Baby Showers Galore and 12 weeks to go

At what point during pregnancy do you switch from telling people how many weeks you are to how many weeks you have left?...I realized recently instead of telling people that I am 28 weeks, I now say...Just 12 weeks to go! All I can figure is at some point during the pregnancy you realize you are on the downhill slide toward home plate. 28 weeks doesn't sound near as close to the end as 12 weeks does.

Now that's enough for my random preggers thought for the day. Jamey and I just got back from North Carolina. We made our last official trip before I became land-locked to H-town for the remainder of the pregnancy. We had a great time visiting family & friends, had 2 wonderful baby showers, ate too much sausage and biscuits, and were able to relax just a little bit.

So listen, I have had 3 baby showers so far and they have all been a lot of fun. I will say this about all of the showers...baby Caroline will never be naked. In fact, whether or not the need arises, I will be forced to change her outfit 15 times a day just to put her little hiney in every single piece of clothing she now owns. I guess girls clothes are just too irresistible to pass up....so we are all set on clothes!!!

But then the question arises, even though clothes are too cute and seem like a great option as a gift for a baby...are they really? How do you really know how big or little the child will be? And then to properly determine the season of clothes...it is all baffling really. In the past I have pondered this, but it has come to the forefront of my mind more recently as every child born to my friends have been different shapes and sizes. What have I learned for my baby? Keep the tags on almost everything. Resist the urge to wash every item in her closet in Dreft 2 months before she arrives. Set aside a few washed onesies and pj's and cute outfits and worry about the rest after she is here!

On the doctor visit note: I am now officially seeing the Dr. every 2 weeks. The last appointment was complete with my blood work and glucose tolerance test. I am happy to say that I do not have gestational diabetes. However, my anemia did come back. Just a little more iron in my life and hopefully that will re-regulate itself soon. I am headed back for another appointment this Thursday where I will experience the joys of Rhogam shots!