Tuesday, April 27, 2010
29 Weeks!
Well I'm back from vacation unfortunately! We had a great time, I wasn't ready to come home. We did all the usual stuff with just a few modifications for my pregnant self! I get hot so easy so we ended up buying a canopy so I could sit in the shade when I needed a break from the sun. We wanted to have one of those for when we take Carli to the beach anyways. Caleb came up with an idea to get some sun on my back. He dug me a hole in the sand for my belly then I just layed my towel over it and it was perfect. It was pretty funny though, from the side you couldn't even tell I was pregnant. I can't remember the last time I didn't look pregnant lol.
While we were at the beach I fell and I think I scared everyone to death. We took the dogs down to the beach, they just love the water. We let them swim and fetch the ball in the ocean. Then we took them back to Gran's to hose them off and get all the sand off. Well Diesel didn't know what Caleb was doing to Bentley and he decided he wanted over there. I was caught off guard so when he pulled I couldn't get my hand out of the leash and the hose was all under my feet so I fell. I think it must be instinct because I don't even remember thinking it through but I fell on my side so I didn't hit my belly. I scraped my knee and really hurt my shoulder though. I think my shoulder took the worst of the fall and it hit the cement while the hose cushioned my belly. Hopefully it will start feeling better soon but right now it hurts to lift my right arm or touch it or lay on it etc.
I'm so tired lately and get out of breath easily. I have a feeling the 3rd trimester is going to kick my butt. Not sure why that just reminded me but my silly family is wondering about what we are going to have Carli call all of her private areas and what she is going to say when she has to go to the bathroom. Honestly haven't thought that far, I'm just wanting to make it to July and meet her right now! It hit me again on the way home from the beach, that in a few weeks we are going to leave the hospital with a baby! Still can't quite believe it.
Last week at the doctor, I had the glucose test. You have to drink this stuff that is straight sugar/syrup and it is horrible! It has to be one of the worst things I've ever tasted. But I got my results back and I don't have gestational diabetes! They said my iron was low though so they put me on some more vitamins! Probably from not eating much meat but I'd much rather have something like low iron that I can correct with a vitamin than diabetes! I gained another 3 lbs at this appointment, so I'm right on track with my 1 lb a week gain.
Caleb put his head on my belly and was listening to her heartbeat over the weekend. She kicked him in the head when he did this though, so she let him know what she thought of his big head pushing on her. She does this to me when I rest my arms on my belly too. She kicks and moves all the time now, I'm wondering if she ever sleeps!
Lots of things going on this week. Tomorrow is my first baby class, Transition to Motherhood. My friend with the same due date is taking it with me so it should be fun. This class is just for the mom's so Caleb is getting out of this one. Then we have our 3D/4D ultrasound this weekend. I'm so excited, it has seemed like it would never get here. I just can't wait to see what she looks like or who she looks like.
While we were at the beach I fell and I think I scared everyone to death. We took the dogs down to the beach, they just love the water. We let them swim and fetch the ball in the ocean. Then we took them back to Gran's to hose them off and get all the sand off. Well Diesel didn't know what Caleb was doing to Bentley and he decided he wanted over there. I was caught off guard so when he pulled I couldn't get my hand out of the leash and the hose was all under my feet so I fell. I think it must be instinct because I don't even remember thinking it through but I fell on my side so I didn't hit my belly. I scraped my knee and really hurt my shoulder though. I think my shoulder took the worst of the fall and it hit the cement while the hose cushioned my belly. Hopefully it will start feeling better soon but right now it hurts to lift my right arm or touch it or lay on it etc.
I'm so tired lately and get out of breath easily. I have a feeling the 3rd trimester is going to kick my butt. Not sure why that just reminded me but my silly family is wondering about what we are going to have Carli call all of her private areas and what she is going to say when she has to go to the bathroom. Honestly haven't thought that far, I'm just wanting to make it to July and meet her right now! It hit me again on the way home from the beach, that in a few weeks we are going to leave the hospital with a baby! Still can't quite believe it.
Last week at the doctor, I had the glucose test. You have to drink this stuff that is straight sugar/syrup and it is horrible! It has to be one of the worst things I've ever tasted. But I got my results back and I don't have gestational diabetes! They said my iron was low though so they put me on some more vitamins! Probably from not eating much meat but I'd much rather have something like low iron that I can correct with a vitamin than diabetes! I gained another 3 lbs at this appointment, so I'm right on track with my 1 lb a week gain.
Caleb put his head on my belly and was listening to her heartbeat over the weekend. She kicked him in the head when he did this though, so she let him know what she thought of his big head pushing on her. She does this to me when I rest my arms on my belly too. She kicks and moves all the time now, I'm wondering if she ever sleeps!
Lots of things going on this week. Tomorrow is my first baby class, Transition to Motherhood. My friend with the same due date is taking it with me so it should be fun. This class is just for the mom's so Caleb is getting out of this one. Then we have our 3D/4D ultrasound this weekend. I'm so excited, it has seemed like it would never get here. I just can't wait to see what she looks like or who she looks like.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
3rd Trimester!
Well we are officially in the last trimester now! Less than 12 weeks til our due date. I think I say this every week but time is really flying by. At first I was wishing the time away and now I'm worried I'm going to run out of time to get everything I wanted to done. I guess all the important things are done so we really are ready for her, there is just always going to be house projects I want done I suppose.
I'm off to the doctor again tomorrow. I feel like I was just there but it's been 3 weeks already. I have to have the glucose test done to check for gestational diabetes. From what I hear that is not going to be a fun test at all. I'm a little nervous, my pregnant friend (due 2 days after me)has gestational diabetes. We had girls night at my house Saturday and she had to watch what she ate and test her blood afterwards. Hopefully that test will go well then I'm off to the beach!
I am so excited about my beach trip. My sister is going down tomorrow night so I'm riding with her then Caleb will meet me down there with the dogs on Friday. I'm sneaking in an extra 2 days on my vacation! It will be our last vacation just the two of us, then we will have family vacations (or have to send Carli to stay with grandparents for a weekend!) It definitely won't be as easy to pack up and go. I've got my maternity tankini all packed and ready to go. Should be a pretty funny sight, me almost 29 weeks pregnant in a bathing suit. It may be the last I want to be seen in a bathing suit for a while. Don't worry I'll take at least one picture. The dogs love the water so we are going to take them out before the crowd gets to the beach and let them play. I would love to get a tan but I'm not sure how that is gonna work out for me. I'm not supposed to get overheated for one, then secondly I can't flip over so I'd just have a tan front. Hmmm we'll see, regardless the beach and pool will still be fun and relaxing! Then our schedule really gets out of control until baby time.
I'm still having lots of heartburn from this little one. I can't wait to be rid of that. Ever since the Master's my feet have given up on me and this belly of mine. I can't stand for long or do much walking anymore before they are throbbing. I helped with wedding cakes, deliveries, and ran errands this weekend so I paid for it. But I have to say I would much rather have achy feet than back pain any day. There may still be some back pain in store down the road but so far just a little here and there.
I finally found a table for Carli's room! So now I just have to hang all my the pictures/bookshelves and we are done other than the changing table pad. Since the dogs ate the last one I've been looking everywhere for that foam and can't find it. Looks like I'm going to have to drive back down to Gastonia. I was really hoping to avoid that trip, oh well!
Well I guess that's all the excitement for this week!
I'm off to the doctor again tomorrow. I feel like I was just there but it's been 3 weeks already. I have to have the glucose test done to check for gestational diabetes. From what I hear that is not going to be a fun test at all. I'm a little nervous, my pregnant friend (due 2 days after me)has gestational diabetes. We had girls night at my house Saturday and she had to watch what she ate and test her blood afterwards. Hopefully that test will go well then I'm off to the beach!
I am so excited about my beach trip. My sister is going down tomorrow night so I'm riding with her then Caleb will meet me down there with the dogs on Friday. I'm sneaking in an extra 2 days on my vacation! It will be our last vacation just the two of us, then we will have family vacations (or have to send Carli to stay with grandparents for a weekend!) It definitely won't be as easy to pack up and go. I've got my maternity tankini all packed and ready to go. Should be a pretty funny sight, me almost 29 weeks pregnant in a bathing suit. It may be the last I want to be seen in a bathing suit for a while. Don't worry I'll take at least one picture. The dogs love the water so we are going to take them out before the crowd gets to the beach and let them play. I would love to get a tan but I'm not sure how that is gonna work out for me. I'm not supposed to get overheated for one, then secondly I can't flip over so I'd just have a tan front. Hmmm we'll see, regardless the beach and pool will still be fun and relaxing! Then our schedule really gets out of control until baby time.
I'm still having lots of heartburn from this little one. I can't wait to be rid of that. Ever since the Master's my feet have given up on me and this belly of mine. I can't stand for long or do much walking anymore before they are throbbing. I helped with wedding cakes, deliveries, and ran errands this weekend so I paid for it. But I have to say I would much rather have achy feet than back pain any day. There may still be some back pain in store down the road but so far just a little here and there.
I finally found a table for Carli's room! So now I just have to hang all my the pictures/bookshelves and we are done other than the changing table pad. Since the dogs ate the last one I've been looking everywhere for that foam and can't find it. Looks like I'm going to have to drive back down to Gastonia. I was really hoping to avoid that trip, oh well!
Well I guess that's all the excitement for this week!
28 Week Belly Picture
Well I was trying to take my belly pictures in the same outfit every time so you could really see the difference but I just can't comfortably get into those pants anymore and it's getting hot so I had to switch to shorts.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
3 Months to go!
Yesterday was the 12th so we are officially down to 3 months. I still can't believe it somedays.
Well it's been another busy busy week. And many more busy weeks to come, pretty much until Carli gets here. I got signed up for more baby classes today. I'm hoping those are helpful and not nearly as boring as everyone makes them out to be but I guess I'll find out soon enough. Besides all of the baby stuff we are really busy with the bakery. We have between 1 and 3 weddings almost every weekend between now and July on top of all the construction and things going on.
I think Carli is starting to get the hiccups. I felt it a few times now and I think that's what its got to be because its not quite the same as the kicking and flipping she normally does. I'm amazed at how strong she is getting. Those kicks are definitely getting more force behind them and coming so much more often. We couldn't sleep the other night and I was telling Caleb that her eyes are open now so you are supposed to be able to put a flashlight to your belly and she will react. He thought that sounded like a fun idea so we tested it out. She started kicking so hard and doing all kinds of flips. So we stayed up even later playing with her because it was so much fun. She was probably wanting to know who turned on the lights and how did she get them turned back off! We had several nights this week where it was just crazy how hard she was kicking, it was moving my whole stomach. Caleb said "She does that to you ALL the time? How do you deal with that?" Today my sister got to feel her kicking. Until now Caleb has been the only one to feel her.
We went to the Master's Golf Tournament this weekend. We all had a great time. It's a lot of walking though and a lot of hours in the heat so I swelled up like you wouldn't believe. My ankles and feet were beyond huge. I couldn't see my ankle bones or anything anymore. Today they are finally back to normal size. I wake up most nights now with one of my hands or arms asleep. I guess my circulation isn't very good right now.
I'm trying to get my invitations done and mailed out this week for the baby shower. So be on the lookout for those! Not to many weeks away now.
Well it's been another busy busy week. And many more busy weeks to come, pretty much until Carli gets here. I got signed up for more baby classes today. I'm hoping those are helpful and not nearly as boring as everyone makes them out to be but I guess I'll find out soon enough. Besides all of the baby stuff we are really busy with the bakery. We have between 1 and 3 weddings almost every weekend between now and July on top of all the construction and things going on.
I think Carli is starting to get the hiccups. I felt it a few times now and I think that's what its got to be because its not quite the same as the kicking and flipping she normally does. I'm amazed at how strong she is getting. Those kicks are definitely getting more force behind them and coming so much more often. We couldn't sleep the other night and I was telling Caleb that her eyes are open now so you are supposed to be able to put a flashlight to your belly and she will react. He thought that sounded like a fun idea so we tested it out. She started kicking so hard and doing all kinds of flips. So we stayed up even later playing with her because it was so much fun. She was probably wanting to know who turned on the lights and how did she get them turned back off! We had several nights this week where it was just crazy how hard she was kicking, it was moving my whole stomach. Caleb said "She does that to you ALL the time? How do you deal with that?" Today my sister got to feel her kicking. Until now Caleb has been the only one to feel her.
We went to the Master's Golf Tournament this weekend. We all had a great time. It's a lot of walking though and a lot of hours in the heat so I swelled up like you wouldn't believe. My ankles and feet were beyond huge. I couldn't see my ankle bones or anything anymore. Today they are finally back to normal size. I wake up most nights now with one of my hands or arms asleep. I guess my circulation isn't very good right now.
I'm trying to get my invitations done and mailed out this week for the baby shower. So be on the lookout for those! Not to many weeks away now.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
26 Week Belly Picture!
Oh my goodness! I can't believe how much bigger I got in the last two weeks! I guess I should start taking pictures every week if I'm going to be changing this much as the each week goes by. My belly has gotten so big now that I can't see below it! I tried to paint my toenails this week and it was next to impossible. It was extremely uncomfortable, almost painful, so I will be going for pedicures from now til July. I planned ahead for this though and asked for gift cards for my birthday so it will be a nice treat!
It was a busy week with Easter. Caleb's parents got us the travel system (the stroller and car seat combo) as our baby gift. We went ahead and brought it home so we have less to bring after our shower there. It's all put together and ready to go. We attempted it with no instructions but then with all of the safety issues these days I figured I better read the instructions and fix our mistakes! Now that it's put together correctly, it is all very pretty. It's grey and sort of a lime green. The dogs did lots of sniffing and checking out of all the new baby gear so I think its good that they are getting used to having baby things around now instead of all at once in July.
I had my monthly checkup this past week and gained another 3.5 lbs so I'm right where they want me to be. For someone normal weight to begin with you should gain 25 - 35 lbs total so I should be right in there somewhere at the end. Now my doctor's appointments are going to get more and more frequent as I get closer and closer to my due date. I go back in 3 weeks now. They did say I caught up with myself though so I'm not measuring like I should be.
I have been lucky for the past few weeks, hardly any aches or pains. So I'm trying to enjoy it while it lasts. I had several people point out this week that I have the pregnancy walk down and that I'm now waddling. I was already aware though, I'm not sure exactly why but it is much more comfortable to waddle. I did have one or two days this week where I just felt like I couldn't breathe. All this extra weight and the baby moving up and smooshing my lungs I guess. I just feel like I can't quite catch my breath. I've probably got many more of those days to come especially with the heat where I'll feel like I'm gonna suffocate.
We are heading off to the Master's golf tournament this weekend, so I'm really excited about that. A nice little mini vacation. Then 2 more weeks after that, is my beach trip!! That is probably the end of my vacationing for a while. Then things are going to be very hectic.
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