Baby Bodo and Mommy's Belly

I am currently 28 weeks pregnant - third trimester here we come! - and I realized I hadn't posted a single picture of my belly! Poor baby Bodo may end up with a complex since Sully had a whole pregnancy blog (which I have since printed and scrapbooked), and I kept a Belly Book with weekly belly pictures. I figured Bodo should at least get one designated blog post - so here's my belly!

We spent last weekend in Sherrard at Grandma and Grandpa Willhite's house, and on Saturday night, Mark and I got to go out on a date in honor of my birthday. So this is us all decked out for dinner and bowling. (I did pretty well for a pregnant lady! Although we did end up on bumper bowling lane, so maybe that was part of the reason for my decent scores....)

And in three days with Mark's family, no hints were dropped and no slips were made, so Baby Bodo's gender is still a secret (to Mark and me anyway...). For those who might not have heard this story, Grandma Willhite's Christmas present was finding out the sex of her newest grandchild - provided she didn't tell me what it was. (Which also meant Mark has to be in the dark or he would just lord it over me and pester me until I went crazy.) And as long as she could keep his mouth in check, she could tell Grandpa Willhite too. So Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Todd all know Baby Bodo's secret, and I have to give them credit - they have done a very good job keeping it all hush hush so far. (Even if Dale and Todd think I'm illogical and don't understand why I don't want to know....they have at least honored my wishes and I am appreciative.)

Bodo seems to be doing well, though. Moving and grooving all the time - much more so than Sully did. I had a doctor's appointment on Thursday and they were able to find the heartbeat immediately. It sounded strong and was loud, so that was reassuring. I also had my glucose test, but they won't have the results back on that until sometime next week. They checked my hemoglobin, though, and I'm not anemic, so that's good. Now that I'm in the third trimester I have to start going every 2 weeks, so I go back at 30 weeks and will have another ultrasound. (Where I will still ask that they do not tell me the gender. I know...it's weird, but the mystery is important to me.)

So there's the Bodo update. I am sure there will be more news to post as I continue to grow. I will also try to take some more pictures so my poor little baby doesn't feel unloved. Until then, here's hoping the third trimester isn't too uncomfortable. Farewell Golden Age!