I know I know Kori it’s two days late, but as they say better late than never!  :)

I’ve been working on lots of different projects recently that have been pulling me in a hundred different directions so sorry for my blog absence.  Today feels like my Monday (yikes have the week flew by already!).  Pretty sure I’ll have to start dropping some plates soon!

So today (well Tuesday) is week 23.  I went to the doctor yesterday and they measured my belly while I was lying on the table (man I should have asked her what the measurement was!), anyways I drank this HORRIBLE tasting liquid also known as Orange Flavored Cough Syrupy Disgusting Sugar Loaded Specialty Drink to test and see if I have gestational diabetes, which basically means developing diabetes during your pregnancy.  And also got to hear Baby Dotson’s little heart beat, which was 154.

Our little doll-sized babe is about to chub up a bit. His saggy skin will start to fit his frame as fat deposits fill things out. Beginning this week, he’ll start to pack on the pounds (which means I will too!) and by month’s end he’ll be double the weight he is now (though I won’t be — whew!). Right now, Baby Dotson’s organs and bones are visible through his skin, which has a red hue due to developing veins and arteries beneath. But once those fat deposits settle in, he’ll become less transparent!

Enjoy!

-erika

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