27 Weeks!!!

27 weeks and into my 3rd and FINAL trimester!! How exciting! Our little man will be here in about 12 weeks or less! Nick thinks he will be here earlier than 12 weeks! We cannot wait! We both continue to get bigger as the weeks pass by and I think that Brayden is getting stronger everyday. We can tell what little body parts he is pushing out now. At times my belly is lopsided because of the way he is laying. We can push on my belly and he pushes/kicks back! We love it. I love to sit and watch my belly move. It is totally amazing! He is still a very active baby. According to what I have read that he is starting to pack on the pounds and muscle tone is starting to develop.

My mom, step dad, and my brother came up last night to eat for my birthday. We all had a really good time. My brother also got to feel Brayden for the first time. He was pretty amazed. I am really glad that Josh was able to be in and was able to feel Brayden move. He seems really excited about becoming an uncle. :)

The other day I bought one of those Graco monitors that you can use to hear your baby's heartbeat just for fun. You can place it on my belly and hear him kick, hiccup and hear his heartbeat. Nick and I have heard his kicks and his heartbeat. I have not caught his hiccups yet, but he seems to be getting those pretty often. Nick and I were laying in bed the other night when Brayden got the hiccups. Nick was able to feel them and Nick said "awww....poor little guy! I hate having hiccups." It made me smile. I am sure they really don't bother him to much in there. :)

I still have been feeling pretty good besides the usual aches and pains here and there, but I definitely cannot complain. I am noticing that I am beginning to get tired a lot easier. Also I am starving ALL THE TIME! I had to change my diet and now I have to watch all my sugars/carbs due to the gestational diabetes. It is all worth it though. I have been doing really good so far. There are things that I crave and I know I cannot have it, so that is pretty hard. The dietitian told me that I can have about 210 carbs per day. I have to check my blood sugar 4 times a day. I have been doing really good with that as well. I am constantly watching everything I am eating. My birthday is today and we are going out to eat tonight, but definitely no birthday cake for me this year. :( I told my mom and Nick that as soon as Brayden is born I want a REALLY good meal and CHOCOLATE CAKE!! Or Coldstone ice cream will do too! :) That is my only request.

I have to go to my pre-admission appointment on Monday. It seems so crazy!! Then on Tuesday I go back and see the dietitian. We will see how she thinks I have been doing.

Anyway...here are my 27 week belly shots!

I am hoping that Nick and I will be able to work on the nursery some this week and maybe have some photos next week. We were so busy this week that we did not have the chance. If so, I will have those for you next week. (no promises though) :) I guess that is all for now. Keep checking back for more updates!

Love you all,

Nick, Amy and Brayden