27 Weeks, Doctor Visit, and Sugar Test

Well, I am 27 weeks along and had a doctor's visit today. Dr. Hutchins did an ultrasound and Livee is measuring perfectly for her gestation date. She is 2 lbs, 5 oz.

I had gained 8 lbs this month, which is a big "Yikes!" for me. But I'm just going to try to eat better next month and regularly exercise, something I had been slacking off on. My sugar test came back at 138, and the cutoff is 140. So my doctor said to watch the sugar intake, which I had planned to do anyway. I told her I eat less sugar than most people, but I have been pretty bad the last month or so. Sugar is one thing that I can really get addicted to eating.

Anywho, I've gained around 15 lbs so far and if I can keep it under control then I will more than likely gain 25-30 overall. Here are the updated baby bump pictures.

On the left is 23 weeks, and on the right is 27 weeks.

I will go back in 3 weeks for another check-up and then will be scheduled for non-stress tests, which I do not look forward to doing. They're just so boring! I don't know how many I will have to have, but Dr. Hutchins sounded like it would be pretty often. After that I will go back every 2 weeks a couple of times and then every week. They will more than likely do another ultrasound at 32 weeks, then every 2 weeks after that.

I feel like I'm in the home stretch now, but then sometimes it seems like July will never get here! The critical period for monitoring Livee's growth is coming up, simply because 29 weeks is when it's more likely to stall, so keep us in your prayers!