Week 29

I'm not sure if the picture does it justice or not, but I am feeling pretty huge these days!  And the scary part is I have another 11 weeks of growing to do before this baby is born!  We had our 28 week appointment earlier this week and found out that I passed the glucose screening test, meaning that I do not have gestational diabetes and don't have to do the follow up glucose tolerance test.  Yay!  I did have low iron levels though so I have to start taking another iron supplement, but that's not a big deal other than maybe making me a little more tired (which is not good on top of 12 hour workdays).  The baby has continued to be pretty active which is fun for us.  : ) 

We worked on our Babies R Us registry this weekend and Joel was quite a trooper!  Then we headed back to USA Baby to look at strollers again.  I think the stroller decision is almost as difficult for me as the name!  There are just SO many options out there and they all have their benefits and drawbacks.  At this point I think the front runner is the Baby Jogger City Select (http://www.babyjogger.com/city_select_lp.aspx), which is extremely versatile... you can use it with the seat, carseat adapter, or bassinet (if you purchase it), and the best part is with the purchase of a second full seat it actually becomes a double stroller when you need it to.  You can put it together in over 20 different combinations too (and the second child doesn't have to always look at the back of the other seat)!  Even though we are only having one baby now, we know so many people having to purchase a double stroller now that they are having their second, so we are thinking maybe it's a good idea to go with this one which we will use as a single now and a double later so we don't have to purchase a whole new stroller in a couple/few years when we have #2?  A lot of friends have also recommended the Bob, which we love and could jog with, but I'm not sure it has all the functionalities I want in my everyday stroller, so we may end up purchasing one of those as well down the road if we decide we do want a jogger. 

I am going to try to update the blog more often than once a week (and also post more pictures other than me standing in the living room) once work slows down a bit, but for now here's the week 29 update from What to Expect/pic from Baby Center: 

Unsightly yet harmless, varicose veins are simply swollen blood vessels that often surface on your body for the first time during pregnancy, especially if your mom or grandma had them. You may have a mild case (minor achiness and swelling) or you may be unlucky enough to experience real pain and bulging blue veins, usually from the ankle to the upper thigh. There are things you can do to alleviate this veiny situation, including watching your weight, keeping your blood flowing, and avoiding heavy lifting. And speaking of heavy lifting, your baby weighs nearly three pounds now and measures about 17 inches. Though she's getting pretty close to her birth length, she still has to chub out a bit. In fact, over the next 11 weeks, she'll more than double — or even come close to tripling — her weight. And as she grows and room in your womb gets tighter, you'll be less likely to feel those big kicks and more likely to get poked by an elbow or jabbed by a knee.