28 Weeks

If you're holding your breath for a belly picture, you'd better hold it a little longer. Because it takes forever for my belly to look more pregnant and less beer gut, I'm waiting until at least thirty-some weeks to share it with the interweb. Sorry!

I did indeed have my routine checkup yesterday, and everything was... routine. In fact, I think it was the fastest I'd ever had an appointment there (and they are usually quite efficient). Everything looked good -- heart beat, belly growth, blood pressure, etc.

I have been having some moderate hip pain for the past couple of weeks, especially in my left hip. On Sunday, while teaching our little ones, I made the wise decision to sit in a preschool-sized chair. Doing so popped my hip out of place...whoops! Dr. D has suggested that I take breaks from doing things when I can to see if it helps; otherwise, if it continues for the next couple of weeks, I'm headed to physical therapy. Yikes!

The other exciting news of my appointment is that I am now starting the every-two-week visit cycle. Somehow, I'm already to the third trimester of this? I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is progressing. We have done nothing to prepare for Nora's arrival... so I guess I'd better get moving!

And speaking of moving, Michael and I are heading out of town tonight to celebrate our third anniversary. Mops and Pops will be keeping Phoebe for four days as we go on a getaway adventure. We're very excited to have some alone time and do some exploring together; we will, however, miss our critter! We're bringing the laptop, so we may decide to blog... otherwise, I'll return next week!