30 Weeks!

 30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Thats a sore subject at the moment and it will be kept private thank you!

Maternity clothes?  Yup!

Stretch marks? Nope
and fingers crossed it stays that way.

Sleep:I fall asleep easily but I wake up because I need to use the bathroom at least once during the night. Usually around 4 am or so. Then I get up with Sean when he leaves for work.




Best moment this week: Sean being totally weirded out because she was pushing out on my belly over and over for about 15 minutes one night and you could see it and feel it.

Movement: Depends on the day but she pushes out more than she kicks. Usually most at night.

Food cravings: Apples with peanut butter

Belly Button in or out? Very close to being out, it's very flat right now.



Wedding rings on or off? Had to come off this last week. Too much swelling going on and I was afraid that they would need to be cut off if it got worse. 

What I miss: Being able to roll over in bed without getting out of breath!

What I am looking forward to: That there is only at most 9 weeks or so until we meet her!

Follow up appointment today

Last week at our Dr. appointment it showed on my ultrasound that I had high amniotic fluid levels and baby girl was measuring 3 weeks ahead. My dr's first thought was that I had Gestational Diabetes because when you have gestational diabetes you have bigger babies and higher fluid levels. Thankfully I had passed that test so we knew that wasn't the problem. Unfortunately that put me and baby at a higher risk for preterm labor and other issues. I am HAPPY to report that our daughter is fine and this week my fluid levels were a bit lower so for now we are in the clear. Fluid levels were 27 and now they are 23. This puts them still in a high range but in the mildly high range. Both Sean and I are extremely happy that everything is ok with our baby girl. Due to the risk involved I we also have 3D ultrasounds last week and today to check to make sure she didn't have a cleft lip. Last week they didn't get a clear picture of her upper lip because she was hiding her face. Today we got some AMAZING pictures of her face. I'm starting to agree with Sean and my mom that she looks like me. These pictures really make me even more excited and impatient to meet her!!!

Happy Halloween!

The Saturday before Halloween our friends had a party with kids invited. I wanted to wear some kind of costume and ended up making a shirt that I saw online. I knew I could make it and the supplies including the shirt ended up being $3.

Sean and I had a great time at the party and we even went to a haunted house one of the neighbors had. Sean went in but I wasn't able to because of my heart issues. I was super glad I didn't because they chased you with a chainsaw and that would have gotten my heart racing. 

Trip to NY

October 15-23 (I was 23 weeks pregnant) we flew to Rochester, NY to visit our families. We had tons planned and we were super excited to see everyone.

Sunday was my shower which was great and I saw so many people I had been missing while living in Washington. I had a great time and got so many cute things for our baby girl!
Then Friday we had Jason and Melissa Larkin's wedding which was beautiful and very fun! I even got my hair did :)

Last but not least we had a surprise 80th birthday for my grandma. It was awesome to see how shocked she was that we invited so many people. It was easy getting them to come since she is such a sweet and caring person.

 Sean and I had an amazing time in NY and we were sad to leave. It's so great to come and see family but we wish we were living closer because we miss you all so much.

30th Birthday

My birthday was October 7th and I turned 30, EEKKK! Not much partying here but Gabby drove up to see me so that was great!

Me and Gabby before going to have tea

We went out to dinner with a group of friends and then the next morning just Gabby and I went to have "high tea" out at this little tea place right around the corner from where I live. We had a great time and it was so nice to catch up with my sister. I think Sean was glad to have some "man time" as well and he went skateboarding. 

20 weeks!!!

How far along? 20 weeks and 1 day

Total weight gain/loss: 6 pounds

Maternity clothes?  Yes, Nothing else fits :)


Stretch marks? Nope



Sleep: Need a body pillow to be comfortable




Best moment this week: Feeling her kick outside! She kicked my arm :) 



Movement: Still only a few times a day. I have an anterior placenta so it will still be a few weeks before I start feeling a lot of movement. 


Food cravings: Chocolate (which is not normal for me)



Belly Button in or out? In



Wedding rings on or off? Still on but when it gets really hot out off they come.



What I miss: Family and raw sushi!


What I am looking forward to: Getting her room ready



Weekly Wisdom: It's harder to get the clothes out of the washer. She's in the way ;)

It's a girl!!

profile

Leg and foot

Here are pictures of our baby girl at 18+5 weeks! We are still elated at finally finding out that we are having a girl in February. I am super excited and so is Sean. We were shocked when we found out because we both thought it was a boy and pretty much everyone else's guess was a boy as well. The rest of the scan (after finding out gender) was very in depth. They need to make measurements of femur bone, head circumference, nuchal fold, nose, and a good look at the heart. It all came out perfect and it was very cool to see everything in detail. We did find out that I have an anterior placenta which means that the placenta attached on the front side of my uterus. It's at the top so baby girl is kind of squished at the bottom. It just means that feeling movement for me won't be as much until later in the pregnancy. I do feel movement but only a couple of times a day. As she gets bigger I will feel her more and more. Yesterday I had the pleasure of feeling her kick outside of my stomach for the first time! She kicked right into my arm. Now I can't wait for Sean to feel it too! He has felt some slight movements outside but nothing quite that big yet. Soon enough :)
So back to our day of our ultrasound!
Sean had taken the day off work so after our ultrasound we went and had lunch together in the University district and then headed to Marshall's to shop a little bit. We found some great sales and bought some great outfits for her. We also went to Babies r us to add some girly items to our registry. We had a great day and it all seems more real now that we know we are having a daughter. (Still is a little surreal to me but I love it!)