So I had another Doctor's appointment on Tuesday and everything's still going smoothly.
The baby's head is now "in position" (head down) which means these last few weeks what I thought was his head at the top of my belly has actually been his little bottom/feet/knees! And Dr. Lavengood showed me how and where to feel his head and that was so cool; his head definitely feels different than his bottom.
I've gained a total of 26lbs so far, and I feel good with that. I have 7 weeks left so I'm thinking I'll gain a total of 35ish? That's what I'm hoping anyway. BUT my Doctor did say that he thinks maybe I'm eating too much salt... which I'm not sure if I've been eating saltier foods! I hadn't noticed any change in my eating habits since I'd seen him a month ago. He's thinking maybe that's what it is since I gained 7lbs but my belly growth hasn't changed. I guess I've gotten slightly puffy within the last couple weeks (I'm wearing a subsitute wedding ring because my real one is tight on me!) So bottom line is I have to watch my salt intake :(. Other than that everything's normal.
I asked him about the vernix (the white sort of cheesey coating that covers the baby's skin when they're born). I had to ask him what do we do with that because my mom said that rubbing in the vernix makes the baby not peel, whereas when you wipe it off they'll peel. Well Doc said that the reason babies peel is because when they were in the womb their skin is made for life in a moist environment, and when they come out the shed that skin and get the dry environment skin. Interesting. Thought I'd share!
Zack and I have also decided that it's just going to be me and him in the delivery room (and the Doctor and his nurses.) Originally I had wanted my mom in there and my sister but I'm glad Zack suggested it just be us. It'll be a lot more personal and special (not to sound too cliche.)
And my work put an ad in the paper today for my replacement :(. I know they'd love to keep me but I still want longer than 6 weeks of maternity leave (that's all they'll give me) and if we can live off of one income I'd love to do that. So it's really only fair to step down. I knew they were placing an ad this week but it's still weird. It's like "What, you don't like me enough to wait for me to come back indefinitely??" lol.... I'm still working up until my due date though and hopefully they can hire someone before June so I can train her and then not worry about going into labor.
Oh and Zack and I signed up for childbirth classes. I'm actually kind of excited. I hope we make it the whole 4 weeks since we don't start until June 1st and the last class is exactly a week before my due date. And yesterday I had my first "you'll never make it to forty weeks" comment! She thinks I'll only go 38weeks which I really hope I got longer because my doctor is supposed to be gone for week in June (though I'm not exactly sure when yet.) I know his back-up doctor is awesome but I'd really prefer my own.
Anyway, I'll post a new picture soon.... Maybe tonight since we're going to dinner and I'll be all cleaned up. :)
Friday, May 14, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Stretch Marks are Sexy, and You Ain't Never Seen a Penguin Move Like This...
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!
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!
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! :)
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