27 weeks 2 days

Yesterday Jesse and I went in for a super long appointment! We arrived at 3:15 at which point I chugged the sugary drink for my Glucose test to check for Gestational Diabetes. Then I left my urine sample and went in for an ultrasound. My uterus continues to look like it's back in a good shape. The baby is still nice and low and butt down - he's considered breech, but he's been breech since the beginning. Hopefully he explores other parts of his sac... The fluid amount looks good and all the organs are as formed as they should be and in their right place. 

Then, we went out into the waiting room. I was scheduled to do the blood draw for the Glucose test at 4:20 and at 4:00 I started to overheat, have a spinning head, get nauseous. I went to go check in with the phlebotemist and she was busy so I ran outside to get some fresh air. That seemed to help. At 4:15 I went back to the phlebotomist and she let me come sit down while she finished up paperwork. I also had blood drawn for the chicken pox exposure that I had last week. 

Then we got called in to the examination room. There was another student doing rounds so he came in and did the initial exam. As I went to lay down I saw the "alien head" coming out of my stomach and thought to ask about it. He poked at it for a few seconds and said it was worth bringing up to the doctor. He measured my uterus - 27 cm (again, right on track with my due date) and measured the heart beat - 138 beats per minute. The heartbeat sounds so strong and "normal"! When the doctor came in she looked at my "alien head" and confirmed that I have a hernia! She said it was a bit more pronounced than what she typically sees, but it's not uncommon. I just had a muscle poke through my abdominal wall. It doesn't hurt so at this point it's not a worry, just something they'll watch post baby to see if it heals itself . 

The most exciting news was seeing Adin after some baby fat has accumulated - he's a cutie! Of course, I'm biased :)