27 weeks

We had our 27 week appointment yesterday and boy was it an exciting one! We began with an ultrasound in which during I asked our technician how people get the 4d ultrasounds and she said well we will do one! Totally cool and with Keith and I never experiencing this before in previous pregnancies, it was quite awesome to watch the baby moving around. He/she loves their face covered and is very, very active. We also asked since it's 4d can you tell if it has hair, she said yes. Well as you can see there is none showing on the photos and when we moved on to the transvaginal ultrasound, because the baby is head down, there was none shown there either. Looks like we may have a baldy or at least a very light haired baby. This would be Keith's genes in and out as he was a very large, long, bald baby! After our ultrasound, Dr. Curtain came in and said our baby is very large, very large weighing in at almost 3 pounds already and we have increased amniotic fluid surrounding the baby, which is typically a sign of gestational diabetes so we now have to hightail it to the lab to get the glucose test done. During our appointment, Dr. Ambrose again repeatedly, kept mentioning gestational diabetes and the fact that our little one is not so little. All in all though, everything is looking great and we return in two weeks. Below are the stats.....

Belly: Large, but this is almost all baby with some fluid surrounding! I keep getting comments on how large I am. Well that's because a baby doesn't typically weigh almost 3 pounds well until 33-34 weeks~!

Belly Button: Almost out, I'm expecting it to "pop" any day now!

Stretch Marks: Unfortunately, Yes. I'm not one of those vain mothers that refuses to acknowledge what childbirth and pregnancy does to a woman's body, so I'm not too upset.

Weight Gain: +5 pounds totaling 10 pounds. Yes, 5 pound increase in 3 weeks.

Boy/Girl: Owen or Avery, we have no idea! Either way he/she will be perfect!

Feeling: A lot of energy, but with a cost.....I feel winded, full, backache, and my pubic bone is taking a beating.

Cravings: Nothing too crazy, still nothing that has really thrown me for a loop.

Sleep: This department is really starting to suffer! I'm so comfortable on the couch but must sleep in bed next to Keith. He did offer to sleep on the living room floor next to me, but I won't do that to him.

Morning Sickness: Still there and going. I've come to the conclusion we will have a relationship until the baby comes.

Baby: Should be almost 2 pounds and 14 inches long. Ours is almost 3 pounds and is 16 inches long. Growing, growing, growing and I decided I'm not even wasting my time washing my preemie clothes. They will all be returned to my sister as in 2 more pounds of growth, we certainly won't be needing them!

We return to the drs in 2 weeks. We should have more updates then on our glucose screening. I'm pretty sure they will be sending me for the 3 hour test though :( that makes me unhappy, but we must keep baby safe and happy!