28 Week Follow-up Appointment

We had a very quick follow up appointment yesterday. The doctor was pleased to hear that the braxton hicks contractions have slowed down since Ashley has been easing up on the exercise. Our next appointment is in two weeks.

We have had a lot of exciting things going on in our lives lately. Jake recently accepted a job at CDW to be their corporate recruiter. He begins his new position on August 3rd and will be working out of their Chicago location. We are so excited for this opportunity, as it has been in the works for over a year and a half! Ashley has also taken on a new role at work, moving into the manager position for the community. Essentially, she is managing both the activities/events and the overall property of Cambridge Lakes. 2009 has been a very blessed year so far!

Glucose Screening/26 Week appointment

On Monday we had out 26 appointment and Ashley had her glucose screening for gestational diabetes. The results came back normal and everything looks great! The doctor did say that Avery is measuring a little big bigger than average, but that is to be expected seeing that both mom and dad are a little taller. Ashley continues to feel awesome, although her energy levels are slowly creeping back down as we round the corner for our third trimester.

Over the past month, Ashley has been experiencing a lot of braxton hicks contractions. Although they are not at all painful, we did mention it to the doctor. For now, the doctor is having Ashley cut back on some of her exercise to see if that helps in slowing down the contractions. It is nothing to be concerned about, but obviously the less contractions the better!

From here on out, we will be seeing the doctor every two weeks and our next ultrasound is scheduled for August 10th. This ultrasound will be in 3D so hopefully we will have some great pictures to post at that time!