Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Baby Bump
Here are a couple pictures of my Baby Bump taken today at 28½ weeks. The dark green curtain and my black pants sort of blend, so it's a bit hard to see clearly. I feel huge already! I have a little less than 3 months to go too! (I don't even want to admit what the scale at the doctor's office said. Let's just say that by the end of my pregnancy with Benjamin, I was only a couple pounds heavier than I am now...yikes!) Still, I'm loving every minute -especially the times I put my hand on my tummy and a little foot or hand pokes out to feel my hand. ^_^
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
OB Appointment
I had another OB appointment today. It was originally scheduled for Friday the 3rd, but the woman who schedules called later (when we weren't home) and told us she had to change my appointment because they didn't have any doctors scheduled for Friday the 3rd (I'm not sure how they could mess that up...). She set my appointment for today, Tuesday the 7th, at 2:30. The 2:30 time conflicts with Jason's schedule, but because of FMLA, his work has to let him take the time off work to take me to the appointment without punishment. Unfortunately, today was also the day I had to go in early to drink the sugary stuff for the glucose screening -then return an hour later to have my blood drawn.
When it was finally my turn at the lab, they didn't know which glucose screening I was supposed to have and thought I was supposed to have fasted and they wanted to draw my blood prior to me drinking the sugary stuff as well as an hour after. I told them the other times I've had this done all I had to do was come in, drink the stuff, and come back an hour later for the blood draw. They finally figured out that my doctor must have written it down with the wrong wordage (I think they just didn't understand what my doctor was asking...) and decided what needed to be done. They had me drink the nasty sugary concoction (at room temperature, non the less...yuck!) and I was supposed to come back at 3:25.
We got up to my doctor's office (which was only one floor above the lab in the same building) about 4 minutes early and sat there for over a half hour! My bladder was about to burst, but I didn't want to do anything about it because the nurse always wants a sample at every appointment. Finally, they asked me back and I jokingly said "About 1 pound of my weight is probably pee...I GOTTA GO!" as I stepped onto the scale.
After we were back in an exam room, we waited for quite some time before my doctor finally came in, and by that time it was nearly 3:30...an HOUR after my appointment time. I told her I was supposed to have been downstairs to the lab for my glucose screening blood draw 4 minutes ago. She did her best to hurry things up, but when we went to schedule my appointment, there were people ahead of me, so more waiting! >_<
Oh well, we finally got out of there and on our way! I don't have baby bump pictures, since I didn't want to keep Jason from getting to work. I'll try to have him take some tomorrow.
Now, I start to see my doctor every two weeks. Though my next appointment won't be with her because she has a conference to go to that day.
When it was finally my turn at the lab, they didn't know which glucose screening I was supposed to have and thought I was supposed to have fasted and they wanted to draw my blood prior to me drinking the sugary stuff as well as an hour after. I told them the other times I've had this done all I had to do was come in, drink the stuff, and come back an hour later for the blood draw. They finally figured out that my doctor must have written it down with the wrong wordage (I think they just didn't understand what my doctor was asking...) and decided what needed to be done. They had me drink the nasty sugary concoction (at room temperature, non the less...yuck!) and I was supposed to come back at 3:25.
We got up to my doctor's office (which was only one floor above the lab in the same building) about 4 minutes early and sat there for over a half hour! My bladder was about to burst, but I didn't want to do anything about it because the nurse always wants a sample at every appointment. Finally, they asked me back and I jokingly said "About 1 pound of my weight is probably pee...I GOTTA GO!" as I stepped onto the scale.
After we were back in an exam room, we waited for quite some time before my doctor finally came in, and by that time it was nearly 3:30...an HOUR after my appointment time. I told her I was supposed to have been downstairs to the lab for my glucose screening blood draw 4 minutes ago. She did her best to hurry things up, but when we went to schedule my appointment, there were people ahead of me, so more waiting! >_<
Oh well, we finally got out of there and on our way! I don't have baby bump pictures, since I didn't want to keep Jason from getting to work. I'll try to have him take some tomorrow.
Now, I start to see my doctor every two weeks. Though my next appointment won't be with her because she has a conference to go to that day.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
OB Appointment
On Friday, March 6th (my brother's birthday!) I had another routine OB visit. My doctor, again, had a hard time finding the heartbeat! Almost as soon as the Doppler wand touched my belly, Peter gave a big kick and the Doppler went "WHOOP!" really loud. My doctor and I laughed at the same time. Everything is going well, which is wonderful. I began having Braxton Hicks contractions around the 20-week mark, which was about when I started having them for my last pregnancy (Anna) so I'm not worried at all (she was born right on her due date).
My next appointment is when I'll have to have the glucose screening to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes. I'm not looking forward to drinking that nasty sugary stuff, especially since my sweet tooth has somewhat disappeared during this pregnancy. But, it's all for Peter, so I'm happy to do it. :)
Here are some baby bump pictures taken the day of my appointment 2 days shy of the 24-week mark:
My next appointment is when I'll have to have the glucose screening to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes. I'm not looking forward to drinking that nasty sugary stuff, especially since my sweet tooth has somewhat disappeared during this pregnancy. But, it's all for Peter, so I'm happy to do it. :)
Here are some baby bump pictures taken the day of my appointment 2 days shy of the 24-week mark:
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Benjamin's 4th Birthday
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 was Ben's 4th birthday. Daddy took a vacation day that day so we were able to have the birthday party on his actual birthday, which was a lot of fun for Benjamin.
He had a Star Wars theme to his party, though we weren't able to find much in the way of Star Wars party decorations (without going to an expensive store), so we just used my Star Wars things as decorations, most of which are R2-D2. :)
We weren't able to spend a lot of money on gifts for him, but he enjoyed everything he received. I made him an ABC book using pictures of toys and objects around the house, which he loves the most I think. Another favorite toy of his is a plastic fishing pole he got from his uncle & aunt Dan & Becky. The pole has gotten a bit broken, but he still loves it and carries it around almost the entire day! I even had to tell him he couldn't sleep with it!
Here are some pictures from the day:
He had a Star Wars theme to his party, though we weren't able to find much in the way of Star Wars party decorations (without going to an expensive store), so we just used my Star Wars things as decorations, most of which are R2-D2. :)
We weren't able to spend a lot of money on gifts for him, but he enjoyed everything he received. I made him an ABC book using pictures of toys and objects around the house, which he loves the most I think. Another favorite toy of his is a plastic fishing pole he got from his uncle & aunt Dan & Becky. The pole has gotten a bit broken, but he still loves it and carries it around almost the entire day! I even had to tell him he couldn't sleep with it!
Here are some pictures from the day:
Monday, February 16, 2009
Birthday Preview
Tomorrow is Benjamin's 4th birthday (and party)! I spent the kids' naptime today decorating Ben's cake. He's having a Star Wars theme this year (it was a close run between Spiderman again or Star Wars, but the R2-D2 cake won out!) and I made him a R2-D2 cake. The cake always makes up pretty thin, and since there will be several of us eating the cake I made a second, round, cake to go under R2. I'm not 100% happy with the way it came out, but I'm sure it'll taste just fine. ;) Here are some pictures:
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
OB appointment
Tuesday, February 3rd I had another OB appointment. It was pretty much routine. This time, even the med student was able to find the heartbeat because the baby (whom we know is Peter now) has very little room to move around!
I've been feeling it, and the ultrasound on Monday confirmed it, that Peter's head is toward my upper right side and his feet are down toward my lower left, at an angle with his head facing up. Every so often, he must stretch his head up because I can feel it pushing against my side. It feels strange, but I love it because it reminds me that he is there and moving around well.
Today (2-4-09) I felt what I describe as the first real kick. It didn't feel like flutters or gas like I've been feeling for several weeks now, it felt like a real all-out kick. He still has his feet at the bottom, which will be interesting should he end up kicking my bladder!
Here are some Baby Bump pictures, taken today at 19 weeks 4 days:
I've been feeling it, and the ultrasound on Monday confirmed it, that Peter's head is toward my upper right side and his feet are down toward my lower left, at an angle with his head facing up. Every so often, he must stretch his head up because I can feel it pushing against my side. It feels strange, but I love it because it reminds me that he is there and moving around well.
Today (2-4-09) I felt what I describe as the first real kick. It didn't feel like flutters or gas like I've been feeling for several weeks now, it felt like a real all-out kick. He still has his feet at the bottom, which will be interesting should he end up kicking my bladder!
Here are some Baby Bump pictures, taken today at 19 weeks 4 days:
Monday, February 2, 2009
20-Week Ultrasound
Today, we had the 20-week ultrasound (we're 19 weeks & 2 days pregnant, in the 20th week). The lady who did the ultrasound this time was the same one who did the ultrasound when we were 11 weeks pregnant. She remembered us from last time, which I thought was really neat. She told me that she was going to do a lot more measuring this time, but when she was done, she'd turn the monitor so that we could see better.
It was so amazing, as it always is, to see our little baby moving and growing and living inside me. We got to see the baby's heart beating, and the ultrasound tech pointed out all four chambers of the heart. She showed us just about every little millimeter of our baby, and pointed out features like the legs, knees, arms, hands, head, eyes, etc. Toward the end, the baby started to wake up and squirm a little, but it was still difficult to see the gender 100%. She came in from below the baby, to see between the legs, and was sort of nudging the baby with the ultrasound wand to get the baby to move it's legs a little for a clearer view, but the baby didn't want to move! She zoomed in and pointed out the area between the legs. She and I both agreed it looks like a little boy! :) She was pretty sure that what we were seeing between the baby's legs wasn't the cord. I remembered a similar view of our daughter Anna and her ultrasound view didn't look like this one. I'm 98% sure we're having a little boy. Which seems right, because I've been feeling like it was a boy almost from the start. In fact, the past few weeks, I've caught myself referring to the baby as "he" without stopping to think about it and then I think, "Well, we don't know yet, it might not be a 'he'!"
We got four pictures this time! One of my favorites is of his tiny little feet, which look like they'll be pretty long by the time he's born. The ultrasound tech was trying to get a cute picture of his face, but every time she'd zoom out, we'd see that his arm was right across his face. So, she had to go a little further to avoid the arm. So, the pictures of his face look more like a skull than a face, but it's still cute to see.
Here are the pictures:
We're excited to learn we're having a boy (we would have been happy with a girl too) and now we can start calling him by his name: Peter. We look forward to his birth-day and trust that God will help him grow big and strong...just not quite as big as his big brother who weighed in at 10 lbs at birth!!
It was so amazing, as it always is, to see our little baby moving and growing and living inside me. We got to see the baby's heart beating, and the ultrasound tech pointed out all four chambers of the heart. She showed us just about every little millimeter of our baby, and pointed out features like the legs, knees, arms, hands, head, eyes, etc. Toward the end, the baby started to wake up and squirm a little, but it was still difficult to see the gender 100%. She came in from below the baby, to see between the legs, and was sort of nudging the baby with the ultrasound wand to get the baby to move it's legs a little for a clearer view, but the baby didn't want to move! She zoomed in and pointed out the area between the legs. She and I both agreed it looks like a little boy! :) She was pretty sure that what we were seeing between the baby's legs wasn't the cord. I remembered a similar view of our daughter Anna and her ultrasound view didn't look like this one. I'm 98% sure we're having a little boy. Which seems right, because I've been feeling like it was a boy almost from the start. In fact, the past few weeks, I've caught myself referring to the baby as "he" without stopping to think about it and then I think, "Well, we don't know yet, it might not be a 'he'!"
We got four pictures this time! One of my favorites is of his tiny little feet, which look like they'll be pretty long by the time he's born. The ultrasound tech was trying to get a cute picture of his face, but every time she'd zoom out, we'd see that his arm was right across his face. So, she had to go a little further to avoid the arm. So, the pictures of his face look more like a skull than a face, but it's still cute to see.
Here are the pictures:
We're excited to learn we're having a boy (we would have been happy with a girl too) and now we can start calling him by his name: Peter. We look forward to his birth-day and trust that God will help him grow big and strong...just not quite as big as his big brother who weighed in at 10 lbs at birth!!
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