Missed the last couple of weeks- whoops! Updates: We had another ultrasound at the doctor's office (she confirmed that it's a girl!), but we were sent to a specialist to check on a few things they saw. Everything turned out fine. My stomach continues to get bigger and bigger. Two of my friends from school are throwing a baby shower for me, so all of the teachers at school now officially know I'm pregnant if they didn't already. School has been extremely stressful the past couple of weeks, and I'm sure all of the extra pregnancy hormones are not helping matters, but I only have 16 class days left until summer break!!
How far along: 23 weeks
Total weight gain: 14 lbs - 16 lbs depending on when I weigh myself :)
Maternity clothes: I haven't been too happy with the selections, so I've started wearing a lot of skirts and dresses that I can still fit into. I do really like the maternity jeans I got though!
Sleep: Haven't been sleeping that well lately. I have some CRAZY dreams, and I tend to get really bad heartburn right at bed time too.
Best moment this week: Going to the specialist for a detailed ultrasound and finding out that everything is OK! (At the last ultrasound we found out that the baby has a couple of cysts in her brain and some calcification in her heart, but we were told that this is fairly normal, and that everything looks fine.)
Movement: Lots of kicking- I think I might have a small octopus in there... she moves around a lot!
Gender: Girl! (Madison Elizabeth)
Labor signs: None
Belly button: Still an innie, but starting to pop out a little.
Cravings: Still really liking spicy foods (although that doesn't help with the heartburn). I've also been drinking a ton of OJ lately.
What I miss: Coffee... had some decaf this morning that was so good.
Stretch marks: None that I have noticed…
What I am looking forward to this week: My first baby shower tomorrow! Two coworkers/friends are throwing it for me at school- so exciting!!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
20 Weeks- Half way there!!
How far along: 20 weeks
Total weight gain: 14 lbs.
Maternity clothes: Oh yes, had to give in and buy a few pairs of pants... although they are still just a little too big and I have to keep pulling up the elastic
Sleep: Pretty good, but I can't sleep nearly as late as I used to (maybe that's a good thing)
Best moment this week: I started feeling the baby kicking! I think she enjoys the Baby Plus "lessons" - that's when I feel it the most :)
Movement: Yup- especially during the Baby Plus lessons.
Gender: Girl! (Madison Elizabeth)
Labor signs: None
Belly button: Innie
Cravings: Nothing in particular... and I'm not nearly as hungry this week as I was last week
What I miss: Mitchell being home every night :(
Stretch marks: None that I have noticed…
What I am looking forward to this week: The ultrasound tomorrow- to confirm with the doctor what we saw in the 4D ultrasound
Total weight gain: 14 lbs.
Maternity clothes: Oh yes, had to give in and buy a few pairs of pants... although they are still just a little too big and I have to keep pulling up the elastic
Sleep: Pretty good, but I can't sleep nearly as late as I used to (maybe that's a good thing)
Best moment this week: I started feeling the baby kicking! I think she enjoys the Baby Plus "lessons" - that's when I feel it the most :)
Movement: Yup- especially during the Baby Plus lessons.
Gender: Girl! (Madison Elizabeth)
Labor signs: None
Belly button: Innie
Cravings: Nothing in particular... and I'm not nearly as hungry this week as I was last week
What I miss: Mitchell being home every night :(
Stretch marks: None that I have noticed…
What I am looking forward to this week: The ultrasound tomorrow- to confirm with the doctor what we saw in the 4D ultrasound
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
19 Weeks
How far along: 19 weeks
Total weight gain: 12 lbs.
Maternity clothes: Not yet, still working the belly band
Sleep: Not too bad- the body pillow helps. Much better now that my nose isn’t as stuffed up as it was a few weeks ago (had to keep the humidifier running all night!).
Best moment this week: After a lot of whispering and staring, one girl in my physical science class comes up to me and cautiously asks "We were wondering... Are you with child?" After laughing, I said yes, and asked why she chose the wording she did. She responded, "I thought that would be more polite than saying- are you knocked up?"
Movement: Haven’t noticed any yet…
Gender: Girl! (Madison Elizabeth)
Labor signs: None
Belly button: Still in… nothing different
Cravings: FOOD- I don’t care what, I’m just HUNGRY
What I miss: Being able to button my pants
Stretch marks: None that I have noticed…
What I am looking forward to this week: Finishing painting the nursery- Aubrie and I drew out the meadow design and painted it last week. Just need to repaint the chair rail and touch up.
Total weight gain: 12 lbs.
Maternity clothes: Not yet, still working the belly band
Sleep: Not too bad- the body pillow helps. Much better now that my nose isn’t as stuffed up as it was a few weeks ago (had to keep the humidifier running all night!).
Best moment this week: After a lot of whispering and staring, one girl in my physical science class comes up to me and cautiously asks "We were wondering... Are you with child?" After laughing, I said yes, and asked why she chose the wording she did. She responded, "I thought that would be more polite than saying- are you knocked up?"
Movement: Haven’t noticed any yet…
Gender: Girl! (Madison Elizabeth)
Labor signs: None
Belly button: Still in… nothing different
Cravings: FOOD- I don’t care what, I’m just HUNGRY
What I miss: Being able to button my pants
Stretch marks: None that I have noticed…
What I am looking forward to this week: Finishing painting the nursery- Aubrie and I drew out the meadow design and painted it last week. Just need to repaint the chair rail and touch up.
New Blog!
Everyone has told me to keep notes about my pregnancy to help me remember everything I am going through. So far it has been a fairly painless pregnancy (compared to many of the stories I have heard!). I had a very uneventful 1st trimester (thankfully), and was not sick at all. I haven't gained a whole lot of weight, and at 19 weeks I am still wearing my pre-pregnancy clothes with the help of a belly band. I am now starting to show, and people at school are finally starting to notice.
Last week was spring break, and I used my time off to start working on the nursery. The last day before spring break we went in for a 3D ultrasound (which was really cool!) and found out we are having a GIRL! We bought the bunny meadow crib bedding from Babies R Us. We then painted the room pink and brown (brown on the bottom and light pink on the top, with a white chair rail in the middle). My friend Aubrie then helped me by sketching the design on the bedding and projecting it into one of the walls, allowing us to paint a meadow scene on the wall behind the crib.
I also spent much of my spring break creating the baby registries (on Babies R Us and Target) and looking at baby girl names. We finally decided on Madison Elizabeth.
I guess that's about it for now- mostly I just want to keep this for my own personal records to be able to remember what I was thinking and experiencing along the way to Madison's Birth Day!
Last week was spring break, and I used my time off to start working on the nursery. The last day before spring break we went in for a 3D ultrasound (which was really cool!) and found out we are having a GIRL! We bought the bunny meadow crib bedding from Babies R Us. We then painted the room pink and brown (brown on the bottom and light pink on the top, with a white chair rail in the middle). My friend Aubrie then helped me by sketching the design on the bedding and projecting it into one of the walls, allowing us to paint a meadow scene on the wall behind the crib.
I also spent much of my spring break creating the baby registries (on Babies R Us and Target) and looking at baby girl names. We finally decided on Madison Elizabeth.
I guess that's about it for now- mostly I just want to keep this for my own personal records to be able to remember what I was thinking and experiencing along the way to Madison's Birth Day!
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