Welcome to the Third Trimester - Month 7

28 weeks Making it to the Third Trimester... and all those thoughts that come with it By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can open and close her eyes, which now sport lashes. This movement is more of a reflexive blink than a deliberate opening and closing, but it won't be long before she's batting those beauties at you.  (www.babycenter.com) Me...

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Test for Gestational Diabetes - Month 7

week 28 Passing the Gestational Diabetes Test I was warned I'd be drinking the grossest sugary drink of my life, and I'd have two gross options to chose from: orange or fruit punch. I prepared myself for nasty, but the drink really wasn't as bad as everyone made it sound. I swear some people just love making new moms squirm. I had five minutes to drink the orange sugar drink down The nurse in the lab filled up my cup and told me I had...

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