28 weeks.

I'm exhausted. Had my RhoGAM shot this morning - didn't go so well. I got up at 6 to make it to the hospital at 7, in hopes that I'd have enough time to get it done before my 7:50 OB appt next door. Wrong. I wasn't feeling good to begin with - I could feel the nerves working themselves up, but hoped it was more because I just can't breathe well anymore. Go up to L&D, they check my temp and BP, all the while I'm doing fine. She gives me the injection (which was in the hip, by the way - awkward...) Then she tells me she wants to wait 10 minutes and check my temp/BP again to make sure I didn't react to the shot.

About 9 min and 30 sec later, I start to feel it coming. "It" being my classic hyperventilation symptoms I've grown to know so well - clamminess, trouble breathing, sweating profusely, muffled hearing, blurry vision, immediately very pale. The nurse came in right as it was starting and could tell I wasn't doing well (perhaps because I was sweating through my shirt and colorless). My BP had dropped, but luckily picked back up after a few minutes. I'm fine, but it completely drained me of energy (of which I had little to begin with due to a restless night). I'm not sure what brings this on, but I attribute it to nerves and low blood sugar (apparently a bowl of Cheerios wasn't enough today.)

I ended up being 20 minutes late to my appt (probably also a contributing factor to my nerves,) but they were sympathetic! The appt was great, as usual. Baby Reeder's heartbeat is still at 140 bpm and everything "feels" good to the doc. They had me up 6 lbs for the month, versus my 4 lb at-home assessment (I weigh myself at the same time every day wearing exactly the same thing), so I attribute the extra 2 to heavier winter clothing :) She's not worried that my resting heart rate is now around 100 bpm - it was sure worrying the crap out of me! I go back in 4 weeks, at which time I'll start bi-weekly appts (hooray!)

How far along?: 28 weeks, 0 days.
Total weight gain/loss: +0.5 this week, +11 overall.
How big is baby?: Approximately 2 1/4 lbs. and 14.8 inches long.
Maternity clothes?: Officially have to retire all summer things (why hello, autumn!) so I need to go get a few more comfy wintery maternity shirts.
Sleep: Ditto last week. Still touch and go, the back is improving overall but not when it comes time for bed. Gravity causes my heavy belly to ache when I lay down, but positions that provide relief (far on my side so it actually rests on a pillow) end up hurting the back and irritating the baby.
Movement: Dance party in my tummy these days. I feel EVERY little movement this kid makes. I believe we are now transverse, but the OB says the baby switches positions up to 20 times a day, so I'm sure he won't stay this way.
Labor signs: Pretty confident these are Braxton Hicks contractions I'm feeling every so often.
Food cravings: Sugar.
Gender: Getting really excited to find out!
Belly button in or out?: Definitely surfacing, though it has a ways to go.
What I miss: My heels. I bought supportive old lady shoes yesterday. Sacrificing fashion for my child for the first of what I'm sure will be many times.
What I am looking forward to: December 23rd :)
Best moment this week: Love this - So I bought a supportive bra this weekend to help alleviate some back pain (very tight and slightly painful is apparently a good thing.) After a long day wearing the new bra, I couldn't take the pressure anymore, so off it came when I got home. When the husband got home, there it sat right next to me on the floor. The look of confusion on his face was priceless. :)
Weekly Wisdom: "Supportive" does indeed mean ugly 99% of the time.
Milestones: I'm starting to be able to distinguish body parts when the baby presses against my belly. Weird!