30 Weeks

 

How far along? 30 Weeks

Baby Size: Butternut squash (17 inches, 3 pounds)

Total weight gain: 24.6 pounds
Maternity clothes? Maternity and regular clothes mixed.
Stretch marks? No, and hope it stays that way!
Sleep: I have my good and bad nights.  On a good night, I would only wake up a couple of time. On a bad night, it usually feels like I had hardly slept.
Best moment this week: Not having the dizziness and spinning episodes.
Miss Anything? Sleeping through the night without waking up.
Movement: Yes, still lots of movements and she hiccups now! 
Food cravings: Still ice-cream and orange juice.
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No 
Symptoms: Back ache and anemia (which I'm taking iron supplements for)
Belly Button in or out? Out
Wedding rings on or off? On when I'm not feeling hot.  If I'm feeling hot, my hands swells and I'd have to take off the rings.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Still happy as can be!
Looking forward to: Not really looking forward to this, but I have my 3 hour glucose test this coming Friday and I'm just looking forward to getting it over with!

Sorry for the such a bad picture.  Didn't get a chance to do my normal ones.

Update:
Since I've started to take my iron pills everyday, I seem to be feeling better.  I've also started taking Sudafed once a day so I'm not sure if it's the iron pills that making me feel better or if it's a combination of both iron pill and Sudafed.  I'm going to stop taking the Sudafed as soon as this sinus stops bothering me.  Wasn't going to take it today, but started to get a little headache and pressure.  I'm hoping to not have to take it for much longer.  I'll keep everyone posted!

Poked and Prodded

I haven't been feeling very well for the last week and a half.  It all started last Monday when I felt dizzy.  Didn't think anything of it till the next day.  I had just gotten home from work and sat down, then all of a sudden, I heard this humming noise in  my right ear and felt my head started to spin.  Then the entire room was spinning.  What felt like maybe an hour of spinning was probably only about a minute and a half.  And I threw up immediately afterwards.  And everyday since, I would have the humming then a little spinning.  The next day after the major spinning episode, I called my doctor and spoke with the nurse several hours later.  I knew it wasn't anything to be concerned about since it took so long for the nurse to get back to me.  She told me it's most likely anemia.  All the symptoms listed like tiredness, dizziness, shortness of breath - you name it, I felt it!  That very night, I made myself a very delicious pan seared piece of rib eye, for the iron.  It was so good, with a really good crust on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside, mmm...!  My mouth is watering just thinking about it! 

Yesterday I had my 29th week check up.  The check up was mainly for the blood sugar test or Glucose screening.  I've heard some horrible stories about how awful this test was because they make you drink this way too sugary drink.  So I went into this a little nervous.  My nurse asked me what flavor I wanted, orange or fruit punch.  I chose fruit punch.  And you know what?  It tasted like fruit punch juice drink!  It wasn't too sugary or disgusting at all!  That I was happy about.  Once I finished my drink, the nurse pricked my finger for a little blood sample and was able to find out right away that I was anemic.  I was borderline before I got pregnant and now with the baby needing the iron, she's taking what I need so I have to supplement that with iron tablets.  (While I'm writing this, I got a call from my doctor's office telling me that I FAILED my glucose screening!!! Again, I was borderline!!  That word again, borderline.  With me failing the screening, I have to go back again for another test.  This time, as the nurse told me, it will be a three hour test with the super sugary drink that I've heard so much about.  Boo!)

After the finger prick, I was rushed over to the sonogram office for another check up since I had about half an hour left before the nurse had to draw my blood for the screening.  At this sonogram check up, we were able to see the baby again and WOW she got big!  It was looking like she's starting to get a little cramped in there.  The tech that I got, Sandy, is awesome!  She's the only one that will switch from the traditional black and white view to the colored 4D Real Time view.  Baby girl is starting to develop the fat under the skin and is looking like there will be some cheeks to pinch!  I'm so excited and can not wait to meet her! Baby is right on target with her development and is three pounds. 

She was not happy about getting her picture taken. Her face was scrunched up!

 

For every doctor's visit I've had, I've also had a sonogram appointment.  This is because I have placenta previa which pretty much means my placenta is covering the birth canal.  At this last check up, the placenta has moved slightly but not by much.  This doesn't cause the baby any harm, it just means I would have to have a C-section.  And baby is slightly breech too.  So I will not be surprised that I will have to have a C-section.  I'm not concerned with that at all, as long as the baby is delivered and healthy.

After my sonogram, I hiked it back to the doctor's office where the nurse drew two vials of blood and a Tdap vaccine that helps protect against the whooping cough.  After that, I finally got to see the doctor or the PA for this particular visit.  I love Courtney, she's awesome.  I was seeing her before I got pregnant and it was nice to be scheduled to see her because I also got to see her nurse.  During the visit with Courtney, I told her about the dizziness and the room spinning.  She listened to my story and said it sounds like vertigo and asked if my sinuses has been bothering me.  She recommended taking Sudafed to help clear up the sinus.  So I'm hoping this works and this spinning, dizziness all goes away. 

My next appointment is the 1st of February for the three hour glucose test.  I'm told that most women fail the screening and pass the test so wish me luck!

28 Weeks

 

How far along? 28 Weeks. 3 more months to go!

Baby Size: Head of cauliflower (16 inches, 2.5 pounds)

Total weight gain: 20.8 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes, regular clothes mixed in with maternity
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Good
Best moment this week: Going into my 3rd trimester which means I only have 12 more weeks to go!
Movement: Yes, it's a party in the baby's house all day long!
Food cravings: Still chocolate flavored ice-cream, cake...
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Just the back aches Belly Button in or out? Sticking out a little now :(
Wedding rings on or off? Still on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Still happy all the time!
Looking forward to: Finally getting the hand me down baby clothes sorted out

27 Weeks

*Not really sure what's going on with blogger but I can't seem to upload my 27 week picture.  I'll put it up as soon as it's working.

How far along? 27 Weeks, my last week in the second trimester!

Baby Size: Head of cauliflower (16 inches, 2.5 pounds)

Total weight gain: 20.6 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes, still a mixture of my regular clothes and maternity
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still the same.  Sleep through the night but toss and turn a lot
Best moment this week: I read somewhere that if the baby's back is settled up against your belly, you can hear the heartbeat.  We tried that last night and Park was able to hear it!  Well...at least we're pretty sure it's her heart beat.  I know it's not my pulse since it was beating pretty fast.  So that was pretty cool. 
Miss Anything? Not being so tired all the time
Movement: Yes!  Lots and lots of movement!
Food cravings: Still juices and now just pretty much chocolate flavored anything!
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Gender:  Girl
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Achy back
Belly Button in or out? Ok, I'll admit it now, it's pretty much out
Wedding rings on or off? OnHappy or Moody most of the time: Happy happy all the time!
Looking forward to: Finalizing the paint color for the nursery.  We have several colors picked out but haven't decided on one yet.  We finally removed the flower wall decal that was left from the previous homeowners.  Now we have to prime the walls and patch up a few holes, then we'll be able to test the paint colors and make our final decision.  Can't wait!  Also, going to try to meet with one of my BFF's for some hand me downs.  From our last conversation, she said she has bags and bags of baby clothes!  Looking forward to getting them and looking through and sorting it all out!  Thanks Aunt Kelly!

26 Weeks

Happy New Year! I still can't believe it's 2013 already!  We had our ups and downs in 2012, but the ups out weights the downs.  Baking this precious bun says it all.  The closer we get to our due day, the more excited we are getting.  It's been so much fun seeing friends and family over the holidays that we haven't seen since the announcement and their reactions to my ever growing belly.  We had originally planned on painting the nursery during Christmas break but that didn't happen.  My cousin, her mom and my cousin's kids stayed with us for Christmas and tried to spend as much time with them as possible since I only get to see them once a year.  After they left, I just crash for a few day.  I was just exhausted from all the gatherings we had.  Once I recovered, we had to get ready for our annual New Year's Eve party and that totally wore me out too!  But I had a great time and loved counting down with all my good friends. 

 

It's been a couple of weeks since my last posting and I'm blaming it on all the holiday events.  Now that that's all over and done with, I will try to keep up with the weekly posts.

 

 

 

How far along? 26 weeks and 1 day

Baby Size: Hothouse Cucumber (15 inches, 2.2 pounds)

Total weight gain: 19 pounds, I'm blaming it on all the holiday eating.  I packed on 2 pounds in one week!
Maternity clothes? Maternity and regular clothes mix
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still pretty good
Best moment this week: A new year brings new beginnings!
Movement: Lots of kicking and tumbling.  Not only can I feel her moving, I can see her moving too!
Food cravings: Still the same as before but more into sweets now (which is probably bad, but trying to control my intake of sugary snacks)
Gender: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Just little back pains here and there.  I notice it more when I've been standing for a while.
Belly Button in or out? Mostly flush with my stomach, just the top part of the belly button sticks out more.  I noticed that when I laugh, my entire belly button sticks out!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy all the time!