28 weeks.

week: 28

baby stats: small smalls is the size of a chinese cabbage or an acorn squash.  the average bebe weighs about 2.5-3.8 lbs at this point and is 15.2-16.7 inches.  that seems really specific, but whatever.  anyway...because we had an ultrasound last friday, we know this bebe is about 2.5 lbs, measuring on track with a slightly larger head than the rest of its body (taking after its sister already!).  lungs are developing, fat is accumulating, and in general we are in hyper growth mode now.  

aversions/cravings: mexican food.  m&m's.  

bump: i haven't noticed a big size differential this week.  what i do notice are some days it looks like i am carrying at boob level and some days it looks like this baby is full on in my pelvis.  

worries: we had the 28 week ultrasound on friday afternoon at the same time as my glucose screening and other blood work.  the ultrasound was really fun, though i still think i'm not 100% crazy about that procedure.  i just feel like i'm spying on the baby and that's its personal time in there, ya know?  am i the only person who feels like this?  anyway...of course, i LOVE seeing small smalls and that s/he is fine, it just kind of feels like watching a creepy art movie to me.  SO...the good news is, kidneys look good.  still towards the upper limits of normal, but within normal range.  huge relief.  amniotic fluid looks good and everything else looks normal (big head, but i expected that).  the bebe is breech right now, which is of course no big deal at 28 weeks.  s/he had its face smashed up against the wall of my uterus, so we didn't get any really good pictures, but that is ok.  we did get to see a really cool view of him/her sticking its tongue out and gulping amniotic fluid, which was wild and really rad to watch.
yesterday, i got the call from my favorite nurse that i have gestational diabetes.  i had to do the three hour test with ek and ended up being fine, but apparently my glucose levels were so high this time that they just declared me diabetic and now i'm doing finger sticks 4 times a day.  i was really surprised, honestly, since i felt like i was so much more...in control for this pregnancy.  but, i know i gained a ton of weight with ek the last 10 weeks and i feel like this is just an opportunity to make sure i'm taking really good care of myself and the baby.  it's annoying to have one more thing to deal with/think about/plan for/monitor.  but, not bad at all considering all the scary and terrible things that my brain can conjure.  so.  i'm cutting out refined carbs and sugar (it's really just the m&m's but MAN i love those things).  trying to focus on protein intake, which is good at this point considering all the brain development happening.  

looking forward to: more ultrasounds, i guess?  since baby is breech and i have GD, i am thinking i will have several more to monitor size and position.  

boy or girl?: boy....boys are trouble, i tell ya!  (that is a joke).  

missing the most: now?  m&m's.  

pregnancy milestone: less than three months to go!