38 week belly pic

How Far Along: 38 weeks

Total Weight Gain:  No idea:P (goal at 40 weeks was 40 lbs)

Maternity Clothes:  Growing out of all my shirts.  Only a select few will cover my entire belly now:(

Movement:  Has quiet days and very jumpy days.  Yesterday was a quiet day.  Today was a HOLY COW day!

Sleep:  Sinuses still blocked which is causing a problem for my husband rather than me since it is making me snore.  He is being good about it though.  He thinks it's funny more than anything  Peeing at 2 hour intervals.  I'll be ready for all those night time feedings!

Gender:  GIRL!

Symptoms:  Pubic and tail bone pain, vagina pain, round ligament pain at times, carpal tunnel syndrome, hands and feet swelling, leg cramps when sleeping, sore feet, gigantor boobies that both my hubby and my son laugh at:/, back pain, restless leg syndrome in the evenings, lack of bladder control:/

Cravings:  biggest one is still cereal.

Things I Miss:  shaving my legs, painting toes, putting on my shoes, bending over without farting, working out, sushi (!), sitting in my work chair (or any chair) without being in pain, my normal sized boobs, chasing after my son.

Highlight of the Week/Month:  Losing my mucus plug!

Last Appointment:  2/15 - OB check with doctor; boring appt, did a cervical check but there was no action yet.

Next Appointment:  Wednesday, 2/22 - regular biweekly OB check-up

Preggo Lifesavers:  cat/cow yoga pose, nursing tanks, maternity pjs, pantiliners, really cold water (lol!)

37 week rant

I think it's safe to say that I have officially hit my wall.  I posted this on my facebook feed the other day:

Was waddling past my February calendar this morning and actually read the quote. "All that is important comes in quietness and waiting". You've gotta be kidding me...3 more weeks and I am DONE!!!  So very tired of waiting. I can't sit, lay down, or stand, without discomfort. I can't dress myself or put on my own darn shoes without wincing in pain. My 3 yr old son had to put my socks on yesterday😆. I've never realized until recently how often I have to bend down to pick up random crap in this house.  Every time I do so, my back nearly goes out and every bone in my body cracks. I'm done with the swelling...trying so hard to put on my shoes only to realize that they don't fit anymore - even my tongue and sinuses are swollen so I can't talk normally and I have turned in to a perpetual mouth-breather. Done with needing to pee every hour, the random numbness in my arms and hands, charlie horses at 3am after I have FINALLY fallen asleep, I now snore even when I'm awake...LOL. But yes calendar, I'll just sit here, shut up, and continue to wait if you say so. Hahaha...as uncomfortable as I am, I'll try to savor these last few weeks and focus on the positive - the pain is only temporary and it'll be worth it to finally see her sweet lil face!

34 week belly pic

How Far Along: 34 weeks

Total Weight Gain:  35 lbs. (goal at 40 weeks is now 40 lbs)

Maternity Clothes:  Duh!

Movement:  Yes, quite a bit.

Sleep:  Sinuses still blocked.  Starting to pee very often at 3 hr intervals.

Gender:  GIRL!

Symptoms:  Pubic and tail bone pain, vagina pain, round ligament pain at times, belly button pain (!), carpal tunnel syndrome, hands and feet swelling, leg cramps when sleeping, sore feet, gigantor boobies that both my hubby and my son laugh at:/, back pain, restless leg syndrome in the evenings, lack of bladder control:/

Cravings:  biggest one is still cereal.

Things I Miss:  shaving my legs, painting toes, putting on my shoes, bending over without farting, working out, sushi (!), sitting in my work chair (or any chair) without being in pain, my normal sized boobs, chasing after my son.

Highlight of the Week/Month:  Pretty boring month!  Baby girl is still healthy and time is flying by!

Last Appointment:  12/28 - OB check with doctor

Next Appointment:  Wednesday, 1/25 - regular biweekly OB check-up

Preggo Lifesavers:  cat/cow yoga pose, nursing tanks, maternity pjs, pantiliners

32 week belly pic

How Far Along: 32 weeks

Total Weight Gain:  33 lbs. (goal at 40 weeks is 35 lbs)

Maternity Clothes:  Yup!  Starting to grow out of my current shoes.  Had to get bigger underwear - this time, using maternity underwear (so much more comfortable than regular underwear)

Movement:  Yes, pretty active frequently.  She woke me up around 2 am with her dancing.  She was seemed to be practicing her snow angels - very uncomfortable.

Sleep:  The maternity pillow has come out occasionally.  Don't really need it yet, but it helps my hips from getting too sore.  Biggest hindrance to sleep right now are my sinuses - they've been backed up for the last 2-3 weeks.

Gender:  GIRL!

Symptoms:  starting to have pubic and tail bone pain, vagina pain, round ligament pain at times, belly button pain (!), carpal tunnel syndrome, hands and feet swelling, leg cramps when sleeping, sore feet, gigantor boobies that both my hubby and my son laugh at:/, back pain, restless leg syndrome in the evenings, lack of bladder control:/

Cravings:  biggest one is still cereal.

Things I Miss:  shaving my legs, painting toes, putting on my shoes, bending over without farting, working out, sushi (!), sitting in my work chair (or any chair) without being in pain, my normal sized boobs, chasing after my son.

Highlight of the Week/Month:  Holidays and finding out that placenta has moved 6+ cm away from my cervix!  Do not have to see MFM anymore and I now have a normal pregnancy!  Also, all clear for gestational diabetes:)

Last Appointment:  12/28 - OB check with doctor

Next Appointment:  Wednesday, 1/11 - regular biweekly OB check-up

Preggo Lifesavers:  cat/cow yoga pose, nursing tanks, maternity pjs, pantiliners

27 week belly pic

How Far Along: 27 weeks

Total Weight Gain:  25 lbs. (goal at 40 weeks is 35 lbs)

Maternity Clothes:  Yup!  Maternity winter coat and had to buy shoes one size up to fit my swollen feet:/

Movement:  Yes, pretty active frequently.  Most active in the evening and after meals.  Kellen saw her kick yesterday evening:)

Sleep:  Sleeping is ok for now outside of needing to pee at least once and Kellen consistently waking us up around 5am to sleep with us due to the monsters in his bedroom.  My maternity pillow is on standby when it gets bad though.

Gender:  GIRL!

Symptoms:  starting to have pubic and tail bone pain, vagina pain, round ligament pain at times, belly button pain (!), carpal tunnel syndrome, hands and feet swelling, leg cramps when sleeping, sore feet, gigantor boobies that both my hubby and my son laugh at:/, back pain, restless leg syndrome in the evenings.

Cravings:  biggest one is cereal.

Things I Miss:  shaving my legs, painting toes, bending over without farting, working out, sushi (!), sitting in my work chair without being in pain, my normal sized boobs, chasing after my son.

Highlight of the Week:  Kellen seeing baby girl kick!

Last Appointment:  11/16 - OB check with doctor

Next Appointment:  Wednesday, 12/14 - OB check-up; Gestational Diabetes check

                                  Thursday, 12/15 - 28 week weight/growth check U/S with MFM

Preggo Lifesavers:  cat/cow yoga pose, nursing tanks, maternity pjs

26 week update

Holy cow I haven't posted in awhile!  No news is good news in this case.  I've had quite a few appointments since my last update at 14 weeks.  At that time, I was still dealing with my SCH and previa, just got done with the NT scan.

I did end up requesting an ultrasound at 16 weeks.  This was done with my OB as opposed to the MFM.  I can't even remember what the outcome of this scan was!  I think this was the one where my SCH was gone.  I still had complete previa - but at least the SCH was not a threat anymore!

At 20 weeks I had my anatomy scan with the MFM.  It was a very in-depth, detailed look at baby.  Everything looked really great.  Perfect everything!  Still no sign of the SCH and the u/s showed that the placenta moved away from my cervix - about 1.5 cm.  This is just shy of the threshold that they use to determine if a c-section is warranted or not.  The doctor believes that the placenta will move even further away as my uterus grows - but in the meantime, all restrictions were lifted!  Just in time for me to start feeling like a sluggish cow;)  But it's still a good sign.

I had my 24 week check a week or 2 ago.  That was just a weight/pee/general check.  My OB listened to baby on the doppler and all was normal.  My weight is tracking a bit high - same as how it was with Kellen.  She is not particularly worried though.  I just have to watch the processed carbs and try to keep things in check.  I'm up to about 147-150 lbs now and I am feeling every ounce of it!  Same as before, I feel like 15 of those lbs are in my boobs alone.  They are enormous!  And they are NOT cute at all.  LOL!  Anyway, my next check will be my 28 week check in 2 weeks.  This will involve an ultrasound to check babies growth and weight (and of course the placenta) at MFM and then a check with my OB.  I will be right on the cusp of the 3rd tri at that point (if not, already in it)!!  This pregnancy has been moving so fast it's unreal.  But when I think back all the way to June, I guess it has been a long time.  Still though, it seems like it has flown by.  Work has been crazy, keeping up with Kellen makes the days fly by, we had his birthday a month ago, then with traveling to 2 sets of families for Thanksgiving, I guess it's easy to see why time has been going quickly.  And with the holidays, this next month will go fast too.  I'm a bit worried about January and February though.  Work is supposed to slow down and there won't be much going on from a personal standpoint either.  Those will be the most uncomfortable months too - so I'll have to just deal with it I guess!

Outside of that, not much else to report.  I feel FAT and large.  I've been feeling her move pretty consistently for the past couple weeks now so the doppler has not been coming out lately.  Luckily I don't seem to have the pelvic pain yet that I had with Kellen at this point.  I think it might be because of the placenta placement and she has been breech on the last couple ultrasounds.  Since the placenta is low, she is forced to sit high in my uterus as opposed to Kellen who was the opposite - placenta was high and he was head down pretty much the whole time.  I'm hoping that she does turn to be head down eventually but at the same time, I'm hoping she is not in a rush.  It makes me nervous about a cord accident due to the placement of the placenta...makes me think that could be more likely as opposed to if the placenta was at her feet while she was head down.  Only time will tell though I suppose.  For now, all is well!

23 week belly pic

Whoa - so late posting this...smh.  This was from 23 weeks and I'm currently 26 weeks...not to mention that we've missed taking the 21, 22, 24, & 25 week pics!  I'll be posting the 26 week pic soon - hopefully tomorrow!