Okay, I know I have not updated here for a long time and I need to keep this blog updated because there are things I want to remember about this pg. First of all if you want to know the craziness happening in our lives right now, go check out the family blog. To sum up what has been going on, Mike finally received a job offer in KY that required us to move very quickly so he could be here to start teaching. We are grateful about the job, but I had to travel across the county very pg, and that was not fun. Besides being so sore from all the traveling, my feet have also swollen really bad, and they have not gone back down to size since we arrived here. I don't expect them to until the baby is born. I am fortunate that I have not had any contractions through all the stress and travel, but I am exhausted. I have yet to find a doctor here, because I am still trying to get the insurance worked out. I had to say goodbye to my midwife and will have to see an OB here. It is fine, but I was hoping for a different experience with this one, but as long as she is born healthy and strong and I don't have any complications throughout the process, I will be happy. It will be interesting. Mom, Dad, and Kristy are planning on coming out in a couple of weeks, so they can help out with the baby, so that is exciting.
I still need to take a new belly pic, I feel huge. I haven't documented my belly growth as well with this one. But finding the time to do things like that is harder and harder. I still feel her move quite a bit, but her movements are quite a bit less in that I am pretty sure she is running out of room in there. I hope she isn't bigger than the boys were, but I think it is possible.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
update
It feels like all I do anymore is go to appointments. I am going every 2 weeks to my midwife and I have been seeing the chiropractor about once a week or more often. They are always really quick appointments, but I feel like I will eventually lose track of everything. My insurance only covers a few more appointments with the chiropractor, so those will stop soon, and they really seem to be helping, so I hope it stays that way until I deliver.
Anabel is head down already, although she seems to have plenty of room still to shift because she moves quite a bit. Most times those I can feel her feet (I assume they are her feet) right in my ribs. Maybe the boys did this to me too, but I really can't remember. It's not too painful, more uncomfortable. Mike told me to push her around, but I just can't do that, not that it would help anyway. I think she is also having some longer awake periods, because there has been times she has been moving around quite a while. I love it, it really is the coolest sensation, and although I will be happy to meet her when she arrives and will be grateful that I am no longer pg, I will miss feeling her move inside of me.
Nothing much more that I can think to report. I have starting to nest, but there isn't much I can do, because I really don't know where we will be when Anabel is born. So I am doing what I can to get ready, but it feels like that really isn't much I can do right now. Mike keeps asking me why I am doing this stuff (like going through baby clothes and what not) and I had to remind him that 2 months really isn't that far away, and she may be here sooner than that. This pg really has flown by.
Anabel is head down already, although she seems to have plenty of room still to shift because she moves quite a bit. Most times those I can feel her feet (I assume they are her feet) right in my ribs. Maybe the boys did this to me too, but I really can't remember. It's not too painful, more uncomfortable. Mike told me to push her around, but I just can't do that, not that it would help anyway. I think she is also having some longer awake periods, because there has been times she has been moving around quite a while. I love it, it really is the coolest sensation, and although I will be happy to meet her when she arrives and will be grateful that I am no longer pg, I will miss feeling her move inside of me.
Nothing much more that I can think to report. I have starting to nest, but there isn't much I can do, because I really don't know where we will be when Anabel is born. So I am doing what I can to get ready, but it feels like that really isn't much I can do right now. Mike keeps asking me why I am doing this stuff (like going through baby clothes and what not) and I had to remind him that 2 months really isn't that far away, and she may be here sooner than that. This pg really has flown by.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Appointment update 28 1/2 weeks
I had an appoint last week and everything looks good. I passed my glucose screening (was pretty sure I would) but iron is a little on the low side (it always is). Was put on a iron supplement. I was also able to get another u/s. Got some really cute picks of the Anabel's face. It's amazing at what they can do now when it comes to u/s.
Even though it was pretty obvious with the first u/s that baby was a girl, she checked again and there really isn't any doubt Anabel will be a girl. Everything looked beautiful in the u/s and she is measuring ahead, which I don't mind if she comes early, but hoping she is not bigger than the boys. If they went by my measurements my due date would be 9/1/11. So I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.
I have been having a lot of aches and pains with this pg, at least more than I remember with the previous two. I know it is completely normal but I mentioned it to my midwife and she referred me to a chiropractor. I went for my first adjustment this morning and go back on Saturday for another. My hips already feel better. I have always wanted to go to a chiropractor so I am glad to be able to and that it is covered by my insurance. Hopefully it will really help.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Movement and Names
I have not done very well keeping this blog updated. I have too much going on in my head and two boys to keep me busy, that I have not documented things the way I have in the past. I will try to do better. I haven't taken another belly shot yet, but I really need to. I have grown, lol. I feel like I am 8 months pg, with all the aches and pains that come with it. It makes me a little nervous for when I am actually 8 months pg and how I will feel then.
There are few stories I want to make sure I write about, so I am going to just jot them down here. First of all, Anabel (yes that's the name we have chosen) moves all the time right now. I really do love it, there is something awesome about a little being inside you moving with such force it sometimes knocks you back. It really is my favorite part of being pg. The boys have both felt her, and so has Mike. JR loves when he can feel her. Sometimes he will tell me "Tell me when the baby is kicking or doing somersaults". Other times he will just come up to me and put his hand on my belly and say, "Is she kicking?" I love how excited he is about it.
The story I really want to make sure I remember is about her name. For a while now we have been asking the boys what they think we should name her. Well sometimes they would tell us, they didn't know or just something silly, but one name they always ended up talking about is Kiki. This is a name of a girl from the Fresh Beat Band, one of their favorite shows on Nick Jr. Anyway, when we finally decided on the name Anabel, (Mike picked it, and I love it), JR was still adamant that we call her Kiki. He said it didn't like Anabel. I told him that he could call her Kiki if he wanted to but her real name is going to be Anabel. Then we saw the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast. I told JR the princess's name was Belle, and we could call our baby that as a nickname if we wanted. Well that hooked him and he loves the name Anabel now. But AJ is a little bit harder to convince. If you ask him what the baby's name will be, is insists it will be Kiki. I am pretty sure he will come around to Anabel soon because he has started to say it and he says is so cute. So I know when they are older they will find it strange they wanted to name their sister Kiki, so I don't want to forget.
There are few stories I want to make sure I write about, so I am going to just jot them down here. First of all, Anabel (yes that's the name we have chosen) moves all the time right now. I really do love it, there is something awesome about a little being inside you moving with such force it sometimes knocks you back. It really is my favorite part of being pg. The boys have both felt her, and so has Mike. JR loves when he can feel her. Sometimes he will tell me "Tell me when the baby is kicking or doing somersaults". Other times he will just come up to me and put his hand on my belly and say, "Is she kicking?" I love how excited he is about it.
The story I really want to make sure I remember is about her name. For a while now we have been asking the boys what they think we should name her. Well sometimes they would tell us, they didn't know or just something silly, but one name they always ended up talking about is Kiki. This is a name of a girl from the Fresh Beat Band, one of their favorite shows on Nick Jr. Anyway, when we finally decided on the name Anabel, (Mike picked it, and I love it), JR was still adamant that we call her Kiki. He said it didn't like Anabel. I told him that he could call her Kiki if he wanted to but her real name is going to be Anabel. Then we saw the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast. I told JR the princess's name was Belle, and we could call our baby that as a nickname if we wanted. Well that hooked him and he loves the name Anabel now. But AJ is a little bit harder to convince. If you ask him what the baby's name will be, is insists it will be Kiki. I am pretty sure he will come around to Anabel soon because he has started to say it and he says is so cute. So I know when they are older they will find it strange they wanted to name their sister Kiki, so I don't want to forget.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Name
I think we might have a name for this little girl. Mike picked it out, but I like it enough to think that it will probably be the name we use. Still trying to decide if we should tell people what it is, or make them wait until she arrives.
Monday, May 2, 2011
20 Weeks
Here is a 20 week belly pic. JR took it, so its a little blurry and I had to crop it quite a bit, but you get the idea. I feel huge. I guess I will only get bigger.
I had my 20 week appt today and everything went well. H/b is good and strong. She always seems to have a hard time finding it, because this little bean is a mover. I did find out that I get to have a follow-up u/s between 26-28 weeks so they can get the shot of the head that they couldn't get because baby didn't want to move to a better position, so I am really excited about that. Everything else is going well and I am feeling good. I took the boys shopping today and we purchased something for the baby. We don't need to purchase a lot for this one. We already have much of what we need. But let me tell you, I could spend quite a bit on her, just on clothes, if I don't restrain myself.
I am thinking this is what will be here coming home outfit. If you can't read the shirt is says "Little Sisters Rock". I also want to get the boys (probably closer to baby sisters arrival) some cute Big Brother t-shirts and I am hoping I might get a picture of all three of them together in their shirts. At least that is what I am hoping for, not sure if it will work out or not.
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