30 weeks 4 days

Positions

I had an appointment with Becky today. I am measuring at 31 weeks. She said it was ok but it still seems kinda weird to me. I gained another 7 lbs this last month. So I am up 33 lbs. I have just over 10 weeks left so if I can try to keep it to 1 lb a week I will be happy. Becky thinks she is in a transverse position with her feet to my right. She used to be head up so she has turned a bit but we are hoping she will turn all the way down by 32 weeks. I never really worried about what position my babys have been in till now. I guess it's because if she's not head down I wont be able to deliver at the birthing center and there's a pretty good chance I will have a C-section. There is still time and I think I am feeling her kicks a bit higher even at this moment so maybe she has turned already? I was in some pain just a couple hours ago. I am not sure what was going on but my stomach and insides felt like they were being squished and torn apart. My ribs have been really sore for the past few days. I think she is pushing out on them with her feet. I sleep on my back probably too much so I am going to try to pay more attention to that and maybe it will help her move into position easier. My appointments have gone to every other week now. Crazy to think about how much time I actually have till we get to see her gorgeous face. Christmas is in 2 more days. I plan to spend any money we have from gifts on a 3D/4D ultrasound at Fetal Foto. I had them done with the boys at about 27/28 weeks I believe so I'm hoping MaryJane isn't going to be too big to get some good pictures. Lets all pray that she is in the right position! And that goes for pictures and birth :0) Merry Christmas! I will write again next year :0)

25 Weeks 4 Days

Today was my first group appointment and I had to do my glucose test. The 2 girls in group with me are both mothers already. One of them is a first timer with natural birth like me and the other is doing it for her second time. I get to talk with 2 midwifes and a Douala/labor instructor so I can get a lot of questions answered. Today was the 4th session for the group so I have missed some but I am excited to go again. I made a birth plan, I will post it when it's to the final draft. I forgot to take it to have Becky go over it. My brain has not been working well lately. It has been a rough few days. Gage (my 3 yr old) fractured his femur on the 22nd so he is in a body cast. I have probably been doing too much and haven't gotten too much sleep. So this appointment was an emotional one, I mentioned it to Becky and she started crying so I started crying then she wanted me to share it with the others in the group. It's been really hard but we are getting through it. Baby is doing fine. She is measuring at 28 weeks which is weird cause by ultrasound it shows her to be small, or at least it did... Her heart is strong and her kicks are hard. Dave can feel her move all the time now. I just need to make sure I don't try and lift Gage unless I have to because my lower stomach is already starting to ache a bit. Gage get's the cast off in Januray sometime.

Getting Big and Strong

I saw my belly move from a kick for the first time today. I felt her move with my arm and hand before but Dave has not been able to feel her very well yet. She is getting so big and strong. Her kicks are becoming more frequent and a lot harder. I actually felt her under my ribs the other day. I think she is sitting pretty low though. I feel like I am going to pee my pants every time I sneeze or cough. I will be 23 weeks pregnant tomorrow. I am going to do my glucose test at my next appointment at the end of the month and I am going to also start my group appointments.

Ultrasound Results

I talked to the nurse at my Dr's office today. She said the only thing the ultrasound showed was that my right kidney was a little inflamed. I am thinkin maybe what I thought was my left Ureter was actually my right. I looked at some pictures on the internet to see what a normal kidney on an ultrasound should look like and I still don't think my left one looked like it should so not sure what to think of that. The Dr said if I wanted to put a tube in so that it will drain properly I could. But he didn't want to do it unless I was in a lot of pain. I was in a TON of pain on Sunday I finally took a couple percocet and went to bed early. When I woke up the pain had almost all gone. So I am going to take the Keflex 2xs a day and hopefully it is the infection that is causing it and it will go away. But the problem still stands why do I get these infections so much? I am just glad it is not serious enough to not be able to wait till after the baby gets here! :0) I don't want anything to interfere with the health of my baby and getting the birth I want.

Kidneys

I had an appointment with my Urologist yesterday. He ordered an ultrasound to see if there were any blockages to find out why I get so many UTI and kidney infections. I had the ultrasound this morning. I got to see our baby again too. They looked at the baby first and she is a she, it's good to get confirmation :0) She is healthy and looking great! Her heart rate was about 147 and she was measuring 5 days smaller which is fine. The tech guy told me last time she was measuring a week off. She is in the breach possition right now. Her little bum is right against my cervix.
Then he got to my kidneys. First he looked at the right side and that one had 3 round black spots in the middle of my kidney (usually indicates fluid) I asked if it was normal and he didn't really give me a straight answer but I assumed it was close to it. Then he got to my left side and the spots that were black on the other one were more like gray in this one and they looked all shriveled up. Then he looked at my ureter and the right side was spraying out great but the left side only had a tiny little spurt. It sure did look cool but I think that means something isn't right. He was kinda quick about getting the pics and wouldn't really say much except, "shows what pregnancy does to your body." I am not totally sure what that means but I hope my Dr calls me soon to let me know what they found. Good thing you only need one kidney huh. I guess that counts me out from ever donating a kidney, I need what I have. Scary!
A bit after my ultrasound I had an appointment with my midwife. I got a ton more info from her to try to cope with some of my fears and hopefully make myself more confident in doing this drug free. I am so glad I found her I know she is going to make this birth so wonderful! She thinks I should take some birthing classes but they can be pretty pricy so I am not sure what I am going to do. But I have signed up to do classes at the center with some other women that are about as far along as I am so that should be good we will be able to talk to a Douala and watch videos and talk with each other to get some questions answered. I found out more about what is going to happen during and after the birth. I basically can do what I please. I will be able to birth into mine or Dave’s hands and hold the baby till I am ready to deliver the placenta then Dave will take the baby till I get cleaned up and in a chair. Then I will feed the baby. When the baby is finished and ready to sleep Becky will take her and do the exam right there on the bed with me. I will have to come back to the center 2 days later to have a couple tests done for the baby then I will need to take her in a couple weeks later to the pediatrician. I found out that the goopy stuff they put in babies eyes at the hospital is to guard against STDs that the mother may have passed on. I know I don’t have any of those so I really don’t have to do that if I don’t want to. Same with the hep B shot that I had Gage and Jack both get is not really necessary as an infant so I don’t think she will be getting that shot till later in life, I tested neg for hep B. So I am feeling a lot better already about everything. She gave me some books to read and I am going to start making a birthing plan.

Some Problems

The kids and I went to the corn maze with my family yesterday. My hips are now screaming at me, too much walking. I don't remember my hips feeling this way with Gage but they hurt with Jackson right around the same time. I think it may be even worse this time though. They feel like they are going to disconnect from the joint, they are so loose. It hurts.
I quit my job yesterday. I have a kidney infection so I had to miss some time that was not going to be excused. Being part time I do not get as much time off as others do so I figured I would quit before I was fired. But that's ok I love being a SAHM! There is no better place then right here with my kids! I have my next appointment on Tuesday and I also have an appointment with a urologist on Wednesday. they may put me on preventative meds for my UTIs and Kidney infection so that it won't happen again although it makes me a little nervous so I am not too sure if I am OK with taking meds my whole pregnancy. We will see.

Girly Things

I am so sad to think that I have to give away my boys clothes. There are a few I think I will still keep, I still have things from when I was little so I think it would be nice for them to have some things of theirs. When I was putting the last size away that Jackson grew out of, and this was before I found out I was pregnant, I cried cause I for some reason just knew I wouldn't have another boy. Who knows maybe we're not done having kids but I am pretty sure we are. just in case I will make sure they don't go too far from home so that I can get them back if I am of need.
I made my first girl thing purchase. I am SO excited! And it's my favorite thing about havin a girl. Well my fav thing about dressin her, besides getting to paint her nails. :0) Don't you love these! I want to make a bunch of them.

20 weeks 1 day

I'm half way there...

The Name

So I think we have decided to call her MaryJane. Dave's grandma's name is Mary, my grandma's name was Mary Jane and my mom and my sister's middle name is Jane so it works out. We are not sure if we will add a middle name to it or if MaryJane will be the middle name and give her a different first name or just leave it at MaryJane by itself. Whatever we decide she will still go by MaryJane.
When my mom and I told Gage what we were going to name her, We then asked him, do you know who MaryJane is? To see if he was actually listening. He said, it's the goblin. (He is thinking Spiderman, his fav movie at the time) I told him no his name is Norman Osborne Mary Jane is Spiderman a.k.a. Peter Parker's girl friend. Then I tried to explain to him that we were not referring to Spiderman but the baby in my belly. He told me he is pregnant with a boy and that he was going to name him Spiderman. LOL :0)
Jackson is still not aware of what is going on but he LOVES babies! He gets so excited and just laughs every time he get's close to someone smaller then him.

The Ultrasound

I had my ultrasound this morning. I went to a place that is usually for high risk pregnancies, not sure why? But I had a nurse do it first then a Dr came in and checked things out too. They were having a hard time getting the pictures they needed for the heart and the face because the baby was laying face down. But they said they did not see anything abnormal that would make them think there was a birth defect, so we are in good shape. They tried for a while to get the pictures they needed so they were pushin on my belly pretty hard and were bumpin the baby around. after they finally gave up my stomach hurt! There were a couple times where they must have been pushin on the baby in a weird way or something cause I got a couple sharp kicks that were different then I have felt thus far. We got some great news! IT'S A GIRL!!! At the beginning of the ultrasound when she was getting a picture of her leg I got a shot of it. My heart was going crazy cause I knew. It was not till the ultrasound was almost over when she told us it was a girl. We are SO excited! How could things work out so perfect? I always knew it would be this way ever since I was a little girl. Dave is my sole mate and I love him with every bit of my heart! I am so blessed to have this family! :0)

Feeling a Lot of Movement

I am 17 weeks 5 days pregnant. I love my skin right now, I have that pregnancy glow. One of the many perks of pregnancy. The past week I have been able to feel the baby move a lot. Mostly when I am sitting in the car or sitting at work. I had my Dr's appointment yesterday and when she asked me if I have been feeling a lot of movement before I could answer she said it's still pretty early so we don't expect you to. So I guess this baby is a strong kicker or I just know what I am looking for after having 2 already. :0) But my babies have always moved a ton! I gained 8 pound this month. WOW but Becky said they want me to gain 10 pounds by the time I am 20 weeks so I am about right there so no worries. In the beginning I lost 2 pounds I was not really gaining at all so I guess it is just because I am feeling better and eat more like I should. My belly is measuring perfect, it's about a finger width down from my belly button. I sure do feel bigger though! While I was at my appointment I got a copy of my ultrasound order and it said it was scheduled for Monday the 6th when I thought it was the 7th. I work Mondays so even though getting to see my baby even a day sooner is exciting it would have been hard to go. I just called the hospital and they clarified that it is in fact the 7th so we are good to go :0) SO EXCITED! I kinda have a feeling I am having a boy but we will see...

15 weeks 2 days

Gage (my 3 yr old) told me today that he is having a girl. LOL He thinks he is pregnant too...


The shadow kinda makes my belly look bigger then it is.

Made My Ultrasound Appointment

I had my second appointment today with my Midwife. Listening to the heartbeat of my little baby is the best part of our visits. She asked me before we tried to listen to it if I had felt any movement, if you read my last post you would know that I am not totally sure? Well when we were listening to the heart beat the baby was movin around like crazy and even kicked the monitor! So her reaction was O WOW you probably ARE feeling the baby move!
I have gained 4 lbs since my first appointment. I am 13 w 4 d. all my blood tests came back normal. My blood type is 0+ so we are in good shape. :0)
I have been having some pretty bad heartburn the past few days which seems really early this pregnancy. I usually don't start this till like the 6th or 7th month. So I have to start taking pepcid once or twice a day. I hope that helps!
My ultrasound is scheduled for October 7th. I will be 18 w 4d. Hopefully my little one isn't shy so we can find out if we are having a boy or a girl. time sure has gone by fast so far. I am now in my 2nd trimester so I am a 3rd of the way there.

Is That My Baby?

I think I can feel my baby move? I am not totally sure if that is him/her but either way it gets me excited! :0)

10 weeks 5 days

I took my first belly pic today. I'm glad I decided to do it! I never really did anything for my first 2 so I told myself I would make sure I did some for this one. As of last week I have yet to gain weight (I started at 174, depending on the time of day) and all my pants are still too big from loosing some weight just before getting pregnant. So, I didn't really think I was showing yet. They say you show sooner the more kids you have so maybe that has something to do with it? I am just so happy :0)

Becky my Midwife

I had my first appointment today and got to hear my babies heart beat for the first time as well. :0) Everything is good! I love my midwife, she is so great! She gave me so much information today I don't know if I will be able to remember it all. She helped me get over the things I feared the most and gave me some pointers on how to try to prevent it. The best thing about the whole visit today though was the fact that Dave is feeling a ton better about me being pregnant. He said that he just might be willing to have another one after this cause he thinks it is going to be a lot better experience then before. I am so excited that he is excited. Not that I am planning to have any more kids after this, if it's a girl we plan to stop for sure but if it is a boy we will talk. Even though we got to hear the heart beat it still seems crazy that I am pregnant with our third child. I thought it would make it sink in a little more but it didn't. I guess I am going to have to wait a couple more months when I start to feel the baby move, then there will be no way to deny it. lol. I am SO excited to meet my little one for the first time! I have a lot of other things to look forward to before that day comes though. I get to feel the baby move (the best thing ever), I get to see it's little picture inside my belly and hopefully find out what it is (girl/boy), decorating the new room, there is just so many things to look forward to it's hard to live in the today right now. :0)

I'M PREGNANT

So I am 8 weeks pregnant today. I found out June 29th, the day after my baby turned 1. Dave was not home when I took the test. That night we were celebrating my niece’s birthday with the family so I wrote him a cute little card and wrapped up the test in a box. Just before everyone was ready to go home I had Dave open the box. My mom was the only one who had a feeling on what was going on. Dave had no clue what was happening even after he saw the test stick. He was thinkin, "what is this?" It was funny! :0)
We were going to start trying right around now so it happened a little earlier then we thought is would. It took about 20 glances at the result before I convinced myself it was for real. It seems unreal that I am going to be a mother of 3, crazy stuff. But we are so excited!
We would like to have a girl, but if this one isn't it that's ok. We plan this one as our last though. So far I feel pretty good. I have a hard time eating sometimes. I'm just not hungry. But it can't be that bad cause I forget I'm pregnant all the time. I am excited to start feeling the baby move and look pregnant.
The plan for when the baby gets here is to move Jack to Gage's room into a bunk bed. I am not excited about that, they make me nervous. but we have small rooms so we would have a hard time fitting 2 beds in there otherwise. But I think they will enjoy sharing a room at least until we can move to a bigger house. So the baby will get the nursery room. We hope to have the basement finished by then so we can have a play/living room. Then we can move all the big toys down there, which will give us a lot more space.
The birthing plan thus far (I have yet to make it official, I have my first appointment with my midwife on Aug. 5th) is to have the baby at a birthing center. I want a water birth for a few reasons. I would love to be a midwife some day so I figured it would be a good idea to experience it for myself at least once. They say water babies tend to be more clam. going from womb to the dry air is a hard transition so being birthed in the water is a lot smoother for the baby. I will have to do this all natural so that has me worried a little but they say the water is very relaxing so it should help. There are many other reasons, far too many to list. But the benefits out weigh the risks so I am going for it. My first 2 births were not bad but they could have been better. This is my last so I want it to be great! I will only be able to stay at the center for 4 hours after giving birth. But I have heard when you are not drugged and do it all natural the recovery is a ton faster so I hope I will be good to go.
I will post again after my appointment...
Thanks for reading! :0)