Hello! So things are moving right along. My current status is that I am measuring a few weeks behind, but according to her bio physical profile (weekly ultrasound that looks for practice breathing, umbilical cord blood flow, amniotic fluid amount, and movement) she is looking great. They also did her sizing ultrasound yesterday and she is measuring 7.0 pounds, a nice 46%. I have lately felt nauseas and have a headache, and I have had some high blood pressure readings at home. So we are doing tests to make sure everything is ok. My lower left back hurts, but the past day or so has seemed to ease up a bit. Walking is difficult! I also have to pee every hour or so at night and I have had trouble with congestion (but it's FINALLY getting better Yay!). I would wake up choking most nights, which is no fun! All of this is happening, but honestly, I can't complain, because I am still pregnant and she is healthy!
We also have an induction date set. I go in Sunday night (July 14th) to get a cervadil suppository put in. If that doesn't do anything, they will administer the pitocin starting monday morning! When she handed me the date card for the induction, I got so nervous and excited. I was looking at what is most likely my daughters birthday! I know inductions are a little harder, but I am mentally prepared. They checked my cervix and I am 0 centimeters dilated and 50% effaced. If I would have been more dilated, I would not have to go in the night before. Oh well, I am not too concerned. I have been having some contractions that start in the front and get bad in the back. I thought that would have made some progress, but nope! I have also been doing some natural stuff to help my body along such as taking evening primrose oil, warm baths (which feel AMAZING), walking, bouncing on an exercise ball, and something called the miles circuit. Just staying in positions to help with moving her down.
The past few days, I have gotten a ton of "When are you due" questions. When I tell them, I have gotten many responses but all of them have said something like "You're so small, I would never have guessed you were that far along." Or, "You're face looks so good and not swollen." And the most awesome comment "When I get pregnant, I hope to look just like you!" Even if all of these people are lying, it's really a great feeling to hear this stuff...because I feel huge! I have gotten many other comments such as "Was this baby wanted? and Were you drunk when she was conceived (because of the heat of July)?" People are so weird!
I am pretty prepared. I have tried to prepare for both vaginal birth and c-section if I have to have one. My hospital bag is totally packed (for both options, such as comfy clothes for both deliveries) and so is Juliette's. We have a baby care work shop tonight, I have a pedicure tomorrow and a cleaning person to deep clean tomorrow. She can come anytime after that! LOL. I even cleaned out the freezer for some freezer meals, and every night I have the house clean, just in case I go into labor as I don't want to come home to a dirty house!
Ragzie has been acting very weird, and we think with all of the baby stuff out and put in place, she knows something is up. It breaks my heart, but we are trying to give her lots of love.
Although I have had some ups and downs with this pregnancy I am going to miss it so much! I love having her with me at all times. I love her movements. Although some of the big ones where she is swiping her leg or arm all the way along my stomach is a bit...weird! I love my pregnant body and find it so fascinating how it has changed so much. My hips are big, by belly is hard, and my belly button is Alllllllmost out. I have a little bit of swelling but it's really not horrible. I am just so happy to be pregnant that the usual aches and pains are annoying, but normal. And I like the fact that it's normal.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
35 weeks 4 days
Feeling pretty good! My asthma came back, so here I am on this wonderful medicine again, although (knock on wood) my blood sugar numbers are saying pretty calm for the time being. I have had some back pain, and this child of mine realllllly likes to kick weird and uncomfortable things inside of my body that gives me a nice little spook. But besides that, I really can't complain. My swelling has arrived, but in all honesty, not to bad. My toes, fingers and my calves usually take the brunt, but just by looking at me, it doesn't look horrible. I feel it more then see it.
I have gained around 30 ish pounds I go in for an appointment today, so we should see. Last Thursday, our scan told us that she weighed 4 pounds 14 ounces. She was measuring a bit small, but not concerning. The dr said that's to be expected as I was born/ still am small (5 ft 2). Ned is tall, but not a large framed guy. My amniotic fluid was a wee bit low but not concerning as, lots of things could affect that at this point. I am very thankful for my weekly scans, and how they give me piece of mind. Every time I see her, she looks so much more squished. I feel bad for both her and I at this point!
I pre-registered for the hospital this week. Answered tons of questions for her birth certificate (our race, ethnicity, education, etc). I also got a free diaper bag, so that will be a nice extra to keep in the car in case we forget something. They had me watch a video about epidurals, and took me on a tour of the ward. The baby heaters were all set up and ready to go. There was an infant in the nursery. It got me all teary eyed. I will be in that position so soon!
Ned is getting excited. It takes up most of our conversation these days. He has been such a help. Going grocery shopping with me, vacuuming, picking up, feeding the dogs at night. Just a huge help.
My dad is coming tonight. The last visitor until Juliette arrives. I am excited for some quality time. Although the start of hot season is here and man, it's going to be uncomfortable!
I have gained around 30 ish pounds I go in for an appointment today, so we should see. Last Thursday, our scan told us that she weighed 4 pounds 14 ounces. She was measuring a bit small, but not concerning. The dr said that's to be expected as I was born/ still am small (5 ft 2). Ned is tall, but not a large framed guy. My amniotic fluid was a wee bit low but not concerning as, lots of things could affect that at this point. I am very thankful for my weekly scans, and how they give me piece of mind. Every time I see her, she looks so much more squished. I feel bad for both her and I at this point!
I pre-registered for the hospital this week. Answered tons of questions for her birth certificate (our race, ethnicity, education, etc). I also got a free diaper bag, so that will be a nice extra to keep in the car in case we forget something. They had me watch a video about epidurals, and took me on a tour of the ward. The baby heaters were all set up and ready to go. There was an infant in the nursery. It got me all teary eyed. I will be in that position so soon!
Ned is getting excited. It takes up most of our conversation these days. He has been such a help. Going grocery shopping with me, vacuuming, picking up, feeding the dogs at night. Just a huge help.
My dad is coming tonight. The last visitor until Juliette arrives. I am excited for some quality time. Although the start of hot season is here and man, it's going to be uncomfortable!
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
34 weeks 2 days
Still here and moving right along. I have my monthly growth scan on Friday, so I am excited to see how much she weights, but according to my apps, she weights about 5.5 pounds and is as big as a large cantaloupe.:)
Being on steroids has helped my asthma, and maybe even my pelvic pain (or that's just subsiding for a little bit), but my blood sugar? Ummmm, yeah. Nightmare. Prednisone makes my sugar spike (even with no carbs). So they put me on more of my GD meds. Well, I apparently respond to well to both of those and it has been a balancing act since then. Today is my last day of prednisone and I could not be happier! It has gotten pretty high, but the scary thing is when it get to low. I ate pretty much the entire day and night on Monday to try to keep it high enough to keep me out of the danger zone. I told my nurse that if I have gained 10 pounds this week, she can't be mad at me! Juliette actually woke me up Monday night. She was kicking pretty hard and I was trying to ignore it and it she finally kicked me just the right amount of times for me to get up and switch positions. In the process I realized I didn't feel right and I took my blood sugar and it was very very low. So I ate a full meal and then set my alarm to eat every hour. That was a sleepless night for sure, but thank goodness for Juliette!
It's been getting hot here, which means swelling (mostly in my calves). Not horribly, but enough to where it's rather annoying.
We went to a birthing class last weekend. Because I have done so much research already, I didn't learn to much, and Ned was bored out of his mind (it was a crash 7 hour course that took up two beautiful weekend days!). They talked all about birth, interventions, and even feelings (?!?) But we are both thankful that we took the class. More to reassure us for things we may use down the road (epidurals, what's safe and not safe). We also got everything else off the the registry that we think we will need. So all we have left to do it hang the video monitor, install the carseat (and get it checked out), and clean the fan! Everything is sanitized, cleaned, ready!
I am getting huge. Ned keeps saying, wow, your belly is really getting big! I think he leaves for work, and then comes home to think that I will be normal size again and I am just that much bigger (almost like body dismorphia)! He is really loving getting ready, although he probably is ready for me to be done. I wake him up all night long by going to the bathroom. I can't do lots of things (like vacuum, as it hurts my stomach ligaments) and he overall has picked up a lot of slack (feeding dogs at night, cleaning kitchen, picking up the house). He is a trooper!
We also had a dog trainer come. He gave us an entire different approach to helping Nina and Ragzie and I am excited to get things started. It's basically conditioning them to like people and not be sacred of them. Not correcting and yanking their collars, but giving them treats to think positively about the new things in their environment.
I figured I would tell about my Gd (gestational diabetes) in this post. I think I have had it since around 20 weeks as I have had the symptoms since then, but because people don't usually have symptoms, I didn't know what to look for. At my 26 week appointment, I mentioned that I think I may have it. I had recently gone down to my shower in Florida and realized that after I had big meals or especially something sugary, I felt really sick. I don't a eat a ton of sugar to begin with, so I wasn't noticing it on the regular, but I finally put two and two together. She said she doubted it and thought I was just having a sugar rush, but she will test me a week or so early. Sure enough I failed the first test, so I had to take the second (three hour) test. Both made me feel very sick! When they called to tell me, I almost giggled because I knew I was right. But it's just so weird because I really am not a huge carb eater anyway. In fact since then, they have told me I need to UP my carb intake in some instances.
So I saw a nutrition counselor who thought I could manage it with just diet, but I need some help with oral meds. So far it's pretty under control. I prick myself 5 times a day and make sure to eat very measured amounts. I started walking a lot more, but once my pelvic pain started, had to stop. It has been much more of a challenge though because on top of eating no dairy, or gluten, there is this. It's hard for me to eat out at this point!
I also crave a lot of things and I just have to deal with it. If you have ever been pregnant, you know a craving is not like a usual "I would love a brownie." It's a "If I don't eat a brownie this minute, my head will explode and I can't stop thinking about it until I get one in my belly!!!!." I have had some pity parties, but for the most part, I am ok. I think what helps me is feeling like crap if my sugar does spike. It also helps to know I don't want to hurt Juliette!
Ok, That's all for now. I will be back to talk about my showers, and nurseries and maybe even my favorite gear for now. :)
Being on steroids has helped my asthma, and maybe even my pelvic pain (or that's just subsiding for a little bit), but my blood sugar? Ummmm, yeah. Nightmare. Prednisone makes my sugar spike (even with no carbs). So they put me on more of my GD meds. Well, I apparently respond to well to both of those and it has been a balancing act since then. Today is my last day of prednisone and I could not be happier! It has gotten pretty high, but the scary thing is when it get to low. I ate pretty much the entire day and night on Monday to try to keep it high enough to keep me out of the danger zone. I told my nurse that if I have gained 10 pounds this week, she can't be mad at me! Juliette actually woke me up Monday night. She was kicking pretty hard and I was trying to ignore it and it she finally kicked me just the right amount of times for me to get up and switch positions. In the process I realized I didn't feel right and I took my blood sugar and it was very very low. So I ate a full meal and then set my alarm to eat every hour. That was a sleepless night for sure, but thank goodness for Juliette!
It's been getting hot here, which means swelling (mostly in my calves). Not horribly, but enough to where it's rather annoying.
We went to a birthing class last weekend. Because I have done so much research already, I didn't learn to much, and Ned was bored out of his mind (it was a crash 7 hour course that took up two beautiful weekend days!). They talked all about birth, interventions, and even feelings (?!?) But we are both thankful that we took the class. More to reassure us for things we may use down the road (epidurals, what's safe and not safe). We also got everything else off the the registry that we think we will need. So all we have left to do it hang the video monitor, install the carseat (and get it checked out), and clean the fan! Everything is sanitized, cleaned, ready!
I am getting huge. Ned keeps saying, wow, your belly is really getting big! I think he leaves for work, and then comes home to think that I will be normal size again and I am just that much bigger (almost like body dismorphia)! He is really loving getting ready, although he probably is ready for me to be done. I wake him up all night long by going to the bathroom. I can't do lots of things (like vacuum, as it hurts my stomach ligaments) and he overall has picked up a lot of slack (feeding dogs at night, cleaning kitchen, picking up the house). He is a trooper!
We also had a dog trainer come. He gave us an entire different approach to helping Nina and Ragzie and I am excited to get things started. It's basically conditioning them to like people and not be sacred of them. Not correcting and yanking their collars, but giving them treats to think positively about the new things in their environment.
I figured I would tell about my Gd (gestational diabetes) in this post. I think I have had it since around 20 weeks as I have had the symptoms since then, but because people don't usually have symptoms, I didn't know what to look for. At my 26 week appointment, I mentioned that I think I may have it. I had recently gone down to my shower in Florida and realized that after I had big meals or especially something sugary, I felt really sick. I don't a eat a ton of sugar to begin with, so I wasn't noticing it on the regular, but I finally put two and two together. She said she doubted it and thought I was just having a sugar rush, but she will test me a week or so early. Sure enough I failed the first test, so I had to take the second (three hour) test. Both made me feel very sick! When they called to tell me, I almost giggled because I knew I was right. But it's just so weird because I really am not a huge carb eater anyway. In fact since then, they have told me I need to UP my carb intake in some instances.
So I saw a nutrition counselor who thought I could manage it with just diet, but I need some help with oral meds. So far it's pretty under control. I prick myself 5 times a day and make sure to eat very measured amounts. I started walking a lot more, but once my pelvic pain started, had to stop. It has been much more of a challenge though because on top of eating no dairy, or gluten, there is this. It's hard for me to eat out at this point!
I also crave a lot of things and I just have to deal with it. If you have ever been pregnant, you know a craving is not like a usual "I would love a brownie." It's a "If I don't eat a brownie this minute, my head will explode and I can't stop thinking about it until I get one in my belly!!!!." I have had some pity parties, but for the most part, I am ok. I think what helps me is feeling like crap if my sugar does spike. It also helps to know I don't want to hurt Juliette!
Ok, That's all for now. I will be back to talk about my showers, and nurseries and maybe even my favorite gear for now. :)
33 weeks 3 days
Long time no see!
I will give the latest update. So much has happened in 10 weeks! I had two showers (which I will elborate on in another post). I am HUGE. I have gestational diabetes. I have aches and pains. And yeah, Juliette is getting big!
My current complaints- BAD pelvic pain (almost my top left leg muscle). It's not happy. I go to the Chiro which helps big time and I try my hardest not to take tylenol, but sometimes, it's inevitable. My GD (Gestational diabetes) is usually under control. Well, that's until I had a flare up of asthma. They put my on steroids starting today and BOOM...Spike. I was told to expect it but I don't like it! My headaches that I had in second trimester seem to have gotten a ton better. I got very bad eczema, but as soon as the weather started getting warmer, that cleared right up (thank goodness!) I waddle like CRAZY, and take forever to get out of bed or from sitting down. I didn't realize that you basically lose all of your stomach muscles!
My current loves- I love feeling her move. I love the small and medium size kicks. I get weirded out and flustered when I feel the big movements. This morning I felt an arm or leg side swipe my side. I felt the entire outline of it. I got freaked out! I don't mind feeling her inside of me, but when I can tell body parts, it's just strange! I love being able to see her once a week. Starting at 31 weeks, I have to go get an ultrasound every week. Some people think this is a pain in the butt, but I love it. We also get to see her in 3D so it's really fun. When I first saw her, it was immediate amazement, and love. I thought she was the most beautiful thing ever. She gets hiccups a lot, and because of her position, it's always facing down, hitting my pelvis. That's a weird feeling! I am loving my body. Although I don't think I look huge, when I walk by mirrors and see pictures, I am always surprised.
Cravings- Not as bad as first and second trimester and with GD, it's hard to feed the cravings, so I try to ignore them. Although I really look forward to my apple and peanut butter everyday
weight- around 24 pounds
her size- around 5 pounds and as big as a pineapple.
The next posts I have will talk about GD, the nursery and things we are doing to prepare and my showers.
I will give the latest update. So much has happened in 10 weeks! I had two showers (which I will elborate on in another post). I am HUGE. I have gestational diabetes. I have aches and pains. And yeah, Juliette is getting big!
My current complaints- BAD pelvic pain (almost my top left leg muscle). It's not happy. I go to the Chiro which helps big time and I try my hardest not to take tylenol, but sometimes, it's inevitable. My GD (Gestational diabetes) is usually under control. Well, that's until I had a flare up of asthma. They put my on steroids starting today and BOOM...Spike. I was told to expect it but I don't like it! My headaches that I had in second trimester seem to have gotten a ton better. I got very bad eczema, but as soon as the weather started getting warmer, that cleared right up (thank goodness!) I waddle like CRAZY, and take forever to get out of bed or from sitting down. I didn't realize that you basically lose all of your stomach muscles!
My current loves- I love feeling her move. I love the small and medium size kicks. I get weirded out and flustered when I feel the big movements. This morning I felt an arm or leg side swipe my side. I felt the entire outline of it. I got freaked out! I don't mind feeling her inside of me, but when I can tell body parts, it's just strange! I love being able to see her once a week. Starting at 31 weeks, I have to go get an ultrasound every week. Some people think this is a pain in the butt, but I love it. We also get to see her in 3D so it's really fun. When I first saw her, it was immediate amazement, and love. I thought she was the most beautiful thing ever. She gets hiccups a lot, and because of her position, it's always facing down, hitting my pelvis. That's a weird feeling! I am loving my body. Although I don't think I look huge, when I walk by mirrors and see pictures, I am always surprised.
Cravings- Not as bad as first and second trimester and with GD, it's hard to feed the cravings, so I try to ignore them. Although I really look forward to my apple and peanut butter everyday
weight- around 24 pounds
her size- around 5 pounds and as big as a pineapple.
The next posts I have will talk about GD, the nursery and things we are doing to prepare and my showers.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
23 weeks 2 days
Hello! So, I am feeling really well! I have quite an appetite these days. I want sweets like crazy. So I "accidentally" ate...a lot of peeps. They are addicting. I ate around 13. Oops. But in all honesty, this was over a period of 2 days, and I honestly don't eat sweets, so instead of having tons of ice cream and chocolate everyday, I had some peeps and most likely won't have dessert for another few weeks. I can't feel TOOOO guilty, right? I have been using fruit to keep my cravings at bay.
Juliette has been moving a lot, but mostly at night. In fact I woke up the other night to her having hiccups! Ned finally felt her. He looked at me, asked, "Was that her?" and immediately took his hand away. lol It was a funny reaction. It still sometimes takes my breath away. I started getting braxton hicks and realized they were happening mostly at night. So instead of stopping my water around 8 PM, so as not to be up all night going to the bathroom, I don't stop, and just wake up more often. So, um, that's not very fun! I have also been having some migraines, and along with the headaches, I am light sensitive now and when looking at lights, I sometimes see stars. I got that checked out and it is just "migraine activity." So thankfully all is well. Besides some aches and pains though, I have been feeling very good. I do get tired more often and definitely after doing something like standing around a lot, I start feeling sore. But that's to be expected.
I have gained 14 pounds. My doctor is great with that, and so am I. I am mean, I am not eating tons of unhealthy things. I am still watching what I eat and not snacking too much. So besides those 13 peeps, it really is all baby. I mean my body is finally doing something healthy and I am dang proud of it. So, I really can't complain!
We have been busy with the nursery and just getting ready. We registered and picked out everything. The crib came yesterday and is looking great! Ned painted the room and now we just need to do the details. My showers are in the next few months and I am getting crazy excited about them!
All in all I am doing great. I do tend to get in more bad moods than normal. Simple things just tend to set me off. I usually have to breath and tell myself to snap out of it, but I can definitely tell that my hormones have a life of their own! Poor Ned:)
Juliette has been moving a lot, but mostly at night. In fact I woke up the other night to her having hiccups! Ned finally felt her. He looked at me, asked, "Was that her?" and immediately took his hand away. lol It was a funny reaction. It still sometimes takes my breath away. I started getting braxton hicks and realized they were happening mostly at night. So instead of stopping my water around 8 PM, so as not to be up all night going to the bathroom, I don't stop, and just wake up more often. So, um, that's not very fun! I have also been having some migraines, and along with the headaches, I am light sensitive now and when looking at lights, I sometimes see stars. I got that checked out and it is just "migraine activity." So thankfully all is well. Besides some aches and pains though, I have been feeling very good. I do get tired more often and definitely after doing something like standing around a lot, I start feeling sore. But that's to be expected.
I have gained 14 pounds. My doctor is great with that, and so am I. I am mean, I am not eating tons of unhealthy things. I am still watching what I eat and not snacking too much. So besides those 13 peeps, it really is all baby. I mean my body is finally doing something healthy and I am dang proud of it. So, I really can't complain!
We have been busy with the nursery and just getting ready. We registered and picked out everything. The crib came yesterday and is looking great! Ned painted the room and now we just need to do the details. My showers are in the next few months and I am getting crazy excited about them!
All in all I am doing great. I do tend to get in more bad moods than normal. Simple things just tend to set me off. I usually have to breath and tell myself to snap out of it, but I can definitely tell that my hormones have a life of their own! Poor Ned:)
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
20 weeks 1 day!
So I am 20 weeks, 1 day pregnant. I can finally announce that baby is a GIRL and Juliette Noelle is her name! I have been feeling her a lot more recently and even started feeling her on the outside at 18 weeks 6 days. Ned finally felt her two nights ago, and at first he thought it was just my muscles spasming, but no, it's her.:) She even kicked so hard yesterday it lifted my ipad off my belly. No, I won't be keeping it there from now on. lol I don't think she liked it. We told my family about it being a girl when we went down there my stepfather's birthday. We got cake pops and when people bit into them, they were pink. I let my grandma , Nana, take the first bite. She was very surprised!
We are in full blown baby mode. We finally registered. Picking out the strollers was the most fun. I had researched them (and everything else) and knew which ones we wanted to focus on. We then talked to the stroller expert for about an hour! It was all very overwhelming (in a good, but tiring way). I was completely done for the day after I got home. Then we went back again the next day to finish up. I am still touching them up, but the registries look perfect at this point. There is a lot of stuff the baby will use! I get the comment "Well, baby doesn't really NEED all of that stuff" a lot. Well, yes, they are correct. BUT, we will asses what we dont have and make that decision before she comes. I would like to see those people saying that, have a newborn, have those things available, but not actually have them in your posession. Why wouldn't you want to make your life a little bit easier? LOL. If my baby is sick, and I ned to take her temp. It would be pretty nice to be able to swipe her forhead with a thermometer instead of waking her up, and sticking a thermommetr in her, just to have her stay awake for much longer then neccessary. So, yes, I registered for needs, as well as wants, and would be nice items. :)
I am feeling good. I have gotten a little bit tired again, but that's another day to day thing. I also have gotten some headaches, but my blood pressure and everything is great. I slipped last week on ice. I was so mad at myself because I was trying to hard not to even go out until the ice was melted, but I had to go to the dr. So I was scared, and mostly mad. I did get a quick scan to show everything was normal. We then had the anatomy scan yesterday (20 weeks). Everything looked great! She was very photogenic. :) That's my girl!
We also picked out a paint color for the room, and all that needs to be done is it needs to be painted! I purchased the low VOC (fumes) paint. I will not be painting, but it will help the fumes while Ned is painting. We decided to paint the room light blue because there will be some pink in there. We are doing a pastel color nursery. But, when we put light blue on the wall, it was wayyyy to light and bright. So we decided on a darker blue. With all off-white furniture, I have a feeling it will look GREAT!
We also scheduled my showers. I am doing them a bit early for multiple reasons. 1. is I have to travel for one of them and don't want to feel awful. 2. is that I know lots of things can pop up (with my history, I learned this well) and I want to be prepared. 3. being that I am the worlds biggest NON precrastinator. I have even started having nightmares about the showers being too late! haha. So I need to have them out of the way for my own selfish reasons. I am so excited about them and I have a feeling Juliette will be very spoiled. :)
I have gained 11 pounds! Yes, That's correct. Right on track, so that's good. They even measured my belly at my last appointment and that was fun. No really, I was excited about that!
My cravings have died down a bit. I am not as voraciously hungry as I was a few weeks ago, so that's good. I don't expect that to stay though.
OK, I am off for now Hopefully I will write more sooner rather then later!
We are in full blown baby mode. We finally registered. Picking out the strollers was the most fun. I had researched them (and everything else) and knew which ones we wanted to focus on. We then talked to the stroller expert for about an hour! It was all very overwhelming (in a good, but tiring way). I was completely done for the day after I got home. Then we went back again the next day to finish up. I am still touching them up, but the registries look perfect at this point. There is a lot of stuff the baby will use! I get the comment "Well, baby doesn't really NEED all of that stuff" a lot. Well, yes, they are correct. BUT, we will asses what we dont have and make that decision before she comes. I would like to see those people saying that, have a newborn, have those things available, but not actually have them in your posession. Why wouldn't you want to make your life a little bit easier? LOL. If my baby is sick, and I ned to take her temp. It would be pretty nice to be able to swipe her forhead with a thermometer instead of waking her up, and sticking a thermommetr in her, just to have her stay awake for much longer then neccessary. So, yes, I registered for needs, as well as wants, and would be nice items. :)
I am feeling good. I have gotten a little bit tired again, but that's another day to day thing. I also have gotten some headaches, but my blood pressure and everything is great. I slipped last week on ice. I was so mad at myself because I was trying to hard not to even go out until the ice was melted, but I had to go to the dr. So I was scared, and mostly mad. I did get a quick scan to show everything was normal. We then had the anatomy scan yesterday (20 weeks). Everything looked great! She was very photogenic. :) That's my girl!
We also picked out a paint color for the room, and all that needs to be done is it needs to be painted! I purchased the low VOC (fumes) paint. I will not be painting, but it will help the fumes while Ned is painting. We decided to paint the room light blue because there will be some pink in there. We are doing a pastel color nursery. But, when we put light blue on the wall, it was wayyyy to light and bright. So we decided on a darker blue. With all off-white furniture, I have a feeling it will look GREAT!
We also scheduled my showers. I am doing them a bit early for multiple reasons. 1. is I have to travel for one of them and don't want to feel awful. 2. is that I know lots of things can pop up (with my history, I learned this well) and I want to be prepared. 3. being that I am the worlds biggest NON precrastinator. I have even started having nightmares about the showers being too late! haha. So I need to have them out of the way for my own selfish reasons. I am so excited about them and I have a feeling Juliette will be very spoiled. :)
I have gained 11 pounds! Yes, That's correct. Right on track, so that's good. They even measured my belly at my last appointment and that was fun. No really, I was excited about that!
My cravings have died down a bit. I am not as voraciously hungry as I was a few weeks ago, so that's good. I don't expect that to stay though.
OK, I am off for now Hopefully I will write more sooner rather then later!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Weekly Photos So Far!
Here are my weekly photos. I missed a few due to nausea or being out of town, but you get the point. :)
4 weeks
7 weeks
8 weeks
10 weeks
11 weeks
12 weeks
13 weeks (annouccement)
14 weeks
15 weeks
Week 15 and 16
These weeks are starting to fly! I am definitely starting to show a bit. I will get pictures up soon. Not much has been going on besides baby, and just keeping busy. I started a new sewing project which I am excited about. I am making a baby mat/thick blanket. A little more complicated, so we shall see how this works out. We got another ultrasound of the baby last week and it looked great! It was bouncing around and very active. When it went to sleep, the ultrasound tech bounced on my belly and it woke up. It was a very strange feeling.
I have also started feeling it move (started Sunday afternoon January 28, 14.6 weeks)! At first, it freaked me out, but now, I really enjoy it. I feel like someone is always with me experiencing stuff with me. Although I still find myself reaching down and scratching as it feels like something is tickling my belly!
OK, so here is what's going on,
Symptoms- SINUS migraines. I don't have a stuffy nose, but lots of pressure. My ears sometimes feel full and I just feel blah. This is very common with pregnancy. I am just trying to stay on top of it as my body just "loves" to give me sinusitis. My belly feels tight and stretches and I am sometimes getting out of breath more easily. I can also sometimes feel my heart beat. This is very normal apparently as I am producing more blood. Another very weird thing is I can see more veins. I recently read somewhere that it's because your veins get bigger because the extra blood volume. So interesting to me!! I am drinking more water and trying to keep hydrated as I can definitely tell when I don't drink enough. I start coughing more and my throat feels very dry.
Weight gain- 4 pounds! Very weird knowing that this is all normal and healthy. I mean who wants to gain weight? Lol. But in reality, I am happy my body has finally started gaining.
Cravings- Citrus fruit, salty foods, and fish. Still Asian and Mexican foods.
Overall doing well and feeling great. Pain wise, I am doing very well so that's wonderful!!
I have also started feeling it move (started Sunday afternoon January 28, 14.6 weeks)! At first, it freaked me out, but now, I really enjoy it. I feel like someone is always with me experiencing stuff with me. Although I still find myself reaching down and scratching as it feels like something is tickling my belly!
OK, so here is what's going on,
Symptoms- SINUS migraines. I don't have a stuffy nose, but lots of pressure. My ears sometimes feel full and I just feel blah. This is very common with pregnancy. I am just trying to stay on top of it as my body just "loves" to give me sinusitis. My belly feels tight and stretches and I am sometimes getting out of breath more easily. I can also sometimes feel my heart beat. This is very normal apparently as I am producing more blood. Another very weird thing is I can see more veins. I recently read somewhere that it's because your veins get bigger because the extra blood volume. So interesting to me!! I am drinking more water and trying to keep hydrated as I can definitely tell when I don't drink enough. I start coughing more and my throat feels very dry.
Weight gain- 4 pounds! Very weird knowing that this is all normal and healthy. I mean who wants to gain weight? Lol. But in reality, I am happy my body has finally started gaining.
Cravings- Citrus fruit, salty foods, and fish. Still Asian and Mexican foods.
Overall doing well and feeling great. Pain wise, I am doing very well so that's wonderful!!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Week 14
Hello! I know I missed a week. Sorry! Ok, big news. We got an ultrasound last Thursday. It was the most amazing thing ever. The baby was moving like crazy! I told it it needed to stop that as omg, it is so weird that there is something moving inside of me and I can't feel it! It was also sucking it's thumb. I may or may not have told it to stop that as I am hoping not to have to spend thousands of dollars on braces:). Obviously, I was being sarcastic.
The moment we saw the wee one, we both fell in love. We have had two previous ultrasounds and they were both awesome, but this one looked and felt more real. Plus, I LOVE my ob. She calms all of my nerves, lets me ask all of my questions and doesn't rush me. She even told me that according to my, um, specimen, I am her rock star patient is who drinking more than a prefect amount of water! That made me feel good as I have really been working on that. I usually drink about a gallon a day but with such bad morning sickness it is hard to get even 64 oz in.
Ned came to my appointment. I love having him there as he makes sure all of the questions get asked and is not shy to ask them. Overall great appointment. They made a (very premature) guess on the sex. We are not saying anything, but it had us really excited!
I then went home and made it Facebook official. Now the world knows:). Ned also told his office. I came in the next day to give a present to someone and an hour later, I had told a huge crowd the whole story and just about everything anyone would want to know about me! haha. I was the entertainment that afternoon. It is such a great feeling to finally have people excited about something that has to do with my health!
This week is good. Just met with my asthma dr. I am still having issues from when I got sick in November, but we are taking care of it. A pain in the butt, but everything is very well controlled.
Ok, so here is the information
Symptoms- Feeling better! Still get very tired. I also sometimes feel my heart beating in my chest, but that's normal. I take my pulse and it's normal, so that's good. My nausea is subsiding. I had a bit last night, but it was a quick feeling. Still get nauseas while grocery shopping, but overall, much better! My belly feels like it may be getting bigger. The heartbeat is higher, so that means my uterus is moving into place. When I hear the heartbeat, you can tell the baby is moving around as it comes and goes.
Weight gain- 1.5 pounds...and so it begins!
Cravings- pretty much the same (Mexican and Asian). I am craving grapefruit and spinach as well, but that's it.
Overall, we are happy as can be and everything is going great! Have a wonderful weekend!
The moment we saw the wee one, we both fell in love. We have had two previous ultrasounds and they were both awesome, but this one looked and felt more real. Plus, I LOVE my ob. She calms all of my nerves, lets me ask all of my questions and doesn't rush me. She even told me that according to my, um, specimen, I am her rock star patient is who drinking more than a prefect amount of water! That made me feel good as I have really been working on that. I usually drink about a gallon a day but with such bad morning sickness it is hard to get even 64 oz in.
Ned came to my appointment. I love having him there as he makes sure all of the questions get asked and is not shy to ask them. Overall great appointment. They made a (very premature) guess on the sex. We are not saying anything, but it had us really excited!
I then went home and made it Facebook official. Now the world knows:). Ned also told his office. I came in the next day to give a present to someone and an hour later, I had told a huge crowd the whole story and just about everything anyone would want to know about me! haha. I was the entertainment that afternoon. It is such a great feeling to finally have people excited about something that has to do with my health!
This week is good. Just met with my asthma dr. I am still having issues from when I got sick in November, but we are taking care of it. A pain in the butt, but everything is very well controlled.
Ok, so here is the information
Symptoms- Feeling better! Still get very tired. I also sometimes feel my heart beating in my chest, but that's normal. I take my pulse and it's normal, so that's good. My nausea is subsiding. I had a bit last night, but it was a quick feeling. Still get nauseas while grocery shopping, but overall, much better! My belly feels like it may be getting bigger. The heartbeat is higher, so that means my uterus is moving into place. When I hear the heartbeat, you can tell the baby is moving around as it comes and goes.
Weight gain- 1.5 pounds...and so it begins!
Cravings- pretty much the same (Mexican and Asian). I am craving grapefruit and spinach as well, but that's it.
Overall, we are happy as can be and everything is going great! Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, January 11, 2013
Week 11
So much to report! I will give you a summary and from now on, I plan on updating this regularly.
How far along- 11 weeks 6 days!
Heartbeat? YUP! My dad sent us an old doppler that we use. I started hearing the heartbeat about 2 weeks ago. That (because you usually start hearing it 10.5 week+), my second ultrasound, and the dates, all lead me to believe I am further along by about 5 days, but my OB for now doesn't want to change the dates (which is totally ok, I would rather the baby cook for longer, I am not bringing it up with her agin, but it still drives my "OCD" self a little crazy).
Symptoms- Ok, so here we go. That's the main reason why I haven't been posting a ton. I haven't felt good. I have had some extreme nausea. Throwing up as well. I have had some silent reflux at night, which causes my nausea to be the worst at night. The all day everyday nausea has subsided, and I am currently just getting it BAD at night. I have days of being exhausted and then the next day am ok. So I think my energy may be coming back. I have to drink a lot of gatorade and water or my back gets a little sore. I have been doing yoga which helps as well. I am having some post nasal drip and on and off dry coughs. I got pretty sick at the beginning of December and had to go on some atibiotics. I went on some more because my asthma was still acting up (which I think is another symptom of pregnancy). That's better, but every now and again I still cough. I am going back to my dr next week but I am almost positive it's because my extra post nasal drip at this point. I have gotten lightheaded two times, so not to bad at all! Sleep is not amazing, but that started pretty much the day I found out I was pregnant. That's about all I can think of at this time.
Cravings- well at first, I didn't want anything and it was hard because I didn't know what I wanted until the last minute when something might sound good. So a lot of times someone had to mention it and then I would want it. I was nauseas so pretty much everything was out of the question. But that seems to be subsiding. I only wanted sour for a while, but now, sweet sound better. I am always telling Ned that if I didn't have my gluten and dairy intolerances I would have gained so much weight by now! I am eating lots of fruit! I am craving Asian food and Mexican. That's been a constant this whole pregnancy so far.
Weight gain- No. I lost some weight, then gained it back. I am about even.
Life in general has been good. The cough and asthma issues have been quite annoying, but it's getting better. We did a lot over the holidays (went to the Grand Cayman, Went to FL, my mom came here to visit). It was hard because I wasn't feeling well, but I did fine. I have been taking belly pictures, so I will post those in a little bit:) Our 12-13 week test is next Thursday so I am very excited! Our good friends told us that we may get a guess in on the sex of the baby. Of course it's not that accurate, but still fun!
We have built up quite an accumulation of baby things and I will make sure to post pictures.
I have been working on sewing again, and I may be a little obsessed. It's kind of rediculous. I mean how many burp cloths does one really need?
I hope you have a wonderful day!
How far along- 11 weeks 6 days!
Heartbeat? YUP! My dad sent us an old doppler that we use. I started hearing the heartbeat about 2 weeks ago. That (because you usually start hearing it 10.5 week+), my second ultrasound, and the dates, all lead me to believe I am further along by about 5 days, but my OB for now doesn't want to change the dates (which is totally ok, I would rather the baby cook for longer, I am not bringing it up with her agin, but it still drives my "OCD" self a little crazy).
Symptoms- Ok, so here we go. That's the main reason why I haven't been posting a ton. I haven't felt good. I have had some extreme nausea. Throwing up as well. I have had some silent reflux at night, which causes my nausea to be the worst at night. The all day everyday nausea has subsided, and I am currently just getting it BAD at night. I have days of being exhausted and then the next day am ok. So I think my energy may be coming back. I have to drink a lot of gatorade and water or my back gets a little sore. I have been doing yoga which helps as well. I am having some post nasal drip and on and off dry coughs. I got pretty sick at the beginning of December and had to go on some atibiotics. I went on some more because my asthma was still acting up (which I think is another symptom of pregnancy). That's better, but every now and again I still cough. I am going back to my dr next week but I am almost positive it's because my extra post nasal drip at this point. I have gotten lightheaded two times, so not to bad at all! Sleep is not amazing, but that started pretty much the day I found out I was pregnant. That's about all I can think of at this time.
Cravings- well at first, I didn't want anything and it was hard because I didn't know what I wanted until the last minute when something might sound good. So a lot of times someone had to mention it and then I would want it. I was nauseas so pretty much everything was out of the question. But that seems to be subsiding. I only wanted sour for a while, but now, sweet sound better. I am always telling Ned that if I didn't have my gluten and dairy intolerances I would have gained so much weight by now! I am eating lots of fruit! I am craving Asian food and Mexican. That's been a constant this whole pregnancy so far.
Weight gain- No. I lost some weight, then gained it back. I am about even.
Life in general has been good. The cough and asthma issues have been quite annoying, but it's getting better. We did a lot over the holidays (went to the Grand Cayman, Went to FL, my mom came here to visit). It was hard because I wasn't feeling well, but I did fine. I have been taking belly pictures, so I will post those in a little bit:) Our 12-13 week test is next Thursday so I am very excited! Our good friends told us that we may get a guess in on the sex of the baby. Of course it's not that accurate, but still fun!
We have built up quite an accumulation of baby things and I will make sure to post pictures.
I have been working on sewing again, and I may be a little obsessed. It's kind of rediculous. I mean how many burp cloths does one really need?
I hope you have a wonderful day!
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