I had my regular visit with the midwife this week. She took my blood pressure, which she said was great! She also measured my fundal height, which is a measurement they take on the outside of your belly to record the size of the uterus. It's the distance from your pubic bone to the top of your uterus. This allows them to assess the baby's size, growth rate, and position. Ideally, since I was 24 weeks at my appointment, I should have measured 24cm, but I measured 26cm, which is still in the "acceptable" range (2cm more or less). Zane is getting big!
I also had to take my Gestational Diabetes test. For this, they gave me a sickly sweet orange drink that I had to consume 1 hour before coming into the office. They then took a blood test to measure how my body handled the high amount of sugar in the drink. I passed! Everything else in the appointment went well - Zane's heartbeat was normal, and he was being very active while she tried to take a listen to him.
We got our first real snowfall this week! It's been flurrying a little, but we actually got some snow to stick to the ground this time! I do love the snow, but I'm not a big fan of driving in it, especially since I don't have my snow tires on yet! Steve and I celebrated Thanksgiving by relaxing and lazying around the house all morning, then enjoyed a large feast with my side of the family. My sister, Renee, came back from Africa for a little while, so we got to see her for Thanksgiving. Steve's friend, Michelle, also came up to Maine and met us in Portland on Black Friday for a few hours and we did some shopping together. She also gave us an awesomely huge gift basket of baby stuff!!! I was able to find some maternity clothes in Portland on sale that day. I hate spending money on maternity clothes, knowing I'll only be wearing them for a few months, but I needed clothes that actually fit me!
On Sunday, Steve and I met up with my family at a local Christmas Tree farm to pick out our Christmas tree! I was really excited to get a big one this year, since we have higher ceilings in our new living room as compared to our old apartment. We got a great tree!
Zane should measure about 13.5 inches from crown to heel this week, and weigh a pound and a half! He should be growing more hair this week, and if we could see it, we would be able to see the color and texture! He should also now have a new sense of equilibrium, which means that he now knows which way is up, and which was is down! He's plumping up more, his hands (including his fingerprints!) are fully formed, AND the structure of the spine is beginning to form!
Here's me at 25 weeks:
How far along? 25 Weeks
Maternity clothes? I love my new maternity clothes especially!
Total Weight Gain: Gained those 2 pounds back this week, still leaving me at 5 pounds down from my pre-pregnancy weight!
Sleep: Leg cramps off and on, getting up to pee at least twice a night, trying to get comfortable always sleeping on my sides - eh, it's been OK
Best moment this week: Picking out a Christmas tree with Steve :)
Miss Anything? So many things . . . but he's worth it :)
Movement: He's very active! Kicking me on all sides of my belly, sometimes it feels like he's doing it with both feet! And Steve felt him kick a few more times :)
Food cravings: Nothing in particular I can think of
Anything making you queasy or sick: Random smells :)
Any other symptoms? All the same stuff
Have you started to show yet: More and more!
Gender prediction: Boy!
Labor Signs: Nope!
Belly Button in or out? In, though it's getting shallower . . .
Wedding rings on or off? On, I really haven't had much swelling in my hands and feet at all yet
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy most of the time, emotional sometimes
Looking forward to: Setting up our Christmas tree!
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