28 weeks

• Hello third trimester!  My mom says I have officially "popped."  I don't know, but I feel pretty huge - At my pre-natal appointment last week I had gained 15 pounds.  At this point with Patrick I had only gained 7 pounds, so things are a little different this time!

• My glucose test to screen for gestational diabetes is scheduled for this week, so I have to fast after midnight, drink the infamous orange drink in the morning, then go immediately to have blood drawn at the lab.  Yay!

• Now I know nesting doesn't usually begin until you're close to delivering, but I have felt almost in a panic about getting our house ready for another baby.  I bought paint for the dining room, painted a corner and decided it was waaaaay too much work.  After having an emotional breakdown, (literally, Patrick was scared - "Mommy?  Mommy?") I got Jeff to work on the painting, woo hoo!  Along with painting, I called a cleaning business to schedule a couch, rug and upholstered chair cleansing.  Aaaannnd I called to schedule a deep cleaning for the beginning of October.  Like, behind the fridge and under the TV stand, baseboards, etc.  Things that I just don't have the energy for.  This house is going to be spick and span.

• Speaking of getting ready for baby, I've been picking up odds and ends whenever possible - swaddles, washcloths, and sleep n' plays.  All we really need is white onesies and we'll be set.  Oh and my friend Sara so graciously offered her co-sleeper for us to borrow, which I am beyond thrilled about.  I also bought a couple of nursing tanks from Target, which is something I didn't have the first time around.  They look so comfortable, and I'm looking forward to being nursing bra-less all the time.

• Our baby is the size of a large eggplant right now, which is ca-razy.  It's so hard to imagine such a large being inside of me, but I can sure feel him pushing around in there.  (By the way, the decrease in sugar has really made me feel better, as well as slowed down movement quite a bit.)

• I have yet another ultrasound (4th one!) scheduled for the end of the month to check on the baby's kidney - it was a little dilated last time, so they want to make sure it isn't getting worse.  I'm kind of excited to see my peanut on-screen again!  His face is just so beautiful.  And obviously I am praying that it's nothing major with his kidney. 

• Getting ready to be prego & working again:  remember all those working maternity outfits I posted about a few weeks ago?  Well I bit the bullet and ordered about four of them.  I knew I'd regret it if I didn't when the first day of school came around.  I've also been craving salads like a nut and I found these amazing Rubbermaid containers called Lunch Blox for packing my lunches.  They are sold as:  a salad kit, a sandwich kit, or an entree kit.  They also sell them for kids!