2009 Pregnancy/baby thread

[beeniesmom]

That's great Kari! Wow! Your family is generous! You deserve it! It's a special time in our lives. If we don't get spoiled now when will we be!

Well time for a little update:

I have started the biweekly drs. visits. I go in on Tuesday to get fetal monitoring and to check for contractions (if I am having any). On Friday I get ultrasounds to monitor amniotic fluid AND fetal monitoring. It's standard procedure for the hospital I go to if you are diabetic.
I will get to see my little lady every Friday.

The last attempt at 4D wasn't great. She was not wanting to turn and show her face. We could see her profile and the fact that she was munching on the chord....

My blood pressure was up a little on the last two visits and they told me to stay off my feet and avoid too much work. I need to stay off the salty foods.

Other than that, I am feeling pretty good. Just a little heavy and my feet and legs hurt if I am on them too much.

I am working on the nursery a little every day. I finished placing the ladybug decals around her crib yesterday and will put the wall hangings up this week. I purchased drapes yesterday. This weekend hubby will install the rods and we'll hang them up to see how they look. I'll post pictures when it's all done.

I can't believe I will be holding a little baby in more or less 6 weeks.

[k9krazee]

Getting closer! I'm so excited for you guys and make sure I keep up with the updates!

I loved the pictures of Lyra, Stratton and Malcom.

[finn's mom]

Carmen, that's awesome that you'll get to see her every week! We haven't gotten to that point, not sure if we will. I know we have an appointment in a couple weeks, and then we start going every two weeks. My numbers have been good for the most part. Today, they were high after breakfast and lunch (not over 150, though). Just tired and need to get back on track. I did as well as I did in South Carolina because we were out and about a lot, walking.

My family really surprised me. Well, my close family didn't really, they are always wonderful. I guess just so many others contributed, it was wonderful. We are going to save the gift cards and cash for after our DFW shower next month and then go on a full blown shopping spree.

We're finishing taping and painting the nursery tonight. We'll be placing the order or buying the nursery furniture within a week, and depending on where we get it from, we may have it before the month is out. Once we get the furniture set up, I'll start adding the finishing touches. Part of the furniture (the bookcase and toy chest) won't get here until after our daughter's arrival, because my parents are driving from South Carolina when she arrives and will be bringing those things with her.

David seems to think she's coming in July. He add a dream that she was born at the very end of July! We shall see! As long as she arrives healthy, I don't care when she comes!

[sabies]

Lyra is adorable! Stratton is now 6 weeks old - doesn't the time fly once they are born? Pregnancy seems to last forever - especially towards the end. Good luck ladies, enjoy your last days/weeks of pregnancy. I hope all goes well with your deliveries and stay cool til then!

[wolfsoul]

I'm 26 weeks today! I still don't look very pregnant. I went to a party lastnight and everyone was saying how we shouldn't go camping too far from home just incase, and a lady said "you shouldn't have to worry, you're only what, 3 or 4 months?" I was like "actually 6 and a half..." I have a dr appt on Monday. The last appointment they weighed me and I hadn't even gained a single pound since my appointment the month before. I weighed myself yesterday and I'm still below my pre-pregnancy weight -- I weighed 146 when I got pregnant and I'm 137 now.
I'm going for my glucose test on Monday as well. I'll be eating lots of protein tomorrow and the next day -- that test might just kill me, I'll be so hypoglycemic. I'll make sure I have a BIG breakfast of scrambled eggs.
Baby has been kicking away...She is very active. Sometimes she kicks so hard it hurts. I like to watch her kicking and sliding herself across my belly, it's funny. I play Mozart for her all the time and it usually wakes her up and makes her move around.
Work is starting to get a bit too physical for me. I am going to cut my workload down to one dog a day I think. I thought I was cutting it down pretty good before... I'm doing 4 dogs today... but even three is too much sometimes. There is too much half-bending involved, I find it makes my belly feel funny and I don't like that. I booked off the whole month of September but I think I might book off August too. One more month of work sounds nice lol. I only have a few dogs already booked for August so we'll see. I feel bad for my clients but I'm hoping I can get an old co-worker to come rent out my shop for me and coninue grooming my dogs. My husband doesn't care what I do. He's not working right now so he can't talk anyways lol.
I signed up for prenatal classes in August, which I'm very excited for!!
Oh and my stepsister, who is a few weeks behind me, found out she is having a boy. So that will be nice.

Anyways, I've got to go feed the puppies and get to work...sigh, I want to SLEEP.

Oh question -- I had my last ultrasound at 19 weeks. When will they schedule my next one? I'm anxious to see baby again but I have a feeling that the next one is pretty late into pregnancy isn't it?

[prechrswife]

Oh question -- I had my last ultrasound at 19 weeks. When will they schedule my next one? I'm anxious to see baby again but I have a feeling that the next one is pretty late into pregnancy isn't it?

I never had one after the one around 18 weeks. Both pregnancies I had one done on the first visit and another later when we found out the gender (20 weeks with Katherine and 18 weeks with Malcom--2 different doctors).

[beeniesmom]

Baby is still breach. The doctor told me to use an ice pack on where her head is more or less to make her uncomfortable and encourage her to move... Never heard of that before.

[wolfsoul]

I never had one after the one around 18 weeks. Both pregnancies I had one done on the first visit and another later when we found out the gender (20 weeks with Katherine and 18 weeks with Malcom--2 different doctors).

Darn, I'm not sure when they will do me then. I know they will ultrasound me again eventually because they do with everyone in my family because of our big babies. I'll ask my family and see what was normal for them.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Wow, not much longer and there will be several more PT babies! I hope your babies turn for you soon! I have heard that babies can turn as late as a few days before delivery, and maybe the ice pack trick will work (I haven't heard of that before either, but it makes sense).

Carmen have you had an ultrasound recently? They can usually estimate about how big they are, but I know it can be off. I had to be induced at 36 weeks because my preeclampsia was getting worse, and Lyra was already 6 pounds...but I think she would have come early anyway (when they started the induction they found out I was already 3 cm dilated) and big babies run in the family on both sides.

Kari, the nursery is awesome! I love the Dr. Seuss theme. It looks like it was a lot of fun to put together (well as fun as it can be when you can't breath because your stomach is so in the way- at least that's how I felt!).

Lyra had her 4 month check up last week and she is now 14.5 pounds and 25 1/4 inches! She is also getting really fun now that she is into everything she can reach. I think she's going to be able to sit up on her own pretty soon- right now she can for a few seconds, but then she tips over. Here are a few pictures of her, I can't resist sharing:

What a beauty she is already! Her eyes are looking so dark! Do you and/or daddy have dark eyes?

Thank you. Yes, we both have hazel brown eyes, so we were pretty sure about her eye color even before she was born!

I'd also love to see some new pictures of Vincent and Stratton!

[beeniesmom]

BIG SMILES HERE!
Thanks for posting pictures of Lyra. What a doll! She is a beauty!

They've been doing an ultrasound every week but only to check for amniotic fluid levels. The ultrasounds last about 2 minutes and the tech never gives me pictures or shows me the screen.
HOWEVER, tomorrow, the dr. said he was going to have her do a full ultrasound and we may get to see how big she is. I hope!

Wow, I didn't remember you were induced at 36 weeks. Yikes!
I'm looking forward to her being born because I am getting really uncomfortable but I don't know about 36 weeks...
I am having blood pressure issues too so it wouldn't be out of the question.
I'd like my mom to be here and ... it would be nice to go to my baby shower before little lady makes her appearance..... so fingers crossed she will come after July 18th hehehe!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

BIG SMILES HERE!
Thanks for posting pictures of Lyra. What a doll! She is a beauty!

They've been doing an ultrasound every week but only to check for amniotic fluid levels. The ultrasounds last about 2 minutes and the tech never gives me pictures or shows me the screen.
HOWEVER, tomorrow, the dr. said he was going to have her do a full ultrasound and we may get to see how big she is. I hope!

Wow, I didn't remember you were induced at 36 weeks. Yikes!
I'm looking forward to her being born because I am getting really uncomfortable but I don't know about 36 weeks...
I am having blood pressure issues too so it wouldn't be out of the question.
I'd like my mom to be here and ... it would be nice to go to my baby shower before little lady makes her appearance..... so fingers crossed she will come after July 18th hehehe!

I will keep my fingers crossed for you that your baby doesn't come too early- maybe just a little, like a week or two!

It was pretty scary being told I was getting induced- they were already planning to induce labor at 37 weeks because I was diagnosed with mild pre-e, but then for some reason my blood pressure shot through the roof (I went in because I had a bad headache) and they told me they were keeping me to be induced that same day! As much as I had complained about being tired of pregnancy, I totally wasn't ready to hear that. But it worked out ok and luckily Lyra was completely healthy. My midwife told me that it's not uncommon for babies to develop faster when their mother has pre-eclampsia- I was told developmentally Lyra was more like a 37 week baby. And all I really cared about was her being healthy.

Good luck with your last few weeks- I don't know how you can handle it in Florida, which must be really hot this time of year. Are you having an issue with swelling? I think that was the worst for me. Due to pre-e I was swollen everywhere! I was convinced I would never be normal again, so it's quite a relief to have my own body back (well, sort of anyway! It definitely doesn't look the same ).