Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
39 weeks and counting...
Pregnancy Highlights: (GB stands for Gummy Bear)
How Far Along: 39 weeks
Fruit / Veggie: a mini watermelon
Size: about 20 inches long and weighs a little over 7 pounds
Baby Changes: GB is waiting to greet the world!
* continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth
* outer layers of skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath
39 Week Appointment Update:
There has been no change in effacing or dilating this past week - still remain at a 1 and about 50% effaced. Baby seems to have dropped lower now. I was really hoping the 'full moon' on Deember 21 would get something going, but it did not.
We also chose an induction date of Thursday, January 6 - if and only if necessary. Praying GB will come on his / her own on or at least very near my due date.
Total Weight Gain / Loss: 3 pounds in 1 week! Of course, I had to ask if the scale was broken. It wasn't, but there is a reason - thank you swollen feet - total gain 38 pounds.
Best Moment this week: Johnny and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary on December 22.
Gender: We've chosen to be surprised!
Movement: lots of strong movements - it's fun to see and feel hard parts of my stomach from time to time, not sure if they are elbows or knees.
Food / Drink Cravings: Christmas goodies!
Sleep: I am starting my maternity leave next week (from my part time job at home) and hoping to get caught up on some sleep during the week.
What I am looking forward to: Spending this coming weekend with my family and getting my hospital bag packed - it still feels so surreal.
Symptoms: I am finally experiencing the consistent 'swelling' in my feet and the scale proves this to be true. I can't really complain since I am right at the end. My doctor informed me it will get worse before it gets better - Yippee!
How Far Along: 39 weeks
Fruit / Veggie: a mini watermelon
Size: about 20 inches long and weighs a little over 7 pounds
Baby Changes: GB is waiting to greet the world!
* continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth
* outer layers of skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath
39 Week Appointment Update:
There has been no change in effacing or dilating this past week - still remain at a 1 and about 50% effaced. Baby seems to have dropped lower now. I was really hoping the 'full moon' on Deember 21 would get something going, but it did not.
We also chose an induction date of Thursday, January 6 - if and only if necessary. Praying GB will come on his / her own on or at least very near my due date.
Total Weight Gain / Loss: 3 pounds in 1 week! Of course, I had to ask if the scale was broken. It wasn't, but there is a reason - thank you swollen feet - total gain 38 pounds.
Best Moment this week: Johnny and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary on December 22.
Gender: We've chosen to be surprised!
Movement: lots of strong movements - it's fun to see and feel hard parts of my stomach from time to time, not sure if they are elbows or knees.
Food / Drink Cravings: Christmas goodies!
Sleep: I am starting my maternity leave next week (from my part time job at home) and hoping to get caught up on some sleep during the week.
What I am looking forward to: Spending this coming weekend with my family and getting my hospital bag packed - it still feels so surreal.
Symptoms: I am finally experiencing the consistent 'swelling' in my feet and the scale proves this to be true. I can't really complain since I am right at the end. My doctor informed me it will get worse before it gets better - Yippee!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Over Due : 37 week belly pics
Although a couple weeks late (officially 39 weeks today), we wanted to document them for our records. Check back for 39 week belly pics and the weekly pregnancy update coming soon :)
Saturday, December 18, 2010
38 weeks and counting...
Pregnancy Highlights: (GB stands for Gummy Bear)
How Far Along: 38 weeks - will be posting 37 and 38 week belly pics soon, I know I've said that every week now. The 37 week pictures are on Johnny's computer...
Fruit / Veggie: Leek
Size: about 6.8 pounds and over 19 1/2 inches long
Baby Changes:
* baby has really plumped out
* baby has a firm grasp and its organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb
38 Week Appointment Update:
I had my 38 week appointment this past Thursday - I am still about 50% effaced, but I have dilated to a 1! We will be deciding on an induce date next week (which will be any date past my due date, Dec 31), IF and ONLY if GB has not come on its own. My OB/GYN does not desire to go any more than 7 days past my due date. We also cannot induce on a holiday or a weekend, so that leaves January 3 - 7 for an induction date, if we go that long. We shall see if GB will be here this year or next...
Total Weight Gain / Loss: 1 more pound, for a total of 35 pounds - I'm thankful it wasn't any more since I've eaten lots of sweets this past week!
Best moment this week: December 15 has come and gone! This was the end of the 'option period' for our home buyers to back out...and we continue to move forward.
I couldn't ask for better in-laws - Johnny's folks headed to Killeen on Friday and spent all of today packing up our ENTIRE house. We are so grateful for them and their hard work. The movers come on Tuesday next week and all of our things will be going into storage until we find our place here in Tyler.
Gender: We've chosen to be surprised!
Movement: movements feel stronger and stronger these days - sometimes it even tickles.
Food / Drink Cravings: I've been eating lots of salads and fruit these days...along with sweets and ice cream
Sleep: Not much has changed here - still waking up every couple of hours for the bathroom and becoming wired for a couple of hours in the wee morning hours. All in preparation for the baby I am sure :)
What I am looking forward to: Being with friends and family this next week - we've got some friends coming in town tomorrow and staying a couple of days and then my family will be here on Christmas Eve.
Symptoms: Not much has changed here either - still don't think I've experienced any Braxton-Hicks contractions. I've been more determined to walk this week, so I feel like I have had some more energy at times. Pretty achy and bathroom trips all the time!
How Far Along: 38 weeks - will be posting 37 and 38 week belly pics soon, I know I've said that every week now. The 37 week pictures are on Johnny's computer...
Fruit / Veggie: Leek
Size: about 6.8 pounds and over 19 1/2 inches long
Baby Changes:
* baby has really plumped out
* baby has a firm grasp and its organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb
38 Week Appointment Update:
I had my 38 week appointment this past Thursday - I am still about 50% effaced, but I have dilated to a 1! We will be deciding on an induce date next week (which will be any date past my due date, Dec 31), IF and ONLY if GB has not come on its own. My OB/GYN does not desire to go any more than 7 days past my due date. We also cannot induce on a holiday or a weekend, so that leaves January 3 - 7 for an induction date, if we go that long. We shall see if GB will be here this year or next...
Total Weight Gain / Loss: 1 more pound, for a total of 35 pounds - I'm thankful it wasn't any more since I've eaten lots of sweets this past week!
Best moment this week: December 15 has come and gone! This was the end of the 'option period' for our home buyers to back out...and we continue to move forward.
I couldn't ask for better in-laws - Johnny's folks headed to Killeen on Friday and spent all of today packing up our ENTIRE house. We are so grateful for them and their hard work. The movers come on Tuesday next week and all of our things will be going into storage until we find our place here in Tyler.
Gender: We've chosen to be surprised!
Movement: movements feel stronger and stronger these days - sometimes it even tickles.
Food / Drink Cravings: I've been eating lots of salads and fruit these days...along with sweets and ice cream
Sleep: Not much has changed here - still waking up every couple of hours for the bathroom and becoming wired for a couple of hours in the wee morning hours. All in preparation for the baby I am sure :)
What I am looking forward to: Being with friends and family this next week - we've got some friends coming in town tomorrow and staying a couple of days and then my family will be here on Christmas Eve.
Symptoms: Not much has changed here either - still don't think I've experienced any Braxton-Hicks contractions. I've been more determined to walk this week, so I feel like I have had some more energy at times. Pretty achy and bathroom trips all the time!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
37 weeks and counting...
Pregnancy Highlights: (GB stands for Gummy Bear)
How Far Along: 37 weeks - GB is now considered FULL TERM!
Fruit / Veggie: stalk of Swiss chard
Size: 6 1/3 pounds and 19 inches long
Baby Changes: If I go into labor now, GB's lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb
37 week appointment update - I still have not dilated or experienced any Braxton-Hicks contractions. My doctor informed me she prefers to not deliver 7 days past my due date so hopefully GB will be coming on his or her own before that time.
Total Weight Gain / Loss: The faithful 1 pound a week, for a total of 34 pounds
Best moment this week: An answer to prayer: Johnny and I received our very 1st contract on our home over the weekend of Dec 4-5! If everything continues on the path, we will be closing on January 3. The end of the option period is this Wednesday, Dec 15. We have begun looking 'seriously' at homes in Tyler now and went through 6 this past Saturday. It was a bit overwhelming and at times, frustrating to say the least.
Johnny took me to see the 3D Narnia movie - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (my favorite book in the whole series) on Friday - this is where 'we' started just 5 years ago. We met in December 2005 and 1/4 of our blind date was going to see The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Young Life Christmas Party on Sunday - will have to post pictures from this! All the years of wearing the tacky Snowman (painted by my mom in the 80's) sweater dress have paid off! I think it probably had something to do with my pregnant belly filling out the snowman this year. I won the best tacky Christmas sweater at the party :)
Gender: We've chosen to be SURPRISED!
Movement: all the time! I am holding out on getting to see an arm or foot graze my tummy, but have yet to see this.
Food / Drink Cravings: I told my husband the other day that I could eat CFA EVERY day...pregnant or not pregnant, ice cream on a wafer cone, mexican food - my appetite seems to be on the increase this week.
Sleep: I wish! I am still waking up every couple of hours for the bathroom, along with getting up for a midnight snack. I usually become 'wired' at some point during the night and start sleeping the best around 5 AM, when it's time for me to be getting up soon.
What I am looking forward to: meeting GB, finding our home in Tyler and getting settled in the new year.
Symptoms: not much has changed, still feel really good to be so far near the end. I haven't had any swelling (only when being on my feet for a long period 0f time), but if so, it goes away once I get to rest. It is a little harder to move around and adjust while I sleep and get up off the ground - achiness, acid reflux and sleep deprivation are the most common.
How Far Along: 37 weeks - GB is now considered FULL TERM!
Fruit / Veggie: stalk of Swiss chard
Size: 6 1/3 pounds and 19 inches long
Baby Changes: If I go into labor now, GB's lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb
37 week appointment update - I still have not dilated or experienced any Braxton-Hicks contractions. My doctor informed me she prefers to not deliver 7 days past my due date so hopefully GB will be coming on his or her own before that time.
Total Weight Gain / Loss: The faithful 1 pound a week, for a total of 34 pounds
Best moment this week: An answer to prayer: Johnny and I received our very 1st contract on our home over the weekend of Dec 4-5! If everything continues on the path, we will be closing on January 3. The end of the option period is this Wednesday, Dec 15. We have begun looking 'seriously' at homes in Tyler now and went through 6 this past Saturday. It was a bit overwhelming and at times, frustrating to say the least.
Johnny took me to see the 3D Narnia movie - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (my favorite book in the whole series) on Friday - this is where 'we' started just 5 years ago. We met in December 2005 and 1/4 of our blind date was going to see The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Young Life Christmas Party on Sunday - will have to post pictures from this! All the years of wearing the tacky Snowman (painted by my mom in the 80's) sweater dress have paid off! I think it probably had something to do with my pregnant belly filling out the snowman this year. I won the best tacky Christmas sweater at the party :)
Gender: We've chosen to be SURPRISED!
Movement: all the time! I am holding out on getting to see an arm or foot graze my tummy, but have yet to see this.
Food / Drink Cravings: I told my husband the other day that I could eat CFA EVERY day...pregnant or not pregnant, ice cream on a wafer cone, mexican food - my appetite seems to be on the increase this week.
Sleep: I wish! I am still waking up every couple of hours for the bathroom, along with getting up for a midnight snack. I usually become 'wired' at some point during the night and start sleeping the best around 5 AM, when it's time for me to be getting up soon.
What I am looking forward to: meeting GB, finding our home in Tyler and getting settled in the new year.
Symptoms: not much has changed, still feel really good to be so far near the end. I haven't had any swelling (only when being on my feet for a long period 0f time), but if so, it goes away once I get to rest. It is a little harder to move around and adjust while I sleep and get up off the ground - achiness, acid reflux and sleep deprivation are the most common.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Weeks 35 - 36 and counting...
Pregnancy Hightlights: (GB stands for Gummy Bear)
How Far Along: 36 weeks
Fruit / Veggie: honeydew melon - 35 weeks
crenshaw melon - 36 weeks
Size: over 18 inches long and 5 1/4 pounds - 35 weeks
18 1/2 inches long and almost 6 pounds - 36 weeks
Baby Changes: 35 weeks
* GB doesn't have much room to maneuver now - not likely doing somersaults, but # of kicks should remain about the same
* kidneys are fully developed now
* liver can process some waste products now
* most of GB's basic physical development is now complete
36 weeks
* GB is packing on the pounds - about an ounce per day
* shedding most of the downy covering of hair as well as the vernix caseosa - the waxy substance that covered and protected the skin during GB's nine month amniotic bath
* GB swallows both of these substances as well as other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium
* at the end of the 36 weeks, GB will be considered full-term - which is 37-42 weeks
* GB is likely head down (this was confirmed at our appointment this morning)
Total Weight Gain / Loss: I gained another 2 pounds in the last 2 weeks for a total of 33 pounds. I gave myself a pat on the back since last week was Thanksgiving and all and I didn't hold back :)
Best moment this week: We had an awesome week at the lake house with both of our families...enjoyed great weather the first couple of days - family took the jet skis out and went fishing - then we watched lots of football during the men's ping pong tournaments, drank hot cocoa and played Scattergories - always a family favorite!
Gender: We've chosen to be SURPRISED!
Movement: GB is still moving away...
Food / Drink Cravings: eating Turkey day leftovers all week :)
Sleep: supposedly I am a terrible snorer these days (Johnny has conveniently recorded these sessions on his cell phone), but my doctor had my back this morning at our appointment, confirming this will go away as soon as baby is here.
I have been super exhausted this week and it could be for a number of reasons - late nights and early mornings every day last week, allergies are in full force and I'm just not sleeping well, or maybe exhaustion just sets in during the final weeks. I even look sleepy - in just about every picture we took over Thanksgiving last week, I look 'dog-tired'
What I am looking forward to: Getting everything situated for GB's arrival...Johnny and I have the crib up (we are nixing the bassinet since Johnny's brother gave us their old crib last week when they were in town) and everything 'baby' has been washed. For the first time, I felt a huge disappointment of not having our very own place as we put the bedding on and found places in the dressers for GB's little things (the bedding was also given to us, though it is a bit 'boy' specific, it is super cute) and will have to do until we can get a place of our own and I find a neutral bedding I like. Let's just say we will be set if we are having a boy - nursery bedding - check - and clothes passed on from cousin Daniel. :) But have I mentioned I am feeling 'girl' these days?! Although that means nothing...
Symptoms: I experienced my first ' puffiness' this past week (hands and feet), but thankfully it has subsided. I think it was just evidence of 'over-doing' it last week, being on my feet and having the urge for 'nesting' in whatever house we are staying in - cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning.
I do have a little cold now, or allergies, not sure which one, but I think that is zapping my energy this week. It probably has something to do with the fluctuation of the Texas weather - highs in the 70s one day and 30s the next.
Other than that, I feel good! My belly is getting big - will have to post pics soon!
Update from our 36 week appointment today:
We have officially began our weekly appointments from here on out. My cervix was checked (which I can say was not as bad as I expected it to be) and I am at a zero. It has thinned out to 50% which my doctor says is not uncommon, and that I may not thin out to 100% until I am in labor.
How Far Along: 36 weeks
Fruit / Veggie: honeydew melon - 35 weeks
crenshaw melon - 36 weeks
Size: over 18 inches long and 5 1/4 pounds - 35 weeks
18 1/2 inches long and almost 6 pounds - 36 weeks
Baby Changes: 35 weeks
* GB doesn't have much room to maneuver now - not likely doing somersaults, but # of kicks should remain about the same
* kidneys are fully developed now
* liver can process some waste products now
* most of GB's basic physical development is now complete
36 weeks
* GB is packing on the pounds - about an ounce per day
* shedding most of the downy covering of hair as well as the vernix caseosa - the waxy substance that covered and protected the skin during GB's nine month amniotic bath
* GB swallows both of these substances as well as other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium
* at the end of the 36 weeks, GB will be considered full-term - which is 37-42 weeks
* GB is likely head down (this was confirmed at our appointment this morning)
Total Weight Gain / Loss: I gained another 2 pounds in the last 2 weeks for a total of 33 pounds. I gave myself a pat on the back since last week was Thanksgiving and all and I didn't hold back :)
Best moment this week: We had an awesome week at the lake house with both of our families...enjoyed great weather the first couple of days - family took the jet skis out and went fishing - then we watched lots of football during the men's ping pong tournaments, drank hot cocoa and played Scattergories - always a family favorite!
Gender: We've chosen to be SURPRISED!
Movement: GB is still moving away...
Food / Drink Cravings: eating Turkey day leftovers all week :)
Sleep: supposedly I am a terrible snorer these days (Johnny has conveniently recorded these sessions on his cell phone), but my doctor had my back this morning at our appointment, confirming this will go away as soon as baby is here.
I have been super exhausted this week and it could be for a number of reasons - late nights and early mornings every day last week, allergies are in full force and I'm just not sleeping well, or maybe exhaustion just sets in during the final weeks. I even look sleepy - in just about every picture we took over Thanksgiving last week, I look 'dog-tired'
What I am looking forward to: Getting everything situated for GB's arrival...Johnny and I have the crib up (we are nixing the bassinet since Johnny's brother gave us their old crib last week when they were in town) and everything 'baby' has been washed. For the first time, I felt a huge disappointment of not having our very own place as we put the bedding on and found places in the dressers for GB's little things (the bedding was also given to us, though it is a bit 'boy' specific, it is super cute) and will have to do until we can get a place of our own and I find a neutral bedding I like. Let's just say we will be set if we are having a boy - nursery bedding - check - and clothes passed on from cousin Daniel. :) But have I mentioned I am feeling 'girl' these days?! Although that means nothing...
Symptoms: I experienced my first ' puffiness' this past week (hands and feet), but thankfully it has subsided. I think it was just evidence of 'over-doing' it last week, being on my feet and having the urge for 'nesting' in whatever house we are staying in - cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning.
I do have a little cold now, or allergies, not sure which one, but I think that is zapping my energy this week. It probably has something to do with the fluctuation of the Texas weather - highs in the 70s one day and 30s the next.
Other than that, I feel good! My belly is getting big - will have to post pics soon!
Update from our 36 week appointment today:
We have officially began our weekly appointments from here on out. My cervix was checked (which I can say was not as bad as I expected it to be) and I am at a zero. It has thinned out to 50% which my doctor says is not uncommon, and that I may not thin out to 100% until I am in labor.
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