Also titled: Things Mommies Tell Themselves
Since about February I'd been slathering on the Cocoa Butter all over my tummy. I know scientifically no creams or oils or butter really help, and that if you're destined for stretch marks then you can't do anything about it. But hey, a girl's gotta try, right? Well it seems to have worked! I have NO stretch marks whatsoever on my tummy *knock on wood*!
However...
I DO have stretch marks on my butt, thighs, and boobs!! And I won't apologize for TMI---I'm pregnant, EVERYTHING is TMI. I'd like to think that there are people out there with perfect images and perceptions of me, and if there truly was I know I just ruined it for them. I should've pretty much been bathing in Cocoa Butter since my half way mark! Ugh, I hope they fade. Some girls say that they do. Maybe after the baby I can go tan them away? It'd be the first shot of Vitamin D my stems have seen in about a year though, so we'll see how they absorb the sunlight....
And thanks to my enlarging uterus, I've developed sciatica!! So now I'm a waddlepotamus. My hip kills me all day long but it's worse in the mornings when I get out of bed. I've ordered prenatal pilates and prenatal yoga DVDs but they're not here yet. But you best believe the minute they're here I'll be rolling on the floor trying to stretch my stretched-out-yet-compressed-all-the-same body.
As of my last appointment in April (about 3 weeks ago) I had gained a total of 19 lbs, and I bet I've gained at least another 8 (I don't have scale at home, so tune in on the 11th to see the new weight gain). And yes, I feel lucky most of it is in my belly, but I know I've gained it elsewhere i.e. my face, arms, and legs. But for a pregnant chick, I think I'm doing fine. But I still don't like myself in pictures and if I do it's only because I look less chubby.
Amidst all this, I have solidified my excitement about this little baby. My future hooligan. He's going to be adorable and great, and a troublemaker and I'm happy for that! We're not much closer deciding on a name but really we haven't talked about it much in the last couple of weeks, but it's been brought up again a few times lately. We also have the crib set up and his room is on a roll, but not quite finished. But the good news is if he was born today he'd have a bed to come home to.
Oh and one of my newest friends has become one of my best friends and she threw me a baby shower about 2 weeks ago and it was so much fun! She posted a little story and some pictures about it on her blog. And to top it all off one of my best friends Britney came all the way from Montana to see me!We still need a few more outfits and a couple sleepers, and just a couple of nicknack things that are nice to have. The biggest thing still is the travel system we still need to get. I'm thinking of taking a trip to Farmington (Beth if you're reading this, want to go?) towards the end of May to get it.
Slowly but surely Operation: Ready or Not is taking shape!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
27 Weeks
I bought this body suit a week or so ago as a "Coming Home" outfit and it finally came today! I'm so excited about it I have to share it! It's from BabyGap...
Other than that I don't have much news. I'm apart of a Birth Club on BabyCenter.com and a couple of those girls have had their babies prematurely, and one of them was born at 28 weeks, which is what our baby will be next week. And I'm happy to say that baby is doing great though he still needs a lot of medical attention. But the girl posts pictures of him when she can and updates us all and it's amazing for me to think that my baby probably doesn't look much different than hers! It's really, really neat to be able to see real pictures of real babies, though I know it's not a good situation for the baby and their parents. I'm just amazed at life, I guess.
The coolest thing lately is the baby's movements are more deliberate and less spastic, so when he moves it's slower and I can actually press against my belly and feel him back! It's the neatest thing. I don't really know what body part it is I'm touching but they feel like feet or elbows or knees. I'm pretty sure though his head is pointed down like in our last ultrasound and his hands and feet are still on my left with his back on my right like in the ultrasound. Mostly because I only seem to feel him move on my left.
So next week I will officially be starting my 7th month and third and final trimester, which I'm super excited for. And no, I don't think about the labor and delivery part much. But I know I can do it. April starts on Thursday which I'm excited for but also nervous about because I know April is going to FLY by! I have something happening every single weekend in April, so April will be over by tomorrow. And everything's still pretty easy. I can still sleep, though if the baby gets all hyper right before bed it takes awhile because he's jumping around. Usually though he seems to operate on my schedule. I haven't gotten up to eat in the middle of the night and usually only make one bathroom trip at night. I guess that might change soon though; I get bigger every second.
Anyway, if anything new happens, I will post again!
Oh and Zack and I both are still leaning towards Zackery Lane as his name! :)
I also made him a little knitted beanie. I know it will be almost July when he comes home but I still made one. And it really wasn't that hard! I'm proud of myself!
The coolest thing lately is the baby's movements are more deliberate and less spastic, so when he moves it's slower and I can actually press against my belly and feel him back! It's the neatest thing. I don't really know what body part it is I'm touching but they feel like feet or elbows or knees. I'm pretty sure though his head is pointed down like in our last ultrasound and his hands and feet are still on my left with his back on my right like in the ultrasound. Mostly because I only seem to feel him move on my left.
So next week I will officially be starting my 7th month and third and final trimester, which I'm super excited for. And no, I don't think about the labor and delivery part much. But I know I can do it. April starts on Thursday which I'm excited for but also nervous about because I know April is going to FLY by! I have something happening every single weekend in April, so April will be over by tomorrow. And everything's still pretty easy. I can still sleep, though if the baby gets all hyper right before bed it takes awhile because he's jumping around. Usually though he seems to operate on my schedule. I haven't gotten up to eat in the middle of the night and usually only make one bathroom trip at night. I guess that might change soon though; I get bigger every second.
Anyway, if anything new happens, I will post again!
Oh and Zack and I both are still leaning towards Zackery Lane as his name! :)
Monday, March 22, 2010
March 22nd, 2010
We had our 2nd ultrasound today! I thought the only reason we were doing it was because last time they couldn't get a good picture of Baby Zack's heart because he wouldn't cooperate. But my doctor told me also they wanted to make sure the placenta's moved up and away from the cervix (which it did). Sometimes the placenta will stay too close or cover the cervix which isn't good because then the baby can't come out the natural way, meaning I'd need a C-Section which I so don't want. Anyway, baby's heart looks good and the placenta's nice and far away. I guess I'll know for sure at my next doctor's appointment that everything went ok since the ultrasound tech can't technically diagnose anything, but she seemed pretty confident! My doctor's office measured me due June 29th, and at my first ultrasound they measured the baby due July 2nd and this time she measured him due July 3rd, so we're all pretty much right on track! It'd be so fun if he was born on the 4th of July, or if he's born on July 5th he'll have the same birthday as his Aunt Amy (I think)! Either way, I'm happy for a summer baby; better weather for birthday parties!
I've gained 14 lbs total as of last Monday which I think is good, and Baby weighs 1 lb, 11oz as of today. As far as how I'm feeling I feel pretty great! I do get more heartburn if I eat or drink something sweet (I don't know if it's true but Wive's Tales say that means the baby will have hair? We'll see!) He moves around all the time and it's so fun to watch my belly bump and jump and roll. Sleeping is still pretty easy, but I've had to find new positions to sleep in. I used to sleep on my belly a lot but can't do that anymore! Also I'm not supposed to sleep on my back because the baby and the uterus could crush arteries and organs = no bueno. So I'm constantly rolling from side to side or propping my self up against Zack so I'm sort of on my back but sort of not. Oh and my skin is finally calming down from its freak-out earlier in the pregnancy which I'm grateful for, and no stretch-marks have shown themselves yet.
Oh and names! Zack and I finally have a list of names that we both like. For now I'm just calling him Baby Zack but again we'll call him by his middle name once he have one chosen. We like Brooks, Lane, Rylan(d), and.... oh crap I forgot the others.... Hmmm, there's 2 more. Oh well, I'll have to find my list at home. Lane and Brooks are my favorites right now, anyway! But I'm guessing this baby won't have a final name until he's born, which is ok.
And you may have already seen these on Facebook but here's his newest portraits!
I've gained 14 lbs total as of last Monday which I think is good, and Baby weighs 1 lb, 11oz as of today. As far as how I'm feeling I feel pretty great! I do get more heartburn if I eat or drink something sweet (I don't know if it's true but Wive's Tales say that means the baby will have hair? We'll see!) He moves around all the time and it's so fun to watch my belly bump and jump and roll. Sleeping is still pretty easy, but I've had to find new positions to sleep in. I used to sleep on my belly a lot but can't do that anymore! Also I'm not supposed to sleep on my back because the baby and the uterus could crush arteries and organs = no bueno. So I'm constantly rolling from side to side or propping my self up against Zack so I'm sort of on my back but sort of not. Oh and my skin is finally calming down from its freak-out earlier in the pregnancy which I'm grateful for, and no stretch-marks have shown themselves yet.
Oh and names! Zack and I finally have a list of names that we both like. For now I'm just calling him Baby Zack but again we'll call him by his middle name once he have one chosen. We like Brooks, Lane, Rylan(d), and.... oh crap I forgot the others.... Hmmm, there's 2 more. Oh well, I'll have to find my list at home. Lane and Brooks are my favorites right now, anyway! But I'm guessing this baby won't have a final name until he's born, which is ok.
And you may have already seen these on Facebook but here's his newest portraits!
smiling!
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This means it's a boy! :)
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