.....and apparently with a big baby!!!! I will get to that in a bit.
But first here are my stats for this week:
~I'm 27 weeks pregnant.
~Total weight gain is still 9 lbs (this was with my clothes, coat and shoes on!). So no weight gain in 2 weeks. Woot!!!
~I didn't spill any sugar today. I was super good and only drank water before my appointment since I barely passed my 1 hour glucose test and I sure don't want to spill sugar and have to take the 3 hour one.
~Blood pressure was 124/80. Eh.....a little bit higher than normal. I have been staying around 115/75 ish but it is still in the normal range.
~Landon's heart rate was in the 150's! :-)
And then the doctor measured my belly. Her words "hmmm....you are measuring a little big". I ask her how big am I measuring and she says "about 31 to 32 weeks". WHAT?!?!?! Measuring a little big?! That is like a whole month ahead!!!!!!
Due to my apparently big baby they will be doing a growth ultrasound at my next doctor's appointment on February 2nd to see how big he actually is. I'm not sure why they didn't try to do that today. She seemed concerned but apparently not enough to do the ultrasound today. I know he feels big already, I know I look REALLY big but I thought maybe a week or 2 ahead not a month!!!!
Part of me is a little concerned due to my shortness (5 ft 2 inches on a good day!), I'm not sure how much baby I can really carry. Kameron was only 7 pounds 5 ounces and felt huge! I also had pre-term labor at 35 weeks with her. Landon has to stay in until at least 35 weeks!!! I would prefer 37 weeks but 35 will get me done with my semester in school.
I guess we will have a better idea in 2 weeks as to how big he is and what our plans will be. For now me and my big ole baby boy are going to take a nap! :-)
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
26 weeks
How far along? 26 weeks!!
Total weight gain/loss: total gain of 9 lbs. Woah...I put on 4 lbs in 2 weeks! When I went for my doctor's appointment I talked with her about my concern of putting on this much weight in such a short amount of time and she reassured me that is perfectly fine. Her words "you are more than half way through so 9 lbs is a good weight gain. Not to mention that shows he is growing like he should" Whew....okay...but it was still hard to see that weight jump up so fast! lol
Maternity clothes? oh course!
Stretch marks? definitely....no new ones...just reusing the old ones! lol
Sleep: I slept 9 hours last night and only got up one time to pee! Yay!
Best moment this week: Kameron feeling Landon move. Her face lighting up was priceless!
Movement: I might as well call him a jumping bean. He constantly moves causing my whole belly to rock. :-)
Food cravings: none.
Gender: still a boy!!
Labor Signs: nope.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On!
What I miss: being able to bend over! haha...picking up toys off the floor is proving very difficult some days.
What I am looking forward to: 3D ultrasound on February 8th!
Weekly Wisdom: drink as much water as you can. I have begun to notice that if I don't drink enough water that I get to feeling very yucky!
Milestones: Third trimester starts next Sunday! I can not believe it!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2011 in review
2011 was definitely a year that had many ups and downs. A full year that has changed my life in so many ways. Here is my year in review.
January: Hello new year!!! I'm always excited to start a new year and of course I have resolutions that I never keep. One of which was to lose weight but that plan quickly changed. January 24th we found out we were pregnant!
February: The first half of the month was spent in complete bliss over being pregnant and completely stressed out with school. February 22nd we got our first glimpse at our little one. So tiny, measuring 2 weeks behind with a slow heartbeat of only 80 bpm. My world began to crumple.
March: A month I hope to never repeat. March 4th my world completely fell apart with words that my baby no longer had a heartbeat. March brought heartbreak, tears, pain and the start of a journey that I had hoped would never happen. My journey through surviving a miscarriage.
April: We celebrated Kameron turning 2, went on a family vacation and I continued healing. April 17th with a comment on my blog a new friendship was formed with a wonderful lady who has been my rock in so many ways.
May: I continue to struggle through school. My miscarriage made having motivation to complete my schoolwork even harder. Freddie and I decided that we will make one more attempt to add to our family.
June: I turned 28. Began our journey to conceive our rainbow baby.
July: Month 2 of trying to conceive. I decided to change my major in school. I began to do more research to see if this career choice is the right one for me. I began to see some good things coming from my miscarriage: a new friendship, being a pen-pal for other women going through the same journey and helping me to realize that the career choice/major I was pursuing was not the one for me.
August: Oh surprise, surprise. What I thought couldn't possibly happen again so fast indeed did happen again. August 6th I get another positive pregnancy test. I'm pregnant for the 2nd time in a year. So much happiness and fear in 2 pink lines. Beta levels are drawn and show that my pregnancy is proceeding as it should be. I still hold my breath. August 18th filled with fear I call the doctor because of severe pain; I fear I'm losing my baby. Thank goodness it is only a cyst!!! August 26th we saw our baby for the first time; measuring exactly on time and a beautiful heartbeat of 122 bpm. I have a grin on my face you can't wipe off!
September: Morning sickness says hello. Only a few people know I am pregnant so I avoid many people. I start to show early and can no longer wear my pants. lol. Plagued by a huge cyst I get to have several ultrasounds and watch my baby get bigger and bigger.
October: I make it to the second trimester. I breathe a sigh of relief and make my announcement on FB that we are expecting again. I begin to feel my baby move. October 18th we find out that we are having a boy!! We are so excited. I complete my first psychology course with an A. I feel even more confident that I made the decision to change my major.
November: Take a break from school and focus on my photography business. So happy to get more experience but that happiness is short lived when I keep having spotting and my doctor advises me that I need to take it easy. :-( Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family! November 29th we see our little guy again. We confirm that he is indeed a boy and that he is 100% healthy. :-)
December: Busy month full of preparing for Christmas and making DIY Christmas gifts. Seriously the best month ever with Kameron's excitement over the holiday, tree and lights. My sweet Landon moves constantly. Christmas is seriously the best Christmas ever. December also brings back aches, swollen ankles and punches to the bladder but it really is all worth it. Every movement from him reminds me that he is growing and getting stronger.
This year has proved to be one of my most challenging yet. Thankfully through the challenges I have survived. I have not only survived but I have come out stronger. I've made it through things that I never thought possible to overcome. I am so looking forward to 2012. I'm praying that it holds more ups than downs.
Drink one for me because this prego will not be partaking of any alcohol! :-)
January: Hello new year!!! I'm always excited to start a new year and of course I have resolutions that I never keep. One of which was to lose weight but that plan quickly changed. January 24th we found out we were pregnant!
February: The first half of the month was spent in complete bliss over being pregnant and completely stressed out with school. February 22nd we got our first glimpse at our little one. So tiny, measuring 2 weeks behind with a slow heartbeat of only 80 bpm. My world began to crumple.
March: A month I hope to never repeat. March 4th my world completely fell apart with words that my baby no longer had a heartbeat. March brought heartbreak, tears, pain and the start of a journey that I had hoped would never happen. My journey through surviving a miscarriage.
April: We celebrated Kameron turning 2, went on a family vacation and I continued healing. April 17th with a comment on my blog a new friendship was formed with a wonderful lady who has been my rock in so many ways.
May: I continue to struggle through school. My miscarriage made having motivation to complete my schoolwork even harder. Freddie and I decided that we will make one more attempt to add to our family.
June: I turned 28. Began our journey to conceive our rainbow baby.
July: Month 2 of trying to conceive. I decided to change my major in school. I began to do more research to see if this career choice is the right one for me. I began to see some good things coming from my miscarriage: a new friendship, being a pen-pal for other women going through the same journey and helping me to realize that the career choice/major I was pursuing was not the one for me.
August: Oh surprise, surprise. What I thought couldn't possibly happen again so fast indeed did happen again. August 6th I get another positive pregnancy test. I'm pregnant for the 2nd time in a year. So much happiness and fear in 2 pink lines. Beta levels are drawn and show that my pregnancy is proceeding as it should be. I still hold my breath. August 18th filled with fear I call the doctor because of severe pain; I fear I'm losing my baby. Thank goodness it is only a cyst!!! August 26th we saw our baby for the first time; measuring exactly on time and a beautiful heartbeat of 122 bpm. I have a grin on my face you can't wipe off!
September: Morning sickness says hello. Only a few people know I am pregnant so I avoid many people. I start to show early and can no longer wear my pants. lol. Plagued by a huge cyst I get to have several ultrasounds and watch my baby get bigger and bigger.
October: I make it to the second trimester. I breathe a sigh of relief and make my announcement on FB that we are expecting again. I begin to feel my baby move. October 18th we find out that we are having a boy!! We are so excited. I complete my first psychology course with an A. I feel even more confident that I made the decision to change my major.
November: Take a break from school and focus on my photography business. So happy to get more experience but that happiness is short lived when I keep having spotting and my doctor advises me that I need to take it easy. :-( Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family! November 29th we see our little guy again. We confirm that he is indeed a boy and that he is 100% healthy. :-)
December: Busy month full of preparing for Christmas and making DIY Christmas gifts. Seriously the best month ever with Kameron's excitement over the holiday, tree and lights. My sweet Landon moves constantly. Christmas is seriously the best Christmas ever. December also brings back aches, swollen ankles and punches to the bladder but it really is all worth it. Every movement from him reminds me that he is growing and getting stronger.
This year has proved to be one of my most challenging yet. Thankfully through the challenges I have survived. I have not only survived but I have come out stronger. I've made it through things that I never thought possible to overcome. I am so looking forward to 2012. I'm praying that it holds more ups than downs.
Drink one for me because this prego will not be partaking of any alcohol! :-)
Sunday, December 25, 2011
24 weeks~ Merry Christmas!!!
How far along? 24 weeks!!
Total weight gain/loss: total gain of 5 lbs. Woot!! First time I ever had a doctor's appointment where the doctor told me "Your weight gain is great!". :-)
Maternity clothes? Yep. Always wear maternity pants but sometimes I can get away with some of my non-maternity shirts
Stretch marks? definitely
Sleep: eh. Most of the time it is good; I just can't seem to get enough of it! lol
Best moment this week: getting stuff for Landon's room, getting his little bit of clothes that I have washed and getting to see him on the ultrasound again.
Movement: All the time!!! He was moving up a storm when I had my ultrasound this week.
Food cravings: none.
Gender: all boy!!!! Confirmed once again at the u/s.
Labor Signs: Nope.....thank goodness!! And it can stay that way until our scheduled c-section!
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On!
What I miss: being able to eat. Or maybe I should say keeping food down! lol 24 weeks and the morning sickness is still going strong!
What I am looking forward to: 3D ultrasound on February 8th!
Weekly Wisdom: Never eat crackers and drink sprite before a doctor's appointment or you might spill sugar in your urine. This results in a really long doctor appointment and getting blood drawn to make sure you don't have gestational diabetes. Next appointment I am only drinking water and eating protein!!! :-D
Milestones: Made it to viability age!!!!!! :-)))))))))))))))) And Landon is tipping the scales already at 1 pound 7 ounces making him almost 2 weeks ahead of schedule.
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| 24 weeks! Yep, I'm huge but my baby is healthy! :) |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Preparations.....
For a while I haven't wanted to really prepare for Landon's arrival. I guess maybe my miscarriage put me in spot where I wasn't ready to put the cart before the horse so to speak. I think things are finally starting to set in and I'm beginning to feel safe with preparing for my baby. So...some clothes have been purchased and planning the nursery is underway.
His bedding has been purchased:
A moby wrap has been bought:
This is even the print I got. I'm super excited about it. :-)
Now the next big part that will be tackled once Freddie gets off work for the holidays....cleaning out the extra bedroom. Oh boy!!! It will make it even more real then.
One thing I haven't done this time around being pregnant.....reading a pregnancy book or even brushing up on my breastfeeding knowledge. I nursed Kameron for 18 months so surely I should know what I'm doing....right?! But I still feel like I need to brush up on the basics just in case. I will add that to my to-do list. :-)
I can't believe Christmas is in 5 days and I get to celebrate my 24th week of pregnancy on Christmas. I am so excited about Christmas this year!! :-)
His bedding has been purchased:
A moby wrap has been bought:
This is even the print I got. I'm super excited about it. :-)
Now the next big part that will be tackled once Freddie gets off work for the holidays....cleaning out the extra bedroom. Oh boy!!! It will make it even more real then.
One thing I haven't done this time around being pregnant.....reading a pregnancy book or even brushing up on my breastfeeding knowledge. I nursed Kameron for 18 months so surely I should know what I'm doing....right?! But I still feel like I need to brush up on the basics just in case. I will add that to my to-do list. :-)
I can't believe Christmas is in 5 days and I get to celebrate my 24th week of pregnancy on Christmas. I am so excited about Christmas this year!! :-)
Monday, December 12, 2011
22 weeks!
How far along? 22 weeks 1 day.
Total weight gain/loss: total gain of 5 lbs. Guess it has to happen at some point!
Maternity clothes? Yep. Always wear maternity pants but sometimes I can get away with some of my non-maternity shirts
Stretch marks? definitely
Sleep: not too bad. Getting 5-7 hours a night and sometimes not waking up to visit the bathroom
Best moment this week: Freddie feeling Landon move. I love sharing those moments with him
Movement: He is a mover and a shaker! I absolutely love it even when he is kicking my bladder (weirdest feeling ever!!)
Food cravings: I really don't have any. But I guess that's why I have only put on 5 lbs so far.
Gender: all boy!!!!
Labor Signs: Nope.....thank goodness!! And it can stay that way until our scheduled c-section!
Belly Button in or out? Still in but extremely shallow.
Wedding rings on or off? On!
What I miss: not walking like an old lady! lol. This fella just lays right on my sciatic nerve so I have a nice limp most days.
What I am looking forward to: seeing my little guy again on the 22nd! :-)
Weekly Wisdom: try to enjoy every moment even the uncomfortable ones. Some days I have a hard time doing this but there are so many women that would love to be in my shoes right now; pain and all.
Milestones: Getting to viability age. Might seem crazy to some people but at least I would know that if something did happen (god forbid) that at least he would be given a fighting chance instead of being told that there was nothing to be done.
And another milestone; figuring out how I want to do my maternity pictures. Freddie and I started practicing last night and I have a lot more research to do to get the right effect I'm going for. I know it is early but you can never be too prepared! :-)
And another milestone; figuring out how I want to do my maternity pictures. Freddie and I started practicing last night and I have a lot more research to do to get the right effect I'm going for. I know it is early but you can never be too prepared! :-)
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Anatomy Scan and my Birth plan
So I've been slack...I had my scan and I haven't even updated my blog in almost 3 weeks. Speaking of slack...I've taken 1 belly shot and I have yet to start a journal for Landon or even write in Kameron's that she is going to be a big sister. Yep...slacker...that's me.
The scan was short but was amazing as always. Landon was all balled up and transverse and try as she might the tech couldn't get him to move. Every time she pushed on him, he pushed back! Lil Stinker!! So far everything looks great but due to his position she couldn't get 2 views of the heart so we go back on the 22nd for another ultrasound. At this point I have lost count of how many ultrasound I have had. During the exam she of course had to check my cervical length and it was 6cm long. Yep....you read it.... 6cm!!! Her words "you have the longest cervix!! Did you have a c-section with your daughter?" I respond with "yep" and she said "I can see why!"
After having the ultrasound I got to visit with my doctor. Even though I had a c-section with Kameron I had hoped and prayed that I would get to have a v-bac with my next pregnancy. For some reason ever since I got pregnant with Landon I have had feeling that I wasn't going to get that dream. My ultimate dream was to have a drug free, natural delivery. With Kameron I went drug free for 28 hours, got an epidural when they said I may need a c-section and she was finally born via section after 35 hours of labor. I never got past 4.5 cm, she never dropped below zero station. My body crapped out on me. I talked with my doctor, told her my previous experience and she told me my options; Vbac: they will not induce, you have to go into labor by yourself by 40 weeks and they highly recommend an epidural just in case you have an uterine rupture which requires an emergency c-section or Scheduled C-Section: deliver at 39 weeks, controlled environment, get a spinal, my doctor delivers the baby versus the on-call doctor doing it. I asked her what she thought my chances would be of actually being able to have a v-bac; based on my medical history and my body my chances are small. Pushing my dreams to the side and trying to think about what will be best for my body and my baby; I decided on a repeat c-section. For the most part I am very happy with this decision. I still have days where I am overcome with emotion that I won't have that dream that I want to so bad. But I have to face reality; I wasn't made to conceive babies without medical assistance and I definitely wasn't made to bring them into the world in the normal way. But that's okay; I will still get to have my baby in my arms when it is all over with.
Now the fun part....pictures!
The scan was short but was amazing as always. Landon was all balled up and transverse and try as she might the tech couldn't get him to move. Every time she pushed on him, he pushed back! Lil Stinker!! So far everything looks great but due to his position she couldn't get 2 views of the heart so we go back on the 22nd for another ultrasound. At this point I have lost count of how many ultrasound I have had. During the exam she of course had to check my cervical length and it was 6cm long. Yep....you read it.... 6cm!!! Her words "you have the longest cervix!! Did you have a c-section with your daughter?" I respond with "yep" and she said "I can see why!"
After having the ultrasound I got to visit with my doctor. Even though I had a c-section with Kameron I had hoped and prayed that I would get to have a v-bac with my next pregnancy. For some reason ever since I got pregnant with Landon I have had feeling that I wasn't going to get that dream. My ultimate dream was to have a drug free, natural delivery. With Kameron I went drug free for 28 hours, got an epidural when they said I may need a c-section and she was finally born via section after 35 hours of labor. I never got past 4.5 cm, she never dropped below zero station. My body crapped out on me. I talked with my doctor, told her my previous experience and she told me my options; Vbac: they will not induce, you have to go into labor by yourself by 40 weeks and they highly recommend an epidural just in case you have an uterine rupture which requires an emergency c-section or Scheduled C-Section: deliver at 39 weeks, controlled environment, get a spinal, my doctor delivers the baby versus the on-call doctor doing it. I asked her what she thought my chances would be of actually being able to have a v-bac; based on my medical history and my body my chances are small. Pushing my dreams to the side and trying to think about what will be best for my body and my baby; I decided on a repeat c-section. For the most part I am very happy with this decision. I still have days where I am overcome with emotion that I won't have that dream that I want to so bad. But I have to face reality; I wasn't made to conceive babies without medical assistance and I definitely wasn't made to bring them into the world in the normal way. But that's okay; I will still get to have my baby in my arms when it is all over with.
Now the fun part....pictures!
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| Sweet profile |
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| Still a boy!!! :-) |
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| Hands up by his face. |
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| My first belly picture, 20 weeks 3 days. |
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