Well Bloggers, Its December 1st.
So many people have told me that its gone by so fast...not for me , let me assure you this!
I have two due dates that I've been going by.
WHen I first found out I was pregnant, the doctors calculate a due date by your last menstrual period..so my first due date is Dec 10th.
But at 20 weeks, I had an ultrasound done. By the calculations done then, the Ultrasound due date given to me was Dec 5th.
Well, I'm quickly approaching the 5th. Each doctor visit in the past 2 weeks has found no change in my cervix at all that would be leading me another step closer to Labor and Delivery.
I am praying that today will be different.
Yes, I usually go a bit late with my kids but I was hoping and praying that this wouldn't be the case with this pregnancy. I'm big as a house, and always contracting.
Oh those wonderful braxton hicks....what my husband calls a workout for my uterus! Suuurree.....He's never felt a single one in his entire life nor will he ever HAVE to. lol.
In the past, I really didn't mind being pregnant. But on Thursday Dec 3rd, I turn 42 years old and let me tell you, I'm feeling every bit of every year of that age.
Its been a wave of emotion here for me.
I mean, anticipating the arrival of my new little baby boy is one thing.
My son Michael, 21, just got sworn into the police department yesterday. The holidays are quickly approaching and I love to decorate (can't find the decorations) and I love to bake cookies, (can't stand on my feel long enough to do much without pain), and I love shopping to find that ONE special gift for someone that will make their eyes light up with joy..(here again, hurts to walk too long).
I know, I know, soon it will be over with and he will be nestled safely in my arms and labor and pregnancy will be just a memory. But right now, right here is where I'm at and its not easy.
OB appt today at 3.
PRAY!!!! that my cervix is doing SOMETHING!!!!!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
14 weeks pregnant
I found this site that had a bit more humor to the description of the 14th week of pregnancy than most other ones I found LOL.
Here ya go!!
Your Pregnancy: Week 14
You're officially in your glory days: the second trimester.
Energy levels come back up, nausea levels go down and you may have a cute little bump that's beginning to show.
It's a great time to celebrate the happy news ... if people haven't guessed already. And you'll be surprised at how oblivious some folks are. Here you are walking around at 28 weeks with a big belly and all along they've been thinking you ate too many hot wings for lunch.
Wondering what's up with your body, your baby and your life this week? Read on ...What You're Thinking:
You have reached the light at the end of the tunnel. Well, the light at the end of the first tunnel (there will be more). Chances are good that you're feeling as good as you've felt in weeks. If you're not feeling it yet, don't worry, it'll come soon. Enjoy this reprieve.
If you haven't been milking the fact that you're pregnant, make up for lost time this week. Stockpile on sleep, have your partner cater to your every need (craving Ben & Jerry's at midnight? Go get it, lover!), let your mom baby you, have your friends come over to your house, take a personal day off of work, insert whatever you normally would feel pushy doing here.
If your back is starting to hurt, you can thank yet another hormone, relaxin, for the aches and pains. Just like it sounds, relaxin relaxes the joints and muscles in your body to help your pelvis expand and loosens the joints in your hips to make room for baby to come out. It'll also help you do a wicked downward facing dog, so join a yoga class and relish your new flexibility. Relaxin production peeks at 14 weeks and remains in your system until after baby is born.
If you're feeling little contractions or pulling and stretching sensations this week, don't panic. It's just your ligaments stretching and your organs moving to accommodate your growing baby. (Don't worry, your organs will all plop back into place shortly after Junior is born.)
Think of it this way: You're a third of the way through and baby's a third of the way cooked. Now that the "big stuff" (like skeletal and organ development) is taken care of, your baby starts a period of rapid brain growth, fat buildup and detail work.
Highlights this week include:Your baby now has fingerprints! Book 'em, Danno! Believe it or not, he actually created them himself while swimming around in the amniotic fluid. (not according the Genesis LOL)As he moved his hands, the skin on the tips of his fingers formed unique ridges and folds. That's why no one on earth has the same fingerprints, not even identical twins! Cool, right? Baby's arms are now in proportion to his tiny body, but his legs are still on the short size in comparison.Meconium, that tar-like, sticky first baby poop, is now loading up your baby's intestines, which means you might want to set aside a bottle of olive oil, one of the few things that will get the gooey poop off of baby's bottom. Your baby continues to gain new and impressive skills such as practicing and controlling voluntary muscle movements (this will help him fling food across the room later in life). Your tiny dancer's movements are no longer the jerky, uncontrollable twitches of yore—he now moves with graceful control. Your baby is now weighs about an ounce and is the length of a flip phone, or roughly 3.5 inches—he's tripled in size from a mere three weeks ago! Luckily, you haven't done the same.
--- Nikki here....enjoy that?
My 14 week mark isn't really here until tomorrow or Wednesday but by then I might forget to post this LOL>
Its those pregnancy hormones that make me forget even the simple things in life right now. (its always good to blame it on something OTHER than yourself)
I've been feeling good...even went walking at Oglebay this weekend...had a nice time and felt good.
Walking up hills isn't as easy as it used to be. Someone please tell me how this can happen? Here is the scenerio...Before I was pregnant, I could run , walk, or whatever without being so out of breath...then I get pregnant and can't do anything ...even putting away laundry without my lungs wanting to find another home? I can understand when I'm further along...but geez...14 weeks? I feel like I've lost my body....I know its only temperary...yes everyone keeps telling me this....but I sure feel old!
Ok everyone...well the whole TWO people who might read this....I will write more when I can.
Cya
Here ya go!!
Your Pregnancy: Week 14
You're officially in your glory days: the second trimester.
Energy levels come back up, nausea levels go down and you may have a cute little bump that's beginning to show.
It's a great time to celebrate the happy news ... if people haven't guessed already. And you'll be surprised at how oblivious some folks are. Here you are walking around at 28 weeks with a big belly and all along they've been thinking you ate too many hot wings for lunch.
Wondering what's up with your body, your baby and your life this week? Read on ...What You're Thinking:
You have reached the light at the end of the tunnel. Well, the light at the end of the first tunnel (there will be more). Chances are good that you're feeling as good as you've felt in weeks. If you're not feeling it yet, don't worry, it'll come soon. Enjoy this reprieve.
If you haven't been milking the fact that you're pregnant, make up for lost time this week. Stockpile on sleep, have your partner cater to your every need (craving Ben & Jerry's at midnight? Go get it, lover!), let your mom baby you, have your friends come over to your house, take a personal day off of work, insert whatever you normally would feel pushy doing here.
If your back is starting to hurt, you can thank yet another hormone, relaxin, for the aches and pains. Just like it sounds, relaxin relaxes the joints and muscles in your body to help your pelvis expand and loosens the joints in your hips to make room for baby to come out. It'll also help you do a wicked downward facing dog, so join a yoga class and relish your new flexibility. Relaxin production peeks at 14 weeks and remains in your system until after baby is born.
If you're feeling little contractions or pulling and stretching sensations this week, don't panic. It's just your ligaments stretching and your organs moving to accommodate your growing baby. (Don't worry, your organs will all plop back into place shortly after Junior is born.)
Think of it this way: You're a third of the way through and baby's a third of the way cooked. Now that the "big stuff" (like skeletal and organ development) is taken care of, your baby starts a period of rapid brain growth, fat buildup and detail work.
Highlights this week include:Your baby now has fingerprints! Book 'em, Danno! Believe it or not, he actually created them himself while swimming around in the amniotic fluid. (not according the Genesis LOL)As he moved his hands, the skin on the tips of his fingers formed unique ridges and folds. That's why no one on earth has the same fingerprints, not even identical twins! Cool, right? Baby's arms are now in proportion to his tiny body, but his legs are still on the short size in comparison.Meconium, that tar-like, sticky first baby poop, is now loading up your baby's intestines, which means you might want to set aside a bottle of olive oil, one of the few things that will get the gooey poop off of baby's bottom. Your baby continues to gain new and impressive skills such as practicing and controlling voluntary muscle movements (this will help him fling food across the room later in life). Your tiny dancer's movements are no longer the jerky, uncontrollable twitches of yore—he now moves with graceful control. Your baby is now weighs about an ounce and is the length of a flip phone, or roughly 3.5 inches—he's tripled in size from a mere three weeks ago! Luckily, you haven't done the same.
--- Nikki here....enjoy that?
My 14 week mark isn't really here until tomorrow or Wednesday but by then I might forget to post this LOL>
Its those pregnancy hormones that make me forget even the simple things in life right now. (its always good to blame it on something OTHER than yourself)
I've been feeling good...even went walking at Oglebay this weekend...had a nice time and felt good.
Walking up hills isn't as easy as it used to be. Someone please tell me how this can happen? Here is the scenerio...Before I was pregnant, I could run , walk, or whatever without being so out of breath...then I get pregnant and can't do anything ...even putting away laundry without my lungs wanting to find another home? I can understand when I'm further along...but geez...14 weeks? I feel like I've lost my body....I know its only temperary...yes everyone keeps telling me this....but I sure feel old!
Ok everyone...well the whole TWO people who might read this....I will write more when I can.
Cya
Monday, June 1, 2009
Starting week 13
Well, the weeks are flying by...NOT!
Just kidding. Its not too bad. Week 13 means the beginning of a new trimester which should mean I am going to start to feel human again.
Does my last statement mean I have been feeling like a Non-Human? YES YES and YES!
I haven't been feeling like my normal self since I was 6 weeks along.
I am a person who runs my house, takes care of my kids, EVERYTHING and it seems all of my abilities have gone away.
I have been sick, exhausted and no motivation whatsoever. Not to mention out of breath by just walking up the stairs to put a load of laundry away.
Last week, when I had my last OB appt, the doc did another ultrasound and baby is growing nicely.
Looks like a little baby in there! Not sure if its a boy or girl yet but hopefully will find out in a month or two. Then I can start picking out my baby stuff I will need.
More later....gonna look for some pregnancy cartoons and jokes LOL
Just kidding. Its not too bad. Week 13 means the beginning of a new trimester which should mean I am going to start to feel human again.
Does my last statement mean I have been feeling like a Non-Human? YES YES and YES!
I haven't been feeling like my normal self since I was 6 weeks along.
I am a person who runs my house, takes care of my kids, EVERYTHING and it seems all of my abilities have gone away.
I have been sick, exhausted and no motivation whatsoever. Not to mention out of breath by just walking up the stairs to put a load of laundry away.
Last week, when I had my last OB appt, the doc did another ultrasound and baby is growing nicely.
Looks like a little baby in there! Not sure if its a boy or girl yet but hopefully will find out in a month or two. Then I can start picking out my baby stuff I will need.
More later....gonna look for some pregnancy cartoons and jokes LOL
Thursday, May 28, 2009
I'm 12 weeks along now
YES!!! First trimester almost behind me.
I've had some ask me if my pregnancy is flying by and mostly I would have to say no.
Its been a long 6 weeks or so but since I am feeling better, it seems to be going by faster.
It doesn't help much now cause I am sick with a cold and fever but hey that happens sometimes.
I had an ultrasound on Tuesday again and my baby was in there , nice and cozy and in a sitting up position. My oh my how much she has grown!
Still do not know if my baby is a boy or girl yet and probably won't find out until around my 5th month so still a little while to wait.
A couple of times I could have sworn I felt the baby. I felt something like a bubble pop on my left side and that is where the baby is right now. Who knows....
Other than that, I'm doing well. My energy is returning little by little.
Its going to be a long summer :)
I've had some ask me if my pregnancy is flying by and mostly I would have to say no.
Its been a long 6 weeks or so but since I am feeling better, it seems to be going by faster.
It doesn't help much now cause I am sick with a cold and fever but hey that happens sometimes.
I had an ultrasound on Tuesday again and my baby was in there , nice and cozy and in a sitting up position. My oh my how much she has grown!
Still do not know if my baby is a boy or girl yet and probably won't find out until around my 5th month so still a little while to wait.
A couple of times I could have sworn I felt the baby. I felt something like a bubble pop on my left side and that is where the baby is right now. Who knows....
Other than that, I'm doing well. My energy is returning little by little.
Its going to be a long summer :)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
I might ask to try this at my next OB appt
A new way to weigh yourself!!!
Think my OB might let me record this weigh in?
It's been a while
Wow, its been a couple weeks since I last posted anything. Just not been feeling like doing much writing on here.
Ok, I'm not 11 weeks along.
Most of the time I am feeling somewhat better.
Indigestion still wants to hang around a bit...and I get tired out easily but other than that, I feel good.
I'm excited that my 1st trimester is almost over with.
Here is some info that I found online about the baby and me at 11 weeks along...
The baby is about 2 inches long.
WOAH....then why am I showing so much LOL.
Man I feel like I'm as big as a house.
I have my next doc appt on Tuesday! Yes, that means another month has passed me by.
Oh please God let the next few months go by just as quickly haha.
The next milestone I'm waiting for is to feel the baby. Usually with the other 4 I felt a little something around 16 weeks. So thats only 5 more to go :)
The best tasting liquid in the world right now to me is a big cold glass of Milk.
I actually drank milk with pizza last night. Nothing else suited me ....
Go figure!!!!
Ok, I'm not 11 weeks along.
Most of the time I am feeling somewhat better.
Indigestion still wants to hang around a bit...and I get tired out easily but other than that, I feel good.
I'm excited that my 1st trimester is almost over with.
Here is some info that I found online about the baby and me at 11 weeks along...
The baby is about 2 inches long.
WOAH....then why am I showing so much LOL.
Man I feel like I'm as big as a house.
I have my next doc appt on Tuesday! Yes, that means another month has passed me by.
Oh please God let the next few months go by just as quickly haha.
The next milestone I'm waiting for is to feel the baby. Usually with the other 4 I felt a little something around 16 weeks. So thats only 5 more to go :)
The best tasting liquid in the world right now to me is a big cold glass of Milk.
I actually drank milk with pizza last night. Nothing else suited me ....
Go figure!!!!
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