The 3rd trimester has arrived!

Yippee the countdown has begun...I have hit the third trimester (really though the proper countdown begins at 30 weeks). I am wishfully thinking my baby will come in 10 weeks time (wouldn’t that be nice?).

Byron and I had some ‘professional’ photos taken at home today by a lovely lady who used us as her ‘test subjects’ before she takes on the ‘professional paying client’. I can’t wait to see the finished products, especially the ones of Byron kissing my belly.

I had my 28 week check up at the hospital today; a bit more about that later.

When I made the appointments at the hospital, I didn’t realise they were made on a Monday (my day with Byron). In the end though, I couldn’t have been happier.

Every time we drive past a bus, Byron says to me "have you been on that bus mummy". How am I supposed to know which buses I have been on? He then continues on with the story of how Aunty Natalie, mummy and him (as a tiny baby) went on a bus – I took him to work when he was a few months old on the bus; easier then driving in the city – which is the only time he has been on a bus.

When I told him we were going on the bus he was super excited. I drove to the shops and we caught the bus from there as it was only about 8 minutes and express to the Hospital (plus cheaper seeing as I wouldn’t have to pay $8 for parking!). We sat in the front seat so he could see out the front windows. Every time another bus came in the opposite direction he got excited. Every time we stoped at a stop he would say "not this stop mummy". The bus driver was talking to him and reminded him that he would have to press the bell so that he would know which stop was ours. Of course the bell button was a hit! In fact, the whole bus trip was a hit; evidence again that it is the simple things that matter.

When we got off the bus we had to walk up the hill to the mother’s hospital (not that far but gee in my condition it sure felt like it!). He commented on whether we were going to the "river hospital" (long story behind that one which I have mentioned previously). I explained that it was the hospital I was going to have Lily at. When we arrived, I explained that the nurse midwife was going to check on the baby and I.

Now to the check-up...

Everything is great and the vital statistics are:

• My blood pressure was 116/58
• The baby’s heartbeat was 142 beats per minute
• The baby is lying head down in the uterus – again for those technically minded "cephalic presentation".
• There were no abnormalities detected in my urine sample.
• I wasn’t weighed at the hospital (which is fine by me) so I am not too sure how things are looking in that department (which is probably for the best).

The only thing that concerns me a little is that the fundal height only measures 27 weeks. I hope this doesn't mean that Lily wants to stay in another week .

Anyway, here I am at 28 weeks: