Pregnancy 23-29 weeks

Last update was at 23 weeks, after the baby moon.  I'm now 29 1/2 (my weeks turn over on Saturdays) so we'll do a quick recap!
24 weeks- still feeling good at this point! Same backaches and left knee pain, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Can't believe 6 months has flown by. Prepping for a friend's shower and Gasparilla!! We went out and celebrated pirate style (but sober) in my "baby pirate in the brig" shirt, then celebrated Z's cousins's 2nd birthday.  Announced his name to family and friends.

25 weeks-  got to celebrate with friends for another friend's shower this weekend. Her grandma asked me if I was due before her, and I got to explain I'm 8 weeks behind her. Belly is getting bigger and everyone comments on it, but so far no weight gain anywhere else.

26 weeks- went to the state fair! Ate lots of things, drank a ton of lemonade and walked around a surprising amount.  Got home with a knee ache so iced it and made Z rub it down.  Other than that just getting through the weeks at work, coming up with a budget plan for maternity leave and post baby, and booking some last minute weddings!

27 weeks- Valentine's Day weekend.  We spent V Day home on the couch eating pizza and watching movies. the 15th was our child birth class ALL day and I felt like we knew a lot going in. They did cover c sections and all the tools used during birth, as well as few breathing techniques so I definitely felt like it was worth the 6 hours. Had our hospital tour and I feel really good about delivering there. Both the labor rooms, and post partum rooms are nice and big and comfy looking, and the nurses all seemed really great. Also got to celebrate one best friend's son's 1st birthday with an Elmo party!

28 weeks- last weekend of February. How time flies!! I met with a new couple this weekend and booked a wedding for July of this year, YAY! Mainly just hung out with Z, and then went out to dinner to celebrate bestie's birthday!! Took my glucose test and later learned I failed by 9 points. Retest is this Friday.

29 weeks- EEEK! This past weekend I had a wedding on Saturday that Z helped with, and while the caterer was a nightmare we got through it and everything went off smoothly.  He's a really good helper, and having him or my assistant around at this point is definitely necessary. I don't move as quick as I used to. Everyone kept asking if I was about to pop.
Sunday the 2nd was our co-ed baby shower! Besties Brie and Alicia, and MIL put it on for us and went above and beyond. It was better than anything I'd hoped for, and I couldn't have thrown a better shower myself.  We had about 45 people come, family and friends and it was a great time! Lots of good food and conversation, and then we opened a huge pile of gifts! People are so sweet and so generous and we got a lot of the big things we still needed, as well as a ton of little things! Thank you notes have been sent, now I just have to wait for our completion discounts to come in so I can buy the rest :)  I was wiped out afterwards so we just crashed hard and early.

Monday was my 30 week appt, and I met with a dr I hadn't seen before. I loved him, and he said that baby is measuring BIG. a few weeks ahead in fact, but he said it does not mean my due date moves or that he's coming early. They've scheduled me for an ultrasound this week to actually measure the baby and then go from there, but it looks like we may have to change the birth plan. The earliest they'll induce or c-section is 39 weeks, which is awesome so we just pray he stays comfy and healthy in there until then.  I'm glad to finally have some confirmation since I've thought from day one he was a big boy, and everyone always comments on how HUGE I am, so it's nice to know.  My 3 hour glucose test is this week as well, so prayers I pass it please :)