelatin and all. Needless to say, we had a yucky, red, gelatinous mess all over the stove top. Shawn quickly came to my rescue and cleaned it all up. Mishap #2: While preparing the ingredients for the ambrosia salad, I dropped the glass pyrex measuring cup on the floor and it shattered in 5 million pieces on the floor. We found glass all over the kitchen, in the dining room, in the living room... it was everywhere. So Shawn sent me outside with the dogs to get some fresh air while he cleaned it all up. He's my hero. The food turned out great in the end, but I was extremely exhausted. I guess growing a small human will do that to ya. ;-)

How I’m Changing

Total weight gain: 13 lbs (0 lb gain this week)

Maternity clothes? yes

Stretch marks? no

Sleep: pretty solid (and I'll enjoy it as long as I can!)

Best moment this week: making it to the 3rd trimester!

Miss Anything? my old eating habits :-(

Movement: lots of flips and turns throughout the day & night

Food cravings: not really, just miss bread & sugar a little
Anything making you queasy or sick: no

Gender: girl

Symptoms: swollen feet & ankles

Belly Button in or out? in, just barely

Wedding rings on or off? off

Happy or Moody most of the time: grouch

Looking forward to: my mom coming to help decorate for Christmas and set up the nursery next weekend!

Blake Alexis Kirby Week 28 Update:

Your baby's the size of an eggplant! Putting on layers of fat, your baby now weighs in around 1.5 to 2.5 pounds and measures about 13.6 to 14.8 inches. She's starting to develop more fat, so her wrinkly skin will start to get smoother. Her lungs are mature enough that she'd probably survive if she was born now. Wow!