26 weeks...

Hey guys! It has been a while since my last blog post. I post my weekly bump pictures on my social media page, but tend to update here after appointments (although I completely missed an update after my last appt). Please forgive me! Given that appts are still monthly at this point updates haven't been as frequent as I would maybe like. 😉

Things are still going well with this pregnancy. Pretty normal and routine I guess. I've decided that this baby is definitely treating me differently in everyway possible then my girls did. I've had weight gain in my chest (not totally complaining about it) and my thighs (could do without that) not to mention he also makes me far more clumsy and emotional 😂 Ian said he prefers me pregnant with girls and to be honest I do too! Not that this pregnancy has been hard or unenjoyable, it's just all around different. 

At the end of March we had a routine appt and Mac man was looking good. Measuring a few days ahead, nice strong heartbeat and was very active during the ultrasound. We only got a couple of pictures, but I'm just happy to see him doing so well in there!

It always makes me laugh when I send ultrasound pictures to the guys because they always say "cute! but I have no idea what we are looking at" 😂 I've gotten really good at labeling the pictures for them so they know without a doubt what they are seeing!

 Here Little Mac is listening to his daddies read to him. He always moves around a bit at the beginning of a story and then settles down nicely for the remainder of it. He really loves music too. One of his dad's is a big Celine Dion and Lady Gaga fan so I have been playing some of their music for him and he moves like crazy nearly everytime.

Here are our weekly bump pictures since my last post... I've really been slacking so there are quite a few!  He is definitely growing like crazy in there!

On Tuesday I went and did my routine glucose test. It wasn't bad, but I was more nervous about it this time simply because other surrogates in our group have been failing the one hour test when they had never had issues with their previous pregnancies. I chose orange since I had that with both the girls and knew it wasn't too bad. I waited my hour and had my blood drawn and was on my way. Nothing too exciting. 

Wednesday morning I had a scheduled appt with my doctor and found out they had already received my results. I "failed" my 1 hour glucose test by a measley 10 points! Not thrilled about having to go back to the lab and sit there for 3 hours this next time, but my doctor said he isn't worried as I barely "failed." Apparently your blood glucose level needs to be 140 or less and mine was 150. Yet again, something else I have not experienced with my girls! The guys are not concerned and one of the dad's mother is a doctor and she said where they live they wouldn't even require me to retest. It was just a quick appt though and other then having to redo my glucose test everything with Little Mac is looking great. He is measuring well, heartrate is strong and fluid levels are excellent. I was able to capture a quick little video during the ultrasound to send to the guys!

 

I can not belive how quickly our journey is going. In two weeks I start the third trimester...not quite sure how that happened so fast. 5 more weeks until my next routine appt. In just 10 weeks the guys will be back here in Florida and we will take our maternity pictures with them and then spend quality time together until the little man decides to arrive. And exactly 14 weeks until our due date! So CRAZY! I am a bit all over the place as emotions go to be honest. I know Mac's arrival is not the end of the journey (just the end of this chapter) but I have really enjoyed everything so far and do not want to see it end. I love being pregnant and having the ability to do this for them, but am also ready to see them hold their baby boy and be father's. I'm excited for the guys and their families to come to Florida for the birth. I am excited to meet Little Mac and see what he looks like and hold him for the first time outside of my belly. For my girls to meet the little guy that they talk to, hug and kiss all the time and who kicks them when they cuddle with their mama. My family has been so supportive and involved in this journey and I am excited for all of them to experience the pure joy that this pregnancy has given me when they get to meet Little Mac. 

So that there isn't a whole month between my next post, I am thinking about compiling a list of some of the things I/we have been asked, reactions received from people who find out I am a surrogate etc. (some are serious and completely genuine, others surprising and funny) Would anyone be interested?

Well, until next time friends!