Baby update.....

Today our little man is 27+4 weeks old. I just can't believe that in 3months or less we will meet our second baby boy. I saw Dr. Chatelain (our perinatalogist) at work today and he was sweet enough to do an ultrasound for me. The baby looks wonderful head to toe and is measuring exactly with my dates, even though my uterus is measuring a little big! HA!! I think my babies just like large condos to grow in! The baby is so active and moved the whole time we were looking at him. One time he had his fists up and ready and Dr. Chatelain laughed that he thought Jackson may be in the room and he was just getting ready. I told him that the poor little thing was used to being on gaurd all the time. He said that the baby weighs 2lb6oz and his feet are 2 3/4 in long. I also got some great pics to show Jason. It's such a relief to have someone I trust so much tell me that our baby is perfectly healthy. I'm so thankful that Dr. Chatelain took time out for me today.
On another note, I found Jackson's baby journal the other day and began to feel really guilty that I haven't kept up with this pregnancy like I did his. I promise that I will try to do better. I see Dr. Simmons again next week so I will obtain all me stats from my past visits to post on here. Yes, I will post my weight if everyone promises to not mention it out loud!!
the pregnancy has gone pretty good so far. We started out with my gall bladder attack which is how we found out we were pregnant. Then I saw an expensive dietian ($198.00) who told me a little about a low fat diet. I initally lost a lot of weight b/c I was on a diet that included 10gms of fat a day for the first 2 months. I have to say I was looking good those first two months ! Ha!! Then it increased to 50gms and the last few weeks you don't want to know. I'll just say, if I have an attack it's all my fault for eating hostess orange cupcakes, the dairy bars pecan pie, Melissa's famous choc. chip cookies and Kay's coconut pie. I started out with no cravings then for the first 51/2 months I just wanted apples with salt, now I want good sweets. What I mean is that I don't waste my fat gms on candy, I go for the homebaked stuff. I think Easter did me in though. I haven't wanted sweets in the last two days. I think I just got scared that I wasn't going to have sweets at all b/c I failed my initial glucose screening at 24weeks. Then I went in for the four hour testing and passed 4 out of five of the tests. ( I flunked the 4th one!) It's like I was consuming everything I couldn't have. For the first 4-5 months my abd would swell considerably and hurt slightly if I ate to much or ate the wrong things and I was tired and irritable. Now I feel much better and have more energy. Is it the honeymoon period or the sweets?? I have been really thirsty the whole pregnancy and drink about 2L of water a day. I also have an occasional dr. pepper, sorry! You move all the time and seem to stay on my right side. Right now your head is on my right with your back going along the bottom of my stomach and feet on the left side. I'm guessing that your feet are what's dancing on my bladder every 10 mins. I haven't really gotten in the mood to clean house and prepare. I spent all day monday cleaning , including doors and baseboards. I'm over ready to prepare you room and Jackson's. And more than ready to give you a perfect name!!! Your dad and I are going to write down our favs b/w now and May 1st and discuss it over our 5th anniversary dinner. It's just been so hard to find something , nothing sounds right. My belly is measuring 40in round at this time. I can definitely feel you make large movements and ball up. Today I noticed a few contractions. I have noticed a few at work lately, but none at home. I think they are just braxton hicks contractions and I need to find quiet sit down times at work. My ankles are only swelling a little a work and I can still wear my regular jeans. This is the one time that I can thank jean designers for low rise pants. On the other hand, I have to have maternity shirts to cover my ever growing low rise baby belly. Jackson has started talking about baby brother more. He pats my belly and tells you hi at the strangest times, like when he wants out of something. Occasionally he raises my shirt and kisses my belly rubbing it real softly. I just hope he understands when you get here. I look so forward to the two of you being close buddies. This morning he woke up at 4am and got in bed next to me. He snuggled up as close as he could with his head buried in my next and fell asleep. I laid there enjoying every little breath he took and at the same time you were moving around. I couldn't imagine a more perfect moment with my boys. I am so lucky to feel love in its rawest form and to experience such innocence and perfection. I am truly blessed by the hands of the Lord!!