I am getting lots of healthy, belly-shaking, visible-from-the-outside kicks these days. Last week, I was laying on my side with my laptop on my hip and a kick came up and sent the laptop teetering!My third trimester has officially begun, which means (among other things) that I now start going to the doctor every two weeks. At my last doctor's visit, I took (and I'm very pleased and relieved to say, passed) my glucose test. Before this test, you have to drink a small bottle of straight glucose -- it tasted like an extra-sweet Sunkist -- before they draw your blood, which I found rather unpleasant (one of the nurses was like, "mmm, I love that stuff) in addition to the sugar crash which ensued later that afternoon. I am happy not to have to repeat the experience!
Supposedly, the Bopper now weighs two and a quarter pounds and measures just under 15 inches (which the online pregnancy updates I receive liken to the size of a Chinese cabbage). He now has eyelashes and can blink his eyes.
Tomorrow, we have our hospital tour at Durham Regional and on Sunday our first baby shower hosted by Lynn and Amy! In addition to it being our 3-year wedding anniversary on Wednesday, it's a big week!
