30 weeks

How far along? 30 weeks :o)
Total weight gain/loss: plus 1 this week for a total of 13 lbs total
Maternity clothes? All maternity all the time
Stretch marks? Yes and gross. There are now two, they are all the way on the bottom of my belly, one patch on each side. I've been lubing up so much you could probably deep fry me.
Sleep: Ehh, seems to be an O.K. week
Best moment this week: Hearing little man today
Movement: All the time and I love it
Food cravings: Anything that doesn't make me get up in the middle of the night. I've been getting pretty sick from certain foods. Pizza of all kinds, chicken fingers & french fries.
Gender: Still a little boy :o)
Labor Signs: NO. And it can stay that way for another 9 weeks. ThankYouVeryMuch!
What I miss: Sleeping like a normal human being
What I am looking forward to: Next weeks growth scan :o) We will see how big this baby is. Last week he was 2.12 lbs at 28 weeks. Almost 3 lbs! The u/s tech said that he will start gaining a lot very quickly starting around 32 weeks so I'm interested to see how much he grew in the three weeks from the last growth scan.

In other news, we finally got a renter for our townhouse!!! I'm beyond excited by the news and right around Christmas. It is really a blessing from God, I can't even begin to tell you how much easier this is going to make things around the H household.

My 30 week appointment went well today, very quick as usual. I love hearing the baby's heartbeat, I could listen to it all day and night long. I told her that I was feeling crampy from time to time and she said that I was having B/H contractions and that I should expect them to get stronger and more frequent as the weeks go by. Isn't that wonderful...not so much. She said if I have them for 2 hours to call her other than that not to worry. Oh and little man is still breech. He better turn his cute little butt around soon!

Picture to follow :o)

An early morning complaint & bad dream

I'm sorry, I try really hard not to complain about anything that is related to carrying my son. If you don't want to read, I totally understand.


1. I can't breath
2. My rib cage feels like it's going to split at the sternum (and there are still another 10 weeks to go)
3. I don't sleep, and when I do it's for short periods of time (Yes...I know...good practice)
4. I got stretch marks (they multiply very quickly btw)
5. My back hurts All.The.Time


There I'm done. I feel a little better getting that out. Please don't think that I'm ungrateful. I am so very luck that I got this far without any major complaints. I think I've just hit the uncomfortable, feeling giant stage. Knowing that it only gets worse is making me feel like a jerk for complaining now

I had a dream last night that I was a terrible mother. That I had no clue what I was doing and that all baby H did was cry and I couldn't soothe him. I feel like a bad mommy and he isn't even here yet.

What the heck is wrong with me today?!?!?!

29 Weeks and updates

How far along? 29w!
Total weight gain/loss: no weight gained this week. I was at the peri on Monday and I'm still the same +12
Maternity clothes? All maternity all the time
Stretch marks? I JUST found one when I was taking the picture this week. It just showed up out of no where and it wasn't there yesterday. WTF!
Sleep: Terrible this week
Best moment this week: Seeing the little guy on Monday :o)
Movement: All the time and I love it
Food cravings: Still Cereal
Gender: Still a little boy :o)
Labor Signs: NO. And it can stay that way for another 10 weeks
What I miss: Sleeping like a normal human being
What I am looking forward to: Two weeks for another growth scan. I'll be 31 weeks!!! How freaking crazy is that!



Good news is that I DO NOT have the diabetes. So that was pretty great to find out, and my amnio fluid wend down by 3. It was 23 and now it's 20. The u/s lady said 10-20 is normal, so I'm still on the high side, but the Peri said not to worry since it went down and it's now in the normal range. Little man has been moving all around and seems to have a schedule. He wake's up about every 3 hours it seems.

I've been really busy making a ton of baby hats for my etsy.com orders (see side bar if you would like one), and school has been making me crazy. I REALLY HATE chemistry. I don't know if it's the teacher or what, but it's so freaking hard. I should have gotten a tutor from the very beginning but I didn't so now I'm screwed. The only good thing is that I am doing really well in the lab part of the class, it's my only saving grace right now.

The ring... revisited

Well a few weeks ago I posted about a beautiful ring I was going to have made, and then I posted that we couldn't get it at this time because of Mr H's career change.

Well...today I went to pick up my rings and pendants that were going to be use to make the ring and I was told that they already sent the casting out. I explained to them what was going on and they were kind enough to let me know that it was no rush and that I could pay for it in increments. Now I HAVE to save money for this. It is going to be beautiful, I know it will, they made my wedding bands, and several other pieces of jewelry I have, but I am a little upset they didn't wait for me. Maybe they just figured that I would have it done since I left my stuff there for 2 weeks (MY BAD).

Yay for getting a beautiful new piece of jewelry, an heirloom if you will. BOO for having to spend that extra money.

28 Weeks

How far along? 28w!
Total weight gain/loss: Up another 4 lbs for a grand total of 12lbs! Getting kinda scary on that scale, i'm not gonna lie.
Maternity clothes? All maternity all the time
Stretch marks? Nope, I'm still holding out
Sleep: It's been pretty great this week. (yes I know I just jinxed myself)
Best moment this week: Seeing little man again at our growth scan
Movement: All the time and I love it
Food cravings: Cereal
Gender: Still a little boy :o)
Labor Signs: NO. And it can stay that way for another 12 weeks
What I miss: Sleeping like a normal human being
What I am looking forward to: Next Tuesday, we get to see little man again.


We had our normal 28 week checkup with Dr B. that went well, although she felt around and said that he was head down, but he isn't, lol. I spoke to her about being induced because of Mr. H (if he gets the new job). She said she was planning on inducing me Friday, February 12th anyway so it works out nicely. Of course she has no power if I go earlier on my own, but 2/12/10 is what we are shooting for.

I had my GD test done, the orange drink tasted like a melted orange freezie pop. I pretty much chugged it so I wouldn't have to taste it that long. It was so sweet it burned my throat. Hopefully I will get my results back tomorrow.

We also had our growth u/s yesterday. I was hoping this would be the last one until 32 weeks, but no such luck. Although little man has gained a whole pound (1.12 lbs to 2.12 lbs) in 3 weeks, which is excellent, the u/s showed that my amniotic fluid is slightly increased. Not a good thing for someone who is only 28 weeks along. Dr K (the peri) said that if I was farther along it would be o.k. but the increased fluid causes more contractions and that is not a good thing. We want to keep him in there as long as possible. Dr K. said that it is probably from GD and not a big deal, but if it's not I have to go on yet another medicine to lower it. Boo. Either way I have to go back WEEKLY so he can monitor the situation.

Like my Mom and Grandma always say "There is always something to pray for".

On another note I saw an old co-worker from years ago at my apt on Monday and at my GD test yesterday. She is super sweet and we only had a few minutes to chat. She said this is her 4th pregnancy and her and her husband have been trying for 2 years for another LO. They already have a beautiful little girl who is 6 (a surprise). Isn't it ironic that they were young and had a surprise pregnancy and now that they are older (late 20's) they are having so many issues. It's just not fair what our bodies do to us. She seemed broken and quite understandably. In our short talk I let her know that we also had 2 m/c's and that it took us 2 years to get this far so I understood. It's so hard to see someone that feels pain because of your belly. I honestly never thought I would be that person. If you can spare a few extra prayers for J and her family it would be greatly appreciated. Pray that this is her sticky baby and she doesn't have to go through that pain again.

xoxo

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27 week update

How far along? 27w
Total weight gain/loss: last dr/s appt I was up 8, although I am positive i'm up from that...probably around 11 or 12 by now.
Maternity clothes? All maternity all the time
Stretch marks? Nope, I'm still holding out
Sleep: Sometimes I get a lot... sometimes I wake up and can't go back to sleep...
Best moment this week: Just feeling his move and squiggle around
Movement: All the time and I love it
Food cravings: Seems like I want to eat everything. Everything does not like to be eaten though. I have entered the land of heart burn.
Gender: Still a little boy :o)
Labor Signs: NO. And it can stay that way for another 13 weeks
What I miss: Sleeping like a normal human being
What I am looking forward to: Next Monday when I get to see little man again for his hopefully last growth scan. If all looks well at this next one we are in the clear from the strange vara.cella business my body thinks is funny. Then it's hopefully smooth sailing from there!

I can't sleep

Well it's about 4:30 am here and I can't sleep. I've been up for about an hour now and I have a million things racing through my mind.

Mr. H is very close to getting a new job, he will find out by the 23rd. It is a great job, but he will have to take a pay cut in the beginning. This totally scares me. The ring I posted about is now on hold, because it's not a necessity...paying bill's however is.

If he gets hired he will go away to "boot camp" for 14 weeks starting December.15.th. That means that he will be away for the birth of the baby, and almost a month after he is born. He will be able to come home on the weekends but it still scares the crap out of me. I can't help to think about myself a little bit in this situation. How on earth am I going to be able to take care of a newborn, and two dogs...alone?

I know that he is also worried about everything. If he is making the right decision, if he will be able to make it through boot camp, if he will like the new job. It's a stressful time around the H household lately. I am doing my very best to give supportive words of encouragement. I 'm trying so hard not to let on how scared I am, so he knows this is what he has to do for himself and the family.

I guess I'm just rambling. Like I said it's 4:30, and I can't sleep.

A new ring to celebrate our little guy

A while ago my mom gave me her engagement ring that my dad gave her (she has been re-married to my step father for 23 years). It's is a decent size pear cut diamond with tiny diamonds around it, but the setting is terrible and it's set in yellow gold (which i don't wear). I knew I wanted to get it re made, but I didn't really have any reason to do it until now.

Well I was telling Mr. H that I wanted to get a new ring to celebrate the birth of our son and he said no, lol. Then I said, well I have the ring my mom gave me, maybe I can get it re-set into something and he said o.k. go and get it priced out. So that is what I did yesterday! Yay :o)

It's kinda hard to explain how I want it to look but here are a few pictures I found of things I like.



I really like this one because it reminds me of my engagement ring...kinda. So kinda picture this with a round of sapphires around the round of small diamonds surrounding the center stone.

This is my engagement ring. It has 3 round diamonds a split diamond band with marquis shaped diamonds on the top and bottom of the larger stone. Sorry the pic is so small.


This one is the wrong shape but amazing. I really love the art deco style. So picture this with a round of diamonds around the center stone then a round of sapphires. The sapphires would be smaller than these though.


So I go this afternoon to see what they thought of and to see how much it will be, I'll keep you posted!

25 Weeks & lots of pictures!

Me on Halloween. I made this t-shirt (Magic 8 Ball). A friend gave me the idea :o)

How far along? 25 weeks, but if you go by little man measurements it's 26 weeks

Total Weight Gain? Still 8 lbs.

Maternity Clothes? Yuppers. My regular shirts are now too short to wear.

Stretch Marks? nope

Sleep? Still yucky and getting worse every night. Soon I won't sleep at all.

Best Moment this week? Seeing the little guy today :o)

Food Cravings? Nothing really, but I'm hungry all the time

Sex? Still a boy :o)

Labor Signs? Nope

Belly Button? It's very shallow, and creepy. Belly buttons are one thing that I skive.

What I miss the most? Sleep, but I have a long time until I can sleep through the night again. So I am accepting that the next few years may be filled with sleepless nights.

What am I looking forward to the most? The 3rd tri
Milestones? Every single day :o)

Here is a hat and mitten's that I made for little man.

Little feet!

3/4D picture. He was eating the back of his hand 2 seconds before the picture was taken.

He was scratching his head, and giving a little smile :o)

Profile shot!

Good news at the peri today. Our little guy is still measuring ahead, and looks great. Dr K. said that everything looks perfect and if all is normal with our next visit - in 3 weeks - then we are pretty much in the clear!!! His works were music to our ears, and I'm praying that he keeps up the excellent work and growing big and strong.