Calling All Family Tree-ers

So Drew and I have been trying to firm up our name plans for Bump. We have concrete plans for the first name (boy and girl)- sorry not sharing! But we're struggling a bit with the middle names for each side. I was hoping some family members out there (Kelly- heard you might be one of them) might have a family tree handle to throw some ancestral first/middle name suggestions at us. If you have any ideas... just post a comment to this post and I will check them out. Thanks for your help! It would be fun to keep the names in the family.

Appointment Schedule

Last Friday I went for another check-up appointment and to have my glucose tested. For the glucose testing you have to drink this super sugary liquid and wait an hour. The lab then draws blood to test to see if your baby is at risk for gestational diabetes. I guess I will get those test results back when I go for my next appointment.

After the glucose test I met with Dr. Streeter again. She measured my belly, took my blood pressure, and listened to the baby's heartbeat. She said everything looked/sounded great but that my belly was measuring on the small side of average (this will be a shock to my family who thinks my belly is unusually large looking). I was a bit discouraged about the belly measurement news but then after talking to Drew about it cheered up a bit. Like he said, the measurements are all an average... so compared to other American mothers I am just below average. Really that might just mean I was smaller to start with- not that the baby is smaller. But we will find out for sure because Dr. Streeter wanted to schedule another ultrasound.

G Diapers

While reading one of our baby magazines, I discovered a new product called G Diapers. They're a hybrid between cloth and disposable diapers created by this cute young American/Australian couple with two boys. At first I couldn't find them on Target.com or BabiesRUs.com to register for- but now finally both places have them. I was very excited... too excited about diapers really! The diapers have a disposable interior lining that you can either flush, compost, or throw out (and it will decompose in 50 days- unlike traditional disposable diapers which take 500 years!). To learn more check out gdiapers.com.

Goodbye Toes

Just a funny little picture to show you that from my 5'8" perspective I am losing my toes. Getting my shoes and socks on and off is getting harder and harder too.

Merry Christmas From Bump

We had a lovely Christmas. I had in my head the whole time that this would be our last Christmas as a child-less couple. It was certainly relaxing. But, needless to say, we are very excited to have a little one around next year.

7 Months Today!

I am officially seven months today! And I am now officially in my third trimester. Some more major milestones are happening in there. From my own experience I have noticed that the movements have become less punchy- they're now more like fingers rubbing across my belly or like elbows scraping against me. The movements are more frequent but don't last as long as they did a month ago. I don't have anything to compare to but I feel like this baby is very active.

As for the professionals... well they say the baby now weighs (on average) 2 1/4 lbs, about the same as a head of Chinese cabbage. He or she measure 14.8 inches from top of head to toe (again, on average). The baby is also busy blinking his/her eyes with its new eyelashes. The eye sight has developed enough that some babies may be able to see light filtering through from outside the womb. Bump is busy preparing for life after birth by packing on baby fat. And he/she is also busy developing billions of neurons in his/her brain.

One of the websites I follow for prenatal development information said that I am due to gain 11 pounds this trimester. That will, sad to say, make me heavier than my husband. Oh well. I plan to order Tracy Anderson's post-pregnancy workout video at some point to help shed the pounds.

On The Up-Swing

I am finally starting to feel a little bit better after 7 weeks of this virus. What a pain its been. After I finished my prescription of codeine, the doctor had me try Zithromax, an antibiotic. Typically the "z-pack" is only a five-day prescription but the midwife I saw gave me a second week in case the first was unsuccessful. Today was my last day of the pills... and I feel like maybe it is starting to go away finally. Either way I am done with pills for a while. Now I am just down to a nasty cough.

Poor Drew not only had to deal with me being sick but also got sick himself. He spent most of Sunday in bed. Luckily, he is not pregnant, so was able to get over it much faster than I was.