I go for another ultrasound tomorrow afternoon to take a look at the Placenta and see if it is still low and covering my cervix... I really hope that it has shifted upward and everything is fine! I am not sure if this is something the tech can tell me, but I will ask a lot of questions and hope she will tell me. I can't wait to see her again... and re-confirm she is really a she!! My mom is coming with me tomorrow since Nelson has to work- she is really excited!
After the ultrasound I am going to buy our crib... things are really coming together!!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
3rd Trimester!!!
I can't believe I am in the third trimester... so close to meeting my baby girl!! While I was in Texas last week I bought the cutest matching sweaters, the pic is below!
By now, your baby, who weighs in at about two and a half pounds and stands — or rather lies — at almost 16 inches (measured head to toe) has added blinking to his or her growing bag of tricks. (Outside in the real world, blinking is necessary to help keep foreign objects out of the eyes.) Other impressive new talents being added to your baby's roster in the womb include coughing, more intense sucking, and, perhaps most important, better breathing.
The good news is that babies born this week, though premature, have an excellent prognosis because their lungs have reached the point (for the most part) of maturity — so you too can breathe a little easier now. Of course, it's still best if a baby doesn't check out of that uterine hotel just yet — there's still a lot of growing and maturing to do over the next 12 weeks.
We also painted the baby's room last week with the help of some close friends, it looks adorable. I will post pics next week as we are putting up the baseboards, chair rail and crown moulding this weekend!
We are going to order our furniture next week... very exciting!! and I finally feel like things are coming together!!
Things are crazy busy at work this week, which is why my updates have been so sporadic.
Your baby this week:
Are you dreaming about your baby? Your baby may be dreaming about you, too. Brain wave activity measured in a developing fetus shows different sleep cycles, including the rapid eye movement phase, the stage when dreaming occurs.
By now, your baby, who weighs in at about two and a half pounds and stands — or rather lies — at almost 16 inches (measured head to toe) has added blinking to his or her growing bag of tricks. (Outside in the real world, blinking is necessary to help keep foreign objects out of the eyes.) Other impressive new talents being added to your baby's roster in the womb include coughing, more intense sucking, and, perhaps most important, better breathing.
The good news is that babies born this week, though premature, have an excellent prognosis because their lungs have reached the point (for the most part) of maturity — so you too can breathe a little easier now. Of course, it's still best if a baby doesn't check out of that uterine hotel just yet — there's still a lot of growing and maturing to do over the next 12 weeks.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Back from Dr's
I am back from my regular appointment, everything for the most part seems to be ok and progressing as it should be! My blood pressure has dropped again, which explains why I have been getting light headed again... but its not horrible, and it is expected at this stage in pregnancy.
I go for my follow up ultrasound on September 19th to check on the low placenta, hopefully that will have corrected itself. My dr said she would call if there was a problem- since the ultrasound tech can't say anything.
I also have to schedule my glucose test within the next few weeks- I am not too worried about that!
Well back to work for me, too much to do here and too little time to do it!
I go for my follow up ultrasound on September 19th to check on the low placenta, hopefully that will have corrected itself. My dr said she would call if there was a problem- since the ultrasound tech can't say anything.
I also have to schedule my glucose test within the next few weeks- I am not too worried about that!
Well back to work for me, too much to do here and too little time to do it!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Week 27
Week 27, officially my last week in my 2nd trimester, I can't believe that next week I will be in my 3rd trimester... its crazy how fast time is flying now!
I am going away this week for a few days to Dallas to audit a different location for the company I work for, but while I am gone DH will be busy clearing out the nursery to prepare for us to paint next Sunday! I am super excited! As soon as it is painted I am going out to order the furniture!!
I feel the baby move all the time now- I love it! I can see my belly wobble around and I really think she must have more than 2 legs and 2 arms, because I feel her all over! It is such an amazing feeling, I can't even describe it!! Some days I can't believe this is all real, I really am pregnant and in just a few months I am going to be a mom!! I am really excited and can't wait to meet her!!
Whats happening with baby this week:
Most babies this age, still like to snuggle in a slightly curled position inside the uterus (thus the term "fetal position"). Even so, beginning at this stage, your baby's length will be measured from top of head to toe — which makes your baby nearly a full 15 inches now. And at just over two pounds, he or she has doubled in weight from four weeks ago.
Your baby's auditory development (hearing) is progressing as the network of nerves to the ears matures. And even though the sounds your baby hears are muffled (thanks to the creamy coating of vernix covering those ears), he or she may recognize both yours and your partner's voices. So this might be a good time to read and even sing to your baby (or rather, your belly) — and a good chance to start boning up on those nursery rhymes and lullabies you'll need to be repeating (and repeating) pretty soon. And while you're at it, here's another way to have some family fun: If your partner presses his ear to your belly, he might be able to hear the baby's heartbeat.
Your baby's taste buds are very developed now too (with more taste buds than he or she will ever have outside the womb, actually). Need a taste test? If you eat some spicy food (you hot mama, you), your baby will be able to taste the difference in the amniotic fluid (but keep in mind that you'll have different mealtimes, with your baby's coming about two hours after yours). Some babies will even respond to that spicy kick by hiccupping. And although hiccups (which feel like belly spasms to you) may seem like they're disturbing to your baby, he or she isn't stressed at all. It's just one more sensation that babies need to get used to.
I am going away this week for a few days to Dallas to audit a different location for the company I work for, but while I am gone DH will be busy clearing out the nursery to prepare for us to paint next Sunday! I am super excited! As soon as it is painted I am going out to order the furniture!!
I feel the baby move all the time now- I love it! I can see my belly wobble around and I really think she must have more than 2 legs and 2 arms, because I feel her all over! It is such an amazing feeling, I can't even describe it!! Some days I can't believe this is all real, I really am pregnant and in just a few months I am going to be a mom!! I am really excited and can't wait to meet her!!
Whats happening with baby this week:
Most babies this age, still like to snuggle in a slightly curled position inside the uterus (thus the term "fetal position"). Even so, beginning at this stage, your baby's length will be measured from top of head to toe — which makes your baby nearly a full 15 inches now. And at just over two pounds, he or she has doubled in weight from four weeks ago.
Your baby's auditory development (hearing) is progressing as the network of nerves to the ears matures. And even though the sounds your baby hears are muffled (thanks to the creamy coating of vernix covering those ears), he or she may recognize both yours and your partner's voices. So this might be a good time to read and even sing to your baby (or rather, your belly) — and a good chance to start boning up on those nursery rhymes and lullabies you'll need to be repeating (and repeating) pretty soon. And while you're at it, here's another way to have some family fun: If your partner presses his ear to your belly, he might be able to hear the baby's heartbeat.
Your baby's taste buds are very developed now too (with more taste buds than he or she will ever have outside the womb, actually). Need a taste test? If you eat some spicy food (you hot mama, you), your baby will be able to taste the difference in the amniotic fluid (but keep in mind that you'll have different mealtimes, with your baby's coming about two hours after yours). Some babies will even respond to that spicy kick by hiccupping. And although hiccups (which feel like belly spasms to you) may seem like they're disturbing to your baby, he or she isn't stressed at all. It's just one more sensation that babies need to get used to.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Finally!
We have finally found a dresser and glider to match our crib... lets hope we can order them without any problems!! The glider isn't the ideal chair I wanted, but it matches and fits our price range and the room size better!!
Here are what they look like:
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Week 26 Belly Pic
2 in one day, haha!
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I popped a little bit more over the last week...oh, and you will notice no more heels, I have officially given up on them, my back and legs hurt too much when I wear them, and I am far too unsteady! Here is this weeks belly pic:
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Week 26
Only 3 months left of work and 13 months off, I can't wait. I am back to work today after a week and a half of holidays and it was sooo hard to come back... I am already thinking of being off again. It doesn't help that I am sore, tired, and just want to be at home cuddled up on my couch with DH and my puppy!
and as promised, just a bit late... here is a belly pic from last week:
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Your baby this week:
Look who's looking. Your baby's eyes — which have been closed for the past few months (so that the retina, the part of the eye that allows images to come into focus, could develop) — are now beginning to open. What this means is that your baby is able to see what's going on now (unfortunately the view in your uterus isn't all that exciting). The iris, the colored part of the eye, still doesn't have much pigmentation (that'll fill in over the next month or two), so it's too early to start guessing your baby's eye color. Even the color your baby will be born with might not be the permanent shade; so you may be kept guessing until your baby is close to six months old.
Your baby's brain-wave activity is kicking in at this stage in fetal development, which means your little one can not only hear noises but can now also respond to them. Not in so many words, of course, but with an increase in pulse rate or activity.
And talking about activity, at at the rate he or she is growing, your baby will soon be feeling a little cramped in your uterus. Not to worry, there's still plenty of room for your baby to grow. It just means your gymnast will have less room for those somersaults, cartwheels, and other Olympic feats.
Your baby's brain-wave activity is kicking in at this stage in fetal development, which means your little one can not only hear noises but can now also respond to them. Not in so many words, of course, but with an increase in pulse rate or activity.
And talking about activity, at at the rate he or she is growing, your baby will soon be feeling a little cramped in your uterus. Not to worry, there's still plenty of room for your baby to grow. It just means your gymnast will have less room for those somersaults, cartwheels, and other Olympic feats.
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