37 Weeks

I made it to 37 weeks! My baby is nwo full term, so that's great news. Although I have to admit that I kind of hope she'll make her arrival soon and not wait until the last minute! If I go overdue, I may have to be committed to the looney bin, because I don't know if I can do this much longer... As long as she come on or before the 23rd I'll be satisfied. I went to the doctor today and I am still at 3cm & 90%.

33 Weeks!!

Like I have told some of you, I am huge. It's starting to get harder to get to sleep because it seems like she is squashing some organ or the other no matter how I lay down. Last doctor's visit was fine, I still haven't dilated anymore. I may go full term after all (knock on wood)
At least I only have one more week of bedrest left. I am really tired of sitting inside all day...

She is still moving a lot which is comforting to me for the most part. The other night she kicked me in the ribs so hard that I woke up from it and yelped loud enough for Dustin to wake up. That was not so cool, but it's good to know that she is healthy enough to do crap like that.

Only 7 weeks to go, I can'tbelieve it. It still seems really far away, yet terrifyingly close. We starst child birth class next week, and after that we should be as ready as we'll ever be.

30 Weeks!

I made it to 30 weeks! Only 4 more weeks to go on bed rest! Seems like 4 more years... Baby is doing fine, strong heart beat and she is moving around a lot! Nothing has changed otherwise: I haven't dilated anymore and I am not having very many contractions as far as I can tell. I do have headaches again and I am starting to feel tired again but that's normal at this stage I hear. It's also getting harder to get comfortable at night but it's not too bad yet.

I feel like I am getting bigger every day...I just recently ran into the island in the kitchen and got myself a bruise on my stomach. I guess I am not used to my belly sticking out that far! We finally got some of the nursery furniture! I'll post pics as soon as we have it all set up. Stay tuned.

Heart Beat

Here is a recording of our baby girl's heart beat at 28 weeks 6 days old. She is doing fine with a heart rate of about 140 bpm!

Baby's Heart Beat

28 Weeks

Well I made it to 28 weeks... A lot has happened this week, but everything will hopefully turn out OK. It all started when something that happened Tuesday night (I'll spare you the details) that made me suspicions that things weren't quite right. But me being paranoid, I figured it was just me being overly worried again. But me also being me I knew that I wouldn't be able to sleep well until my doctor confirmed that I was worrying about nothing... So I made the appointment for the next day.

I went to the doctor Wednesday afternoon...little did I know that I wouldn't be back home until Friday!! Turns out that I am already two centimeters dilated! Not good... However the baby is doing fine and is under no distress. Her heart rate is perfect and she measures on schedule for my due date. As a precaution I was sent to labor and delivery for observation for two days, I was hooked up to fetal monitor pretty much the whole time which measured the baby's heart rate and contractions. I was indeed having sporadic contractions here and there that were so light that I could hardly even feel them. I was given steroids to speed up the baby's lung development in case she decides she wants out a little sooner that we planned:).

Now I am back home on bed rest for the next six weeks. After that it will be very safe to deliver the little troublemaker :). I'll get set up to work from home but I can already tell it will be a lame next month and a half. But it's all worth it, I just want a healthy baby. Come by and visit me sometime!!

Me trying to put on a happy face :)

27 Weeks!

This is what I looked like at 27 weeks. That's really all I have to say.

26 Weeks!

Not all that much to report this week. Everythign is pretty much the same excpept that maybe I am a little bigger. My first baby shower is tomorrow, with friends. It will be more like a big BBQ, but we are calling it a babyshower as well. Should be fun!

Dustin and my second anniversary was on Monday. We went out to a nice dinner and a movie and he got me flowers! My present for him will get here today I hope, he'll be excited. I think he might know what it is, but just in case I won't reveal until next week!

25 Weeks!

25 weeks last Friday! Due day is fast approaching. Nothing really major happenning except that I am still getting bigger obviously! I am starting to get out of breath more easily now because the baby is pushing on my diaphragm...elevators are my friends. Last night I had to get up to pee (big surprise) and when I tried to go back to sleep, baby started doing summer-saults! She was moving like crazy as if she was jumping around on a trampoline or something! That went on for a bout 15 minutes and then she finally let me go back to sleep. I guess I should get used to that.

We have been gettinga lot of hand me down baby clothes from co-workers and friends! I swear that baby already has more clothes than I do! It' so nice not to have to buy a bunch of clothes on top of everythign else though. Well here is what I look like today:

24 Weeks

A major milestone passed last friday when I was finally 24 weeks. This is the earliest our baby girl could live outside the womb should she be born early. I'd prefer that she stay in there a while longer though!

Our last Doctor's visit was on monday and everything still looks comfortingly normal. Nothing out of the ordinary happening at all. Heartbeat is going strong and I can feel her kick harder now. Yesterday I felt her kick me at two different spots at once! She must be elbowing me and kicking me at the same time or something. I put a coaster on my belly and watched it bounce around, that was pretty cool to see.

23 Weeks!

23 weeks on friday. Time seems to be moving painfully slow... I wish the baby would get here already, I feel like I have been pregnant FOREVER! While I wait and wait I love going o look at baby clothes. I already bought a few outfits...I really had to stop myself from buying out the whole store when I went to Babies R Us. They make such cute baby outfits... Anyway, here is me at 23 weeks and getting fatter :)

21 Weeks

21 weeks last Friday....I finally got around to another belly shot! Well I feel huge...I can't even imagine what my life will be like in a couple of months. It's already hard to tie my shoes. I am going to have to get some shoes that don't involve laces or velcro or any closure of the manual kind. Too bad they won't let me wear flip flops at work, or I'd be all over that. Anyway here is what I look like today:

It's a GIRL!!!

I had my second sonogram yesterday! The baby was exrememly uncoorporative as far as "showing herself" But eventually the ultra sound tech got a pretty decent look. She wouldn't say 100%, but she seemed pretty sure it was a girl! Dustin and I are very excited, especially me because now I can buy cute girly things!

The baby looked perfect and measured exactly average in every category! She has a strong hearbeat and apparently strong legs, because she was kicking me in the bladder during the ultra sound!

We are keeping the name a secret so don't bother asking! No one will know until she is born! Here are some pics:

A perfect little foot!

Here you can see the head and her hand by her face. Her leg and foot are also there close to her face. She was all folded up!

20 Weeks

I was advised of my slackation on the blog so I thought I'd give a quick update... Still don't have a functioning camera. It worked for a while yesterday but then it keeps shutting of as soon as you try to take a picture. Stupid.

Anyways I am at 20 weeks and 4 days today. Over halfway home! Baby is moving alot more now and I can feel the movements off and on everyday. Dustin even felt it once already! Only two days until we find out whether we are having a boy or girl!!! Here is what the baby looks like:







Picture was obtained at www.babycenter.com/

18 weeks

I was 18 weeks on Friday! I am feeling pretty good these days...I haven't had a headache in a few days, I guess my body is getting used to all the extra hormones! About time, cripes! Camera is still broken but I'll see if I can get someone else to take a picture soon. Maybe my camera will be magically fixed when I get home today. I wonder if the house/apartment cleaning fairy fixes cameras too. Cause she is deperately overdue and will hopefully make an appearance while I am at work today. HAHA. Anyway in the meantime here is what the baby looks like:

He or she is about the size of a large sweet potato and weight in at about 7 ounces. The baby is flexing his or her arms and legs. Sometimes I think I can feel it but I am not quite sure!



Picture was obtained at www.babycenter.com/

17 Weeks

I didn't get around taking a belly picture this week either. Our camera is broken and I am lazy... so this will have to do. That's roughly what our offspring looks like at the moment. He or she is about 5-7 inches long and weighs about 5 ounces! Can't feel any movements yet but that's supposed to start within the next two weeks! Heatbeat is strong in the 160's according to today's doctor's visit! Next time we will find out if it's a boy or girl!

Picture was obtained at www.babycenter.com/

14 Weeks

Getting bigger.... I definately need to get maternity clothes ASAP. None of my pants are comfortable anymore (except for my trusty sweats) And my button up shirts..well they don't so much button anymore...

Headaches still remain but seem to be less frequest now. Hopefully it wil stay that way since the neurologist who I am supposed to see is booked until October. Hell, I'll be close to giving birth by then!

12 Weeks

This is me on Friday at exactly 12 weeks. Beer gut or baby? You tell me. Looks to me like I ate too much . I wish I could just go straight to looking pregnant ans skip the whole "is she pregnant or chubby?" phase. Not that I'm complaining.

Currently I feel pretty good. I am eating normally again even though I can't eat a lot all at once. I still get headaches frequently but nothing too bad.

11 Weeks, 5 Days

Dustin and I went to the doctor over lunch yesterday. We got to listen to the baby's heartbeat for the very first time! It was incredible! The heartbeat is strong and everything looks good. The doctor found the heartbeat right away even though he thought it may take awhile since he had to scan through the bone since the baby is still so small and hidden behind there. Only 8 weeks until we find out the sex!

Here is my first sonogram at 8 weeks 5 days