2009 Pregnancy/baby thread

[finn's mom]

Carmen, take care of you! I have had two viral upper respiratory infections since the start of the year. NO FUN. The second time was worse and I had to take antibiotics. My fever kept hitting 102. Yuk. Just get lots of rest, and do what the doctor says. I keep my fingers crossed that I don't get it again!

My news this time around is that I have worn maternity pants the last two days. I don't plan on buying any maternity pants, but my mother bought a few things she found on clearance, so I wore them. She sent them to me when I was about 8 weeks pregnant, haha. I'll be buying one or two Bella Bands here in the next week, so that I can continue wearing my regular pants.

Gained about five pounds now, and still feeling great. I get hot easily, though, so that won't be fun over the next few months. I told David we have to try to avoid getting pregnant during the holidays if we do this again.

Hope everyone is doing well! Get better, Carmen!

[prechrswife]

Here are a few pictures of Malcom. I finally had time to get on Photobucket and get them re-sized.

One of his First Pictures


Big Sisters Coming to Meet their Brother for the First Time


Sweet Boy


Dressed to Go Home


Malcom at Home


Our Three Angels

[Karen]

Awww, welcome to Pet Talk, Malcom! You've been born into the right place - you'll have two big sisters to help teach you everything you need to know!

[finn's mom]

Oh, Malcom is adorable. What a happy little family!

[beeniesmom]

Oh Dusty, Malcom is absolutely gorgeous! Your little girls are adorable too.
Congratulations! Thanks for posting pictures.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Aw Dusty........ what a beautiful family you have!! That picture with all 3 kids is so sweet
I love the 2 t-shirts you're daughters are wearing!!

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Dusty, Malcom is so adorable! He resembles Katharine quite a lot. Your girls looks so cute in their T-shirts.

Carmen, I can't believe how fast these months are flying by.

Kari, when you're 5 months pregnant you're in your 6th month. Like the year is 2009, but we're in the 21st century. Or when your baby is born she will be in her first year of life from the day she is born until her first birthday, once she turns 1 she will be in her second year of life. Does that make sense? So when you're in your sixth month, you are between 5 and 6 months pregnant.

[wolfsoul]

Malcom is so cute, I love his bouncer.

I heard my baby's heartbeat again yesterday. It's at 150. My second ultrasound is next Monday and I really hope we can find out the sex!! I had my heart ultrasound and the results came back normal, my murmur is due to the pregnancy and nothign else. Everything has just been great. I heard that 18 weeks is a week of rapid growth -- I wasn't really showing until yesterday. Reminded me of Visa. She wasn't pregnant, and one day she was. Same with me, I looked skinny one day and the next I had a belly. Hard to forget it's there now LOL.
I've been making flashcards and fun CDs for the baby. I'm such a weirdo.

[finn's mom]

Well, another "big" change. I took my belly button ring out. It wasn't painful or anything, but just started looking funny. My belly button will certainly be popping up here soon enough to freak David and me both out. It's definitely different already. When I'm laying down on my back, and flex my abs (if you can really call them that right now), my belly button sort of pokes up around the edges, David about came out of his skin when he saw it, it was so funny.

Little Clara/Natalie is doing great, as far as I can feel. She still moves a lot, and I can feel her all over the place, sometimes in two or three places at once. What the heck could she be doing in there? Playing Wii?

Anyway, we have our next doctor's appointment on the 14th, and I'll be getting the gestational diabetes test at that one. I'm at a higher risk because my mother is diabetic, but I'm still hoping for the best. Not too terribly concerned either way, though, as I know we will work through it, regardless.

Hope everyone else is doing well, too!

[finn's mom]

I've gained ten inches around my waist! It's cool! I can see my veins through my skin on the sides of my belly, but haven't gotten any vericose veins, yet. No other issues, either, except the same ol' going to the bathroom every 30 minutes. David got me a great body pillow for Mother's Day and that seems to help me sleep better.

We have a doctor's appointment on Thursday, I'm not sure if we get a sonogram or not, but I would like to see her.

The painter's here painting the nursery. The colors are a lot bolder than I'd thought they would be, and David added red to the trim (baseboards, door frames), so it's going to be a different look, but I think it will still be nice.

[beeniesmom]

Aww, it's so cool to hear about your progress!
10 inches huh? Did the drs. measure you or have you been doing that?

My drs. have been measuring from bellybutton to pubic bone.
My bellybutton is just starting to poke a little. No stretch marks yet.
I've been using the palmers lotion religiously.

I know what you mean about peeing all the time. I was so frustrated yesterday. It almost seemed like every 15 minutes or so.
Some days are better than others.

I feel like I'm having a hard time staying hydrated too. I feel thirsty all the time and am drinking lots of water but it doesn't seem like enough. Are you having the same issue?

I hope you sleep better with you pillow. I was having more trouble sleeping a few months ago than now. Wierd... I seem to be sleeping ok. I just wake up with my arms numb from laying on one or the other.

Baby girls nursery is almost complete. Got crib, dresser, bedding and wall hangings. I'm trying to find matching drapes. I think I found some nice ones at Home Depot (of all places). When it's all finished I'll post pictures. It might be a while yet though.

Has anyone had skin issues? I am having some tiny pin prick size pink dots come out on my chest and a pea sized hemangioma pop up on my forehead.... I'm getting the hemangioma removed thursday. My dr. said it's pregnancy related too. FUN!

What about weight? How much are you up?
I'm up about 20 which is too much but you can't really tell....

I hope all you pregnant mommies continue to do well.

[finn's mom]

My doctor did measure me from pubic bone to just under my bra line when we were at the last appointment, but he said everything was fine so I didn't even bother to ask about the measurement. I knew my waist size pre-pregnancy, and I don't know why I wasn't measuring my waist monthly/weekly. I just did yesterday for the first time. I'm at about 38 inches, which is funny to me, because that's just about what my hip/butt measurement is normally (and it hasn't changed).

Honestly, I don't really know for sure that lathering up with lotions really helps prevent stretch marks, but I'm doing it just in case. I know it helps if my tummy gets itchy! I don't have any stretch marks, yet, either. We'll see! My belly button is pretty darn deep anyway, so it hasn't started poking out yet. It's definitely not as deep, but it still has a way to go before it's an outie!

I haven't had any skin issues at this point, my skin's actually better than it ever has been. Not sure how long that will last, but for now, I am grateful. I haven't really had any dehydration spells, although I know I'm not drinking enough water. It's a daily struggle for me to drink a lot of water.

I've gained about 8 pounds so far, but I swear my belly gets bigger daily.

[prechrswife]

Skin issues--I do get zits on my face pretty regularly when I'm pregnant. The only time I usually get them is around the time of the month.

[beeniesmom]

I also wanted to add a special to Husky_mom for the wonderful package she sent. Thank you Isabel. That was so very thoughtful! Hubby and I love everything! The pups loved the treats too!

[Moesha]

What a nice package of goodies you received! The reason they did a c-section on my friend, the one that had the baby with the crazy legs, was because her fluid was low. She was just shy of 36 weeks and all went very well. I know they were very concerned, just as I am sure you are. We'll certainly be thinking of you and looking forward to news about your new arrival!