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The Third Trimester

4:46 pm CDT March 27, 2008
That's right -- I'm officially in my third trimester! How crazy is that?!? It feels like just yesterday that I was still able to shave my legs in the shower and paint my own toes….
I had my glucose screening this morning, and I FAILED it! Boooooooooo. My doctor assured me that it's not uncommon to fail the initial screening and that only 1/3 of women who fail it actually end up having gestational diabetes. Not knowing whether she was telling the truth or just trying to make me feel better, I got on the internet as soon as I got into work. Thankfully, she was telling the truth. I have to go back in next Tuesday for the actual glucose test, which includes drinking more of the disgusting sugary sweet orange stuff and then having blood taken three times over the course of three hours. Sounds fun, doesn't it? I mean, who doesn't enjoy spending 3+ hours at the doctor's office? Aside from the stupid glucose screening, though, everything is still looking great. When the nurse went to check the boy's heartbeat, he started wiggling around and kept trying to hide from her. I think he knew that we got stuck with the ONLY nurse that I don't like, and he was giving her a hard time on my behalf. Okay, probably not. But maybe.
On a brighter note, we've made serious progress on the nursery! Eric finished working on the crib, and it looks great! We still have some stuff to put away, some pictures and curtains to hang and that sort of thing, but it's definitely starting to come together. I'll attach some photos.
We've been doing some other work around the house, too, though none of it is quite as exciting as the boy's room. I think knowing that this baby is coming soon-ish and that realistically, we will not be focused on the house again for a while, has kicked us into gear a bit. We got a new dining room set, had the backsplash re-done in the kitchen, gave the living room a spring/summer make-over (yes, I'm a dork) and have been organizing our closets, garage and storage room above the garage. Our neighborhood is having a yard sale this spring, and I'm hoping we'll be able to get rid of a lot of the junk we've accumulated over the years. I mean, do I really need incense that I bought my freshman year in college? For that matter, do I really need incense at all? Yes, Mom, I really did just say that. And you have it in writing. You win.
We had a great time spending Easter with my sister's family last weekend. In the past, we've worried a little about Sophie (4) keeping up with Ted (5 1/2) during the Easter egg hunt, but she had no trouble at all this year. It probably helped that Ted avoided every single pink and purple egg like they were hand grenades. I mean, what boy in his right mind would touch plastic eggs in GIRL colors? Gross! After they had found all of the eggs and were sufficiently strung out on sugar, we went to church, where Sophie got bored and decided to entertain herself by whispering to her little cousin in my belly. This is all I could make out: "Hi. This is Sophie. I can't wait to meet you and play with you. I love you." She's such a little sweetie. We're so lucky that the boy will be close to his older cousins.
Well, I think that covers everything for now. I'll write again after my glucose test next Tuesday. Please keep your fingers crossed for me! I will be very, very sad if they tell me my love affair with maple syrup is over….

Lucy takes a moment to show us around her new room (we don't have the heart to tell her it isn't hers)

Eric checking out the results of his hard work

28 weeks...

and officially the size of a basketball

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