2009 Pregnancy/baby thread

[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]

I've been making flashcards and fun CDs for the baby. I'm such a weirdo.

Why is that weird?

[finn's mom]

We spent all day Saturday at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, TX. It was so much fun! I love shooting the bow and arrow when I go, even though I'm not that great at it. But, anyway, you can see my baby belly! I'm 8 pounds and 10 inches bigger! Loving it so far!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Congratulations on baby Malcolm! Your family is beautiful!!

I'm glad that everyone's pregnancies are going well. Reading about it makes me almost miss being pregnant!

Lyra had her first laugh today, for her daddy. She is so cheerful, which I love. She is three months old and so I took some pictures today.

[finn's mom]

Oh my gosh, Lyra is beautiful! Thanks for sharing the photos!

[sabies]

Lyra is adorable. She does look very happy.

I am currently in my 40th week (due May 19) and I am huge, gained almost 50 lbs and over a week ago an US indicated the baby was at 9lbs. So come out already! I thought I'd be done by now but I am not. This waiting drives me crazy and I'm so big it's hard to care for Sam. I'm also trying to figure out how this baby boy will get out! As for stretch marks I had no hope even after being really really good with creams. But I do know from baby #1 that they fade with time and really I'm over it - they are the least of my problems!

Sam seems to know that she has a baby brother in the belly. We'll see how she feels when he's out!

[finn's mom]

That's such a great photo! I'm looking into having someone take my maternity photos. I don't have the equipment for great indoor shots, and I'd like to have some cool indoor "studio" type photos.

[finn's mom]

We had our fourth four week appointment yesterday and everything is great! We weren't due to have a sonogram, but when I said it was David's birthday, our doctor gave us one anyway. He said "aw, i'm a softie, let's go see your baby." I love him! She didn't stop moving at all! It was so neat to see and feel her at the same time. She was positioned with her head up and to my right and her feet down and to the left. Of course, he said the position shifts a lot while she is still small, and in about six weeks, that's when we hope she settles into a good HEAD DOWN spot. So, we'll be praying for that! Her heartbeat sounded good, and she's definitely a girl!

I took the gestational diabetes/glucose tolerance test and had blood drawn, so next week, we should find out the results. Praying that I don't have gestational diabetes, and although I'm not overweight or sedentary, my mother is diabetic, so I'm at a higher risk for it. If that's the worst that comes my way during this pregnancy, though, I will consider myself fortunate.

We have one more four week appointment scheduled on June 5 (I'm flying to South Carolina on the 13th, so hopefully things continue to go well), and then we start going every two weeks.

Loving this, hope everyone else is, too!

[finn's mom]

Boooo...I found out today that I do have gestational diabetes. I have to make an appointment to do a more extensive three hour test (drink the glucose solution and then have blood drawn every hour on the hour). I'm going to do some reading up after I post this, but I'm pretty sure I'll be fine with just controlling the sugar that I take in. But, dang it, I was so happy that I was having a healthy pregnancy. Grrr...

[beeniesmom]

I'm sorry Kari. If you have any questions, Lord knows I can help you on this one.

[finn's mom]

I'm sorry Kari. If you have any questions, Lord knows I can help you on this one.

Thanks, Carmen. I'm not going to get too concerned until I take the three hour test. I've talked to several women and most of them said that they failed the one hour and passed the three hour. So, here's hoping! I do need to step up my healthy eating, though, so even if I'm in the clear, this has been a bit of a wake up call.

[cassiesmom]

No, I'm NOT pregnant!

I just wanted to say 2 things -- Pembroke Corgi and Sabies, what sweet pictures! and I hope all the 2009 PT moms and babies will be healthy and blessed.

That's all.

[NoahsMommy]

I'm not pregnant either, but was just catching up on this thread and all you're beautiful babies and tummies!!

I've drawn a number of 3HGTTs (sorry, 3-hour glucose tolerance tests) at work and the worst part, as I'm sure you all know, is the waiting while hungry part. I'm pretty sure you have to just sit there and not move (too much) as well, right? I guess that's a good time to get your reading in? Good luck to all you...I can't wait to "meet" your beautiful angels. I'll be praying for healthy, quick, uneventful births AND for happy, healthy babies.

Hugs,
Kelly

[finn's mom]

I know I'm not to eat anything after midnight tonight, but does fasting mean no water as well? I'm not going to drink any just in case, but if I can get a definitive answer before bed, I may drink water tomorrow morning. I am going in for the test at 8am. I have to work for about an hour and a half before going in, and then go back to work for a few hours afterwards. Gonna be a fun morning.

[sabies]

Soon after my last post I was in labor. Despite being baby #2 labor lasted long. I went to the hospital about 20 hours after contractions started and of course once there they broke my water to try to get things moving. I almost went without drugs but at 8cm I needed an epidural! I'm thankful I still had a natural birth - turns out baby boy was 10 lbs 8 oz!! No wonder my belly was so big. I'm feeling much better now, like a great weight has been lifted off my belly, well seriously recovery overall has been good and I'm just building up arm muscles so I can carry my heavy newborn. His name is Stratton, born 5/14.

Good luck to all the other pregnant pettalkers! Have patience in the end - it's not easy wondering day after day if today is it!