Friday, October 28, 2011
Even 4 year olds can make me tear up..
Not too long ago we were watching baseball with some friends. One of our friends has a little girl named Sara who is 4 years old. I kept noticing her staring at my belly. Her mom came up to me later that night and told me Sara had asked how that baby got in my belly. Her mom told her that when she got a little older she would tell her all about it. Then Sara said, "Did she pray for that baby to be in there?" Her mom said all she could do was smile and say "Yes. Yes she did."
34 Weeks
Luke is 5 pounds and could possibly be as tall as 20 inches! This week Whattoexpect.com says he will be making his way into the head down position, but we had a sonogram on Monday and he is already there! Good Job, Luke!
Please don't hate on my awesome, stylish outfit I have on today. I'm on bed rest people....
Update:
Weight Gain: 21 Pounds...Yes, somehow I lost a pound.
Movement: He's a mover! But he's camera shy. Every time I try to video tape him he stops moving....
Sleep: Last night I woke up every hour having to pee...I have to change positions and pillows all through the night too. I haven't gotten a good night's sleep since before I got preggers and I probably won't until Luke starts sleeping through the night. Not complaining, just stating the facts :)
Cravings: Veggies, cereal, apple pies (?), breakfast sausage, and candy
Aversions: none
Stretch Marks: :::sigh::: I've spent this whole pregnancy moisturizing my belly with all sorts of moisturizers, creams, and oils on a daily, sometimes twice a day, basis. My belly is big, beautiful, and stretch mark free. However, the other day after I got out of the shower, what do I see on my butt and thighs?!?!?!? Stretch marks!! Never occurred to me to moisturize the crap out of those body parts too....ugh...oh well....
Symptoms: Contractions (but the medicine and bed rest are really helping), heart burn, indigestion, mood swings, emotional, short of breath all the time, and sinus problems.
Belly Button: Barely an outie
What I Miss: Being able to get out of the house!
What I Look Forward To: Being able to get out of the house! And my doctor's appointment on Monday to see if I'm still dilated to a one or if I'm more dilated.
Best Mommy Moment of the Week: Washing and folding all of Luke's clothes and blankets that he got at the baby shower. It really made me feel like a mommie :)
Please don't hate on my awesome, stylish outfit I have on today. I'm on bed rest people....
Update:
Weight Gain: 21 Pounds...Yes, somehow I lost a pound.
Movement: He's a mover! But he's camera shy. Every time I try to video tape him he stops moving....
Sleep: Last night I woke up every hour having to pee...I have to change positions and pillows all through the night too. I haven't gotten a good night's sleep since before I got preggers and I probably won't until Luke starts sleeping through the night. Not complaining, just stating the facts :)
Cravings: Veggies, cereal, apple pies (?), breakfast sausage, and candy
Aversions: none
Stretch Marks: :::sigh::: I've spent this whole pregnancy moisturizing my belly with all sorts of moisturizers, creams, and oils on a daily, sometimes twice a day, basis. My belly is big, beautiful, and stretch mark free. However, the other day after I got out of the shower, what do I see on my butt and thighs?!?!?!? Stretch marks!! Never occurred to me to moisturize the crap out of those body parts too....ugh...oh well....
Symptoms: Contractions (but the medicine and bed rest are really helping), heart burn, indigestion, mood swings, emotional, short of breath all the time, and sinus problems.
Belly Button: Barely an outie
What I Miss: Being able to get out of the house!
What I Look Forward To: Being able to get out of the house! And my doctor's appointment on Monday to see if I'm still dilated to a one or if I'm more dilated.
Best Mommy Moment of the Week: Washing and folding all of Luke's clothes and blankets that he got at the baby shower. It really made me feel like a mommie :)
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Bed Rest..For Good..
Well guys, stick a fork in me cuz I'm done. Done with anything that involves getting out of the bed or recliner that is...Doc put me on bed rest until little Luke decideds to make his appearance. We had an appointment with Dr. G yesterday. Last week my cervix was just thinning, but now I am dilated to a one. Looks like Luke inherited his mommie's impatient gene...
The highlight of my day was getting a sonogram, seeing him and how much he has grown (!), and Dr. G telling us that everything looked great. His measurements were perfect, he weighed four pounds 12 ounces, and he was under no stress because of the contractions.
In a nutshell he told us he was pleased with everything, wanted me on bedrest for the remainder of the pregnacy to get me as far as possible, and he will take me off the contraction medicine in a few weeks and let happen what needs to happen. Pretty exciting, huh?!?
The highlight of my day was getting a sonogram, seeing him and how much he has grown (!), and Dr. G telling us that everything looked great. His measurements were perfect, he weighed four pounds 12 ounces, and he was under no stress because of the contractions.
In a nutshell he told us he was pleased with everything, wanted me on bedrest for the remainder of the pregnacy to get me as far as possible, and he will take me off the contraction medicine in a few weeks and let happen what needs to happen. Pretty exciting, huh?!?
Monday, October 24, 2011
Baby Shower and Maternity Pictures
I'm still on bed rest and had my baby shower AND maternity pictures this weekend. Like I said in one of my earlier posts, when baby number two is in my belly, I am definitely doing everything I need to do BEFORE I reach my third trimester. Besides having to stay seated at my baby shower the whole time and not feeling like I was being very social and polite, I had a great time. Not everyone knows about my bed rest situation so they probably thought I was being rude :/ We finished the "photo shoot" yesterday morning pretty quickly, Levi got me some yummy grub, and I spent the rest of the day in the recliner. Today I'm still in the recliner, but my doctor's appointment is at 3:15 so maybe he will tell me everything is looking good and I can get off bed rest. Fingers crossed, y'all!!
Here are a few pictures from the baby shower
And here are a few sneak peeks of my maternity pictures. MUCH more to come.
I was really wanting to get our new carseat and stoller set out and look at it so Daddy put it together last night!
That's all for now folks! Hope everyone is having a great day! :D
Here are a few pictures from the baby shower
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| Cake! |
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| Diaper Cake! Cutest diaper cake I've ever seen! :) |
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| The spread! BEAUTIFUL! |
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| Cute little acorn cookies |
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| Little Shoes |
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| 33 Weeks |
I was really wanting to get our new carseat and stoller set out and look at it so Daddy put it together last night!
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| getting started! |
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| almost finished! |
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| Ta Da! |
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| and the sweet little car seat! |
Friday, October 21, 2011
33 Weeks
Back on bed rest! Luke weighs almost 5 pounds and is about 18 inches long. Once you add in the placenta, extra blood, and amniotic fluid, I am now lugging around 10 pounds of baby and baby's "gear." The level of amniotic fluid has now reached it's max, which explains why I can feel him more (there's less liquid to cushion the blows). Major milestone this week: The development of his immune system!
Update
Weight Gain: 22 pounds
Movement: He doesn't kick as much as he used to, but when he does, IT IS HARD! He mostly just rolls around and practices his bicycle skills. I've noticed lately that I feel him move around much higher and way over on my sides. And he gets the hiccups a lot!
Sleep: It's different every night. One night I want the body pillow, the next night I want nothing, the next night I want a regular pillow between my legs, the next night I want a regular pillow under my belly....
Cravings: Cereal, sausage, fried fish, and grapes
Aversions: none
Stretch Marks: none
Symptoms: CONTRACTIONS!! (which hopefully we are getting under control), nose bleeds, indigestion, my blood pressure is a little higher than normal (but the nurse said it may be from the pain from the contractions), I CAN'T BREATHE, and the medicine I'm on now makes me super shaky. It's very hard typing this right now.
Belly Button: I'm going to start calling it an outie.... there's one hunk of skin that sticks out and you can see it through some of my shirts...so outie it is.
What I Miss: Being comfortable
What I Look Forward To: My baby shower this weekend! Yes, I'm on bed rest, but my doctor said it was fine to go to my baby shower. I'll just have to sit the whole time :/
Best Mommy Moment of the Week: This week has been pretty tough. I, of course, loved hearing his heart beat at the doctor the other day and a few things I ordered for him came in :)
Update
Weight Gain: 22 pounds
Movement: He doesn't kick as much as he used to, but when he does, IT IS HARD! He mostly just rolls around and practices his bicycle skills. I've noticed lately that I feel him move around much higher and way over on my sides. And he gets the hiccups a lot!
Sleep: It's different every night. One night I want the body pillow, the next night I want nothing, the next night I want a regular pillow between my legs, the next night I want a regular pillow under my belly....
Cravings: Cereal, sausage, fried fish, and grapes
Aversions: none
Stretch Marks: none
Symptoms: CONTRACTIONS!! (which hopefully we are getting under control), nose bleeds, indigestion, my blood pressure is a little higher than normal (but the nurse said it may be from the pain from the contractions), I CAN'T BREATHE, and the medicine I'm on now makes me super shaky. It's very hard typing this right now.
Belly Button: I'm going to start calling it an outie.... there's one hunk of skin that sticks out and you can see it through some of my shirts...so outie it is.
What I Miss: Being comfortable
What I Look Forward To: My baby shower this weekend! Yes, I'm on bed rest, but my doctor said it was fine to go to my baby shower. I'll just have to sit the whole time :/
Best Mommy Moment of the Week: This week has been pretty tough. I, of course, loved hearing his heart beat at the doctor the other day and a few things I ordered for him came in :)
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