28 Week Check-Up

This past Tuesday I went for my 28 week check-up to the OB. I am officially in my 3rd trimester with only 12 more weeks to go! I had a great report. I have gained a total of 14 pounds which the doctor said was textbook perfect. He listened to her heartbeat which was wonderful and always good to hear. Then he measured my uterus again. The uterus' length should measure in centimeters how far along I am. He said it was measuring 28.5-29 which means I am right on track. So everything looks great! I asked a few questions that I had and that was it. We talked a little bit about epidurals and then how labor/delivery works with the doctors. Whichever doctor in the practice (there is 3) is on call will be the one that delivers. Unless there is complications, the doctor usually isn't there until the end when the baby is ready to be delivered. The nursing staff handle checking me and everything else. He said that the two midwives that are in my practice are around a lot too there so they will be available at times. I have two of three doctors - Shuwarger and Robertson (both males). I definitely like Robertson better - he is my regular GYN. I see the female doctor next time and I have heard she is really great too. As long as the baby comes out healthy, that's all that matters though! I now start going every 2 weeks for the next 2 months and then the last month I will see them every week until I go into labor. Here are some belly pics for this week:

On an exciting note, Matt's mom told me that if I wanted to get a complete 3D/4D ultrasound done that they would like to pay for it. My practice is the only one in Lynchburg that has the technology so far and they still aren't scheduling appointments because they still have more training to complete. So we have decided to just have it done in Virginia Beach when we go home for the shower next weekend. That way our parents will be able to go too. I am having it done at the same place that Matt's sister had hers. I'm really excited because our baby girl will be chubbier this time and we'll get to see her moving all around! I also caught our baby girl on video this week kicking my belly. She starts doing it around 30 seconds into the clip so keep watching!