27 weeks

I had a check-up yesterday, my last one here in Rexburg. 

(if you're looking for a belly pic, check the previous post)

They pricked my finger to check my hemoglobin levels, and all was good.  No glucose test needed :)  

My blood pressure is great, and I gained 3 pounds last month making a total of 12 for this pregnancy.  I'm happy about that, especially since I wasn't too sick this last month, 3 lbs isn't too bad. I'm pretty sure I had gained way more than 12 lbs by 27 weeks when pregnant with Calin.  And I'm measuring right on schedule.

I also got my RhoGAM shot (and blood drawn so they can test whatever they need to with my blood & Rh), so I'm all taken care of :)

After my appointment I decided I needed a treat since I got my finger poked, a yucky shot, and blood drawn all in one visit, so Jordan and Calin took me to Kiwi Loco, a new yogurt place that opened in town.  SO good!  I can't believe they just now opened as we are leaving!  I have been dying for a good yogurt place here!  Maybe it's a good thing.  It's pay by the ounce, so it's pretty spendy.  But their yogurt is just as good as Yogurt Mill's back in Modesto (and I'm always craving yogurt mill!).  Yogurt Mill still has more and better flavors, but Kiwi Loco's yogurt is so delicious and creamy!  They gave us some coupons, so maybe we'll go back today :)

A little random note - This morning I headed to the temple by myself, and I had the thought to tell Jordan where the benedryl was (because I made chocolate peanut butter cookies last night, and was worried Calin might climb on the counter and snag one) but I didn't.  Sure enough, while I was gone Jordan fed Calin, not a cookie, but a snickers granola bar (with peanuts).  He didn't have any type of reaction at all.  Jordan said it was because there weren't really peanuts in it, but Calin didn't eat the whole thing and after looking at it, there are plenty of peanuts, and lots with little Calin bites taken out of them.  So, hopefully he just had a couple small reactions to peanuts in the past, and the allergy already passed?  That would be GREAT!  We'll see.  I guess we could give him a cookie and see what happens (we do have an epi-pen for him), but I'm not that brave.

Oh, and also, I received an email from a distant cousin who pointed out that our baby girl will be the 17th generation of mother/daughters that have been identified in my family tree.

Baby Girl Spence (2011 - ) who is the daughter of

Michaela Elizabeth Valponi (1983 - ) who is the daughter of

Joan Louise Parkinson (1957 - ) who is the daughter of

Harriet Jane Henry (1931 - ) who is the daughter of

Harriet Rebecca Jackson (1897 - 1991) who is the daughter of

Helen Miller (1860 - 1940) who is the daughter of

Frances Louisa Pitney (1829 - 1899) who is the daughter of

Keziah Fox (1810 - 1880) who is the daughter of

Wealthy Phillips (1784 - 1813) who is the daughter of

Lydia Shafter (1760 - 1814) who is the daughter of

Esther McMellen (1723/4 - ?) who is the daughter of

Esther Town (1686 - ?) who is the daughter of

Mary Smith (1658 - 1726) who is the daughter of

Mary French (1633 - 1683) who is the daughter of

Mary Scudamore (1612 - 1681) who is the daughter of

Frances Lechmere (1568 - ?) who is the daughter of

Margery (1538 - ?)

Isn't that neat.  I would have hated to break that line by not having a baby Spence girl to add to it :)