25 week update

I am finally catching up on my posts! I went to the doctor last week and had my glucose screening test done which is a pre-screening for gestational diabetes. Besides the test it was a short check up. Dr. Matthews listened to the baby's heartbeat (148 bpm), measured vertically across my belly, and said everything looks great. For the test I had to drink this orange sugar water, wait an hour, then the nurse took my blood. I used to be terrified of having my blood taken but now I am used to it, as long as I don't watch! My doctor said if I didn't hear from him by the end of the week then the results are good and he would go over them at my next appointment. I didn't hear from him so I do not have gestational diabetes, which is wonderful news.

I continue to feel the baby move and kick, which still amazes me every time! We even watch my baby bump at night now as it jumps and moves. Our baby boy was about the size of an ear of corn last week. Here is how he is developing at week 25:


Your pregnancy: 25 weeks
How your baby's growing: Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. His weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but he's beginning to exchange his long, lean look for some baby fat. As he does, his wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and he'll start to look more and more like a newborn. He's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

My next appointment is on Monday February 2nd. It will be a routine appointment where they check my weight, blood pressure, protein levels, the baby's heartbeat and measure across my growing baby bump! We are going to make the appointment then for our 3D ultrasound, which my doctor recommended having done between 28-31 weeks. I can't wait to see that picture!

I have a pretty big to-do-list for the rest of this month. We are busy planning the nursery and getting everything ready! Everyone is asking if we have chosen a name yet and while I love monogrammed things so much, we can't have anything quite yet. We have narrowed our baby boy's name down to two and they both start with the letter "J" so his nickname is now "J" instead of little booger. I was beginning to think that might stick!