Happy Thursday!! I'm 27 weeks, Two Days Along

Happy Thursday friends!

I'm 27 weeks and two days along. That means I have exactly 88 days until I'm due on November 2. Although, I don't think I want to start actually counting down single days until I hit 21 days out. But, I am excited to count single weeks once I hit ten weeks out.

A few days ago I went in for a check-up and had a glucose screening test where they make you drink this sugary orange drink to see if you body metabolizes sugar correctly, to then see if you are a concern for different things. I came through with flying colors on that score.

My abdomen measured slightly big at 28 centimeters instead of 27. Usually the abdomen measurement coincides with the number of weeks that you are. Being slightly big is really not that big of a concern.

I normally see midwives and had the unusual opportunity to meet with a male doctor. The whole time that I was talking to him I kept thinking to myself that there is no way he could really understand what I'm feeling or going through. I made a comment to him like, "I feel like I'm already big...and I know I'm just going to get bigger!"

And perceptive guy that he is, he says, "Uncomfortably so!"

Ha, Ha!! That struck me as funny. "Uncomfortably so" is such an understatement.

Well, this morning I began the the day, sometime after breakfast by whipping up some chewy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. I didn't like the normal chocolate chip cookie recipe that I had made a few days ago. It seemed like all it had was sugar, brown sugar, white flour and a pound of butter. And then when you cooked it, it just spread out all flat and fatty.

So, I found an oatmeal cookie recipe and switched the raisins for some chocolate chips. Much better. And there was even some sugar and cinnamon in it, SunshineMeg.

Doesn't this look good?

I baked it with three cups of oatmeal and one cup of white flour.

I added some nuts in the last dozen cookies and I liked the extra crunch.

For supper, it was baked potato soup with summer sausage.

There's actually a few more ingredients than this.
Like 4 1/2 cups of chicken broth and some butter and milk.
I'm being lazy and not posting the recipe.

But I served it with some 100 percent whole wheat bread that we baked up the other week and froze. The bread is made from freshly ground wheat berries. It's very filling and very good for the family to be eating. We also had carrots.

I love how this potato soup recipe has a chunky texture to it.
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Did you guys get in a work-out tonight?

I did.

And it wasn't too bad.

I just may be getting back into the groove.

Some of the gym goers are starting to make comments

and ask questions of the "pregnant lady" working out.

Tonight someone asked, "So, how much longer?"

Me: "three months?"

I feel like I look more like I only have one month left.

I know, I know...I'm working on that picture for you all.

I guess I'm trying to figure out how to do it so I don't look huge.

Ha, Ha!!

Another guy, about 55-60 wanted to know if the baby started doing anything inside me while I was weight lifting.

Like moving around or something...

No.

I think I may just keep going just for all the interesting interaction I get.

Well, you know what tomorrow is?

Friday!!!

Have a good one!

Sincerely,

Sunshine Mama