May 2, 2008

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  26 weeks… I passed the gestational diabetes test (yea!). Baby’s heart rate ranged from the 130s to 150s; I wondered if it was my caffeine intake, but my doctor assured me that it was normal for the heartrate to go up and down. I don’t recall that with Zachary. Weight was 164lbs; up 21 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight. My weight gain delta is trending almost exactly the same as my previous pregnancy. In terms of not-so-great news, my blood count is very low (25, not sure what the normal range is…), so I’ll be in for another blood draw/test in 4 weeks. I’ve had a number of blood draws already and it seems my count keeps dropping. My doctor is considering a transfusion. I hope not!

  

  We took some family pictures despite my bloated face. And since this is our last baby, we ended up getting pregnancy portraits to hang up in our master bedroom.

  

  Week 27 … Starting the 3rd trimester … Wow! My appointment cadence is now every 2 weeks instead of 4.  I’m starting to get some feet swelling and mild braxton hicks.

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