30 Weeks appointment

We had another doctors appointment on May 2nd, just one day after the baby shower.  At this appointment I had my diabetes screening where I had to drink a glucose beverage (that ended up being really tasty) and have some blood drawn.  Everything came back normal, except my iron level is a little low.  It's really common in pregnant women and I'm taking an over-the-counter supplement for this.

Because my blood type is negative I also had to have a Rho-Gam shot.  This prevents my body from making antibodies towards the baby, should he/she turn out to have a positive blood type.  It really hurt!  I will have to get another one once the baby is born and in future pregnancies as well.  Lucky me!

We were able to see the baby in a sonogram, but he/she is now so big that we can't see the whole body in the screen.  The face is much more visible and the characteristics are starting to resemble an actual baby and not a sea monkey.  I have to say, I haven't ever been as torn to which gender I think the baby is!  After seeing our last sonogram, the profile looked just like Matt and somehow looked like a boy (without seeing the gender areas).  This time, the baby's face was much more clear and it looks a lot like me.... which completely stumps me.  I'll post the sonogram picture tomorrow so you can see for yourself. 

One more important piece of information is the expected date of arrival....  Originally we were told that the due date was July 23, then in the 26 week range we were told it was looking more like July 18th.  Once again, we have pushed up the schedule for little Baby Opitz's arrival to as early as July 9th! The circumference of the baby's head is what this prediction is based off of. 

Dear Baby Opitz,
The sooner the better!  We are ready and excited for you to get here!  Your crib is almost ready and the nursery is coming along nicely.  Your Dad put a lot of work into it.  I made you a linen pillow and blanket last night and I can't wait for you to use them.  We are so excited about our July baby!

Mother's Day continued

Since I went into great length about my special mother's day gift from my parents, I need to brag on my husband as well.  He is so sneaky - I had no idea he had planned anything.  He surprised me with a John Hart bag full of goodies and THREE cards (one from Matt, one from Russ and the other from Baby Opitz).  What a sweetheart!  He got the bag to use as our large/overnight baby bag.  In it were a pair of red Tom's to match the ones baby Opitz got at our baby shower and a sock rhino that we had on our registry.  All things I love and adore!  Thank you honey, for always being so sweet and thoughtful!