My 37 week appt was "just another appt." I had the "always in a hurry Dr" so I don't know much about the details but everything is fine. She checked me and said I am "maybe" dilated to a 2. That really doesn't mean anything since I know I can walk around dilated for weeks!
As I reflect back there have been so many differences from this pregnancy to the boys. So, one big NEW difference includes the false labor Monday night after I had a rough day of feeling awful!! I never had that with the boys.... once I started timeable, measurable contractions I was in real labor and delivered a baby boy (with both boys). So when these contractions came on with this lil' one Monday night I got a bit nervous! Although this was obviously false labor because they were so speratic and some were pretty strong, while others were not! 2 mins,,,, 7 mins,,,, 4 mins,,,, 9 mins,,,, Cory was a trooper staying up with me from 2 to 4:30am. I was very glad when God answered my prayer to make them go away!! :) Then I slept great until the alarm went off!
Tuesday I felt okay but just tired!
What an amazing turn around today though! I've really felt good all day. My back hasn't even hurt much! I will admit, I have NOT worked out this week or been walking much to try to lay low and keep this baby in for another week but feeling good right now is important!~
I keep praying I can deal with these last few weeks of aches and pains, stress and crazy contractions!
NOW, can I make it through Easter!? I sure hope so! We have dinner plans with our neighbors. I plan to have some baked chicken and the boys favorite fruit fluff salad, partake in some egg dying and of coarse some egg finding!!! ~
We are so thankful to our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has risen, and that we live where we can freely celebrate His resurection!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Week 36 update
Well,
things are happening... yes I know,, they can "happen" for four more weeks! Right Jett?!?! So, you ask, what's happening? CHANGES in this mama's body! First, the baby is dropping! It is cork-screwing its head DOWN while at the same time pushing off the "side wall" preparing for the grand entry. My back has been hurting quite a bit and I feel "crampy" often. Oddly, my breasts have been tender this week and I actually had some contractions on Friday night! HUM!!!
So it was good to go to the Dr. today and get the news that I was only dilated to a one (if that) and not looking like anything is going to happen "too early". News from the Dr. was all good! My blood pressure was fine. Baby's heart rate was 145,,, "she" must have been sleeping! I measured 37 weeks which is totally normal!
So, I say this was good news at the Dr. because I DO NOT want to have this baby in March! I am sure I will make it to April but I guess you never know!
Just for the record,,, Jett was born ON HIS DUE DATE and Oakley was 10 days early! So, if I had to guess I would say I will have this baby the week of April 12th! (SWEET,,, I'll miss the DSTEP at work,,, I'm okay with that!)
Now, I am going to go to bed and as I drift off in to (weird) dreamland I will be praying for a GREAT epidural when the time comes!
things are happening... yes I know,, they can "happen" for four more weeks! Right Jett?!?! So, you ask, what's happening? CHANGES in this mama's body! First, the baby is dropping! It is cork-screwing its head DOWN while at the same time pushing off the "side wall" preparing for the grand entry. My back has been hurting quite a bit and I feel "crampy" often. Oddly, my breasts have been tender this week and I actually had some contractions on Friday night! HUM!!!
So it was good to go to the Dr. today and get the news that I was only dilated to a one (if that) and not looking like anything is going to happen "too early". News from the Dr. was all good! My blood pressure was fine. Baby's heart rate was 145,,, "she" must have been sleeping! I measured 37 weeks which is totally normal!
So, I say this was good news at the Dr. because I DO NOT want to have this baby in March! I am sure I will make it to April but I guess you never know!
Just for the record,,, Jett was born ON HIS DUE DATE and Oakley was 10 days early! So, if I had to guess I would say I will have this baby the week of April 12th! (SWEET,,, I'll miss the DSTEP at work,,, I'm okay with that!)
Now, I am going to go to bed and as I drift off in to (weird) dreamland I will be praying for a GREAT epidural when the time comes!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Almost 34 weeks
PLEASE VOTE ON OUR BABY GUESSING GAME!!!!!
Well, I still have a stuffy head and nose but I feel a LOT better! In fact, I felt really good this week. My back barely hurts and my other aches and pains have been totally bearable. I even made it to the Rec Gym THREE, yes, 3 days this week! I can do the elliptical for about 20 minutes, easy level 1 but I do push myself with a little speed. Then, I lifted some weights- arms and chest and did a few leg extensions on the cybex machine. It felt good to still be able to workout! Or should I say, to be "back in the gym" after 2+ weeks off!
I have my 34 week Dr. appt Tuesday the 9th,,, and then a 5 days weekend for Springbreak! I have no idea what I am going to do with my time off! Right now I am feeling like the word "lazy" is coming to mind but I am hopeful to do something FUN! Maybe I will go to Gillette to see my friends that NEVER come see me! :)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
32 weeks and sick mama
So, long story short, I am sick... with a nasty head cold since last Thursday! My head has been so stuffed I can only breath through my mouth and now my throat is scratchy. I am feeling like it is trying to run its course but hoping that it doesn't go to my chest with a cough! Anyway, I am just praying I get better and don't have to get worse first!
I went to my 32 week Dr. appt yesterday! All was good! No sign of the bladder infection anymore, my blood pressure was still low, I measured 33 weeks and she's not concerned about my BIG weight gain! The baby's heart rate was upper 150's (which really sounds like a girl to me!) The boys were NEVER that high this late in the game! They were in the 130's the last two months of my pregnancy, so could this be a girl!? Only time will tell!
We are getting more and more excited to meet this little "Rolly Polly Baby" who wiggles and moves all the time!
I went to my 32 week Dr. appt yesterday! All was good! No sign of the bladder infection anymore, my blood pressure was still low, I measured 33 weeks and she's not concerned about my BIG weight gain! The baby's heart rate was upper 150's (which really sounds like a girl to me!) The boys were NEVER that high this late in the game! They were in the 130's the last two months of my pregnancy, so could this be a girl!? Only time will tell!
We are getting more and more excited to meet this little "Rolly Polly Baby" who wiggles and moves all the time!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
BOY or GIRL???
Penis or no Penis, is the question? Seriously, that is what I will be looking for the moment of delivery! I'm still coming to grips with the fact that either way, boy or girl, I've forced our whole family to endure this wait for the biggest surprise ever! This is huge! The closer it gets the harder it is to wait, to find out if my boys get a "Lil' Sis" or "Another-Brotha." My poor husband has been frustrated since that cold Friday back in November when we left our (only) ultrasound not knowing the sex of our baby! (I will admit, this is my fault, I demanded we would not find out!) I said we should just be happy to leave knowing our baby looked healthy! However, I can see how he is frustrated. There have been a few times it sure would have been convenient to know! For example, I bought two, yes two "take home from the Hospital blankets! " A pretty in pink and a beautiful blue, both with silky edges and a soft fuzzy lining! I've cut the tags off of both,,, and will be washing them both, with several pink and blue outfits, in just a few short weeks! So, what do we do with all the "Wrong" color!?!? Who knows! We might have to use the wrong color while at home the first week,,, or our other option is, just do more laundry to keep this baby in the "right color." THANKS to my friend Jenni who had triplet boys we have quite a few blue onsies and outfits for the 0-3 month size. I guess if it is a girl she can just pose as a tomboy or a cross dresser!?!?!
So, what does everyone think??? Lots of little people say "GIRL!" Jett and Oakley say girl but I think that is just because they want a girl so bad! Cory started out saying boy but has now started to shift to thoughts of a girl! I wish I would have a strong feeling either way but I don't think I can "let myself" get too excited about a girl because then what would I do if it turned out to be a boy! I guess I really think it is a boy just because that's the "luck" and plus, I know boys! I don't know what I would do with a girl other than spend WAY too much money on her outfits and SHOES,,, yeah, this mom doesn't have too many shoes but my daughter sure could! And, don't you think "she" would be too overly spoiled as the only grand-daughter on my side with two big brothers to take care of her! She'd have it made! Now, if adding another boy to the pile of boys we already have, I think we should probably name him "Tuff" so maybe he has a fighting chance of survival among the wild crew of boys! I think Oakley is coming to terms that he may not get his girl! He has now added an amendment to his normal bedtime prayer. He starts out saying, "Dear God, please make the baby be a girl and come out healthy." and now he adds to that, "And God, if you give us a boy we will still love it and be happy with a boy." Jett on the other hand, doesn't seem willing to take anything other than a girl! I, like Oakley, am also coming to terms with the fact that God knows best!
With all that talk of "luck of the draw" aside! I will say, this pregnancy has been very different than carrying the boys, in many ways! As with the boys, I never actually threw up, but this third pregnancy did have a lot more morning SICKness!!! The next two differences to be noticed were the bad acne and breast achyness and pain! I hardly had these two pregnancy symptoms with the boys,,, at least not worth mentioning but I sure did this time!! There has been a few other things but the biggest difference is how the baby moves inside of me. The boys were both very quiet and usually very still until they wanted to be noticed they would KICK or PUNCH very hard! I also felt the boys move pretty early (Jett just before the 17th week and Oakley around 14 weeks) However, I don't feel like I noticed movement until much later with this little one (18-20 weeks). The craziest thing is this baby is not a kicker or puncher more of a wiggler and a thumper! I honestly don't remember the boys rolling a "foot"all the way across the top of my belly or the "pushing." I can literally feel something come slowly pushing out of my side and I can just push it back where it belongs. We almost get into a pushing match! This baby also pushes off of the counter if I am too close for comfort! I do not have any recollection of the boys doing this!
With all these differences being noted I am wise enough to know it could still be a boy,,, just a different kind of boy I guess!
Won't it be an exciting moment when we find the answer to our long awaited surprise!!! Boy or girl, I love "it" and can't wait to meet "it"!!!!
So, what does everyone think??? Lots of little people say "GIRL!" Jett and Oakley say girl but I think that is just because they want a girl so bad! Cory started out saying boy but has now started to shift to thoughts of a girl! I wish I would have a strong feeling either way but I don't think I can "let myself" get too excited about a girl because then what would I do if it turned out to be a boy! I guess I really think it is a boy just because that's the "luck" and plus, I know boys! I don't know what I would do with a girl other than spend WAY too much money on her outfits and SHOES,,, yeah, this mom doesn't have too many shoes but my daughter sure could! And, don't you think "she" would be too overly spoiled as the only grand-daughter on my side with two big brothers to take care of her! She'd have it made! Now, if adding another boy to the pile of boys we already have, I think we should probably name him "Tuff" so maybe he has a fighting chance of survival among the wild crew of boys! I think Oakley is coming to terms that he may not get his girl! He has now added an amendment to his normal bedtime prayer. He starts out saying, "Dear God, please make the baby be a girl and come out healthy." and now he adds to that, "And God, if you give us a boy we will still love it and be happy with a boy." Jett on the other hand, doesn't seem willing to take anything other than a girl! I, like Oakley, am also coming to terms with the fact that God knows best!
With all that talk of "luck of the draw" aside! I will say, this pregnancy has been very different than carrying the boys, in many ways! As with the boys, I never actually threw up, but this third pregnancy did have a lot more morning SICKness!!! The next two differences to be noticed were the bad acne and breast achyness and pain! I hardly had these two pregnancy symptoms with the boys,,, at least not worth mentioning but I sure did this time!! There has been a few other things but the biggest difference is how the baby moves inside of me. The boys were both very quiet and usually very still until they wanted to be noticed they would KICK or PUNCH very hard! I also felt the boys move pretty early (Jett just before the 17th week and Oakley around 14 weeks) However, I don't feel like I noticed movement until much later with this little one (18-20 weeks). The craziest thing is this baby is not a kicker or puncher more of a wiggler and a thumper! I honestly don't remember the boys rolling a "foot"all the way across the top of my belly or the "pushing." I can literally feel something come slowly pushing out of my side and I can just push it back where it belongs. We almost get into a pushing match! This baby also pushes off of the counter if I am too close for comfort! I do not have any recollection of the boys doing this!
With all these differences being noted I am wise enough to know it could still be a boy,,, just a different kind of boy I guess!
Won't it be an exciting moment when we find the answer to our long awaited surprise!!! Boy or girl, I love "it" and can't wait to meet "it"!!!!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
30 week Dr. appt~
All was good!
Babies heartbeat was in the 14o's then went up to 150's. I forgot to ask what I measured but no worries,,, I can ask in two weeks when I have to go back, AGAIN!!!! I got enough weight gain- and then some, had blood in my urine and I was told I need to get a supportive pregnancy belt to hold up my (saggy) belly so I can try to keep walking/exercising! (Doubt I will actually get one of those,,, or even wear it if I did get one!)
She must have caught my bladder infection really early because I assured her I didn't have any symptoms. However, the symptoms have already started, so guess I better call her tomorrow! Ah the joys, but it's all worth it! I already love my "Wiggle Butt Baby" so much!
Babies heartbeat was in the 14o's then went up to 150's. I forgot to ask what I measured but no worries,,, I can ask in two weeks when I have to go back, AGAIN!!!! I got enough weight gain- and then some, had blood in my urine and I was told I need to get a supportive pregnancy belt to hold up my (saggy) belly so I can try to keep walking/exercising! (Doubt I will actually get one of those,,, or even wear it if I did get one!)
She must have caught my bladder infection really early because I assured her I didn't have any symptoms. However, the symptoms have already started, so guess I better call her tomorrow! Ah the joys, but it's all worth it! I already love my "Wiggle Butt Baby" so much!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
PIctures by Tina at 30 weeks
I am quite pleased with these pictures! This is just a sneak peek, I am sure! ENJOY!
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