Only 12 more weeks to go!

Slowly but surely I am moving along in this pregnancy.  I am officially 27 weeks pregnant today.  It still seems like a while to go until we can meet our little guy, but I can be induced in 12 weeks from today, and when I think about it that way, it doesn't seem that long away!  The first 12 weeks of my pregnancy went pretty fast so this can too, right?  I love feeling him move all over in there, but I am just ready to hold him and watch his big sister and brother interact and love on him!

I had my 26-week appointment last week and was shocked to hear that I already have to start going to the doctor every 2 weeks now!  That is another great sign that I'm moving along!  I had my gestational diabetes test at that appointment, and I passed with flying colors!  After drinking that sugar drink, this little guy gave the nurse a run for her money when she was trying to get his heartbeat.  Everytime she would get the doppler on my stomach in the right spot to hear his heartbeat, he would move away and she would have to go chasing him.  The game went on for several minutes before he finally stayed put long enough to get a reading (144 bpm).  We laughed so hard because it was like he was purposely moving away from her to play a game!  I guess that means we will have yet a third child with a mind of his own (not that I expect anything less!).  I have been having a few "issues" that I mentioned to the OB (it wasn't my regular OB at the visit), and she thought they sounded like contractions and instructed me to get in immediately if I had more than four an hour.  I have tried slowing down and not doing as much since then (which is hard for me, especially with two kids), but it seems to be helping as I haven't had anything as severe as I was having.  (I was having what I describe as heartburn in my stomach.  It was significant enough that I would have to stop and not move until it passed after a minute.  These always started after a long day of running around,  lifting Justin and laundry baskets, etc.  I never had any type of contractions prior to active labor with my last two so this is new to me.)  I would go nuts on bedrest though and this baby can't come just yet so I am trying to slow down and sit more often! 

Here's my belly at 27 weeks today!